Embers of Sword

Chapter 141 Banquet
Qi Lie's voice echoed over the dojo.

The expressions of the big shots were a little subtle... None of them had expected that Tongtian Palm Law would make such an arrangement.

Just announce to the world that there is no need to fight.

The number of places to enter Xuanshui Dongtian has doubled!
Wouldn't this make it impossible for someone who is preparing to make a big move to start?
"Congratulations to everyone, you have all obtained the qualification to comprehend the Mysterious Water Cave Heaven."

Qi Lie said calmly: "The banquet will be held at Jin'ao Peak tonight... Please don't be absent."

"do not fight?"

Prince Jiangning looked calm.

But the red dragon mark on his forehead was faintly hot at this moment!

Xie Sheng clutched the armrest of the chair, suppressed his anger, and looked towards the distant misty back mountain... What on earth was the Sword Palace Chief Lawyer thinking? What was the point of issuing this order? The Dasui Sword Palace had been closed for ten years, attracting so many people to come and pay homage, but they had to stop the competition today!
Is this a deliberate attempt to cut off one's own reputation?
Unfortunately.

No matter how angry he was, it was useless.

The Sword Palace Chief Lawyer asked Qi Lie to bring the Sword Energy Edict, which meant that he had made up his mind!
The will of the Great Sword Immortal in the Yangshen Realm must not be disobeyed.

"...Your Highness?"

Xie Sheng reached out and grabbed the shoulder of a servant girl beside him. The latter was startled and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Walk."

Prince Jiangning did not lose his composure, he still maintained his demeanor, but he was the first to stand up and leave the dojo.

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……

After leaving the Taoist temple, Prince Jiangning did not return home to rest.

Instead, he went directly to the back mountain of Jinao Peak.

The delegation was stopped at the entrance to the back mountain.

But he was an exception. He came alone to the cloud and mist formation in the back mountain. The two law enforcers who were responsible for guarding the place did not expel the prince for the first time. They just left after searching.

Behind the mountain of Jin'ao Peak, there was only a misty fog.

And the lonely prince.

"Sir, I can't figure it out—"

Prince Jiangning stood in the clouds and mist and spoke in a deep voice.

"Ten years ago, you personally went to Jiangning and gave the palace a 'Sword Qi Seal' to comprehend the sword's meaning!"

"You also promised yourself that you would untie the Red Dragon for me and protect me from the disaster."

"Before Dasui opened the mountain, my father summoned me and asked me whether my identity would allow me to participate in the Sword Qi Ceremony..."

"It's still you who told my father that he can come."

Xie Sheng stared intently into the depths of the clouds.

He asked puzzledly: "But now that I'm here, why are you treating me like this?"

From the depths of the clouds, a tall, misty figure with long sleeves slowly emerged.

Tongtian Palm Law, standing at the other end of the clouds.

"Is everything I've suffered since I came to the Sword Palace really fair?"

"The Sword Palace is building momentum for Xie Zhen and giving him the Lotus Jade Token!"

"He was even specially allowed not to attend the Sword Qi Ceremony!"

"And I... I have fought all the way to this day, but you suddenly decided to cancel my chance to 'reach the top'!"

Xie Sheng's eyes were red as he spoke of the injustice he had suffered.

The Chief Justice was very calm.

He put his hands behind his back, stared indifferently at the extremely young prince in front of him, and then slowly uttered two words.

"fair."

Prince Jiangning was stunned.

"I saw everything that happened after the Sword Qi Ceremony..."

The Chief Lawyer spoke slowly, word by word, "Everything is fair. The Lotus Jade Order, the Sword Qi Ceremony, and even the final 'cancellation', are not unfair to you at all."

There was a pause.

The Chief Lawyer said in a deep voice: "It can even be said that... canceling this competition is a good thing for you."

absurd!

How absurd!

Between the brows of Prince Jiangning, the mark of a red dragon flickered.

Under the influence of this mark, his heart became extremely unstable.

My mind was shaken.

"Are you kidding me?"

Xie Sheng laughed sarcastically: "Don't you think I can't take first place?"

"This has nothing to do with the top spot...If you focus too much on reputation, it will only backfire."

Tongtian Zhanglu shook his head and did not explain the reason for canceling the competition. He just said coldly: "You have to understand... the reason why you practiced so hard and came here is to be able to comprehend the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, remove the 'Red Dragon' mark, and then worship in the Dasui Sword Palace, not to step on Xie Xuanyi's old name and become the new 'King of Swords'."

"I never think that the so-called 'Kendo Champion' has any meaning! The Sword Qi Ceremony is not to push someone to the altar and enjoy thousands of praises!"

He said sternly: "Xie Xuanyi has already paid the price for his false reputation. Do you still want to follow his old path?"

This time.

Prince Jiangning was silent for a long time.

The red dragon mark between his eyebrows stopped flickering and slowly dissipated.

"If a sword cultivator doesn't fight, how can he be called a sword cultivator?"

But he still raised his head stubbornly.

"Didn't you win it?"

Tong Tian Zhang Lu said expressionlessly: "Now the whole world knows that you, Xie Sheng, have unparalleled talent and extraordinary strength. What else do you want to fight for?"

In the clouds and mist, both of them fell into silence.

"...all of it." Xie Sheng raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I want to fight for everything Xie Xuanyi once had!"

"If you don't change your mind, even if you can enter Xuanshui Cave Heaven, you will have no chance to enter Dasui Sword Palace."

Tongtian Zhanglu Wuqing said: "The calamity of the red dragon is all caused by the heart. If you can't let go of this obsession... then even I can't help you. As for the debt of gratitude I owe to Jiang Ning, I can't help you this time, so I can only find another opportunity to repay the prince in the future."

After a pause.

"Xie Xuanyi is already dead, and the right and wrong are all in the past. You have your own path, so why bother to argue with him?"

The Chief Lawyer showed some mercy after all, and warned in a low voice: "Don't have any murderous thoughts, don't have any murderous intentions, step into Xuanshui Cave Heaven safely, and take the fortune that you deserve. If the head teacher doesn't respond, then come to Jin'ao Peak, and I can guarantee that you will be safe for a hundred years. At most, in the next sixty years, you can spy on the realm of Yangshen."

That's all for this.

Xie Sheng silently watched the tall and misty figure at the end of the clouds gradually disappear.

There was a thought that always lingered in his mind.

At this moment, it was finally settled.

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……

Xie Xuanyi could guess some of the reasons why the sword energy competition was cancelled.

The owner of Wangyou Island just came here not long ago.

The Dashui Sword Palace has now been opened. Although many important figures have come from far and wide to congratulate...but the truly "influential" top giants have not yet arrived.

at this point.

You can get a glimpse of this from the Baihua Valley.

The person sent by Baihua Valley is the young valley master Ye Qinglian. Although he is the Yinshen Venerable and the future valley master, he is still very "young" after all.

Ye Qinglian's coming was considered to be giving enough face and respect.

But if we really "take it seriously", the one who should be present this time should be the Lord of Baihua Valley!
Similarly, many princes from all over the country came.

But none of the truly powerful family heads came.

Almost only the Xu family in Bingzhou in the western border can be said to be sincere in worshipping the mountain.

Even the Jiang family only sent Jiang Qihu symbolically, who could represent both the "Jiang family" and the "Book House".

The reason why this happens.

It's just that the Dachu royal family has not yet expressed their position——

The royal blood and nobles of the Da Chu Dynasty have long infiltrated into all the major sects and families. After thousands of years of ups and downs, which wealthy and powerful family can be unaffected by the royal family?
The Da Chu Dynasty is a giant tree.

The royal family is the root of this giant tree.

A Yang God coming to Dasui Sword Palace is definitely extremely explosive news.

The owner of Wangyou Island needs to keep a low profile.

Then the news about his son needs to be quietly suppressed. If the sword energy competition continues... what should be done when the foolish boy from Wangyou Island faces the prince Jiangning?
One of them had already made a bold statement and vowed to win first place in the sword energy competition.

The other one is a young man who is not afraid of anything.

If a real fight breaks out, it will be terrible.

The Chief Lawyer couldn't let this happen, so he cancelled the final sword-fighting competition and gave everyone a "happy ending".

of course.

Looking at this ending now...it seems that only one person will not be satisfied.

"pity."

In fact, Xie Xuanyi was also somewhat dissatisfied.

He actually hoped that this sword energy competition would continue like this.

Although the silly boy from Forget-Sorrow Island has been practicing for too short a time, and currently cannot beat Prince Jiangning... but halfway through the fight, when this silly boy gets red-eyed and his Golden Body realm cultivation and Forget-Sorrow Island techniques are revealed, Prince Jiangning will definitely realize that something is wrong.

Until then.

Xie Sheng is in a dilemma. If he doesn't take ruthless action, there is a high probability that he will not be able to capture Duan Zhao.

But if you act ruthlessly...

It is estimated that the warrior from Wangyou Island is going to take ruthless action against the Prince of Jiangning's Palace.

Qi Lie left with the sword order.

For a moment, everyone in the dojo felt a little regretful.

I won’t have the chance to see the top-level showdown between those young kendo geniuses today.

But it’s not a bad thing that the competition ends early.

The Chief Lawyer also left a second decree, which was to start the banquet early while the mountain masters were free!
After receiving the news, the Jinao Peak law enforcers began to lead everyone to the banquet venue...

At the same time, the Jiangning delegation released a message, inviting all the mountain worshippers to participate in the dinner, on the grounds that the prince had obtained a place to comprehend the "Xuanshui Dongtian". The delegation will set up a banquet at the foot of Zhufeng Mountain, with no limit on the number of places and everyone will be welcomed.

Those people in Jiangning have always been good at creating momentum.

Although the competition ended early, no one was able to determine the winner.

But Prince Jiangning still showed an attitude of having "seized the first place" and generously invited everyone to attend the banquet.

The banquet at Jinao Peak is only for "big shots".

Only those who can sit down and watch the battle in the Taoist temple, and those who finally get the opportunity to comprehend the Xuanshui Cave Heaven, can enter the banquet hall.

But there is no threshold for the invitation from Prince Jiangning, and everyone can participate.

It is said that the idea of holding this banquet was purely a spur of the moment decision on the part of the Crown Prince. In the banquet hall set up by the Jiangning delegation, "talismans" and "array patterns" were specially set up to share the scene of the banquet at the Jin'ao Peak.

All of a sudden.

The entire Dasui Sword Palace became bustling with activity.

Although the sword energy competition has been cancelled...

But a grand banquet has just begun.

There were grand banquets both on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain.

Everyone who comes to pay respect to the mountain will have a feast.

(End of this chapter)