Embers of Sword

Chapter 112 I have no connection with the Xie family
"Is this the Deputy Chief of the Imperial City Department, the future Patriarch of the Qingzhou Jiang Family?"

"Keep your voice down. You are not allowed to talk about this in public."

"Such an important person is personally welcoming us at the mountain gate... Who are they waiting for?"

There were bursts of discussion in front of the Dasui Mountain Gate.

The disciples of Zhenyin Peak who were in charge of the reception were all helpless after hearing this. This morning, this young and important person who came all the way from the Imperial City arrived at Dasui Sword Palace, but he was unwilling to go in no matter what. He insisted on waiting for people at the mountain gate... Jiang Qihu's move naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone is curious.

Who is Jiang Qihu waiting for?

It was not until flocks of flying cranes appeared from the sky and the sound of wind was heard in the Dasui Sword Palace that the man standing in front of the mountain gate looked up for the first time.

Rumble!
The dragon horse pulled the huge chariot, and the canopy was like the blazing sun!
In an instant, the majestic pressure fell from the sky like a waterfall hitting the ground, instantly covering the entire Dasui Sword Palace.

"Da Sui Sword Palace has been closed for ten years."

"Today is the opening day, and the Xie family of Jiangning... has come to congratulate us!"

The rumbling sound spread throughout the Dasui Sword Palace and the main peaks, and everyone suddenly understood.

In recent years, which family has developed the fastest?
Of course it is the Jiangning Xie family.

Thanks to the emperor's favor, Xie's career soared to the top and he had already firmly established himself as the leader in Jiangning.

It was possible for Jiang Qihu, a disciple of the library, to come and pick you up in person.

If you think about it carefully, apart from the royal family, it seems that there is only the Xie family.

Cranes flew by and dragons and horses neighed.

The large sedan chair slowly stopped in front of the mountain gate. Behind it were dozens of maids and sword-wielding monks. With such a scale, it looked like an diplomatic mission.

A stream of light swept over from the direction of Zhenyin Peak and just landed.

Si Qi put his hands up in front of his sleeves, walked quickly to the front of the sedan chair, bowed, and greeted with a smile: "Prince Jiangning is finally here."

"Brother Si, there's no need to be so polite."

Although the figures sitting on the chariot were shrouded in a canopy, the sound of their conversation could be heard clearly.

The voice was gentle, powerful, and kind.

Xie Sheng stood up and waved his hand to disperse the Huagai formation pattern.

He stepped down from the sedan chair, came to Si Qi, stretched out his hands, politely stopped the latter's bow, and helped him up.

The call of "Senior Brother Si" spread throughout the entire mountain gate.

No one thought it was inappropriate to use the word "senior brother"...

Now that Dasui has opened its doors, the news that Xie Sheng is going to join the Sword Palace and take charge of Xuanshui Dongtian has already spread widely throughout the four regions.

in everyone's mind.

Xie Sheng is the reincarnation of Xie Xuanyi.

If he is not qualified, then who is?

Si Qi slowly stood up and made a guiding gesture.

He turned sideways, making way for the path leading into the mountain, and said in a gentle voice: "You are too polite, my lord. Please follow me to Zhenyin Peak."

"Please wait a moment, brother."

Xie Sheng smiled slightly and turned his gaze to the other side of the mountain gate.

Right under the giant pillar of the mountain gate.

There was another figure standing there...that figure could be seen from a great distance.

When this delegation set out from Jiangning, they kept sending messages to Dasui Sword Palace using flying cranes. In addition, the flying cranes would also bring back news from Dasui, including which important figures had arrived at the mountain gate and which noble families had sent their disciples to participate in the opening of the mountain.

The news that surprised Xie Sheng the most was this.

He was the young master of the Jiang family in Qingzhou. After arriving in Dashui, he did not go inside, but waited outside the mountain gate early.

The news from Feihe also stated that...

Jiang Qihu talked with several important people. He did not avoid any words. He was waiting for a man named Xie.

There are many people with the surname Xie in the world.

But he has status and position... to be able to reach such a level...

Xie Sheng sighed softly.

He slowly came to the mountain gate and bowed.

"Master Jiang, thank you for waiting for so long."

This ceremony was very solemn, and many exclamations were heard at the mountain gate. However, these exclamations were not about the fact that Jiang Qihu and Xie Sheng "hit it off at first sight", but about the development of subsequent events, which did not proceed according to the normal course at all.

"What is your highness doing?"

Jiang Qihu stood in front of the mountain gate, looking at Xie Sheng in confusion as he bowed to him.

He didn't return the gift.

Not even a polite word.

He just looked in puzzlement at this young man, the Prince of Jiangning, who had great style and was comparable to that of a royal family.

This scene plunged the mountain gate into silence.

"Master Jiang?"

The expression on Xie Sheng's face froze slightly.

He looked at Jiang Qihu, and then at Si Qi, the senior brother from Zhenyin Peak who was in charge of guiding him.

The Xie family of Jiangning sent a flying crane to deliver the message.

The one who replied...was always Si Qi.

Si Qi looked very excited. He clenched his fist and coughed twice, then quickly walked to the two of them and said with a smile, "Didn't Lord Jiang say before that he was waiting for someone?"

"good."

Jiang Qihu nodded.

"Lord Jiang also said that the person he's waiting for...is surnamed Xie?" Si Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Sheng, the implication of which was obvious.

"Ah yes."

After hearing this, Jiang Qihu smiled and said, "I am indeed following the master's order and waiting for a man named Xie at the gate of Dasui Mountain."

Speaking of which.

Jiang Qihu stood on tiptoe, looking very excited: "Here I come."

He stretched out his palm and raised it high.

"Thank you, brother! Here! Here!"

The bustling mountain gate slowly made way for a path.

Countless monks who were crowded in front of the mountain gate to watch the excitement had their eyes focused on the slowly approaching carriage.

This is just a very ordinary carriage, nothing special about it. There are no dragon and phoenix patterns or unicorn formations carved on it. Even the curtains are just straw mats. If you look closely, it is quite crude...

To be precise, it's a bit shabby.

Xie Xuanyi never cared about the scene of his travels. He went north from Lingqu City all the way to Dasui Sword Palace. He didn't want to change his career, so he only hired a coachman and a carriage. Due to the long journey, few people were willing to take this job. It was a blessing to be able to find such a person in the end.

This old, inferior carriage slowly stopped in front of the mountain gate. Compared with the dragon-horse chariot of Prince Jiangning, it was really dwarfed and unsightly.

Not to mention.

Behind the giant chariot, there was an entire grand and well-organized Jiangning delegation, with all kinds of musical instruments and singing.

On Xie Xuanyi's side, there was only a shabby carriage and a groom who was being stared at by countless people and whose face was flushed.

"Master... open it a little further and I'll give you two more ounces of silver."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly and comforted him, then he lifted the straw curtain and looked at Jiang Qihu who was waving at him from the mountain gate.

Why would Jiang Qihu need to wave his hand to signal?

There is only one way here.

In the previous Ruyi Order, Chen Jingxuan mentioned that there was no need to worry when going to Dasui Sword Palace, as there would naturally be someone to pick them up.

From a distance, he saw the person who came to pick him up.

"Lord Jiang." Xie Xuanyi said helplessly.

"It's strange."

Xie Xuanyi changed his words and said, "Brother Jiang... before we left, didn't the master tell us that we didn't need to make a big fuss about the meeting and should keep it as low-key as possible?"

Jiang Qihu honestly transmitted the message: "The master said so, so I came here alone."

"One person? Is there such a movement?"

After hearing this, Xie Xuanyi couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

This is really absurd.

A huge crowd of people, millions of eyes, were focused on a broken carriage.

So much so that the tall dragon horse, the magnificent delegation... all seemed a little dim.

"I don't know either..."

Jiang Qihu felt very aggrieved: "That prince surnamed Xie suddenly came over and kowtowed to me. My master didn't tell me that this would happen!"

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What is supposed to come will come anyway.

The carriage slowly moved to the mountain gate.

Under the gazes of countless people, the contrast between the carriage and the giant chariot looked particularly funny.

Xie Sheng had a complicated expression.

He watched the crude and inferior carriage slowly stop, took a breath, and forced a smile: "It turns out that I misunderstood. The person surnamed Xie that Lord Jiang is waiting for... is this person."

"There are many people with the surname Xie in the world."

Si Qi quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "Your Highness, it seems this is indeed a misunderstanding."

"The opening of Dasui Mountain is a happy event."

"A misunderstanding is nothing...after all, meeting each other is fate."

Xie Sheng quickly calmed down and did not show any embarrassment at all.

He walked up to the carriage and asked in a friendly manner, "If I'm not mistaken, this Brother Xie is the 'Xie Zhen' who saved Baihua Valley in Beihailing during the chaos in Qingzhou, right?"

The Qingzhou case files have spread throughout Da Chu.

Although Xie Zhen's name cannot be compared with that of the Prince of Jiangning.

But he is also quite famous.

"A nameless person, not worth mentioning."

Xie Xuanyi sat in the carriage and did not get out to meet him. He just replied indifferently.

"Xie Zhen, you and I are really destined to be together."

The prince of Jiangning immediately showed an expression of familiarity. He said sincerely: "After the Qingzhou rebellion was quelled, many important figures came to inquire... They were curious whether Brother Xie was born in Jiangning and had any connection with the Xie family. Unfortunately, I have searched through the Jiangning case files and could not find Brother Xie's origins."

This statement came out.

The carriage was silent for a moment.

"Just as Master Siqi...brother said before."

Xie Xuanyi paused and said, "There are many people with the surname Xie in the world, but not all of them are from Jiangning."

"Even so, Jiangning is a good place."

Prince Jiangning said with a smile: "The Great Chu Dynasty, the great aristocratic families, often have many branches and leaves, and the descendants of the great surnames are scattered all over the country. Brother Xie might as well trace back to the ancestors of the family tree, what if there are some surprises?"

These words were a blatant solicitation and gesture of goodwill.

"You think too much, my prince."

Xie Xuanyi said regretfully: "I was born in Beijun, so I don't think I have any connection with the Xie family in Jiangning."

A blunt refusal.

"..."

The prince smiled and shook his head slightly: "If that's the case, it's a pity. But heroes don't ask where they come from. Whether it's Beijun or Jiangning, it makes no difference."

Having said this, he turned and looked towards the mountain gate.

"Everyone."

"Xie Sheng from the Jiangning Xie family is here to show his respect."

Xie Sheng stood at the high point of the mountain gate and bowed to the countless monks at the foot of the mountain.

He said in a loud voice: "The Dasui Sword Palace will be inaugurated in the next few days. In a few days, it will be the Sword Qi Ceremony and the day to recruit disciples. Xie Sheng sincerely wishes that all aspiring people can become disciples of the Sword Palace... After the Sword Qi Ceremony is over, Xie Sheng will set up a banquet at Lotus Peak and invite you all. No matter what, you must show your respect."

After saying this, he left and returned to the tall dragon-horse chariot.

This is the end.

The good show finally came to an end.

"Master Jiang, I am really sorry for today."

Si Qi bowed to Jiang Qihu with some apology.

"What's this?"

Jiang Qihu waved his hand nonchalantly.

Si Qi sighed lightly and led the chariot delegation towards Zhenyin Peak. Before leaving, he looked at the rough straw curtain of the old carriage that was blown by the wind with a little curiosity.

The dignified Prince of Jiangning condescended to greet him and whispered to him to make friends.

But that's true...

Not only did he not get out of the car to return the gift, he didn't even give me a chance to lift the curtain.

This kind of behavior is a bit too tough.

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(PS: This chapter is a bonus chapter for the monthly ticket. I was a little stuck a few days ago, so I’ll make up for it today.)
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