February 24, 2018

The inner city of Shencheng, the deputy city lord's mansion.

In the courtyard that had always been cold, there was a lot of hustle and bustle at this time, and the servants were in a hurry, like marching ants, and they were scattered in all corners of the Vice-Lord's Mansion in an orderly manner, or they were busy adding festive decorations to this elegant courtyard, or they were helping the various chefs in the kitchen to cook the evening feast.

Shenjian Tower, Xuanyuan Tower, Kaishan Tower...... Almost all the chefs of the top restaurants in Shencheng were present, clustered in the slightly small kitchen, and the top ingredients from Tiannan and Haibei gathered like flowing water: the spices of Jinyu City and Liantian City, the deep-sea seafood of the Netherworld, the animal meat of Feiyan Mountain and even the Tianlan fruit of Tiangong City, a series of rare treasures were dazzling, and then processed and cooked by various wonderful hands, and they were turned into delicacies that are rare in the world.

And the elegant courtyard also changed its appearance little by little with the wriggling of the marching ants, and soon took off its plain makeup, becoming purple and red, delicate and delicate, which made people feel heartbeat at the sight of it in the cold winter, as if it was directly warmed to the heart by a warm current.

The scene in the Vice-City Lord's Mansion was chaotic and orderly, and each servant was like a highly trained soldier, working diligently in their respective posts to maintain the efficient operation of the entire system.

In order to organize the 100th birthday banquet of the city lord, Shen Jinghai has been training a team of servants with excellent combat effectiveness since 1 year ago, and now in only a few days away from the birthday banquet, the strength of this team has been fully demonstrated, in just half a day, a small banquet hall has been arranged in an orderly manner, with high work efficiency and good quality, even the shopkeepers of several top restaurants that often host banquets are ashamed to see.

In the evening, the venue was all arranged, and the servants lined up at the door in an orderly manner to wait for the arrival of the VIPs.

In the past 20 years, Shen Jinghai has mostly shown people in such an image, but the people close to him know that Shen Jinghai, who was standing in front of the door to greet the distinguished guests at this time, was already nervous and entered a state of battle. This small banquet held in the Deputy City Lord's Mansion seemed to him to be the City Lord's 100th birthday banquet.

The first guests to arrive were the Shen family, and Shen Feihong, the successor handpicked by the city lord, walked at the front of the team, his huge body covering the team behind him, but he could vaguely see Shen Qi, Shen Wuyong and other elite figures in the outer courtyard.

It's just that in stark contrast to the celebratory scene of the smiling servants in front of the deputy city lord's mansion, the people in the outer courtyard are like mourning soldiers fighting against the water, all with generous and heroic expressions hanging on the ruins and sinking boats together, and every step is as if they have their own background music.

When Shen Jinghai saw this situation, his eyebrows jumped slightly involuntarily, and the blood vessels near his temples also swelled.

These little guys, there is really a lot of inner drama.

Of course, from their point of view, this small banquet personally ordered by the deputy city lord was indeed a little suspicious. On the surface, it is claimed that it is to have a friendship between the three families of Shen, Zhao and Li, but the young people of the Shen and Li families have not been able to have a friendship in the past month? After several friendships, especially after the racing competition, the elites of the Shen family's outer courtyard were all formed into a mourning army. This time, he actually brought the Zhao family to watch together, could it be that he wanted people to put them to death and come back to life, and explode the power beyond the limit in the limit?

Shen Jinghai really wanted to tell them, you guys are thinking too much! It's not you at all the protagonists of tonight! Holding a banquet in the name of the Shen family, but only connecting the Li and Zhao families, is really nondescript, so pull you to make up a few to support the scene, after the banquet starts, you just eat and drink, but don't make any more than one famous hall!

It's a pity that of course he couldn't say these words, so Shen Jinghai could only glance at them with his usual indifferent eyes, hoping to use this casual and understated attitude to make them realize that their role tonight was just a supporting role or even a trick.

Shen Feihong and the others naturally saw Shen Jinghai's gaze, and although the contemptuous gaze hidden behind the lenses was hidden, it was also straightforward.

In an instant, there was an uproar in the hearts of the young people, and gossip came from the secret channel.

"What do you mean by the deputy city lord? Look down on us? ”

"Obviously, right? In the outer courtyard race, 4 of the top five are from the Li family, and there is also a place that is clearly made by them by deliberately selling the fat man...... With such achievements, how can people look up to us? ”

"The race is clearly a cheating trick by the Li family, how can it count!?"

"No one is stopping us from cheating, we also got the exam questions in advance, why can't we think of a way for the spirit stone to explode? The brain hole is not as good as others, and it is a loss in the end. What's more, if racing doesn't count, the previous competition between Li Wanqing and Brother Feihong and Brother Shen Qi will always count, right? We people from the outer courtyard, our performance during this period of time is indeed not worthy of the family's expectations of us, so it is not unusual for the deputy city lord to have such a contemptuous gaze today......"

"Damn, what should I do? Do you really want to be a foil for outsiders at your home turf? ”

"Of course you can't admit defeat, do you remember what the city lord said, the Shen family can lose, they can afford to lose, and if they don't stay, they can be regarded as the Shen family! Although we have lost two games before, and we may lose a third game today, as long as we continue to move forward, persevere, and not be burdened by fame, we will not truly live up to the expectations of our family. ”

"Well said, what if you lose, what if your skills are not as good as others? The Shen family stands up to the sky and is fearless, at today's banquet, I will challenge the Li family and the Zhao family to learn their methods! ”

"Good! I also want to challenge them, even if I can't fight, I will stand and die, and I will definitely not dishonor the prestige of the Shen family! ”

Listening to the impassioned enthusiasm of the young people in the secret channel, the corners of Shen Jinghai's mouth began to twitch.

You bunnies, get back to me now!

——

Of course, the Shen family can't roll, the three families are friendly, and they operate it with great fanfare, but none of the family members at home have arrived...... This banquet falls in the eyes of outsiders, I am afraid that it is a standard Hongmen banquet. So although Shen Jinghai was really full of pain, he still let the elite of the outer courtyard enter the venue.

The next one to arrive was the Zhao family.

The team is quite streamlined, led by Zhao Jincheng, there are only 4 young people in total, and the rest have two bodyguards who work part-time as guide dogs. And in this group of people, only Zhao Jincheng is the protagonist, and the other three young people, the eldest is 18 years old, and the younger is only 12 years old, and they are not the core members of the Jinyu Zhao family, and the immortal cultivation is even more shallow. It was just that the family members of the envoy who came to Shencheng with the envoy group were temporarily pulled in to make up the number at this time.

In fact, most of the teams that participated in Shen Ruoshi's birthday banquet on behalf of the family forces were led by elders who held core positions as a sign of respect. Only Jin Yucheng, who has always been arrogant and uninhibited, would let a young man like Zhao Jincheng lead the team - but then again, as the younger brother of the Golden Jade City Lord, it is not impossible to have a relationship with the Shen City Lord on an equal footing, in the eyes of the Jin Yu people.

After welcoming the Zhao family's team into the venue, Shen Jinghai looked at the door with some unease, and saw that the guide dog was desperately pulling Zhao Jincheng, who was turning straight in the direction of the toilet, back.

Shen Jinghai was suddenly a little uneasy, and he always felt that tonight's banquet might not go so smoothly.

——

It wasn't until half an hour later that Shen Jinghai reluctantly discovered that things were not going well, and I was afraid that it was still above expectations.

At this time, the banquet had officially started for more than ten minutes, but the Li family and his party didn't even have half a shadow! Based on Shen Jinghai's understanding of them, although the Li family is despicable, shameless, insidious and indecent, at least they are considered famous families in Xiangzhou, and they still understand the truth that they should not be late for the banquet.

Something must have happened.

As a professional conference team, among the servants of the Deputy City Lord's Mansion, some people had already taken the initiative to go to the Divine Sword Tower to check the situation, and they sent a message after a short time.

Good news and bad news.

The good news is that at tonight's banquet, Wang Jiu, the sharp-faced ugly man who was spurned by the city lord, can't come, and he has to stay in the restaurant to take care of the sick.

The bad news is that the patient is Shen Qingming.

"What did you say!? Shen Qingming suddenly fell ill and was bedridden!? ”

Shen Jinghai stood in front of the deputy city lord's mansion, listening to the news of his subordinates coming back, and felt that the whole world was a little spinning.

However, as the right-hand man of the city lord, Shen Jinghai gritted his teeth and insisted on dizziness and continued to think.

Although the current situation is bad, it is not impossible to take advantage of it, such as ...... Find a way to instigate Zhao Jincheng to visit the Shenjian Tower, send care to the woman when she is the weakest, and win the favor of the beauty in one fell swoop?

Just thinking of this, Shen Jinghai suddenly saw a group of people in front of him hurrying over.

At the head of the group is a woman with a slender figure, and her gorgeous dress looks like a star in the night.

It was one of the culprits who turned the elite of the Shen family's outer courtyard into mourning soldiers, Li Wanqing. Behind him, Li Chaolu, who was also dressed beautifully, followed slightly shyly.

When he spoke, the Li family was actually there!? And looking at this dress, Shen Qingming's sudden illness doesn't seem to affect their heart of fun at all!

Shen Jinghai simply admired this kind of friendship, and couldn't help asking: "Shen Qingming is not ......"

"Oh, she's being tamped for in her room, and she's happier than healthy, so we can't bother us, so we've come here to eat and drink."

Hearing the words such as gentle care and happiness is better than when you are healthy, Shen Jinghai suddenly thought of several plots in Cai'er's collection of books.

Lonely men and widows, sick and lonely, dry wood and fire, babies crying......

This series of imaginations was postponed, and Shen Jinghai almost broke out in a cold sweat, so Lian Angnian asked, "Do you need us to go and condole?" ”

Li Wanqing suddenly looked at Shen Jinghai with a mentally retarded look, and asked rhetorically: "What condolences?" Ask them if they want sesame oil? ”

"What sesame oil?" After all, Shen Jinghai, who didn't read the book deep enough, was a little inexplicable.

"Anyway, those two people don't need to be disturbed by outsiders now, so don't get in the way. By the way, how long are we going to stand at the door, I can smell the rice, it can't be for us to smell here all night, right? ”

When Shen Jinghai gave way to the entrance and sent Li Wanqing and Li Chaolu into the venue, there would still be some inexplicability in his mind.

What happened to sesame oil?