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In the main hall, there was a table placed in front of the hall, with fine wine and delicious dishes placed on it. There were eight tables placed on either side of the table. The tables were also filled with food and wine, and the fragrance of them assailed the nostrils.
Quite a number of people were already seated on both sides of the table.
Principal of Zhenhai Academy, Li Pu.
Thousand Swords Sect, Great Sword Master Mao Yuzhu.
The Lord of Treasure Pavilion, Ning Yuling, was also present.
and Zhuo Luo were also sitting inside.
Everyone was cautious, their expressions serious, and the atmosphere was heavy.
Xiao Yu's arrival caused everyone to raise their eyebrows slightly. Ning Yuling waved towards Xiao Yu and pointed to a spot at the side: ”Young Master Xiao, you're finally here.”
Chen Han cupped his fists, and turned to leave. Xiao Yu also slightly nodded, then unceremoniously sat down in an empty seat next to Ning Yuling, and said in a low voice: ”Master Hou, you've invited quite a few people.”
Ning Yuling said: ”I received notification three days ago that Marquis Ping Hai was treating us to a banquet. I'm coming. ”
Xiao Yu was startled, he had also received the notification three days ago. It seemed that Marquis of Ping Hai's feast this time was not to invite him, but had come prepared.
Ning Yuling and Xiao Yu quickly started their conversation in a low voice. With regards to what had happened in Hundred Bones Mountain, Ning Yuling was filled with interest and could not help but ask a few more questions. In regards to this, Xiao Yu was only vague about it and dealt with it.
The story of the Three-tailed demon fox and the Six-tailed Demon Fox had a huge impact on him. Xiao Yu did not want to implicate Ning Yuling for no reason.
Shaoqing, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.
The entire audience seemed to have seen something and instantly stood up. Xiao Yu also curiously stood up and turned his head. He saw two groups of people walking in from outside.
The group of people were Li Beichuan, and a short-haired, flat-cut man walked over slowly along with a grey-clothed youth. Standing beside Li Beichuan was an old man in his seventies. The old man was dressed in a dark green daoist robe with a crane bone immortal aura. He looked like he had transcended the mortal world.
This person walked over here side by side with Li Beichuan. Along the way, they talked and laughed, and Li Beichuan's attitude towards this person was extremely respectful.
Presumably, this person was the most virtuous and respected Star Master Xiao Yang in the Province Pinghai! Beside Master Xiao Yang stood two old men and a young man.
One of the old men was dressed in black and the other in white. Even in the face of Li Beichuan, he rarely spoke. As for the red-clothed youth that followed behind Master Xiao Yang, his eyes were even higher and his face was filled with arrogance.
”Greetings Master Hou, Greetings Master Xiao Yang!”
Everyone in the hall stood up and cupped their fists.
Li Beichuan waved his hand lightly, then pulled Xiao Yang's hand and directly sat at the seat of honor, with him sitting on both sides of the table.
Li Beichuan's gaze swept across the entire audience and his heroic spirit soared to the sky, ”Everyone, this duke has stayed in seclusion for eighteen years, and now I have finally come out. The first thing to come out of seclusion is to invite you all to a banquet. Thank you all for your contributions to the Province Pinghai for all these years. ”
Li Beichuan lifted his wine cup and finished it in one gulp.
Accompanied by the entire audience.
Li Beichuan continued: ”Let me introduce to everyone. The person who is sitting beside me is the only star master in the entire Province Pinghai, Master Xiao Yang! The other two old men were all fellow disciples of Master Xiao Yang, Mr. Chen Ge Luo, and Mr. Bai Xiao Huan. These two were highly respected advisors from the Ghost Valley. This time, we've come out of the mountains specially to help this marquis. ”
The three of you, sky-upholding giants.
Everyone toasted.
Li Beichuan continued to introduce, ”The youth following by Master Xiao Yang's side is Li Hongshui, dressed in red, and is Master Xiao Yang's disciple. An eighteen year old expert of the seventh level of the Heaven realm will definitely enter the Nine Sects in the future. ”
Everyone's gaze immediately fell upon Li Hongshui.
When this youth with a huge eye over the top followed Xiao Yang, everyone only felt that this youth was arrogant and despotic. They never thought that he was already an eighteen year old expert of the seventh level of the Heaven realm. To be able to reach the level of disciple selection in the Nine Sects! So it turned out that he had the right to act so arrogantly!
In the end, Li Beichuan's gaze landed on the grey-clothed youth who followed him here, and said slightly: ”This is my foster son, Li Xi. This year's eighteen, the peak of the seventh level of the Heaven realm! Within half a year, he would definitely break through the eighth level of the Heaven realm. He could join one of the three Sects!
Hiss! Everyone in the audience sucked in a breath of cold air.
If one broke through the eighth level of the Heaven realm at the age of eighteen, they could enter the middle and three sects!
The Empire's Nine Sects was one of the nine greatest sects in the Empire. It was the cradle of the Empire's talents. According to the strength of the sects, they were divided into three upper sects, three middle sects, and three lower sects!
Within eighteen years of age, in the seventh level of the Heaven realm, the lowest standard to choose disciples for the three lower sects.
If it was the three sects, then it would simply be shocking to the world!
Back then, the school Li Qingyi joined was the number one academy in the Empire, and was one of the three!
This person's Inherent Skill and future, were already very close to Li Qingyi!
Li Qingyi was a young marquis!
Li Xi's talent was enough to make people tremble with fear.
Many people secretly looked at Xiao Yu, comparing Xiao Yu with Li Xi and finally shaking their heads at Xiao Yu. Obviously, everyone could feel that Xiao Yu's light aura had been suppressed by these two geniuses.
Today, Li Beichuan brought these two rarely seen geniuses to this place. He wanted to let Xiao Yu know that there was always someone better out there.
However, no one dared to say it out loud on the surface.
Following that, Li Beichuan introduced Mao Yuzhu, Ning Yuling, Li Pu, Qian Shaoyang, Zhuo Luo and Xiao Yu. When introducing these people, the people who came with Li Beichuan and Xiao Yang naturally didn't spare them a glance.
Li Beichuan did not mind, and raised his wine cup: ”Everyone here is a talented youth from the Province Pinghai, able to serve as a good general. Let's toast together. The future Province Pinghai will definitely be even more glorious! ”
After drinking together, everyone began to eat and chat with each other. The atmosphere was quite lively. Li Beichuan and Xiao Yang were also laughing and talking. From start to finish, Li Beichuan had never mentioned anything about Xiao Yu being in Hundred Bones Mountain, nor had he expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yu.
After three rounds of drinking, it was about to end.
At this time, Li Hongshui suddenly stood up and said, ”Master Hou. I heard that there is a person called Xiao Yu in the Province Pinghai who is in the limelight. Because the General of the three armies, Li Tiexiong, had impeached Xiao Yu in front of the Marquis, the Marquis had to remove his position as Commander Li. Afterwards, Xiao Yu publicly killed the head of the imperial court, Wang Jiuling and the others, while Master Hou was secretly supporting him. Is that true? ”
Li Beichuan said slightly: ”It's true.”
Li Hongshui coldly said: ”What virtue or ability does Xiao Yu have to be able to receive such recognition from the Marquis? For him, the marquis did not even put the court officials in his eyes. Is it too kind of you to do such a thing? ”
Li Beichuan said: ”Li Hongshui, you don't know about this. Xiao Yu is the top genius of our Province Pinghai. It was rumored that Xiao Yu was already the number one genius of the Province Pinghai. I'm doing this for the future of Province Pinghai! You don't need to say anymore.
Li Hongshui said in an awe-inspiring manner, ”Master Hou, I won't accept this. Master Xiao Yang had taught me over and over again to keep a low profile and show less limelight. But today, I cried out for Li Shuai and Yang Tai to defend Wang Jiuling. They were all high-ranking officials of the imperial court and were directly under the command of the provincial officials. They had put in great effort and rendered great merits for the provincial officials over the years. The marquis was actually sentenced to death because of a young man. If this was the case, who would dare to serve the Prefectural Hall in the future? No matter how large an official, as long as they offended Xiao Yu, he would be granted death. Does this Province Pinghai belong to the provincial duke or does it belong to him, Xiao Yu? ”
When these words came out, the entire audience was stunned.
Everyone's eyes were on Xiao Yu.
Although Xiao Yu was prepared in his heart, only now did he feel that a storm had arrived.
So that's how it was!
Li Tiexiong then used his blade to get rid of the three lieutenants and took back the authority of the army. To secretly harm the Wei Sanye, although it was not successful. However, all of these were for the Hidden Dragon Rising into the Sky.
However, the Hidden Dragon Ascension was still missing something.
He had to make up for it today.
That was the only thing that could save the Marquis Mansion, other than Xiao Yu! Killing a chicken to warn a monkey, making the geniuses of the martial arts world bow their heads!
A storm was coming!