February 11, 2018

Shencheng, in the early morning after the snowy night, reveals the budding of early spring everywhere.

Perhaps due to the harsh environment of Shencheng, the creatures here are always a little more vibrant than other places, and they have to bloom even under the bitter cold.

Behind the high wall, a green branch poked its head out holding a few young shoots wearing snow caps, and with the morning breeze blowing, like a welcoming little hand.

Facing a few swaggering branches, a man in black with a long figure walked quietly, his face was as white as jade, and he was not inferior to the silver wrap all over the ground, his long flowing hair was spread out, and his body rippled slightly with the pace, showing his handsomeness and extraordinary.

Even if you search all over the inner city of Shencheng, there are only a handful of people with such outstanding demeanor. When several maids saw this person, they all felt their cheeks slightly red, and they couldn't help but lower their heads.

When the man had gone far, he talked with some trepidation.

"How does the deputy city lord feel as if he has become more handsome?"

"It seems that I have changed my hairstyle, and I just glanced at it, and I didn't dare to see it too clearly."

"I had the courage to look at it twice, I don't know if I was wrong, Lord Deputy City Lord, it seems to be laughing."

"It must be a mistake, when have you ever seen the deputy city lord walking with nothing to laugh?"

"yes, but I just saw him laughing......"

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The voices of the people in the inner city have never escaped Shen Jinghai's ears.

As a top immortal cultivator in the Pai Shan Realm, his limbs and veins have been tempered by the True Yuan, and he has long been extraordinary, and his ears and eyes are beyond imagination. Even plastic surgery done by top craftsmen can't escape his fiery eyes, and how can the gossip of the next person avoid his ears and eyes?

However, at this time, Shen Jinghai was full of relaxation and excitement, and he didn't care about the short and long discussions of the miscellaneous servants.

After a while, Shen Jinghai crossed several magic circles along the path of the inner city in a row, and once again stood in front of the entrance of the City Lord's Cave Mansion. Feeling the more restless aura that lingered at the entrance, he sighed slightly.

The mood of the city lord can be seen from this half-wisp of scattered true yuan, and in the twenty years of serving the city lord, there are only a handful of such bad moods.

If it was a day ago, I was afraid that I would still be inexplicable about it, but in one day, Shen Jinghai felt that his thinking suddenly cleared up, and the fog that had shrouded him was swept away.

The next moment, Shen Jinghai was full of Zhenyuan and stepped forward.

Crackling.

A slight sound of true yuan collision resounded in his ears, and in front of him, the invisible barrier was broken by the brute force from outside, and Shen Jinghai forced himself into the cave of the city lord with the brute force of the mountain realm.

The next moment, the scenery in front of him changed, and he directly crossed the quiet narrow corridor and came to the oval-shaped dark hall.

The fluorescent crystal in the middle of the hall has been extinguished, and only three or two spectral lights remain in the entire hall, reflecting this place like a netherworld abyss. Shen Ruoshi was still sitting sideways on the throne, but in this dark hall, his figure and the throne gradually merged, looking eerie and terrifying.

"I said, I don't want you to come back."

Shen Jinghai bowed respectfully, and then defended himself: "City Lord, your order yesterday is that you must not come back until you solve the major events of your life, and now that my major events for life have been settled, I should return to my post as soon as possible." ”

The next moment, the fluorescence in the middle of the hall was actually lit, as if the city lord on the throne opened his eyes and released a fierce gaze.

Shen Jinghai calmly faced the scrutiny of this gaze, and he did not feel empty at all.

"Hey, it's really broken...... The voice on the throne was a little surprised, and then he was shocked, "Shocking the sea, you won't just find a woman to give ...... in order to deal with my words"

Shen Jinghai said: "Lord of the City, when it comes to lifelong events, how could I be so frivolous, but thanks to technological progress, the postoperative recovery speed of some major surgeries is much faster than before." ”

"What?"

Shen Jinghai smiled: "Trivial things are not enough, I have an important matter to ask for instructions when I meet the city lord today." ”

Shen Ruoshi was silent for a while, then nodded: "Say it." ”

"I want to invite the Li family's envoys, that is, Miss Qingming and her party, to attend your centennial birthday banquet as soon as possible."

"Humph!" There was a contemptuous snort from the throne.

"An invitation to a banquet? It's really a joke, the Li family did that kind of thing in Shencheng back then, and now I have to invite them to the banquet for my 100th birthday? When did the face of the Shen family become so worthless!? ”

Shen Jinghai smiled slightly: "Naturally, it is not a direct invitation. ”

The figure on the throne moved slightly, Shen Ruoshi leaned forward slightly, and asked, "Then how to do it?" ”

Shen Jinghai said: "At present, there are several plans, one of which is that I will privately send out invitations, and then let them quietly enter from the back door of the courtyard, an inconspicuous place. After entering, it will be arranged at the next table, and you will not be seated with the distinguished guests, and when the banquet is about to end, you will be passed by the lord of the castle by chance......"

City Lord Shen Ruoshi immediately questioned: "Why did I pass by their table by accident!?" ”

Shen Jinghai replied: "Of course, it is to show the image of the city lord who is sympathetic and approachable to the people. As for the conversation with the Li family during the period, it was purely accidental and not intentional. ”

Before Shen Jinghai finished speaking, he heard a crisp click, and Shen Ruoshi directly pinched off the armrest of the throne and threw it over.

"Self-deception, do you think I'm an idiot!?"

Shen Jinghai lowered his head slightly, just right to avoid the meteorite-like handrail fragments: "Lord City Lord, this plan is indeed flawed, so it is only used as an alternative, and there is another set of plans for your reference." ”

"Since there is a better one, put it at the front!"

"Yes." Shen Jinghai said, "I think I might as well take advantage of the rehearsal of tomorrow's birthday banquet to arrange a competition in the outer courtyard." ”

"Tournament?"

"It is precisely through a contest of comprehensive skills that a certain number of winners are determined to win an invitation to the birthday banquet. In previous years, during the birthday banquet of the city lord, these members of the Shen family, regardless of whether they were old or young, were directly invited. However, this year, your 100th birthday banquet is larger in scale and the number of invitees is larger, even the Zhao City Lord of Jinyu City has specially sent an embassy to come, our venue is actually a little crowded, so you might as well take out some invitations to the birthday banquet as a reward, only the best in the outer courtyard are eligible to participate in this grand event. ”

Shen Ruoshi pondered for a while: "This method is good just to motivate the disciples of the outer courtyard, but what does this have to do with light tea?" ”

"The subordinates sent Qingming and the others to the outer courtyard before, but later, although they overcame the difficulties, they walked out of the outer courtyard. But strictly speaking, after all, they can be said to be people in the outer court, and they are also qualified to participate in this competition. And with the strength shown by the Li family before, there is no doubt that the quota will be secured. ”

Shen Ruoshi snorted coldly: "Are you using the face of the disciples of the outer courtyard as a stepping stone for the Li family?" ”

Shen Jinghai said: "In the opinion of his subordinates, fair competition, there is nothing to say if the skills are not as good as others, the Shen family was like this twenty years ago, and the Shen family should still be like this twenty years later." ”

Shen Ruoshi laughed: "It's a good thing to say, fair competition, skills are not as good as others, it's not bad." It's not a bad thing to let those boys feel the shame, 20 years ago, Li Fengyun raged in Shencheng, although he swept the face of the Shen family for a while, but the next twenty years were twenty years of shame and courage in Shen Cheng, and he made rapid progress by leaps and bounds. The little ones in the outer courtyard are indeed a little too comfortable in comparison. ”

Shen Jinghai said: "The subordinates also have the same idea, although the training in the outer courtyard of the Shen family is harsh, but in terms of motivational effect, the stimulation effect of one's own family is not as good as that of external forces. ”

Shen Ruoshi pondered for a while, and then asked another question: "However, those children who lost in the competition really don't let them participate in the birthday banquet?" ”

Shen Jinghai said: "This problem is also considered by the subordinates, and the current plan is that when the disciples in the outer courtyard lose the competition, I will privately invite them to enter the small courtyard from the back door of the courtyard, in an inconspicuous place." After entering, it will be arranged at the next table, and you will not be seated with the distinguished guests, and when the banquet is about to end, you will be passed by the lord of the castle by chance......"

This kind of amazing trick made Shen Ruoshi fall into a long silence.

Just when Shen Jinghai began to feel apprehensive in his heart, the city lord in the throne spoke: "...... Frightened by the sea, I haven't seen you for a day, and your changes are really not small. ”

Shen Jinghai said sincerely: "After leaving the City Lord Cave Mansion yesterday, I was fortunate to encounter an opportunity that made me suddenly enlightened about many things. In the past, I was too obsessed with some unnecessary superficial factors, but now I know how to deeply understand the essence of things and grasp the main points. So both the way of thinking and the way of doing things have changed. ”

Shen Ruoshi was silent for a long time again, and finally, Youyou spoke: "Then cherish your opportunity." This kind of opportunity is probably only once in a person's life. ”

Shen Jinghai said seriously: "My subordinates will definitely cherish this fate." ”

"Let's go down then."

And when Shen Jinghai was about to leave the hall, the voice of the city lord came from the throne again.

"This is my congratulatory gift, take it."

Shen Jinghai looked at a book that suddenly appeared in his hand in surprise.

"My subordinates are grateful!"