Chapter 137 - Buddha"s arrival
Regardless of whether the news had leaked out, or whether Qin Wu had revealed himself, Youlan absolutely could not admit that she knew about it. She could only direct it towards Wan Xiong"s intent to stir up trouble and find excuses to fight."Master Xiong, you"ve misunderstood Youlan. Youlan is just a small bar owner. He created the Yurun Society to protect himself. Her brothers only follow his and eat with his. How could they have the guts to disobey his in front of you? Furthermore, everyone knows that your master is one of the pillars of the Heavenly Sea Dao. No matter how much you seek death, I, Youlan, would not dare to lay my hands on your foster son.
Wan Xiong sneered, "You are a sharp-tongued guy. Unfortunately, if I don"t have any proof, why would I force you to stay?" I"ll ask you one last time, are you telling the truth or not? Today is my birthday after all.
Youlan was hesitant in her heart. This old dog was so sure that she knew who the culprit was. Could it be that she really had evidence? But where did this evidence come from? Did old dog Wan try to trick her on purpose, or did she really know everything already?
The atmosphere at the banquet instantly froze. Everyone was guessing who was the truth. Some of the more daring ones had even started to quietly discuss about it.If Qin Hao was present, he would definitely be surprised. Although Wan Xiong was one of the two tyc.o.o.ns of Tianhai, his status was not worthy of mention in front of Lin Zhaoyang from the Lin Clan in the capital. It was truly unusual for him to appear here to attend a banquet.
"Yongnian, do you think Wan Xiong knows or is it just a trick?" Lin Zhaoyang raised his wine cup and took a sip as he said with a smile.
Xu Yongniang had a face full of disdain as he stared at Youlan with his dark eyes: "It doesn"t matter if he"s real or fake. No matter what, isn"t that the scene we"re looking forward to the most?" Ever since Tianhai had died to Yun Tian, it had truly been too quiet. Indeed, it was time for him to move. Besides, the things that the Crown Prince has his eyes on, are places that they should dabble in? "He"s just a cheap and opportunistic person. Since he"s in the toilet, why not let him go as soon as possible!"
Lin Zhaoyang shook his head, "Your temper is exactly the same as Duanmu. You are too arrogant and proud. Wan Xiong was able to pull down his status toward Yun Tian not only because it fits the situation. Otherwise, what he left behind for Yun Tian would never be his."
"Duanmu?" Xu Yongnian smiled contemptuously. "Chao Yang, aren"t you underestimating me a little too much? That brat Duanmu Huanghun is simply a rash man. He"s impulsive and good; otherwise, why would he be in the hospital right now? "Just wait and see. The show just started tonight, so I specially prepared a gift for you. I think it should be here soon."
Just as Xu Yongniang finished his sentence, a cold shout suddenly came from the silent and repressed venue, shaking the entire audience.
"Buddha has arrived!"
The front door was pushed open. Zhang Qishan, who was dressed in a traditional Tang suit and had a big bald head, walked in slowly with a string of buddhist beads in his hand. Zhang Qifeng and Zhang Qisheng followed behind him.
Most people were extremely surprised by Zhang Qishan"s appearance. Even Wan Xiong himself had not expected that Zhang Qishan would actually appear at his birthday banquet.
The Buddha had not asked about the affairs of the martial arts world for many years, and had long divided the power in his hands to his three foster sons, burning incense to pay respects to the Buddha all day long.
This news could be said to be known by everyone on the Tianhai Dao, and everyone was aware of it. But today, the Buddha actually left the sect for a person from the martial arts world.
If Wan Taisui and the Buddha had been close friends for many years, it wouldn"t be weird for their sixtieth birthday to appear at a banquet, but these two happened to be rivals and had been fighting for almost ten years. Now, the Buddha actually appeared at Wan Taisui"s sixtieth birthday banquet, which was very strange.The most important thing was that not only did the Buddha appear, he even showed it so brazenly. He only brought his two sons and he dared to come to Wan Taishang"s territory. His courage and boldness were not any less than those years ago!
The Buddha"s arrival broke the oppressive atmosphere of the banquet. Even the calm Jian Xilai couldn"t help but open his eyes, staring at Zhang Qishan as if he was about to face a great enemy.
"Zhang Qishan, what are you doing here?" The one who spoke was one of Wan Xiong"s underlings, an old man who was also Xiong Ying. He knew a lot about the grudge between the two sides and knew that Zhang Qishan did not come with good intentions.
Zhang Qishan didn"t even bother counting him as he slowly walked towards Wan Xiong as if he was smiling like he was a Buddha, "Brother Wan, it has been seven or eight years since we last met. How come you don"t even know something as big as your sixtieth birthday? Or could it be that Brother Wan has forgotten about me all these years and doesn"t welcome me? "
"How could that be? All of the people who came were guests, let alone Brother Qishan. "My men are insensible. Please forgive me, Brother Qishan. I apologize to Brother Qishan with this cup of wine." Wan Xiong finished the liquor in one gulp and spoke with a calm demeanor, "Brother Qishan is such a rare guest today. You have been reciting ceremonies all these years and you didn"t ask about the martial arts world. How would I dare disturb you because of such a trivial matter? "Servants, serve the wine. I will toast you again!"With a wave of his hand, Zhang Qicheng, who was behind him, brought out a gift box and presented it to him. He smiled and said, "Brother Wan, you are too kind.
The two of them saluted each other while raising their heads to drink the strong wine in their cups.
"To the Buddha!" Wan Xiong put down his wine cup and got someone to arrange a seat for Zhang Qishan at the main table, right beside him.
The situation had progressed to this point. It looked like the two brothers were beaming with smiles. The eldest brother and the eldest brother looked extremely short, but everyone knew in their hearts that the two of them were definitely not laughing.
Everyone was sitting upright, and some of them even knew that something big was going to happen tonight. Otherwise, why would the Buddha, who had not come out of the mountain for so many years, be disturbed?
"Brother Wan, what were you guys talking about just now? It was a good sixtieth birthday, why did the atmosphere seem so bad? Yo, isn"t that the Quiet Cloud Serene Orchid? "What, you got into trouble?" Zhang Qishan acted as if he didn"t know anything as he puzzledly asked.
It"s here! No one would believe Zhang Qishan"s words. After all, Zhang Junxiong"s death and Wan Xiong"s announcement to Youlan was known to the entire city. How could the Buddha, one of the two tyc.o.o.ns of Tianhai, not know anything? Play with the children!"Sigh, my family is truly unlucky. My adopted son, the handsome and heroic Brother Qishan, has also seen it before. Just a week ago, his entire family was annihilated in one night. I got the news that my foster son had a conflict with Youlan before he was killed. I also got some information and just thought that everyone came out to mess around and cause too much trouble, so I got Youlan to give me an explanation and find the culprit. Unfortunately, when I, Wan Xiong, treat others sincerely, that person actually went against my wishes. Brother Qishan, tell me, should I do something? "
Wan Xiong sighed.
"Brother Wan is right. In fact, it"s the same for us." Zhang Qishan touched his bald head and said with a sad face, "My eldest son, Zhang Qiming, was killed in the hospital three days ago. I have not asked about the martial arts for many years, and these kids have not been able to find out anything about it. As for me, I could only lower my head. I know that you"re extremely powerful, and I"d like to ask you to help me investigate just who was so daring as to cause trouble in the Sky Sea! Brother, do you know who this person is? "