Chapter 141: Going to the Banquet (Part II)
Brother Mu laughed, how could this matter be related to His Royal Highness King Qing. Chai Wuming smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the disciples of the eight sects who were about to go out, he shifted his shape and changed his position with one move, came to everyone, and apologized, "Today, Ning commanded the envoy to invite all the knights of the rivers and lakes, and I hope everyone will not be hurt and angry." β
"Brother Chai, it's not that we don't give Jinyiwei face, you forcibly took Cao Haotian away in Luoyang that day, but now you say that you don't know where he is. How do we explain to the master?" Yue Menghan snorted coldly, with a look of disdain, she glanced at Xia Qingyi and Yingluo beside her, and the three of them walked past Chai Wuming together and walked straight out of the hall.
"Everyone, please stay for now. Ning Wuji got up from the banquet and shouted, "The Eight Great Factions came to Jinling in person, Ning Mou should have entered the friendship of the landlord, but this matter started because of Jinyiwei, I hope you will give me some time, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." β
Fei Ming looked at Ning Wuji opposite, and secretly said in his heart, if Cao Hao was naΓ―ve and not here, even if he did it, it would be worth the loss, so it was better to retreat and wait for the arrival of the masters of each faction before discussing. A smile appeared on his face, and he said, "In that case, how long do you dare to ask?"
"How much..."Chai Wuming glanced at Chai Wuming and the disciples of the Eight Sects beside him, and looked back at Ning Wuji, not daring to answer.
Ning Wuji coughed dryly, his face was embarrassed, he glared at Chai Wuming, silent. "Seven days... Seven days, what do you think?" Chai Wuming turned his head, clenched his hands into fists, and was very respectful to Fei Ming and the others, not at all as domineering as when he was in Luoyang.
"It's been too long. What if Cao Haotian escapes from Jinling during this period?" Yexing looked at Chai Wuming coldly and asked. Ning Wuji clenched his right hand tightly into a fist on the spot, and said secretly angrily in his heart, the descendants of the eight factions have become more and more rude, if it weren't for his own trivial matters recently, he would definitely teach these stinky boys who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky.
"Five days," Fei Ming stood with his hands in his hands, stretching out five fingers, he observed that Ning Wuji was a little displeased, and secretly said in his heart, if there was a head-on conflict with Ning Wuji at this moment, he might be surrounded by Jinyi Guard. It's better to wait a few more days, the masters of all factions will gather in Jinling, and only one Jinyi guard will be helpless against them, during this period, the disciples of the eight factions only need to secretly investigate and find Cao Haotian's whereabouts as soon as possible.
"Five days?" Mu Ning turned his head, glanced at Fei Ming, and asked puzzledly, "Is it too long, I dare to promise, if we search..." β
"Five days," Chai Wuming was relieved, he smiled and glanced back at Ning Wuji, hoping to get his consent.
Ning Wuji nodded slightly. "In just five days, we will definitely give an explanation to the eight major factions. β
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"Lord Xiao... Lord Xiao, please stay, our commander is..."A noisy shout suddenly came from outside the door, and Su Yue and several brocade guards hurriedly ran over from the other end of the lotus pond.
"What the hell is going on, why is it so noisy outside!" Ning Wuji asked sharply when he saw Su Yue running in panting from outside the door.
Seeing the embarrassing atmosphere in the room, Su Yue trotted in quickly, and said urgently, "Master, Xiao Yi, Master Xiao is here, we can't stop it." β
"Xiao Yi?" Ning Wuji was stunned for a moment, and said secretly in his heart, Xiao Yi, as the commander of the Shadow Wind Guard, must have a big event when he came late at night, and the disciples of the Eight Great Sects were still in the mansion at this time, so it would be inappropriate for him to bump into him. He coughed dryly and whispered, "Everyone, the old man has something to do and leave first." Nameless, you are here to accompany you young heroes first. β
Ning Wuji rushed out of the hall quickly, leaving Chai Wuming, Su Yue, Yu Tassel and the disciples of the Eight Great Sects behind, and everyone was very embarrassed to see each other at this time. Chai Wuming smiled bitterly, "If you come, you will be safe, and my Jinyi Wei will not neglect you." Cao Haotian's whereabouts, we will do our best to search for them and give you an explanation. β
"Please take your seats, please take your seats. Su Yue smiled, and he kept everyone seated. Fei Ming and the others didn't know what was going on in Ning Mansion, but they just felt that Chai Wuming and the others suddenly changed their attitude, which was very strange, and they didn't have the slightest arrogance before.
"In that case, let's wait another five days. Night Star glanced at the others around him, only to see Fei Ming nodding slightly, but Mu Ning did not say anything. Behind him, Xia Qingyi, Yue Menghan and Yingluo looked back and rushed out, Ning Wuji saluted respectfully to a man at the other end of the lotus pond.
Fei Ming and the disciples of the Eight Great Sects entered the table again, accompanied by Su Yue, Chai Wuming and Yu Tassel, and everyone greeted the beautiful scenery and good places of Jinling. Although it was not very harmonious, there were no major conflicts.
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"I don't know what is the important matter for Commander Xiao to come to the Humble House late at night?" Ning Wuji stood at the head of the Lotus Pond Bridge, blocking Xiao Yi's way, his face expressionless and indifferent. Although the Jinyi Guard belongs to the Prince's Mansion, it is actually in charge of His Royal Highness King Qing, and the Shadow Wind Guard is the personal guard of His Royal Highness the Prince, responsible for passing on all kinds of confidential matters, but Ning Wuji is the commander appointed by His Majesty the Emperor himself, so his status is far more respected than that of the Shadow Wind Guard.
Xiao Yi clasped his hands into fists and saluted slightly, the corner of his eyes swept the movement around the lotus pond, and then with a wave of his right hand, he signaled the shadow wind guard behind him to stop moving forward, he looked at Ning Wuji with a smile on his face, and chuckled, "Could it be that this is the hospitality of Ning Da's envoys, refusing people here?"
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I always refuse anyone, and I don't dare to turn you away. Ning Wuji took a few steps forward, and his arm stretched out to the side hall on the right, "I don't know if Lord Xiao has something important to do when he arrives at the mansion late at night?" Xiao Yi and Ning Wuji walked side by side, while the Jinyi Guard and the Shadow Wind Guard behind them stayed where they were, and the two walked to the corridor of the side hall, took out a portrait from his arms and handed it to Ning Wuji.
"What is this?"
"Lord Ning really doesn't know who this woman is?" Xiao Yi frowned, staring carefully at the Jinyi Guard commander in front of him, as if he was not lying.
Ning Wuji took the portrait handed to him by Xiao Yi, looked back and forth several times, shook his head, and said softly, "I really don't know, who is this woman?"
"Since you don't know who this woman is, why did you send Jinyi Guards to search for her in the city?" Xiao Yi stared at Ning Wuji tightly, his heart was very uneasy, he even Ning Wuji was His Majesty the Emperor's person, if it was really related to this matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would inevitably be in a dilemma.
The two walked into the side hall, Xiao Yi and Ning Wuji sat on wooden chairs one after the other, and the two maids served tea and stood respectfully at the door. "You guys stand down!" Xiao Yi shouted back from the two of them, and with a sharp roar, Ning Wuji was at a loss, he lowered his head and leaned over, approached Xiao Yi, and asked, "Brother Xiao, there is something but it doesn't hurt to say it, Ning must know everything." β
Xiao Yi pointed to the portrait with his right hand and asked, "Since you don't know this woman, how do you explain the search of Jinyiwei in the whole city?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"Brother, I've come to your mansion, do you still want to hide it from me? Is it necessary to read out the will of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Zhenfu Division's Mansion tomorrow?"
Ning Wuji got up from his seat in shock, he stood in front of Xiao Yi and walked back and forth several times, carefully looking at the portrait in his hand, the woman was just a foreign woman, and he really didn't have the slightest impression. "Otherwise, I'll let Su Yue and them carefully check what is going on. β
"What else is there to check?" Xiao Yi looked up at Ning Wuji in the hall and said with a forced smile, "Brother Ning, my elder brother, immediately order all the people above the Thousand Households of Jinyi Wei to come and inquire about who is investigating this woman." β