Chapter 54 Pretending to be drunk
For the leader of the Qingyun Sect, everyone present naturally showed their due respect, and the originally noisy hall became much quieter.
This Qingyun Restaurant is an elegantly decorated restaurant. There are twelve large round tables on the first floor, and the distance between the tables is not small, so the passing people will not affect them. Each table can seat twelve people, so the first floor alone can accommodate nearly 150 people dining together.
On the second and third floors there are independent private rooms, which can also accommodate many people.
Ou Ye Changfeng glanced at the people under the round stage with a smile. Those who can come to the banquet tonight are not only the twelve young talents who have been promoted, but also many famous people in Qingchuan County.
"I have kept you all waiting for a long time. Today I sent my disciple Zhong Lingxi to hold a martial arts competition to recruit a virtuous son-in-law. After the battle during the day, a total of 12 young heroes were shortlisted for promotion. As the leader of the party, I will be here first. congratulate!"
Hearing what Ou Ye Changfeng said, everyone present immediately looked at Yi Xifeng and others.
Yi Xifeng, who was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, naturally did not dare to raise his eyebrows. He immediately stood up from his seat and returned the courtesy with his hands in hand. After all, the other party's status was extremely high. Even a young leader like Wu Hao from Luo Yunzong did not dare to accept it. Ou Ye Changfeng offered his hand and stood up to return the gift.
Ou Ye Changfeng continued: "Everyone sitting here is also a descendant of the world. Naturally, I don't have the courtesy to say anything. Let's relax your appetite and eat and drink to your heart's content at today's dinner! However, there is one more thing I want to announce here."
After saying that, he glanced at everyone, and then continued: "This martial arts competition is also the largest gathering organized by the Qingyun Sect in the past ten years. It basically includes more than average young talents from Luo Yun Kingdom, as well as several surrounding countries. An outstanding martial artist! It is Qingyun’s luck and Lingxi’s luck as well. As a family member, it is natural to have a dowry! But if only the one who finally decides to get married gets it, it will inevitably let down the good intentions of these young talents!"
Having said this, he paused and said in a deep voice: "So I announce that all those who enter the promotion, the competition will be held at the Sword Tomb tomorrow!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned for a moment, and then they became excited.
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"What?! Did I hear it right? Sword, Sword Tomb! Are they going to enter Qingyun Sword Tomb?"
"The Qingyun Sect is indeed so magnanimous that they open their own secret realm for outsiders to enter. In this way, even if we fail to win the beauty back in the end, it will still be worth it!"
"Tch! It's more than worth it! If you know that you can enter that ancient secret realm through promotion, I will sign up to give it a try!"
"It's not bad. Among the people promoted this time, there are three disciples of the Qingyun Sect. And I guess this secret realm is about to be opened. I just want to send flowers to the Buddha as a gimmick."
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At this time, the audience was no longer as quiet as before. Everyone was obviously shocked by the heavy news and started talking about it. Some of them had even spread the news quietly.
As the protagonists, these twelve people naturally attracted more attention.
Yi Xifeng had already noticed that there were no less than three looks on him, and none of them had any good intentions.
But it is correct to say that among these twelve people, except for Wu Hao, Geng Shu, Lin Fenghuo (pseudonym Yun Feng), Zhong Rui, and three Qingyun Sect disciples, there are obvious sect marks behind these people, and the rest The five of them, including Yi Xifeng and Wu Li from the Western Regions, should not have any powerful sect background behind them.
Of course, this is because Yi Xifeng hid his sect identity, otherwise with the intimidating power of the Zhenwu Dao Palace, its influence would be no worse than that of Wu Hao.
However, deliberately keeping a low profile at this time brought him some unnecessary trouble.
Aware of these malicious prying eyes, Yi Xifeng's expression did not change at all. He picked up the wine glass in his hand and touched it lightly with Li Xintian beside him, and then drank the drink in one gulp.
"Tsk, it tastes really bad!"
Yi Xifeng bared his teeth. Although he deliberately lowered his voice, the girl beside him still covered her mouth and smiled.
Li Xintian naturally knew him. He had been making wine since he was five years old, and later established the "Qingxin Wine House", which made this boy from an orphan become a well-known little drunkard and a householder with ten thousand yuan in one fell swoop.
Later, after conquering Tiexin Village, a branch was opened there. It is also a relatively famous specialty wine in Luoye County. Of course, the wine used by the Qingyun Sect for this banquet is also good. It is the special wine from Jiuhua Tower in Qingyun City at the foot of the mountain.
I remember that when he and Li Xintian first arrived at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, they had a big meal in Jiuhua Tower and entertained all the guests that night. The wine they drank there was tonight's wine.
Yi Xifeng pretended to be drunk, staggered up and walked out of the hall, while Li Xintian beside him frowned slightly. Others don't know his drinking capacity, but Li Xintian knows it well. Not to mention the few drinks just now, even if he drinks another hundred drinks, it will be difficult for him to get drunk with his internal energy skills.
But then she thought about how the other person clinked glasses with her just now. Although the movement was so slight that the people around him didn't notice it, she noticed a difference. The two cups came closer and touched them twice quickly... thump!
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Li Xintian suppressed his temper and quietly activated his unique skill - Kun's Eye.
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In the same hall, as the protagonist of the competition to find a bride, Zhong Lingxi was arranged to sit at the same table with Ou Ye Changfeng, Chen Chuantuo, and Ou Yezi.
This table has a luxurious lineup. It is located in the best private room on the second floor, overlooking every corner of the restaurant.
"The great elder really teaches you well! Not only is this kid Lingxi outstanding in appearance, but his kung fu is also extremely outstanding! As a half-stepped knight, he is just around the corner to become a knight!"
There are several people sitting here, although they are also heads of various sects, but in normal times, the heads of these third-rate sects would not dare to breathe heavily when they see Ou Ye Changfeng and others. After all, the level gap is absolutely insurmountable, not to mention that he is still a ceiling-level figure in a second-rate sect!
However, anyone who can become the leader of a sect still has good vision, so they did not bother Ou Ye Changfeng and Chen Chuantuo, but went straight to Ou Yezi. Because they could see that the two were obviously not as concerned about this competition as the great elder of the Qingyun Sect.
Zhong Lingxi looked at the delicacies on the table boredly, and at the same time, after paying off the courtesy of the people around her with a "smirk smile", she got up and walked to the window sill on one side while changing the dishes.
This private room on the second floor is located on the south side of the entire Qingyun Restaurant, adjacent to the central hollow. So you can see the panoramic view of the first floor through the window.
As soon as Zhong Lingxi's beautiful figure appeared on the window sill, all the diners on the first floor burst into applause. As the saying goes, men and women are related to food and sex. Facing such a good delicacy, and a beautiful woman climbing up and leaning on the railing to watch, it's no wonder those young people shouted excitedly. At this time, the atmosphere in the venue had become lively, and naturally no one cared about this.
Zhong Lingxi ignored these people who were shouting and whistling. After all, she was not the rich young lady who had just entered the world. This kind of thing had long been commonplace.
Instead, a figure caught her attention. His steps were shaky, as if he was drunk. People were toasting each other at table after table, but he was swaying outside. What surprised her even more was that he knew this person because he was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe. Wasn't he Yi Xifeng or someone else?
But the next moment, Zhong Lingxi also realized that something was wrong. She still believed others who said they were poor drinkers and wanted to go out to sober up after a few drinks. But to say that Yi Xifeng is also like this, Zhong Lingxi is the first one not to believe it!
Then, she showed a smile, turned around and walked towards her master.
"Why are you going?" Ou Yezi asked Zhong Lingxi in a low voice as soon as he drank a glass of wine that was offered to him by others.
"Go out and get some air." Zhong Lingxi smiled and filled a glass of wine for his master.
"Hmph! Don't cause any trouble!" Lao Yezi's eyes widened, and his words contained a hint of warning.
The girl chuckled and said confidently: "Don't worry, I won't suffer any loss!"
Ou Yezi: "…………"
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Zhong Lingxi came down from the stairs happily, watched Yi Xifeng's shaky figure disappear at the door, and immediately followed him.
As Yi Xifeng walked, he greeted the people passing by. Everyone was obviously having fun tonight. After all, there was such a wonderful showdown during the day, and after a few glasses of wine in the evening, they naturally talked about everything, regardless of the people they knew. , still don’t know each other, they will say hello from afar, and Yi Xifeng has obviously integrated into this "drunk army". Looking at the three guys in front of him who call him "Lao Li" from a distance, he also raises his hand With one hand, he said with a smile:
"Are you too drunk, old turtle?"
The three people obviously didn't care that the other party called their names incorrectly, and they walked up together enthusiastically, like long-lost brothers, and hugged Yi Xifeng.
But the next moment, these three people were completely drunk. They grabbed the already drunk Yi Xifeng, turned a corner and disappeared into the night.
Two breaths later, Zhong Lingxi's figure appeared on the spot. Looking at the direction in which they disappeared, his brows furrowed deeper, but he still followed them.
The three people in this group are brothers. They are the legitimate sons of a martial arts family, but they are not senior members of a big family. They are just barely considered figures in the Western Region.
The countries in the Western Region are originally organized into states, so there are many sects here, but none of them have a very deep foundation. Most of them are Jianghu gangs whose strength cannot reach the third-rate sects, but the family of these three brothers has.
The head of the family was their father, who was at the minor level of chivalrous cultivation. He was also the number one figure in the Western Region. There were three sons in the family, all of whom had reached the level of chivalry. In addition to some of the guest elders, they can also be regarded as the local emperors.
And these three sons can be regarded as a gift from God. They have been domineering since childhood, but they have developed good kung fu. The eldest is already at the peak of chivalry before he is thirty years old, and the second and third are also at the level of martial arts.
This time the Qingyun Sect held a martial arts contest to recruit a bride, and they accidentally learned that the three brothers, who had always been domineering, believed that their martial arts talents were the best in the world, so they came slowly and confidently to compete. Even on the way here, they even fought over which of the three brothers could win the first prize and marry the beauty.
However, when they came to the Qingyun Sect, they discovered that the truth was not as simple as they thought.
The fight between Geng Shu and Lin Lei shocked the three of them from the very beginning. Lin Lei's strength was not inferior to that of ordinary warriors in the chivalrous realm, but he was still defeated. The same was true for Yi Xifeng when he came on stage to face Zhao Lingfei. The burly senior brother Zhao was actually at the top of the hall, but the result was that Yi Xifeng still succeeded in advancing.
The three brothers immediately figured out that the people participating in the martial arts competition in the morning were all extremely talented and powerful. It would be better to participate in the afternoon. I thought I would avoid the morning competition where the strong players gathered together. But before they took the stage in the afternoon, Su Xiaoxian got on the stage.
As luck would have it, the three brothers' appearance was shortly afterwards. I thought that the leader of the Qingyun faction would step down after winning five games. If this was the case, there would still be one person left among the three brothers, and they would still have a chance.
No matter what, I, Su Jianzi, have defended nine rounds in a row! Put them directly into the pot.
Naturally, the three of them did not dare to bear grudge against Su Xiaoxian, nor did they dare to resent the Qingyun Sect. To them, this was a giant that they could not resist. It was only then that they discovered that those who advanced to the half-step knight realm in the morning games were the real lucky ones.
Later, they even caught a glimpse of Zhong Lingxi's peerless appearance, and their regrets became even heavier! So much so that the three of them looked at those who were promoted with jealousy.
It wasn't until tonight's banquet that the three young masters, who had been pampered since childhood and did whatever they wanted, discovered that if they missed this promotion, they not only missed out on beauties, but what was even more maddening was that they had missed the opportunity to enter the ancient secret realm.
The negative emotions of jealousy and unwillingness, coupled with the strong alcohol at the dinner, made the three of them malicious. And Yi Xifeng has also become the object of their attention.
First of all, he is one of the few warriors among the twelve whose inner strength has not reached the level of the knight; secondly, he is also one of the few who does not have any sect background, and seems to only know that he is from the True Martial Kingdom; finally, he is It was Yi Xifeng who had the equally beautiful Li Xintian beside him!
Yes, this is one of the reasons why the three of them chose him to attack. As the saying goes, people don't suffer from poverty, they suffer from inequality!
You obviously have such a beautiful girl by your side, and yet you are competing with our brothers for a spot in the marriage recruitment! Do you think you deserve a beating?
In fact, the three of them also wanted to scare the young Taoist priest. According to their plan, they could make Yi Xifeng voluntarily give up his place, or sign a letter and get some money.
In fact, these three people are also used to doing evil at home. They only care about their own happiness and have not considered the feasibility of this matter at all!
Regardless of whether Yi Xifeng will agree or not, even if he agrees, will the Qingyun Sect agree? Furthermore, if Yi Xifeng really doesn't agree, what will they do? Kill this person, or what?
However, they did not consider this. Yi Xifeng, who was pretending to be drunk, planned a general plan in his mind.
