Embers of Sword

Chapter 60 Fighting Ghosts
The Po Lu ship is very large and can accommodate a thousand people!

When King Youhai went out to sea, he would usually bring many maids with him. There were more than a hundred guest rooms on the ship, which came in handy now.

The number of people on board at this moment, including the Chu family's retainers in Lichao City and the disciples of Baihua Valley, was about a hundred.

After all these guest rooms have been distributed, there are still some vacancies.

Chu Man sent someone to take out the good wine and distribute it. The maids came out one after another and set a feast on the deck of the Po Lu. Xie Xuanyi followed Jiang Qihu and took a quick look around after boarding the ship... Most of these cultivators were at the foundation-building stage, and those who could control Qi were rare.

Qingzhou is a remote place after all.

Under the strict security of the 800-mile ban, the news of the Bai Ze Secret Realm was kept strictly confidential.

Judging from the current situation, only three major forces monopolize this piece of fat!
In addition to these ordinary guests, there were a few other people with very different auras. They opened a separate table on the second floor, very close to You Haiwang.

The cultivation world has a strict hierarchy. If nothing unexpected happens... these "guests" who are individually entertained by King You Hai are either in the Cave Heaven Realm or have special abilities.

Of course, those with the highest status are You Haiwang, Ye Qinglian, and Jiang Qihu.

The three of them enjoyed the private room at the highest point of the ship.

From a distance, you can see King You Hai waving at the window.

Jiang Qihu appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually a little worried inside.

He whispered to Xie Xuanyi: "What are you going to do next?"

"Master Jiang, don't worry about me. Jialiu has his own way of protecting himself."

Xie Xuanyi responded calmly: "You should take care of yourself... Don't drink too much at the banquet."

"..."

Jiang Qihu fell silent after hearing this.

Also.

Although Jialiu's realm is low, his mind is meticulous, otherwise he would not have been favored by the master.

For someone who can talk with you in the illusion of Zhidao Bookstore, it should not be a problem for him to deal with such a situation, right?

Seeing Ye Qinglian standing by the window with You Haiwang, Jiang Qihu couldn't stop having a headache.

Jialiu is right, you should just worry about yourself.

The two parted ways.

Xie Xuanyi took the initiative to walk towards the deck... He had no intention of being in the limelight. In such an occasion, he would rather avoid being noticed than not be noticed. The best case scenario was that he would just find an empty corner, where no one would pay attention to him, and drink a few glasses of wine quietly by himself.

Never thought about it.

A bare hand stretched out from nowhere and stopped him.

"Sir, please stay."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly in his heart, moved his head slightly, and indeed saw a pair of bright and beautiful eyes.

Chu Man.

He heard Jiang Qihu talk about the night banquet at Guanchao Pavilion. Last night's banquet involved important secrets such as the Bai Ze Secret Realm.

King You Hai brought this young beauty with him... It can be seen that the two have a close relationship.

"Miss Chu?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled, bowed politely and simply addressed him.

"The prince has instructed that the distinguished guests who boarded the ship with Lord Jiang must be treated well and must not be neglected... The Chu family has a better place to entertain you."

Chu Man was wearing a thin white veil, her face half covered, leaving only her eyes exposed. At this moment, she bowed, looked into Xie Xuanyi's eyes sincerely, and asked softly, "By the way, may I know your name, sir?"

Xie Xuanyi looked at Chu Man.

interesting.

He became even more certain of his guess that King You Hai was practicing the way of the soul... because the eyes of the Miss Chu in front of him were truly extraordinary.

Just one look at it makes people feel dizzy.

The voice of speaking is even more refreshing.

If it were an ordinary person, he would be completely bewitched by just a few words.

"My surname is Xie, and my given name is Zhen."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and shook his head, trying to shirk: "Why bother? I can just wait for Master Jiang here."

The result was exactly as I expected.

Such excuses are of no use.

Chu Man looked like a willow without roots, standing weakly in front of Xie Xuanyi. But after hearing what he said, she showed no intention of moving sideways.

She bowed again, her voice very low: "Mr. Xie, please don't embarrass Chu Man. If the prince knew that my daughter was negligent, he would punish her."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned after hearing this.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the top of the ship. At this moment, the drinking Prince You Hai coincidentally cast his eyes here, raised his glass from a distance and made an invitation gesture to Xie Xuanyi... Many guests around thought that the prince was signaling to them, so they raised their glasses and drank together, causing a sound of clinking glasses.

"In that case..."

Xie Xuanyi withdrew his gaze and spoke softly.

"Miss Chu, please."

……

……

There are some things that you can't escape or hide from, you can only deal with them head on.

The moment he boarded the ship, Xie Xuanyi was prepared to deal with trouble.

However, when he arrived at the table of "distinguished guests", he was still a little surprised... There were nine people at the banquet, excluding himself.

These nine people all seem to be in the Cave Heaven Realm!
And the images are quite distinctive.

Xie Xuanyi took a quick look around... Chu Man was sitting in the first seat. There were four female disciples from Baihua Valley, all wearing white clothes with black patterns engraved on their shoulders. The remaining four should all be guests of the Chu family.

Among these four guests, one was very fat, one was very thin, one was as young as a child, and one was in his twilight years.

Interesting, really interesting.

Chu Man briefly introduced everyone's identities, and the banquet began.

Several disciples of Baihua Valley had no interest in the banquet.

They didn't even move their chopsticks, just held their swords and meditated quietly. One of them even closed her eyes and began to meditate.

However, they were obviously not as calm as he appeared. After sitting down, Xie Xuanyi caught several wisps of spiritual aura coming to test him. The female cultivator from Baihua Valley who pretended to close her eyes and rest was one of the many testers.

Xie Xuanyi smiled silently and drank by himself.

I took a quick look around.

Among all the cultivators present here, except for himself, Chu Man should have the highest spiritual realm.

The realms of these female disciples in Baihua Valley are not bad. They have all condensed the sword energy cave heaven, but unfortunately, they can only be regarded as the initial stage in the cave heaven realm... Their sword heart is not solid enough, and their soul is also slightly weak.

Ye Qinglian back then was much stronger than them.

It seems... Baihua Valley has declined a bit.

This banquet to entertain distinguished guests became a little dull due to the indifference of the disciples from Baihua Valley.

After a while.

The Chu family retainer, nicknamed "Thin Ghost" but actually as skinny as a ghost, was the first to speak and break the silence.

"Thank you, Zhen——"

He did not bother with the four disciples of Baihua Valley.

Instead, he turned his gaze to Xie Xuanyi.

"This name is unfamiliar. I have never heard of it before. There is such a person under Jiang Qihu's command."

The thin ghost suddenly smiled and leaned forward, saying, "You look very young... How old are you? Have you reached adulthood?"

The two were only a few feet apart at this moment.

The skinny ghost let out a long, contented sigh, which was slightly drunk, and the breath was tinged with the fishy smell of alcohol.

This taste...

It’s too overwhelming!
Xie Xuanyi frowned and held his breath.

At this moment, the banquet became unusually quiet. Several guests of the Chu family and disciples of Baihua Valley all looked at the two of them.

"Hehe, hehe."

Without waiting for a response, the thin ghost chuckled twice.

next moment.

The smile on his face was gone, and he said expressionlessly: "Boy, the prince has honored you with a meal, and you still dare to wear a straw hat, what do you think this place is?"

The words came out.

The thin ghost reached out without warning and was about to take off Xie Xuanyi's hat.

At the same time, Xie Xuanyi also took action.

He leaned back slightly to avoid the lightning claw, then stood up and punched the skinny ghost hard on the jaw.

There was a dull "bang" sound.

Echoing throughout the entire ship!
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(End of this chapter)