March 2, 2018

In the blink of an eye, it was the 100th birthday of the city lord of Shencheng, and on this day, the whole city of Shencheng fell into a carnival-like celebration.

Early in the morning, ceremonial flowers will be vacated in the sky, and together with the morning light, the bright light will be sprinkled all over the city, reflecting the whole city is extraordinarily gorgeous. And the people of Shencheng have also begun to sing and dance with wine since early in the morning, making this festive atmosphere even more hot.

For most people in Shencheng, the city lord's birthday is worth celebrating, because the city lord Shen Ruoshi is really a rare and excellent leader.

According to the public opinion support rate of the leaders of several major cities in Xiangzhou announced by Lian Tiancheng, Shen Ruoshi's ranking has always been in the top three, second only to the supreme Holy Sect Sect Leader and the amazing Golden Jade City Lord.

Unlike other cities, Shencheng's public support does not need to be too complicated. There is no need to let the economy take off and the people to be rich during his tenure, nor do he need to create any image of being close to the people, let alone painting cakes and talking about feelings with lotus flowers, and inciting others to follow and support him.

There is only one reason why the people of Shencheng support a leader: they are extremely strong.

For the martial and aggressive people of Shencheng, a city lord who fights all over the world is far more attractive than a city lord who is honest and fair.

At the age of 18, he won the championship of the Shencheng Competition, and the following year he went to Liantian City, where he won the first crown in the world. And from that time on, the whole of Shen Cheng coincidentally regarded him as the next city lord candidate. In the following decades, although Shen Ruoshi never surpassed the limits of his predecessors and reached the true number one in the world, he never fell out of the top ten in any immortal cultivator rankings. And when he broke through the bottleneck of the mountain realm and entered the inverted sea realm, he was one of the top five seats in the world.

Such a leader is simply in line with the aesthetics of the people of Shencheng, so Shen Ruoshi's 100th birthday has also been wholeheartedly supported by the people of Shencheng.

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In the hustle and bustle of gongs and drums, in front of the Excalibur Tower, a flying shuttle slowly descended, and several gold-armored soldiers walked out of the shuttle, which instantly attracted the attention of countless people.

In Shencheng, only the guards of the City Lord's Mansion will wear such a stylish armor, these armors, the value of any set of armor is comparable to all the belongings of some small sects, and compared to armor, the training cost of guards wearing armor is actually several times higher.

These Castle Lord's Mansion guards don't usually move around easily, so every action means that something big will happen.

There are as many as 10 golden-armored guards walking down from this shuttle, and according to Shen Cheng's practice in previous years, I am afraid that some important members of the family have defected, and the movement is nothing more than that.

However, after a while, people didn't see the expected thunder and earth, let alone wait for the aftermath to sweep through most of the immortal battle in Shen City, and the 10 golden-armored guards were just the guards who came to welcome the distinguished guests to the banquet.

This kind of specification made the onlookers feel even more incredible.

Up and down Shen City, who else is worthy of the City Lord's Mansion to use such a high standard to greet him? The 10 golden-armored guards served as escorts, which was not much more than the presence of the Holy Sect Master.

In the midst of people's discussions, the Li family and his party of 5 people, under the protection of the golden armor guards, stepped on the shuttle, and then shuttled with the flash, and came to the inner city of Shencheng, in front of the city lord's mansion.

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After many days of preparation, the City Lord's Mansion has been arranged like a fairyland on earth. As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a dazzling treasure, two crystal clear jewel armors standing on the left and right, one holding a wine bottle, the other holding a huge roasted beast leg, and his face is full of happiness and bright smiles.

In the eyes of the people of Shencheng, there is wine and meat, it is a good feast, Shencheng in the period of opening up the wasteland, full of thorns, life was once very difficult. Even the high-level monks of the Shen family often fell on the battlefield, running out of ammunition and food, and were hungry. And even if there is a big victory, but after the war, in addition to the mountains of spirit corpses, there is no other trophy, and it will be nerve-wracking to hold a celebration banquet - the corpses of spirit monsters are usually highly poisonous, and they are born by collecting the aura of heaven and earth, and they do not produce themselves, so naturally there is nothing to scavenge.

It was also from that time that the way of eating and drinking of the people of Shencheng was full of the indescribable pride of outsiders, with wine and meat, even if it was bad wine and firewood meat, it was enough to stimulate the passion of the carnival for the people of Shencheng. It was not until hundreds of years later, when material abundance was truly abundant, that the saying of not getting tired of eating gradually became popular.

But no matter how rich Shen Cheng's material resources are, the Shen family holds a big banquet, and the entrance of the banquet is always placed with these two jewel armors as gatekeepers, which is not only an inseparable traditional culture, but also means that the Shen family does not forget its original intention.

When they saw the Li family and his party, the two battle armors suddenly twisted their bodies and smiled. The armor on the left held the wine bottle in both hands, and the one on the right used his waist knife to cut a large piece of tender meat from the animal's leg and handed it over at the same time.

Shen Qingming, who was walking in the front, was a little at a loss: "This is?" ”

"Please accept it, this is the etiquette of the Shen family when welcoming the most distinguished guests." One of the golden-armored guards leading the way explained.

Before Shen Qingming came to Shencheng, he had made up for Shencheng culture, of course, he knew that this was hospitality etiquette, but ...... This gift is also too heavy.

At the same time, the guests who arrived first in the venue were also surprised to see the movements of the battle armor at the door.

The guard was right, this was indeed the etiquette of the Shen family when greeting guests, but during the entire banquet, the jewel armor would only toast and give meat to one guest, and that must be the guest with the highest status in the audience, or the most respected by the host.

The liquor in the bottle is the ancestral liquor brewed 1,800 years ago, and it is the first batch of spirits brewed by the people of Shencheng after a bloody victory, and it has a unique historical value. After a long period of precipitation, there is not much left of this batch of ancestral wine, and the value of this cup of ancestral wine is difficult to measure with money.

The tender meat on the legs of the beast is also of extraordinary value, although it does not have a history of 1800 years, but it must be the meat of the fiercest beast with the strongest physique and the most ferocious temperament harvested by the people of Shencheng when hunting around in recent years.

This glass of wine and a piece of meat are all priceless treasures, and it is a great honor to be recognized by the master of Shencheng to obtain treasures. However, as the saying goes, there is no shortage but unevenness, and if someone gets this honor, it means that others can't get it, which will inevitably breed conflicts.

Today's city lord's 100th birthday banquet, there are countless big people present to celebrate his birthday, except for the seven great families who only sent representatives to come, and a considerable part of the second-level Xiuxian family sects came in person. So before that, people thought that no one would enjoy this honor at today's banquet, but they didn't expect it to be won by a little girl from the Qingyun Li family!

However, after a moment of consternation, the guests retreated from the consternation on their faces, and changed their faces into enthusiastic faces, greeting Shen Qingming and the others, without the slightest shame of being wronged.

If Shen Qingming was just an ordinary girl in the Wind Rising Realm, this wine and meat would indeed make other guests feel that they had been neglected. Even the championship title of Qingyun Dabi can't afford this glass of wine. But the representative of the Qingyun Li family, the granddaughter of the city lord Shen Ruoshi...... These titles are very different, especially considering the recent rumors circulating in Shen City: the city lord Shen Ruoshi is about to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Qingyun Li family, and the hatred of the past 20 years is about to be resolved. Then, the Shen family's gift of wine and meat to Shen Qingming in full view of everyone may be a strong statement made by the city lord Shen Ruoshi himself.

With this in mind, this girl who is less than 15 years old can indeed afford a glass of ancestral wine.

It's just that as a party, Shen Qingming subconsciously felt that the weight of this glass of wine was a little wrong.

Although I don't know what the problem is, this meeting gift is too grand...... and the grand pomp and circumstance of the 10 gold-armored guards accompanying them before, all of which made people feel faintly uneasy.

"Ah Jiu, what should I do?"

Subconsciously, Shen Qingming chose to ask for help from the most trusted person for the first time.

However, without waiting for Wang Jiu to answer, a waiter walked up to Wang Jiu quickly and said respectfully, "Mr. Wang Jiu?" You and Li Xinyu's seats are on the second floor, please come with me. ”

Shen Qingming held the wine and meat, and was shocked when he heard this: "Isn't Wang Jiu with us?" ”

The waiter showed an apologetic expression: "Yes, the seats of several distinguished guests are arranged in different positions, there are too many guests visiting today's banquet, and there may be some inconvenience in the seating arrangement, and I hope that several distinguished guests can understand." ”

Shen Qingming looked at Wang Jiu a little dazedly, and then at Li Wanqing and the others, and there was always an indescribable anxiety in her heart.

Objectively speaking, there is no problem with this kind of banquet arrangement, among their group, the real protagonist is only Shen Qingming, and the rest such as Wang Jiu are just team leaders, Li Wanqing, Li Chaolu and others are just entourage, in the eyes of the banquet organizers, of course, the status is different.

Therefore, except for Shen Qingming, who should be seated, the rest of the people can only be arranged elsewhere.

It is even said that such an arrangement is more advantageous. Because this means that the Shen family treats them as the Li family's envoys, rather than the winners of the race in the outer court. They traveled thousands of miles from Qingyun City to Shencheng, not to step on the outer courtyard, but to repair the relationship between the two families. To be entertained as an envoy is to be in the right place.

But why do you always feel that things are not so simple?

Seeing Shen Qingming's hesitation, the waiter was not reluctant, and said with a smile: "There is still some time before the banquet starts, and before you are officially seated, you can walk around the lobby at will, and when the banquet begins, I will pick up Mr. Wang Jiu upstairs." ”

Shen Qingming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's talk about it then." ”