Embers of Sword

Chapter 50 Jiang Qihu

After nightfall in Lichao City, the streets are filled with the roar of gongs and drums, lion dances, embroidered balls, colorful lights and decorations, and harmonious music.

In the most prosperous city center, stands a hexagonal attic as tall as a sword. A lantern is hung on the eaves of each floor, swaying in the wind and emitting a bright red light in the night.

This is Guanchao Pavilion, the most famous restaurant in Lichao City. It is the contractor for the royal family of Dachu to make wine. The fact that Lichao City remains prosperous after dark is seven points due to Guanchao Pavilion.

Many people jokingly call this towering building a place of debauchery where only fools go. Although Qingzhou is located in the north and is a bit remote and poor, this Guanchao Pavilion is very expensive. A glass of wine or a cup of tea costs a hundred or ten times the price outside... But those rich kids with deep pockets often come here and linger.

Because in this restaurant as long as you have money, you can buy everything you want.

Of course, the premise is that it complies with the laws of Da Chu.

Can do this kind of thing.

It is obvious that the owner behind Guanchao Pavilion is extremely powerful.

The Tide-Watching Pavilion was cleared out early tonight. Although the pavilion was still full of splendor, it seemed unusually empty. The faint sound of the piano lingered around the beams for a long time.

All the servants and maids stood respectfully outside the door. Those young masters who were "powerful" and arrogant in the past were politely asked to leave. The angry looks on their faces suddenly turned into awe and fear after hearing the names announced by the maids.

The name that could make everyone back off.

Of course it’s Poseidon.

This Qingzhou king of a different surname, who is also the master of Guanchao Pavilion, deliberately held a banquet tonight to entertain the distinguished guests.

This is a "grand event" that has not happened in many years.

There were many people gathered outside the Tide Watching Pavilion... Everyone wanted to know who the distinguished guests were that the Sea King would host a banquet for tonight.

soon.

At the end of the street came a carriage escorted by the Black Scale Guards. The scabbards of the swords of these Black Scale Guards were all embroidered with tigers.

The crowd made way for a long path, and the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became deserted.

The maids also lowered their heads.

The entire long street was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

A tall and heroic young figure in casual clothes slowly got out of the car and refused the help and sleeve-lifting offers of several maids. He also had a long sword on his waist, the same style as the Black Scale Guards, but the tiger engraving on this sword was unusually vivid and lifelike.

An invisible sense of oppression and solemnity enveloped the Tide-Watching Pavilion.

There were quiet murmurs among the crowd.

"Jiang Qihu..."

"Has he returned from the Imperial City?"

"I didn't expect that the person who entertained the Sea King tonight was this killer..."

These noisy sounds reached the ears of the tall and majestic figure.

Jiang Qihu paused slightly.

He turned his head and looked behind him, holding the scabbard with one hand.

There was a "click".

Those who were whispering suddenly fell silent.

For a moment, the only sounds in the Guanchao Pavilion were the leisurely sound of the piano and the faint sound of the wind.

Jiang Qihu had an expressionless face. He looked away and continued walking forward into the Tide Viewing Pavilion.

The maids filed in one after another and finally closed the door. The whole building was filled with colorful lights and then disappeared into the long night.

……

……

The Tide-Watching Pavilion is brightly lit tonight, but it is very quiet.

This is especially true at the top level.

When Jiang Qihu climbed to the top floor, the doors of the hall opened wide and the gauze curtains fluttered.

King You Hai had already dismissed his attendants. The night wind was flowing like water, the firelight was flickering like fireflies, and a few familiar figures could be vaguely seen sitting at the table.

"Brother Qi Hu, you are finally here."

You Haiwang was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sitting lazily. He had already drunk half a cup of wine. At this moment, he raised the wine cup, smiled and spoke, motioning Jiang Qihu to sit down.

"..."

Jiang Qihu walked slowly to his seat, took off his sword and placed it horizontally in front of the table.

Then he raised the wine cup and drank it in one gulp.

He looked at the highest seated Prince You Hai and said softly, "Please don't blame me for being late tonight... The Imperial City Department has a lot of affairs to deal with, and I need to deal with them one by one before I can rush to Qingzhou."

"What are you talking about?" King You Hai sighed and waved his hand magnanimously, indicating that he didn't mind being late.

He raised his glass again with drunken eyes and asked with a smile: "Brother Qi Hu, how is the young imperial master these days?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Jiang Qihu drank the second cup, lowered his brows and said slowly: "My husband is still the same as before, his old illness is difficult to cure, and he often suffers from old illnesses...but at least he is not seriously ill."

"It's really a pity for talent."

King You Hai shook his head, his tone full of worry: "The destiny has been decided, and those who peek will suffer. Lord Chen is a pillar of the Chu State. It takes a lot of energy to control the Hun Yuan Instrument. There must be no mistakes... I will ask someone to send some more medicine in a few days."

"in this way……"

Jiang Qihu filled the third cup and raised it above his head with both hands: "I thank the prince on behalf of my master."

You Haiwang took a small sip and smiled.

After Jiang Qihu drank three cups, his eyes were burning.

He looked around.

In addition to You Haiwang, there are two other people, both women.

A woman is sitting behind a screen, playing the piano with her bare hands, and her graceful figure can be vaguely seen.

The other one, wearing a conical hat and a snow-white veil on his face, sat alone in the seat opposite him, with his back against the window frame of the Tide-Watching Pavilion, his snow-white clothes fluttering in the wind.

"Your Highness... this is Ye Qinglian, the Young Master of Baihua Valley. I know."

Jiang Qihu glanced at the woman in the bamboo hat and looked at the woman playing the piano behind the screen: "Who is this?"

Tonight’s banquet at the Tide Viewing Pavilion.

Anyone who is able to sit at the table must be of noble status.

"Chu Man."

King You Hai smiled slightly and said softly: "Brother Qi Hu, she is a good seedling, just like you... She is destined to take over the entire Chu family in the future."

The woman behind the screen stopped plucking the strings.

She lifted the teacup beside the piano and raised it slightly towards Jiang Qihu from a distance, using tea instead of wine to greet him.

"According to what the prince said, it is not too much to call him a young master."

Jiang Qihu frowned and said, "It's just that the name 'Chu Man' is unfamiliar to me."

"You haven't been back to Qingzhou for a long time. It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

King You Hai sighed and said with a smile: "This Miss Chu Man is not simple. She has only practiced for ten years and has already entered the cave heaven. At this speed, it won't be long before she can enter the realm of 'Yin Shen'. In terms of practice speed... No one in the Chu family can match her in sixty years. Even if you look at the current Da Chu, I'm afraid there are not many people who can compare with her, right?"

"The talent is indeed good."

Jiang Qihu took a sip of wine and responded perfunctorily, his eyes falling on the screen: "But the Chu family is large and powerful, with many talented people. Miss Chu Man is still young, and it is not easy to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the head of the family."

The young national teacher told him.

The relationship between the Chu family and King You Hai is very delicate.

Over the years, the Chu family has been able to gain a foothold in Qingzhou thanks to Chu Lin and the power of the Da Chu royal family behind him.

In this way, the position of the so-called head of the family will naturally be decided by Chu Lin himself.

If he said Chu Man could do it, then Chu Man could do it.

In fact, Jiang Qihu didn't care at all about who would succeed the throne of the Chu family's patriarch.

But he became interested in this woman.

After ten years of practice, you can be promoted to the cave heaven?
If King You Hai is not exaggerating, then this is indeed an extremely high talent for cultivation... Among the younger generation of Da Chu, he is the only one who can surpass Chu Man in his impression.

It seems there is only one person.

The prince of Jiangning, Xie Sheng, who is known as the "reincarnation of the true dragon"!

"The Chu family... is far inferior to the Jiang family."

King You Hai sighed with a half-smile, "Mr. Jiang is in good health, and his family has two extraordinary geniuses. One is the deputy chief of the Imperial City Division, and the other is the sword master of Yuping Peak. If we talk about who is the most powerful force in Qingzhou, I think... it must be the Jiang family."

After these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room became slightly weird.

Jiang Qihu narrowed his eyes slightly.

coming.

The young national teacher told him.

This banquet tonight is not that simple.

(End of this chapter)