"The competition is over, presumably Liu Xiaoyou hasn't eaten today, and come with me" Li Junce turned around and walked outside the martial arts arena.

Lin Manliu nodded at Ning Ke and Qiao Yunnian behind him, and then walked in the direction where Li Junce was going, followed by Ning Ke and Qiao Yunnian.

It didn't take long to walk past some of the residential houses in the Sword Casting Peak, and came to a house the size of the Sword Pavilion that I had seen before, and heard Qiao Yunnian mention on the way that this place was the hall where the guests in the Sword Casting Peak were entertained.

When Li Junce walked up to the steps of the hall gate, he turned his head to look at Lin Manliu, who still had the kind elder smile on his face, and then he stepped in first.

"Lin... Brother Liu must be careful with his words in the future, this old fox is very bad," Qiao Yunnian opened his mouth and reminded.

"Yun Nian, don't worry, I will pay attention, if you don't go back first, this Li will definitely ask me to mention something after worshipping" Lin Manliu said in response.

"I'm going with Brother Liu, with me here, he shouldn't dare to be presumptuous..."Qiao Yunnian immediately spoke.

"If you stay here, he will be suspicious, go back first, and when I have something to do, I will go back to look for you" Lin Manliu rubbed Qiao Yunnian's head, and said with a smile to the young man who was younger than himself.

"Well... Brother Liu be more careful" Qiao Yunnian drooped his head, and walked towards the way he came, and before he took a few steps far, he was about to turn his head to look at Lin Manliu, until he reached the end of the alley, and he had already looked back at this Brother Liu several times.

Lin Manliu and Ning Ke stood in front of the steps of the hall, watching Qiao Yunnian leave step by step until he disappeared at the end of the street.

The short-shirted young man took a deep breath, looked at Ning Ke beside him, and said loudly: "Such a Hongmen banquet, is Brother Ning willing to go?" ”。

Ning Ke opened the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile: "When you sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman!" ”。 After Lin Manliu heard Ning Ke's reply, he also laughed, and then the two of them turned around and walked up the steps of the hall together.

After entering the living room of the Sword Casting Summit, as soon as he walked through the screen, he saw that Li Junce, along with the elders and deacons, had already taken the seat, and there were still five or six empty seats, namely the main seat and the right side seat, as well as a few last seats near the screen.

"Liu Xiaoyou is here, hurry up and take a seat, hurry up and take a seat" Li Junce was the first to speak, with a smile on his face.

Lin Manliu and Ning Ke took their seats directly at the last seat, Li Junce waited for the two of them to take their seats, and knocked lightly on the table, and Deacon Wu, who was close to the short-shirted boy and the poor scholar, hurriedly got up and clapped his hands several times, and then after the screen, several people walked out, all holding all kinds of dishes in their hands.

It was the subordinates in the Sword Casting Peak who began to enter in an orderly manner, and put the dishes and wine in their hands on the table, Lin Manliu looked at these dishes that were constantly on the table, he basically had never seen them, and when he was young, he never thought that he would sit in such a position, and when he saw so many meals, he swallowed his saliva in great shame.

Ning Ke naturally felt the strangeness of the young man beside Lin Manliu, and there was a look of disgust on her face, she secretly cursed the short-shirted young man next to her in her heart, the majesty of the previous martial arts performance, this will just sit on the table, and he hasn't started to eat yet, just like this, and he is not afraid of being laughed at... But thinking about it, Ning Ke suddenly remembered the past he told himself last night when Lin Manliu helped him re-bandage... Maybe the young man in front of him is like him like this, whether he is struggling to resist those mysterious soldiers in the mountains and forests, or he is meaningful in today's martial arts arena, he is not like him... After all the dishes were served, Lin Manliu reacted to his situation and actions, scratching his head a little embarrassedly, Ning Ke immediately kicked the short-shirted boy and reminded Lin Manliu to pay attention to the surrounding situation.

Li Junce raised his wine glass, looked at Lin Manliu again, and said with a smile: "Liu Xiaoyou is traveling abroad now, have you heard of the recent Jianghu incidents?" ”。

"Naturally, I know something, now there are evil thieves in this peaceful world, this trip is to find three or five friends, together for the stability of the rivers and lakes, add a strength" After Lin Manliu heard this, he also raised his wine glass and looked at Li Junce.

"Liu Xiaoyou is such a heroic boy, he must be the pillar of the martial arts in the rivers and lakes in the future!" Li Junce's wine glass was mentioned again, and all the deacons and elders of Casting Sword Peak present raised their wine glasses together, but they were all facing Li Junce.

"To Liu Xiaoyou!".

"Respect all those who forge Sword Peak". Lin Manliu took the lead in drinking the wine, but the strong wine entered his throat, for this young man in a short shirt who had never touched much alcohol, he instantly felt as if his neck was burned by fire, and there was heat in his chest, so the young man forcibly drank the wine, and then put the empty wine glass on the table.

The people of Sword Casting Peak, together with Ning Ke, also drank the wine together, Ning Ke looked at the uncomfortable appearance of the young man, and began to sigh in his heart, he was not very old, he couldn't even touch the wine, and he had to find someone to block the wine when he met with people in the future.

Li Junce finally drank all the wine, and seeing that the short-shirted young man still gave himself face, he continued to speak: "Liu Xiaoyou is bold enough! Someone! Give Liu Xiaoyou a full load! ”。

The people under the Sword Casting Peak standing behind the screen walked out again for everyone present and filled the wine again, Lin Manliu looked at the wine that he had forcibly drunk, and it was filled again, his face was bitter.

The young man in the short shirt couldn't help but secretly scold in his heart, this old fox didn't want to knock himself down with this, and the means were inevitably too inferior... However, in the follow-up, Li Junce did not continue to toast to the young man, but beckoned everyone present to eat, during which he asked Lin Manliu from time to time about some idle things, and he deliberately did not ask the young man any questions about his teacher and Yijian Villa.

Lin Manliu was not so confused that this banquet was dangerous because of a glass of wine, and for any question of Li Junce, he tried his best to combine reality and reality, and never revealed anything about his past to him.

Halfway through the meal, Li Junce raised his glass again, and Lin Manliu also followed and was about to raise his glass, but at this moment, a person suddenly ran out from behind the screen, interrupting what Li Junce wanted to say.

"Liu Xiaoyou let us..."Li Junce just got up and was about to say.

"Report !!" The man who ran out from behind the screen immediately knelt on one knee, faced Li Junce with both hands in fists, and shouted eagerly.

"Didn't you see that I was entertaining?" Li Junce immediately put down his wine glass and began to point at the person who rushed into the house.

"Li Xianfeng is angry, it's about Yuezhou!" The man immediately spoke up.

"Yuezhou... Speak! Li Junce thought for a moment, then spoke, and then put his hands behind his back, waiting for the words of the kneeling man.

"After the battle of Yuezhou, the Jianghu sects from all over the country have gone to Yuezhou to reinforce the Fengxue Daguanlou, those thieves fled westward, and Yangfeng Valley actually surrendered to the enemy to slaughter the evil gate, and now the slaughter evil gate is entrenched in the area of Yangfeng Valley..."The man immediately said loudly.

All the deacons and elders of the Sword Casting Peak who heard the news looked incredulous, but Lin Manliu and Ning Ke had heard about it in the teahouse early in the morning, Lin Manliu was a little puzzled, even if the news was blocked, why didn't these deacons and elders know about such a thing that spread under the mountain.

The short-shirted boy thought about it and quietly glanced at Li Junce, and found that he also made a look of disbelief, which made the young man even more puzzled, there must be something strange in this matter... Ning Ke kicked Lin Manliu again, the young man in the short shirt turned his head and looked over, Ning Ke also handed out a puzzled expression, Lin Manliu shook his head, signaling to wait and see.

"This evil slaughter gate is so close to us... Fellow comrades, we still need to prepare early to avoid the recurrence of the Yuezhou tragedy," Li Junce said in a deep voice, his face became sad, and he sighed for a long time after speaking.

"Li Xianfeng, rest assured, we will do our best!" The elders and deacons present spoke out in unison.

"With your help, we will definitely be able to persist until the second brother Qiao who went to help returns, and we will definitely be able to defeat the evil sect! Eliminate the harm for the rivers and lakes" Li Junce seemed to be infected by the response of everyone present, and immediately slapped the table and got up and said.

Those deacons and elders of Sword Casting Peak also stood up and clenched their fists at Li Junce. Lin Manliu and Ning Ke looked extremely embarrassed, so they had to get up with everyone, and after Li Junce hugged his fists and saluted everyone, he looked at Lin Manliu and Ning Ke again, with some apologetic smiles on his face.

"Originally, I was going to have a banquet for Liu Xiaoyou... Now there are a lot of miscellaneous things, which makes Liu Xiaoyou smile," Li Junce said.

"It's about the stability of the rivers and lakes, it used to be a miscellaneous matter, Li Fengfeng's decision to deal with things like this is where the younger generation should learn," Lin Manliu bowed and said.

“... Now that the situation is like this, I am also lacking in skills, I have a reluctant request, Liu Xiaoyou is willing to help? Li Junce pondered for a moment, looked at Lin Manliu again and said, his eyes were full of determination.

Hearing this, Lin Manliu and Ning Ke reacted, today's banquet was just for the two of them to see, wanting to trap themselves in the Sword Casting Peak, slaughter the enemy in the future, or other things that could be used by him... It's a lot of work.

Lin Manliu turned his hand into a fist, looked at Li Junce solemnly, and then said loudly: "The chaos has started, and since my generation is in the rivers and lakes, I will definitely make a sword for the peace of the rivers and lakes."

Li Junce clapped his hands and said: "With Liu Xiaoyou's words, today's sorrow has been reduced by half!" Come! After this drink, we went back to our respective places to prepare for the thief! ”。

"It's done!" The elders and deacons spoke out in unison. Lin Manliu could only continue to raise the wine glass and drink it with everyone, and when the wine glass was about to touch the young man's lips, he suddenly felt his body be slammed.

It was Ning Ke who suddenly fell towards him, and Lin Manliu's wine glass was directly spilled on his right shoulder without holding it firmly, and not a drop of it entered his throat.

Lin Manliu hurriedly went to help Ning Ke, only to see that Ning Ke's face was full of redness, his eyes were locked, and his head shook from time to time, as if he was drunk.

"Liu Xiaoyou's fellow brothers, why don't you pour a cup" Deacon Wu was the first to speak, and the smile on his lips resounded throughout the hall, and then everyone in Sword Casting Peak laughed out loud in unison.

"I'm sorry... This brother of mine is not strong enough to drink, and he has made you seniors smile," Lin Manliu said in accordance with Deacon Wu's words.

"That's it, that's it, today's banquet is here, and then I hope that all the kings will be loyal to their duties and strictly prevent thieves from invading my Sword Peak! Liu Xiaoyou also take your fellow brothers to rest, and after you go out, I will call a few subordinates to take you to find a place to live," Li Junce waved his hand and said.

"Well, thank you Li for worshipping" After Lin Manliu finished speaking, he helped Ning Ke to walk to the screen and exited the hall.

After the short-shirted young man helped the poor scholar beside him to walk down the steps, the subordinates of Sword Casting Peak were already standing outside, waiting for the two to follow to their residence.

Lin Manliu thought that Ning Ke would be drunk, and it was not easy to walk, and when he was about to reach out and hug Ning Ke's waist, his waist seemed to be pinched, and he even twisted it around, Lin Manliu realized that Ning Ke was pretending to be drunk and blocking the wine for himself.

"Thank you, Brother Ning..."The short-shirted young man said softly, and gave up the idea of hugging Ning Ke, but continued to support Ning Ke and walked forward.

But the poor scholar next to him did not respond. Lin Manliu turned his head to look at Ning Ke, who was pretending to be drunk beside him, the flush on his face was still unabated, but his eyes were no longer as tight as Fang Cai, but they were deliberately closed.

He looked at Ning Ke's face and looked a little distracted, because it was so similar to a human face, it was the second time he thought about it?

The first time was in the mountains and forests of Yuezhou, when he defeated the two disciples of the Wind and Snow Daguanlou with the Moon Girl, he was seriously injured and could only escape in the dense forest. The short-shirted young man thought about it, and suddenly the pain just now came from his waist again, and this time he twisted it harder, and Lin Manliu immediately withdrew his gaze, stared forward normally, and followed the person under the Sword Casting Peak to the resting place.

Ning Ke must be sober at this time, no matter whether she answers or not, Lin Manliu plans to be on the way, so he will share some of his thoughts and opinions with Ning Ke.

"The old fox at this banquet just wants to tie you and me to the Sword Casting Peak, and then you can go down the mountain to find items on the pretext that you can leave first, and I can return to the Sword Casting Peak by myself, they will definitely not chase you..."

The short-shirted young man could only give up on this idea, and he endured the pain, so he had to continue: "Then even if you and I stay on this Sword Casting Peak in the future, we can only find another chance to escape when the pawn of Na Li is enshrined and has a bad relationship with the Slaughter Evil Sect...".

After this time, after the words, there was no longer the pain from the waist, Lin Manliu and Ning Ke did not say any more, and followed the person under the Sword Casting Peak to continue walking.

After walking for about half a pillar of incense, Lin Manliu and Ning Ke finally walked into a small courtyard under the leadership of that person, and the short-shirted young man had to sigh, this Sword Casting Peak really deserves to be a big faction in the rivers and lakes, and even a guest room has to go so far.

After the people from Sword Casting Peak left, Ning Ke immediately opened his eyes, walked away from Lin Manliu quickly, and began to look at the furnishings in the small courtyard casually, Lin Manliu already knew that Ning Ke was pretending to be drunk, and he didn't care about her, and walked directly towards the house.

When he was about to enter the house, he turned his head in the direction of Ning Ke and said, "Rest early." Ning Ke didn't look back at Lin Manliu, he just hummed and didn't say anything else.