Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

Chapter 191 Golden Pill Banquet 2

"It's spirit stones, 1880 in total."

"Wasn't it 1888 when we bought it?"

After one disciple finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Wang Fuyi sighed. He was the one who helped buy the green jade sunflower pendant, so he naturally knew the price. Since he asked Tang He, the most trusted person around him, to deliver it, and the quantity was exactly eight pieces less than the original price, he knew without thinking that it was not a coincidence.

Eight spirit stones are the real gift from this person, and the gifts given to outer disciples are not as valuable as spirit stones. It may be a bit vulgar, but it is practical.

This person was really flawless in what he did - however, Wang Fuyi could sense his true intentions.

He really cares about everyone.

As the sun sets, the sky quickly darkens. The mountains have their own beauty. The peaks in the hazy night are exceptionally handsome and spiritual. Covered in a veil of mist, they add a touch of mystery. Only the plains below are brightly lit.

The Golden Elixir Banquet was naturally lively. Lu Wensheng also changed his usual clothes and wore a navy blue robe with a black sash around his waist. A green jade sunflower pendant hung under the sash. Lotus patterns outlined by fine silver patterns were faintly visible on the clothes. He had his hair half tied up in a bun and wore a headband inlaid with golden Qingming stone.

She wears a flower pendant around her waist and a white jade hairpin. She is said to be as pure as a willow in the spring moon, as elegant as the morning glow, and as graceful as a jade tree and jade steps, with her own unique temperament.

First, Jun Ning, as Lu Wensheng's master, said a few polite words, and then asked Lu Wensheng to toast on the stage.

"On this auspicious day, I wish you all happiness and peace every day!"

After saying that, Lu Wensheng drank all the wine. Everyone cheered and raised their glasses to congratulate him.

"I wish you a smooth and peaceful immortal journey, and may you be blessed as high as the heavens!"

The congratulatory remarks were neat and made the atmosphere more lively - the seats were long and many people were raising their glasses, the wine was glistening and forming sparkling spots of light, which made people intoxicated.

The senior leaders were sitting in the front, passing cups around and talking and laughing. Lu Wensheng came down and toasted the disciples who were attending.

First, the direct disciple and the guest - Lingxiao Sect asked Wei Xun to bring his disciples to congratulate, under the pretext that they would be a family in the future, which meant that Wenxian Sect had benefited from Yan Qingshu.

You have to know that these Lingxiao Sect disciples who came with them had fought their way through thousands of enemies. After all, they can't usually get such good food - yes, congratulations and gifts are secondary, they came here mainly to have the whole banquet.

When they saw Lu Wensheng coming, everyone stood up and toasted him.

Shi Yubai was naturally there too. After he toasted and said his congratulations, he kept silent. He looked very honest. Lu Wensheng looked at him again without saying anything.

Song Wen: "This Golden Elixir Banquet is well organized. It's the first time it's so lively... The most important thing is, I can't see that person."

Ji Yanli glanced at his junior fellow apprentice and said, "How dare you say that? You're the last one to be taught personally."

Song Wen: "Don't we still have the second senior brother?"

Zhang Zhixu: "Oh, it's normal that you don't know. He goes out to play every day, and Jin Jianxian has been in seclusion for the past few days."

Ji Yanli: "Master has mentioned this to me. You must practice with me from now on. You are not allowed to go anywhere."

Lu Wensheng sympathized with him for a second: "Brother Song, come on."

Song Wen: "What?!"

Li Ruixi: "Ahem, ahem, eat some food." If he said a few more words, Junior Brother Song would probably get too angry.

Yan Qingshu and Wei Xun were being affectionate, so Lu Wensheng walked around them expressionlessly and went to the table where the disciples of Lingxiao Sect and Discipline Hall were sitting.

“What are these dishes called?”

"Butterfly floating sea ice lotus, braised cold mushrooms, fried duck with sour meat, stewed horseshoe turtle, fat king fish in milk, braised shark's fin..."

While the dishes were being announced, Lu Wensheng, looking at the Lingxiao Sect disciples who were wolfing down the food, expressed his understanding. After toasting, he left without delaying them.

From a distance, they could see Lu Wensheng toasting with the inner disciples. The outer disciples and menial disciples here were looking at him eagerly, with some anticipation in their hearts, but they actually didn't have much hope - it was good enough for them to be able to come to a banquet of this level, so they shouldn't expect too much.

But when they saw Lu Wensheng walking towards them with a wine glass in hand and smiling, they felt surprised and a little sad at the same time. They put down their chopsticks and stood up unconsciously.

"Master Fu Guang..."

"Don't be nervous, just call me Senior Brother."

Someone noticed that Lu Wensheng was wearing the green jade sunflower pendant that they had given him, and they felt even more speechless. Wang Fuyi led them in giving a speech of blessing.

"I wish that Brother will shine like the blazing sun, never fading in glory!"

Lu Wensheng raised his glass and said: "Life is like a mustard seed, but the heart contains Mount Sumeru. I also wish you all a bright future and that you will get what you want."

The corners of the young man's lips were slightly raised, forming a beautiful arc, and there was a soft light in his brown eyes, which was sincere and comforting.

Everyone: Wow, I’m so dazzled. The title of Fu Guang is really right.

Everyone was having a great time at the Golden Elixir Banquet. Even the Supreme Elder, who didn't like crowds, came to have a drink and was given a gift.

It's a pity that Senior Brother Liu hasn't come out yet...

Looking at the lively scene, Lu Wensheng suddenly had this thought, and then he was surprised by his own thought - why did he think of Senior Brother Liu?

Maybe it’s been a long time since we last saw each other - Lu Wensheng shook off the thought.

However, after the banquet, there were many more disciples who came to the Discipline Hall to look around. Lu Wensheng also often received pink and tender letters, and Tang He made eyes at him.

Lu Wensheng ignored him, opened the letters and read them carefully, and replied to them one by one, with a serious expression as if he was reviewing documents.

Tang He was stunned. He didn't expect Lu Wensheng to reply on the spot. Logically, shouldn't he go back and think about it slowly?

However, although he was surprised, he couldn't help but come over curiously and look at Lu Wensheng's reply with a strange expression.

How to put it - some officially rejected the other party's admiration and acknowledged the other party's kindness. Some praised: It's well written, and if you are interested, you can come to the Discipline Hall to do clerical work.

Some even helped circle the typos and made annotations with cinnabar... It didn't seem like the behavior you should have with your admirers, it was more like marking their homework.

Everyone also wrote a congratulatory message.

"...Brother Lu, don't you think——"

"Any questions?"

"......no problem."

Tang He felt that the admirer would be heartbroken - I confessed my love, but you asked me to take the civil service exam and corrected my typos.

However, Tang He still didn't quite understand those admirers. They framed all of Lu Wensheng's replies and privately released portraits of Lu Wensheng at the Jindan Banquet - there was a trend of them turning into fans.

It was already winter when the noise came from Liu Jiqian's cave.

The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds. Thunder rumbled from time to time in the rolling lead-gray clouds. The howling wind swept the layers of black clouds like a galloping horse. Thunder gradually exploded in the uneven clouds. Thunderbolts pierced through the clouds like shining swords, and lightning flashed across the sky, making people shudder.

(Life is like a mustard seed, but the heart contains Mount Sumeru. Interpretation: Even if one is born in a humble family, he is still unwilling to settle for the present, and his heart is full of yearning for poetry and distant places.)