In the next two days, nothing happened in Xingqing City, but things became uneasy on the border.
According to the news from the border army, the demon army lined up along the Lingjiang River for fifty miles from west to east, crossed the river in a mighty manner, and were setting up camp in Qingling and nearby mountains in an orderly manner, and might head north at any time.
As for the number of monster troops crossing the river, it is said that it has reached nearly two million. This only refers to the lower-level monsters, not counting the big monsters who crossed the river together.
Based on what Xu Huaigu saw at that time, the demon clan's appearance of not caring about death when they charged into battle, the two million demon clan troops alone, and Dayu's five million attack force, were probably far outnumbered.
The situation is becoming more and more critical. It can be said that the war has broken out. It just depends on the day when the head-on conflict between the armies of the two tribes takes place.
Xu Huaigu stayed in Xingqing City, unable to help with matters on the border for the time being. Only after Lin Cangyang introduced them to Lu Zijin could we make any plans.
The banquet that Lin Cangyang mentioned was today, and the location was in a high-end restaurant in the north of Xingqing City.
Because there were nearly a hundred young monks invited to the scene this time, the Lincang Palace could not accommodate them, so a whole restaurant was specially reserved for a banquet outside to discuss arranging everyone to go to the battlefield.
Since they are monks from various sects and have experienced fighting to some extent, there are very few people who are afraid of death when it comes to going to the battlefield. They are more curious than afraid.
Moreover, all they have to do is deal with ordinary monster armies. The big monsters over there are watched by the big monks above, so they are not too dangerous. Otherwise, each sect would not be willing to throw away their own cultivators. Go to the battlefield and die.
As Lin Cangyang said, the main purpose of them going to the battlefield is to hone their character and help their future monastic career.
Xu Huaigu and Li Zi are looking forward to today's banquet, especially Xu Huaigu. Although he doesn't know who will be present, he is still worried about it. There are people in Fuyao Sect, Zixia Sect, Meihua Sect, and Qingfeng Valley. It would be nice if Xu Huaigu could meet someone he knew.
At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Huaigu and Li Zi got up and set off. They walked from the inn to the restaurant and arrived at almost noon. They had calculated the time correctly.
At the same time, monks from various sects were also rushing to this restaurant. As representatives of the Fuyao Sect, Yu Qin and Yin Zushi arrived at the venue early. At this time, there were only a dozen or so people sitting in the restaurant, mainly in the periphery.
Yin Zizhi looked around and saw no one he knew, and their cultivation levels were generally not very high. They must be people from third-rate sects.
A maid asked for invitations from the two of them, and after reading them, she quickly invited them to sit in the innermost seats, causing people around them to look at them curiously.
Yu Qin looked a little gloomy today, and Yin Zizhi couldn't do anything to her. The reason is that after the two came to Xingqing a few days ago, Yu Qin went to Qingling to take a look and wanted to find Xu Huaigu, so Yin Zizhi went with her.
It just so happened that it was after the battle between Yang Yun and Bingfeng. The Qingling Mountains were devastated and the buildings were deserted. Not even a single person was seen, let alone Xu Huaigu.
Yu Qin was a little unhappy these days because of this incident. She came all the way here, but she only knew that Xu Huaigu was going back to Qingling. Now that Qingling was destroyed, she didn't know where he was.
Yin Zizhi knew what she was thinking, so he advised: "Don't be too anxious. Although Qingling was destroyed, Xu Huaigu must be fine. Now he must be somewhere in Dayu Country, most likely in Xingqing." In the city. He is a living person, how can he be lost? He is still alive, this should be a happy event, so don’t keep frowning." Yu Qin sighed in disappointment and said: "Thank you, senior brother, for your comfort." Yin Zushi nodded, no longer looking at her, but turned his attention to the guests at the banquet.
As Xu Huaigu said, although Yin Zishi is very good at practicing swordsmanship, he is purely emotionally ignorant and seems to have never had any thoughts in this regard. How can he understand the sadness of Yu Qin and Xu Huaigu after being separated for many years?
Even when Yu Qin received the will from Xu Huaigu, he cried heartbrokenly. Yin Zashi did not see it with his own eyes. He only heard a few words from others.
Yin Zizhi saw that there were three chairs left at the front of the banquet seats. They were not for the guests, but for the host of the banquet.
Among them, a dignified young woman was already seated, and many servants and maids were walking around her, reporting matters to her.
Yin Zizhi guessed that this must be the Princess Cangyang written on the invitation card, but she was dressed simply and didn't wear any jewelry. Except for the princess-like temperament between her brows, nothing else could be seen.
She deliberately did not dress up to attend, which made Yin Zushi think about her intention again. All of them were invited here by Lin Cangyang's invitation. The invitation did not clearly state that the banquet was entrusted by the Imperial Court of Dayu to Lin Cangyang to host it. Now that she was not wearing princess clothes, could it be that this was done in her own name? manage?
In this way, the nature of the banquet will change. Princess Dayu personally invited the younger generations of various sects in East Fuyao Continent to go to the battlefield. Is this too much beyond the rights of a princess?
Yin Zizhi was still thinking about Lin Cangyang's purpose in his heart, while Yu Qin didn't care about the banquet. She lowered her head and looked at the sword in her hand quietly.
It was a frost-white ancient sword, with two small seals engraved near the hilt.
"Rain Curtain" is a genuine immortal weapon. Originally, Yu Qin should not have an immortal weapon due to her not outstanding cultivation in the Fuyao Sect, but this immortal weapon was not a reward from the Fuyao Sect, but was given to her by Xu Huaigu from Qili Mountain.
This sword was originally Cui Huai's sword. After Xu Huaigu killed Cui Huai, the sword naturally fell into his hands and was then handed over to Yu Qin via Qili Mountain.
This incident caused quite a stir in the Fuyao Sect at the time. Ning Cheng, the master of Qili Mountain, had always been on good terms with Deng Zhiyuan, and was entrusted by Xu Huaigu to visit the Fuyao Sect. One was to deliver the sword, and the other was to pay a visit. He called Deng Zhiyuan and called Yu Qin over.
When her sisters saw that Yu Qin was invited to see the Great Elder and came back with an extra set of immortal weapons, they didn't know how envious they were.
Only Yu Qin remained dull, crying for a long time after returning home, and did not go to practice for two or three months after that, which made everyone confused.
Yu Qin didn't care at all whether it was an immortal weapon or not. She only had Xu Huaigu in her heart. Fortunately, Xu Huaigu was not dead, and this sword did not become a relic he gave her after all, which was a great blessing among misfortunes.
She was fascinated by the sword, and the guests at the banquet gradually came together. Among them, people who had known each other inevitably chatted with each other, and the restaurant gradually became lively.
The monks from all the sects were almost here one after another, and some people Yin Zushi knew were also present.
By coincidence, the person coming from the Zixia Sect happened to be Fan Xuan, who had a life-and-death feud with Xu Huaigu at that Taoist meeting. There was another man beside her, whom Yin Zi really didn't know, but because of Fan Xuan , Yin Zi really didn’t look good on them.
Fan Xuan's face was as indifferent as water. She just glanced at Yin Zushi and didn't respond at all to his rudeness.
The incident at the Taoist meeting five years ago still had a big impact on her. At that time, she had already reached the peak of the fifth realm, but now she is only at the mid-level of the sixth realm.
Cultivation is still a trivial matter. If she doesn't control her character in the past five years, she will still suffer in the future.
Just like her extremely arrogant temper, if she met Xu Huaigu, who was already in the eighth realm at this time, two realms higher than her, she would probably breed inner demons and lose her future.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Yin Zishi. Everyone has their own fate, and it all depends on her own choice. The visitors from the Xingyue Sect were a man and a woman, one from the Seventh Realm and one from the Sixth Realm. Although Yin Zushi had never seen them, he had heard about them.
The seventh-level woman should be named Xia Ying, a direct descendant of the Xingyue Sect, and the sixth-level man is named Guan Songhai, who is also well-known in East Fuyao Continent.
The Xingyue Sect, a local sect from the Dayu Kingdom, was willing to send two capable disciples here. Maybe they still had some confidence and felt that the two of them would not die on the battlefield. Yin Zizhen was a little curious about the source of this confidence. .
At this point, all three first-rate sects in East Fuyao Continent have arrived. There are too many second-rate and third-rate sects left, so I won’t introduce them one by one.
The guests were almost all here, and the three chairs of the banquet organizer were all occupied. Lin Cangyang sat in the middle, and on the left was a gentle and elegant old man. This was the most powerful Xu Huaigu had ever seen. He was sitting in his seat with his eyes closed and concentrating.
Sitting on her right was a man wearing armor who looked like a general, but that man seemed to be quite young, with gray hair on his temples.
Yin Zushi didn't know the two people around Lin Cangyang, and didn't know how to guess, so he could only wait quietly for Lin Cangyang to introduce them after the banquet started.
The sun gradually reached noon, and the banquet was about to begin. Lin Cangyang kept looking at the door, looking anxious, as if he was waiting for someone.
A maid hurriedly walked to her from the side door, leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Mr. Xu is here, but they are not members of any sect, and the servants dare not make any decisions without permission , so I came here to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess how to arrange their seats?" Yin Zizhi's sharp ears immediately heard the three words Mr. Xu.
He was really too sensitive to the surname Xu, so he immediately became interested and looked up at the door. Lin Cangyang said hurriedly: "Invite them to come to the front. Remember to be polite." The maid bowed and agreed, and then walked out in a hurry, probably to greet Mr. Xu.
Yin Zushi looked towards Lin Cangyang and saw that she seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief and her expression was much more relaxed. She thought that it was Mr. Xu who she had been waiting for.
Soon, the maid walked in again, and two people walked forward behind her. When Yin Zizhi saw it, his expression suddenly changed. Isn't the so-called Mr. Xu Xu Huaigu?
Just...just why is there a woman walking beside him to attend with him? The woman was very charming and definitely not an ordinary monk. Yin Zizhen frowned.
He looked back at Yu Qin, who was still looking down at the sword in trance. After hesitating for a moment, Yin Zishi pushed her, pointed at Xu Huaigu, and said, "Who do you think that is?" Yu Qin looked up, and her expression suddenly froze, her eyes just looked straight at him, as if she was demented.
At this time, Xu Huaigu had already approached the seat and was also surprised when he saw Yu Qin.
Their eyes met, and they were speechless. The meeting that the two of them had been looking forward to for a long time happened so suddenly at this banquet. After all, it was a bit unexpected.
