txolops Chapter 180 The Wedding Banquet Killer
Chapter 180 The Wedding Banquet Killer
The main hall is very spacious.
Li Ping and Wu Feng entered the hall and soon arrived at the seats arranged for them by the Meng family.
It was quite a coincidence that the two of them happened to be seated at the same table.
Besides them, there were already quite a few guests seated in the hall.
Li Ping looked around and quickly found Zhang Tie, who was directing the servants to serve spiritual tea to the seated guests in the hall.
Today is a big day for Qinglong Mountain. As the logistics manager of the Immortal City, he was in charge of almost all the wedding banquet arrangements. He was so busy that he barely had time to breathe.
Li Ping's lips moved slightly, and his voice rang directly in Zhang Tie's ear.
Zhang Tie was taken aback, then looked up and saw Li Ping sitting calmly not far away.
Li Ping's telepathic message was an inquiry to him about the whereabouts of his junior apprentice named Xu Guike.
Meeting Li Ping's gaze, Zhang Tie nodded, then his lips moved as well, and his voice rang in Li Ping's ear: "Brother, Junior Nephew Xu is currently inspecting the purchased spiritual fruits and spirit wines in the back hall. I'll go and take his place now, and have him enter the hall to entertain them."
After saying this, he gave a few more instructions to the servants in the hall, and then hurriedly walked towards the back hall.
Li Ping waited patiently.
A short while later, as Zhang Tie left, a handsome young cultivator in white robes walked in from the back hall.
Li Ping's gaze involuntarily fell on him.
Just then, the white-robed young cultivator seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up, meeting Li Ping's gaze.
The moment their eyes met, Li Ping was fine, but the white-robed youth was stunned.
With a strange expression, he slowly walked to Li Ping's side and said softly, "I am Xu Guike, and I have met this fellow Daoist. May I ask your name?"
Li Ping's heart stirred, and he stood up: "My name is Li Ping."
"Li Ping?" Upon hearing this name, a look of disbelief appeared on Xu Guike's handsome face.
A moment later, he waved his hand, creating a protective barrier of magic that enclosed himself and Li Ping. After doing this, he said softly, "Strange, although I don't think I've ever met you before, I have a strange sense of familiarity. May I ask if you have ever seen me before?"
After a moment of silence, a strange, meaningful look flashed in Li Ping's eyes.
Although the young man in front of him looked completely different from his master Yan Guike, Li Ping felt a sense of familiarity from him, just like Xu Pingsheng.
Thinking of this, he smiled and shook his head: "I have never met you before, but at this moment I feel as if we have known each other for a long time."
"Is that so?" Xu Guike asked, a look of doubt in his eyes.
He couldn't understand why two grown men would hit it off so well, feeling as if they were long-lost relatives.
But subconsciously, he felt that the name Li Ping was very important to him.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I have a guess about this matter, but it may not be accurate," Li Ping said with a smile. "After the wedding banquet, if you have time, let's go somewhere together, and perhaps we can clear up our doubts."
Xu Guike nodded, subconsciously believing that this fellow Daoist Li was trustworthy: "Alright, I will come to find you after the wedding banquet."
……
Xu Guike went off to attend to his business, leaving Li Ping sitting in the same spot with a complicated expression.
He murmured to himself, "Is there really such a thing as reincarnation?"
It's no wonder he thought that way; it was too much of a coincidence. Moreover, the strange sense of familiarity the other person gave him made him think of his master.
"Xu Pingsheng, Yan Guike, Xu Guike... Whether he is the reincarnation of our master or not, we only need to verify it." Li Ping took a deep breath.
He planned to return to Jiang Kingdom with Xu Guike after the wedding banquet so that he could visit the place where his master had lived.
At that time, perhaps everything will become clear.
Legend has it that reincarnation erases memories of one's previous life, but Xu Guike felt an instant connection with him.
Clearly, if he is indeed the reincarnation of his master, he should have retained some vague memories after reincarnation.
……
Not long ago, outside the Immortal City.
Huang Yunzi arrived alone and was immediately welcomed into the city by Master Fenglan.
Shortly after his arrival, Huang Yan led a large procession of wedding-welcoming cultivators into the city.
As honored guests, and with the city's guards long since replaced by Meng family cultivators.
Therefore, their group was not checked much and easily entered the city, where they were then welcomed to the residence arranged for them by the Meng family.
As for Huang Yunzi, after exchanging pleasantries with Master Fenglan, he stayed alone at Yuya Palace.
Master Fenglan had no doubts.
After all, this marriage was concluded under the witness of Xiao, the number one cultivator in the Western Wilderness, and was endorsed by Xiao and the Jixia Academy.
Neither she nor Huang Yunzi, even if they were dissatisfied, would ever cause trouble in this matter.
The "Azure Cloud Secret Realm" controlled by the academy has firmly grasped the weakness of every major power in the Western Wilderness.
Once the academy is angered and the sect is punished by being forbidden from entering the "Azure Cloud Secret Realm" to harvest Foundation Establishment Pills and other spiritual herbs, the sect will inevitably decline due to a lack of skilled cultivators.
As for Dai Sangyu, she was in seclusion and did not go to receive Huang Yunzi at all.
Of course, on the day of the wedding banquet, she would emerge from seclusion to see her junior sister off.
……
Just as Li Ping was pondering whether Xu Guike was the reincarnation of his master.
Meng Qingyi, dressed in a bright red wedding robe, arrived at the mountaintop palace to pay respects to her master.
"Disciple greets Master." As soon as he entered the hall, Meng Qingyi immediately knelt before Master Fenglan.
Master Fenglan smiled and nodded: "Get up."
"Yes, Master." Meng Qing also stood respectfully in the hall.
Master Fenglan smiled and nodded: "Qingyi, you are going to marry into Ziyun Valley. Your master has nothing to give you, but these two 'Jade Heart Cone' talismans were specially made for you recently. Please accept them."
After saying that, she lightly flicked her fingers, and two talismans radiating amazing spiritual energy floated in front of Meng Qingyi. A lifelike jade cone was drawn on the talisman.
It was Fenglan Zhenren's natal magic weapon, the "Jade Heart Cone".
Meng Qingyi was taken aback for a moment before smiling. She reached out and put the two talismans into her storage bag, saying respectfully, "Thank you for the treasures, Master."
Master Fenglan sighed: "Qingyi, your master knows you have been wronged. I hope you will not blame your master."
As the person in charge of the Tianxuan Sect, she had the responsibility to pass on the entire sect to her before her death, as her senior brother Xu had personally entrusted the entire sect to her.
Among the people of Immortal City, only Dai Sangyu, who has reached the Core Formation stage, is capable of shouldering this heavy responsibility.
Therefore, when Dai Sangyu suggested that Meng Qingyi marry in her place, Fenglan Zhenren did not object.
But in reality, she knew in her heart that she was showing favoritism towards Dai Sangyu, which made Meng Qingyi feel wronged.
"Master, you flatter me. I am not wronged." Meng Qingyi sighed inwardly, but maintained a respectful smile on her face.
Master Fenglan smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with this sensible disciple: "Alright, Qingyi, go and prepare for the upcoming Daoist Ceremony. Your master hopes you will remember that even after you get married, Immortal City will still be your home."
"Yes, Master." Meng Qingyi respectfully withdrew.
What Fenglan Zhenren didn't notice was the resolute look that flashed in Meng Qingyi's eyes as she left.
……
in the hall.
Li Ping was chatting with several friends, including Wu Feng and Ning Wuxu.
As fellow artisans from Xiantao Mountain, the Meng family arranged for them to sit in roughly the same area.
During their conversation, Li Ping noticed that Wang Xingwei and Cheng Yao had also entered the hall.
The Wang family and the Meng family have a good relationship, dating back hundreds of years. When the Meng family hosts a banquet, the Wang family will definitely send someone to attend.
Upon seeing her elder brother in the hall, Cheng Yao was overjoyed and immediately sent a telepathic message to congratulate him on breaking through to the mid-stage and taking another step forward in the path of immortality.
Li Ping smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with her via telepathy, while also nodding to Wang Xingwei beside her.
Gradually, as time went by, the seats in the main hall were almost all filled.
This also means that the wedding banquet is getting closer and closer.
Under Xu Guike's direction, the Qi Refining stage attendants in the hall began to clear away the tea from the tables and instead served delicious spiritual food, spiritual fruit, and immortal wine... In an instant, the hall was filled with delicious aromas.
However, everyone waited patiently, and no one touched the delicious food on the table.
After all, the Core Formation cultivator hadn't spoken yet, and the two promising young men who were to become Daoist partners hadn't appeared.
If you eat and drink excessively at this time, you will be ridiculed by other fellow cultivators.
We are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, who can afford to lose face like that?
But just as everyone in the hall was patiently waiting—
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from outside the hall. The terrifying sound seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart and smash the entire Azure Dragon Mountain into ruins.
Then, a series of earth-shattering noises rang out outside the hall.
Everyone was greatly shocked, including Li Ping.
At this moment, even the delicious food on the table didn't taste good anymore.
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
……
The hall instantly erupted in commotion. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting not far from the hall entrance even got up and walked outside to check the situation.
Before they could make any further moves, the area outside the hall suddenly fell silent, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
next moment--
The patriarch of the Meng family and Meng Qingyi walked in from outside the hall one after the other.
"Fellow Daoist Meng, what has happened?"
"Fairy Meng, what's that noise?"
Upon seeing the two arrive, the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the hall all began to inquire.
The patriarch of the Meng family looked grief-stricken. After a moment of silence, he said in a heavy voice, "I apologize for making this a laughing matter, fellow Daoists. Dai Sangyu was utterly depraved and attempted to kill his master. Fortunately, Senior Huang from Ziyun Valley was also at Qinglong Mountain today. He decisively struck and killed Dai Sangyu. But unfortunately... True Person Fenglan and his spirit beast, Little Azure Dragon, both perished in Dai Sangyu's final counterattack."
Upon hearing these words from the Meng family patriarch, the hall erupted in uproar.
They simply couldn't believe what he was saying. Feng Lan Zhenren, who had been guarding the Immortal City for over two hundred years, had actually been killed by his own disciple.
"Cough cough..."
Accompanied by a cough, the short, stout old man in a blue robe entered the hall. His late-stage Core Formation spiritual pressure instantly filled the hall, causing all the cultivators present to obediently shut their mouths.