bestfiction Chapter 150 Guest
Chapter 150 Guest
Zhong Ming woke up.
I was confused for a while.
I don't think I slept outdoors, so where did the ceiling go?
When I got up and looked at it, I was even more confused.
The view extends directly to the main hall of the mansion in the distance, brightly lit and bustling with people.
I remember Yue Xingtian got married, why are they still having a banquet?
Um.....
He hesitated for a moment. Would he get beaten up again if he went now? He didn't want to be cannon fodder in another martial arts competition.
He didn't know how many days he had slept. His stomach was rumbling, and with a thought, he took out something from his storage stone and started chewing. It was quite convenient.
After taking two steps and stepping over the seemingly indistinct threshold, I saw Yue Kaishan diligently tidying up the ruins under the starlight.
Old Master Yue is very happy today and has put all the servants into celebrating Yue Xingtian's successful breakthrough. Although some preparations had been made beforehand, the elders above have requested that the scale be expanded further!
So... Yue Kaishan could only tidy up the house himself and make a room that could block out the wind.
"Hey! Brother Cuihong, you're awake! I was just about to call you." That's what he said, but his actions were nothing like what he said.
Yue Kaishan wanted to slap himself. 'I was too slow; I should have fixed the wall in Brother Cuihong's room before he woke up.'
If a friend comes to his house and ends up staying in a place worse than a beggar's, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
After briefly explaining the situation, Yue Kaishan hurriedly said, "My cousin told you to go as soon as you wake up. He wants to give you the credit today." After a short pause, he added, "If you're asking about the Blood Secret Technique, you might not be quite there yet. How about we change our request? My family has quite a few martial arts techniques."
And so, Zhong Ming was dragged to the banquet hall by Yue Kaishan in a daze. This time, the scale was huge. Apart from the groom and bride both still lying in their bridal chambers, everyone else who could come was there.
Those Tang family members who couldn't attend yesterday's wedding sent their well wishes via express mail, and the mansion was almost packed with smaller families coming to offer their congratulations.
This time, Old Master Yue had no intention of teasing Zhong Ming about her appearance. He even thought, why not have his daughter cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide? That might not be a bad idea.
As the saying goes: "A coarse willow basket is a fine willow sieve; who in the world would dislike a man for being ugly?"
After making a special inquiry about Master Cuihong, he discovered a frightening fact.
Between Yue Kaishan's advancement from the ninth level of Qi Refining and the time it took to hold his wedding, everyone advised him that the boy's breakthrough was still too short and that he needed to accumulate more experience. Meanwhile, True Person Cuihong had quietly soared from the third level of Qi Refining all the way to the sixth level.
Whether it's talent or luck, at least give him a guest advisor position, right? He's about the same age as Yue Kaishan this year.
So, to Zhong Ming's utter bewilderment, the old patriarch, sitting in the main seat, pulled him close and loudly announced, "According to the Yue family's rules, those at the late stage of Qi Refining or above can be hired as Yue family guest elders. However, this young friend Cui Hong, although only at the sixth level of Qi Refining and just one step away from the late stage, has delivered a crucial congratulatory gift, helping my Xing Tian break through to the next level. His contribution is invaluable. Therefore, I have decided to make an exception and invite him to serve as a guest elder of the Yue family!"
The audience erupted in applause, and Zhong Ming immediately put on a smiling face. Although he had been exposed to the cold wind for a long time while sleeping and his face was a little frozen, it didn't stop him from going through the formalities now.
Grandpa Yue shouted, "Everyone, drink to your heart's content! Let's continue! Keep the music playing and keep the fog blowing!"
Having said that, his voice suddenly became as faint as a mosquito's buzz, a single thread reaching Zhong Ming's ears.
"Young Master Cuihong, I know you want to learn the Blood Secret Technique. This is a secret technique passed down only within my Yue family. If you want to learn it, you need enough merit and connections. I'll give you two options: First, you marry one of our family's daughters and do some things for the Yue family, and I'll grant you the technique. Second, you protect Kaishan. As long as you both reach the Foundation Establishment stage or enter a military academy, I'll grant you the technique. If you choose the first option, you can have a drink; if you choose the second, you can eat some meat; if you choose neither, you can nibble on some fruit."
Zhong Ming saw that the spiritual fruits on display had a refreshing aroma and a surface as shiny as jade, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary products.
He didn't know that it was a bet won by the old master and Chief Tang because of his battle, and he thought it meant that kind of thing.
'You brought me a jar of spiritual wine, and I'll return a precious spiritual fruit. Let's settle this as a business transaction, establish a good relationship, and stay in touch.'
Zhong Ming decisively chose to eat meat, so wasn't it only natural that he would live with Yue Kaishan? Did he really need to be given extra instructions?
As for the Yue family's daughter, just look at Yue Xingtian's older cousin! He's saving his marriage plans for when he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Am I losing out by getting married now? When I break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm later, won't that directly fulfill the second requirement?
Seeing Zhong Ming's choice, Old Master Yue was somewhat relieved, knowing he wasn't one to seek quick success or instant benefits.
Another day of being drunk.
The next day, the flying boat arrived.
The festivities at the bride's family home continued, but the groom and his groomsmen had to go back. The resupply mission had to be completed, and more importantly, they absolutely could not find out that the new recruits hadn't arrived when Xueyan gathered them.
Once aboard the flying boat, Zhong Ming suddenly remembered something and asked Yue Xingtian, "Big cousin, are there any unusual phenomena when you break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"
Although he didn't see it, he heard about it so many times last night that his ears were practically calloused.
"Not necessarily. Some people's weather patterns are more subtle, while others simply don't have any weather patterns at all."
"That's it."
He remembered that when Su Longshan came to rescue them, he broke through his cultivation realm on the spot, but there was nothing particularly remarkable about it.
"So you're saying that not having a talent for meteorology is a disadvantage?"
"There's no such thing as that; everyone practices different techniques," Yue Xingtian explained briefly.
There are several main methods of cultivation. One is the method of following the heavens, which is particularly difficult. It is a cultivation method that involves comprehending the Great Dao and breaking through to a higher realm. The resulting phenomena are immense. The second is the method of stealing from the heavens. Most cultivation methods are based on this method, which involves secretly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and converting it into one's own. The resulting phenomena vary in magnitude when breaking through to a higher realm. The third is the method of defying the heavens. This is quite difficult. It is a method that focuses on strengthening one's physique. First, one uses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper the physique. Later, one expels all of it without leaving a trace. The physique becomes its own world. This method is rare, strange, and its specifics are unknown.
The Blood Secret Technique was a fragment obtained by chance by the Yue family patriarch. It is one of the third methods, but the fist techniques practiced are all of the second type.
Zhong Ming nodded in agreement, then pondered, "What kind of thing is my lousy Body Refining Technique?"