Early the next morning, guests came to celebrate their birthdays, and when it was almost noon, there were even more people. Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng mixed in the crowd and entered the Sanxiao Palace, and Cong Fei took a group of catchers to wait in the inn.

Ding Cheng was not very familiar with these guests, but Zhou Rouqiang recognized that there were rich and noble squires, as well as powerful people in the rivers and lakes, and there were no less than 100 people in total, and the entire courtyard was filled. Zhou Rouqiang deliberately pulled Ding Cheng to find a remote corner and sit down, so as not to be recognized and cause unnecessary trouble.

At noon, when the meeting came, a white-haired old man walked out of the inner room and came to the chairman's position, this person was Shangguan Xiao, the head of the Sanxiao Sect, and the two people standing next to him were Shangguan Xiao's two sons. The eldest son, Shangguan Nansheng, is over fifty years old. The second son, Shangguan Fei, is in his thirties, dressed in silk and satin, like a rich son.

There was another person behind Shangguan Xiao, and Ding Cheng recognized this person as the Xue Hall Master who had met several times before. It's just that I don't know why he is here? Could it be that he is also a member of Sanxiaomen? But at this time, I can't take care of him, so I can only wait until I deal with Xi Weihua and the others before coming to him to settle accounts.

At this time, all the guests saw Shangguan Xiao coming, and they all stood up to greet them.

Shangguan smiled and waved his hand to the field and said with a smile: "Today, the old man celebrates his birthday, thanks to everyone who came to have a glass of wine, the old man is really grateful." ”

Someone at the banquet said loudly: "Master Shangguan is my martial arts senior, he is highly respected, and he is quite kind to us people on weekdays, how can we not come to such a big event as your old man's eightyth birthday?"

Ding Cheng didn't know these people, so Zhou Rouqiang introduced Ding Cheng and said: "The person who spoke was the owner of Maitreya Village, Xiao Maitreya. ”

At this time, another person said: "That is, the martial arts and character of the head of Shangguan are all admired by people in the rivers and lakes, and it is our blessing to be able to drink a cup of Shangguan Master's birthday wine." "This person is Xu Jianping, the head of the Jianchuan Money Club.

These people are talking about some scenes that praise Shangguan's laughter. Zhou Rouqiang and Ding Cheng looked around the crowd, but they didn't see Xi Weihua and others.

Ding Cheng said: "Didn't they come to Sanxiao Palace?"

Zhou Rouqiang said: "Probably not, Sanxiao Palace is their best place." Besides, today is Shangguan Xiao's 80th birthday, and there is no reason why they should not come to celebrate their birthday. They must be hiding somewhere, but they must be inside the Sanxiao Palace. We'll wait and see. ”

At this time, another person said: "In recent years, other places have been plagued by wars, and the common people have suffered unspeakably, but our place has been peaceful, and the common people can live and work in peace and contentment." This is all thanks to the head of Shangguan sitting in Jiangchuan, so that those rebellious bandits dare not be arrogant. ”

Another person chimed in: "Lu Daxia is right, we might as well elect Master Shangguan as our leader of the martial arts alliance, we will all listen to Master Shangguan's orders, and wait until the rebels come, so that Master Shangguan can lead us to break the chaos army and uphold justice." ”

Many people at the banquet applauded when they heard this man say this, and many echoed him.

At this time, one of the people at the table stood up and said loudly: "Wait, the old man has a birthday gift to give to the head of Shangguan." As he spoke, he took out a wooden box one foot wide and two feet long from his side.