Chapter 175: Preliminary Round
Because of Yin Zhelu, Bihu Villa did not slack off at all, and quickly arranged the best guest rooms for everyone.
After hearing the news, Ji Tiancheng came to greet him in person, but Yun Yanze deliberately avoided it, and only Yin Zhelu casually brought a few of his subordinates to meet with Ji Tiancheng.
Lu Mingfei was curious, so he simply pretended to be Yin Zhelu's subordinate and went with him.
The two sides met very politely, and did not talk about any substantive issues, just a polite greeting, Ji Tiancheng repeatedly accused himself of being busy with trivial matters, and did not care about greeting him in person, Yin Zhilu did not care, and said a few words of compliment at will, wishing the Danwang Competition a complete success.
When he first saw Ji Tiancheng, Lu Mingfei only felt that the other party seemed to be ordinary, but the city was quite deep, as for the cultivation realm, Ji Tiancheng deliberately concealed it, and Lu Mingfei couldn't see the clues, and he could be sure that the other party's cultivation was definitely far above him, judging by his feelings, I was afraid that it would not be much better than Boss Bai.
The conversation didn't last long, Yin Zhilu found an excuse and was about to leave, Ji Tiancheng was not reluctant, and repeatedly told him to rest, and very politely sent Yin Zhilu and the others back to the guest room.
After coming back, Lu Mingfei had the leisure to communicate with Yin Zhelu and others.
first asked Su Nuoqing about his origin, and Yin Zhelu told him about the experience of meeting the other party at the crossroads, and the fact that Su Nuoqing was favored by Ji Mingzhe and gave to Ji Mingzhe one by one.
Yin Zhilu was also very puzzled about Su Nuoqing, and did not forget to remind Lu Mingfei to pay more attention to this woman, Lu Mingfei felt that the other party was unusual, and he was naturally wary of it in his heart.
Then he asked why Yin Zhelu suddenly came to Bihu Villa, Yin Zhelu replied with a smile: "The Danwang Contest is in an uproar, what Mr. Jia said, this matter must be coming to Yanling Mountain, guessing that he should be able to meet Brother Lu here, so he came here to join in the fun." ”
Hearing him mention Jia Yuanju, Lu Mingfei's gaze couldn't help but glance at the little Taoist priest a few more times, Jia Yuanchu always followed Yao Xing'er's side, and his attention basically never left, compared with last time, he was still too concerned.
Lu Mingfei thought that Jia Yuanshu was deliberately doing it for himself, so he didn't care too much, and then exchanged a few words with Yun Yanze.
"Is there anything wrong with Yun Dashuai coming over this time?"
Lu Mingfei asked casually, Yun Yanze did not hide anything, and said bluntly: "In recent days, the Southern Line Pavilion has been active frequently in the Southern Wilderness, and I and Marquis Yin came all the way to investigate this matter, so we can take precautions, in addition, the Danwang Contest is said to be not small, and Yun Mou has always been a good thing, and he also wants to come and join in the fun." ”
Lu Mingfei continued to ask: "The last time he was assassinated, what did Yun Dashuai find when he secretly investigated?"
Yun Yanze shook his head, revealing a wry smile, and then said: "I heard that Yun Mou died, and this black cauldron actually carried it on Brother Lu's head, and the purpose of the assassin that day was like this.
It is precisely to blame others, although there are no clues so far, but the identity of the other party, Brother Lu should be the clearest. ”
Yun Yanze had the intention of alluding to Bihu Villa, but without evidence, he did not explain it as an official of the same dynasty, but only reminded Lu Mingfei a little.
The matter was originally reasonable, but Lu Mingfei remembered the original identity of the killer and the mask of Mrs. Huayan who appeared that night, and felt that this matter was not necessarily ordinary.
At the end of the conversation, Yin Zhelu mentioned the Danwang Contest again, and then he knew that Lu Mingfei's trip was not only to maintain the reputation of Yanling Mountain, but to really participate in the competition, and several people were shocked.
As a person from Yanling Mountain, it was not surprising that Lu Mingfei knew some alchemy techniques, but it was not surprising to learn that the purpose of Lu Mingfei's trip was faintly to compete with Ji Tiancheng, and his attainments above alchemy could be imagined.
Remembering that two years ago, the other party was just a young man in Feng'an City, and the horror in Yin Zhelu's heart was beyond measure, with Lu Mingfei's development speed, given time, sooner or later it would be indispensable to move the world.
Knowing that Lu Mingfei was competing, everyone didn't want to continue to bother, leaving Lu Mingfei to rest and prepare, and then they left one after another.
Yao Xing'er didn't see Yu Yingxue's figure, and she had a lot to say to Lu Mingfei, but when she heard about the Danwang Competition, although she didn't know the specific reason, she didn't dare to disturb Lu Mingfei too much, so she simply left with everyone.
A day later, the preliminary round of the Danwang Competition was held as scheduled, after a day of rest, Lu Mingfei was already ready, he didn't take the preliminary round to heart, as he thought before, if he couldn't even pass the preliminary round, how could he talk about separating the high and low with Ji Tiancheng.
The competition was held in a luxurious hall prepared by Bihu Villa, and eight tables were arranged at the top of the table, which was prepared for alchemy.
All the items needed for alchemy have already been prepared and displayed on the table one by one.
Eight tables are facing each other, and nearly 100 seats are set up, which are prepared for watching the game, and Yin Zhelu and his party, as well as several masters of the sect who have cultivated well, are arranged in the middle position.
In a short time, the entire hall was already full of people, and none of the seats were vacant, and even more sect disciples were squeezed out of the hall, still looking towards the hall.
Under the guidance of others, Lu Mingfei came to sit down in front of the first eight tables, and two tables apart, Gu Tianchou sat at the table, with an indifferent face, closing his eyes and recuperating.
After a moment's effort, seven people sat down on the eight tables, except for Lu Mingfei and Gu Tianchou, there were three old men in the remaining five, a middle-aged man in his thirties, and a woman.
The faces of several people were somewhat nervous and expectant, far less than Lu Mingfei and Gu Tianchou's calm and relaxed appearance.
What was a little surprising was that Ji Tiancheng never appeared, and it was the four elders who had cultivated to the realm of condensation who were present at Bihu Villa.
Several people immediately looked at Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian, because of the conflict at the previous wedding banquet, there was anger in their eyes, but now that Yin Zhilu was present, several elders were not easy to attack, so they had to suppress their anger temporarily.
Then, I saw the back door of the hall open, and Ji Zhanyun and Su Nuoqing also walked in, and this time there was Jiang Yanying who followed the two.
Nominally, the two daughters are the daughters-in-law of Bihu Villa, and it is not surprising that they appear here, Lu Mingfei saw Jiang Yanying's figure, but he just glanced at it casually, and his eyes did not stop any longer.
Since the last betrayal, he has long lost any feelings for Jiang Yanying in his heart, and even a little more glance is idle, like a passerby.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Huang Deyi suddenly came out of the crowd, came straight to Jiang Yanying's side and said, "My son Lu is now a guest of Qi Tianbao, and his status is noble, this table should also be arranged in the middle position, right?"
As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar, and Lu Mingfei didn't know why Huang Deyi came to such a show in a dignified manner, and he was inevitably a little unhappy in his heart, but the current situation was not easy to stop anything.
Huang Deyi's squinting eyes were always looking at Jiang Yanying's body, and those who were interested could even see that he was still inadvertently shrugging his nose, as if he was smelling something on Jiang Yanying's body, and that appearance was really a bit obscene and unbearable.
Jiang Yanying was also a little overwhelmed by his question, and suddenly became cramped and uneasy, but she didn't know how to respond.
Ji Zhanyun on the side smiled faintly and said: "This is right, Lu Gongzi is a distinguished guest, and he should sit in the middle position, but I didn't think it through." ”
As he spoke, he had already ordered someone to change the position of Lu Mingfei's table, and Huang Deyi returned to the crowd, but Lu Mingfei noticed that there was a strange look on his face, as if he was thinking about something.
The insignificant little turmoil naturally could not affect the start of the game, Ji Zhanyun came to the front, arched his hand to everyone, and said very politely: "Let you wait for a long time." ”
This was followed by polite, but meaningless.
Seeing that the competition was about to start, Ji Zhanyun suddenly looked at the contestants, and said: "According to the meaning of the tutor, the preliminary round will be held today, and I will compete with you below, as long as I can beat the next, I can compete with the tutor in the final tomorrow." ”
Such an arrangement, Lu Mingfei already knew, and there were not too many surprises, Ji Zhanyun then introduced some details of the victory and defeat decision, who knew that before the words were finished, Gu Tianchou suddenly threw a tea cup in front of the table to the ground, and said coldly: "What a big shelf, if Ji Tiancheng wants to compete with the old man, then he will come out in person, if he doesn't want to show up, the old man will leave!"
After saying a word, Gu Tianchou actually stood up, and walked outside without looking back, without giving Ji Zhanyun any face.