Chapter 22: The Dinner
For Xun Qiu's refusal, the fourth prince smiled chicly, and it seemed that he was not even affected by this incident at all. He said softly, "Since it is the teacher's will, you should step aside." ”
The fourth prince arched his hand again and said, "Master, don't blame the disturbed place, this gift list should be regarded as our reparation." ”
Xun Qiu knew that this qiē was a means of wooing, if it weren't for the empire's fancy to his potential, it would have been so difficult, but it was undeniable that this fourth prince really had some extraordinary means to win people's hearts.
At the very least, this kind of respectfulness and sincerity that seems to come from the heart will definitely not arouse the disgust of others. However, Xun Qiu waved his wrist and said: "I don't think it's necessary, Xun Qiu is useless, the fourth prince should please take it back." ”
The fourth prince smiled dumbly and said, "Master, we don't mean anything else when we give these gifts. As he spoke, the fourth prince made a look at the second princess on the side, and when the second princess saw this, her whole voice became crisp.
"What the fourth prince said is that it is not good for the master to be born like this, and I still want to come to you more often in the future to see you. Speaking of which, the second princess's sparkling eyes, with seven points of charm and three points of shyness, looked at Xun Qiu, that seductive look, it is absolutely false to say that it is not beautiful.
Finally, Xun Qiu shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but the kid really doesn't dare to accept this, and there is no reason to accept this." After saying that, he stood up and said, "It's not too early, I still have to practice, and I'm out of company." With that, he turned around and left, never giving the two a chance to stay again.
The fourth prince sighed, but the second princess on the side smiled coquettishly: "Sure enough, he is a very good man, but unfortunately he is a little younger, otherwise I would really fall in love with him." ”
Looking at the strange appearance of the second princess, the fourth prince shook his head helplessly.
Not long after the fourth prince and the second princess were deflated, in the extremely elegant courtyard built in the imperial capital, the fragrance was wafting in the study, and when a neat man in black came to the door, there was already a faint pleasant sound in the room.
"Come in. ”
The man in black pushed the door in, and after entering, he half-knelt in front of the bead curtain, and the white clothes behind the bead curtain were pouring tea, looking casual, but the man in black knew that the affairs of the empire, for the woman in front of her, could be divided into two kinds, one was what she knew, and the other was what she didn't know, but she could guess.
"Master, the fourth prince and the second princess went with maids and treasures before. ”
With a sneer, the woman in white said lightly: "Oh, it turns out that they are still more breathless than I thought, but I think the fourth prince and the second princess have touched a nose." The woman in white picked up the purple clay pot and poured water into the cup.
"The master is wise, the fourth prince and the second princess were almost kicked out by the vengeance. The guard said admiringly.
Nodding, the woman in white chuckled: "That kid is quite a bit good, and he didn't disappoint me, but the fourth prince and the second princess obviously can't handle it, and they don't want to get involved, but now it's just boring and laughed at." After laughing, the woman in white picked up the cup with a pair of slender jade hands, drank all the tea in it, and then stood up, showing off her seductive figure.
"Tell me now, it's time for us to strike. ”
"Yes, master. The man in black nodded, and then hurried out of the study.
After staying in the palace for three days, on the afternoon of this day, Xun Qiu received a notice from the royal family, saying that tonight he was going to give them the hundred cultivators who had entered the test tablet to receive the wind in the palace, because he was now living in the palace, so when he came out, there was not much time left before the banquet began.
When the two approached the designated hall, it was already dark.
"It seems that the empire still attaches great importance to rookie battles, after all, it is about the face of each empire. Demon Nian looked at the lively hall in front of him and smiled.
"Hmm. Xun Qiu nodded, thinking that now there is already a gathering of heroes from all walks of life, and these unruly people get together, I'm afraid it's also quite interesting.
With an idea, Xun Qiu and the Black Shadow Puppet did not procrastinate, and came to the so-called Welcome Pavilion, in front of this huge and magnificent attic, there were many guards dressed in red armor and strong breath, and the defense was quite strict, and it took a lot of effort to ensure order, especially in this kind of place, those young and strong people from all over the country, but none of them would be fuel-efficient lamps.
Entering the welcome pavilion was not too complicated, so the two of them also entered the door, and when they entered the gate, a fiery atmosphere suddenly greeted them, and they saw that in the spacious hall in front of them, there were many people and it was very lively.
Xun Qiu's gaze swept over, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart was slightly surprised, this was just a cursory glance, he sensed a lot of quite strong aura fluctuations, it seems that the level of the junior cultivators of the Mingyan Empire is really quite high.
"Xun revenge?!"
And just as Xun Qiu was observing the heroes of all parties here, a familiar pleasant voice suddenly sounded with a little surprise, and then he turned his head in a slight astonishment, and saw a familiar figure.
Xun Qiu turned his head, and then saw that in the corner of this pavilion, a figure stared at him with surprise, it was a beautiful woman wearing a light-colored dress and a slender and soft waist, and that delicate face was Lin Menghan of the Tiger Sect.
Xun Qiu looked at Lin Menghan, who was full of joy under the lights, and was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a smile came up in his eyes, it was always a happy thing to see some familiar faces in such a strange place.
"I didn't expect you to be here. Xun Qiu walked over with a somewhat puzzled smile, and then smiled at Lin Menghan and said.
"You're here for that rookie battle too, right? Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about it, and now you're no longer the nobody you were back then. Lin Menghan stared at Xun Qiu with a smile, his eyebrows were slightly bent like the moon, and his delicate face was quite moving.
Hearing Lin Menghan's joking, Xun Qiu couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and said, "You have lifted me." ”
"Hehe, presumably this is the recent reputation of Xun, you are modest, the third place on the list, not just anyone can climb up. Standing beside Lin Menghan, the beautiful woman who also had bright eyes and bright teeth chuckled, she looked at Xun Qiu's eyes a little complicated, she had heard some things about Xun Qiu before, and she scoffed at first, but now it seems that she is really young and promising.
"I forgot to introduce to you, this is Sister Jin Lier, my good friend, Sister Lier is very powerful, and she is also in the top ten on the list. Lin Menghan didn't recognize his life either, and pulled Xun Qiu's arm and said with a smile.
Xun Qiu smiled and nodded at Jin Li'er, which was regarded as a hello. Then he looked at the cheerful Lin Menghan beside him, smiled, then reached out and touched the girl's head, and said with a smile: "You girl, you have become beautiful again this year." ”
Lin Menghan's little face was a little red, but Xun Qiu's intimate behavior also made her a little happy, especially in the Wuling Mountains, if Xun Qiu hadn't saved her at that time, the consequences would have been really unimaginable. Now it seems that although Xun Qiu has made a name for himself in the imperial capital, the relationship between the two is as gentle as ever, and there is no alienation because of the identity and fame of the other party.
The appearance of Xun Qiu made Lin Menghan's excitement not go down, she looked at Xun Qiu with a smile, and then whispered a few words in Jin Lier's ear, Jin Lier smiled helplessly, and said: "Go, go, girl who is heavy on sex and light friends." Lin Menghan, who said this, suddenly blushed.
"Xun Qiu, let's find a place to have a good chat, I haven't seen each other for a year. Because of Jin Lier's words, Lin Menghan glanced at Xun Qiu with a red face, and then glared at Jin Lier viciously, holding Xun Qiu's arm and looking for a place to catch up.
"You are quite capable of tossing, you haven't appeared for a year, and you have only appeared in the imperial capital city for a few days, and many major events that have happened are inseparable from you. "Found a relatively quiet place, Lin Menghan said softly.
"I don't want to. Xun Qiu smiled, and immediately changed the topic: "You seem to have worked hard enough this year, which is very good." "After a year, Lin Menghan can have a cultivation of the soul condensation realm, which is obviously not simple.
"That is, you have been left behind after working so hard, if you don't work hard, wouldn't it be even more over. Lin Menghan said with a smile.
"Well, the rookie battle is indeed a very training platform. Xun Qiu sighed, the room full of junior cultivators, the weakest of them also had the strength of the sevenfold and eightfold yin and yang realms, which was indeed shocking enough.
"Have you noticed that in fact, among these people, you have seen many of them, especially the guy named Murong Peng, I hate him the most. Lin Menghan smiled, and then her beautiful eyes were cold, and she swept in one direction.
"Murong Peng?"
Xun Qiu was slightly stunned, and then looked at it, this attic is extremely spacious, it looks like an inn, many strong people from all sides who are familiar with each other are clustered together, and in the northeast of Xun Qiu, there is also a group of people hugging together, and one of them is also quite familiar, looking carefully, it is actually Murong Peng who fought in the Wuling Mountain Range, that guy has now become a strong person in the Soul Condensing Realm, and his double cultivation is not weak.
"Heh, it's a bit narrow. Xun Qiu looked at Murong Peng, but smiled, saying that he and Murong Peng also had a bit of a grudge, but now, this Murong Peng has no threat to him.
When Xun Qiu looked at Murong Peng, the latter also seemed to be aware of it, and his gaze was projected, and then his face stiffened because of Xun Qiu, who seemed to be staring at him with a smile, and then his eyes flickered, and he hurriedly dodged away.