Shanhe Festival 244. The World's No. 1 Master

Meeting Ren Qining again in the same inn, Ye Li was not too surprised. But it also proved that this Mr. Ren was not as harmless as he appeared to be. I'm afraid that his family background was definitely not ordinary. However, this was not enough for Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li to take him seriously. To put it bluntly, no one in the world with a family background other than the royal families of various countries was qualified to be taken seriously by Mo Xiuyao. So when meeting Ren Qining here, Mo Xiuyao's attitude was still cold and distant.

Master Ren was a little depressed about this. He had always been high and mighty since he was a child. In addition, his friendly and gentle appearance made people unconsciously close to him and trust him. Who would have thought that there would be such a stubborn person. If it wasn't too rude, Ren Qining wanted to ask Mo Xiuyao if he had done anything wrong to him.

"Mr. Ye, are you also here to participate in the martial arts conference?" Ren Qining laughed loudly, as if he didn't notice Mo Xiuyao's indifference.

His voice was not small, so as soon as he said this, most people on the second floor focused their attention on Mo Xiuyao. Their eyes were full of vigilance and hostility. After all, not to mention Mo Xiuyao's hidden identity and martial arts. Just his handsome appearance was enough to make most men hostile.

Mo Xiuyao raised his eyelids, as if he didn't notice the hostile looks from everyone. He smiled faintly and said, "We just happened to pass by, and my wife wanted to join in the fun. But... with Mr. Ren's status, you should be living in the Murong family's villa, why are you here as well?"

Hearing this, the hostility around them disappeared immediately. That's right, there is a beautiful and elegant woman sitting next to this handsome young man. Although she is not as rich as the Murong family, this girl is also beautiful and graceful, with outstanding temperament. You can tell at a glance that she is a beautiful lady from a scholarly family. The young lady of the Murong family may not be much better than this girl in terms of appearance and temperament. Who knows, maybe the young man loves beautiful women instead of gold and silver? On the contrary, the young man in the blue silk shirt looks equally outstanding and you can tell at a glance that he has an extraordinary family background. The most important thing is that he is still single!

Ren Qining's eyes flickered and he said with a smile: "Brother Ye, you are joking. With my status, I am not qualified to live in the Murong family's villa. I just come here to join in the fun like Brother Ye. I wonder if it would be inconvenient for me to sit with you?" Mo Xiu Yao did not comment, so Ren Qining assumed that he had agreed and sat down opposite the two of them.

While drinking tea, Mo Xiuyao was not willing to talk to Ren Qining, and the atmosphere at the table became a little cold. Ye Li picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said nonchalantly: "This martial arts conference is a bit strange. Isn't it said that the venue of the previous martial arts conference is always chosen by the masters of the previous session? Could it be that the masters chose the Murong family for the competition this time?" Generally, masters will choose a more remote famous mountain. It is said that the most amazing one was the top of the snow-capped mountain in the north of Xiling. That time was also the one with the least number of participants in history, because many people couldn't even climb to the top of the snow-capped mountain.

Ren Qining smiled and said, "Madam, do you know who are the top four masters in the martial arts world today?"

Ye Li nodded and said, "I've heard a little bit about it."

Ren Qining smiled and said, "In fact, these four are not the masters who won the previous competition, but the masters of the competition before that. In fact, the martial arts competition before that could be said to have not been held at all." Ye Li was surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ren Qining said, "During the last martial arts conference, Prince Ding was unable to attend due to injury, and the head of the Ling Pavilion of Prince Yan's Pavilion also did not attend due to Prince Ding's absence. The Xiling Zhennan King was busy with state affairs...so, the only master in that session was Mu Qingcang, but none of the people who went to challenge him could defeat Mu Qingcang or even draw with him. The martial arts conference that was originally scheduled to last three days ended in half a day."

Ye Li glanced at Mo Xiuyao inconspicuously and said with a smile: "Is there such a thing?" Ren Qining sighed: "Isn't it true? If you really count, the ranking of masters in the martial arts world has not changed for 18 years. Naturally, many up-and-coming talents can't help but want to try their hand at it."

"What does this have to do with the Murong family?" Ye Li asked with a raised eyebrow. The Murong family was a merchant family, and had nothing to do with the people in the underworld.

Ren Qining smiled and said, "Madam, you may not know that there is a mysterious master in the Murong family, who is Murong Xiong, the world's number one master fifty years ago."

Ye Li showed her confusion without hiding it. She didn't know much about the masters of the time, let alone the number one master from fifty years ago. Mo Xiuyao obviously knew something about this man and was very interested in him. "Murong Xiong is still alive?"

Ren Qining's eyes flashed with deep thought, and he looked at Mo Xiuyao and said, "That's the rumor, but no one has seen it. The warriors for this martial arts conference were summoned in the name of Murong Xiong. It is said that martial arts are not popular in the martial arts world now, and Senior Murong wants to meet the younger masters in the world, and maybe even take in a disciple. On the other hand..." Ren Qining smiled at the two of them and said, "The second Miss Murong, the only bloodline of the Murong family, is only seventeen years old. It is said that Senior Murong wants to choose a reliable husband for his younger generation."

"Mr. Ren is really well-informed." After Mo Xiuyao heard the news he wanted, his attitude immediately returned to its previous coldness. Ren Qining also knew that he had said too much, so he smiled faintly and said nothing.

"Why are they here?" Ye Li glanced at the crowd on the street downstairs and frowned.

Mo Xiuyao raised his head and looked down. Many of the people in the crowd were familiar to them. Mo Jingli, Lei Tengfeng, and most importantly, Xu Qingchen.

Ren Qining naturally noticed the few outstanding people in the crowd and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Madam, do you know them?" Ye Li shook her head and said, "Not really. I have met Master Qingchen a few times, and the Prince of Zhennan. I have met him in Nanzhao. Master Ren, don't you know him?"

These people are definitely young and outstanding people who are in the limelight today. It would be a lie to say that I don't know them. Ren Qining smiled and said, "I have also met Prince Lei and Prince Li a few times, but this is the first time I have met Master Qingchen. They are indeed very elegant people. No wonder I see them here. They are all in Nanzhao to attend the wedding and coronation ceremony of Princess Anxi. I guess they came directly to attend the martial arts conference. It's just that... Prince Ding and the princess have returned to the northwest in advance. I wonder if they will come? If Prince Ding also comes, this year's martial arts conference will be really lively."

"Master Qingchen is not a martial artist." Ye Li said.

Ren Qining smiled and said, "This is not a proper martial arts competition. With Master Qingchen's reputation, even if he is completely powerless, he is still much stronger than the average masters. However... I'm afraid Master Qingchen may not be interested in the young lady of the Murong family."

Ye Li agreed with Ren Qining's comment. Not to mention Xu Qingchen, I'm afraid my uncle and aunt would not agree to this marriage. Although the Xu family is not a family that looks down on others, the gap between merchants and scholarly families is more important to the Xu family than the so-called gap between the rich and the poor. The Xu family would not marry a girl from a poor scholar family rather than a merchant's daughter. If the merchant family is kind and generous, it's fine, but the Murong family is so rich that it can rival a country and monopolize most of the Xiling business. It's not in the eyes of the Xu family. So the Xu family's selection of daughters-in-law is more stringent than the emperor's selection of concubines. The emperor needs the money of wealthy businessmen, so the daughters of wealthy businessmen can enter the palace as concubines, but the Xu family does not need it, so they do not need to let themselves marry a merchant's daughter. Although Ye Li has always been anxious about her eldest brother's marriage, this time she really has no idea.

Late at night, Xu Qingchen sat alone in the guest room of the inn, drinking tea. Although he also received the invitation from the Murong family, Xu Qingchen did not stay in the other courtyard prepared by the Murong family like Mo Jingli and Lei Tengfeng, but found a nice inn in Ancheng to stay. There was a slight noise from the window, and Mo Xiuyao turned around and looked at the window and said with a smile: "Are you really here?"

Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao stood in front of the window, looking at Xu Qingchen who looked like he was waiting for them to come over and said with a smile: "Big brother, you have worked hard these days."

Xu Qingchen drank his tea nonchalantly and smiled faintly, "Li'er knows how hard Big Brother works. She was very happy when she ran away with the prince."

Ye Li looked at Xu Qingchen with guilt, and had nothing to say. Mo Xiuyao was unwilling to let his beloved wife suffer injustice, so he pulled Ye Li over and sat down opposite Xu Qingchen, saying, "Nanzhao's affairs are not difficult for you, not to mention that if we were here, I'm afraid it would be even more inconvenient for you to handle it." Xu Qingchen smiled faintly, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao. Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief, her elder brother was no longer angry.

Xu Qingchen looked at Mo Xiuyao with a half-smile and said, "Speaking of which, the prince really has problems wherever he goes. Aren't you going to travel? How did you end up at the martial arts conference? And... this seems to be the marriage conference for Miss Murong's family. Is it really okay for you to bring Li'er here?"

Mo Xiuyao gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap Xu Qingchen to death. Would you die if you didn't stir up discord? But Ye Li was watching him, so he had to smile appropriately and look at Xu Qingchen kindly and affectionately, "Brother Qingchen, don't be so picky. Ah Li and I are just an ordinary couple who are here to have some fun. But Brother Qingchen, I heard that Miss Murong is very pretty, and Brother Qingchen is not young anymore. You should think about your life. After all, when you are older... you will be disliked. Most importantly... Miss Murong has a rich dowry. Brother Qingchen, why don't you marry her and make a contribution to the economy of our northwest?"

Xu Qingchen looked calm and composed, and said calmly: "I seem to have heard that I don't like women. I'm afraid that will disappoint the prince."

Ye Li was helpless. These two people could never coexist peacefully when they were together. Should she be thankful that her elder brother didn't know martial arts and that Mo Xiuyao didn't have the habit of attacking people who didn't know martial arts? Otherwise, these two people would not only be sarcasm and ridicule each other, but would probably fight as soon as they met.

"Brother, why are you here to join in the fun?" Ye Li calmly changed the subject. Xu Qingchen glanced at her with a half-smile and said calmly, "Prince Li and the Prince of Zhennan invited me warmly, so I came naturally because I couldn't refuse." Ye Li blinked, her eyes full of disbelief. Is there anything that Master Qingchen can't refuse? If he doesn't like it, even if you are ten or a hundred times more enthusiastic, he can push you away in the blink of an eye.

"Brother, what's the problem with this martial arts conference?" Ye Li asked with a frown.

Xu Qingchen looked at Mo Xiuyao and asked, "What does your Highness know about the mysterious master of the Murong family?"

Mo Xiuyao pondered for a moment and said, "It's not a mystery. Murong Xiong is the only one in the Murong family who practices martial arts instead of doing business. It is said that he didn't like business since he was a child, so he was not valued by the Murong family. It was not until he was 18 years old that he became famous in the martial arts world. When he was 20 years old, a well-known outlaw sect in the martial arts world caused trouble for the Murong family, and the Xiling royal family also wanted to take advantage of the situation. Murong Xiong was alone and massacred the whole family overnight. No one survived. Because he was too cruel, his reputation in the martial arts world was not very good. From time to time, various forces attacked him. He went to Murong's house to provoke them under various pretexts, but was defeated by Murong Xiong. At the age of 30, Murong Xiong won the title of the world's best martial artist and was the best martial artist in the world. After that, he was invincible for three consecutive sessions, until he suddenly disappeared a year before the fourth martial arts conference. After that, no one in the martial arts world saw him again. Many people rumored that he was dead, but those who went to Murong's house to provoke him also died very ugly. Among them were two of the four great martial arts masters after Murong Xiong, so... in recent years, few people in the martial arts world dared to go to Murong's house to cause trouble. So? Was it really Murong Xiong this time?"

Xu Qingchen nodded, took out a golden note and placed it in front of the two of them. The signature was written with the three characters "Murong Xiong". Mo Xiuyao read the note for a long time, frowned and said, "Murong Xiong is the uncle of the current Murong family master. He should be at least eighty years old. What does he want to do by jumping out at this time?"

"Who knows, maybe as everyone guessed, they want to choose a suitable husband for Miss Murong, so that the Murong family will not be left without a successor?" Xu Qingchen didn't care much about this. If Mo Jing, Li Lei, and Teng Feng hadn't come here, and it was said that even Chu Jing was a little interested, Xu Qingchen would not have made this trip. Although the Xu family and Prince Ding's Mansion looked down on the Murong family's assets, it would definitely be a lot of trouble if such a large amount of assets was taken by someone who didn't deserve it.

Mo Xiuyao snorted coldly, with a hint of mocking smile on his lips, "Gather all the heroes in the world for him to choose? Murong Xiong thinks too highly of his Murong family." Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "But there are many people flocking to it." In the eyes of the Xu family, this kind of arrogant behavior itself is inferior, and naturally they will not take them seriously.

Mo Xiuyao nodded, looked at Xu Qingchen and said sincerely: "Just like before, I still have to trouble you, big brother, with this matter."

Xu Qingchen was speechless. He had figured it out. When Mo Xiuyao asked him to do something, he was the big brother. When he had nothing to do, he was Brother Qingchen, Master Qingchen, and Master Xu.

"Aren't you going to participate?" Xu Qingchen asked.

Mo Xiuyao smiled and said, "If it's just a simple martial arts competition, maybe I can go and fight Ling Tiehan. I don't think Ling Tiehan will participate in this kind of event, so I don't need to show up. On that day, A'li and I will just go to join in the fun. You can take care of everything. Don't I trust you, brother?" If Master Xu really wants to do something, he will definitely be thorough and impeccable. Since Xu Qingchen has come here, it means that he has taken this matter to heart, and Mo Xiuyao is naturally happy to let it go.

Xu Qingchen looked at Mo Xiuyao who was talking calmly without any reluctance or grudging expression, and finally nodded. No matter how Mo Xiuyao acted like a rogue and shirked his responsibilities, at least he was absolutely serious and sincere to Li'er. The Murong family's industry was not something that anyone could resist. You know, the treasury deposits of various countries might not be as much as the Murong family's industry. What does it mean to be rich enough to rival a country? The Murong family was truly rich enough to rival a country. Mo Xiuyao could refuse the opportunity to get the Murong family for Li'er without hesitation. Just based on this point, Xu Qingchen was willing to help him settle the matter this time.

After talking with Xu Qingchen for a while, Mo Xiuyao pulled Ye Li to say goodbye when it was getting late. Before leaving, he said, "We will stay at Qingyuan Inn in the city. If you have any questions, just let them come to me." Xu Qingchen nodded and saw them out.

At this time, in a quiet room in the backyard of Qingyuan Inn, Ren Qining stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking out at the scenery in deep thought. This is an independent courtyard, and there are only three such courtyards in Qingyuan Inn. It is a better and more expensive place than the Tianzi No. room. When Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li could only live in the Dizi No. room, Ren Qining, who came later, was able to live in such a courtyard, which shows that he was very extraordinary.

"Did we lose the person?" Ren Qining turned around and asked the middle-aged man standing at the door. His face was no longer gentle and elegant, but cold and unhappy. The middle-aged man at the door trembled and said in a trembling voice: "Please forgive me, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye are very rude. We just followed them for a while and then they disappeared." Ren Qining frowned, but did not blame him. After all, even he could not tell the depth of the martial arts of the young man who claimed to be surnamed Ye, so it was natural that the people below could not keep up with him, "Have you found out their identities?"

The middle-aged man's face turned pale. "It seems that these two people suddenly appeared in that small town. I am incompetent and can't figure out where they came from or their identities."

"Waste! Wait... their last name is Ye?" Ren Qining thought for a moment. The middle-aged man asked cautiously, "Sir, have you thought of anything?"

Ren Qining said in a deep voice: "I remember that Prince Ding's wife is also surnamed Ye..." In this world, there are not many people of this age who can have such martial arts skills, so he had to doubt it. The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said: "Prince Ding has white hair, and the appearance of these two people seems to be slightly different from the Prince Ding and Princess Ding we got. In addition, I have received news that Prince Ding and Princess Ding have indeed returned to Licheng."

There was a glimmer of disappointment in Ren Qining's eyes. Were the couple really not the Ding Wang couple? Then when did such a couple appear in the martial arts world? Most importantly, why did they appear at this time?

"Check further. We must find out their identities before the martial arts conference." Ren Qining said.

"As you command."