Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Huangzhou, the capital city.

Tonight is the welcoming banquet for Li Xianghe, the newly appointed Chief of the Night Watch of Huangzhou.

Gongsun Yuan and others are making arrangements for Li Xianghe at his headquarters.

These past few days.

Many officials from the Night Watch Guards in various parts of the desolate state came.

All she wanted was to attend his welcoming banquet, present a gift, and make a name for herself in front of the newly appointed Chief of the Wilderness Watch.

The gifts they gave might not have been very expensive.

But all that's needed is for the new commander-in-chief to know that they have arrived today and brought gifts.

Just fine.

The commander may not remember exactly who gave what gift.

He might remember who didn't send it.

Today, apart from the neutral faction, only people from our own faction have come.

And some officials from other official institutions of the Divine Dynasty that were not under the Night Watch.

For example, those from the prefectural government, the supervisory department, the divine armor department, and the divine guards.

Some officials also came to his welcoming banquet.

There's no harm in making this trip; it'll leave an impression on the new commander of the Night Watch, making things easier in the future.

Within the desolate state, some powerful families and sects also sent representatives to participate.

Send a congratulatory gift.

The appointment of the new Chief of the Wilderness Watch signifies a new transfer of power, and at this crucial juncture, they naturally have to make an appearance.

So as not to offend the newly appointed chief of the Wilderness Watch.

Apart from the Wen family, all the other first-, second-, and third-rate aristocratic families in the desolate state have their own powerful backers and do not participate in the factional struggles within the Night Watch Division or the succession struggles among the princes of the Divine Dynasty.

The same applies to most sects and gangs.

They don't care which faction appoints the Chief of the Wilderness Watch, as long as it doesn't affect their interests, they are friends.

They won't offend anyone.

The banquet was held in the small square by the lake at the headquarters.

Because there were many officials from various parties and representatives of powerful families and sects who came.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to hold it outdoors.

In the square, hundreds of banquet tables were set up, where people drank spirit wine made from spirit fruits and ate delicacies such as monster meat.

A stage was set up in the center of the square.

Singers and dancers danced gracefully.

Li Xianghe took his seat at the head of the banquet. On either side of him were two rows of seats, each with a small table in front of it, where fine food and wine were served.

Seated among them were officials from the Night Watch and officials from other institutions of the Divine Dynasty.

Of course, only officials of the sixth rank or above were qualified to sit in the two main seats.

The rest of the guests who came to the welcome banquet could only sit at the large round tables on the outer edge of the two rows of seats.

Gu Chen's position was arranged in the middle section of the two rows of seats, on the side of the Night Watch officers, neither in the front nor the back.

Next to Tie Yangtian and Luo Tianxing.

Gongsun Yuan's position was the first one below Li Xianghe's main position.

The welcoming banquet was not complicated.

Li Xianghe made a few simple, polite remarks.

He expressed his gratitude to all the friends who came to his welcome dinner and the like.

Next, the ceremonial servants loudly read out the list of the forces and individuals attending the welcoming banquet, as well as the gifts they brought.

Then the banquet began, and singing and dancing performances continued in the center of the square.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

And just then...

Two people, however, came uninvited.

"Congratulations, Lord Li, on your appointment as the new Chief of the Night Watch of the Wilderness State. On behalf of our master, we have come to present you with a congratulatory gift." Two voices rang out.

moment.

People from all sides in the square, along with officials from various institutions of the Desolate State Divine Dynasty, all looked in the direction of the sound.

Then they saw two people carrying a congratulatory gift, swaggering over.

Upon seeing the two, many people who recognized them were instantly stunned.

The two of them actually came.

In such situations, they don't arrive early; they wait until the banquet has already begun before coming.

Was he deliberately trying to cause trouble?

The two were none other than Chen Lei's third disciple, Ximen Bin, and fourth disciple, Qiu Jiu.

Yesterday, they spread rumors throughout Zhenshi County that Gu Chen was the main contributor to the annihilation of the Blood Soul Sect, putting Gu Chen in the spotlight.

He then left Zhenshi County and came to Huangzhou to attend Li Xianghe's inauguration banquet.

To ruin this welcoming banquet, or rather, to embarrass Shangguan Wuqing's faction in public, was also Chen Lei's task for them.

Upon seeing the two arrive, many people around him wore strange expressions. Gu Chen then asked Tie Yangtian, "Senior Brother, who are these two?"

Although Gu Chen had investigated the situation of Chen Lei's disciples, he had not met them all, so he did not recognize the two of them and asked them.

"They are Chen Lei's third disciple, Ximen Bin, and fourth disciple, Qiu Jiu. They've chosen this time to come, so I'm afraid they don't have any good intentions," Tie Yangtian said.

"Chen Lei's two apprentices." Gu Chen understood.

That makes sense; only if his apprentice came would people from all sides react in this way.

After all, everyone knows what kind of relationship Chen Lei has with the newly appointed Chief of the Wilderness Guard.

Li Xianghe was only sent over after Chen Lei was removed from his post.

"The information about you being the main contributor to this investigation of the Blood Soul Cult was leaked, and it's possible that these two were responsible. Yesterday, information about your various cracking of cult cases and your investigation into the Japanese pirate smuggling case was leaked in Zhenshi County, and today these two have come to Huangzhou to attend this banquet. If they say it has nothing to do with them, even a ghost wouldn't believe it," Luo Tianxing said to Gu Chen.

"Chen Lei's disciples only dare to do these disgusting things behind people's backs. If it comes down to a real fight, they're no match for us brothers," Luo Tianxing sneered.

Gu Chen looked at Ximen Bin and Qiu Jiu.

Luo Tianxing's speculation was not without merit.

The fact that he was the biggest contributor to the destruction of the Blood Soul Cult after the two of them came here was leaked out. People said it had nothing to do with them and was just a coincidence, but who would believe that?

Now the two of them have come to attend this banquet.

It's impossible to offer sincere congratulations.

They're really here to cause trouble.

Let's see what they do next.

They've been secretly targeting me. If I get the chance, I'll teach them a lesson and collect some interest.

In the main seat.

Looking at the two disciples of Chen Lei who had come to his welcoming banquet, Li Xianghe remained calm, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.

He spoke directly, "Please take a seat."

Because they didn't know the two would come, they didn't arrange seats for them in advance.

They then temporarily assigned the two of them to the last seats.

Neither of them cared.

They sat down directly in the seats that were arranged for them.

The banquet continued.

As everyone toasted and drank, the singing and dancing continued on the central stage of the square.

The two people's congratulations seemed to have caused no stir.

of course.

Everyone knows this.

With Ximen Bin and Qiu Jiu, Chen Lei's troublemaking disciples, now here, it's definitely not going to be as simple as just giving gifts and leaving it at that.

The two hadn't been sitting down for long.

The crowd had just calmed down for a moment.

Ximen Bin stood up, cupped his hands to Li Xianghe in the main seat, and said, "Lord Li, today's welcoming banquet for you is rather monotonous with only mundane songs and dances. How about we have a few duels to liven things up for you all?"

Upon hearing this...

All eyes in the room were on him.

Sure enough, they're about to start causing trouble.

From the main seat, Li Xianghe looked at him and said calmly, "How do you want to fight?"

Ximen Bin smiled slightly, looked at everyone present, and finally his gaze fell on Luo Tianxing. He said, "I have heard that Lord Luo Tianxing, the esteemed disciple of Lord Shangguan Wuqing, is extremely capable. He has cracked several major cases of smuggling by Japanese pirates in Yuehai County. He is both intelligent and brave. I have long admired him, and today I am itching to challenge him. I wonder if Lord Luo would grant me the opportunity?"