Chapter 34: Banquet

Three days later!

After finishing his daily cultivation, Ye Qingxuan left his small courtyard and walked toward the central square of the Fuxiu Courtyard.

The Fuxiu Courtyard was actually not large, covering an area of only a mere thousand-plus square kilometers.

Having lived in the Fuxiu Courtyard for so long, this was the first time Ye Qingxuan had observed its internal environment up close.

Normally, Ye Qingxuan flew directly on his sword, seeing the Fuxiu Courtyard only from high above, looking down.

After walking for a long time, Ye Qingxuan found that most of the courtyards within the Fuxiu Courtyard were of the same size, and the ornamental spiritual plants outside them held no attraction for him.

Looking at these, he might as well find a random peak in the Xuantian Mountain Range; the peaks within the Xuantian Mountain Range were mostly beautiful and spiritual, with countless wonderful animals and plants.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan abandoned his plan to walk, summoned his flying sword, and flew toward the central square of the Fuxiu Courtyard.

After arriving near the square of the Fuxiu Courtyard, Ye Qingxuan gave up flying on his sword and entered the square on foot.

By the time Ye Qingxuan reached the square, quite a few people had already arrived.

The disciples of the Fuxiu Courtyard from Ye Qingxuan's cohort who had joined the Xuantian Sect together numbered one hundred.

And now, within the entire Fuxiu Courtyard, apart from the managers, there were only these hundred disciples of the Fuxiu Courtyard.

As for the previous generation of disciples, they had all successively broken through to the peak of Qi Refining in the past few years, left the contracted spiritual lands of the Fuxiu Courtyard, and become true Fuxiu cultivators.

When Ye Qingxuan entered, he only attracted the sideways glances of a few people on the periphery; since they did not know each other, those few did not come to disturb Ye Qingxuan.

He also sought quiet, so he simply found a secluded seat on the periphery and sat down.

At this time, the seats were already filled with various spiritual fruits and wines.

After scanning the area, Ye Qingxuan clicked his tongue and muttered inwardly:

"What a grand gesture! This banquet must have cost quite a few spirit stones, right?"

Looking at the spiritual fruits and wine before the table, Ye Qingxuan did not hold back; he began to eat the spiritual fruits and drink the wine on his own.

Before long, all the seats in the arena were filled.

Beside Ye Qingxuan, a chubby little boy with a face full of fortune sat down.

After sitting down, the little boy picked up a spiritual fruit, took a huge bite, and then looked at Ye Qingxuan, smiling as he said:

"Brother, my name is Fu Dingtian. What should I call you? Are you also a disciple of the Fuxiu Courtyard? Why have I never seen you before?"

Hearing the little boy's address, Ye Qingxuan looked at him strangely and said calmly:

"My name is Ye Qingxuan, a disciple of the Fuxiu Courtyard."

"Ye Qingxuan? Wait, let me check!"

After finishing, the little boy took out his disciple token, checked it for a while, and shouted loudly:

"Wow, brother, you hid yourself really deep! I actually don't have your contact mark!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan felt a vein throb on his forehead!

Wasn't it normal not to have his contact mark? They didn't know each other.

But the little boy did not stop, continuing to speak:

"I knew it! Clearly, a hundred people entered together, but I only collected the contact marks of ninety-eight people! I thought there was a ghost!"

Ignoring Ye Qingxuan's gradually darkening expression, the little boy leaned over to Ye Qingxuan on his own:

"Brother, only you and I are missing to complete the hundred marks of our cohort. Let's be friends and exchange contact marks?"

"We are not familiar; I won't exchange!"

Facing the little boy's request, Ye Qingxuan refused directly.

But the little boy did not give up; instead, he shamelessly said:

"Don't! Brother, first time is strange, second time is familiar! Meeting is fate; you can't be so heartless!"

Ye Qingxuan wanted to continue refusing, but feeling the gazes attracted by the little boy's voice from around them, Ye Qingxuan could only grit his teeth and say:

"Fine!"

Fortunately, after exchanging contact marks with the little boy, the little boy happily returned to his own seat and did not continue to pester him.

Only then did Ye Qingxuan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He finally understood how this little boy managed to get everyone's contact marks; one couldn't fight him, and the little boy had such thick skin that if he insisted, everyone just had to give in.

After all, one mark caused no loss; it wasn't worth arguing with the little boy.

After this unexpected little incident, the banquet hosted by Lin Fan officially began.

Lin Fan was seen holding a wine cup; after exchanging words with a few friends around him, he stood up energetically and said:

"Senior brothers, if you can give Lin Fan the honor of attending this banquet, Lin Fan is deeply grateful!"

After speaking, he drank the wine in his hand.

In the arena, many disciples of the Fuxiu Courtyard who were close friends with Lin Fan spoke up in agreement, raising their cups to drink together.

Ye Qingxuan had no reaction to this; he simply watched everything in the arena calmly.

The little boy beside him, however, was excitedly jumping up and down, though it was unclear what there was to be so excited about.

After finishing that cup of wine, Lin Fan continued to speak:

"This banquet for you junior brothers is first to gather with you before I leave, and second to discuss something; I hope you junior brothers can agree!"

As soon as Lin Fan finished speaking, many people in the inner arena spoke up in agreement, expressing support for Lin Fan:

"Senior Brother Lin, just say what it is! If we can help, we will definitely help!"

"Yes! Senior Brother Lin, no need to be polite with us; just say it directly!"

"I have been friends with Brother Lin for many years; Brother Lin's business is my business. Brother Lin need not worry; just say it directly, and everyone will agree."

Those people in the inner arena spoke one after another, almost agreeing on behalf of everyone in the arena.

But many people on the periphery, including Ye Qingxuan, simply watched all this with cold eyes; even more showed a hint of mockery on their faces!

"As expected, a banquet is never a good banquet!"

Ye Qingxuan thought to himself, began eating melons and fruits, and watched this fine show with great interest!

After receiving the agreement and support of many friends, Lin Fan shouted loudly:

"Good! Since that is the case, I will speak plainly!"

"We are all brothers who entered the Fuxiu Academy together. This gathering is to hope that everyone can form a Fuxiu Alliance. In the future, we can watch out for one another. What does everyone think?"

Hearing Lin Fan's words, someone immediately asked in the crowd:

"Senior Brother Lin, how exactly will this alliance work?"

"Yes! Senior Brother Lin, what will we need to do after the alliance is formed?"

Facing the questions from several people, Lin Fan raised his hand slightly and smiled:

"Everyone, do not rush. Let me first introduce two good friends to everyone!"

After speaking, he pointed to two people not far behind and to his side, and said:

"These two are Senior Brothers Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu. They entered the Xuantian Sect in the same batch as us. Although they are not disciples of the Fuxiu Academy, they are now outer sect disciples of the Xuantian Sect at the Foundation Establishment realm."

Li Xuan and Zhu Dafu stepped forward. They did not interrupt Lin Fan's speech, but simply smiled and looked at the crowd.

After a pause, Lin Fan continued:

"After we form the alliance, the production from everyone's blessed lands in the future can be handed over uniformly to Senior Brother Li Xuan and Senior Brother Zhu Dafu to handle."

"Of course, everyone can rest assured. The alliance will purchase the resources produced within everyone's blessed lands at market prices."

"Moreover, after everyone joins the alliance, any supplies needed for procurement can be reported uniformly to the alliance, so that Senior Brother Li Xuan and Senior Brother Zhu Dafu can send people to procure them for us!"