Chapter 307 Banquet (2)
"I feel sorry for Minglan Sect."
Tao Zi said this with a look of regret.
He Yinggui looked at her strangely and said, "As the instigator, how could you say that?"
She scoffed, "They were the ones who started it. If it were the Sword Sect, they wouldn't have ended up like this."
He was speechless, but Yan Wenxuan smiled and said, "What are you going to do for this banquet?"
Tao Zi looked at him and asked with interest, "It seems like you have an idea."
He sat up straight: "Didn't you say before that you wanted He Yinggui to go with you? This is a good idea."
He Yinggui was silent for three seconds and said, "You don't want me to go in with her, do you?"
Yan Wenxuan asked in return: "Is it not possible?"
"Okay, but only if I leave Chengyi Sect and join Yisan Sect."
Tao Zi lowered her eyes to consider the feasibility. Seeing her like this, He Yinggui exploded: "Tao Zi, I'm not that mortal Zhang. Leaving the sect like this is equivalent to betrayal. I will be hunted down!"
She regretted giving up this idea and said, "That's right. Then do as I thought before. You will stay with me at the banquet."
Yan Wenxuan reminded: "Timing is very important. Only by choosing the right time can we deliver a fatal blow to He Qianyi."
He Yinggui looked at him and said meaningfully, "Master Yan, you really care about He Qianyi."
He said directly: "That's right, among these brothers and sisters, I think He Qianyi is the most annoying."
Tao Zi looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why?"
"The other two are just sugar-coated shit at best, but she's the shit that thinks she's sugar."
He Yinggui's expression was a little unhappy, and he said, "Can't you be more polite?"
Yan Wenxuan snorted and was too lazy to reply.
Tao Zi smiled and said directly: "I understand. You think the other two can pretend, but they know their own personality. He Qianyi can't."
He nodded and said, "That's right. He Qianyi thinks she's bold enough to love and hate, and isn't afraid of power, but in reality, she loves fame and fears rumors. If Xu Qianjia loves fame for power, then she loves fame for no reason at all. For fame, she'd do anything, including pushing those around her into a fire pit. Yet, she can still find reasons to convince herself that it's for the greater good. It's really sickening to watch. And yet, with this hypocritical nature, she can still lead others astray. It really makes me angry just thinking about it."
He Yinggui couldn't deny it, so he changed his tone and said, "Where's Lian Qingzhou? Why don't you mention her?"
Yan Wenxuan rolled his eyes and made no comment.
Tao Zi brought the topic back to the topic: "Is there still a competition at the banquet?"
In the past, Minglan Sect’s banquets of this kind would include two parts: gift-giving and competition. There was nothing much to say about the gift-giving, but the competition was really varied.
Yan Wenxuan smiled and said, "Of course there is. Competition is a long-standing tradition."
She smiled slightly and said, "Do you think anyone will challenge me?"
He Yinggui laughed: "How is that possible? In this situation, if I lose to you, I'll be slapping Daoxiu in the face. If I don't lose to you, I'll be slapping Minglanzong in the face."
Tao Zi shook her head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Competitions don't just refer to martial arts. What if someone shows up to compete in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting?"
He was shocked and said, "How is that possible? These are things only ordinary young ladies would compete with."
Yan Wenxuan glanced at him and said, "Don't be too confident. Don't forget that there are also cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation who are famous for their chess and zither skills."
He Yinggui blurted out, "That's because their own cultivation is also very high."
Tao Zi shrugged. "Anyway, there's no rule in the Minglan Sect that prohibits these kinds of competitions, right?"
He was silent for a long time, and after a while he managed to say, "I don't know these either, so I won't be able to help you when the time comes."
Her smile deepened as she said, "You don't need to come out and compete with these things. Just do something small that can anger He Qianyi."
He Yinggui looked at her strangely, not understanding why she had such strong malice towards those people.
The three of them talked about this matter for a long time. When it was almost over, He Yinggui left the yard, leaving only Yan Wenxuan here.
He said, "Your malice towards those three seems to be no less than mine."
"Maybe it's because our horoscopes don't match. I was in a bad mood the first time I saw them."
Yan Wenxuan thought for a moment and then said, "Just in case, I'll send someone down first and try to control public opinion as much as possible."
Tao Zi nodded and said, "No matter what, we must deepen everyone's impression of the Minglan Sect's main peak's weakness. If fewer people enter the main peak, there will be fewer obstacles on our side."
He was about to nod, but suddenly laughed and said, "Why do I hear you sound like you want to kill them?"
She laughed and said, "How is that possible? You really dare to think so."
"Maybe it's my illusion. The grudge between you and them hasn't reached that point yet." When he said this, his tone was full of playfulness.
Not long after that, Yan Wenxuan also left.
Yue Qingya suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said, "If this continues, Yan Wenxuan will notice something is wrong."
"He's already noticed something's wrong," Tao Zi said with a smile. "A long time ago, he suspected I was a cultivator from the Punishment Hall. Now that he sees me facing off against those people, he's only become more certain."
He said, "Aren't you worried that he might come up with the real answer?"
"Is it possible? Based on my cultivation level alone, no one would dare to think that way."
Yue Qingya thought about it and realized that it was true.
A few days later, the Minglan Sect held a banquet and invited all sects to participate. Most of them were from the northern sects, but the Jian Sect also sent someone this time, and it was the Jian Sect's young master, which was a disguised way of giving the Minglan Sect face.
Tao Zi was a little surprised when she heard the news, but after thinking about it, she felt that they were most likely here for the baby case.
Xi Jing and others were arguing about what gifts to bring. Han Yueshan thought it would be fine to just give something perfunctory, but Zhao Xue thought it should be something more substantial so as not to be looked down upon.
Li Xiu's head ached after hearing this. She looked directly at Tao Zi and said, "Tao Mei, what do you think?"
Xi Jing also looked over immediately.
Tao Zi smiled and said, "Of course it's very rich, but apart from the unexpected gains, what do we have left?"
Han Yueshan suddenly understood and immediately continued, "Senior Sister, you mean the thickness under 'normal' circumstances."
He emphasized the word "normal," and Zhao Xue vaguely understood: "Senior Sister is injured, and those medicinal herbs and pills must have been used up. We were independent cultivators before, so it's normal to be broke, plus we have to support two, no, three Nascent Soul Elders."
The Thousand Needle Doctor said quietly, "Come on, if you really run out of money, it will be us three who will support you."
Xi Jing slapped her head and said, "I know what to do."
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