Chapter 21: The Thirteen Hunters
As Hu Sheng's announcement sounded, in the side door of the hall, two columns of maids came out with trays in their hands, and after detouring from the edge of the table to the center of the hall, they scattered towards the tables of the delegates to the banquet.
After the maid who served the food and wine retreated, Hu Sheng, who was standing at the table in the upper hall, preached loudly: "Please ask the representatives of the following family sects to move to the table." ”
"Mu Chenghui, the deputy city lord of Mu Wangfu, Elder Xuanmei of the Demon Regiment, Ding Shanyue, the master of the Tiger Laughing Hall, Master Ji of Niguan Zhailan, and Qi Wenbin, the young owner of Qijian Villa. ”
These people who were named and moved to sit with Hong Dachuan represent the leaders of the major forces.
Although Qi Wenbin was of a low rank among these people, he was a representative of the banquet group of Qijian Villa, so he was invited to the table together.
It's just that when I heard the three words of Qi Wenbin being invited to the upper seat, there was a slight chatter at the next table, but it only stopped for a moment.
Many people are not satisfied with this arrangement, because no matter how talented Qi Wenbin is, in addition to his identity and seniority, he Qi Wenbin is not higher than anyone in the field.
But so what, no matter how much emotion there is, I have to hide it in a muffled voice, after all, what people represent is Qijian Villa.
Qi Wenbin, as the future heir of Qijian Villa, was sent to participate in the Hongmen banquet, and he must also have the intention of Qijian Villa. Therefore, no matter how Hong Dachuan doesn't take Qi Wenbin in his eyes, he also has to weigh the existence of Qi Jian Villa.
Tidying up his clothes slightly, Qi Wenbin got up and walked towards the upper seat, and when he passed by the seat of the Imperial Demon Regiment, Qi Wenbin nodded slightly to Ji Menglan again, but he still couldn't get Ji Menglan's response, because Ji Menglan at this moment was staring directly at the Xuanmei Elder who had entered the upper seat.
Although the smell of wine and food was overflowing, no one raised a spoon to eat.
The Hongmen banquet is not an ordinary banquet, and the beginning of the whole process must be carried out only after the head of the Hongmen has made a speech at the banquet. "Three banquet words", this is also a major feature of the Hongmen banquet, among the people who come to the banquet, everyone knows it. Even if some of the attendees are attending the banquet for the first time, they still know about this process from the mouths of previous attendees.
After the maid next to him finished pouring the wine, Hong Dachuan raised his glass and got up, and said loudly to the next table:
"With a glass of wine, Hongmen feasts the world's heroes and heroes. ”
All the delegates at the banquet raised their glasses and said in unison: "Full drink, full drink." ”
"Drink two glasses of wine, right and wrong complain about the dispute today. ”
"Today, today. ”
"Drink three glasses of wine, and work together to create the current situation of the Demon Sect. ”
"Working together to create momentum. ”
The shock of the sound resounded throughout the Hongmen Hall.
This is the "three banquet words" of the Hongmen banquet, the first word expresses the Hongmen's welcome to the forces that come to the banquet, the second word mediates the disputes and conflicts between the various family sects, and the third word vows to unite to resist the Demon Sect Qidao Sect.
Therefore, the three banquets are the main purpose of the entire Hongmen banquet.
After the speech, Hong Dachuan sat down quietly and did not speak. Because the next time is the free time of the delegates attending the banquet. Because Hongmen, as a mediator, only plays a role as a mediator, and the specific matters have to be resolved by the parties themselves.
But then again, since these banquet forces from all over the country appeared at the banquet site, they also came with an attitude of peaceful settlement, otherwise there would be no need to go through a lot of trouble.
Of course, not all disputes and conflicts can be resolved here, but only the superficial pandering posture in front of the eyes of the people of the world.
Halfway through the banquet, after a bustle of toasting and greetings, it gradually quieted down, and many people put down their cups and chopsticks and looked towards the table.
Everyone knows very well that everyone is acting, acting in the atmosphere of a banquet, and acting in a play in someone else's play, but when all this is seen through or through the other party in the eyes of the other party, it returns to the main line.
On the upper seat, several people led by Hong Dachuan never had a word of communication from beginning to end, and everyone frowned, each of them "harboring ghosts", because they all knew very well that the matter that should be resolved at this banquet had not been resolved. Perhaps it was the calmness of this table that made the hustle and bustle before the room stop.
Seeing that the hall was unusually quiet, with hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at him, Hong Dachuan said solemnly: "If you have anything to say and want to ask, please speak. ”
As Hong Dachuan spoke, several people sitting at the same table with him looked at him in unison. Especially Ji Menglan, who was sitting down, had been waiting for this moment, but after Hong Dachuan spoke, she was instantly energetic and her eyes brightened.
"Master Hong is above, and the Elder Xuanmei of the Demon Hunting Regiment is also here, in front of the people of the major family sects, regarding the slaughter of the Yellow Mansion of the Tiger Hunting Hall of the Demon Regiment, I believe that everyone present has the same doubts as Zaixia. ”
After getting off the table, a middle-aged man from the Su clan in Lishan got up and bowed his hand to the upper seat, and said: "Is the murderer behind this massacre the Demon Sect Qidao Sect? Is the cause of this disaster because of the legendary "Phantom Death"? There are still no survivors in the Tiger Hunting Hall?"
The sound was not loud, but it thundered everyone in the room.
More than 20 days have passed since the slaughter of the Tiger Hunting Laughing Yellow Mansion, and there are different opinions in the world, but there is still no definite statement.
Hong Dachuan's face did not change, and he sat in place without saying a word, because of the doubts in the mouth of the man from the Su clan in Lishan, he had already expected it, but he was not the only one who could answer this question in the field. He could answer, but he didn't want to speak.
The so-called doubts, that is the responsibility behind the doubts, the Yellow Mansion of the Hunting Tiger Hall was tragically destroyed, whose responsibility is it? Undoubtedly, whoever speaks, who is the most responsible.
Mu Chenghui remained silent, as if he hadn't heard the conversation, he picked up a glass of wine in front of him, and then drank it all.
The second elder of the Demon Regiment, Xuan Mei, was the same, he didn't plan to speak first, but all the eyes in the field were focused on himself, and after a sad face, Xuan Mei looked like Ji Menglan, and said, "There are survivors in the Tiger Hunting Hall. ”
Perhaps this sentence is not enough to explain everyone's "doubts", but it is the answer that most people want to hear.
Most.
With Xuan Mei's move, the focus of everyone's eyes in the audience shifted to Ji Menglan who was sitting in the seat of the Demon Regiment.
Many people were puzzled about Ji Menglan's identity before, but at this moment, everyone knew that the woman who came with Hong Dachuan before was the survivor in Xuanmei's mouth.
The room was like a fried pot, and whispers rang out, but it only took a moment to return to calm.
It is better to listen to the explanation of the parties before pursuing responsibility, so everyone is looking forward to it.
"That's right, I'm the survivor of the Tiger Hunting Hall Yellow Mansion. ”
Ji Menglan got up, looked at Hong Dachuan, and after Hong Dachuan nodded slightly at herself, she glanced at Xuan Mei, and then said:
"I am the headhunter of the thirteen hunters of the Tiger Hunting Hall of the Demon Regiment, and the apprentice of Huang Jichong, the son of Huang Hongjin, Ji Menglan. ”
Ji Menglan, the head of the thirteen hunters.
Ji Menglan's loud words word by word made the fryer open again, whispering, or sighing softly.
But many people were stunned, they couldn't believe that the woman in her early twenties in front of them was the rumored head of the thirteen hunters.
They all knew about the existence of the Thirteen Hunters, but none of them would have thought that the person who led the Thirteen Hunters was the woman in front of them who looked to be in her early twenties and couldn't help but be weak.
Ding Maozhuo looked at Ji Menglan's petite figure and couldn't believe his ears. He recognized Ji Menglan, but he only knew that Ji Menglan was from the Yellow Mansion of the Tiger Hunting Hall, and he didn't know his true identity. Suddenly, Ding Maozhuo's gaze at Ji Menglan became extremely hot.
Even Qi Wenbin, after learning Ji Menglan's true identity, looked incredible.
The Thirteen Hunters were originally known as the Twenty-Six Hunters, as the name suggests, the Thirteen Hunters originally had twenty-six members, but after a series of battles with the remnants of the Demon Cult, there were thirteen people left in the end, and the Twenty-Six Hunters were renamed the Thirteen Hunters.
To say that there are many geniuses on this continent, the most prominent of them are the four heroes of Qishan in Qijian Villa, Hong Zhaosheng, the head of Hongmen, and Zhu Wei of Qichong Zhu, these people are all jaw-dropping geniuses.
But the woman who appeared in front of everyone's eyes at this moment was the same age as those geniuses, and she was already the head of the thirteen hunters at a young age. As far as the identity of the thirteen hunters is concerned, it means that he is already a battle-hardened warrior, not to mention the head of the thirteen hunters.
As far as the identity of the Thirteen Hunters is concerned, compared to the strength of those geniuses of the same age, Ji Menglan is as good as that, otherwise she would not have survived so many fighting missions.
The shocked look of everyone in the audience did not surprise Ji Menglan, because she had no intention of caring about it at the moment.
Ji Menglan turned her head to look at the familiar face beside her, flashed her intentions, and said, "But I'm not the only one who survived. ”
Feeling Ji Menglan's knife-like gaze, Wang Cocoon closed his eyes and lowered his head, and exhaled deeply. Just as he was about to get up, a loud voice sounded outside the door.
"And me. ”
(End of chapter)