The rich colors of twilight and the beginning of the night are intertwined. Under the colorful sky, the lanterns in the city lord's mansion are flashing among the various rockery trees. Clusters of cherry trees are filled with pink cherry blossoms as lush as cumulative clouds. A blue pond is steaming with mist. The maids and servants in colorful clothes walk through it, as if they are a fairyland.

Following a bluestone road, passing through a cherry tree forest. The petals drifted down like rain. The fragrance filled the whole nose, making people feel refreshed and exhausted. Under the guidance of Zhike, Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan walked to the main venue of the banquet. The guests here were already bustling.

Looking a little, the banquet area is a fan-shaped and divided into three areas. The outermost floor is hosted by ordinary guests, which is the largest semi-ring. In this area, the tables and chairs are simple to be furnished and are closer. After all the guests sit down, they look a little messy, and ordinary servants are also served by ordinary servants. Most of the shopkeepers and owners of some small shops in the city. It is a great honor to be able to attend the city lord's banquet, so naturally they don't mind sitting anywhere.

Inside, there is a smaller circular area. In this area, the furnishings of tables and chairs are already particular, all of which are mahogany tables and chairs. The tables are decorated with various precious fruits and handmade pastries. The chairs are placed with a layer of soft cushions. The distance between each seat is also far away. Even if all guests sit down, it is more spacious. From the outside, this area can be said to be much more comfortable. This area is specially prepared for some special guests, such as some practitioners with existing cultivation or business partners who have cooperative relationships with the city lord.

As for the small fan shape on the innermost floor, there are only a few tables and chairs, arranged in a row of rings. The furnishings on this floor can be said to be very particular about the furnishings on the other two floors. Each table has senior maids and servants who are superior in dressing and cultivation to serve the guests. The table is filled with various rare goods for guests to enjoy. A table and chair is only a two-person seat. This is an area specially prepared for the VIPs in the city. The city lord's family is naturally sitting in the innermost heart position.

In this row of circular tables and chairs, a flowing channel made of wide bamboo is built, which is more than ten inches wide, and it flows through each guest in a circular shape, constantly circulating. I saw a clear spring flowing slowly on it, and under the shining of the light, the waves sparkling, just like a silver belt around the waist of a beauty.

At the front of the banquet area, there is also a fan-shaped sharp corner area. A performance platform more than ten feet high and more than ten feet long and wide was built. On the other hand, there were several young women wearing feather clothes and colorful clothes performing sword dances. They were clanging, breaking and reuniting, and a dazzling sword light flashed.

Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan were naturally located in the innermost area. Under the leadership of a maid, the two sat in a table and chair opposite the Lord of Weiqing City, and looked at the Lord of the City through a ring of Qushui.

The lord of Weiqing City, Sui Yuan, known as the "Canghai Zhenren", leaned against the sacred mountain Wushan, with the meaning of "there was once the water that was destroyed by Wushan, and the clouds were not removed." At this time, he was wearing a dark golden robe, wearing a large indigo belt, and his gray hair was fixed in the square with an ink jade hairpin. He tilted his dark green landscape folding fan with a hand, and was smiling at Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingyuan who were coming.

"Congratulations to the old city lord Sui, I wish the old city lord Sui to live in Nanshan!" Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan saluted respectfully to Sui Yuan before taking their seats. Yan Kaiting said, "My Yan Mansion and the gifts to the mansion have been ordered to be delivered to the mansion in advance. I don't know if the old city lord likes it?"

Sui Yuan laughed a few times and said, "Master Yan and Mr. Fu are polite. Why are the beautiful jade and folding fans waiting for? How could I not like the ordinary things?"

After such greetings, the two of them sat down. Tu Yuyong and another unknown young man were sitting at a table beside them. The young man was full of sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes, bright and clear, wearing a long black blue gown, and a powerful hand holding a teacup, drinking alone.

Yan Kaiting noticed that the man holding a teacup with a ring, which could be seen that it was a small magic weapon. But what attracted Yan Kaiting was not this ring magic weapon, but this magic weapon was inlaid with various magnificent jewelry. You can tell at a glance that it was the style of Duobao Pavilion.

"Duobao Pavilion." Fu Mingxuan said in a low voice while drinking tea. Only Yan Kaiting heard this small voice, and Yan Kaiting nodded slightly.

Now, it is clear that the relationship between the Lord of Weiqing City and Duobao Pavilion is not simple.

At this time, the two empty tables next to the city lord sat down at the table. Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan went with the reputation. Yan Kaiting glanced slightly, but Fu Mingxuan was slightly shocked.

"What's wrong?" Yan Kaiting noticed Fu Mingxuan's slight moving feeling.

The four of them were three men and one woman, all of whom were light green long gowns, long swords on their waists, and fluttering black hair. Their temperament was 70 to 80% similar to Shen Boyan and his group whom they met in Yujing City, but their clothes were different. They were all familiar with each other when they looked at the court. They couldn't remember it for a moment, and then they thought for a while before slapped their heads and looked at Fu Mingxuan, who was sitting aside and drinking tea calmly.

"Small have a door?!"

Fu Mingxuan nodded and said, "Yes, it's true that there is a small door."

Speaking of this, the four people on the opposite side also noticed Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan, nodded to the two of them to show their hello. Yan Kaiting was stunned for a moment and returned the salute respectfully. Fu Mingxuan nodded lightly, without any response, and no longer looked over there.

"What? Are those people not your fellow disciples? Why did they appear here?" Yan Kaiting looked puzzled, and even wanted to know what Fu Mingxuan's cold attitude was like treating strangers.

Fu Mingxuan nodded and said, "I don't know why he appeared here. It's just that these people have no relatives with me."

Having said that, Yan Kaiting also understood a little. I believe that Fu Mingxuan has made many enemies when he reached this position in the sect. At least, there are very few people like Fu Mingxuan who had no foundation in the sect who could reach a core position step by step with their own strength.

"Look, it seems that it's going to be lively today." Fu Mingxuan signaled Yan Kaiting to look at a young woman in her twenties sitting at a table next to the city lord's wife. The woman's face was pretty, and she didn't feel the experience at first glance. The more she looked, the more unique she became, the more elegant she looked, her face was as white as the bright moon, her eyes were crystal clear, her pink lips were like crystal frozen, and she was wearing a pink gown, with pink lotus on her waist, a silver strap and a blue jade pendant, and she was smiling and chatting with the city lord's wife.

Every frown and frowning was full of charm. However, Yan Kaiting's face changed suddenly when he looked at her. The jade plaque hanging around her was clearly the same as Xiang Yao and his father.

"Flower Temple!"

Fu Mingxuan nodded and said, "It seems that this banquet is not that simple, so you must be more careful."

Yan Kaiting frowned unconsciously and looked at Sui Yuan sitting opposite him. Unexpectedly, he suddenly met Sui Yuan's gaze.

Yan Kaiting suddenly felt a sensation under his body, and his hair suddenly stood up, feeling like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

But Yan Kaiting was not a timid person. He directly met Sui Yuan's gaze, and even poured himself a cup of tea, picked up the cup to greet Sui Yuan, and then drank it down.

The performance of the stage continued. At this time, the night completely occupied a trace of vermilion that remained at dusk, and the entire sky was swept by the rich ink blue. The number of guests coming gradually decreased, and most of them were already here. In the innermost area where Yan Kaiting sat, there was only one table still empty, and I don’t know who was waiting for someone.

Yan Kaiting didn't care about these things, but just stared at the performance on the stage. Sometimes the juggling artists sprayed flames, sometimes the charming and weak women dancing in the willow fields. Sometimes several storytellers looked very lively, but Yan Kaiting's thoughts were long gone.

Duobao Pavilion, Flower Temple, Xiaoyoumen, what is the plan behind Weiqing? Is it just a simple coincidence that we got together for a meal?

No, definitely not. Yan Kaiting’s keen intuition told him that the matter here is definitely not simple.

At this moment, a drum sounded, and the originally noisy guests gradually became quiet, and the characters in the stage performance also left one by one. Sui Yuan stood up and walked to the stage steadily.

Sui Yuan, who is already in his sixties, is still in awesome. He waved his hand and said, "Thank you for attending Sui's birthday party today. Please forgive me. Next, the banquet officially begins. Please have a good time and have a good time to have fun!"

Sui Yuan's voice was thick and powerful, and his voice was floating in the huge venue, as if he was standing next to someone. After that, he walked off the stage. Suddenly, various musical instruments were playing, and the maids carried various delicacies and dishes. After a while, the guests began to enjoy this entertainment.

At this moment, a light and lively voice sounded in everyone's ears, and everyone raised their heads and looked around.

"uncle!!"

Looking in the sound, I saw a peach-like figure jumping like an elf to the innermost banquet area. I sat beside Sui Yuan, holding Sui Yuan's arm, and shouted in a coquettish voice: "Uncle, uncle, that scoundrel is here again!!"

It seems that Sui Yuan loves his cute and lively niece very much. He shaves the girl's nose with a smile and says, "Lian'er, you can't say that. You two were arranged to sit together, haha!"

The girl named Lian'erdi snorted dissatisfiedly, pouted her red lips, and sat down at the empty table and chair. Just as she sat down, she saw Yan Kaiting and Fu Mingxuan diagonally opposite, and the girl exclaimed in small surprise, then quickly lowered her head and pretended to pour a cup of tea for herself.

At this moment, a series of footsteps sounded, and the lively Cheng Xiaotian appeared in front of everyone.

"Lian'er, wait for me!" Cheng Xiaotian changed into a big red robe and looked around in a panic look for the girl's figure. Until he saw the girl sitting in the inner banquet area, he jogged all the way over, sat at the same table with the girl, smiling and looking at the girl.

"Hmph!" The girl snorted softly, ignoring him.
Chapter completed!