Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 435: The Best in the South
The 100th birthday banquet of Li Rui, Right Vice-Chief Censor of the Censorate, General Zhenshan, and Earl of Pingyuan, certainly could not be of low standard.

Even though Li Rui had no intention of hosting a grand banquet.

However, when the powerful people in Qinghe City heard about it, many of them came to congratulate them.

For a time, the general's mansion was crowded with guests.

In this regard.

Li Rui's original words were "We welcome everyone who comes."

Since he is here, just treat him as a guest. We have already held a centenary banquet. If we turn the guest away, it would be impolite and petty.

He now has the confidence.

Moreover, compared with other third-rank officials, the standard of his banquet was not too high.

Just after the Si hour.

One by one, dignitaries who came to celebrate the birthday came in and congratulated him with a smile on their faces.

The four Lianghe brothers welcomed the guests at the door.

Now Li Rui's four apprentices have made a great name for themselves in Qinghe.

And they are all at the sixth level.

Even if he doesn't understand the profound knowledge, he will at least be a master of the innate realm in the future.

When the guests saw this, they were all envious.

Everyone praised Li Rui for his good vision.

Moreover, they had heard that when Li Rui accepted disciples, he never considered talent, but only two words: nostalgia.

The four disciples all had a bond that was formed before they became successful.

It was praised as a great story in Qinghe.

Most of the guests came to visit Li Rui, and after a few greetings, they were led to the courtyard by Liang He and others.

Only a few familiar people will stay.

"Brother Li, congratulations, congratulations."

Lin Lang and Lin Wan arrived at the mansion first.

Li Rui looked at Lin Lang, who was becoming more and more high-spirited, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin is becoming more and more charming than before."

Lin Lang laughed:

"Brother Li, please don't make fun of me. I've often heard that you have mastered the art of immortality and can live for hundreds of years without any problems. I'm really jealous of you."

His eyes were truly filled with envy.

Limited by his talent, he is only at the innate realm.

You know your own situation well. If you don't have great fortune in this life, it is almost impossible to enter the realm of Tongxuan.

As for turning to the path of immortality, he has even less talent for it.

But Li Rui is different. Even though it is his centenary banquet now, it is just the beginning of his long life.

How can I not be envious.

Li Rui: "Brother Lin, wealth nourishes people. I am looking forward to your birthday party."

Lin Lang laughed even louder.

While the two were talking.

There were footsteps outside the door again, and then Nie Siming's bold voice: "Brother Li."

The voice just arrived.

Then they saw Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong, and Ning Zhongtian and others who had come from Changqing Peak.

Li Rui smiled even more: "Hurry up and sit down, hurry up and sit down, we are all brothers."

Several people congratulated him.

Not only that, everyone brought gifts.

Just the aura it exudes is an extraordinary one.

Subsequently.

Many dignitaries in the city, and even prominent figures from Yunzhou and even the southern border came to congratulate them.

Those who heard the news and came to watch the fun outside Annan Town were extremely envious.

Each of these people is a big shot that countless people look up to.

And today, they all came from afar to celebrate Li Rui’s birthday.

Impressive!
Especially those old people in Qinghe feel proud of it.

Who doesn't know.

Li Rui is a native of Qinghe.

This really made Qinghe proud!

Who could have thought that a small pond like Qinghe could give birth to a dragon like Li Rui.

How can I not be excited.

A group of powerful people were chatting in groups of two or three at Li's residence. Today's birthday banquet was not only a chance to make friends with Li Rui, but also a great opportunity for them to make friends with all kinds of powerful people.

Those who can come to celebrate the birthday are all experts in their respective forces.

Of course I won't miss it.

When a group of people are chatting enthusiastically.

Then a middle-aged man wearing a scarlet robe with a tiger-shaped patch embroidered on his chest walked into Li's house.

In the whole Qinghe, there is only one person who dares to dress like this.

Admiral, Zhou Dinghai!

Following Zhou Dinghai were a group of generals from Annan Town, including General Xue Gui.

The entire Qinghe military is here!
This scene is quite grand.

Those powerful people were secretly surprised when they saw this scene.

It was normal for General Xue Gui to come with officers from Annan Town to congratulate them. After all, he and Li Rui were of the same rank, and Li Rui was also a veteran in Annan Town.

But Admiral Zhou Dinghai came in person.

That is a higher level of existence!
What kind of person is Zhou Dinghai?
He is a second-rank admiral.

In terms of actual power, he can be ranked among the top fifteen in the entire Yu Kingdom court!

Such a big shot actually came to congratulate Li Rui on his achievement.

What an honor!

You know, even the title of Earl of Pingyuan would not allow such a big shot to come in person.

It can only be because of the personal relationship with Zhou Dinghai.

Upon hearing that Zhou Dinghai was coming, Li Rui no longer sat in the hall.

It was indeed his birthday party, but Zhou Dinghai was his superior, so he had to observe all the necessary etiquette.

Walk out of the lobby.

Zhou Dinghai laughed out loud: "Master Li, congratulations."

Li Rui chuckled and personally led Zhou Dinghai and his party into the hall. "Master Zhou, you are joking, it's just the intention of a few disciples."

The State of Yu has always had the custom of holding centenary banquets.

Of course, this is basically only for those who are at a high level.

After all, it is really difficult for ordinary people to live to this age.

A hundred years is a long time even for a martial arts master. Generally speaking, the younger generations will take care of it, especially some big families and clans, who attach great importance to this matter.

The centenary banquet is a great opportunity to make friends with the powerful and show your strength.

Although Zhou Dinghai had a higher status, he had no intention of snatching the glory from Li Rui, the birthday boy.

After exchanging greetings with Li Rui for about a quarter of an hour in the hall, he left on his own initiative.

Li Rui understood.

Zhou Dinghai was deliberately trying to give him face.

Leaving now means he doesn't want to steal Li Rui's limelight.

The reason why Zhou Dinghai is so thoughtful is, of course, because Li Rui has made many great contributions. Although the two do not belong to the same camp, Li Rui is a great help to Zhou Dinghai.

This is also the reason why he came to congratulate today.

But Zhou Dinghai's appearance made Li Rui's status in the hearts of those dignitaries who came to celebrate his birthday rise several levels.

It’s great to make friends with big guys, but to get a superior like Zhou Dinghai to show up in person is the real skill.

Many people originally planned to leave.

Seeing Zhou Dinghai appear, he turned back.

Zhou Dinghai’s arrival brought the centenary banquet to its climax.

But then.

Visitors from the capital and Wu Ting brought the banquet to another level.

"Minister of Rites, Lin Hai, congratulations to Lord Li for being as blessed as the East Sea!"

"Wu Kingdom Censorate, Censor Sang Konghe!"

Gifts arrived one after another from the capital and the Wu Court.

Let everyone present know what it means to have great supernatural powers.

Everyone knows that Li Rui has connections everywhere.

But it was not until today that I had a direct feeling of it.

Not to mention the dozens of third-rank officials in the capital who sent gifts, there were actually so many high-ranking officials in the Wu Court who came to celebrate his birthday.

It takes both countries!

But the real shock is yet to come.

It was around noon.

Someone else came from the capital.

Just as everyone was guessing which senior official it would be, they heard the young man congratulate: "Your Highness the Prince of Qi, wish Lord Li a long life!"

This time.

Everyone was completely upset.

It’s ok for officials to celebrate their birthdays.

It was beginning to become outrageous that a prince of the King of Qi also came to celebrate the birthday.

Li Rui looked at the young man who rushed to Qinghe from the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

Even he was a little surprised.

But I soon felt relieved.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be the work of that woman Xia Yun.

When the four princes sent people.

Many powerful people in the hospital realized that among the people Li Rui knew, they were the ones who had neither power nor wealth.

But... they soon discovered that things were far from as simple as they had imagined.

soon.

Someone else came from the capital.

He was a young man wearing a Taoist robe.

"Gu Changsheng from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and Jiang Linxian congratulate Lord Li, and wish him a long and blessed life!"

I heard that the director and deputy director of the Imperial Observatory also came to congratulate me.

People were not surprised.

After all, everyone in Yu State knew that Li Rui was a guest official of Wenxian Tower, a close friend of Gu Changsheng, and he and Jiang Linxian were even like brothers.

But a first-rank land immortal sent people to congratulate him.

This is undoubtedly a huge honor.

But Li Rui received such honor twice today.

Prince Yuan An of Annan walked into the courtyard.

"Master, I'm here to celebrate my father's birthday!"

Master father?!
Those who could come here were all well-informed. How could they not recognize that the elegant young man in front of them was the only son of Annan Marquis Yuan Dingting, and the future marquis.

The only son of the military saint Yuan Dingting came in person to congratulate him.

What a great honor this is!
Moreover, they heard that what Yuan An was talking about just now was not Lord Li, but Master.

These two words are truly extraordinary.

Prince's teacher!
It is no exaggeration to say that the southern border is the most prominent.

Li Rui looked at Yuan Anlai and smiled helplessly: "Your Highness, there is really no need to call me Master. I can't bear it."

Yuan An's eyes flashed with cunning: "My parents said that I worshipped him when I was a child, so he is my master."

Li Rui was speechless.

He really couldn't understand why Yuan An, a prince of such a noble status, even comparable to that of a prince, would choose an old man like him as his master.

Yuan An's arrival brought the atmosphere to a climax.

Just when everyone thought there would be no more surprises.

I actually saw a eunuch walking into the Annan Town camp.

The eunuch went straight into Li's house.

Li Rui went out to greet him personally again.

"Eunuch Zheng."

Yes, this person was none other than the eunuch Zheng who brought him into the palace to meet the emperor.

Eunuch Zheng looked at Li Rui with a smile:

"Sir Li, I haven't seen you for many years. Your Majesty asked me to come and congratulate you on your 100th birthday. Your Majesty said that a family that accumulates good deeds will surely have more to celebrate. Li Rui has become a great man in his old age and is the best person in the South."

(End of this chapter)