People in Jinling City have almost forgotten the last time they saw Nangong Limeng being so respectful.
She entered the Tao after eight calamities, and reached its peak within a hundred years. She is already one of the group of people who stand at the pinnacle of the Nine Provinces.
Who else in the world deserves such a gift from her?
"That Taoist priest is so grand!" Fu Kong was secretly dumbfounded.
Lin Ji smiled and said: "Head of the Taiyi Sect, can the ostentation be less grand?"
"He is the head of the Taiyi Sect? That Master Gu Hong?" Even Nangong Yuan forgot about his grudges and looked at Lin Ji in surprise.
Even he, a member of the Nangong family, didn't know that the head of the Taiyi clan was coming.
The other young masters also had strange expressions on their faces, exclaiming that today was a worthwhile visit.
The Taiyi Sect is the leader of the Taoist sects in the world, and all the monks in Kyushu are the successors of the Taoist sect. In a sense, the leader of the Taiyi Sect is the most respected figure among the monks in the Kyushu.
Of course, this is only in terms of status.
But in any case, it makes sense for Nangong Limeng to pay full respect to this person.
Whether it is the Taiyi Sect behind Master Gu Hong, or he himself is a veteran at the pinnacle of Taoism, he can afford this gift.
"Hahaha, fellow Taoist, you're so polite! The last time I came to this Jinling reception was a hundred years ago. At that time, I witnessed the grand occasion of fellow Taoist's eight kalpas entering Taoism."
Master Gu Hong laughed and helped Nangong Limeng up, and the two of them walked towards the main table.
But they had just taken two steps, when they passed Lin Ji's table, Master Gu Hong suddenly stopped and looked at Lin Ji who was still sitting there.
"Brother Lin! Get up quickly and salute." Fu Kongming quickly reminded.
Even Nangong Yuan and Nangong Ying on the side had cold sweats on their faces. Even juniors knew that offending the head of the Taiyi Sect was never a good thing.
Hearing this, Lin Jishi stood up and was about to salute, but saw some snack dregs falling on his body.
He had no choice but to dust his clothes again.
At the same time, Master Gu Hong said with a smile: "No need to salute, why are you here?"
Lin Ji ignored them. After arranging his clothes, he bowed slightly to the two of them.
"Lin Ji met two fellow Taoists."
"Are you Lin Ji?" Nangong Limeng raised his eyebrows slightly. After returning the courtesy, he asked with some curiosity, "Are you the one who killed Bai Qianjiao with two hundred years of cultivation in Xiangzhou with one sword?"
Lin Ji's expression froze.
"Where did fellow Taoist learn about this?"
Can this matter be spread? At that time, no one else except Mrs. Zhong was watching the battle.
The master Gu Hong on the side said: "The matter of the Eternal Life Palace has attracted attention from all parties in Jiuzhou. Bai Qianjiao is the deputy master of the Eternal Life Palace. She has fallen in cultivation, so naturally there are people who want to get to the bottom of it."
"That's it." Lin Ji suddenly realized.
As long as someone is serious about investigating this kind of thing, they can always find clues.
The methods of monks who have entered Taoism are all kinds of strange and cannot be hidden.
At this moment, Master Gu Hong suddenly thought of something, but he bowed slightly to Lin Ji and said, "I have to thank fellow Taoist Lin for the matter in Xiangzhou."
When everyone saw Master Gu Hong saluting Lin Ji, everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.
Lin Ji was calm and composed.
"No need, he is my good friend. Although he went astray, there was always some friendship with him in the past."
He knew that Master Gu Hong was talking about Xu Dingtian.
Master Gu Hong smiled.
"If Fellow Daoist Lin sees him again in the future, just behead him."
"Why, you didn't arrest him?"
"He fled Xiangzhou out of fear of crime and has been arrested, but no results have been obtained yet."
"That's it." Lin Ji was a little lost.
After escaping, Xu Dingtian will have to face the Taiyi Sect's pursuit and Song Cang's covetousness. I'm afraid his situation will not be too good.
"This is not the place to talk. It would have been rude not to know before. Fellow Daoist Lin, why don't you come and sit down at the main table?" Nangong Limeng invited from the side.
"No, it's nice here. Lin is here just to have a meal, nothing else." Lin Ji declined with a smile.
Hearing this, Nangong Limeng did not force anything, and went to the main table with Master Gu Hong to sit down.
After that, the housekeeper began to announce the arrival of the heads of each family. It was obviously the time.
At the same time, Lin Ji raised his head and looked at the two brothers Nangong Yuan and Nangong Ying who were still standing there, stiff and speechless.
"Why, do you two have anything else to do?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows.
"Senior...Senior, don't blame me." If he didn't know that Lin Ji was a senior in the Taoist realm at this time, Nangong Yuan would be really a fool.
He bowed to the end and was about to say something when he saw Lin Ji's impatient expression, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense and quickly left with his sister.
Not only him, but also several people at the table just now bowed and left, not daring to sit at the same table with Lin Ji again.
Even Fu Kongming felt a little uncomfortable.
"Senior Lin..Senior Lin."
"Brother Fu, please don't tell us. You are Zhao'er's cousin. It's enough that you and I are equal to each other."
"Lin...Mr. Lin, are you in the Taoist realm?" Fu Kongming was still a little unbelievable.
How old is Lin Jicai? He must be less than thirty years old.
Such a young initiate?
"Your grandfather is also a Taoist, why don't you see you being so reserved when getting along with him?" Lin Ji said casually, but in his heart he began to think about the reason why Master Gu Hong came here.
Although Xiangzhou borders Yangzhou, in any case, this Jinling reception does not seem to be a place that can accommodate such a giant Buddha as Gu Hongzhenren.
"Is it possible that Nangong Li dreams of using the Taiyi Sect to suppress the various forces in Yangzhou? That's not right, and it's not that the Taiyi Sect can't reach out. Even if they want to get involved in Yangzhou, the various families in Yangzhou will never agree, and this is the first to bear the brunt.
It is the Nangong family. This is the behavior of a leading bird, and it also attracts wolves into the house. The Nangong family should not be so unwise."
"But if that's not the case, why is he here? Just to join in the fun?"
Lin Ji couldn't understand.
He originally just came to watch the fun, but when he saw the real person Gu Hong, he felt that he might as well not watch the fun.
A monk who has entered Taoism will never miss his appearance. People like Lin Ji who do nothing all day long are the exception.
Not to mention the identity of Gu Hongzhen, his words and deeds will always make people speculate.
"If there is any trouble later, I will take you away first." Lin Ji whispered to Lu Zhaoer.
"Okay." Lu Zhaoer nodded, and she also felt a little strange.
While I was talking, the main table was already full.
In addition to Nangong Limeng and Gu Hongzhenren, there are four other heads of aristocratic families who have entered the Taoist realm, including Fu Yinghuai.
The five Taoist aristocratic families in Jinling City have already arrived.
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the reception."
As Nangong Limeng said in a somewhat casual voice, the Nangong family's maids and servants began to serve the dishes, and one by one the Nangong family's retainers and monks brought a large jar of wine to each table.
"This jade dew wine is brewed by overseas monks from several spiritual plants. After you drink it, you will know its benefits."
Nangong Limeng stood up and held the wine glass.
"You can only drink one cup under the Yuanshen. The Yuanshen monks do what they can."
After the words fell, Nangong Limeng drank all the wine in the cup.