"That's not what you said just now..." Chu Qingxiao looked at Lu Sandao, who was smiling beside him, speechlessly, and asked.
Lu Sandao blinked his eyes and said seriously: "I didn't understand the Peak Cultivator very well just now, so I jumped to conclusions. Now that I understand the Peak Cultivator, I should naturally change my opinion."
"There's a saying that goes well, knowing your mistakes can make a huge difference."
If he hadn't understood Lu Sandao's nature and saw her speaking in such a serious manner, Chu Qingxiao might not have believed her words to be true.
He sighed, glanced at Lu Sandao and Lu Qi, and said, "Be careful anyway."
"Yeah." Lu Qi was steady. Although he had not yet fully recovered from the destruction of his sect and the death of his beloved, Lu Qi, who had integrated the power of the red ghost, had completely transformed into a god, and his combat power could not be improved. He said that he had a tacit understanding with Chu Qingxiao and nodded at that time.
On the contrary, Lu Sandao, who had just been persuading Chu Qingxiao to be careful when repairing the scroll, urged him impatiently: "I know! Let's go quickly, they have set up a banquet. If we arrive late, we will lose it." Etiquette!”
Having said that, Lu Sandao didn't care what Chu Qingxiao's reaction was, and quickly walked towards the mountain road ahead.
When Chu Qingxiao saw this, he shook his head helplessly and could only lead Lu Qi to follow quickly.
…
Bailong Peak is not that high. It only took half an hour for Chu Qingxiao and everyone to reach the mountainside where the White Dragon Peak Hall is located.
At that time, Xiu Chengjuan turned around and greeted everyone with a smile: "Come on, come on, please come in."
At the entrance of the main hall, a middle-aged woman was already waiting at the door with several disciples of Bailong Peak.
The middle-aged woman was wearing a green gauze skirt. Although she was over forty, her face inevitably showed some signs of age, but she still looked beautiful.
"Lian Mengzhu, Mrs. Xiu Chengjuan." Lu Sandao's voice sounded in Chu Qingxiao's ears at the right time, introducing Chu Qingxiao's situation.
Chu Qingxiao looked back at Lu Sandao and said jokingly: "It's hard for Lu Zhenzheng to think about sharing my worries and solving my problems at this time."
If such ridicule fell into the ears of Song Qingqing or Chu Zhaozhao, they would inevitably get angry and argue with Chu Qingxiao.
But Lu Sandao had a carefree temperament and did not hear what Chu Qingxiao said. At that time, he grinned, waved his hands and said, "It's easy to talk, but who told you to be the chief minister of the Tianxun Division?"
"That's where the responsibility lies..."
Chu Qingxiao raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
Although he had already guessed that Lu Sandao had such a close relationship with Shenhe Peak and was probably related to Tianxunsi, the other party's frank admission of the matter really exceeded Chu Qingxiao's expectations.
He didn't point it out, but secretly thought that after going back, he must ask the other party everything about the Tianxian Division.
While he was thinking about this, Lian Mengzhu had already come up to him with his disciples. After bowing to Chu Qingxiao, he said, "Lian Mengzhu has met Chu Siming."
According to the rules, Chu Qingxiao's position as chief commander of the Tianxun Division was accepted by the Tiantian Division. At the same time, he was also entrusted with important tasks by Prince Wu's Palace, which was regarded as half an official position.
Although Lian Mengzhu is the wife of the peak master of Bailong Peak, she is still a person in the world, so there is no problem in showing such courtesy when facing Chu Qingxiao.
But when Chu Qingxiao saw this, he hurriedly stopped the other party and said, "No, madam, you and Peak Master Xiu are Xiaozhu's masters. How can I, Xiaozhu, who is the same generation as me, dare to accept such a great gift? Isn't this a shame?"
Chu Qingxiao supported Lian Mengzhu in vain.
Hearing this, Lian Mengzhu looked at Xiu Chengjuan without leaving any trace, and when he saw Xiu Chengjuan nodded lightly, Lian Mengzhu stopped insisting and stood up.
Xiu Chengjuan hurriedly stepped forward at this moment and said with a smile: "Madam, you don't have to be polite. Chu Siming and Xiaozhu have a very good relationship. We are all our own people, so there is no need to be so open-minded."
"The food is ready, please come in!"
After Xiu Chengjuan said that, he turned around and led everyone towards the palace gate.
Chu Qingxiao raised his brows and had a strange look on his face when he heard the rhetoric that Xiu Chengjuan could clearly emphasize, such as Rui Xiaozhu and his own people.
The attitude of revising the papers is very thought-provoking.
When they met at the foot of the mountain before, Xiu Chengjuan was enthusiastic, but never mentioned Rui Xiaozhu, as if this person did not exist.
You know, if he really wants to get close to Chu Qingxiao, or wants something from Chu Qingxiao.
Rui Xiaozhu's existence is undoubtedly the best link between the two.
If he wanted to avoid suspicion, but now after Chu Qingxiao took the initiative to mention Rui Xiaozhu, he went out of his way and even deliberately emphasized the close relationship between Chu Qingxiao and Rui Xiaozhu.
Chu Qingxiao could even feel that after saying these words, the Peak Cultivator seemed to intentionally set his eyes on Chu Qingxiao, as if testing Chu Qingxiao's reaction.
After seeing that Chu Qingxiao didn't show any disgust, he was obviously relieved, and even his tone of voice became a little more relaxed.
…
Just as Chu Qingxiao had guessed, this invitation was obviously a spur-of-the-moment idea.
It's just that the time was not right, the food at the banquet was not sumptuous, at least it was not worthy of the family banquet of the master of Tianxuan Mountain Peak.
"We are in a hurry, so we only have simple meals. Don't mind." Xiu Chengjuan himself felt a little rude and said apologetically.
Chu Qingxiao never cared about these things, so he nodded and said: "Master Xiu, you're welcome. We are all rough people, and we are not picky about the food as long as it satisfies our stomachs. What's more, these meals are full of color, flavor and taste, so we can't call them simple meals."
Xiu Chengjuan smiled when he heard this and stopped dwelling on this topic. He immediately asked everyone to take a seat.
Then he looked at Chu Qingxiao with warm eyes. He wanted to say something, but it seemed that he hadn't finished the draft yet. After several hesitations, he finally spoke.
Lu Sandao on the side looked at Xiu Chengjuan and said impatiently: "Nasa, Xiu Peak Master, you see the dishes are here. The Green Fruit Spring from Dayu Shenhu Lake you are talking about is It’s not time to serve it up and let us take a look.”
Xiu Chengjuan was stunned for a moment, but he had obviously heard of Lu Sandao's reputation as an alcoholic. After a brief moment of confusion, he quickly came to his senses and gave some instructions to the disciples beside him.
The disciple immediately stepped back respectfully, and after about half a quarter of an hour, he came up with a jug of wine.
Lu Sandao's eyes suddenly shone, and he didn't care about the courtesy of host and guest. He directly took the wine bottle from the disciple's hand, opened it in front of everyone, and came closer to take a sniff. The next moment, Lu Sandao A look of intoxication appeared on his face.
"Good wine! Good wine!"
"As expected of Shangyu God Lake!"
"The wine brewed has a fairy spirit!"
Lu Sandao praised with a smile.
Xiu Chengjuan did not show the slightest dissatisfaction with Lu Sandao's impoliteness. Instead, he said with a smile: "I have never liked drinking. I have kept this wine at Bailong Peak for many years. If Lu Zhenshou would If you like, there are two more altars, I will ask my disciples to install them, and Guard Lu can take them back and taste them slowly."
The smile on Lu Sandao's face became even brighter when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly: "Easy to say, easy to say."
Chu Qingxiao saw this scene in his eyes.
He knew that although Lu Sandao was addicted to alcohol, he was by no means an unprincipled person. His rude behavior just now seemed to be because he was greedy for wine, but in fact he was helping Chu Qingxiao test the papers.
Let me ask you which host hosted a banquet for guests, and the guest was so rude, but not only did he not get angry, but he also gave them fine wine.
You must know that Qingguo Chun is not an ordinary wine. It is named after the immortal brew from Shenhe Peak. It is a marketable and priceless thing. These three jars of Qing Guo Chun were all given to Lu Sandao, which shows that this Xiu Cheng Juan is Ask for something.
And, it’s a big deal!
Chu Qingxiao narrowed his eyes, looked at Xiu Chengjuan and said: "Today's visit is already abrupt, but it is really shameful for Master Xiu to spend so much money."
Xiu Chengjuan waved his hands and said: "No problem, no problem, we are all one family. If we talk about two families, Chu Siming is being polite."
Chu Qingxiao nodded when he heard this and did not refute. Instead, after a period of silence, he suddenly said: "Master Xiu is so generous, I am so frightened, and this meal is like sitting on pins and needles."
"Why don't you tell Peak Master Xiu clearly what you are going to do here?"
Xiu Chengjuan was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled slightly awkwardly: "It's just an ordinary gathering, Chu Siming doesn't need to think too much?"
"Really?" Chu Qingxiao looked up at Xiu Chengjuan, the expression on his face was a bit colder, and he stood up the next moment and said: "No reward for no merit, Peak Master Xiu is so kind, I feel ashamed to receive it. .”
"In that case, I'll say goodbye for now. I'll see you again when you have some free time!"
After Chu Qingxiao said that, he stood up and left. Lu Qi followed Chu Qingxiao's lead and stood up at that time. Lu Sandao looked at this scene and sniffed the wine bottle in his hand with some reluctance, but finally put it down. He stood up reluctantly.
Chu Qingxiao did not mean to make it difficult for Xiu Chengjuan, but it was an eventful time, and Rui Xiaozhu was still imprisoned by him on the cliff of Siguo. Chu Qingxiao had to find out what Xiu Chengjuan wanted to do, which was important to himself and Rui Xiaozhu.
And Chu Qingxiao's move was indeed effective.
Xiu Chengjuan immediately panicked. He quickly reached out and grabbed Chu Qingxiao and said, "Chu Siming stays!"
Chu Qingxiao stopped when he heard the words, but did not speak. He just looked at Xiu Chengjuan.
Of course Xiu Chengjuan understood what he meant. He hesitated for a while, then looked sideways at his wife.
Lian Mengzhu nodded towards him.
Xiu Chengjuan seemed to have made up his mind. At that time, he looked up at Chu Qingxiao and asked in a deep voice: "Chu Siming."
"I invite you to come here today because I have an important matter to ask..."
"Are you willing to take my Xiaozhu as your wife?"
