Chapter 136: Take your sister! Check your sister!

"Change name, no, absolutely not!"

Tang Liufeng said no matter what that he wouldn't change his name to Tang Bohu, pulling out a bunch of reasons, saying that the name was given by parents, bestowed by elders, and could not be changed easily, etc...

Xu Que felt a headache, simply stopped talking, ate and drank to his heart's content, paid the bill, and stayed in the inn.

Tang Liufeng also stayed in the room next to him, and the two agreed to go to Madam Ya's banquet together the next day, then returned to their rooms.

Nothing happened all night, but in the evening, someone in the inn chatted about how a few students from Mingsheng Academy were beaten into serious injuries outside the Imperial City, and one was disfigured, while the person who beat them also spat a mouthful of blood and fled.

"Creak!"

Tang Liufeng heard this, pushed the door out incomparably shocked, and stood outside the room full of astonishment.

And Xu Que, the culprit, had long since fallen asleep on the bed, not caring about himself.

He dreamed of Xiao Rou, dreamed of the woman he met on the Spirit Domain Tower, and dreamed of Su Ling'er and the others. This dream was extremely beautiful!

The next morning, Xu Que was awakened by Tang Liufeng's annoying knocking, sat up from the bed fiercely, and shouted angrily: "Tang Bohu, do you believe I'll come out and beat you now?"

Tang Liufeng outside the door was stunned and responded: "Brother Li, didn't you instruct me yesterday to make sure to wake you up? Also, I don't want to change my name..."

"..."

Xu Que paused. He remembered that he still had to attend Madam Ya's banquet today. Thinking that there were many people in such a place, it was most suitable for acting cool, so his morning anger disappeared completely.

Simply tidied up and dressed, opened the door, and after having breakfast with Tang Liufeng, the two set off toward Daming Lake in the Imperial City.

"Brother Li, Madam Ya holding the banquet at Daming Lake this time is truly a wise move! In a place like Daming Lake, we may also be inspired at any time and compose a few quatrains!" Along the way, Tang Liufeng kept introducing how good the scenery of Daming Lake was, completely treating Xu Que as a foreigner.

Xu Que smiled without saying a word, his eyes faintly examining the familiar yet unfamiliar streets around him.

Imperial City, Daming Lake, he had a deep impression.

In the memory of this body, the little Xu Que back then wandered around Daming Lake, met the Fire Emperor on an inspection tour, and was taken into the palace to become a consort.

And now, revisiting the old place, Xu Que was full of emotions.

Soon, the two arrived at the edge of Daming Lake.

The lake water was green and beautiful, sparkling, and a nine-turn jade stone bridge was built on the lake, leading to a villa in the center of the lake, which was one of Madam Ya's courtyards!

Xu Que knew the name of Madam Ya.

When he first entered the palace back then, Xu Que had seen that Madam Ya, because her status was the younger sister of the current Fire Emperor, so when he married the princess, she was present, and she was also one of the most eye-catching existences besides the princess.

So for the impression of Madam Ya, Xu Que could probably summarize it in one sentence—a mature, charming, and seductive beautiful lady!

This beautiful lady, as the younger sister of the Fire Emperor, naturally had an extremely noble status, but she loved poetry and songs, so she often held banquets in the city, inviting high-talented students to sit and discuss the Dao, and meet friends with poetry!

However, today's gathering was different from the past, and many people participated.

The reason was that Princess Yan Yang might come to the banquet today, so students from major academies rushed here one after another, wanting to see the princess's demeanor and show their erudition and literary talent in front of her, leaving an impression.

When Xu Que and Tang Liufeng came, the side of the lake almost formed a long queue, walking into the villa in the center of Daming Lake one after another.

And most importantly, everyone had a golden invitation in their hands!

Xu Que had a bad premonition, his mouth twitched, and he looked at Tang Liufeng, wanting to ask if he could enter without a golden invitation.

As a result, he happened to see this guy take out a golden invitation from his arms, and looked over innocently and asked: "Eh, Brother Li, where is your golden invitation? Take it out quickly, we have to check it when we go in later."

"..."

Take your sister!

Check your sister!

Xu Que had a black face and didn't say a word.

This pig teammate, didn't say earlier that a golden invitation was needed, now how can he let him do it?

Forget it, it's come to this, there's nothing to do.

Xu Que immediately froze his face: "Brother Tang, lend me your golden invitation to take a look."

However, this time Tang Liufeng seemed to have learned to be smart, reacted extremely fast, quickly hid the golden invitation in his arms, and alertly said: "Brother Li, you wouldn't be without a golden invitation, right?"

"Hehe, with my status, do I still need a golden invitation?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully, secretly muttering in his heart, if I take out the consort token, I will definitely kill all your golden invitations in seconds!

But when Tang Liufeng heard Xu Que's words, he immediately understood that you are actually without a golden invitation!

"Brother Li, it's very troublesome if you don't have a golden invitation. You have to answer three questions at the entrance, and then propose three questions that can stump everyone present, otherwise you won't be able to enter." Tang Liufeng smiled bitterly.

Xu Que's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Is this true? As long as I answer three questions and propose three questions, I can enter?"

"En, this is the rule of Madam Ya's banquet. As long as you pass this level, you will become a guest of honor, and you won't need a golden invitation in the future, you can come to attend the banquet at any time! But... it seems no one has succeeded yet." Tang Liufeng nodded and responded.

Xu Que was instantly happy. As long as he passes this level, he will become a guest of honor? And no one has succeeded yet? Hahaha, with the system, what question can he not answer?

So, sorry, I'm determined to act cool this time!

"Let's go, Brother Tang, go break through!" Xu Que immediately dragged Tang Liufeng and headed toward the entrance of the villa.

"Eh eh eh, Brother Li, don't pull, my pants are going to fall off..."

Tang Liufeng struggled all the way, but he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and had no resistance at all. Like a little chicken, he was dragged away by Xu Que.

As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the villa, they were immediately stopped by several young boys and girls who looked like bookboys.

"Please line up, the two of you!" A young and beautiful female bookboy said with a smile.

Xu Que smiled and said: "Little sister, time is life, I don't want to waste my life on lining up, so I'm here to answer questions and break through!"

Tang Liufeng widened his eyes instantly. You actually managed to twist not having a golden invitation into not wanting to line up, but... this reason sounds quite philosophical, time is life, not wanting to waste life on lining up, it is really irrefutable!

Several bookboys were startled when they heard this.

The female bookboy was surprised: "Are you sure you want to break through? If you fail, even if you have a golden invitation today, you won't be able to attend the banquet again!"

"To tell you the truth, I like to challenge various high-difficulty questions and study knowledge all my life. Coming here this time is also to challenge this breakthrough of yours. As for whether I can attend the banquet, I don't really care!" Xu Que said seriously.

Tang Liufeng beside him almost stumbled and fell, looking at Xu Que with widened eyes, as if saying, I didn't expect you to be this kind of Li Bai!

After hearing this, several bookboys couldn't help but show respect to Xu Que!

It turns out this white-clothed young master came for the sake of knowledge, which is truly admirable!

This is the real student, the real seeker of knowledge!

The female bookboy's favor for Xu Que also increased greatly, and she nodded and smiled: "Since the young master is so eager to learn, I admire it very much! The three questions for today's breakthrough were all set by Madam Ya herself, and have been hung on the plaque. The young master can reveal the plaque and answer them yourself, but each question has a time limit, and you must answer within ten breaths, otherwise it will also be considered a failure!"

As she said, the female bookboy pointed to a wooden plaque covered with red cloth next to the gate!

At the same time, a bookboy walked out with a bronze gong and struck it hard.

"Clang—!"

The sound resounded through the entire Daming Lake!

All the students around the lake were startled, looking up, and their eyes gathered at the entrance of the villa! ===== CHAPTER 137 =====