As the five Taoist masters of Jinling City and Master Gu Hong put down their wine glasses at the main table, the sound of drumming sounded from nowhere at the right time. Most of the depression caused by the appearance of Master Gu Hong had finally dissipated.
The garden gradually became noisy, and the wealthy gentry of Jinling City drank and drank together, making it very lively.
Lin Ji picked up the wine jar that had just been delivered, filled his own wine glass, and poured it for Lu Zhaoer as well.
He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, then smacked it twice, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
"It's not as spicy as white wine, nor as mellow as rice wine, nor as sweet as fruit wine. This Jade Dew Wine is tasteless in the mouth, but after entering your throat, your mouth is filled with the taste of wine. It's strange, it's a good wine!"
After drinking a glass of Jade Dew, even Lin Ji could feel that the spiritual power in his body seemed to fluctuate slightly. Although it only subsided in an instant, it was still extraordinary that it could affect monks who had entered the Taoist realm.
After filling another glass for himself, Lin Ji looked at Lu Zhaoer again.
At this time, Lu Zhaoer also drank a glass of wine and had a slight blush on his face.
"The stamina is so great." Lu Zhaoer said.
"Then drink slowly. There is only one jar at the table. Once you finish drinking it, it will be gone." Lin Ji poured another glass for Lu Zhaoer.
The jar of wine weighed only five kilograms, and it was originally meant to be shared by the whole table, but only he and Lu Zhaoer could drink freely at Lin Ji's table, so they took advantage of it.
Fu Kongming is not a Yuanshen monk, and Lin Ji thinks that he is only in the third level of cultivation. Even so, his cultivation is a bit vain, and he may not be so lucky.
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"The Jinling cocktail party lasted for three days. The first two days were all for fun, and the third day was the real meat show." Fu Kongming clinked glasses with Lin Ji. The wine in his glass was just ordinary fine wine.
"On the third day, Nangong City Lord handed over the City Lord's Seal, and the other four heads of families competed for it. The one who wins the City Lord's Seal will be the next Jinling City City Lord."
Hearing this, Lin Ji was a little surprised and said: "The city lord of Jinling City must be a monk? This threshold is too high."
Fu Kongming smiled and said: "If you don't enter the Tao, you won't be able to suppress all parties."
"How to say?"
"Mr. Lin, do you think there is any other city in Kyushu in the Central Plains that would elect its city lord in this way?"
"Among the nine states in the Central Plains, only Jinling is like this! I understand."
Halfway through the words, Lin Ji reacted immediately when he saw the inexplicable smile on Fu Kongming's face.
If you want to secure your position as the lord of Jinling City, you must have the ability to suppress the Qin court.
Cheng Yu, the official of Jiantiansi Town, has a peak cultivation level in the sixth realm, and with the luck of the Great Qin State, he is much stronger than the ordinary day travel realm.
If the city lord is not a Taoist, and even Cheng Yu can't suppress him, the city lord's reputation will be empty talk.
"Mr. Lin, don't be surprised. Yangzhou is too far away from Jingzhou. This rule has existed since ancient times. Yangzhou is close to the sea and monsters are rampant. It is difficult for Jian Tiansi alone to stabilize the situation. Only the cooperation of all parties can achieve peace. And if you want to work together, , naturally it is impossible to obey Da Qin’s instructions.”
Lin Ji suddenly realized.
Thousands of years ago, Da Qin was only from a noble family. In Yangzhou, a place with high mountains and far away from the emperor, I am afraid not many people have awe of the Da Qin court.
"So what are the benefits of becoming a city lord?" Lin Ji asked again.
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"The good thing is that the supply of cultivation resources on weekdays will be 20% more. This is added by each family. 20% of the resources of a big family is already an astronomical figure. Other than that, Yangzhou is generally relatively stable. There’s no other benefit.”
After a pause, Fu Kongming saw that Lin Ji was not dissatisfied, so he said: "The position of city lord is promoted to fight against the Qin court. He is the person who carries the tripod of various aristocratic families in Jinling City and even Yangzhou. Therefore, if something big happens, , no one will disobey the city lord’s orders, even if they are fellow Taoists.”
"You're quite blunt." Lin Ji shook his head helplessly.
No matter what, he is still the town official of Supervising Tiansi.
Fu Kongming smiled and said, "It's because Brother Lin has a good temper that I dare to say this."
Lin Ji waved his hand.
This has nothing to do with his temper. Five monks from aristocratic families are present at the scene, so he can still make waves.
Just when Lin Ji thought there was nothing exciting to see today, most of them would just drink and then go home.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise!
Rumble.
Immediately afterwards, the earth shook.
Lin Ji's face changed slightly. He put his hands on the table to steady it. He looked around and saw that everyone around him looked a little confused.
"The loud noise came from outside the city."
Lin Ji raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from. There was an isolated peak outside Jinling City. At this moment, the peak collapsed. Rolling stones could be seen falling, and dust and smoke were everywhere.
"That's Xanthium Mountain!" Fu Kongming on the side exclaimed in a low voice, "It's the ancestral land of the Nangong family!"
Hearing this, Lin Jitong shrank and turned to look in the direction of the main table.
But they saw that Nangong Limeng had already risen into the air, looking in the direction of Xang Er Mountain with a cold face.
"How dare you, Fang Xiaoxiao, act so recklessly in the ancestral land of my Nangong family!"
As soon as the words fell, a tyrannical pressure came instantly.
In just an instant, the faces of all the guests in the back garden of Nangong's house changed drastically. Those whose cultivation was not as good as the realm of Yuanshen even sat down on the ground one by one, looking confused and at a loss.
"Brother Fu, let's go." Lin Ji helped Fu Kongming, who was about to faint, and with a thought, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth protected him.
"Leave quickly, Zhao'er, you go too."
"What happened?" Lu Zhaoer asked quickly, somewhat confused.
Lin Ji shook his head slightly, his eyes always wandering between Xanthium Mountain in the distance and Nangong Limeng above.
"I don't know, but there is a seventh realm taking action on the other side of Xang Er Mountain." Lin Ji whispered, "Looking at the reaction of the head of the Nangong family, I am afraid that a foreign enemy is attacking. If nothing goes wrong, it may affect Jinling City. .”
After hearing this, Lu Zhaoer no longer hesitated.
"Then I'll protect my cousin and leave first. You can be careful." She has never been a sloppy person.
After watching Lu Zhaoer and Fu Kongming leave, Lin Ji found that many people present had also reacted. The Yuanshen monks were all protecting the juniors in their respective families and leaving quickly.
In just a moment, only seven monks, including Lin Ji, and a dozen Japanese monks from various families were left in the originally noisy garden.
"The top monks in Yangzhou are all here at the Jinling Reception." Lin Ji thought to himself, "I'm afraid even the Taiyi Sect won't dare to underestimate this power. Who dares to cause trouble at this juncture?"
Just as Lin Ji was thinking about it, Nangong Limeng, who was above her, finally regained her terrifying aura at the peak of the Taoist realm.
She raised her hand, turned her palm into a knife, and swung it fiercely in the direction of Xang Er Mountain.
Patrolling the sky and catching demons
