The Great Martial Saint!

Chen Pingan received an invitation.

An invitation letter from the Xue family.

The person who came to deliver the invitation was a steward of the Xue family. He had kind eyes and a warm smile. When he saw Chen Ping'an, he called him "old slave" all the time and bowed every few steps, his attitude was extremely respectful.

It felt like meeting my own son-in-law, not like meeting a distinguished outsider.

The Xue family came to visit suddenly and sent an invitation with great fanfare.

There are many doubts about this matter.

Chen Pingan has not forgotten that Xue Shishun, the Seven Stars Meridian Sealing Master, intended to kill him.

Chen Ping'an didn't know what the Xue family was up to, and he didn't want to know.

He did not read the invitation from the Xue family, nor did he accept it. He just rejected it directly.

The Xue family's steward was extremely respectful and said frankly that this was just a private invitation and asked Lord Chen not to have any concerns.

I request you again and again, Sir Chen, please come.

During the conversation, Chen Pingan learned about the Xue family's invitation.

In just over a month, it will be time for the annual Oiran competition at Yanyu Ferry.

During each courtesan competition, the numerous brothels and pleasure boats at Yanyu Ferry would unite and hold a grand banquet of flowers.

Drinking, having fun, enjoying music and listening to songs at the Hundred Flowers Banquet should be one of the greatest blessings in life.

One can imagine the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the pleasure boats with bright lights on, like sparks inlaid on the sparkling water.

On the pleasure boat, guests sat high up, enjoying a table filled with delicacies and fine wines. Amidst laughter and joy, they admired the beautiful dancers and singers, each showing off their talents.

The dancing is graceful, and the music is melodious.
If one is financially strong, one can even invite famous courtesans to accompany him for drinks.

At the banquet, we welcome the new batch of flower fairies.

This kind of enjoyment is truly wonderful.

According to Chen Ping'an's previous understanding, this Hundred Flowers Banquet was extremely popular among the wealthy and powerful in the state.

Many children of noble families and powerful forces in the state would specially rush to the state capital from other places just to see this grand spectacle.

However, the number of places for the Hundred Flowers Banquet is limited, and most people can only watch from the shore.

In addition, the number of participants in the Hundred Flowers Banquet is also divided into different levels according to different pleasure boats and venues.

The best location among them is naturally the famous Misty Rain Painting Boat.

Before Chen Pingan arrived in Canglongzhou City, he had heard of the reputation of the Misty Rain Boat. Some time ago, when he first arrived in Canglongzhou City, he also heard the old man who drove the carriage mention it.

At that time, he passed by the Biluo River and saw the magnificent scenery of the Misty Rain Ferry from afar. According to the old man, this place was the ultimate place of enjoyment in Canglongzhou City.

Especially the Misty and Rainy Boat, which was a legendary den of money-spending. Just boarding the boat would cost a thousand taels of silver, not including other expenses.

And this price is only for normal times. On the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the price will probably skyrocket by more than ten times.

And I'm afraid it's not just a matter of money. Without connections, even if you have money, you may not be able to get an admission ticket to board the boat.

For most of the children of wealthy families, getting an admission ticket to other pleasure boats is a blessing from heaven, which is better than being able to watch from the shore.

I dare not even think about getting a seat on the Misty Rain Boat at the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

The Xue family invited Chen Pingan to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet, drink and have fun, and enjoy the brilliant sight of hundreds of flowers at night.

Chen Pingan knew that the biggest boss behind the many brothels and pleasure boats at the Misty Rain Ferry was the Canglong Xue family.

It is not surprising that the Xue family invited us.

The three great families of Canglong, together with their respective factional forces, share the various interests, big and small, within the Canglong State.

For example, the core interests of the Canglong Gu family are mainly business interests based on the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion, the core interests of the Canglong Xue family are mainly pleasure interests based on the Misty Rain Boat, and the core interests of the Canglong Wang family are mainly...
In short, each of the three major families and each faction has its own division of interests.

It is worth mentioning that apart from the core interests of each company, the rest of the interests are intertwined like the roots of an old tree.

The interests gathered together, mainly from the three great families of Canglong, control most of the distributable interests in Canglong State.

The remaining forces shared the remaining profits, such as the Leiminggu Family, the Beidi Zhu Family, and the Wuyingdao Sect.

As for the local forces in the counties below, they were drinking the leftover soup and scraps.

As for those undistributable benefits
That was naturally the private territory of the Daqian Dynasty, controlled by violent organizations such as the Zhenfu Division and the Qiankun Division.

In some states where the Zhenfu Division and Qiankun Division are powerful, the major forces have to give up part of the interests that they have obtained, and transfer them to the Zhenfu Division, Qiankun Division and other forces to share the profits.

In addition, there are some military forces.

Of course, this situation is too macro, and Chen Pingan had never seen it before, and he only heard about it recently.

Most of us have a superficial understanding of it, but not a deep understanding.

The Xue family controls the core interests of Yanyu Ferry, so it would be easy for them to get a few admission tickets to the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

An opportunity that others had tried every possible means to get but couldn't get, was rejected by Chen Pingan casually.

Since the Xue family wanted to invite us, I think we should be given a core position on the Misty Rain Boat, where the enjoyment must be top-notch.

Even more, as long as Chen Pingan wanted, he could choose any of the courtesans and pretty girls and taste them at will.

With the power of the Xue family, it would be easy to do this.

However, Chen Ping'an was not very interested in this and flatly refused.

Even though the Xue family's steward requested repeatedly, he did not send the guest away until he showed some suspicion on his face, and the other party then respectfully left.

"Could it be that the Xue family wants to invite me this time because they have heard of my reputation in Beicang?" Chen Pingan made a reasonable guess.

Before that, he went to take up the post in Beicang. At the welcoming banquet, many women performed dances. In front of many powerful people in Beicang, he accepted Li Xiangjun, a prostitute from Yuanyang Pavilion.

This story was widely circulated and was considered one of his romantic affairs.

Many people said frankly that the young man with a rough sword was full of vigor and ambition, and had a beautiful daughter in a golden house. He was truly a romantic and unrestrained man, and a role model for our generation.

Among them, there are also some jealous people, but most of them dare not mention it in Beicang.

The reputation of Mang Dao is no joke.

When the Xue family heard about this, they probably thought he loved beauty.

By inviting her this time, is he planning to use the courtesan to pave the way for easing the relationship between the two parties?
Or is there another consideration?

If it is the former, it is fine, but if it is the latter.
"The Xue family." Chen Pingan's mind was racing, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

He has always kept the incident of Xue Shishun's attack and murder in his account.

At this moment, if he really had evil intentions and was plotting against him
Then don’t blame him for launching the attack early and starting a killing spree!

Gu Wende is a powerful shopkeeper on the third floor of Ruyi Baoge.

At this time, he had just received a distinguished guest from Baoge and was in a very good mood.

The deal that just concluded is certainly incomparable to the acquisition worth several thousand yuan not long ago.

But the price of this business is also quite high, which can effectively supplement his performance.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be among the top in this month's performance calculation.

Thinking of this, Gu Wende's mood became even better, and he felt quite contented.

However, his good mood did not last long, as a senior manager of the General Cabinet suddenly sent him a message, asking him to put down what he was doing and come over quickly.

The moment Gu Wende received the news, his heart immediately tightened.

This chief steward was several levels above him and was his immediate superior. The person he reported to was not even this chief steward's direct subordinate.

It is impossible to have any interaction with him under normal circumstances, let alone going directly to him by bypassing the superiors like now.

Is this the case now because he has done something wrong?
Thinking of this, Gu Wende spoke carefully and asked the person who came to deliver the message.

"Did the steward say what it was?"

"The person who delivered the message looked a little anxious, as if it was extremely urgent.

"I didn't say anything, I was just very anxious and asked you to come over right away."

Hearing this, Gu Wende couldn't help but feel even more anxious.

Along the way, he pondered over and over again, thinking carefully to make sure that he had not made any mistakes recently.

But even so, he still couldn't let it go.

The chief steward must have an important reason for being so anxious. Did he overlook something important? Something that seemed trivial, but was actually very important?
In anxiety and fear, Gu Wende arrived near the public housing of the steward.

Before he even entered the door, the steward rushed out, appeared in front of him in a few steps, and grabbed his hand.

Gu Wende was a little frightened. Just as he was about to salute, he heard the other party's voice.

"Come on, follow me to see the elders."

"Elder Yuan?"

Gu Wende's head buzzed and he stood there in a daze.

Gu Wende lowered his head, stood at the jade steps, held his breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe even a single breath.

The steward, who was always dignified and majestic, was standing respectfully on one side, with his hands hanging down, waiting for the elders' instructions.

Gu Qingchan's starry eyes are like water, as deep as a deep pool.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Qingchan slowly opened her mouth, and her tender and crisp voice rang out.

"Let's all go back."

"Yes, elder." Gu Wende and the other man bowed and left as if they had been pardoned.

"Chen Ping'an" A strange light appeared faintly in Gu Qingchan's eyes.

Just a short while ago, she learned from Gu Wende the detailed information about the reception.

Previously, the trading meeting was organized by Ruyi Baoge, and the corresponding information of the distinguished guests attending the meeting was archived in Ruyi Baoge.

This information is considered confidential information of Ruyi Bao Pavilion. The internal confidentiality level is extremely high and will not be easily leaked.

However, the Gu family is the biggest owner behind the Ruyi Bao Pavilion, and Gu Qingchan is an elder of the Gu family with high power and influence. Who would dare to hide anything when she deliberately asks?

The other party's behavior and words, the corresponding transaction items and resources, and the selling price.
No matter whether it was important or not, as long as he knew it, Gu Wende told him everything in detail.

There was not much useful information contained in it, but the VIP token presented by the other party when registering for the meeting allowed Ruyi Baoge to find out a lot of information.

For every VIP token issued, Ruyibao Pavilion will make a corresponding VIP file.

Some of these files are detailed and some are brief, depending on how much information was revealed in the VIP transaction at the time.

But no matter what, the information is archived in detail in Ruyibao Pavilion.

Normally, this information would just gather dust in the archives secret room.

But now that the elders asked about this matter, they were naturally very cautious. After tracing the source, they found out an important piece of information from the token presented by the other party.

That token once belonged to a martial arts master named Old Man in the Mountains!
The old man in the mountain, who had reached the perfect state of Xuanguang Realm, had relied on his indestructible magical power to be on the Daqian Dragon and Tiger List, ranking 173rd, stirring up the local situation.

This person disappeared more than 70 years ago and no news about him has been heard since then. It is suspected that he died in meditation.

However, just over a year ago, some information about the old man in the mountains circulated.

And the location is in the important town of Beicang!

At that time, during the chaos in Beicang, a mysterious master showed up and killed the evil master Tieta Moluo who was on the Dragon and Tiger List. With his indestructible magical power, he forcefully defeated Ziwu Qingguang Sword Master Zi Zijie, and then had a life-and-death battle with the pseudo-master Five Poisons and Earthly Evil Palm, Lan Yingying.

After a series of fierce battles, he showed no signs of fatigue and displayed extremely exaggerated endurance.

With extremely powerful combat power and comprehensive strength, he ranked 17th on the Dragon and Tiger List in the previous update and was known as the Angry King Kong!

"The town of Beicang, the angry King Kong, is suspected to be related to the old man in the mountain"

"According to the most popular opinion, the Wrathful Vajra was the disciple accepted by the old man in the mountain when he was still alive."

"Token of the old man in the mountain, angry King Kong, and night owl."

"If this angry King Kong and the Night Owl are the same person, then..."

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Just now, Gu Qingchan's mind was racing, with many thoughts emerging one after another.

Several key pieces of information that had been puzzling over before seemed to become clear.

When the demons of Sanqi Mountain surrounded her, it was the first time she and Yexiao met. At that time, she was attracted by the demons and fell into confusion. It was Yexiao who appeared and saved her from the water.

After she woke up, Night Owl left behind only his back and a few words before leaving.

At that time, besides her, there was only Chen Pingan left in the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Pool.

She once suspected that Chen Pingan was the Night Owl, but after combining various information, she finally dispelled this unrealistic speculation.

But now
Several key pieces of information forced her to doubt Chen Pingan again.

When the Angry King Kong first appeared, Chen Pingan happened to be in the important town of Beicang, attending the Beicang auction.

Not to mention the Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Demons, when the Night Owl appeared, Chen Pingan happened to be there too.

And now, not long after Chen Pingan arrived in Canglongzhou City, Ye Xiao showed up at Ruyi Bao Pavilion and signed up for the trading meeting.

For three consecutive times, the occasions and locations where the two appeared were highly consistent. This was a bit too much of a coincidence.

Assuming that Angry King Kong and Night Owl are the same person, then
Chen Pingan is the Night Owl!
This guess made Gu Qingchan a little bit unbelievable and even a little difficult to accept.

But there was so much coincidental information in front of her that she had to come up with such an idea.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingchan's mood became a little complicated.

This is also the reason why she was silent for so long just now.

另外
A top master who is less than 24 years old.

If her guess is correct, then Chen Pingan's talent and ability are probably far beyond everyone's imagination, even to the point of being shocking.

Gu Qingchan's eyes trembled slightly. After a long silence, she finally spoke slowly.

"Go and call Chen Pingan."

"Yes, elder." The maid responded respectfully and left.

"Chen Ping'an, the reckless sword." Gu Qingchan's eyes were dim and her mood became more complicated.

If everything is true, then the marriage contract.
hum~
Chen Ping'an's eyebrows trembled slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Name: Chen Pingan
Realm: Late Yuheng - Spiritual Patterns and Spiritual Fruits (Three Patterns)
Martial Arts: Introduction to the Seven Absolute Divine Skills (643/720), Mastery of the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique (0/3200), Mastery of the Wandering Dragon Body Technique, Mastery of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Mastery of the Dragon Elephant Hegemony Body Technique, Mastery of the Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger
This Seven Wonders Divine Art is indeed the supreme divine art. Even though he has not yet achieved minor success, every time he practices and exercises it, he gains some insights.

He has now entered the realm of a grandmaster, and although his knowledge of martial arts cannot be said to be extensive due to his age, it is extremely profound.

Many of the insights are often to the point.

The core of the Seven Absolutes Divine Skill lies in the Seven Absolutes Mental Method. If he can master the Seven Absolutes Mental Method perfectly, then relying on the mental method coming from the heart, he can deduce and master many fist, foot, claw, sword and spear skills.

Two days had passed since the meeting, and after practicing hard, he was one step closer to achieving minor success in the Seven Absolute Divine Arts!
Chen Pingan was in a good mood and walked out of the room.

The Seven Absolute Divine Art is a supreme divine art. If one can achieve a breakthrough in this art, the golden finger panel will be of great help.

According to his estimation, when the Seven Absolute Divine Arts has achieved some success, he should be able to engrave another spiritual pattern and achieve the realm of a four-pattern grandmaster!
Such effects are comparable to the benefits of practicing the most advanced magical skills to perfection.

According to his judgment of the gold finger panel over the years, the same skills are least helpful at the beginning, followed by small success, great success, perfection, and so on.

When the quality of a technique is superior, if you only learn to get started, the effect may not be better than if you practice other techniques to perfection or even to great success.

Chen Pingan left the room and chatted with Shaoyao for a while. Before they had spent much time together, a carriage decorated with gold-plated rosewood stopped outside the door.

"Gu's car frame?" With spiritual perception, although Chen Pingan did not go out, he knew everything about the situation outside, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. "I wonder what's going on."

With the servant's notification, Chen Ping'an soon saw the people from the Gu family.

The person who came was an old acquaintance, the energetic and meticulous steward of the Gu family.

As soon as they met, the other party greeted them politely. After a few pleasantries, he revealed his purpose.

"Mr. Chen, I am here on the orders of the elders to invite you to come and have a chat."

"What's the matter?"

"The elder did not say it explicitly, you will know when you go there." The old man said respectfully.

Although there are checkpoints between the core urban area and the inner city, such checkpoints are naturally meaningless to the Gu family.

Amid the respectful welcome of servants and guards, Chen Pingan walked into the Gu family and soon arrived at a quiet building.

"Master Chen, please come in."

The maid raised her hand and led Chen Pingan into the pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, Gu Qingchan stood on the green jade steps, her black hair like a waterfall, her pearls and jade hanging down like a frozen pond. (End of this chapter)