Xuanxia

Chapter 279: The Jianghu is huge
"The judges of the conference?"

Fu Qingzhou was startled and slowly walked into the reception hall, while humbly bowing and greeting the people behind the tables around him.

In the process, he quickly scanned the people present.

There are six people present.

The first one was an old man with black beard, as fat as a big ball. His belly stretched the table several inches. His eyes were narrowed into slits. The disciple behind him was holding a strange-looking box. Perhaps it was the old man’s weapon?
Seeing Fu Qingzhou's gaze sweeping over, Jiang Baichuan also smiled and introduced: "This is the leader of the East Sea Shenji Sect, Kong Ling, a strong man in the Cave Heaven Realm."

"Meet Senior Kong."

Fu Qingzhou immediately clasped his fists and said, "I've heard a lot about you!"

It doesn't matter whether you have really heard of me for a long time or not, you still have to say some polite words...

But he had actually heard of the Shen Ji Sect before. It seemed to be a sect that played with mechanical devices. It was said that the disciples of the sect did not learn any martial arts at all. They practiced only to make their bodies able to withstand all kinds of complex and powerful mechanisms. The rest of the time they were spent studying and figuring out the art of mechanical devices.

Of course, this approach is considered somewhat unorthodox in the martial arts world, so there are not many disciples in the Shenji Sect, and its reputation in the martial arts world is average. Unexpectedly, this sect leader has reached the realm of cave heaven and was invited to be a judge.

The fat old man Kong Ling laughed and stroked his beard and said, "You are young and promising, young and promising!"

Then, Jiang Baichuan directed his hand to another person sitting at Kong Ling's table: "This one..."

Fu Qingzhou followed his gaze, his eyes lit up, and he bowed with a smile: "Captain Xiong, long time no see."

Yes, this person is Xiong Shao, the chief escort of Changqing Escort Agency!
After not seeing him for more than two years, he looked more energetic and full of vitality. He laughed and said, "Young Master Fu, long time no see! I didn't expect that you have achieved so much after not seeing you for more than two years! Congratulations!"

Jiang Baichuan smiled and pointed to the next person: "This is the vice president of the Nanhai Xingyun Chamber of Commerce, Song Jinyu."

"Senior Song."

Fu Qingzhou heard a familiar organization name again, smiled slightly, and bowed: "Since I started to travel in the world, Xingyun Chamber of Commerce has helped me a lot. I would like to thank you here."

Song Jinyu was a somewhat serious, thin, middle-aged man who looked like an old scholar, but he was dressed very luxuriously. He bowed to Fu Qingzhou and said, "Businessman, how can you say senior and junior? Young Master Fu is also a guest of our Chamber of Commerce, and he has also helped us a lot. We can all get what we need and cooperate happily."

Now I have paid my respects to three people, among whom I am familiar with Changqing Escort Agency and Nanhai Chamber of Commerce.

Fu Qingzhou looked at the next person and was stunned.

"I didn't expect it?"

Zhao Hao grinned behind the table and said, "I am also a judge."

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes at him: "You are..."

He wanted to say that you are a disciple of Qianfang Baixiao Tower and the organizer of the conference, so isn't it normal for you to be a judge?
But the next second, Jiang Baichuan said, "You should have met Prince Zhao, so I won't introduce you any further."

"Prince?"

Fu Qingzhou was stunned: "What prince?"

Zhao Hao grinned smugly.

"You don't know?"

He picked up the wine glass on the table proudly and said leisurely: "My father is the King of Xishuo, and I am a royal relative."

Fu Qingzhou's eyes widened: "You?! Royal relatives?!"

"good."

Sitting on the main seat, Jiang Baichuan said slowly, "King Xishuo loves to practice cultivation and is also quite keen on the affairs of the martial arts world. King Xishuo is also very concerned about this Hidden Dragon Hundred Heroes Meeting and specially sent Prince Zhao to watch the ceremony."

Zhao Hao raised his neck and said with a smile, "That's right, my father is very interested in this conference. Most of the money for this Hundred Heroes Ceremony was paid for by my family."

Fu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly and understood a little.

So that's how it is... Qianfang Baixiao Tower has a very good relationship with the imperial court, so Prince Zhao Hao was able to infiltrate it and become a disciple. No wonder he behaves like a playboy all day long. It turns out that he is really the biggest playboy in the world.

He put a lot of effort into setting up the Hidden Dragon Hundred Heroes Association, not only to accomplish something big that he wanted to do, but also to please his father.

"Then... at the conference, please give me more guidance, Your Highness."

Fu Qingzhou bowed to Zhao Hao, and when their eyes met, they both rolled their eyes.

After introducing Zhao Hao, there were only two judges left. One was Jiang Baichuan's good friend, Shangguan Xuan, a casual cultivator in the Cave Heaven Realm. He was a master who had lived in the snowy region of Northeast China for a long time. He looked to be in his seventies and was not good at speaking. The other was a Taoist nun... To Fu Qingzhou's surprise, she was actually half his "fellow disciple"!
"Although Master Jingming is a casual cultivator now, he once studied at the True Immortal Palace many years ago."

Jiang Baichuan said softly to the Taoist nun: "So, Master Fu, she is your uncle."

Fu Qingzhou was shocked and immediately looked at this senior carefully.

Taoist Master Jingming was very thin, looked quite old, with gray hair, and looked dignified and serious. He was wearing a Taoist robe and had a long sword on his back.

"I never thought that after more than thirty years, Senior Brother Qingsong would reopen the mountain gate and accept disciples again."

She asked calmly, "Is my senior brother okay? I heard... he is seriously ill?" Fu Qingzhou's forehead was sweating. He coughed dryly and bowed, "Master, my uncle is still okay. He won't die."

"That's... a pity."

Master Jingming lowered his eyelids and said without any sadness or joy: "If he dies one day, please remember to inform me. I will go to Mount Langhuan and rebuild the Zhenxian Palace. Only in this way can I live up to my master and ancestors."

Fu Qingzhou's eyes twitched slightly and he smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.

When we say the world of martial arts is big, it really is.

I didn't expect that Qing Songzi, Long Dabei and the others had a junior sister, and judging from her style, her cultivation level was definitely not low.

And he has a bad temper... He started to curse Qingsongzi and said he deserved death and betrayed his teacher and ancestors...

It seems that the old Taoist priest had indeed angered the public when he expelled all the disciples from the Zhenxian Palace.

Fu Qingzhou had no choice but to respond vaguely, then turned his gaze to Jiang Baichuan: "Alliance Leader Jiang, I wonder what's the important matter that you called me here for?"

"Haha, you are a strong contender for the championship of this competition. You should meet the judges."

Jiang Baichuan smiled and said, "Also, I heard that you are going to hand over Junior Sister Zuo's ashes to her junior. I have sent someone to call him. You wait here. It will be convenient for you to do things later after you get to know each other."

When you are in the world, as long as you are of similar seniority but not too close, calling each other senior brother or junior sister is indeed the best choice.

Fu Qingzhou's eyes lit up and he clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

Alliance Leader Jiang is really thoughtful. He even arranges and gives instructions for such a small matter personally. Could it be that Hua Wuying is also so thoughtful? Is it because of his master's good teaching?

Thinking of this, he felt somewhat guilty about having doubted Jiang Baichuan before.

"Come on, come on, sit here."

Zhao Hao waved his hand and said, "There's no seat for you, so you can just sit next to me."

Fu Qingzhou smiled, followed suit, and sat next to Zhao Hao.

These judges didn't have anything important to discuss here. They were just preparing for the upcoming conference, and they were just chatting idly at this time.

"What does it feel like?"

Zhao Hao asked in a low voice: "Is it interesting to meet so many masters?"

"It's OK. You're not an expert anyway." Fu Qingzhou said with a smile, "But why didn't you invite the big brothers from the Purple Air Fairy Wind Temple, the Golden Cicada Temple, and the Palm Sword Academy?"

"Tsk."

Zhao Hao curled his lips: "Of course I invited you, but you didn't give me face!"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said nothing.

Just as Qiu Chan said at the beginning, although they are all on the right path, no one wants to see the Wulin Alliance dominate alone.

For example, Jinchan Temple still invited Monk Yuanzhen to attend the meeting, it is not known whether any disciples from Zhangjian Academy will come, and Ziqi Xianfeng Temple simply did not send even one disciple.

On the contrary, large and slightly declining sects like Wandu Mountain still try their best to send disciples here.

If we, the big sects, don't play with you, the value of your conference will have to be lowered. It's not easy to dominate the world.

"Come to think of it, you are actually a prince?"

Fu Qingzhou said with a sigh: "So what is your status in the royal family?"

"Tsk, I'll scare you to death if I tell you that." Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "My father is the uncle of the current emperor. I am the emperor's cousin!"

"Wow, that's scary."

Fu Qingzhou had a blank expression on his face: "Do you want me to kowtow to you?"

Zhao Hao was stunned and asked in surprise, "You... don't have any respect for the royal prince?"

Fu Qingzhou gave a fake smile.

How could I, a young man who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, accept the feudal system of hierarchy between the monarch and his subjects?
Of course, if I really meet some high-ranking official or a prince, I have to perform the proper etiquette to avoid attracting attention. But do you want me to respect you from the bottom of my heart? You are overthinking...

Of course, he couldn't say this, so he just patted Zhao Hao on the shoulder and said, "In my eyes, you are just a person who is not easy to get along with."

Zhao Hao burst into laughter.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the reception room, and a Wulin League disciple walked in, clasped his fists towards Jiang Baichuan and said, "Master, Young Master Lin is here."

Zhao Hao took a sip of wine and said to Fu Qingzhou, "Hey, Senior Zuo's nephew is here."

(End of this chapter)