Chapter 31: The Dinner
This is the first time that Xue Yuan, Xiao Luo, Su Run, and Zhou Yan have seen Mr. Qishan Huiqi, the person in charge of Su Zhen for nearly 50 years.
Mr. Qi's mansion is in the northeast corner of Sioux Town, far from the bustling street houses in the town, and there are no other houses nearby. This is the respect that the people of Su Zhen have for Mr. Qi, and in order to leave a pure environment for Mr. Qi who lives in the town to practice as much as possible, he automatically and spontaneously stayed away from this realm and did not disturb it.
It is a common rule among monks that Edgeworth is not allowed to take to the air or use other flying magic mounts in towns, especially where there are powerful or high-ranking monks are seated. Therefore, most of the monks who were invited to come came on foot, and at most they cast a light spell, but no one dared to break this rule to upset Mr. Qi, although he had always heard that Mr. Qi had a very gentle temper.
Close to Mr. Qi's mansion, the road began to change from sparse to dense, and green bamboos appeared.
At this time, it was already dusk, and Su Zhen, who was shrouded in Mr. Qi's forbidden array, was still dyed with a layer of magnificent orange red in the afterglow of the setting sun, reflecting on the green bamboo that stretched all the way to the roadside, which had a unique charm.
It's just that there is no bamboo forest in the territory around Suzhen.
Zhou Yan looked at this piece of bamboo, and turned his head to the other three people in the same company: "I have inquired, the bamboo here is specially transplanted by Mr. Qi's people from the next place, and there is no bamboo in the huge land around Su Town, it can be said that there is only such a piece here, which is extremely well cared for, and it is a rare scenery." It's just that no one usually comes over easily, for fear of disturbing the purity of Mr. Qi in his cultivation. ”
"Bamboo Forest ......" Xue Yun muttered, and turned his head to look at Xiao Luo: "...... In fact...... "In fact, in the depths of that mountain range, the bamboo forest in the valley grows better, and it looks even older, quite reckless, far from being comparable to this bamboo that has only been transplanted for decades."
"Huh?"
"Nothing, I'll tell you later. ”
Zhou Yan nodded: "Okay, it's decided!"
Although Xiao Luo didn't speak, he also paid a little more attention on the green bamboo along the way.
Although it is different, although it is not comparable, just like Xue Yuan, the bamboo here reminds him of the bamboo forest in the mysterious valley, and the bamboo house in the depths of the bamboo forest.
The two figures.
He felt familiar, but not impressed.
I don't know if the bamboo forest in the deep valley was found by the monks who went deep into the mountains to find any spiritual treasures after they left......
It's a pity, a place like that.
Xiao Luo walked forward slowly, thinking of this, he felt a little unhappy.
That place, that bamboo forest, that bamboo house, has an unusual meaning, for those two people. They must ...... Didn't want anyone to bother.
......
Outside the gate of Mr. Qi's mansion, Chen Ting was followed by Qin Yan and Duan Wei, whom they had seen, and were greeting guests.
Su Zhen is a remote and small place, there are few monks who come and go in ordinary times, this time there are not many foreign monks who were trapped in Su Zhen due to a sudden strange epidemic, and there are even fewer people like the four of them who are together in one place, and on the way to Mr. Qi's mansion, they have only met a monk who also came to the banquet, and they have just entered the foundation to repair as they can, and they arched their hands on the road and left in a hurry, without the meaning of talking, in addition, they have never met others.
Xiao Luo has been staying in the small courtyard for the past few days and has not gone out, and Xue Yuan has only occasionally gone out to ventilate, and has only seen Chen Ting who went to visit once in the early morning of that day. However, Zhou Yan has been pulling Su Run to wander around the town to "be alone", and from time to time he went to the south of the town to inquire about the news, and met Chen Ting twice.
Chen Ting stood outside the gate, arched his hand towards the four people who came over, exchanged pleasantries, and cared about Xiao Luo's injury for a few more words, and asked Qin Yan to take them to the inner courtyard of the mansion and the place where the banquet was held.
Qin Yan didn't talk much, and after seeing them, he led the way in silence all the way, and didn't talk again.
Walking all the way in, Mr. Qi's mansion is neither as rough as the cave mansions of many Qing cultivators, nor the magnificence of the family's mansion, perhaps it has only been built for less than 50 years, and the layout here can vaguely reveal a little new, and there is no deep and simple feeling, so it is not so awe-inspiring.
After all, it was the long-term residence of high-level monks, and it was naturally very different from the ordinary houses in the town, and along the way, Xiao Luo had already noticed traces of the Spirit Gathering Array and the enchantment in several places. However, this is also normal, the place of cultivation is set up to gather spirit arrays, and the places where no one wants to be disturbed are set up enchantments, which are all things that ordinary monks will also have in their residences.
A group of four people, Zhou Yan's specialization is not in this, Su Run is not very familiar with these, the first to be keenly aware is naturally Xiao Luo, who is extremely talented in the formation, and Xue Yun can also faintly feel some of it, but most of it may be the influence of the change in spiritual power after the golden light in the mountain range, but in general, it is still not as good as Xiao Luo.
Walking on the corridor with Qin Yan, who bowed his head slightly, Xiao Luo, who had always had a flat face, suddenly paused slightly, and his gaze inadvertently slid into the distance-
In the deepest part of the mansion, there was a protective barrier that seemed to be unusual.
After only one glance, Xiao Luo quickly turned his gaze away and didn't look over there.
followed Qin Yan to the edge of the water pavilion where the banquet was held, there were already a few monks seated inside, looking at all unfamiliar faces, and when they saw them coming, they just nodded their heads and didn't communicate much.
When they arrived, they found that there were only eleven foreign monks trapped in Su Town, except for the four of them, only two of the remaining people seemed to be walking together, and the remaining five looked like they were all traveling alone, and they didn't know each other. Naturally, the four of them are all above the foundation, and it is very eye-catching.
Soon after the guests arrived, Chen Ting came from the other side after an unfamiliar monk.
This person is Mr. Qishan Huiqi.
This Mr. Qi is a young man who looks only about his early thirties, a little younger than his righteous son Chen Ting behind him, wearing a cyan gown, with some delicate dark patterns embroidered on the collar and cuffs, which is neither eye-catching nor too plain. Qishanhui's appearance is very handsome, with a soft smile on his face, he looks gentle and kind, especially under the backdrop of the somewhat rigid face of Chen Ting, the righteous son behind him, he looks even more gentle and polite, but a little like a turbid son.
The eleven monks who were invited to come were only in the late stage of foundation building, and they were all juniors for Qishanhui of Jindan Dajing, although they were trapped in Suzhen for a while because of Qishanhui's orders, and their hearts were inevitably depressed, but when they saw Qishanhui in person at this time, they still stood up respectfully and saluted.
Qi Shanhui's reaction, just like his first impression, was very friendly, and he hurriedly waved his hand to support many guests who bent over to salute out of thin air, and smiled and invited everyone to take a seat, no need to be polite.
Although Qi Shanhui's attitude is very kind, after feeling the strong and pure spiritual power that lifted him, his attitude towards him is still very respectful, and there are a few who show some admiration and yearning.
Qishan sat down in the main seat, Chen Ting behind him waved his hand, and the waiters in the mansion who had been waiting on the side stepped forward one after another to serve the dishes and wine.
Even in Qishanhui, in the remote realm of Su Town, the attendants in the mansion are just ordinary people who have not cultivated. Naturally, the attention of the invited guests at this time was not on these ordinary waiters, but mostly with some surprise and exclamation, it fell on the food and wine they served.
The dishes are full of color and aroma, and it is rare that two of them still faintly reveal a little aura, and there is a little bit of specially cultivated spiritual plants in the materials. If it is a lively place and a prosperous town next to it, these are naturally nothing, but in Su Town, a place that is already remote and has been banned for several days due to epidemics, it is really very rare. Especially the monks, who have been trapped here for a long time.
And that wine is a more surprising spirit wine than that dish. A spirit wine brewed entirely from the elixir of spiritual plants.
Although it is not the result of some superior spiritual plant, it is ...... for them to be a casual cultivator
"Recently, Su Zhen has been banned due to the epidemic, which has affected you, and I am not waiting. Due to the influence of the ban array, the spiritual power in the town is slightly disordered, I am afraid that it has already delayed your cultivation a little, and I have to apologize to you. ”
Qi Shanhui raised his wine glass and spoke, his tone was smooth and his tone was very gentle, which was quite comfortable to listen to in the ears of others.
Mr. Qi was serious. A monk who looked like a middle-aged man hurriedly lowered his head and spoke: "Banning Su Zhen is also Mr. Qi's kind and kind act, act cautiously, how can I not know? ”
Qishanhui is a monk who cultivates more than a big realm above them, and it stands to reason that they should be called "seniors", but everyone in Suzhen is used to calling Qishanhui "Mr. Qi", although the people present are all foreign monks, but they have also followed others to call "Mr. Qi" in Suzhen these days.
Qi Shan smiled back: "Being able to understand and be willing to cooperate is your generosity and reasonableness, but it is not the reason why we are so comfortable to delay you." It's just that Su Zhen has to be sealed, and it's not yet time to untie it, so he still wants to do his best to compensate. ”
"Why should Mr. Qi be so polite, we all understand. ”
"Yes, Mr. Qi, it's just a little rest, and the effort of meditating a few times is over, it's nothing. ”
"Mr. Strange......"
"Mr. Strange......"
The monks seated below scrambled to express their sincerity that they didn't mind, although their eyes lit up when they heard Qishan mention "compensation" in return.
Qi Shan raised his hand, all the voices below were a meal, and the next moment, the waiters who had come over with the food spirit wine before replaced the tray with small bags and respectfully delivered them to each of the guests sitting here.
"This ......"
"After all, it delayed the practice. Qi Shan smiled back, and raised his hand to signal that everyone could feel free: "The time to reopen Su Zhen is not far away, before this, in order to apologize, but also to make up for the delay in your cultivation progress as much as possible, these spirit stones will be given to you." ”
On the table, among everyone's tips, there was a medium-grade spirit stone and ten low-grade spirit stones.
For casual cultivation with no background and no family dependence, especially for those who are not good at cultivation and can only take the risk of being tired and traveling around looking for opportunities and materials, these in front of them are already a huge amount of "huge money", which can not only be used for trading, but also directly absorb the spiritual power in it for cultivation.
In the thank you and compliments of the monks who took the spirit stone one after another, this meal can really be regarded as a harmonious atmosphere, looking at the face of the head Qishan Hui and Chen Ting behind him, it should also be called the joy of the guests and hosts.
While everyone was rejoicing in this sudden windfall, Xue Yun was pondering Qishanhui's sentence "The time to reopen Su Town is not far away".
The epidemic is about to be solved......