The autumn breeze is cool, and the sky is clear. On the streets of Zhongzhou City, some unfamiliar faces poured into at some point. These people, at a glance, know that they are people who have lived a life of "licking blood with a knife".

Outside the city lord's mansion, there are also people coming and going, and there is an endless stream. A curious person stepped forward to ask, it turned out that the sixtieth birthday feast of the city lord of Zhongzhou City was approaching, and these people were all people who wanted to take this opportunity to win the city lord's smile.

Looking at the city lord's mansion again, it is also a busy atmosphere, there are sprinkling and sweeping, pruning flowers and plants, moving vases, pasting window flowers, and the general manager Ji Quan shuttles back and forth, pointing and pointing, full of style.

Everyone's faces were full of excitement, full of excitement, as if they were going to celebrate their birthday, but there was also a trace of fear. You must know that Ji Quan's cultivation is profound, and his nature is the most moody, if you want to find out who is ineffective at this moment, you may have what kind of fate will happen. Therefore, everyone carefully did their part carefully, for fear of a mistake, and prayed in their hearts that this birthday banquet would be held smoothly.

Because Qin Qin passed away less than a year ago, Qin Wanshou didn't plan to live his life, but he couldn't resist the stubbornness of his spiritual master, so he had to agree, but advised: "Don't make a big deal." ”

It's impossible not to do a big deal, after all, the prestige is there, and those who know the news will probably come to congratulate them on their birthdays even if they don't get an invitation. There are the four major families in the city nearby, and there are Ziyun Villa and Tianshan Gate in the distance. These famous families and sect gangs will not only come, but it is foreseeable that their pomp and circumstance will not be small. There are other large and small family sects, merchants, ordinary people, and charlatans who have to be taken into account.

However, Ji Quan, who was in charge of the specific operation of the birthday banquet, did not clearly tell Qin Wanshou this, but promised to admit: "Yes, yes, small office, small office." ”

In the blink of an eye, the birthday banquet came as scheduled, and Meng Baiyu was also among those who came to congratulate him. However, at this time, Meng Baiyu had an additional identity, that is, Qin Wanshou's righteous son, although he was a righteous son, he did not live in the city lord's mansion, but lived alone in the art hall outside. In addition to being Qin Wanshou's righteous son, he also has two identities: a drunkard and a merry man. He spends all day with wine, mingling in the flowers. Qin Wanshou didn't know what he was for, and he didn't blame him, he just let him spend all his time drinking, and he wanted silver for silver, and he wanted things for things.

Others thought that Meng Baiyu had sunk, but only he knew his heart, he was just too lonely, what he was most afraid of in his life was loneliness, but he often lived with loneliness. Wandering in the crowd, loneliness still often attacked his heart, and he often thought that loneliness might accompany him.

But he still sticks to his heart, everything he does is done for others to see, I don't remember what day it was, he overheard someone talking, saying that Qin Qin did not die of disease, but was murdered by others, including the black dragon's flooding of Jinzhong Mountain, nor the black dragon's own will, but someone secretly manipulated it, it is said that it is all related to the Soul Sect, from that moment on, he knew what he needed to do.

When all the guests were seated, all kinds of delicacies poured into the hall like flowing water, and if you counted them carefully, you will find that there were 8864 delicacies in the banquet. Looking at the delicacies full of delicacies, people have to sigh at the extravagance of the City Lord's Mansion.

At this time, the city lord sat on the city lord's chair carved from sandalwood, wearing a red cross-collared long-sleeved robe, the neckline and cuffs were trimmed with dark embroidery, a black gold-inlaid jade belt, a black background with red flowers covering the knees, and a delicate white jade hair crown on his head.

Those who sit facing north are naturally the guests who come to celebrate their birthdays. In the front row are the heads of the four major families, Ziyun Villa and Tianshan Sect, and the rest of the rows sit in turn.

Meng Baiyu's seat was originally arranged in the second row, but he sat in an inconspicuous corner at the back, as if he didn't want people to notice, because when he entered the palace, he saw two people from Mengdu, those two he had not seen when he was in Mengdu, but those two people were wearing the clothes of their own people, black headbands with colorful lace, cloth trimmed placket tops, and large trousers trimmed trousers.

Looking at the sea of people, Qin Wanshou was very happy in his heart, he got up and raised the bottle to the guests who were seated in the hall waiting for the banquet and said: "Thank you for coming to cheer, the lord of this city has thanked you here, I only salute you with this cup, I hope you eat and drink well." ”

"I wish the city lord a life higher than the sky, and a blessing wider than the sea."

"I wish the city lord to live younger and younger."

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Everyone also stood up and raised their glasses, scrambling to say words of blessing, for fear of being left alone. Seeing that everyone raised their glasses, Qin Wanshou drank all the wine in the bottle, and everyone also rushed to drink the wine in their hands. After everyone finished drinking, Qin Wanshou motioned for everyone to sit down: "Eat slowly, I'll take a walk outside the hall." With that, he strode out of the hall.

Because there are too many guests, the hall can't be arranged, so some inconsequential guests are arranged to eat in the courtyard outside the hall. Seeing Qin Wanshou coming out of the hall, the people in the courtyard hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Everyone don't move, they all sit, I really can't stand you, there are many guests, I can only grieve you." Seeing people standing up, Qin Wanshou apologized and said, "I salute everyone." ”

"It's okay, it's okay."

"It's all eaten inside and out, and the food and drinks are the same, so where is it different?"

"City Lord, it's time for the City Lord's Mansion to be expanded, and another thirty or fifty thousand people are grand enough."

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Everyone said, their hearts were full of pride, the city lord had personally toasted, what else could they ask for? What does it matter where you eat?

"The City Lord's Mansion is already big enough, walking in it, I will get lost, if it is not expanded, if the world is peaceful in the future, I will use these silver taels to make wine for everyone to drink." Qin Wanshou said, his face full of affinity.

After toasting, Qin Wanshou motioned for everyone to eat and drink well before returning to the palace. But he was not in a hurry to move the chopsticks, and called the manager to pour another full glass of wine for himself, and then asked the guests to drink it all.

"The city lord has a big birthday today, and my Yongtai silver number is in charge of money and things, and there is nothing else, only some gold and silver treasures, and now I will bring millions of gold to help the city lord pave bridges and repair roads, and benefit Sangzi." Tai Xinshan, the head of the Yongtai Silver Trumpet at the head of the four major families, was the first to speak, he was hunched, his hands were folded, and his face was flattering. This is a person who looks rich and makes people feel like a soft bone.

The Tai Tan Bahru family entered the silver horn business, starting with Tai Chensheng, the founder of Yongtai Silver Horn. Tai Chensheng's father, Tai Renhou, opened Tai Renhou Shipshop under Dongcheng and supported his family by operating charter ships and shipbuilding. Tai Chensheng was an apprentice in Baoda Silver when he was a teenager and was deeply trusted by the manager. After three years of graduation, with the support of his father, he founded Yongtai Silver at the South Gate. Tai Chensheng is in charge of himself, Taiqi is in charge of the street, and his eldest son Tai Liang is an apprentice. Because of the profitability of the operation, it has driven the Zhongzhou silver industry to be popular. Tai Xinshan's father is Tai Jia, his grandfather is Tai Bi, and his great-grandfather is Tai Liang. After five generations, to the generation of Taixinshan, it has controlled the large and small silver horns in Zhongzhou, entered the list of the four major families, and became the head of the four major families in one fell swoop.

"Thank you, thank you." Qin Wanshou laughed and moved his gaze to the three families next to him.

Seeing Tai Xinshan sit down, Di Zishan got up and said: "The Di family is not as good as the Tai family, and I can't come up with anything commendable. ”

Flying Tiger? Meng Baiyu raised his head, he had seen this thing in Jinzhong Mountain, and he didn't want it to have such an effect. But he only lifted his head slightly, and lowered his head again.

"The Yu family deals in minerals, and occasionally gets a day of meteoric iron, which contains terrifying energy, and is now dedicated to the city lord, if one day you can find a craftsman to forge a weapon, you can raise your power in the world, how fast." Yu Zhi also got up and said.

"Okay, okay." Qin Wanshou laughed again, "Today, three of the four major families have sent strange things to make the city lord happy, what about your Liu family, what are the good treasures?" ”

Liu Yefei saw Qin Wanshou staring at him, so he also got up and said: "The Liu family lives on the silk industry, and the congratulatory gift is naturally related to silk cloth. ”

"Don't dislike, don't dislike." Qin Wanshou laughed again, "Purple Cloud Zhuang, what surprise did you bring to this city lord?" ”

Hearing his name called, the owner of Ziyun Village stood up suddenly, his body was straight, and he said with a guilty face: "Ziyun Villa is loved by the city lord, and he is usually more careful, but Ziyun Villa is not as rich as the four major families, and he can't come up with any good things. ”

When everyone heard this, they all snickered in their hearts. However, Qin Wanshou was happy in his heart, this kid was a little confused, but it also hit his heart, he had thirteen aunts, which really cost him a lot of energy. But the owner of Ziyun Zhuang gave this thing in public, which really made people feel a little embarrassed, so he said with a straight face: "Such a good thing, why don't you keep it yourself?" ”

"I want to keep it too, but now that my wife is old, it's useless to keep it." Ziyun Zhuang main road.

"Then the city lord will help you keep it, and when you find new love, I will return it to you." Qin Wanshou's face slowly softened.

"I got a bow from the Tianshan Gate, named the Evil Bow, which is said to have been forged by my grandmother back then, and now I bring it to the city lord for identification." Sheng Kui, the master of the Tianshan Gate, didn't wait for Qin Wanshou to point to him, so he got up and said.

As soon as this statement came out, the words shocked the four, the evil bow is an ancient artifact, and it can shock the world, I don't know how to get the mountain gate that day, and how to be willing to take it as a gift.

Sheng Kui has twenty eight, it is said that the cultivation has also reached the Yuan Ling Mirror, he is good at using the hammer, under the urging of spiritual power, the hammer is like a hill, a hammer down, like the Mount Tai pressing the top, the mountains and the sea, the earth shakes the mountains. There are thousands of spirit masters under him, as well as Sun Yiji, who is also a Yuan Lingjing, and his strength cannot be underestimated, and it is reasonable to be able to find the Evil Bow.

"I'm afraid it's fake, right?" I don't know who questioned it.

The entire hall was silent, and even the sound of the air could be heard. After a while, there was a commotion in the hall.

"Silence, silence." Qin Wanshou said loudly, and the guests quieted down again.

Seeing that the guests were quiet again, Qin Wanshou said again: "Where is this thing now?" ”

Sheng Kui looked arrogant and shouted to the side hall: "Carry it in." ”

The sound landed, and I saw seven or eight people carrying a wooden box into the main hall, and the hall was silent again, and everyone's eyes were looking directly at the wooden box.