Except for Bo Ersen, almost all the guests attending the party had the support of powerful people, including many senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect, which fully confirmed Yang Lu's previous conclusion that "every seed contestant in the Sword Discussion Conference has a backing".
Since everyone here is a monk with ordinary cultivation qualifications but strong background (except Li Qingning), their life situation and outlook on life are quite similar, so naturally there are many common topics to talk about. After everyone introduced each other's identities and backgrounds,
Afterwards, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became lively.
Although Yang Lu also has "low qualifications and high background" hardware configuration, he is completely self-made and has nothing in common with these rich second generations. However, he has always had a high emotional intelligence and knows how to compliment the other person's words.
He also followed them to jointly denounce those geniuses of the Wuliang Sword Sect who were arrogant because of their strong cultivation talents. He quickly won the favor of everyone. Even Chu Shiyu, who had some conflicts with him at the beginning, had a much better attitude.
Speaking of which, Yang Lu really wanted to thank Lin Dong, the rising star genius of the Wuliang Sword Sect who was killed by his sneak attack.
If he hadn't dealt with Lin Dong for a period of time, he really wouldn't have been able to vividly describe the domineering appearance of those high-grade spiritual root geniuses of the Infinite Sword Sect, thus making other guests feel that they share the same enemy.
Although Li Qingning has very high cultivation qualifications, this cute young lady of hers does not have Lin Dong's unique temperament that makes people hate her at first sight.
It has to be said that Pan Yue made a good move by recruiting such a group of monks with similar backgrounds to win over each other. Everyone's views and experiences were surprisingly consistent, and the banquet finally came to an end in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
Just before the banquet was about to end, all the guests raised a toast together, saying that everyone must help each other on the battlefield outside the territory, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to the climax. Even Li Qingning, who had previously had difficulty integrating into this group, was
Infected by this warm atmosphere, the guests couldn't help but take a few more glances as his little face turned slightly red.
Of course, Yang Lu didn't take a word of the nonsense like "keeping watch and helping each other" seriously.
Not to mention the vast area of the battlefield outside the territory, hundreds of thousands of Qi Refining monks scattered into it would be like sand thrown into the sea. Without special positioning methods, the probability of encountering each other is extremely slim.
What's more, as the old saying goes, one person doesn't enter the temple, two people don't look at the well, and three people don't hug the tree. In foreign battlefields full of murderous threats, it is common for fellow disciples and brothers to turn against each other. It is expected that a group of so-called people who have just met will
"New friends" standing by to help each other is a complete daydream. If this prisoner's dilemma could be solved so easily, it wouldn't become a game problem that has been passed down through the ages. Li Qingning would really take this scene seriously.
But no matter what, if enough treasures can be purchased, this banquet at Pan's Trading Company will be worthwhile.
After the banquet was over, Pan Yue asked Yu Ling to send Yang Lu and Li Qingning the room keys of Pan's Trading Company. In Yunlai City, which was crowded with monks, accommodation would be very difficult without the help of Pan's Trading Company.
However, when Yang Lu saw the guest room key, he was embarrassed to find that the other party had only prepared one key for them!
This is definitely not because Pan's Trading Company does not have spare guest rooms, but because the other party already treats Li Qingning and Yang Lu as Taoist companions.
Faced with this situation, Yang Lu originally thought that Li Qingning would most likely become angry. After all, it was well known to everyone that Miss Li was thin-skinned, so he deliberately remained silent and prepared to tease her.
However, Li Qingning's performance this time far exceeded Yang Lu's expectations. She just blushed and took the key, without raising any objection from beginning to end!
In fact, Pan Yue only asked Yu Ling to give Yang Lu a key for the purpose of reconfirming the relationship between Yang Lu and Li Qingning, so he had been secretly paying attention to Li Qingning's reaction, and waited until he saw Li Qingning taking the key with a blushing face.
Finally, Pan Yue was 100% sure that the rumors in the market were indeed true, and Li Qingning had definitely done something to Yang Lu!
Yang Lu originally wanted to ask Li Qingning what he meant, but Li Qingning just glared at him, making him swallow the question that was already on his lips.
Anyway, if you are alone and alone, you are not the one who suffers!
With this mentality, Yang Lu followed Li Qingning to the residence arranged by Pan Yue.
As the top big capitalist in Zhongzhou, the accommodation conditions at the headquarters of Pan's Trading Company are no less than those in Haiya Pavilion, and even the floor is engraved with immortal formations to assist in spiritual practice.
The two of them had just entered the room. Without saying a word, Li Qingning quickly cast out several spells to prevent outsiders from prying into the room, protecting the whole room tightly. He also used detection spells to detect the hidden mechanisms in the room. Yang Luzheng was surprised.
When did the eldest lady have such a strong sense of counter-reconnaissance, she turned around and found that Li Qingning had thrown herself into her arms. The warm touch from her chest made Yang Lu almost lose his mind and freeze on the spot.
I completely forgot everything I said.
Instead, Li Qingning hugged Yang Lu's waist and said proactively: "Yang Lu, I... I'm a little scared!"
Li Qingning has always been the kind of character who wants to save face and suffer. Even if he is under great pressure, he still insists on pretending that nothing is wrong. Now that he suddenly said such words, he probably can't hold it back at all.
The battlefield outside the territory is about to begin, and soon the two of them will enter a world where there is only killing and no rules. Even ordinary monks have a mortality rate of more than 50%, not to mention Li Qingning, a target that many people are focusing on.
Li Qingning is not afraid of fighting, but it does not mean that she is not afraid of death!
For ordinary commercial flights on Earth, the probability of an air crash is only 0.00001%, but there are still people who are afraid of flying after seeing air crashes.
The world of cultivation is also a very mature and stable society. Cultivators are also rational people who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. There are not so many risks comparable to Russian roulette activities such as murder, treasure grabbing and demon slaying. Ordinary cultivators
The probability of living a stable life and finally dying is not too low, so the attitude of cultivators towards death is not much different from that of people on earth.
The extremely high mortality rate in foreign battlefields is undoubtedly a lingering psychological shadow for ordinary cultivators. Not to mention that Li Qingning is afraid, even if Yang Lu has a comprehensive plan, it would be false to say that he is not afraid at all.
If he only wanted to protect himself regardless of Li Qingning's life or death, Yang Lu would be more than 99% sure that he would be able to escape unscathed. However, at this point, there is no way Yang Lu would leave the eldest lady alone and enter the finals alone...
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If he wanted to leave Li Qingning behind, he would never have come to participate in the trial from the beginning!
Feeling the inner tension of his beautiful lady, Yang Lu put his arm around Li Qingning's soft waist, bringing her body closer to his arms, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, I'm here!
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Li Qingning did not resist the pair of arms that passed through his armpits this time. He just twisted his body a few times, buried his head on Yang Lu's shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "When my great-grandfather was here,
Even if the battlefield outside the territory is about to begin, I always feel confident. But now I am really scared, I am afraid that I will die..."