"The competition is over. Liu Xiaoyou must have not eaten today, so come with me." Li Junce turned and walked outside the martial arts arena.
Lin Manliu nodded to Ning Ke and Qiao Yunian behind him, and walked in the direction Li Junce left, with Ning Ke and Qiao Yunian following closely behind.
Not long after, I passed some residential houses in Zhujian Peak and came to a house the same size as the sword pavilion I saw earlier. On the road, I heard Qiao Yunian mention that this place was for banquets in Zhujian Peak. The guest hall is located.
When Li Junce walked up to the steps of the hall door, he turned to look at Lin Manliu, still wearing that warm elder smile, and then he took the first step in.
"Lin...Brother Liu must be careful with his words in the future, this old fox is very bad," Qiao Yunian reminded.
"Don't worry Yun Nian, I will pay attention to it. If you don't go back first, this Li Gongfeng will definitely ask me for something later," Lin Manliu said in response.
"I'm going with Brother Liu. With me here, he shouldn't dare to be so arrogant..." Qiao Yunian immediately spoke up.
"If you stay here, he will be suspicious. Go back first, and I will go back to find you when I'm done." Lin Manliu rubbed Qiao Yunian's head and said to the younger boy with a smile.
"Okay...Brother Liu, be careful." Qiao Yunnian lowered his head and walked towards the road he came from. After not walking a few steps, he turned to look at Lin Manliu and walked all the way to the end of the street. I have looked back at Brother Liu several times.
Lin Manliu and Ning Ke stood in front of the hall steps, watching Qiao Yunnian leave step by step until he disappeared at the end of the street.
The young man in a short shirt took a deep breath, looked at Ning Ke beside him, and said loudly: "Brother Ning is willing to go to such a Hongmen banquet?"
Ning Ke opened the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "I will sacrifice my life to accompany a gentleman!". Lin Manliu also laughed out loud after hearing Ning Ke's reply, and then the two of them turned around and walked up the hall steps together.
After entering the living room of the Sword Forging Summit, as soon as he passed the screen, he saw that Li Junce, together with a group of elders and deacons, were already seated. There were still five or six empty seats, including the main seat, the right side seat, and a few seats near the screen. The last seat.
"Liu Xiaoyou is here, take a seat quickly, take a seat quickly" Li Junce was the first to speak, with a smile on his face.
Lin Manliu and Ning Ke took their seats directly at the last table. After Li Junce took their seats, he lightly tapped the table. Deacon Wu, who was near the boy in a short shirt and the poor scholar, hurriedly stood up and clapped his hands several times, and then stood behind the screen. Several people walked out, holding various dishes in their hands.
It was the servants in Zhujian Peak who began to enter in an orderly manner and placed the dishes and wine in their hands on the table. Lin Manliu looked at these dishes that were constantly being served. He had never seen them before, and he had never seen them when he was young. I thought I would be sitting in this position, looking at so much food, and I swallowed in embarrassment.
Ning Ke naturally felt something strange about the young man next to Lin Manliu, and there was a look of disgust on his face. She secretly cursed the young man next to her in a short shirt. He had shown his majesty in the martial arts field before. Now, now Just sitting at the table, not eating yet, looking like this, not afraid of being laughed at... But as he thought about it, Ning Ke suddenly remembered what Lin Manliu told him last night when he was helping himself to rebandage. His past... Perhaps this is what makes the young man in front of him look like him. Whether he was struggling to resist those mysterious soldiers in the mountains and forests, or today, when he is so powerful in the martial arts field, he is not like him... Wait until all the dishes are served Afterwards, Lin Manliu realized what he had done and scratched his head in embarrassment. Ning Ke then kicked the boy in a short shirt to remind Lin Manliu to pay attention to his surroundings.
Li Junce raised his wine glass, looked at Lin Manliu again, and said with a smile: "Liu Xiaoyou is traveling abroad now. Have you heard anything about the recent affairs in the world?"
"Of course I know something about it. Now there are evil thieves disrupting this peaceful world. I want to go on this trip to find a few friends to help stabilize the world and add strength." After Lin Manliu heard this, he also raised his glass to see To Li Junce.
"Liu Xiaoyou, such a heroic young man, will definitely be the pillar of the martial arts world in the future!" Li Junce raised his wine glass again, and all the deacons and elders of Zhujian Peak present raised their wine glasses, but they were all facing Li Junce.
"Here's to you, little friend Liu!".
"Everyone at Zhujianfeng." Lin Manliu was the first to drink up the drink, but the strong drink went into his throat. For this boy in a short shirt who had never had much drink, he instantly felt as if his neck was being burned by fire, and there was heat in his chest. The boy forced himself to drink the drink. Next, he placed the empty wine glass on the table.
Everyone at Zhujian Peak and Ning Ke followed closely behind and drank all the drinks together. Ning Ke looked at the young man's uncomfortable appearance and began to sigh in his heart. He was still young and could not even drink wine. In the future, he would treat everyone to a banquet. I still have to find someone to stop the drinking.
Li Junce finally drank all the wine. Seeing that the boy in a short shirt still gave him face, he continued to say: "Little friend Liu is so generous! Come here! Give Liu little friend more!".
The servant of Zhujian Peak, who was standing behind the screen, walked out again and refilled the drinks for everyone present. Lin Manliu looked at the drinks he had forcibly drank and was filled again, with a bitter look on his face.
The young man in short shirt couldn't help but began to curse secretly. Could this old fox be trying to knock him down? His method was a bit too cruel... However, Li Junce did not continue to toast to the young man, but instead greeted everyone present. During the meal, Lin Manliu was asked about some casual matters from time to time, and he very deliberately did not ask the young man any questions about his apprenticeship and Yijian Villa.
Lin Manliu was not so obsessed with the danger of this banquet just because of the glass of wine that he just had. For any question that Li Junce asked, he tried to make it true and true, and never revealed anything about his past to him.
In the middle of the meal, Li Junce raised his glass again, and Lin Manliu also prepared to raise his glass. At this moment, a person suddenly ran out from behind the screen, interrupting what Li Junce wanted to say.
"Liu Xiaoyou asked us..." Li Junce was about to say as he stood up.
"Report!!!" The man ran out from behind the screen, immediately knelt down on one knee, faced Li Junce with his hands clasped in fists, and shouted eagerly.
"Didn't you see that I was waiting for guests?" Li Junce immediately put down his wine glass and started pointing at the man who rushed into the house.
"Li Gongfeng calms down, it concerns Yuezhou!" The man said immediately.
"Yuezhou...speak!" Li Junce thought for a moment and then said, then put his hands behind his back, waiting for the words of the kneeling man.
"After the Battle of Yuezhou, Jianghu sects from all over the country came to Yuezhou to reinforce the Fengxue Grand View Tower. Those thieves fled westward, and Yangfeng Valley actually surrendered to the enemy Tue evil sect. Now the Tue evil sect is entrenched in the Yangfeng Valley area..." That The person immediately spoke out.
All the deacons and elders of Zhujian Peak looked in disbelief when they heard the news, but Lin Manliu and Ning Ke had already heard about it in the teahouse early in the morning. Lin Manliu was a little confused, even if the news No matter how blocked it is, why don't these deacons and elders know about such a thing spreading under the mountain?
The young man in short shirt thought and glanced at Li Junce quietly, and found that he also looked like he couldn't believe it. This made the young man even more confused. There must be something weird in this matter... Ning Ke kicked Lin Junce again. Manliu, the boy in a short shirt turned his head and looked over. Ning Ke also gave a puzzled expression. Lin Manliu shook his head and signaled to wait and see.
"This evil slaying sect is so close to us... Comrades, we need to make preparations in advance to prevent the tragedy of Yuezhou from happening again in Juzhou." Li Junce said in a deep voice, his face became more worried, and he sighed long after he finished speaking. Angry.
"Don't worry Li Gongfeng, we will do our best!" The elders and deacons present all said in unison.
"With everyone's help, we will be able to hold on until Brother Qiao, who came to help, returns, and we will be able to defeat the Evil Tu Sect! We will eliminate the evil in Jianghu." Li Junce seemed to be infected by the responses from everyone here, and immediately slapped the table He stood up and said.
The deacons and elders of Zhujian Peak also stood up and clasped their fists at Li Junce. Lin Manliu and Ning Ke seemed extremely embarrassed, and had no choice but to stand up together with everyone. After Li Junce returned the greeting with fists, he looked at Lin Manliu and Ning Ke again, with an apologetic smile on his face.
"Originally I was going to entertain Liu Xiaoyou... Now there are so many chores, which makes Liu Xiaoyou laugh," Li Junce said.
"It's about the stability of the world. It used to be a chore. Li Gongfeng's decision-making in dealing with things is what the younger generation should learn from." Lin Manliu bowed his hands and said.
"...Now that the situation is like this, I am also unable to do anything. I have a merciless request, Liu Xiaoyou, would you like to lend a helping hand?" Li Junce thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Manliu again and said, his eyes full of perseverance.
Hearing this, Lin Manliu and Ning Ke realized that today's banquet was just a show for the two of them. They wanted to trap themselves in the Sword Forging Peak and massacre the evil sect against the enemy in the future, or other things. To be able to use it for him...it really took a lot of effort.
Lin Manliu cupped his hands into fists, looked at Li Junce solemnly, and then said aloud: "Chaos has arisen. Since we are walking in the world, we must use our sword to bring peace to the world."
Li Junce clapped his hands and said: "Thanks to Liu Xiaoyou's words, today's sorrow has been reduced by half! Come! Let's drink this drink and then go back to our respective places to prepare for the thief's attack!".
"It's done!" The elders and deacons said in unison. Lin Manliu could only continue to raise his glass and drink it all with everyone. When the glass was about to touch the young man's lips, he suddenly felt his body being hit hard.
It was Ning Ke who suddenly fell towards him. Lin Manliu spilled the wine glass directly on his right shoulder without holding it firmly, without a drop of it entering his throat.
Lin Manliu hurriedly went to help Ning Ke, and saw that Ning Ke's face was flushed, his eyes were locked, and his head was shaking from time to time, as if he was drunk.
"Brother Liu Xiaoyou, why are you just pouring one cup?" Deacon Wu was the first to speak up, his smile resounding throughout the hall, and then everyone in Zhujian Peak burst into laughter.
"Sorry...my brother is too drunk and made all the seniors laugh." Lin Manliu followed Deacon Wu's words and said.
"That's all, that's all. Today's banquet is here. I hope you all will fulfill your duties and strictly guard against thieves from invading our Sword-making Peak! Liu Xiaoyou, please take your fellow brethren to rest. I'll call a few of you after we go out. My servant will take you to find a place to live," Li Junce waved his hand and said.
"Well, thank you Li Gongfeng." After Lin Manliu finished speaking, he helped Ning Ke towards the screen and exited the hall.
After the young man in short shirt helped the poor scholar beside him down the steps, Zhujianfeng's servants were already standing outside, waiting for the two of them to follow them to their residence.
Lin Manliu thought that Ning Ke would be drunk now and it would be difficult to walk. When he was about to put his arms around Ning Ke's waist, his waist seemed to be pinched by someone, and even twisted around. Lin Manliu's Only then did he realize that Ning Ke was just pretending to be drunk to stop him from drinking.
"Thank you, Brother Ning..." the boy in a short shirt said softly, and gave up the idea of hugging Ning Ke, and just continued to help Ning Ke move forward.
But the poor scholar next to him didn't respond. Lin Manliu turned his head and looked at Ning Ke, who was pretending to be drunk next to him. The blush on his face was still unabated, but his eyes were no longer as locked as before, they were just deliberately closed.
He looked at Ning Ke's face in a daze, because it was so similar to a human face. Thinking about it, this was the second time?
The first time was in the mountains and forests of Yuezhou. After defeating the two disciples of Fengxue Grand View Tower with Miss Yue, they were seriously injured and could only escape in the dense forest. When they were treating Miss Yue's wounds, they and Miss Yue Such close contact... The young man in short shirt was thinking about it, and suddenly the pain from before was felt in his waist again. This time he twisted it harder, and Lin Manliu immediately withdrew his sight and stared straight ahead. , followed the sword-forging peak servant to the resting place.
Ning Ke must be awake at this time. Regardless of whether she answered or not, Lin Manliu planned to share some of his thoughts and opinions with Ning Ke on the way.
"The old fox at this banquet wants to tie you and me to Zhujian Peak. Later, we can use the excuse of going down the mountain to find items. You leave first and I will return to Zhujian Peak myself. They will definitely not go. Chasing you..." Lin Manliu was talking when his waist was suddenly twisted again.
The boy in the short shirt had no choice but to give up on this idea. He endured the pain and continued: "Even if you and I stay on this sword-making peak in the future, we can only be Li Chongfeng's chess pieces and fight with Tu. When the evil family is at odds with each other, we will look for opportunities to escape..."
After speaking this time, the pain in their waists finally disappeared. Lin Manliu and Ning Ke continued walking with the sword-forging peak servant without saying a word.
After walking for about half a stick of incense, Lin Manliu and Ning Ke finally walked into a small courtyard under the leadership of the servant. The boy in short shirt had to sigh, this Sword Forging Peak really deserves to be a great sect in the world. , even a guest room has to go so far.
After the servants from Zhujian Peak left, Ning Ke immediately opened his eyes, quickly walked away from Lin Manliu, and began to look at the furnishings in the small courtyard casually. Lin Manliu already knew that Ning Ke was pretending to be drunk, so he didn't care about her. Go directly to the house.
When he was about to enter the house, he turned towards Ning Ke and said, "Go to rest early." Ning Ke didn't look back at Lin Manliu, he just said yes and had no other words.
