A few days later, in Tianqi City.
Lin Bufan and Xiao Chong's group arrived safely.
Xiao Chong treated Lin Bufan as an honored guest and invited him to stay at his palace.
Lin Bufan made no attempt to be polite and moved into the White Prince's Mansion.
He even directed Xiao Chong to host a banquet at Qianjintai, inviting Jin Xuan as a guest and welcoming all the bigwigs in the court to come and show their support.
Xiao Chong immediately objected: "Absolutely not! We must deal with Jin Xuan secretly, not openly. If you do this, the whole world will know..."
Lin Bufan smiled and said, "You invited me to Tianqi City just to deal with the Crimson King, right? He's the Crimson King's man, so you should be happy that I'm dealing with him."
"That's what I say, but to do it so openly is tantamount to exposing my ambitions to the outside world."
"Isn't your ambition already obvious enough?"
Lin Bufan spoke frankly, "From the moment I stepped into Tianqi City, everyone knew that I was cooperating with you, and who couldn't guess the relationship between Jin Xuan and the Crimson King? Let's play our cards straight now. Listen to me, this time we're inviting Jin Xuan in my name."
"In your name?" Xiao Chong was a little confused.
No strategist, retainer, or henchman would act in their own name; of course, they would act in their master's name.
Lin Bufan glanced at Xiao Chong and saw through his thoughts: "You don't think I'm your henchman or retainer, do you? Let me make this clear from the start: we're partners, not superiors and subordinates. If Jin Xuan dares to oppose Xueyue City and my Hanyi, I will definitely kill him right here on Qianjin Terrace."
Qianjintai, murder?
My dear Lin, you are truly audacious, disregarding the consequences.
Startled, Xiao Chong lost his composure as a prince and exclaimed, "That's a gambling den, and also the most eye-catching place in Tianqi City. You're using it to kill people?"
"If I'm not going to kill anyone, what am I doing in Tianqi City? Hey, you were the one who approached me first, wanting to discuss cooperation, right? Why are you so timid now? Don't you want to bring down the Crimson King? Give me a straight answer."
Lin Bufan was no longer willing to waste words.
Xiao Chong then made up his mind and nodded solemnly: "Alright, we're in the same boat. I'll send out invitations widely and host a banquet at Qianjintai for you."
He turned around and went to instruct his subordinates to do their work.
Within a single day, all the bigwigs in Tianqi City received invitations from the White King's Mansion.
The first person to receive it was, of course, Jinxuan, one of the Five Great Supervisors.
"Lin Bufan invited us to a banquet at Qianjintai?"
Jinxuan sat at her desk, unfolded the letter, read it, and chuckled mockingly.
The Red King was also in Jin Xuan's study; he happened to come over to discuss something with her.
Upon seeing this invitation, I couldn't help but chuckle mockingly.
“Grand Eunuch, he’s not here for you, he’s here for me, because he’s a man of the White King.”
"However, he did not send the invitation in the name of the White King, but in his own name."
Will the Grand Supervisor attend the banquet?
"Does Your Highness think I should go?"
"Let's go and find out what he's really up to."
“I also want to meet him. I just missed him when I went to Snowmoon City last time. This youngest top expert on the ranking list, I will show him what it means to be an old fox.”
General Ye's Mansion.
Ye Xiaoying also received an invitation and asked his daughter Ye Ruoyi to come and watch it together.
"Lin Bufan is inviting us to a banquet at Qianjintai. Daughter, what do you think?"
"Then let's go. This Lin Bufan is quite an extraordinary person."
Ye Ruoyi said, "When I was in Snow Moon City, I saw him a few times from afar. He was very young, but he was able to sit and stand on the same level as the Second City Lord and the Third City Lord. Everyone respected him."
"Hearing you say that, I'd also like to get to know this Lin Bufan. Alright, daughter, you'll come with me to Qianjintai tomorrow."
At the Grand Tutor's mansion, Dong Zhu, a veteran of three dynasties, also received an invitation and was extremely surprised.
"Lin Bufan invited me to Qianjintai? I don't know him."
He muttered something, then thought for a moment and said, "It's probably Xiao Chong's idea. Oh well, I'll give Xiao Chong face and go take a look."
At the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Qi Tianchen also received an invitation, and was just as surprised as Dong Zhu.
"What does this have to do with me? I'm just a national advisor. It's more like I'm being asked to observe the celestial phenomena at night. You want me to go out for dinner? Hmm, I never get involved in the princes' struggles. Lin Bufan is Xiao Chong's man. Xiao Chong asked him to host a banquet. What's going on here? Sigh, I don't understand."
In the palace, in the backyard, the First Sword Immortal was having a secret rendezvous with Consort Xuan when he heard the news of Lin Bufan's banquet and couldn't help but smile.
“Interesting, very interesting. Lin Bufan really thinks he’s a big shot. He just killed Yan Zhantian and won against Zhao Yuzhen. I, Luo Qingyang, am not that arrogant. I dare to post on Qianjintai to invite all the powerful figures in Tianqi City.”
Consort Xuan, the mother of the Red King, was worried that the underlying conflicts of interest might involve her son, and asked, "Won't he harm Yu'er?"
Luo Qingyang took Xuanfei's hand, his voice gentle and tender, "If you're worried, I'll go to Qianjintai tomorrow."
Consort Xuan gently withdrew her hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
“It’s not hard work, what’s the hard work between us?” Luo Qingyang took Xuanfei’s hand again.
Consort Xuan withdrew her hand and whispered, "This is the palace, don't let anyone see us."
Luo Qingyang didn't care at all. "What are you afraid of? I'm your senior brother and Yu'er's adoptive father. Even if others see this, would they dare to spread it around?"
The next day, Qianjintai.
Lin Bufan and Xiao Chong arrived early and waited for their guests to come to their door.
One dish after another was brought over and placed on the table in front of the two of them, but Jinxuan still did not appear.
Not only Jinxuan, but most of the people on the invitations did not come.
Lin Bufan was not in a hurry, but Xiao Chong was already getting anxious.
"I told you, the banquet should be hosted in my name. You've only just made a name for yourself in Beili, and many people don't respect you."
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