Chapter 392: The Distinction is Clear
readx;? Early in the morning, the Southwest Chamber of Commerce began to get busy, all the disciples came and went to prepare for the noon banquet, the Southwest Chamber of Commerce in the courtyard of the large feast, in the middle is a huge round table that can accommodate twenty-four people, and the surrounding is full of small tables that can accommodate about ten people, these small tables are for the entourage and guards brought by the city lords, the so-called visitors are guests, these are the minimum etiquette. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
From the dawn of the day to the three poles of the sun, the disciples in the Southwest Chamber of Commerce were not idle, the door of the house was wide open to welcome all the guests and friends, and Lu Jun was on behalf of Lu Yifan personally led people to stand outside the gate waiting for the city lords, the back kitchen was busy from the early morning, the wine and food were put on the wine table early, and the entire Southwest Chamber of Commerce was filled with a lively atmosphere for a while, and the aroma of wine and vegetables was all over the sky, which made people smell and couldn't help but sigh.
Today, Lu Yifan is wearing a snow-white robe, the two dragons and pearls embroidered on his chest are lifelike, and the inner lining of the cuffs is embroidered with dragon brocade, looking handsome and dignified. Through his dress, it is not difficult to see how much Lu Yifan attaches importance to this banquet today.
Han Ling'er, who was wearing a purple skirt, stood slim beside Lu Yifan, and her curvaceous posture was vividly expressed in the purple skirt, with light makeup and light halo to show a touch of coquettishness, willow eyebrows and apricot eyes were bright and spirited, and her skin was delicate and fair. The peach cheeks blushed with a smile, and the breath was like a blue and intoxicated lips. Today's Han Ling'er is full of a clear spirit, and her gestures are gentle and tactful, and she can't help but attract people's eyes to that station, and the beauty is incomprehensible.
Today's Han Linger no longer regards herself as the former eldest lady of the Han family, but reappears in front of the world as Lu Yifan's wife.
Liu Sandao wandered back and forth between the gate and the courtyard, with a look of impatience on his face, and then looked up at the scorching sun, and couldn't help but complain: "Seeing that it is almost noon, why is the city lord of the fourteen cities in the southwest less than one?
"Probably not, right?" Ji Yuan frowned and analyzed, "If they change their hexagrams, at least they have to send someone to talk to us, we can't just change without saying a word!"
Hearing the conversation between Liu Sandao and Ji Yuan, Lu Yifan couldn't help but glance up at the clear sky slightly, and said lightly: "Don't worry, wait!" After that, he got up and paced around the banquet full of courtyards, his steps were slow and heavy, as if he was thinking about something.
Although Lu Yifan was silent, Liu Sandao and the others were anxious, this hour was not yet enough, at least in terms of politeness.
"Yifan...... Yifan ......"
Just as Lu Yifan was pacing back and forth around the empty courtyard, a hurried shout suddenly came in from outside the mansion gate, and then I saw Lu Wencai, who was sweating profusely, rushing in at a trot, and Lu Jun and the others, who were originally waiting outside the mansion gate, also hurriedly followed in with a puzzled expression.
"Wencai, what's wrong?" Lu Yifan stopped and looked at Lu Wencai with a puzzled face.
"Yifan, let's not wait!" Lu Wencai said breathlessly, "The city lord of the Fourteen Cities in the Southwest...... They're not coming......"
"What are you talking about?" As soon as Lu Wencai's voice fell, Ji Yuan suddenly rushed in front of Lu Wencai, and asked with a solemn face, "Why do you say that?" You must know that the matter of notifying the Fourteen Cities in the Southwest was explained by Lu Yifan to Ji Yuan to do, so when he learned that things had changed, Ji Yuan was the most anxious.
Lu Wencai hurriedly wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeves, and said breathlessly: "I took someone to the Western Emperor's Mansion just now...... Those city lords have all gone to the emperor's banquet......"
"What?" This time it was not only Ji Yuan who was angered, but also Liu Sandao, Xie Yun and others, none of the people present who heard this changed their faces, only Lu Yifan always frowned and thought about something repeatedly.
"His grandmother's, we have worked hard here to prepare several tables of good wine and food, but none of them came?" Liu Meng shouted angrily, "I think these city lords are just shameless, and they all think they have lived too long......"
"Then what should we do with these banquets we have prepared?" Luo Xiu looked at the wine and food in the courtyard with a blank face, and there was an indescribable loneliness in his expression, "It's a shame that they swore to us at the beginning, but they were all lying to us, and in the end, they are still willing to be lackeys for the emperor!"
Everyone in the Southwest Chamber of Commerce shouted and scolded one after another, and none of the fourteen city lords in the southwest were spared by them.
"Huang Xuan is here?" Lu Yifan suddenly changed his words and asked loudly.
"It's here!" Lu Wencai nodded in response, "Not only Huang Xuan, but also the two elders of the Imperial Sect, Du Qian and Xiong Ying, as well as several Dharma protectors, are here, and the Yuan Wu I saw last time is also here!"
Liu Sandao couldn't help but sneer: "Huangzong is clearly fighting against us, and Huang Xuan is demonstrating to us!"
"Yifan, what should we do now?" asked Ji Yuan.
Lu Yifan's face was gloomy and he looked around at the banquet that had been carefully prepared for a long time, and under the attention of everyone in the courtyard, Lu Yifan took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Now follow me to the Western Emperor's Mansion!"
"Good!"
As soon as Lu Yifan's words came out, Liu Sandao and the others let out an excited cheer, and then hurriedly threw away the cups, saucers, and wine jars in their hands, and after each found the sword, they gathered around Lu Yifan again. At this moment, the four elders and the twelve major principals of the Southwest Chamber of Commerce were all present, plus a group of disciples, and more than 100 people gathered in the courtyard, all of them looked quite impressive with a cruel smile on their faces.
"Yifan!" Han Ling'er reached out and grabbed Lu Yifan's arm with worried eyes, but when she saw Lu Yifan's resentful and indifferent eyes, the words that had already reached her lips suddenly changed her words, "I'll go with you!"
As soon as Han Ling'er said this, the corners of Lu Yifan's mouth suddenly raised a grateful smile, in front of everyone, Lu Yifan actually reached out and took Han Linger's delicate body into his arms, and then gently pressed his lips to the side of Han Linger's ear, and said softly: "Thank you, Ling'er!"
Han Ling'er, who was a little cramped, gradually softened her surprised face after hearing Lu Yifan's words, and then a coquettish smile appeared on her face, she reached out and gently stroked Lu Yifan's sturdy back, and said softly: "No matter what my husband wants to do, I, as a lady, will fully support it without hesitation!
Han Ling'er's words made Lu Yifan hug her a little tighter again, but unconsciously, her eyes were slightly red. Then Lu Yifan held Han Ling'er's hand tightly and strode towards the gate.
"Brothers, follow, let's follow Lu Gongzi to the West Emperor's Mansion to smash the emperor's field!" Yin Xi, whose injuries had eased, did not fall, only to see him wave his hand excitedly, and then he carried a knife and led people to follow the pace of Liu Sandao and the others to catch up.
Lu Yifan personally took hundreds of brothers with swords in hand, and the group left the Southwest Chamber of Commerce in a mighty manner, and walked through the streets and alleys of the Western Imperial City violently, and everywhere they passed, all the people closed their doors and windows, and even the street vendors and pedestrians avoided the root of the wall, looking at this group of fierce and vicious people with timid faces, and no one dared to stop its edge.
In this way, everyone from the Southwest Chamber of Commerce went straight to the West Emperor's Mansion!
Liu Sandao seemed to be very happy, only to see him carrying a long knife and following behind Lu Yifan, with a bloodthirsty smile on his face all the time, and perhaps because he was so excited that his swaying body was about to twist up, which made Yin Xi, Liu Meng and others who were following Liu Sandao all feel a burst of blood boiling, and even the hand holding the knife couldn't help but clench a little tighter again.
"I still remember the last time I had such a scene, it was when I was at the Holy Soul Academy!" Chu Ding Weng laughed loudly, "This feeling of being so powerful is really a long time coming!"
"Haha...... Then do you want to compare them later?Trumen Master?" Qin Qingyu asked with great interest.
"Compared to what?" Chu Ding asked with a raised brow, puzzled.
"What else can it be compared to?" Mo Bai replied with a sneer, "Of course, there are more opponents than anyone else!"
"Then you must count me in!" Jiang Yi interjected while playing with the short knife, "The loser comes back and invites everyone to drink!"
"Okay!" As soon as Jiang Yi's proposal came out, it was immediately approved by everyone.
"Oh my God, what kind of people are these? How can they bet on this kind of thing!" Han Ling'er said with a slight frown, and she didn't forget to remind her in a whisper, "Yifan, don't kill innocents in vain for a while!"
"Don't worry, I know in my heart, I won't let them mess around!" Lu Yifan laughed softly without looking back, "I just want to ask those city lords in person, what does this rebellion mean!"
After saying that, Lu Yifan's feet accelerated his pace again, and the people behind him also sped up.
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In the West Emperor's Mansion, there was a lot of noise and excitement.
Pang He personally arranged dozens of large and small tables, in addition to the large table of more than 20 people placed in the front, there were dozens of small tables densely placed below, at this moment, whether it was a large table or a small table, it was full, and there was no vacant seat.
The fourteen city lords sat at the big table with Huang Xuan, Du Qian, Xiong Ying, and several imperial protectors, while the guards of the city lords and the disciples of the imperial sect sat below, and everyone pushed cups and changed lamps, and toasted each other, which was a peaceful and lively scene.
The fourteen city lords even got up and toasted Huang Xuan repeatedly, almost everyone's faces were full of flattering smiles, in front of Huang Xuan, these city lords who were usually pampered and high-ranking were like dogs, nodding and bowing to the knees.
"Drink too!"
Huang Xuan took Pang He's toast while raising his glass to signal everyone to drink together, Huang Xuan said that who dared to disobey the people present, one by one hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, and raised their wine glasses to salute Huang Xuan.
"Sect Master Huang should be strong, I really envy me and wait!haha......" Wei Ting, the lord of Buling City, complimented vigorously, "In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will have to ask Sect Master Huang for more health preservation techniques!"
"Not bad, not bad!" the other city lord hurriedly echoed when he heard this, "Only by following Sect Master Huang loyally can you live a long life of 100 years and a thousand years!" Haha......
"Well said, well said!" As soon as these words came out, there was another hypocritical compliment on the wine table.
"As if you can abandon the Southwest Chamber of Commerce today, but not my imperial sect, the old man is really grateful!" Huang Xuan chuckled lightly, and said in words, "I know that you have been forced to be helpless in the past. Don't worry!The old man will not pursue it again, some of the disciples of the Imperial Sect were ignorant before, if they said anything inappropriate to you, the old man will accompany you here first!" Huang Xuan picked up his wine glass, saluted the city lords at the table, and then drank it all.
"Oh! I don't dare to be! I don't dare to be!"
Seeing Huang Xuan toasting in person, these city lords were immediately flattered, and they couldn't wait to pick up their wine glasses one by one, and there was even a city lord who was so hurried that he casually knocked over a few dishes, but everyone just laughed at this, and they all filled their glasses, and after drinking, they also buckled their glasses to Huang Xuan to show their sincerity.
"Hey!" Huang Xuan suddenly changed his words, and then casually asked Elder Du Qian beside him, "What happened to the Emperor's tribute last month?"
As soon as Huang Xuan's words came out, the fourteen city lords all felt sweat on their foreheads, and they all turned their nervous eyes on Du Qian.
"Back to the sect master, I haven't received it yet!" Du Qian replied truthfully, and as soon as he said this, all the city lords present were even more frightened, and their bodies trembled immediately, and they all looked aggrieved and almost cried.
"Oh!" Huang Xuan agreed lightly and continued, "Then don't accept it! In the future, it will also be changed from the first payment in January to the first payment in March, and everyone here will have something to eat.
"Yes!" Du Qian agreed very cooperatively.
"Oh, Sect Master Huang is the living Buddha of the world!" Wei Ting couldn't help but praise loudly, "It's simply a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering, it was originally our fault, your old man not only embarrassed us, but also relaxed the payment of tribute silver, which really makes me wait for what to say, it really makes me grateful......" Saying that, he wiped away his tears in a hurry, as if he was really moved to cry.
Wei Ting's wistful posture couldn't help but be disgusting, but Huang Xuan was quite useful, he just chuckled and nodded, and seeing that Huang Xuan was satisfied, the other city lords also slapped their horses unscrupulously, which made Yuan Wu, who was sitting at the table, sneer.
"See, this group of people is the ministers of the Emperor!" Xiong Ying sneered and whispered to Yuan Wu, "The Emperor has such a group of courtiers, do you say that he can control this huge holy domain?
"Hmph!" Yuan Wu snorted undeniably, and then drank to himself.
"In the future, with Sect Master Huang supporting us, we will no longer have to be threatened by those juniors who don't know whether to live or die!" Wei Ting pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, "Those juniors who don't know whether they are alive or dead, they dare to go against Sect Master Huang, it is simply self-defeating! If it weren't for their sincere begging for my sake that day, how could I relented and agreed to lend them so much money......"
"Is it, old boy, I remember when you were trampled under your feet and cried like a mourning dog, you didn't say that!"
"Bang!"
Before Wei Ting's words fell, he only heard a voice full of banter suddenly sounded from outside the mansion gate, and then before Pang He could get up and ask what was going on, a loud bang came, and at the same time, the two huge mansion doors were directly kicked away, and the two gates actually broke free from the shackles of the door shaft, and with a burst of breaking through the air, they slammed into the dozens of wine tables in the courtyard!
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