Chapter 23 The Patriarch Invites
Half an hour later, the carriage left the imperial city and stopped two hundred meters away from Lingyan Forest. Despite this, there were still many people standing in the same position watching the current situation in Lingyan Forest.
Chen Yan lifted the veil and saw many people standing around, including dignitaries, ordinary people, and independent cultivators.
This is good, she won't be conspicuous here.
Hong Ri asked humbly, "Miss, do you want to go out and take a look?"
Chen Yan nodded slightly. After she got out of the carriage, she looked towards the outskirts of Lingyan Forest. What surprised her was that there was layer upon layer of soldiers surrounding Lingyan Forest. It was so dense that not only was it impossible to enter openly, even digging a passage in the ground was not possible.
Soldiers from nine countries guard together.
Chen Yan realized one thing, and his eyes dimmed slightly, that is, the Qiu Tian Sect was indeed very powerful, enough to surpass many countries.
Hong Ri stood beside Shen Yan, somewhat shocked, and exclaimed: "The people from Qiu Tianzong haven't arrived yet, but the nine countries have already sent troops to garrison. It seems that the nine countries attach great importance to this game..."
Yin Yue said: "That's for sure. After all, everyone wants to climb up the big tree of Qiu Tianzong."
The people around were also talking about it.
"I heard that geniuses from nine countries will participate in this competition. The competition is going to be fierce!"
"The geniuses of our Nanxiao country include Crown Prince Nangong Jin, Shen Xue from the summoning family, Crown Prince Nangong Yu, Lu Shaohuai from the spiritual plant family, and Chen Nanqing from the Chen family. They will definitely not lose to those of other countries. It really makes people more and more excited!"
"I don't know what it will be compared to?"
"It should be related to Lingyan Forest, right? I heard that registration is now open..."
“…”
Listening to the words of the people around him, Chen Yan frowned slightly.
It was too difficult to break through the siege quietly and go to Lingyan Forest. If these soldiers had no spiritual power, she could definitely sneak in, but the reality was cruel?
Does she really have to wait until the competition hosted by Qiu Tianzong is over before entering?
If someone else gets the Blood-sucking Pearl by accident, then she will lose the chance to get it.
She thought of Feng Xingyao, and she secretly contacted Jiu Zhuan and asked him to convey her words to him.
In the supernatural space.
Jiu Zhuan trotted to Feng Xingyao and said with a smile: "My Lord... ahem, the master wants to ask you, can you take her into the Lingyan Forest quietly? She can promise you a condition, and she won't let you suffer any loss."
Feng Xingyao raised his eyes slightly and said nonchalantly, "Unfortunately, I am already a useless person and cannot take you with me."
When Jiu Zhuan heard this, he was surprised and was about to ask something, but the man in red gave him a look with a half-smile.
Jiuzhuan is scared, shut up.
Immediately, Jiu Zhuan crossed his arms across his chest in dissatisfaction, snorted coldly, and then conveyed Feng Xingyao's words to Chen Yan.
"Okay." Chen Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, and had already made another decision in her mind.
She decided to participate in the competition held by Qiu Tianzong and sneak into Lingyan Forest.
Now that she had made the decision, she didn't want to stay here, so she said to Hongri and Yinyue, "Go back."
"Yes, miss."
…
Outside the Shen family.
After Chen Yan got off the carriage, she looked up and found that the Shen family had decorated their house with lights and colors, as if some happy event was about to take place.
She turned her head and asked Hongri: "Is there any happy event in the Shen family recently?"
After hearing this, Hong Ri thought about it for a moment, and immediately said to Shen Yan with a smile: "Miss, your fifteenth birthday will be in three days."
At this time, Yin Yue's face changed slightly, and she immediately secretly tugged at Hong Ri's clothes. When Hong Ri looked over, she shook her head solemnly.
Hong Ri still didn't understand. She looked at Yin Yue in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Yin Yue was extremely annoyed: "..."
And Chen Yan directly pointed out: "It was not done for me, but for Shen Xue."
Her birthday and Shen Xue's birthday are only one day apart, Shen Xue's birthday is one day earlier than hers.
As soon as these words came out, Hong Ri's face turned pale. She knelt down in fear and begged for mercy, "Miss, I didn't mean it."
"Get up, don't kneel." Chen Yan's tone softened, she leaned over and helped Hongri up.
Hong Ri was like a child who had done something wrong, feeling guilty and anxious, with tears welling up in her eyes. She bit her lip and said, "Miss, I really didn't mean it!"
"I don't blame you."
Chen Yan didn't care about this matter. The original owner's birthday was considered shameful by the Shen family, but Shen Xue's birthday was cherished by everyone in the Shen family.
In fact, when his younger brother Shen Huai was at home, everyone in the Shen family would celebrate his birthday and would also include her.
but……
In the past fifteen years, Shen Huai had spent at least eight of his birthdays outside for training and was unable to return to the Shen family, so Shen Yan's birthday was also deliberately ignored by the Shen family.
Shen Xue’s birthday party is held every year.
Originally, Shen Tianhao also wanted to organize a birthday party for the original owner, but was dissuaded by the head of the Shen family and many elders: Don't be extravagant, Huai'er is not at home anyway, Xue'er and Yan'er's birthdays are only one day apart, the two sisters can hold birthday parties on the same day, isn't it okay? Simply set the birthday party on Xue'er's birthday, so that it is easier to invite guests.
Shen Tianhao also understood the implicit meaning of many elders.
Even if Yan'er holds a birthday party, I'm afraid no guests will come. They will definitely make excuses and refuse to come.
Because in the eyes of most people in Nanxiao Country, Chen Yan is an unlucky existence. There is also a rumor that the twins, the elder sister is a disaster star, and the younger brother is a lucky star.
At that time, Shen Tianhao thought that Shen Xue and Yan'er were like sisters, and Shen Xue took good care of Yan'er, so he nodded in agreement.
Yin Yue suggested cautiously, "Miss, now that the young master is back, if you want a birthday party, you can tell him."
“No need.”
Chen Yan wasn't interested.
…
As soon as Chen Yan returned to Xicuiyuan and finished his lunch, he wanted to go into the room to practice the 'Meteor Fire Fist' martial arts technique, but a servant came in hurriedly.
"Second Miss, the head of the family invites you."
Chen Yan's eyes were indifferent. She slowly turned to look at the servant and asked, "Do you know what it is?"
The servant was quite respectful: "I don't know."
When Hongri and Yinyue saw this, they immediately became worried about Shen Yan. They instinctively knew that it would not be a good thing.
"Um."
Chen Yan responded lightly, and then asked her maid Hong Ri to go with her.
Soon, Chen Yan followed the servant to the main hall in the front yard. The old man who occupied a high position was in high spirits, his eyes were as sharp as a blade, he put his hands on his cane, and had an aura of majesty without anger.
Chen Yan walked to the middle of the main hall.
Stop and look up at him.
Chen Yan did not say a word, and the two of them just remained in a stalemate. In such an atmosphere, the nanny and the housekeeper who were serving on the side were trembling in their hearts.
The head of the Shen family suddenly said: "Since you are here, why don't you call someone?"
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