night.
The hustle and bustle of the day gradually cooled down, and everything in the Wuling Sect became quiet.
However, somewhere in the sect, a brightly lit and luxuriously furnished hall seemed extremely lively.
The hall is not very big. There is a large table in the middle. There are cups and plates on the table. All kinds of exquisite vegetables and delicacies are available. The aroma is fragrant. The crystal bottles and glass cups are full of fine wine and jade liquid. , the aroma of wine overflows.
There were more than a dozen people sitting around this table, chatting and laughing while frequently raising glasses to invite people to drink.
After a round of drinking, everyone put down their wine glasses. Sitting in the middle seat was a tall and thin young man. It was Zong Xi who Tang Ping had introduced to Qian Chao and others. Speaking of this person's life, He is taller than Li Jian and only slightly shorter than Lu Pingchuan, but he is not as tall and tall as Li Jian and not as strong as Lu Pingchuan. He has a big frame but no flesh, making him look extremely thin. Therefore, even the luxurious robe is empty on his body. As for his appearance, Well, if this person's cheeks were plumper, he would have a dignified appearance. However, this person is thin, his cheeks appear to be fleshless and his cheekbones are bulging, which just gives him a bit more meanness.
After putting down the wine cup, Zong Xi glanced at a woman in a purple skirt at the table, intentionally or unintentionally, and then said:
"Today people from Motianya and Jiugenyuan arrived. I thought there would be a few familiar faces to join in the fun, but unfortunately, all the people who came were new faces. Well, even Xiao Luo from Motianya didn't come. What a pity. Well, then we can only drink and have fun together."
A young man in green shirt said:
"Xiao Luo, I heard that he was sent to Muyang Sect by Motianya. Well, Muyangzong has been keeping a close eye on Motianya recently. Everyone has seen it today. The people from Motianya, haha, they are all unheard of. A small person who has lived his life. I am afraid that according to Xiao Luo's own thoughts, he will definitely come to Wuling Sect. It's a pity that he can't make the decision on this kind of thing. Well, I also saw that Ling Xiao Luo Shenhun by the lake today. This is the first time I’ve seen an upside-down woman, tsk tsk, with a head full of snowy hair, and... she’s actually stunningly beautiful, which is even more rare. In fact, it’s not like no one here today can drink with us. It’s just that we’re not familiar with each other. Well, the woman who got off the boat in Jiugenyuan today seems very good to me, but it’s a pity that we didn’t get to know each other. What a pity..."
The name of the person who spoke was Jin Zhang, a respected nobleman in the Lion Grove. He was also the person who attracted the attention of Qian Chao and others when he got off the boat that day. At that time, he was holding an exquisite folding fan in his hand. He had a look of fascination on his face when he talked about Jiugen's original girl in white.
Another young man next to him also said:
"Even if you know her name, you can't invite her here to have a drink with us. The woman's surname is Bai, and her name is Bai Shi. She is the daughter of the Jiugen Bai family. The first elder to get off the boat in Jiugenyuan today is named Bai Shi. , is an important figure in Jiu Genyuan, Bai Shi is the father of Bai Shi, haha, Brother Jin, just give up on this."
The person speaking at this time was the person who was praised by Tang Ping as a "beautiful man" when he got off the boat and who was also called a "pretty boy" by Lu Pingchuan. Of course, he was also the person that Qian Chao and others paid attention to. This person was named Hua. Cong, a well-known handsome man in Meng Cailou and a playboy with a rich background.
The next person to speak was a sturdy young man with a slightly dark complexion:
"I've never seen the little Mr. Luo that my elder brother mentioned, but he's a man who can't even protect his own woman. I can't even imagine it..."
"Otherwise..." The person who spoke was a woman in a purple dress. She was the one whom Zong Xi had been peeking at. She looked sideways towards Zong Xi and met Zong Xi's eyes. She couldn't help but smile slightly on her face. "Brother Zong, I heard that Miss Yan Shuang was attacked twice after she entered your Wuling Sect. The first time, Young Master Luo came thousands of miles away to save her. If this is true, then this little Mr. Luo is also an infatuated person."
The dark-faced young man is named He Sinu. He is the real dandy in Meng Cailou, and he has a somewhat irritable temper.
The woman in the purple skirt is named Lou Qingyao. She is a famous beauty among the Qi Refining disciples in the Lion Forest and has a profound background.
Zong Xi was a little confused after hearing this. He seemed to have never heard of this matter. He quickly looked at the other person at the banquet and asked:
"Brother Huan, why don't I know about this matter? If Xiao Luo comes to Wuling Sect, how can he not meet me?"
The person who answered was named Huan Chan, a disciple of the Wuling Sect. He said;
"Well, it is indeed the case. I was also involved in protecting Miss Yan Shuang at that time. I also met the young Mr. Luo there. He was also injured. It's just that I and the young Mr. Luo were both injured. We don't know each other well, so we didn't talk to each other. Brother Zong, you didn't know about this because you were not in the sect at that time. I remember that at that time, you seemed to be traveling with your elders to meet friends. Have you forgotten?"
"Ah, I think about it, I see, I missed it, I missed it..." Zong Xi said repeatedly, then turned to look at Lou Qingyao and said, "Well, if you put it this way, Xiao Luo is indeed a lover..."
Lou Qingyao's cheeks felt slightly hot from his gaze, and he quickly lowered his head.
He Sinu seemed a little dissatisfied because his speech was interrupted by Lou Qingyao, so he continued:
"Well, Brother Zong, look at the splendid way your Wuling Sect welcomed Jiugenyuan and Motianya today, and then think about the cold reception we received when we arrived that day. We are also small sects, so why do you, the Five Spirits Sect, do this so favorably? Where is Bo Bi?"
Zong Xi said with some surprise:
"Oh, is there? In my opinion, welcoming Jiu Genyuan today is basically the same as welcoming Brother He that day?"
"Hehe, it looks similar, but when we arrived that day, I also inquired about the elders who greeted us on the pier. Although they all have status in your sect, they are all ordinary people. Today When the people from Jiugenyuan and Motianya arrived, the people they greeted on the pier were all the elders of your Wuling Sect’s meeting hall, all important figures, and Elder Jiang was also among them. What else could this be but favoring one over the other?”
As soon as He Sinu finished speaking, a beautiful woman in a red dress next to her frowned and said:
"Okay, Brother He, have you drunk too much to even care about these things?"
The woman in the red dress was also noticed by Qian Chao and others when they got off the boat that day. She was the woman who looked graceful and dignified in the red cloak embroidered with flowers. This woman's name was Qi Ruoxuan, and she was the same as He Sinu. She comes from Meng Cailou, but it seems that Qi Ruoxuan's background is deeper than that of He Sinu.
Sure enough, after Qi Ruoxuan said something that was half angry and half blaming, He Sinu shut up.
But at this moment, someone laughed. It was a short young man. He looked at He Sinu with a smile and said:
"Brother He, I'm afraid he has forgotten the purpose of our coming here. Don't forget that no matter whether we stay or go in the future, our respective sects will use it to express surrender to the Five Spirits Sect. Since we are here to show weakness, , then why do you care about whether the reception is enough?"
The young man who spoke was named Jiang Zhuopu, and he was born in Lion Forest. He was the short man with gleaming eyes who was noticed by Qian Chao and the other five people when they got off the boat in Lion Forest. After he finished speaking, the scene changed. It felt a little awkward. You must know that there are not only two Five Spirit disciples, Zong Xi and Huan Chan, but also Zhang Yi, Jing Jie and Feng You. They are all the top dudes in the sect, and they are all being taken over by Zong Xi. The few people who were brought over to drink together seemed to have met the handsome men from Shizilin and Meng Cailou for the first time, so after hearing Jiang Zhuopu's words, they all looked at him.
Lou Qingyao from the Lion Forest glared at Jiang Zhuopu angrily, blaming him for talking nonsense, while Huan Chan, one of the Five Spirits disciples sitting next to him, had a hint of displeasure on his face.
"Hehehehe..." Zong Xi laughed and attracted everyone's attention. He looked at Jiang Zhuopu and said jokingly, "What's the point of showing weakness? Brother Jiang is such a free and open-minded person in the Lion Forest." , when have you ever worried about these things? Well, if you just come to the party this time and then go back, then we should have fun at this time. After all, the opportunity is rare, let alone those who have and have not; if this time you all If one of us can live in the Five Spirits Sect for a long time, that is naturally a good thing. Being able to be together every day, wouldn’t it be happier than us being separated from each other and not being able to see each other? Brother Jiang, when you say this, you are worried that I don’t have enough wine, right?"
In fact, when Zong Xi said, "We are far apart and cannot see each other," he looked at Lou Qingyao in the purple skirt, which made Lou Qingyao's face, who was looking at Jiang Zhuopu angrily, flush. Naturally, all of this was seen by everyone present. Even the beauty in the red dress, Qi Ruoyu from Meng Cailou, had her mouth corners slightly raised into a nice arc.
However, Zong Xi's words finally resolved the embarrassment at the table, and Jiang Zhuopu also smiled and said after Lou Qingyao's gaze:
"Yes, I made a mistake. Come on, I'll punish myself with a drink."
"Hey, wait, why are you punishing yourself? Come on, let's have a drink together!" Zong Xi said and then raised his glass and touched it lightly with Lou Qingyao.
Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all.
Putting down the wine glass, the young man named Jin Zhang in Lion Forest looked around, played with a crystal wine bottle at hand and said with a smile:
"People say that the person who brews the best wine in the Wuling Sect is Tang Bonian. The spiritual wine he brews is hard to find in this spiritual world. Brother Zong, I am here this time because of his reputation. I want to get some of the wine brewed by Elder Tang to take back, but I wonder if my elder brother can get some jars for me..."
Before Jin Zhang finished speaking, Hua Cong, the handsome man from Meng Cailou, was already laughing so hard that his flowers were trembling. He laughed and said:
"Brother Jin, you are not asking for a drink from my elder brother. You are still asking my elder brother if you can go back, haha..."
Jiang Zhuopu also laughed and joked:
"Our Lion Forest cannot allow only those insignificant people to stay this time. To show our sincerity, we must leave one or two important people. If Brother Jin really loves the wine brewed by Tang Bonian, then he would simply stay." Here, since I have contributed to the Lion Grove, I also owe you a favor, brother, and you can also drink the fine wine brewed by Tang Bonian every day, isn’t it wonderful?”
After being told this, Jin Zhang became obviously angry:
"Humph, whether to leave or stay, firstly, it depends on Jin's own thoughts; secondly, hey, when the time comes, we also have to see if there is anyone in the world-famous Wuling Sect who can keep me. !”
Well, the awkward atmosphere that was originally dispelled not only came back after Jin Zhang said these words, but there was also a faint and even tense atmosphere. The five spirit disciples present all had some meaningful words. Looked over at him.
"Haha," Zong Xi felt a little unhappy, but he still said with a smile, "Why, can't Zong's wine keep Brother Jin?"
Jin Zhang also noticed his gaffe and immediately said:
"Haha, of course I can, of course I can, I wish I could..."
Lou Qingyao, who was also a disciple of the Lion Forest, glanced at Jin Zhang coldly, as if blaming him for his indiscriminate words, but Jin Zhang blinked at her imperceptibly, and Lou Qingyao immediately understood. He turned to Zong Xi and said:
"I'm feeling stuffy after sitting for a long time, and I'm also a little too drunk. I've heard that the night at Wulingzong Tianshui Lake is pleasant. I want to go out to get some fresh air and enjoy the night view of the lake."
After saying this, Lou Qingyao stood up Yingying.
How could Zong Xiang miss such an opportunity? He quickly stood up and said at the same time:
"I am most familiar with the scenery in Wuling Sect. Come, I will accompany Miss Lou. Brother Huan, Brother Jing, you guys will accompany you to continue drinking..."
After saying that, he ignored Lou Qingyao's refusal and followed him out.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly there was a "chi" laugh. It turned out to be the thinnest Jiang Zhuopu. He smiled and said to Jin Zhang:
"Brother Jin, I don't think we should be in a hurry. Now it seems that the one who is most likely to stay in our Lion Forest is Senior Sister Lou who just left. I'm afraid she won't be able to leave if she wants to, haha..."
These words actually made the Five Spirit disciples laugh, and even Feng You, who had never spoken a word, asked everyone to raise their glasses to drink together.
The only person who did not raise a toast was the only woman in the hall, Qi Ruoxuan from Meng Cailou. She waited for everyone to put down their glasses and said:
"I'm too drunk, and I don't want to enjoy the night view. I have to go back to my room to rest. You drink slowly."
With that said, the beauty stood up to leave.
Jin Zhang's eyes stayed greedily on Qi Ruoxuan's slim waist when she stood up. Seeing that she was really going to leave, he said:
"I once heard a friend from Meng Cai's house say that Miss Qi is obviously a huge drinker, so why is it that after just a few drinks she is so drunk?"
Qi Ruoyuan turned around and said:
"Well, I'm really in the way here. I'm afraid it will make it hard for you to say anything because of me. It's better if I leave here and we can all live in our own place."
After saying that, Qi Ruoyuan left quietly.
Now the hall felt completely relaxed. There was no Zong Xi who could hold them down and make them feel restrained, and there were no longer those two women. When the men spoke again, they completely relaxed.
Feng You is the prodigal son of the Wuling Sect. He smiled and said:
"Our clan brother has always had the temperament of Gu Jing Wubo. I didn't expect that he would be so interested in this Miss Lou in Lion Grove. It seems that this Miss Lou may not be able to come back."
After hearing what Feng You said, the five-spirited dude named Jing Jie also said:
"That's right, Brother Jin, Brother Jiang, it seems that the person you want to keep in the Lion Forest this time is probably Miss Lou."
Feng You even said to Hua Cong and He Sinu in a somewhat obscene manner:
"Brother Hua, Brother He, how about I do you a favor and keep that Miss Qi?"
The handsome man Hua Cong smiled softly, while He Sinu shook his head.
Jin Zhang said from the side:
"Our Senior Sister Lou from the Lion Forest is pretty good. She is usually quiet and gentle, and she is kind in her words and deeds. However, those are just appearances. If someone offends her and she gets angry, it will be really..."
Jin Zhang stopped talking at this point, while Jiang Zhuopu on the side said:
"If someone irritates Senior Sister Lou, and she gets really angry, haha, then she's really... a pink and fierce ghost!"
He actually said this about the quiet and elegant Lou Qingyao, which surprised Wu Ling and several people in Meng Cailou.
Jin Zhang nodded in agreement and said:
"That's right, so no one dares to mess with Senior Sister Lou in our Lion Forest. To be honest, if Senior Sister Lou stays, haha, I'm a little worried about whether Senior Brother Zong... can bear it!"
After hearing this, Feng You asked:
"Oh, is that so?"
At this time, He Sinu from Meng Cailou said:
"Brother Fengyou, Senior Sister Qi who came with us doesn't need to do anything by you. She will definitely stay in the Five Spirits Sect."
Now Feng You became even more curious and asked immediately:
"Oh why?"
Hua Cong said with a smile:
"Sister Qi, well, she came to Wuling Sect to avoid getting married..."
"What are you hiding from?" Feng You didn't understand clearly for a while, and neither did the other people.
He Sinu said:
"Well, let's talk about this matter this time. If you ask Senior Sister Qi in front of her, you have to bear the consequences yourself. Our Senior Sister Qi was forced by the elders in the sect to have an affair with Mu Yang A guy surnamed Wei became a Taoist couple. The guy surnamed Wei even visited our Meng Cailou once. I met that guy and drank together. Hehe, at least in my opinion he is not worthy of us. Senior Sister Qi, Senior Sister Qi naturally doesn't like him, so she is unwilling to die for this reason. Originally, Mu Yangzong's intention was to take Senior Sister Qi to Mu Yangzong to practice, and she would marry him in the future anyway. In the past, Senior Sister Qi disagreed with her life and death, so she delayed it until now. Just in time for this hundred-year tribute, Senior Sister Qi didn’t know whether it was because of someone’s advice or the nod of approval from the senior in our sect, she actually followed We came to Wuling Sect together, and at that time we knew that Senior Sister Qi was determined not to go back, so... Hehe, Brother Fengyou, I would also like to advise you, it is best not to take advantage of Senior Sister Qi. Just now Brother Jiang said that Miss Lou is a red-pink ghost when she gets angry, do you know how powerful this senior sister Qi is?"
"How powerful is it?" Feng You asked immediately.
Hua Cong chuckled and said:
"The guy named Wei from Muyangzong only came once and never dared to come again. In fact, Brother He, it's not that Muyangzong intends to take Senior Sister Qi over, but our Meng Cailou wants to I rushed to send Senior Sister Qi there because of this incident. Well, speaking of which, the man named Wei... almost died in Senior Sister Qi's hands. If someone hadn't saved him, alas, he would have died at that time! "
"Ah!" Feng You couldn't help but change his face after hearing this.
He Sinu said with some surprise:
"Hey, what I heard is that the boy became very angry after seeing Senior Sister Qi, and he was anxious to become a true Taoist couple with Senior Sister Qi. Could it be..."
Hua Cong smiled:
"Those are the statements made by the elders to the outside world. You also believe it! What I heard from the elders is that Senior Sister Qi had murderous intentions a long time ago. When we met, she had a sweet smile on her face but she struck hard without warning. Fortunately, that surnamed The guard's methods were not weak, and he managed to save his life, but he was left with two scars on the front and back, and he was immediately frightened. That time he almost caused trouble between the two sects!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard these words, especially Feng You, a prodigal, who had already felt chills in his heart after hearing this, and quickly threw away all the evil thoughts he had towards Qi Ruoxuan.
Jing Jie opened his mouth and said:
"Well, Miss Qi, I can't comment, but as far as Miss Lou is concerned, haha, Brother Jin and Brother Jiang said that Miss Lou is a red-pink ghost and very scary, but in my opinion, she might be a match made in heaven with the clan brother. Well, everyone, we are all similar, but do you know why we are all so intimidated by Senior Brother Zong? If you only think that we are because of his background, then you are totally wrong. Senior Brother Zong is... "
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a five-spirited dude named Zhang Yi who had been silent. He said:
"Okay, Junior Brother Jing, Senior Brother Ruozong is really tempted and has his own way to win Miss Lou's heart. Let's talk less behind the scenes. Let's talk about what's in front of us. The four of us are in the Lion Forest and Meng Cai Tower. You are an important person. Even if there is some talk of being a hundred years of worship, I am sure that the two sects will not send you here. There are many people who can pretend to be you. I think Five Spirits will definitely not go into details. Speaking of which, there is nothing irrelevant at this time. Everyone, we have been having banquets and chatting for days, but none of them mentioned the purpose of coming here. Now let’s open the skylight and talk openly. If the four of you have any requests or what you want to do, you might as well speak out and see if there is anything we can do. We must spare no effort in what we do for you; or if there is something that the Five Spirits Sect cannot do or touch, we will tell the four of you in advance, how about it!"
