Chapter 592 – Banquet Two (1/2)

After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, Qian Rongzhi obviously did not remain as a regular Scarlet Wolf guard. She visited Gu Yanying and stayed behind as a White Wolf guard.

Li Qingshan frowned. He could sense that Qian Rongzhi’s bearing had changed yet again. The cold and sinister feeling had basically vanished from her, but Li Qingshan would never forget about her insanity.

This woman has become even more dangerous. Anyone who gets on her bad side will probably face quite a lot of trouble.

However, he was unaware that to Qian Rongzhi, his changes were even more startling. In her eyes, he gazed around complacently, like a vicious tiger roaming through the forest, proudly displaying the character for “king” on his head. However, his teeth and claws were all hidden away, refusing to show his fierceness so easily.

TL: As you all know, tigers have stripes, and the Chinese character for “king” is 王, so it looks like tigers have the “king” character on their foreheads.

Originally, I thought I could reduce the distance between us, but I didn’t think he would still be so powerful!

As they both thought about each other, a young girl with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a bright face called out loudly, “Big sis, over here!”

Li Qingshan noticed that she was wearing the uniform of a White Wolf commander and how her seat was only slightly behind Gu Yanying’s.

He thought, She must be Gu Yanying’s assistant, the White Wolf commander! I didn’t think she’d actually look like this. She might still look like a young girl, but her real age must be far greater. That only proves she possesses extremely great talent. She reached an extremely high cultivation at an extremely young age, so the rate at which she aged obviously slowed down, which is why she still looks like a young girl.

Gu Yanying said, “Under formal circumstances, you need to call me commander or ma’am.”

“Does it even matter?” The young girl pouted. Her behaviour and mannerisms resembled a young girl’s too.

However, with what he had experienced at the entrance, Li Qingshan dared not underestimate anyone. He stared straight at her. Although her aura was completely hidden away, he could still see certain things with the senses of the spirit turtle.

Sure enough, she was also a Golden Core cultivator!

The young girl immediately shot a glance at Li Qingshan and said harshly, “What’re you looking at?”

Li Qingshan lowered his gaze again like he was embarrassed.

Si Qing smiled. “Little sister Bao’er has run out of patience a long time ago. Let’s just treat it as a reunion of acquaintances today, so there’s no need to rigidly adhere to all these rules. Please sit down!”

As soon as Gu Yanying sat down, the young girl huddled over, leaning against her side. “I’ll sit here too!”

Si Qing frowned. “If a bumpkin doesn’t know any etiquette or courtesy, so be it, but Si Bao, you cannot break the rules!”

“Hmph, you’re a prince, and I’m a princess! Why should I sit slightly behind you? Si Qing, I only called you elder imperial brother to show you a bit of face! Would you believe me if I say I can beat you up until you call me big sister?”

Si Bao leapt up and snorted with great contempt, raising her bushy brows. The bearing she gave off was no weaker than Si Qing’s, and it was rather similar to his.

“Your humble elder brother will naturally be there to experience it during the next Gathering of Dragon Ascension. I’m only afraid you don’t have the courage to participate!”

Li Qingshan was very surprised. From their conversation, the two should both be descendants of the imperial clan. Having reunited after so long, even if they were not close, they still should have been able to cope with each other. He had never expected them to break out in full dispute, on the verge of fighting, over the simple issue of seating.

They were basically like two street thugs who could break out into a vicious fight with a simple, “The fuck you looking at?” “The fuck’s wrong with staring at you?” They did not exhibit the self-restraint and patience that descendants of the imperial clan and Golden Core cultivators were supposed to possess at all.

“Alright, Bao’er, just sit wherever you want to sit. Look at you, you’re behaving like a fighting cock.” Gu Yanying pulled Si Bao back, and Si Bao leaned against her, whispering in her ear, “Heh, I’m just cutting him down to size first and showing him what’s what!”

Li Qingshan saw there were two seats to Si Qing’s left and right, except they were located slightly towards the back. They were beneath Si Qing but above everyone else behind, possessing a status roughly equivalent to Si Qing’s. Two people sat there. When Si Qing and them entered the hall earlier, only they had not stood up to greet them.

One of them was a military general dressed in armour. His great beard was peppered with grey hairs, dangling from his chin all the way to his chest. He sat there valiantly with his eyes wide open as if he was glaring at Si Bao.

The other one was a pale-faced scholar. He propped up his chin with one hand while swinging a black feather fan gently in the other. Within his sunken eye sockets were a pair of deep and serene eyes, also gazing at Si Bao.

“Please calm down and sit, your highness. What benefit will bickering with a woman bring?” Not only did he completely look down on Si Bao with the tone of his voice, but he also seemed to stand on equal footing with Si Qing.

“You’re completely right, brother Jia.” Si Qing returned to his seat and sat down before declaring the start of the banquet. However, the atmosphere in the hall only grew heavier. It did not seem like a joyful banquet.

Li Qingshan was about to make his way over to the empty seat beside Han Qiongzhi when Gu Yanying waved at him. “Qingshan, you should sit here. It doesn’t look good if it’s empty!”

Li Qingshan did not hold back. He arrived at the secondary seat to Gu Yanying’s side, crossing his legs and sitting down boldly, earning him another glance from Si Bao. That was originally her seat.

The many White Wolf guards behind him were stunned. This was not merely an issue of seating. Cultivation, age, and experience had all been taken into account precisely to determine who sat where perfectly. It could basically represent their identity and status within the Hawkwolf Guard, and it was also a form of the most basic courtesy.