A banquet hall in Beiping Mansion, decorated with carved beams and painted ceilings, was extremely luxurious. At this time, it was already full of people. People who knew each other were chatting happily together. Only Guo Huai did not recognize anyone. His figure was among the noisy crowd. He seemed a little lonely.
Soon it was approaching noon, and a messenger came forward to guide everyone and arrange for everyone to sit down one by one.
Guo Huai sat in the middle position on the left, with one table per person and a meal-sharing system. Behind Guo Huai there was a Mahayana maid waiting on the side, responsible for serving tea, pouring wine and serving dishes.
The master of the palace, Gao Cheng, waited for everyone to take their seats, and then he arrived late. He glanced at the people below like a king, and the banquet hall fell silent for an instant.
Gao Cheng's majestic voice sounded: "The fact that all of you can participate in this banquet today also gives me, the master of the palace, face, and also makes my humble house shine."
"Let's drink first, and then we'll talk after we finish!"
"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"
As Gao Cheng finished speaking, rows of slim and charming dancers wearing tulle entered the venue briskly.
The musicians on both sides played various instruments one after another, whether they were stringing, blowing or beating. The fast-paced drum beats, combined with the girls' hard twisting, made all the guests sitting there stare intently.
The guests drank immortal wine and enjoyed the wonderful dance. Even Guo Huai felt happy. It seemed that cultivating immortality was not just a matter of hard work, but also such entertainment.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the atmosphere of the banquet also reached a climax in the intertwined drinking and drinking.
Gao Cheng's face was slightly flushed. He dismissed the dancer with a wave of his hand, and the music stopped abruptly. Everyone knew that the master was now talking about business.
Gao Cheng stood up and looked around the crowd and said: "In another thirty years, our Orchid Secret Realm in Beiping Mansion will be opened. This time our rules will change."
"Boom~~~"
The banquet hall suddenly exploded, and everyone couldn't help but whisper.
"This Orchid Secret Realm only opens once in a million years. In the past, each of the major families and the 108 city lords could send three people to enter. Are the rules going to be changed this year?"
"I don't know whether to add people or subtract people?"
"Nonsense, of course we've reduced the number of people, but if we add people, they're entertaining us with such a big fanfare!"
Guo Huai was on the side and heard the reason. He was a newcomer and naturally had nothing to worry about.
Gao Cheng cleared his throat and said: "You are right, we really need to reduce the number of people. Although the Orchid Secret Realm is opened once in a million years, the treasures inside are limited. This time, only one person can be born from a family."
"This...how can this be done!"
"Yes! I still expect to go to the secret realm to find a rare treasure this time? It will be too difficult to send only one person."
Gao Cheng took a panoramic view of everyone's performance. He glanced around the crowd and saw that Guo Huai was still calmly eating delicious food and drinking fairy wine, so he called his name: "Guo Huai, you are the newly promoted city lord. Please tell me about your performance." Views!”
Everyone's eyes were focused on Guo Huai. Guo Huai was stunned for a moment, then he quickly stood up and saluted: "I listen to the Palace Master. Of course, the Palace Master has his own reasons for saying this. Although I don't understand the deep meaning, But I am still willing to obey the orders of the Lord."
Many people at the banquet knew that this young man was Guo Huai, the city lord of Yicheng. The father and son in front of him on the right stared at Guo Huai with cold eyes, like the son of a poisonous snake.
This father and son are the contemporary patriarch of the Sheng family in Beiping Prefecture and his eldest son. They are filled with resentment for provoking a dispute against Guo Huai, which led to the destruction of the Yicheng Sheng family branch.
"Okay! You see, Guo Huai is still very conscious. He can understand my good intentions!"
Gao Cheng said appreciatively.
At this moment, Guo Huai was put in this position by Gao Cheng, and he clearly felt a lot of malice. The strongest one was the Sheng family father and son. With a thought in his heart, he saw the family symbols on the Sheng family's father and son, and guessed their identities.
Although everyone was extremely dissatisfied with the city lord, they did not dare to say anything due to Gao Cheng's overwhelming strength, so they had no choice but to target Guo Huai.
"Lord Palace Master, I heard that the newly promoted city lord of Yicheng is a young and promising outstanding talent. He has also been praised by the Palace Master. I think his strength and cultivation must be good."
The head of the Sheng family stood up, pointed to the eldest son Sheng Changlin beside him and said loudly: "Quinzi Changlin is now a late-stage immortal. He is willing to compete with Lord Guo and also help the Lord of the Palace."
The words of the head of the Sheng family seemed to be praising Guo Huai, but in fact they were praising him. He knew that Guo Huai was only in the middle stage of Celestial Immortal cultivation, while his son Sheng Changlin was in the late stage of Celestial Immortality, and there was a huge gap in cultivation.
He proposed to let Sheng Changlin compete with Guo Huai because he wanted Guo Huai to make a fool of himself in public and make him lose face in front of the master of the palace.
Guo Huai naturally heard the implication of the Sheng family leader's words, but he couldn't refuse first, otherwise he would be considered cowardly.
He said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Master Sheng is ridiculous. I am just a small city lord in Yicheng. How can I compare with you. But since Master Sheng has this interest, let's discuss it."
Sheng Changlin was overjoyed when he heard that Guo Huai had agreed to the competition. He thought that Guo Huai didn't know about his cultivation level and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make Guo Huai seriously injured or even disabled.
He took a few steps forward, raised his hands to Guo Huai and said, "City Lord Guo, please enlighten me."
Guo Huai also bowed his hand to Sheng Changlin and said, "Master Sheng, please."
Gao Cheng, the leader of Beiping Mansion, threw a formation disk casually, and a level three defense formation instantly enveloped the two of them. With the strength of the two people in the Immortal Realm, they could not break the defense of this formation.
The two stood opposite each other, each performing their own magic.
Because this was not a life and death duel, both parties had a tacit agreement not to use fairy weapons.
Sheng Changlin went all out as soon as he took action. He wanted to quickly deal with Guo Huai so that he would be embarrassed in front of everyone.
He used the Sheng family's unique combat skill "Shengyang Manual", and saw blazing flames coming out of his body, and the surrounding air was burned into a blazing heat. He waved his hands, and a pillar of fire swept towards Guo Huai.
Guo Huai didn't dare to be careless. He used his own special magic method "The True Meaning of Black Water". A dazzling black light appeared on his body and the surrounding space was distorted. He pushed with both hands, and a twisted black light greeted the pillar of fire.
The two rays of light collided in the air, making a loud noise and stirring up a puff of smoke.
Sheng Changlin and Guo Huai were both shaken back a few steps, their faces pale and blood bleeding from the corners of their mouths.
Sheng Changlin's performance is real, but Guo Huai is just pretending. His real strength is the third level of body refining, which is equivalent to the strength of the true fairyland, but this is his trump card, and he naturally refuses to expose it to such a small character.
