"Huh!?"
Naturally, accompanying Lei Xiao was Lu Qinghe and Lei Jian, who were planning to go to the night market to look for treasures.
Upon hearing someone call his name, his gaze couldn't help but shift over.
However...
Yun Qi?
Who is she?
"Lu Qinghe?"
Seeing Lu Qinghe's reaction, Lü Wuque laughed. He had never heard of this name, which meant he was just an insignificant person.
However, as a precaution, he still said to Yun Qi, "Yes, you, come here, do you know this person? Tell me, who is Lu Qinghe?"
"Yes, sir."
Being called out by Lü Wuque, Yun Qi was somewhat excited to approach him. She was extremely excited to have a conversation with such an important figure as Lü Wuque, the son of Qiankun.
She held deep respect for Lei Xiao after all. He had been a prominent high-level refining truth practitioner for many years.
But Lu Qinghe?
Who was he?
Thinking of this, Yun Qi did not bother to conceal her contempt, saying directly, "Sir, Lu Qinghe is from Qingyuan City. He even held the title of the first swordsman of our Qingyuan Academy."
"Qingyuan City? Where is that remote place?"
"Haha, Lü Wuque, I just so happen to know about this 'Qingyuan City.' It's near the Liányún Mountain Range, and it's a small city located in the northern part of our Eternal Kingdom. It probably has a population of tens of thousands."
"However, the title of the first swordsman at Qingyuan Academy seems quite impressive."
Hearing about Lu Qinghe's background, Lü Wuque's previous worries were somewhat dispelled.
"Hehe, sir, let me finish. Lu Qinghe won the title of the first swordsman at Qingyuan Academy with his peak cultivation at the third level of refining truth. That was a year and a half ago. He lost all his cultivation a year and a half ago after being crippled by the young prince of the Bei family."
Upon saying this, she felt a tinge of envy. "It's just that he has a younger sister who practices cultivation in the Wénxiān Sect. I don't know what connections she had, but she managed to get him into the Wénxiān Sect as a member."
"The Wénxiān Sect?"
A sacred place for cultivation, with a great reputation.
However, considering Yun Qi's previous words, even if Lu Qinghe had restored all his cultivation after a year and a half, he could, at most, be at the fourth or fifth level of refining truth. At such a level, even in the sacred place for cultivation, the Wénxiān Sect, he would only be a low-profile figure, akin to a disposable outer disciple. No matter how many died, the higher-ups of the Wénxiān Sect wouldn't bother to inquire at all.
Lei Xiao actually invited such a person to assist him?
"By the way, Young Master Lu, when Land Qinghe was still the top swordsman at Qingyuan Academy, he was a rival of Miss Yi Yingying, and had a good relationship with her. Even when Miss Yi Yingying was leaving Qingyuan City for Changkong Academy, she went to see her."
Yun Qi's words supplied all the answers to Lu Wuque's doubts.
"It seems that Lei Xiao knows that he can't find anyone more prominent than Young Master Qiankun, so he plans to play the emotional card."
"A friend of Yi Yingying in the past? Not a bad plan! However, with friends like that, even if Yi Yingying is deceived by his sweet words, will the Dean really be willing to see her walk alongside these people?"
Wang Chao and the others couldn't help but laugh.
"Young Master Lu, actually, when he was down and out, he wanted to follow me, but I didn't take him seriously."
Yun Qi unhesitatingly made some jokes about her former classmate, giving herself a favorable image.
"Follow you!?" Lu Wuque, Wang Chao, and the others naturally knew what it meant to follow, which was nothing more than being a sycophant.
The laughter continued for a while.
"It seems that Lei Xiao is really at his wit's end to resort to such a trick."
Even Ji Wuya, who had been somewhat neutral earlier and had come entirely for the sake of Young Master Qiankun, gradually showed his position.
"Qinghe, I didn't expect you to have such a history. A follower? But the title of the top swordsman of Qingyuan Academy does carry some prestige."
Wang Chao, Yun Qi, Lu Wuque, and others sarcastically mocked, loud and unrestrained, and of course Lei Jian, Land Qinghe, Lei Xiao, and others heard it perfectly well.
At that moment, Lei Jian looked at Land Qinghe with a somewhat mocking gaze.
Land Qinghe also didn't understand when he had to follow this person. He couldn't even recognize the woman before him. But now, what he cared about was another issue: "Lu Wuque, is it related to Lu Qiankun?"
His voice carried an unnoticeable chill.
"Yes."
The hesitant Lei Xiao replied worriedly, afraid that Land Qinghe would be angry.
"Lu Wuque is rumored to be the cousin of Lu Qiankun, the Young Master Qiankun. Today, he will also invite two of Young Master Qiankun's attendants to come and support the scene."
"Cousin? The kind of distant cousin who lives millions of miles away?"
Lei Jian saw clearly about this kind of thing. He had also been bullied by others using it, and he was basically too lazy to care about it. Even allowing his attendants to make some gains through this method. After all, the attendants were also human beings and needed to make a living.
"Young Master Qiankun's attendants, not bad."
Land Qinghe said, then fell silent.
This made Lei Jian somewhat surprised. How could he tolerate such provocation from a group of minor characters? If it were him, he would have rushed up and dealt with them one by one. With the strong background of Lanyue Lake, he could easily handle their forces behind them. But this was Land Qinghe's business. Clearly, he had his own plan, and Lei Jian did not want to interfere too much.
"Lei Xiao, it seems that the more you live, the more you regress. There's something you still don't know, right?"
Seeing Land Qinghe remain silent, Lu Wuque thought he dared not to antagonize him, so he ignored him and turned his gaze to Lei Xiao. At the same time, he displayed the pressure of his true qi as a Refined Realm Eighth Stage expert, pressing it towards the two of them.
"Half a month ago, I successfully broke through to the Refined Realm Eighth Stage. Right now, in terms of family background, financial resources, and cultivation level, I surpass you. What qualifications do you have to compete with me for a woman?"
"Lu Wuque, even if you have a better background, talent, and more wealth, even if your cultivation level is higher, so what? This kind of thing is not something you can control unilaterally."
"Childish! Later, when the attendants of my cousin show up, I will let you understand what it means to suppress others with power. By then, she will have to agree even if she doesn’t want to!"
"You..."
"Suppressing others with power, what an approach."
At this moment, a chilly voice came from the side. A woman in her mid-twenties, wearing a purple dress, accompanied by three students from Changkong Academy, arrived at the scene.
This woman was a top choice in terms of figure, appearance, and temperament. Even compared to the renowned beauty Fang Ruoxue, she excelled. Her arrival caused a stir in the crowd, even more so than Lu Wuque's earlier arrival.
It's worth mentioning that, compared to Lu Wuque's background, her identity and family were impeccable. Even Lu Wuque's family could not match up to her. This was the true grace of a wealthy and influential family.
"I want to see how you plan to suppress others with power."
"Sister Hua Ruoyan."
Seeing this woman, Lu Wuque also showed a sense of wariness.
Behind Hua Ruoyan stood a powerful expert of the Union Realm.
Such a big shot, never would anyone dare to underestimate them anywhere.
"Lü Wuque, I don't care if you and Lei Xiao compete with each other by legitimate means, but if you plan to use force, go ahead and try. Don't say whether Divine Son Qiankun will care about your business, even if he does... he hasn't broken through to the Union Realm yet!"
"I... will naturally use my true feelings to move Yi Yingying."
Lü Wuque nodded slightly, not daring to speak any more words of strength at this time.
"Yi Yingying?"
Lu Qinghe, who had already found a place to sit on one side, was slightly surprised to hear this name, and then turned to Lei Xiao on one side: "The protagonist of the birthday banquet is named Yi Yingying?"
"Yes."
Lei Xiao hurriedly responded.
Yun Qi and others dared to provoke, but it didn't mean that Lei Xiao really dared to underestimate Lu Qinghe.
This is a powerful person that even Brother Lei Jian has to treat well. Who knows what identity and background he has.
"Yi Yingying from Qingyuan City?"
"Yes, Yi Yingying is from Qingyuan City, and she came to Dongfang Academy from a small school in Qingyuan City."
"Heh..."
Lei Xiao's words really surprised Lu Qinghe.
It turns out that even at a casual birthday banquet, he could encounter an acquaintance.
Yi Yingying.
In Lu Qinghe's mind, the image of the graceful and resolute female swordsman emerged.
Unexpectedly, she had already made quite a name for herself in the Eternal City.
"Lei Xiao invited you over, isn't it because you know Senior Sister Yi Yingying? Stop pretending."
Yun Qi sneered and expressed his disdain.
Hua Ruoyan also looked at Lu Qinghe and frowned slightly.
It's really impolite to come to a party without even knowing who the host is... I really don't know where Lei Xiao invited him from.
However, she was very cultured and didn't show her discontent in her mind.
It was Lei Jian who looked at Lu Qinghe again and said, "Qinghe, I really admire you. Such a little fish keeps jumping around in front of you, and you can still tolerate it. If it were me, I would have slapped her a long time ago. If she dares to be presumptuous again, find out her background and destroy her family."
"She is Yi Yingying's guest. Although I don't understand why Yi Yingying invited her, in the current situation, I can't refute Yi Yingying's face."
Lu Qinghe responded.
However, in the eyes of others, such words were considered to be just polite remarks.
"Still giving face to Senior Sister Yi Yingying? Do you really not see what kind of person you are?"
At this moment, Zhao Qi, who had been marginalized, finally seized the opportunity to show his face.
"Meridians disabled a year and a half ago? Cultivation at the Triple Refinement of Reality? With such a level of cultivation, she doesn't even qualify to enter the banquet, Lei Xiao, it's a shame that you have brought in such riffraff and made a fool of yourself in front of Senior Sister Yi Yingying."
A man next to Lü Wuque said disdainfully.
At this point, Wang Chao stood up, looking disgusted, "What misfortune! It's simply embarrassing to stay in a courtyard with such lowly people. Where are the guards? Get these people out!"
"Bang!"
At this point, Lei Jian couldn't help it anymore. He slammed the table and stood up suddenly, "A bunch of riffraff, daring to be so presumptuous!"
However, before he could really get angry, a clear female voice had already come in from outside, as if continuing Wang Chao's words, "It's indeed extremely unlucky for Senior Brother Qinghe and you lowly people to stay in the same courtyard. Guards, get them all out!"