567: Chapter 0567: Martial Arts Tournant at Lotus Lake 567: Chapter 0567: Martial Arts Tournant at Lotus Lake Long Fei listened with a furrowed brow—he had heard of the Divine Sword Sect before.
Last ti, that Zhou Canghai who was dubbed ‘the sword without blood’ was a secular disciple of the Divine Sword Sect.
This ti, He Hongtao had really splurged, inviting this ancient martial sect over.
An ancient martial sect and ancient martial arts families are not the sa; a sect’s influence is naturally much greater than a family’s.
He curled the corner of his mouth, laughing mockingly at himself, “It seems, they aren’t very welcoming of , are they?”
At dawn, the music and drumming outside were deafening.
Long Fei opened the door to take a look and saw a young man arriving, whom He Hongtao was greeting with great ceremony.
The man was tall, with handso features, but there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes.
A girl stood behind him, holding a longsword.
The scabbard was quite ostentatious, adorned with large red jewels and crafted with gold in a filigree design.
Long Fei actually recognized this woman—she was Zhou Canghai’s female disciple, Leng Shuangning.
After Zhou Canghai’s death, she disappeared without a trace, and now it turned out she had joined the Divine Sword Sect.
Inside the clubhouse, there was a small lake.
Lotus leaves green and lush, covered the entire surface of the water.
At the center of the lake, there was a pavilion about the size of a basketball court.
Under Zhou Canghai’s hospitality, everyone walked along the boardwalk and into the pavilion to sit down.
Sister Hong, wearing a cheongsam with a blue flower pattern, swayed her sizzling figure towards them and invited Long Fei, “Mr.
Long, all the guests have arrived; please, co with .”
Long Fei nodded, following behind her, his eyes unconsciously drifting towards her hips for a glance.
Damn, the designer of this cheongsam is simply a genius, fully unleashing the sensuality of Eastern won.
Sister Hong glanced over, aware that Long Fei was looking at her.
She wasn’t angry, but rather teasingly asked him, “What do you think of my cheongsam?”
She intentionally leaned her hips against Long Fei, brushing against his hand.
Firm and curvy, very fleshy.
“Very beautiful!”
Long Fei deliberately avoided further contact, maintaining a calm facade, but inside he was extrely wary of the woman.
He knew that Sister Hong had significant dealings with Dongying people, maybe she was one herself.
Being a mole beside He Hongtao, she must be scheming sothing.
Upon hearing Long Fei’s complint, Sister Hong smiled faintly and said softly, “To receive Mr.
Long’s praise is a great honor for .
If you’re free one of these days, I would love to invite Mr.
Long for a drink, just the two of us.
I wonder if Mr.
Long would grant that pleasure?”
Her eyes were fiery as she fixed her gaze on Long Fei.
“I would be delighted!”
Long Fei smiled faintly, yet inside he was muttering, wondering what sort of trap this woman was planning for him.
The two of them entered the pavilion one after the other; inside, the seating was divided into three sections.
In the middle was a large copper incense burner, and a woman in an ancient white dress was gently playing a zither.
The people from the Divine Sword Sect sat on one side, He Hongtao’s people on another, and the guests for the remaining side had not arrived yet.
After Long Fei’s arrival, He Hongtao had intended to sit down with him.
But he chose a place at the very back instead, not willing to bother with the people from the Divine Sword Sect, who clearly found him objectionable.
After taking his seat, indeed, a few of them looked over and sneered at him, whispering sothing in the Young Sect Master’s ear.
The Young Sect Master’s forehead creased as he sized up Long Fei with a glance, his lips also curving into a slightly contemptuous smile.
The people from Divine Sword Sect were initially prepared to ask He Hongtao why he had invited them as well as others separately.
Now seeing Long Fei acting so timid, hiding in the back and not willing to show his face as soon as he arrived, they couldn’t be bothered to take issue with Long Fei anymore.
Long Fei sipped his light tea, his eyes drifting across the lotus flowers in all directions.
Goldfish swam under the pavilion, and the cool breeze was indeed very comfortable.
After a while, a group of people slowly approached from a distance.
The party was led by an old man in a white Tang suit with white hair and beard.
Following in front of him was a young man whose status seed quite high, walking side by side with the old man.
He Hongtao stood up to greet them and invited them to take their seats in the pavilion.
The old man’s eyes were filled with murderous intent, sweeping across the crowd and focusing on He Hongtao with dissatisfaction, “Hong Ye, when you negotiate business with , why are there outsiders present?”
He Hongtao greeted them with clasped fists and politely explained, “Master Qiu, please forgive .
This is Young Sect Master Xie Yu from Divine Sword Sect.
His presence here with his followers is to ensure that our business is conducted more fairly!”
Compared to Long Fei, He Hongtao clearly valued the influence of Divine Sword Sect more and wanted to use it to intimidate the old man.
In He Hongtao’s heart, no matter how powerful Long Fei was, he was still a novice in the underworld, incomparable to the likes of a major sect like Divine Sword Sect.
The old man and Nangong Yu assessed each other, then he scoffed proudly, “Well, well, it’s true enemies often cross each other’s paths.
I’ve heard that my disciple Sun Bao was killed by the hands of Divine Sword Sect last ti?”
This accusation was not unjust for Divine Sword Sect; though it was Long Fei who killed Sun Bao last ti, in the end, it was Divine Sword Sect that took the bla.
Divine Sword Sect willingly took the bla for this deed, as being able to kill a Grandmaster Realm expert like Sun Bao was considered a great honor for them.
The final version beca that Zhou Canghai and Sun Bao perished together.
Both He Hongtao and the higher-ups of Divine Sword Sect agreed to this version of the story.
The disciples didn’t know the truth and believed that Sun Bao was indeed killed by Zhou Canghai.
Leng Shuangning stared at Long Fei, expecting him to stand up angrily and argue back.
Yet, to her surprise, his deanor was calm, showing no reaction whatsoever.
She sighed internally, thinking that she had considered Long Fei to be a hero, but who would have guessed he was such a coward, not daring to protest even when the credit for his deed was stolen.
In contrast, their Young Sect Master was handso and dignified.
Sitting here, he completely overshadowed Long Fei in terms of presence.
It had not been a wasted effort on her part as she had taken the initiative to offer herself to secure the position to carry the sword for the Young Sect Master.
As soon as the old man started talking, a disciple from Divine Sword Sect imdiately retorted, “Qiu Yibai, what’s the point of bringing up past matters?
Your disciple Sun Bao died, but didn’t our Divine Sword Sect also lose Brother Zhou Canghai?”
“Who do you think you are to address by my full na?”
Qiu Yibai scoffed coldly, struck out from afar toward the man.
Young Sect Master Xie Yu of Divine Sword Sect acted simultaneously, waving his hand to summon a burst of Qi that blocked in front of them.
Qiu Yibai’s palm strike collided with the surge of Qi.
A loud boom echoed as the teacups on the table shattered to pieces.
He Hongtao’s brow furrowed tightly, standing up to say, “Master Qiu, what are you doing?
We agreed to talk business.
Why resort to violence?”
Qiu Yibai glared at Xie Yu and grunted before sitting down and speaking indifferently, “There’s nothing to talk about.
Hand over the copper mine at Wang Family Ridge, and I won’t pursue Sun Bao’s death further!”
The young man by his side gave the faintest of smiles, appearing calm and collected from beginning to end.
Long Fei surveyed the entire scene and felt that he was the only one who might have so real ability.
He had already witnessed Qiu Yibai’s thods; condensing Qi into palm, emanating from the Dantian, indeed representing the pinnacle of Grandmaster Realm cultivation in Ancient Martial Arts.
This realm had just begun to grasp the principles of the Dao, opening the first Secret Realm of the human body, the Dantian.
For an ordinary person to reach this level on the path of Ancient Martial Arts was quite impressive.
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