Chapter 49: The Unspeakable
The banquet hall of nearly 1,000 square meters is decorated with lights and splendor, and one hundred and eight large tables of eight people are full. The people who can sit here are not ordinary people, these people have never crossed paths on weekdays. Some even belong to different forces, but today they all gathered together because of the same invitation, and instead of drawing their swords against each other, they were all harmonious, and they had to admire the courage and skill of this master.
These words are not groundless, for example, the table on the left closest to the main seat is the famous Yu family, the Xu family, the Li family, and the Zhu family. There are two elders in the family, and it is enough to see that this master is by no means ordinary.
The four families here have delivered more than half of the top masters to the Qilin Pavilion, and their relationship with the Qilin Pavilion is inseparable, although none of the people present have been in contact with the affairs of the Qilin Pavilion, but in the eyes of others, these four are enough to represent the Qilin Pavilion.
It's just the Qilin Pavilion, but the table on the right is sitting the Bai family, the Su family, the Gan family and the Luo family. These four families are headed by Bai Su, and everyone knows that these four families are one with Youfeng Laiyi. In this way, it seems that the identity of this master is very powerful.
The first two tables are just these wealthy families, although there is a faint intention to confront, but because there is no contact, they can still be safe. But the next few tables show that the master here is very attentive, and Fengnan is still as eye-catching as the moon in the sky even in this group of heroes and heroes in the banquet hall where heroes are like clouds. He behaved elegantly and looked calm, as if the phoenix sitting next to him was just a stranger who met in Pingshui, and there was no deep hatred between them at all.
Feng is not as calm and calm as Feng Nan, because after sitting down from Feng Nan, Huang has repeatedly lost his temper, and he was once uneasy when he was on the edge of Feng Nan, and his daughter's posture was undoubtedly revealed.
The master is a good thing, he happened to put Feng Nan between his brothers and sisters, and the other guests at this table are all familiar faces, not only are there famous masters in Feng Laiyi, but there are also a few who have fought with Feng Nan in the heavy rain.
Feng Nan sat down and smiled at the others: "I am honored to sit with you today, and it is really an honor for Feng to be here with you in this way. ”
No one gave him a good face, Feng Nan smiled slightly, and turned his head to look at Huang after sitting down, his eyebrows and eyes were bent, and the stars in his eyes were shining, and he said, "Miss Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time." The girl is getting prettier and prettier. ”
Huang was holding the cup, but she put the cup on the table in a panic but it was overturned, she hurriedly straightened it, her eyes were red, her voice choked up all of a sudden, and she said cautiously: "I thought... I thought you'd been angry with me since last time. ”
"How can it be, it's just that there have been a lot of things in the cabinet recently, and I've been running around and working hard, so I don't have much time. This time, Zhou Lao will be 60th birthday, I think you will definitely come, so I asked Mengtuo for my life, otherwise this kind of errand would not have been my turn. Last time, I never forgot the girl. ”
"Meng Tuo has a big heart, so I'm not afraid that you have three longs and two shorts?" Feng sneered on the side, "Or is your Qilin Pavilion already dead, and there is no one else available." ”
Feng Nan didn't look back at Feng after hearing this, he still looked at Feng gently, but his eyes became sharp: "It seems that it is not your turn to judge the matter of my Qilin Pavilion." Kirin Pavilion is full of talents and has a clear division of labor. A small thing like this, when you meet a small person like you, you don't need to disturb others, only a small role like me is enough. ”
He looked at the other people at this table with a smile, except for him, they were all masters of Feng Laiyi, Feng Nan provoked the anger of the crowd but was not afraid at all.
And his words suddenly pushed the others to the opposite side completely, although Feng Laiyi and Qilin Pavilion were originally hostile relations, but Feng Nan's approach was too reckless and unwise.
"The defeated generals still dare to be brave!" Feng clenched the water cup in his hand and sneered, "Why don't you go out and compare now?"
"There is an order in the body, this time it is just for the birthday, and there must be no other trouble. Since the people of my Qilin Pavilion dare to go to the banquet alone, they are not afraid of waiting for the busy people, if your Excellency has a heart, I am willing to accompany you here. The revenge of the last arrow is still in my heart!"
These two people are about to make a big deal when they talk about it, and everyone else at this table is naturally on Feng's side except for Huang, who can't make a move against Feng Nan, and can't go against Feng in public, sitting there in a dilemma.
In addition to Feng Nan, only Sikong participated in the banquet in the Qilin Pavilion, he was at the Tianzi Xuanhao table, and that table was full of famous people with Feng Laiyi in addition to him. Sikong is not like Feng Nan who has offended a table of people, he is left and right, even if someone provokes him, he will resolve it at will, even if there are three people in the seat who have fought to the death and death.
It seems that this master also has ulterior motives, and there are a total of two people in the Qilin Pavilion, and they are far apart.
Most of the rest of the tables are masters of Feng Laiyi, and some of them don't even walk around the rivers and lakes easily, and this appearance can be said to have given the owner enough face.
In addition to these forces, there are most of them who are outsiders, they do not belong to the Qilin Pavilion and do not obey Youfeng Laiyi, they are proud of the rivers and lakes all their lives, and they are all sincerely afraid and dare not pretend not to know.
In addition to Fenglaiyi and Qilin Pavilion, there is even a table that is even more different from the rest, this table is independent, there are only six people seated, most of the people present have never seen the people in the seat, this table has a huge age span, the least that person looks like a weak crown, and the oldest person is already in his old age. Occasionally, a few people know the origin of this table, all with complex eyes of awe and respect, three of the six people at this table are from Lianfeng Tower, and three are from Lingyan Pavilion!
Except for a few tables that were deserted and tense, the rest of the tables were full of guests. After the banquet lasted for more than an hour, the master of ceremonies came to the stage to congratulate him, which led to the protagonist of the banquet. can attract so many heroes and heroes, so that Feng Laiyi and Qilin Pavilion, who are in the same situation, can be safe, and let the four major families sit opposite each other calmly, this master can be described as extraordinary.
After the master of ceremonies finished speaking, the host of the banquet, the head of the Zhou family in Yangzhou, 60-year-old Zhou Qi, came to the stage to deliver a speech.
Yangzhou has always been the core town of Youfenglaiyi, and the Zhou family has always been one of the most powerful families in Youfenglaiyi, but forty years ago, the Su family suddenly took the limelight from the Zhou family, but the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen. Although the current Zhou family has withered talents, the remnants of the past are still there, so when Zhou Qi wanted to send out the invitation for his sixtieth birthday, the people who received the invitation really did not easily refuse, and the Zhou family, with the current family power, dared to hold a banquet of this scale with such fanfare, which was more like sending some kind of signal to Youfeng Laiyi, and more like a provocation to the Su family and the Bai family above him.
As for the outcome, it is not yet known.
After a set of cutscenes, Zhou Qi stepped down and returned to the main table, there were only three families at this table, it was the three major families in Yangzhou, the Zhou family, the Wu family and the Jiang family. However, the other two have always been headed by the Zhou family, so when the world mentions Yangzhou, they usually only know the Zhou family.
After Zhou Qi sat down, the head of the Jiang family on his left immediately asked, "Old Zhou, the people of the Su family are also here this time." If you look at the order of the young master last time, will it really be just a misunderstanding. ”
"Hmph, misunderstanding, how is it possible!" Zhou Qi snorted coldly, "You two don't have to forget." Su Yang's ambition is inflated, and he has long been in trouble with the Su family! He is not rightly named, and he has always been worried about wanting Yangzhou to build a business! So this time he deliberately borrowed this ridiculous order from his daughter's hands, if we agreed to Su Ran's request, it would be equivalent to giving Yangzhou away, and if we refused, it would just give Su Yang an excuse, I invited all these people this time, just to expose his conspiracy before Su Yang took a step before he acted! Let him have nothing to do! Even if he is the Phoenix Lord, with these people to testify, forgive him for not daring to act rashly!"
"I looked at the faces of the two people in the Su family just now, and it seems that they are becoming more and more dissatisfied with what Su Yang has done recently. I think this is an opportunity, why don't we take advantage of this time to let Su Yang submit and completely get down from the position of the Phoenix Lord!
Zhou Qi said angrily: "You have lived enough, I haven't yet! You have eaten the bear's heart and the leopard dare to covet the position of the phoenix lord, our Zhou family was greatly injured for the position of the phoenix lord forty years ago, and it is still in a slump and has not recovered! I just beg Su Yang not to provoke me, I am already very lucky, this phoenix lord throne, if you two have the ability to take it, then my Zhou family will definitely be the first to bow down and be a vassal, as for whether the Bai family Luo family agrees or not, then I don't know. ”
The head of the Wu family immediately smiled and said, "Old Zhou, aren't you burying us? You are highly respected and don't dare to sit in this position, and our two families have always thought that you are the first to look forward to it, and we dare not be delusional." We just watched your invitation come out, these people still flocked to it, and no one dared to lose your face, so they got a little carried away, don't be surprised. ”
"Ahem, if Su Yang hadn't pressed too hard, do you think I wanted to show this old face? Now it seems that I still have a little bit of ability to invite these people, in another ten years, I'm afraid these people will no longer pay attention to our Zhou family, after this banquet, the rest of the people who were originally jealous of us will definitely see through our three families It is already in vain, in order for the three families not to suffer the disaster of extermination like the Chen family, we should make a good plan." I can't control what you two do, but our Zhou family... I have already discussed with the clan, and I am ready to slowly and completely break away from Youfeng Laiyi, and no longer interfere in the grievances between the two of them. ”
The two heads of the Wu and Jiang families couldn't believe that Zhou Qi would say such pessimistic words, and they were speechless for a while.
Zhou Qi said again: "After so many years, it's time for the curtain to end." Anyway, in order to protect the Zhou family, I will show this old face today. I just beg Lord Feng not to push too hard and give the Zhou family a few years of respite..."
The old man got up and walked to the bathroom, to tidy up his appearance, and when he came back, he would have to confide in these people with ghosts about the current situation of the Zhou family in public, so that it was really a painful thing for this wealthy family who had always been infinitely beautiful in the eyes of outsiders to reveal his scars.
Another member of the Zhou family wanted to go with Zhou Qi, but Zhou Qi refused him. The old man was alone and greeted the duplicitous congratulations of the guests as he passed by each table, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. It wasn't until he walked down the hall to the bathroom that he stood in front of the mirror and looked at his pale temples and snarled eyes that he sighed.
Forty years ago, when the Zhou family was at its peak, he was only a young man with strong blood, at that time he was fearless, young and vigorous, and always felt that life was wanton and chic.
The Zhou family also had a moment to beg for mercy from others, he turned on the faucet and poured a handful of cold water on his face, and when he looked up, he realized that there was a black shadow behind him, and before he could make a move, a sharp blade had pierced his heart, and when he fell in front of the washstand, Zhou Qi was in a trance and returned to the age of twenty, and became the young man with strong blood.