Chapter 360: The First Meeting
Anyway, it's okay to be idle, just in time to see the demeanor of the younger generation in the martial arts world.
With such thoughts, Shi Chen accepted Cui Xin's invitation without much thought.
"This time, it is Li Hui of the Li family in Zhonghai who is the east, led by Meng Jiao's predecessors from the Yishan Sword School, as well as the Han family and Hantang seniors from Donglai Jiangbei, a total of more than 20 people......"
Cui Xin walked while introducing the situation of the gathering to Shi Chen, and Shi Chen couldn't help but ask, "Aren't there any elders of your Cui family?"
"My third uncle didn't like this kind of occasion, so he didn't come to attend. ”
The two chatted all the way, and soon came to the door of a courtyard called Fenglai Pavilion.
Cui Xin pointed inside and said, "Here, this is the meeting place." ”
The view from the courtyard is obviously better than from the outside.
Pavilions, rockeries, small bridges and flowing water, plus a variety of neon lights, give people a dreamlike feeling.
Across an arched wooden bridge, you will find a small square paved with bluestone.
Several excellent singers are wearing costumes, babbling and singing Kunqu Opera, dancing lightly in water sleeves, and whispering softly, with a unique atmosphere of Jiangnan coming to their faces.
On both sides is one meter above the ground, similar to the cloister of the open Xuan, has long been full of banquets, brilliant lights, staggered, noisy and lively.
"Shi Chen, please come here. ”
Shi Chen followed Cui Xin, bypassed the bluestone square, walked into the open xuan in the west, and went straight to a table.
Compared with the bustle of the table full of guests and friends, this table is obviously a little deserted, probably because of the difference between men and women, or some other reason.
There were only two young women at this table, and the table full of wine and food had hardly moved, and they all bent their heads and watched the singing outside boredly.
With Cui Xin's soft call, the two women turned around in surprise, and suddenly revealed two extremely beautiful faces.
"Cui Xin, you're here, I'm thinking about you......"
Han Jinyao suddenly paused as she spoke, staring at Shi Chen with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said in surprise, "Shi Chen?!"
Cui Xin looked at Shi Chen, and then at Han Jinyao, with a strange expression, "Jinyao, do you know each other?"
"I don't know each other, but I've only met once. ”
Han Jinyao smiled and said to Shi Chen, "Shi Chen, you taught Yu Pan a lesson that day, but you left a deep impression on me. ”
Shi Chen didn't answer easily, but nodded slightly, which was a response.
"Teach Yu Pan a lesson? Oh, is he the one who is the party?"
The other woman became interested when she heard this, stared at Shi Chen with peach blossom eyes, and asked with great interest, "Your name is Shi Chen, and that Yu Pan is in the early stage of internal strength, and he is even more powerful than me." You can actually beat him, tell me, what kind of cultivation are you?"
"It's better not to say it. ”
Shi Chen shook his head, pulled out a chair and sat down directly, lifted the celadon wine jug and poured himself a glass of wine, and took it up to savor it.
"What do you mean?" said the peach-eyed woman angrily.
"I'm afraid I'll scare you by saying it. ”
Shi Chen opened his mouth lightly and put down the thumb-sized wine glass again, which was already empty.
"Huh. The peach-eyed woman wrinkled her nose and snorted lightly, "I, Jiang Ling'er, have grown so big, and I have never been scared by anyone's words, you don't deceive a three-year-old child." ”
"I really didn't lie to you. ”
Shi Chen shook his head with a smile, and was about to grab the wine jug, when a porcelain white and smooth, slender and powerful little hand had already taken a step forward.
Cui Xin poured wine for Shi Chen and reminded, "Okay, Jiang Ling'er, if Shi Chen doesn't tell you, it's also for your good, don't get to the bottom of it." ”
"Heh, Sister Cui Xin, you protect him so much, and you personally pour him wine, what is your relationship?"
Jiang Ling'er snorted twice and asked pointedly.
"Okay, we don't matter, just talk a lot. ”
Cui Xin glared at her angrily, then put down the wine jug and sat down next to Shi Chen.
"Hehe, you still say it's okay with you. Jiang Ling'er pointed at the two of them, with an expression that had seen through everything, "Sister Cui Xin, whom I am familiar with, has never been allowed to enter by the living." Especially a man, this is the first time you've taken the initiative so much!"
"Say it again!"
Cui Xinqiao's face turned blank and became cold as frost, so frightened that Jiang Ling'er stuck out her tongue and never dared to make such a joke again.
"Shi Chen, I'm sorry, she's so open-mouthed. ”
Seeing that Jiang Ling'er finally shut up, Cui Xin hurriedly apologized to Shi Chen.
She sighed in her heart, she didn't blame Jiang Ling'er, this situation is something that everyone thinks.
However, Shi Chen is a martial arts master, and in terms of status, he is only higher than their respective family masters, and wherever he goes, he will be treated politely.
If she doesn't sit beside her, it is a kind of neglect and a great disrespect.
It's just that Shi Chen doesn't say this kind of thing, and she can't take the initiative to explain it to the outside world.
Shi Chen picked up his wine glass and waved his hand, "It's okay, they are all the same age, you can say whatever you want, there's no need to be so restrained." ”
"Hehe, it's still Shi Chen who can speak, how can he look like Sister Cui Xin, she will show me her face at every turn. ”
As soon as she heard Shi Chen say this, Jiang Ling'er regained her liveliness, and when Shi Chen finished drinking, she got up and picked up the wine jug and smiled sweetly, "Come, Shi Chen, I'll pour you a glass too." ”
Shi Chen didn't refuse, said 'thank you', and generously handed the cup under the wine jug.
His expression was indifferent and his posture was calm, which fell in Han Jinyao's eyes, but he felt more and more that something was wrong.
Han Jinyao noticed just now that Cui Xin was obviously with a hint of restraint when he apologized to Shi Chen, which was a performance that only a subordinate would have when facing a superior.
But as far as she knows, the Cui family in Qingzhou is a well-known martial arts family, and the head of the family, Cui Tu, is now at the peak of his internal strength, and I heard that it is very likely to go further.
Such a family, except for those who have martial arts masters, the extremely rare number of forces can overwhelm them, and they hardly take anyone seriously.
And Cui Xin, as the leader of the younger generation of the Cui family, has a status comparable to the core of the family, and her status is extremely high.
Even in the face of Li Hui, who is the east today, he has never been humble or arrogant, and he intersects equally.
But now, she is so respectful to a young man, and she personally sits on the side and serves her.
This shocked Han Jinyao a lot, and at the same time, he also had great conjectures about Shi Chen's identity.
In her opinion, to make Cui Xin like this, Shi Chen's family has at least one martial arts master in charge, and it is still the kind with a very high realm.
She couldn't have imagined that Cui Xin was so respectful, not because Shi Chen had a martial arts master in his family, but because Shi Chen himself was a grandmaster-level powerhouse.
As soon as she thought of the martial arts master, Han Jinyao's heart was on fire, such a master did not even exist in her own family.
Grabbing the wine jug in his hand, Han Jinyao also stood up with a smile and said in a coquettish voice, "Shi Chen, since they all poured wine for you, I will also pour a glass." ”
The crisp liquor is drawn into a transparent thread and happily poured into the glass.
The scene of the three girls taking turns pouring wine for Shi Chen finally aroused the jealousy and dissatisfaction of the people around her.