Chapter 79 Chapter 79 "Last night, you also sat...

"Were you sitting here last night too?" Li Qinglian blinked, hesitating and asked in a low voice.

"Yes," Li Hanshuang poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, as if drinking wine. He lowered his eyes, looking sloppy and decadent. He frowned slightly, and said with a hint of provocation, "So what?"

What does it have to do with you? What do you want? What can you do?

Li Qinglian thought about it and it seemed like there was nothing she could do. She smiled and said, "Shall we go out now?"

Li Hanshuang stood up, put away his things, nodded and asked, "Go out, what are you going out for?"

Li Qinglian coughed and said with a smile: "It's time to see the guests off today."

"Let's go." There was a hint of annoyance between Li Hanshuang's eyebrows, but he still lowered his tone and spoke calmly. He took the lead to walk to the door, opened it and was about to go out.

Li Qinglian followed hurriedly, but found that he did not go out. She peeked outside and saw Blackbeard wandering not far away, as if he had been waiting here for a long time. She felt puzzled.

Blackbeard didn't say he would come today last night. He didn't send any message last night saying that there might be something going on today. Why would Blackbeard come here at this time? So early.

Li Hanshuang looked at Li Qinglian. Li Qinglian blinked with an innocent and confused look on her face, indicating that she knew nothing and there was no point in doubting. Li Hanshuang turned her head and looked away.

Li Qinglian cautiously took a step forward and walked to Li Hanshuang's side and looked out. Blackbeard had already noticed that they had opened the door and was walking towards them.

"Something happened on the Demon Island, so the Demon Lord went back first. He wanted to write a letter, but time was urgent and he saw me again when he was about to leave, so he asked me to pass a message to the sect leader." Black Beard stammered, looking at Li Hanshuang cautiously, finishing his words bit by bit, keeping his eyes open and carefully observing the expression and changes on Li Hanshuang's face.

Li Hanshuang had a cold face, as if that face would never change again. He just blinked his eyes, as if he had expected it, and as if he was indifferent. He replied calmly, "I know."

Blackbeard frowned, and couldn't help but be curious, and asked in a low voice: "Although the visitor is a guest, it is not the etiquette of a guest to leave without saying goodbye. As the leader of the clan, aren't you angry?"

Li Hanshuang was a little impatient. He looked at him and felt that he was trying to sow discord again. He sneered and said, "So what if I'm angry? Should I kill you now to make amends for him?"

Blackbeard was speechless.

When I asked you if you were angry, I meant if you were angry with him, not if you were angry with me! Why would you kill me? I'm not a guest! Okay, okay! I know you're not angry with him, but with me! Isn't it okay if I don't ask?

Blackbeard shrank his neck, lowered his eyes, and bowed his head, as if admitting his mistake.

Seeing that he had nothing to say, Li Hanshuang turned around and walked away. Blackbeard approached Li Qinglian and asked in a low voice: "Was he so unhappy last night? I didn't notice! He seemed quite happy when he left, and was only a little angry when he was at the door. He should be fine after a night!"

Li Qinglian glanced at Li Hanshuang's back and whispered to Blackbeard, "I was very happy at night, but not during the day. Maybe I had a nightmare."

The last sentence is nonsense, but the first two are true.

Blackbeard nodded doubtfully, as if thinking about something, muttering to himself: "For someone with such a high level of cultivation to have nightmares, it must not be an ordinary nightmare. I'm afraid he saw something terrible in the dream. Forget it, I won't bother with him."

Blackbeard said, shaking his head, straightening up and adjusting himself.

Li Hanshuang stood at the exit of the banquet island, expressionless, and said goodbye to all the guests who left here one by one: "I hope you enjoy this banquet. Come back next time when you are free."

The guest smiled and said, "I will definitely come again next time when I have time. It was a great pleasure. No need to see me off. Let's stop here. Thank you!"

I was thinking: I almost died. If I come back next time, won’t I really die? Even if I really have to come back next time, I will wait until it is not so easy to die.

Li Hanshuang stood there like a stone, with the same expression to everyone. Occasionally, there were unusual guests who wanted to take the opportunity to chat with him. He smiled and pulled him aside and said, "The sect leader is elegant and noble. I wonder if you are interested in marriage?"

Li Hanshuang looked at him coldly, with a look of "get out" in her eyes. She seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and raised the corners of her mouth, looking like she was ready to kill someone, as if she had just woken up, or just started a killing spree. She said slowly, "No, thank you."

But such a slow tone did not give people any gentle feeling, but instead made people feel that he was about to take action.

The man shuddered, immediately let go of him, and walked away with a pale face and a fake smile.

After a while, another special guest pulled Li Hanshuang aside and asked with a half-smile, "We caught a demon that escaped from the seal a while ago. Are you interested in taking a look?"

"Not interested," Li Hanshuang said coldly, looking like he had completely lost the will to live, "I don't want to watch it."

The customer didn't give up and asked, "Really? We are very close! It's very fast to go back and forth! It won't affect anything!"

Li Hanshuang shook him off and said succinctly: "I have something to do."

The guest wanted to say something else, but Li Qinglian smiled and said to him, "Goodbye, goodbye. Come again when you have time!" and pushed him away.

The next day, the banquet was completely over.

The disciple in Penglai who was in charge of stargazing and divination suddenly discovered that the stars corresponded to each other. He immediately reported the matter to the sect leader, Li Hanshuang, who immediately convened a meeting.

Everyone took their seats. Li Hanshuang sat at the top and told them about this. They immediately said, "In this case, we should start preparing everything needed for the heavenly sacrifice ceremony from today and conduct the ceremony as quickly as possible to avoid missing the opportunity."

Li Hanshuang nodded in agreement.

This meeting was immediately disbanded.

After the meeting, everyone went about their own business and prepared the various things needed for the ceremony as quickly as possible, especially the tools used for divination.

Just in case, Li Hanshuang took a look and found that there was nothing wrong with the things. The next day, the ceremony officially began.

Everyone was standing in the open space, except Li Hanshuang, who was standing in the middle. The sun slowly rose from the clouds, getting higher, brighter, bigger, and hotter.

The sunlight gradually spreads on the ground and extends forward, giving a warm and cozy feeling.

People chanted prayers in unison, and after they finished praying to the heaven, they quieted down. At this time, the sun was at its zenith, it had already turned red, and the sunlight became even warmer.

Everyone was sweating slightly, their cheeks were flushed, and they tried hard to keep their eyes open, looking at everything in front of them, as if they wanted to remember this day completely.

Li Hanshuang walked forward step by step and stood on a high place. This was built specifically for this ceremony. It would be dismantled after a while after the ceremony.

Beautiful, solid, convenient, and very ceremonial.

The tall ladder sparkled in the sun. It was a cream chestnut color as warm as the sun. It became slightly burnt when exposed to the sun, like a chestnut shell that cracked during high-temperature frying in an iron pan. It made a snapping sound and emitted a subtle, bitter, burnt smell, but mixed with a barely detectable sweet, creamy flavor.

This is because the material of the ladder is very special and is a sacred wood planted specifically for today's ceremony. The time that has passed between two ceremonies is the same as how long this special wood has grown.

Usually, the wood will suddenly grow large enough to be used the day before it matures, and a sweet, burnt-colored sap will ooze out from between the branches and the bark.

The sweetness tastes like honey, but with a fresh scent of woods. The color is a little black and doesn't look like something edible, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.

Now, the branches and leaves that seeped out of the trees that night were placed on a table not far away, as an object provided to witness the Way of Heaven. The surface was calm and peaceful, like a mirror, and a little bit sticky.

Li Hanshuang stood at the highest point, placed the plate in his hand on the empty table, and took two tools for divination that had been prepared long ago from the plate.

They were two round, small objects that looked like half-moons, also made of wood. However, the tools used in each ceremony were not the same, just the same type.

Li Hanshuang put the two tools together in his hands, and everyone could see it. Everyone knelt down to show their piety to the Way of Heaven.

Li Hanshuang threw away what was in his hand.

The two divination tools turned twice in a slightly concave disc. The disc was made of pure silver, finely polished and smooth in surface. It looked very beautiful in the sun and ensured that nothing would fly out.

There was a piece of silver on the table in front of Li Hanshuang. The silver was the same as the round plate in front of him, but the shape was different and the function was slightly different.

The table with the wooden bowl with juice and the silver is a special offering table. The things on the table are naturally offerings as well. That's the difference.

Li Hanshuang looked at the divination tool that was slowly turning in the silver basin but still did not stop. In front of everyone, he asked loudly: "I am the current leader of Penglai Sect. Now, in the name of the leader of Penglai Sect, I ask the Heavenly Dao, can I reconcile with the current Demon Lord Li Baili?"

Everyone was concentrating and waiting for the result.

Li Hanshuang was no exception. He was even more focused than anyone else around him, and there was a hint of subtle nervousness. He gritted his teeth involuntarily.