Chapter 29: Guests Arrive Like a Mountain
On the day of the preliminaries, except for Yagad, it seemed that all the acquaintances gathered in Beichen's suite in the afternoon and chatted for a full four or five hours. They talked until their mouths were dry and they finally sorted out everything that had happened since they came to Senagad from Beichen. Therefore, although Yagad was not present, Xifeng and Gu Yinyue still accepted the fact that he, a great sinner, was now their companion, although they felt a little repulsive in their hearts.
Speaking of Xifeng, Beichen originally didn't intend to tell him about the Red Moon Priestess, but he took the initiative to say that he and Redis already knew Beichen's identity - and glanced at Gu Yinyue by the way.
Thinking about Xifeng's character and then about Redis's attitude in Feinheim, Beichen decided not to care - as for Redis, he and Rui seemed to be in the capital as well. He should find an inconspicuous opportunity to meet with them and talk things out. Although Redis had a grudge against him, Beichen felt that he was not the kind of person who would reveal her identity or use her to do anything.
That night, the hunt was originally planned for Ling Shuang, but a lot of people clamored to go, and as a result, the mountains north of the capital were filled with wailing and screaming all night long. The possessed Moon Messengers were blown to pieces by the violent gang led by Bei Chen, and their bodies were scattered all over the ground. Not only did Ling Shuang advance to a higher level after eating, but Xiang Ying also finally advanced to a higher level after consuming so much star power, and the two of them were promoted to the six-star level together.
Beichen immediately cuddled up to Xiangying, but Xifeng immediately grabbed her collar and pulled her out of her arms, claiming she was indecent. Atlas tried to get closer and act coquettish, but Xifeng rebuked him with a "Do you want to over-rely on the guide?"
Well done! — Black Disaster and Su Jie cheered for Xifeng with smug faces, but when they discovered that Xifeng would fire a tiny photon cannon at them the moment they took advantage of Beichen, they both instantly turned into scowls.
Xifeng, you are such a good discipline committee member! Beichen looked at Xifeng with shining eyes, while Xifeng was puzzled:
"Why, I'm clearing up the lewdness between you and the weapons around you, and you're actually happy about it? ...So you have masochistic tendencies? This is a mental illness. I suggest you seek treatment from a human doctor as soon as possible."
So Beichen also became a Wanniang face.
After a chaotic night, there was an even more chaotic next day.
It seemed that when Beichen was sleeping, the group of people around him reached some secret agreement centered on Xiaoping. Early in the morning, Gu Yinyue and his own Zhanqi, Yaye, Lingshuang, and Xifeng all disappeared, as if they were going to do something that Xiaoping had instructed them to do. No matter how Beichen asked, Xiaoping just smiled and didn't answer.
Beichen thought about this and decided not to pursue it for the time being. Firstly, they would not do anything to let him down, and they would definitely say it when the time came. Secondly, now was the competition period, so he should focus on dealing with the competition - after all, he was like Gu Yinyue, and had reached the level of Wu Sihuang.
In addition, Su Mo's invitation also made her feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
After breakfast, Beichen chatted with Xiang Ying, Gemini and Atlas for a while to gather enough energy (?), then he gritted his teeth and decided to face the serious business.
"Xiaoping, look at this."
She showed Xiao Peng the card Su Mo had left for her. Xiao Peng stared at the pattern on it and his expression turned ugly in a second, but he quickly restrained himself and returned the card to Bei Chen with a faint smile:
"Have you met Su Mo?"
"Hmm...you two do know each other."
"Oh? What did you see?"
"Well..." Beichen scratched his head, "You all wear oriental style clothes, and then you said you were working for your master to set up a scheme to contact me, and now Su Mo has taken the initiative to come to me..."
"Yes, Su Mo is my master."
Xiao Ping lowered his eyes and said this lightly.
Beichen took a breath slowly:
"...The one who killed your friend and previous master!?"
"Yes. He is one of the 'Thirteen Moon-Slaying Seats'. I am his subordinate, and my current master is one of his closest confidants. He is the leader of 'Ghost of Guilt', the largest underground guild in Youyu Country. His minions are spread throughout Youyu. A year ago, he even semi-held control over the Emperor. Now he is the Dark Emperor of that country."
“…”
Obviously, this identity is a little bigger than Beichen imagined. When he thought about the conversation he had with him, Beichen felt a chill down his spine.
"Xiao Ping, are all those who can participate in the 'Thirteen Moon Slaughtering Seats' important figures like him? Do you know who the other twelve are?"
"The Thirteen will only gather at assemblies, and attendees can only be themselves, not even close associates or weapons. So I don't know who they are, but I heard Su Mo say that the 'Queen of the Underworld' of the Principality of Arcadia is one of them."
"The Principality of Arcadia..."
I think I heard someone mention it?
Now is not the time to think about this──Beichen shook his head.
"Then, should I attend this dinner?"
"Go. He won't do anything to you right now." Xiao Peng nodded firmly. "I'll go too. In fact, taking you to his banquet is the ultimate purpose of the task he assigned me. I haven't been in touch with the master for a long time, and the charm of the spirit is almost gone. If I don't go, he'll become suspicious of me—no, maybe he'll just invite you directly, which means he already has suspicions of me."
Beichen looked at the handsome man in front of him with half belief and half doubt:
"But I'm still a little worried."
"I know that man's personality well. He prefers to outsmart us first, then outsmart us. Before he runs out of tricks, we don't need to worry about him using any violent tactics on us. As for outsmarting us, I'd be very troubled if you underestimated me."
Xiao Ping's words of comfort put her at ease, and she felt a little relieved, but she was still slowly thinking of several ways to deal with the situation.
But before he could think for too long, there was a knock on the door.
Beichen ran to open the door, but was stunned after opening it: standing outside the door was a completely unfamiliar woman.
She is a beauty—with eye-catching long aqua-red hair, jewel-like blue-purple pupils, and three-dimensional yet not overly Western-style facial features—she can indeed be said to have bright eyes, white teeth, and a radiant look.
Following behind her was a warrior, a tall man with white hair and golden eyes, eagle eyes and thin lips, with a murderous and cold look in his eyes. After just one second of looking at each other, Beichen felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave and even smelled the smell of blood as if in an illusion. Although Beichen had met some "cool" men, such as the abstinent Gu Yinyue, the noisy Glen She, and the cold-hearted Redis - but none of them could be as cold as this, as if they had almost lost their vitality.
Seeing Beichen was stunned, the beauty smiled and nodded at her and spoke first:
"Hello, I am Carina Nephanet, Queen of the Sylvia Autonomous Territory in the Eastern Continent. This is my weapon, the Blood-Blocking Blade, Luo Hou, August, Star Vein Seed."
"Ah, hello, I'm Yashu Tuling... Wait!? The King?! You... Are you the King?!"
Beichen shouted loudly, and several warriors in the inner room ran out. Atlas followed Beichen's instructions, disguised himself as an ordinary person, concealed his breath, and hid in the corner of the inner room.
"Oh, don't get excited." The beautiful woman named Carina chuckled and shook her head. "It's just a small country on a tiny island. And the territory could be taken back at any time. After all, it's an autonomous region that others don't want for the time being."
But even so, Beichen still led them into the house with a panicked look on his face, poured them tea, and asked Xiang Ying to bring out the most exquisite snacks to entertain them.
Seeing Beichen's clumsy but serious look, Jialina laughed even harder, then nodded lightly to Xiang Ying and Heihuo Sujie, indicating that they didn't need to bother anymore.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to get you an invitation. Our special envoy team will be hosting a dinner party the day after tomorrow evening. If you're free, I hope you can come and see it."
“—Huh?”
Why is it another dinner party?
"The dinner is safe. Even if you just come to try our country's specialties, it's fine."
As Karina spoke, she handed a beautifully crafted card to Beichen and stared at her sincerely for a few seconds.
"Simply put, you're a talent we're very optimistic about, and we'd like to win you over. That's all, don't overthink it. ――Although from your perspective, Sylvia isn't a good choice, but the likelihood and whether or not we've actually tried are two different things. At least our sincerity is no less than that of other countries."
As she spoke, she drank the black tea that Beichen poured for her in one gulp, then she took a breath with a grimace as if her tongue was burned.
Beichen took the cup from her hand with a guilty conscience and took a step forward, but was glared back to his original position by the tall Star Vein Species behind her.
"Um, are you okay? Sorry, I didn't get the water temperature right—it's okay if you don't drink it."
"Of course you have to finish the tea the host pours. That's the rule. Besides, waste is not a good thing."
Karina smiled naturally and carefreely, as if she didn't think there was anything wrong with her attitude at all - even though it might give people the first impression that "being a leader is so shabby."
She walked to the door.
"I have to deliver a letter to the other warriors, so I won't stay long. But even if you don't join our nationality, Sylvia's door is open to you. Come visit us when you have time."
"Oh, okay, bye."
After saying this, the Star Vein Species named "Rahou" closed the door and left.
"That's a bit strange, King. Does she need to do this kind of thing herself?"
Although this can show the utmost sincerity, on the other hand, wouldn't the most important dignity of a king be seriously damaged? Beichen muttered softly as he looked at the closed door, but immediately added:
"Yeah, but it gives people a very good feeling. It feels very worthy of getting close to."
Three fighters came up.
"Strange, little loach, why is it another dinner party? You have already received two invitations, right?"
"Maybe it's because the master performed well in the preliminary round?"
"And they were all sent by important figures from a country. Isn't that a bit ominous?"
"How could that be?" Xiaoying narrowed his eyes like a fox. "This isn't bad, it's great. The more invitations the better, and there will definitely be more and more."
As soon as Xiao Ying finished speaking, the knock on the door sounded again.
Beichen had no choice but to open the door again. This time, there was a petite girl standing at the door. She was very sweet and soft, making people want to touch her head.
"Hello, who are you?"
The girl looked at Beichen timidly:
"Excuse me...is this Master Yashu Tuling?"
"Uh, I'm Yaxiu, so please don't bother with the sir."
"Great..." The girl patted her chest as if relieved. "My name is Baijingzhang·Karen·Four Wheels·Yeyuezhong, Master Yaxiu·Tuling. I'm here to deliver the invitation on behalf of my master."
Another invitation! Beichen couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Seeing the resistance on her face, the girl's face turned pale:
"T- ...
"Ah? No, no, of course, I'll take it, but I can't guarantee whether I'll have time to attend."
The girl hurriedly took out a clean small envelope from her pocket and handed it to Beichen with both hands.
"Thank you for accepting it! Master Yashu Tuling, you are such a good person!"
Beichen's mouth twitched: I just received an invitation, is there any need to be so excited? How have you been bullied before?
"Then... then I'm leaving!"
The girl performed a respectful weapon salute to Beichen and ran away.
"The third one."
Beichen smiled bitterly, opened the envelope in his hand and took a quick look.
He is from the Principality of Sale - the general meaning is that he thinks Beichen is a talented person and is interested in getting to know him.
He sighed, handed the envelope in his hand to Xiang Ying, sat down and hadn't chatted with Zhanqimen for a few words when the door rang again.
This time it was Lingdir, a person I had met a few times.
She was completely unceremonious, and simply said "yes" and boldly slapped a card into Beichen's hand:
"Tonight, there's a private banquet at the Principality of Arcadia. Remember to come and join us. If you don't, I'll have someone [beep──] you!"
After saying this, he didn't care about the veins on the warriors' faces and the twitching corners of Beichen's mouth, and ran away in a hurry.
After a while, the door rang again.
Beichen went to open the door somewhat exhaustedly. A good-looking male warrior saw Beichen opening the door and immediately saluted shyly.
"Um, Miss Yaxiu Tuling, I am..."
"Hello, are you here with an invitation?"
"Ah, yes, and..." He took out a card and looked at the ground embarrassedly, "This is a gift from the master to you - a dagger..."
bump!
Before he could finish saying his name, Hei Huo and Su Jie snatched the invitation and slammed the door shut.
Then Xiao Ping shouted to the outside of the door while still smiling: "We accept the invitation, but you don't have to be so polite with the gift. Thank you~"
So the poor dagger's glass heart shattered into pieces and he left sadly.
Beichen stood there awkwardly for a while, then simply moved a stool to sit by the door and wait for it to open. Seeing this, Xiaoying amusedly complained in his heart: Why don't you just not close the door?
Then, Beichen spent the whole day in a cycle of opening the door to receive invitations.
When it was almost time for dinner, there were more than 30 invitations placed in front of her. Most of them were for private national banquets, and there were also invitations from some large multinational unions and underground chambers of commerce. Many of the banquets were scheduled at the same time, so it seemed impossible for her to attend all of them. What would happen if she went to all of them?
Xiao Ying quickly picked out a few of the invitations:
"Arcadia, Sylvia, 'Ghost of Guilt', Sale, Heyang, Valentine, Ishdar, Panatu, and Latia itself, and the Spiritual Martial Union's 'Cat Demon'. These are the best to go, the others are optional."
Beichen was silent for a few seconds.
"Xiao Ping, you let me dominate the stage so ostentatiously during the preliminary round just to attract these invitations?"
"Of course. Now is not the time to keep a low profile, especially since you have such a special identity. Even if it means bluffing, you must tell others that you are strong, powerful, and influential. Only then will others hesitate before harboring any evil thoughts towards you. Moreover..."
Xiao Peng stopped talking halfway, which made Beichen feel itchy:
"What's more?"
Xiao Peng wanted to get away with it, but Xiang Ying, who was standing behind Beichen, nodded to him, and Hei Huo and Su Jie also smiled evilly as if encouraging.
"Forget it, just tell me."
The peerless beauty adjusted her hair, a charming smile appeared on her lips, and she spoke to Beichen in a bewitching bass voice:
"For someone who also wants to be king, how can he do it without fame and knowing the leaders of various countries?"
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