Ch 158: Gathering by the Lake

Liu Lingxuan’s aura filled the room, instantly silencing everyone.

Wang Lin and Wang Quangu, father and son, exchanged a fleeting glance, both seeing the other’s miscalculation and helplessness.

Yes, Liu Lingxuan had been deliberately avoiding this matter from the beginning, and this was also her cleverness. Standing in a neutral position, if any incident occurred, she could advance or retreat as needed.

Now that Wang Quangu was an outsider, no longer speaking with the title of Supreme Elder of the Xianjian Sect, all his arguments were untenable.

Wang Lin stared at Liu Lingxuan, momentarily speechless. If she still possessed Universe Realm Peak cultivation, he could continue to be shameless and pressure her. But the Liu Lingxuan of this moment was different from the past.

Wang Lin pondered briefly before finally making a decision.

There was no way, he could only endure it for now!

“Do you have anything else to say?” Liu Lingxuan, seeing Wang Lin speechless, continued to ask, her voice like a long sword, piercing the human heart.

A gentle smile appeared on Wang Lin’s face in the blink of an eye: “After careful consideration, Sect Leader Liu’s words are quite right. Let’s do as Sect Leader Liu says. Son, give the Xianjian Sect some face, and let’s call it even, how about that?”

Hearing this, Wang Quangu took a deep breath, forcing a weak smile onto his face. Turning to Bai Lu, he said: “Fine, our enmity is settled.”

Bai Lu could still see the glint of malice in Wang Quangu’s eyes, but he had found a patron and finally became a Supreme Elder, possessing the power to fight back. He looked at Wang Quangu with firm eyes and said, “Let there be no further contact.”

Having spoken, he turned and walked back to his original seat. When his eyes met his senior martial brother Song Yuanming’s again, the bitterness and joy of surviving a calamity intertwined in his heart, transforming into a faint smile, his eyes slightly red and moist.

At this moment, he had gained much insight into life, and in this incident, he saw true emotion.

The worry in Song Yuanming’s heart, like a hanging boulder, finally fell to the ground. He nodded slightly to Bai Lu.

With Bai Lu’s matter resolved, Du Feng rose with a smile: “Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let’s not mention the past. Old Master Wang, come, let’s continue drinking, let’s not go home until we’re drunk!”

“I’m tired! You drink by yourself!” Wang Lin’s face was cold as he got up, too lazy to respond to Du Feng, and left with a flick of his sleeve.

Let’s see who can laugh last!

As he left the banquet hall, Wang Lin could sense many people staring at him. The emotions in their eyes varied, but most of them contained a hint of mockery, but he didn’t care much. These ant-like fellows couldn’t shake his Dao Heart.

When the day comes for the Xianjian Sect to be dissolved, he wanted to see if these people could still maintain their current attitude!

After the three Wangs left, the banquet hall suddenly became much livelier.

Seeing this, Du Feng smiled: “It seems someone did indeed affect the banquet.”

Liu Lingxuan also stood up at this time and said: “Leave the aftermath to you, I’m going to consolidate my cultivation.”

Du Feng hurriedly responded: “Yes, Senior Sister! If you need anything later, you must tell me.”

His tone was extremely obsequious.

Liu Lingxuan glanced at Du Feng, too lazy to say anything, then shifted her gaze, quietly falling on Lu Qing’an’s face. She still found that this boy was calm, not saying a word from beginning to end, just eating immortal food and drinking immortal wine, as if indifferent to everything.

Not a single regret? This kid…

Finally, her gaze fell on Xu Qingying, and she said: “Disciple, come find me later.”

Xu Qingying nodded quickly, then personally saw Liu Lingxuan off.

After Liu Lingxuan left, many high-ranking officials of the Xianjian Sect were relieved of their restrictions, and the atmosphere of the banquet became much more relaxed and comfortable.

“Daoist Friend He, thank you just now!” Du Feng looked gratefully at He Qijin.

“Ahem, it was nothing.” He Qijin’s expression was subtle.

I didn’t do it to help you, but since you insist on thanking me, I’m happy to accept.

“Elder Du Feng, and Daoist Friend He, I offer you a toast!” At this time, Bai Lu hurriedly stepped forward to offer a toast to Du Feng and He Qijin.

“Haha, good, let’s drink heartily tonight!”

Lu Qing’an quietly watched this scene, and seeing that Bai Lu had overcome the difficulty, a sense of relief appeared in his eyes.

He could also rest assured to use the Life Pool Token Bai Lu gave him.

He was just curious whether Du Feng and Liu Lingxuan’s help to Bai Lu meant that Old Master Long’s research on the Search Demon Formation had made progress?

Otherwise, relying only on Bai Lu’s abilities, it would be impossible for Du Feng and Liu Lingxuan to so firmly support him.

But based on his understanding of Old Master Long’s Array Dao attainment, it shouldn’t have been so quick to break through.

Did something happen here?

“His Array Dao level improved, and he became a Ninth-Rank Immortal-Level Formation Master? No, given Bai Lu’s relationship with him, if he really became a Ninth-Rank Immortal-Level Formation Master, his status would be equal to Wang Lin’s, so he would directly support Bai Lu.”

Lu Qing’an pondered for a moment, then finally stopped bothering with it.

Anyway, he didn’t care whether the formation was researched by others. Now that he had left Panlong City, the chance of being found was almost zero. If this Search Demon Formation could be researched by Old Master Long, it would be a boon for the Human Race.

“Junior Martial Brother Wu, were you scared just now?” Suddenly, Du Weiwei’s voice came from behind Lu Qing’an. Du Weiwei, holding a pot of immortal wine, sat down beside Lu Qing’an with a smile.

Seeing Du Weiwei intentionally approaching him, Lu Qing’an felt strange, “A little, but seeing Master being so domineering, I felt very proud.”

“My father only dared to act like that because he had Senior Uncle backing him. Come, it’s rare to be happy, have a few drinks with Senior Sister?” Du Weiwei smiled and leaned closer to Lu Qing’an. At this moment, their bodies were very close.

Lu Qing’an couldn’t help but look in one direction, but he couldn’t refuse, so he could only nod.

Du Weiwei quickly filled Lu Qing’an’s cup with immortal wine.

While Lu Qing’an and Du Weiwei were happily drinking, two people were watching them, Xu Qingying and Murong Yinxue…

Time passed quietly, the banquet ended, and Lu Qing’an and Zhen Yongfu left Zui Xian Lou, then went directly to a quiet lake in Wangxu City, sitting down on a stone pavilion.

Soon afterward, Xu Qingying quietly emerged from the darkness.

“I didn’t expect you to have such a good capacity for alcohol.” The moment Xu Qingying appeared, she looked at Lu Qing’an with resentful eyes.

Lu Qing’an said, “I secretly brought some immortal wine out, and we can drink some more.”

He seemed to know what this little girl would say, so he had prepared for it in advance.

Seeing this, Zhen Yongfu rolled his eyes, then quickly took out a Voice Transmission Jade Slip, saying, “Uh, someone suddenly needs me, I’ll go and take care of it for a while, you two drink first!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingying’s eyes lit up, and she looked at Zhen Yongfu with satisfaction.

Lu Qing’an shook his head and smiled, looking at Zhen Yongfu and saying, “That’s just right, go to Jubaozhai and find He Qijin, he will give you something.”

“Huh? Was that immortal beast An Ge who told you to bid on it?” Zhen Yongfu was startled.

Lu Qing’an didn’t speak, acknowledging it by default.

“No wonder he dared to bid like that! Alright, I’ll go now! Hehe, you two drink well, go back to rest if you get drunk.” Zhen Yongfu winked at the two of them.

Lu Qing’an kicked Zhen Yongfu, then looked at Xu Qingying and said, “Sit down.”

Xu Qingying’s face was slightly flushed at this moment, she pursed her lips and tentatively asked, “Can I sit next to you?”

Lu Qing’an didn’t speak, tacitly agreeing.

Xu Qingying immediately sat down excitedly, and then quickly imitated Du Weiwei’s actions from earlier, getting very close to Lu Qing’an.

“Is it really okay to get so close while drinking?” Lu Qing’an said.

“Hmph, Senior Sister Weiwei can, but I can’t? Should I move further away?” Xu Qingying immediately pouted, but showed no intention of moving away at all.

“Fine.” Lu Qing’an sighed, and at this time, he also looked closely at Xu Qingying. He found that under the moonlight, her figure and appearance were extremely alluring. At this moment, a gust of wind blew, and because the two were so close, the scent of Xu Qingying’s body wafted towards him…