Chapter Ten: The Storm Rises Again

  Although Huang Hao's matter caused a stir at the beginning of the banquet, it was soon suppressed by everyone. Jian Sheng Nian Wusheng, this young man who is very likely to compete for the title of Dan Dao and become an immortal, no one dares not to give him face.

  With the arrival of His Imperial Majesty, the banquet was soon convened.

  This banquet, whether it's Xu Bingning, Wang Sheng, or the Second Prince Ning Tianqi who is as powerful as the sun in the imperial capital, are not the main characters. The real main character is the outstanding figure from Mingjian Mountain, Jian Sheng Nian Wusheng, and the daughter of the Quanxi King, Ye Xueqing, the Princess of Qingping!

  The entire party, from the very beginning, almost all activities revolved around these two people. The topics of conversation were also closely related to them, with about 70-80% of the discussions involving them in some way. Some young men and women who thought they had some power or background tried their best to get into the line of sight of these two individuals, hoping to establish a connection with these two young people who held high prestige in their respective fields.

  Of course, under the influence of Nian Wusheng, Gu Qing, this young man who was quite favored by him, should have received some attention. However, Gu Qing's temperament is really too frustrating, so far, all those who have greeted him, except for getting a nod in response, no one has even had a formal conversation with him!

  One or two are nothing, but more than five people are like this, and many people already feel that he is relying on the fame of reciting Wusheng's name to intimidate others.

  Fortunately, Xu Bing's appearance took over the conversation of the crowd and resolved this awkwardness in a timely manner. Otherwise, the resentment of the people towards Gu Qing would have been even more intense than before.

  Without anyone disturbing him, Gu Qing's mind naturally calmed down as well. He sat in his own position, continuing to think about the "Star Chart" related issues.

  He had less than two years to calculate a new usable star trajectory, overlapping with the four stars "Divine Moon", "Green Dragon" and others, relying on the powerful stellar wave fluctuations emitted during the overlap to continue advancing towards the ancient world at the center of the billion-star ocean. If he missed the opportunity, "Divine Moon" would be affected by the gravitational magnetic field of "Green Dragon" and enter its satellite orbit, and the star that he had spent three years barely controlling would change hands again.

  The solution to this problem is actually imminent!

  Not long after Gu Qing fell into contemplation, a girl in colorful clothes had already sat down in the seat in front of him.

  "Excuse me, may I sit here?"

  "Hmm? Not speaking up? That's considered consent then."

  "I'm really curious, my senior brother is usually very kind to everyone, but I've never seen him praise anyone like this before, not even Lin Daojin who is equally talented in cultivation! I just can't figure out what you did to catch his attention?"

  "Don't want to say? Then I'll guess?"

  "Huh? Gu Qing, you're not sleeping with your eyes open, are you?"

  "Really asleep?"

  "Is it Gu Qing downstairs? Gu Qing? Little Qing classmate? Little Qing Shidi?"

  "Hey, hey, I'm calling you, did you hear what I said?"

  Seeing so many words go down, Gu Qing didn't even blink his eyes. Su Fangyu, the little nun who was reading Wú Shēng, finally couldn't help but stand up: "How can you be like this? Hasn't anyone told you that refusing a lady's invitation to talk is very impolite?"

  Xu Bingning, who was chatting with a young and handsome man beside her, seemed to be afraid of offending Nian Wuseng's attitude towards the precious little Shifu, and hurried over to mediate: "Su Niang, he is just this kind of person, usually can't even say a word, don't take him seriously."

  Xu Xiaolin nodded in deep agreement: "Yes, I flashed in front of him for several minutes last time, and didn't see his eyes blink once."

  "Is this okay too?"

  Su Fangyu looked at Gu Qing with a hint of curiosity, walked in front of him, stretched out a slender hand like jade, and waved it back and forth in front of him...

  No response...

  Still no reaction...

  Suddenly flashed by, still no reaction...

  "It's true that most people, when faced with someone suddenly making a gesture towards their eyes, will involuntarily blink, but Gu Qing didn't even bat an eyelid!"

  Xu Xiaolin's interest was piqued: "Even the sudden movement towards his eyes didn't make him blink? When did Seventh Young Master become so formidable? It wasn't like this last time, I'll try it out too!"

  "Alright, let's try together, whoever makes him blink first wins!"

  "Alright, it's settled then!"

  Xu Bingning: "......"

  Gǔ Qīng: *no response*

  Just as Su Fangyu and Xu Xiaolin were having a great time playing in front of Gu Qing, a discordant voice suddenly came from the crowd not far away.

  "It's just a disguise to attract girls' attention, such a childish trick, and you still dare to use it."

  Upon hearing this voice, Xu Bingjing and Xu Xiaolin's faces changed slightly at the same time. Especially Xu Bingjing, a hint of suppressed anger had already appeared in the depths of her enchanting eyes.

  At some point, one of the two main protagonists of this banquet, Ye Xueqing, the young master of Qingping County, had already arrived in a not-so-conspicuous corner surrounded by a group of people led by Second Prince Ning Tianqi.

  Everyone including Xu Bingning understood that this secluded and quiet corner would attract the attention of Ye Xueqing, the young master of Qingping County, only because of Xu Bingning's relationship with Gu Qing. In the past, Gu Qing had been hiding in the Wuwei Hou Mansion, keeping a low profile and never appearing in front of outsiders, so Ye Xueqing and others who wanted to find trouble with him did not have sufficient reason!

  But now, Gu Qing has appeared in the emperor's banquet with great fanfare, and it's right in front of so many young and talented people from the capital. If at this time, she doesn't thoroughly humiliate this couple, greatly damaging their reputation, making them unable to show their faces in the capital again, then Ye Xueqing wouldn't be the daughter of the Duke of Quanxi.

  As soon as he walked out of the crowd, Ye Xueqing, the young master of Qingping County, said to a maid beside him, "Go, take your sword and try it out, see if he really has the guts to remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapses before his eyes!"

  "Yes, young mistress!"

  Xu Bingning saw Ye Xueqing come over and immediately ordered the maid to draw her sword, shouting: "Ye Xueqing, what do you think you're doing?!"

  Ye Xueqing glanced at this "defeated general" with disdain and said proudly: "Your good husband is quite capable of pretending, isn't he? At a banquet like this, he actually uses such a low-level trick to attract so many eyes. I'm not quite convinced, but rather want to see if he can really face my maid's sword without blinking an eye."

  "You..."

  "Don't worry, my maid knows her place!"

  As Ye Xueqing spoke, her maid had already arrived in front of Gu Qing. Before she could even stand still, the fluorescent sword at her waist had been unsheathed in an instant, bringing a sharp cold light that shot straight towards Gu Qing's left eye. The decisive and resolute move, as well as the murderous intent between her eyebrows, made the onlookers, Xu Xiaolin and Su Fangyu, involuntarily let out a cry of surprise.

  "Hiss!"

  The tip of the sword gleaming with cold light stopped instantly at a distance of only one centimeter from Gu Qing's pupil.

  But Gu Qing's gaze seemed to still maintain its previous appearance, without any change at all.

  No!

  Changes have already taken place.

  Gǔ Qīng, who was lost in thought, suddenly came back to himself and stood up under the pressure of this sword.

  Everyone present, especially Xu Xiaolin and others who had a relationship with Gu Qing, let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Gu Qing was unharmed. At the moment when the maid drew her sword, their hearts were really suspended in mid-air, and even their smooth breathing paused slightly at the moment the sword stopped moving.

  "It's okay."

  Xu Xiaolin let out a sigh of relief.

  "Good, good, good!" Although Ye Xueqing's mouth was saying the word "good", her face didn't show any sign of joy.

  Xu Bing's voice was cold and stern: "Have you had enough, Princess Qingping? Don't forget that this is a banquet hosted by the Emperor himself, and Gu Qing is also a guest invited by the Emperor. Although your father, the King of Zhenxi, may have great power in the northwest, but in the imperial capital, you are not allowed to be so arrogant!"

  "What's going on? How can this be considered a disturbance? You're the esteemed daughter of the Xu family, Xu Bingying, and you chose him as your husband. Can't he even muster up some courage?! As she spoke, Ye Xueqing's mouth curled into a sneer: "The sword just now has already shown me the bravery of this person from Gu Qingge. However, I think once isn't enough, how about another round?"

  At the moment the two words fell, the Qingping County Master standing beside the Second Prince Ning Tianqi had already drawn his sword. The speed, technique, and decisiveness of this sword were several times stronger than that of the maid just now. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, her sword had already reached Gu Qing's face.

  Just as she drew her sword, Ning Tianqi suddenly seemed to discover something and let out a startled cry: "Be careful!" In the nick of time, he had already swiftly reached out and pushed Ye Xueqing to one side, who was only a step away from him...

  "Clang!"

  "Whoosh!"

  Bang!

  Three faint sounds followed by a flash of cold light suddenly appeared in the banquet hall!

  Everyone's gaze, at the first moment, all along the cold light, fell on a wall not far from here.

  At this moment, the lime dust floating on the wall has not completely dissipated, but under that layer of lime dust, people can still clearly see that inserted into the wall is a broken sword no more than two inches long!

  Ye Xueqing's Broken Sword!

  When everyone suddenly came back to their senses, they saw that Ye Xueqing, the young master of Qingping County, who had just been proud and sarcastic, was now standing on the spot with a pale face, her eyes filled with terror. By her side, a strand of black hair was slowly falling down, and it had just landed on the clean floor...

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