Embers of Sword

Chapter 111 Waiting for a Person with the Name Xie

Dasui Sword Palace, Lotus Peak.

There were misty clouds here, and a white crane landed on the top of the mountain. A handsome young man stood up from the white crane and shouted loudly from a distance: "Little Junior Sister——"

A flying sword flew out.

Buzz!
The flying sword brushed past the handsome man's cheek, cutting off a strand of his flying hair, and frightened the latter into silence.

Huang Su, dressed in a loose black shirt, slowly walked out of the main hall of Lotus Peak.

"Mr. Si, I've told you so many times that this title is not for you... You only entered the sect three hours earlier than me, and you keep calling me Junior Sister."

Huang Su's face was cold, and he said righteously: "Now that Dasui has opened the mountain, I will take charge of Lotus Peak on behalf of my master. If you call me like this, how will others see me and Lotus Peak?"

"Good good."

Si Qi smiled bitterly and waved his hands repeatedly: "Mountain Master, can I call you Mountain Master?"

That's more or less.

Huang Su snorted and raised his sleeves slightly.

The flying sword went away and returned.

This time he did not deliberately "brush past it", but directly slipped it back into Huang Su's sleeve.

"During the past few days, many 'distinguished guests' have come from all the counties and states of Dachu. Zhenyin Peak is really too busy to handle it all."

Si Qi smiled bitterly, "I am following the order of my master and have come to ask Junior Sister for help."

"Lotus Peak has never welcomed outsiders."

Huang Su frowned and said, "It's only been a few days, and the True Hidden Peak is already overcrowded?"

“It’s not overcrowded yet.”

Si Qi smiled and said, "It's just that some 'guests' are of noble status and must be entertained personally. The head of Jin'ao Peak is in charge of punishment, and the mountain master has a violent personality and is very straightforward. How can he be willing to be in charge of entertaining... Sister Miaoyin, let alone, Yuping Peak is still under blockade, and I dare not step into the forbidden area. After thinking it over, I can only come to you."

"Where's Senior Brother?"

Huang Su sighed softly: "Xiao Chongshan has nothing to do, and the eldest brother is very easy to talk to. Shouldn't you go to him for this kind of thing?"

"These past few days, Xiaochong Mountain has been even busier than Zhenyin Peak. If it weren't for those menial disciples... the mountain gate would have been blocked long ago. When I see my senior brother later, I will kowtow to him no matter how high I am."

Si Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Junior sister, I am begging you. Our Dasui Mountain Opening Ceremony is a grand event, and many big shots from Dachu have come to congratulate us. Now that you are the person in charge of Lotus Peak, and you are the mountain master, it would be good to meet you once and go through the motions."

Say it.

He reached out to grab Huang Su's sleeve.

But Huang Su didn't move at all.

Si Qi said helplessly: "Little Junior Sister, Master Huang, Ancestor Huang, it's already this late, why are you still hesitating?"

"You said earlier, big shot."

Huang Su frowned and asked, "Which important figures? They are not asking me to meet the Prince of Jiangning, right?"

Si Qi was stunned for a moment, and said honestly: "More than that."

"more than?"

Huang Su raised his eyebrows: "Then there is."

Si Qi sighed, "In the Jiangning area, the Xie family is a first-class wealthy family. The entire Dachu Dynasty is saying that the Jiangning prince will join the Sword Palace and the Lotus Peak during the opening ceremony of the Dasui Mountain. How could the Xie family not come?"

"not see."

Huang Su angrily said, "I can meet anyone, except Jiangning Xie!"

Those who understand will understand the reason.

The rumors about Jiangning spread around and naturally reached the ears of Dasui Sword Palace.

Xie Sheng drowned out Xie Xuanyi's voice.

Anyone who hears this will be unhappy.

"Good good..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Si Qi also resigned from the job.

He sat down in front of the mountain gate, not caring about his manners, stretched out his hand to grab the white crane's snow-white feathers, and sighed: "You don't go to see Xie, Master doesn't go, and Senior Brother doesn't go either. Since everyone hates it, why don't you just say it directly? Otherwise, I will steal Master's "Tongtianzhan" and directly announce that our Dasui Sword Palace is opening this time, and only people with the surname Xie are not allowed to enter the mountain gate."

Huang Su looked at Si Qi and was silent for a while.

"It's not just King Jiangning who's here this time."

Si Qi plucked the white crane feathers one by one, and said quietly: "The Xu family of Bingzhou in the western border, the Marquis of Bowang in Nanjun, the Jiang family of Qingzhou, Baihua Valley...they have all gone ahead and are waiting at Zhenyin Peak. If Junior Sister doesn't go, Senior Brother's task of 'entertaining foreign guests' will be completely ruined. It doesn't matter if it's ruined, anyway, Master doesn't love me, and the position of the Master of Zhenyin Peak will probably be my turn after another sixty years."

"..."

Huang Su sighed and asked, "So the Xie family hasn't come yet?"

"That's natural."

Si Qi smiled wryly and said, "You don't know that other big shots come to visit in a very low-key manner, but the Xie family in Jiangning wants to show off to be more powerful than the royal family. They set out from Jiangning and sent messages via white cranes every mile. If they were to visit the mountain, wouldn't there be a chorus of gongs and drums and firecrackers going off for ten miles?"

"That's all."

Huang Su shook his head and stepped on the flying sword. "Before Jiang Ning and his men arrive, I want to meet them first."

"okay."

Si Qi's expression changed immediately, he patted the white crane under his seat, turned over and sat on it, and sighed: "Ancestor Huang, you finally agreed!"

……

……

Dasui Sword Palace covers a vast area, with several main peaks that are far apart from each other.

Even riding a flying sword would still take a while.

When Bai He arrived at Zhenyin Peak and Si Qi turned over and landed, he had already put aside the cynical and joking look he had shown at Lianhua Peak. He brought Huang Su to the main hall and said in a deep voice to the several voices that were talking and laughing inside: "Everyone, this is the current 'Lotus Peak Master' of my Dasui Sword Palace, Huang Su."

The word Huang Su came out.

Si Qi stepped back, silently casting a look of gratitude to his junior sister, who simply waved her sleeves.

"Everyone." Huang Su bowed slightly and said softly, "Huang Su has met you."

The sounds of talking and laughing in the hall gradually died down.

Several important figures looked at the young mountain master.

"Master Huangshan, you are young and promising."

Marquis Bowang sighed softly: "At the age of over 20, he is already a Yin God. Such talent is really rare. Only Xie…"

"Senior Brother Xie's talent is a hundred times greater than mine."

Huang Su interrupted in time. She stepped forward with a smile and said softly, "If it weren't for Senior Brother Xie who brought me to Lotus Peak, Huang Su would never have the luck she has today. This realm of her body was given to her by Dasui and Senior Brother."

The three words "Thank you, Senior Brother" once again plunged the hall into silence.

This name.

More than ten years ago, it was the pride of the entire Da Chu.

But now, it has become a taboo... Huang Su's free speech made several important figures feel restrained, and they all raised their teacups to take a sip.

"I heard that Dasui's opening of the mountain is not just for recruiting disciples."

It was still Marquis Bowang. He smiled and said, "After some time, the Xuanshui Cave Heaven will also be opened. This ownerless cave heaven will choose a new owner this time... I wonder if this news is true or false?"

"Of course it's true."

Huang Su said sincerely: "But there is a fallacy in the news."

"Oh?"

"Xuanshui Dongtian is not ownerless." Huang Su said seriously, "Xuanshui Dongtian already had an owner back then. On the day when Senior Brother Xie won the sword-wielding championship and officially took charge of Lotus Peak, Master personally designated him as the 'bearer' of Dasui Sword Palace, the next Palace Master, and the Master of Xuanshui Dongtian."

Xie Xuanyi, still Xie Xuanyi.

Several important figures in the hall looked at each other.

"I see."

Marquis Bowang smiled and asked, "But Xie Xuanyi is dead. Could it be that the current owner of this Xuanshui Cave Heaven is you, Master Huangshan?"

"Of course not."

Huang Su said casually: "I know I am not worthy, so I gave up this opportunity a long time ago. Although the master is in seclusion, he gave me some relevant guidance a few days ago."

The word "Master" is as heavy as Mount Tai.

The expressions of several important figures became solemn.

"The old man only gave two words."

"cause and effect."

Huang Su paused and said calmly, "Xuanshui Cave Heaven is ownerless. This news is false, because this cave heaven has always belonged to Senior Brother Xie... It's just that the accident that year came suddenly, so Xuanshui Cave Heaven has not yet recognized its owner. However, the news of 'choosing a master' is true. This time when the mountain is opened, Xuanshui Cave Heaven will choose a new master in front of the world. As for how to choose a master and who to choose as the master, it is naturally determined by 'cause and effect'."

The entire hall fell silent again.

"cause and effect……"

The Patriarch of the Bingzhou Xu family murmured, "These two words are a bit too big."

Not only him, but several other bigwigs were all lost in thought.

"I heard that the Jiang family from Qingzhou has also come to Zhenyin Peak."

Huang Su looked around and asked curiously, "Where is the old man of the Jiang family?"

Because of Jiang Miaoyin, Dasui Sword Palace and the Jiang family have always had a close relationship.

Huang Su, who was loved by Xie Xuanyi in those days, had a special liking for the Jiang family.

"Master Huangshan..."

Marquis Bowang had a complicated look on his face.

He took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The old man of the Jiang family didn't come. It was Jiang Qihu who came."

"Oh?"

Huang Su raised an eyebrow, "Jiang Qihu, he is also interesting, why is he nowhere to be seen?"

"Jiang Qihu didn't sit on Zhenyin Peak."

The head of the Xu family said quietly, "Perhaps he dislikes our age, so he insisted on waiting at the gate, saying that he was waiting for a 'distinguished guest'."

"Dignified guest?"

Huang Su became even more interested.

She knew Jiang Qihu. During the period when the mountain was closed, this guy sent many letters to Dasui Sword Palace, trying every means to contact Senior Sister Miaoyin.

Everyone in Lianhua Peak has heard of the name of Benhu.

Jiang Qihu was sent to the Imperial City to practice with Chen Jingxuan. In a sense, his insistence on guarding the mountain gate was either the old man's intention or the young imperial teacher's intention...

The latter is more likely.

So who would be recognized as a distinguished guest by Chen Jingxuan?

"When I entered the mountain earlier, I ran into him and heard him mumbling a lot..."

Marquis Bowang put down his teacup and muttered to himself, "It seems like he is waiting for someone named Xie at the mountain gate."

Huang Su, who was about to turn around and leave Zhenyin Peak, was slightly stunned.

Dear guest, your surname is Xie? Who else could it be?
At this moment.

Outside the mountain gate of Dasui Sword Palace, there was a loud and vigorous sound of messaging.

A white crane flew over and the swords whistled.

There is also the neighing of dragons and horses.

"Da Sui Sword Palace has been closed for ten years."

"Today is the opening day, and the Xie family of Jiangning... has come to congratulate us!"

(End of this chapter)