Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi quickly bowed to greet each other, but their faces were not so pretty.
The old elder just looked at Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi coldly, but said nothing.
On the contrary, Xi Hongguang beside him slowly spoke: "Brother Longzhen, Brother Jiazhi, have you forgotten where this place is?
You actually blatantly violated the rules of the Prefecture and started a private fight here! This is too disrespectful of my Prefecture!"
Nie Longzhen quickly opened her mouth to defend: "Brother Hongguang, I am not to blame for this. It was Yang Jiazhi who did it first! If I hadn't stopped her, Miss Qing might have been killed by him!"
Yang Jiazhi argued coldly: "You fart, I never thought of doing anything to Miss Keqing, I just wanted to kill the maid next to her, no big or small! Just kill the maid, why should I do it?
Punish me for such a trivial matter?"
"Okay! Let's let this matter go! Since it was you, Brother Jiazhi, who made the move first, then you should apologize to Miss Keqing! Then follow me to the hall!"
Xi Hongguang fell down, looked at Yang Jiazhi with majestic eyes, and expressed his judgment.
Yang Jiazhi's face changed slightly, and just as he was about to refute, he found that the great elder of the Prefect's Mansion was fixating his cold gaze on him.
Yang Jiazhi trembled all over and said quickly: "I...Okay, I apologize!"
The pressure put on him by the powerful Holy Lord was too terrifying, and Yang Jiazhi finally gave in.
"But Qing, it was my fault just now, I'm sorry!"
Yang Jiazhi walked up to Qin Keqing, lowered his head and apologized, but his voice was gritted and full of unwillingness.
Qin Keqing said coldly: "The person you should apologize to is not me, but the friend next to me. Her name is Beichen. You have to apologize to her!"
Yang Jiazhi's face changed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Qin Keqing, don't push yourself too far! I can kill these mere ants with ease. Do you want me to apologize to her?"
"Yes! Do you want to apologize?"
Qin Keqing said in a deep voice.
Beichen was a little timid and pulled Qin Keqing's sleeve and said: "Keqing, why don't we just forget it like this!"
"No! It's obviously Yang Jiazhi's fault, why should we let it go like this and Yang Jiazhi still doesn't apologize?"
Qin Keqing also had a bad temper and said coldly.
"Brother Jiazhi, do as Miss Keqing says. My time is limited and I can't waste it here anymore!"
Xi Hongguang frowned.
"Okay! I remember you!"
Yang Jiazhi glanced at Qin Keqing and Beichen coldly, then gritted his teeth and said to Beichen: "It was my fault, I'm sorry!"
"Okay! Everyone is happy now. Please follow me into the main hall!"
Xi Hongguang raised the corner of his mouth, saluted the great elder, then turned around and walked towards the main hall, while the great elder also disappeared.
Yang Jiazhi couldn't stay any longer and turned around to leave.
Mu Feng took a deep look at Xi Hongguang. He had seen everything the latter had done just now.
Whether it is inviting the powerful Great Elder of the Holy Lord or asking Yang Jiazhi to bow his head and admit his mistake, these are all attempts to establish authority.
Mu Feng somewhat understood why Xi Hongguang summoned so many geniuses to come to the gathering after his breakthrough. This was to show his strength and majesty, and to highlight his status as the number one genius in Youzhou.
"Ke Qing, who are these two?"
Nie Longzhen came forward, glanced at Beichen and Mu Feng, and chatted with a smile.
Nie Longzhen could tell at a glance that Beichen and Mu Feng were not very high in cultivation, especially Beichen, who was just a low-level Martial Emperor. In this place where geniuses gathered, he was like an ant-like existence! Mu Feng's cultivation was on the other hand.
Yes, but he was only an eighth-level Martial Emperor, and Nie Longzhen didn't take him seriously at all.
Therefore, when Qin Keqing brought these two oil bottles over, he thought they were Qin Keqing's men?
However, it can be seen from her attitude that these two people are not as simple as subordinates. Especially for Beichen, Qin Keqing can be said to care deeply.
"They are all my friends!"
Qin Keqing said calmly.
"That's it! I've never heard of you having such a friend!"
Nie Longzhen said quite unexpectedly.
"This is none of your business!"
Qin Keqing replied calmly.
Mu Feng had been watching from behind, and he could clearly see the loss and sadness deep in Beichen's eyes.
"Perhaps Qin Keqing hasn't realized that the gap between her and Beichen is like a chasm! Nor would she have thought that such a gap would sometimes bring danger to Beichen!"
Mu Feng sighed in his heart, Qin Keqing and Beichen were not from the same world at all. It would be fine if Qin Keqing didn't force Beichen into her circle.
When Xi Hongguang led several people into the main hall, there was a table with tables in the huge main hall, and almost most of the tables were already full.
Xi Hongguang arranged Qin Keqing, Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi in corresponding seats. He deliberately arranged Yang Jiazhi's seat far away from Qin Keqing and Nie Longzhen, just to avoid another conflict between them.
"Everyone, thank you for being invited to come. It's a great honor for me, so I'll drink this first!"
Xi Hongguang sat at the main seat, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it all in one gulp after finishing speaking.
Everyone present cheered, and everyone raised their glasses and toasted to Xi Hongguang. Everyone was generous with their compliments.
Everyone understands that Xi Hongguang has broken through to the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, which can be regarded as completely widening the gap between the rest of the geniuses in Youzhou. Even Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi are far from Xi Hongguang's opponents.
You must know that Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi were both early-stage quasi-sages and were the most powerful candidates to challenge Xi Hongguang.
At that time, Xi Hongguang was only at the peak of the early stage of quasi-sage. In fact, the gap was not that big.
But now that Xi Hongguang has broken through the bottleneck, both Nie Longzhen and Yang Jiazhi understand that they are not even qualified to challenge Xi Hongguang.
Before Xi Hongguang broke through, none of them were opponents, let alone now.
Xi Hongguang enjoyed the reverence and awe of everyone's eyes, which made him feel that he was a superior god who could look down on everyone in the younger generation at will.
However, although Xi Hongguang is vain, he is not stupid. He understands that he is only overlooking many geniuses in Youzhou, and Youzhou is only the weakest state in Kyushu.
Once placed in Kyushu, even if he breaks through, he will not be ranked.
After all, in those powerful states, there are many geniuses above the mid-stage quasi-saints, and there are even those in the late-stage quasi-saints and even the peak.
In front of those real Jiuzhou geniuses, Xi Hongguang's light became eclipsed.
"I have to become stronger, and then enter the Six Holy Lands to seek the greatest benefits for Youzhou."
Xi Hongguang's eyes showed determination, and he secretly said in his heart.
As the banquet continued, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and many familiar geniuses gathered together to have a drink or talk about high-level topics.
Even Qin Keqing couldn't help but exchange cups with acquaintances, chatting and laughing.
Mu Feng and Beichen sat silently next to the table. They were out of tune with the atmosphere here, as if they were not in the same world.