Xian has been cultivating

Chapter 154 begins, talking with Liu Lei

After countless hardships, Hong Huang and Ling Qingyue finally arrived in Jigui City the night before the banquet. However, they were in no rush to discuss business with Liu Lei. The reason was simple: the next day was Liu Lei's birthday banquet, and if they rashly brought up serious and potentially unpleasant topics at that moment, wouldn't it spoil everyone's fun? That wouldn't be a wise move!

But who could have expected that at the banquet that day, an unexpected person would appear - Lin Fan. The moment he saw Lin Fan, Hong Huang's heart instantly rose to his throat. He knew that the situation was critical at the moment and he had to find a way to protect Lin Fan.

So, he stepped forward without hesitation and tried to calm the emotional Liu Lei down. After some effort, the storm was finally temporarily calmed down.

But in this way, Hong Huang's original plan to negotiate terms with Liu Lei that night was dashed. After all, Liu Lei had already given him enough face in the morning. If he disturbed him now, it would be really ungrateful.

There was no other way, Hong Huang had to postpone the task until tomorrow.

At dawn the next day, there was a crisp knock on the door. Hong Huang, with sleepy eyes, yawned as he slowly walked to the door and opened it.

Seeing that it was Ling Qingyue standing outside the door, he couldn't help but jokingly said, "Hey, Miss, didn't you just climb through the window into my room last night? How come you learned to knock on the door so early this morning? Have you suddenly changed your ways and become so polite?"

Ling Qingyue gave Hong Huang a coquettish look, her eyes seemed to carry a hint of reproach, then she opened her red lips and slowly said: "Liu Lei actually took the initiative to look for us today. I guess he intends to negotiate terms with us directly." Her voice was crisp and pleasant, as beautiful as an oriole singing out of a valley.

When Hong Huang heard this, his originally calm face reacted instantly. His deep eyes opened slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He responded softly: "I have heard that the city lord of Jigui City, Liu Lei, is no ordinary person. Now that he has taken the initiative to mention this matter, he must be confident and have some plans. I just don't know how thorough his preparations are? Well, since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. Let's go and meet this mysterious Lord Liu!" After that, Hong Huang and Ling Qingyue headed towards their destination under the guidance of servants.

Soon, a magnificent and splendid building came into view. The building was towering into the clouds, with carved beams and painted rafters, and was magnificent. Three large characters were written on the top of the building in a flamboyant style - "Council Hall".

"Tsk tsk tsk, a hall just for discussing matters can be built so luxuriously and magnificently. It seems that the Liu family has really undergone a tremendous change after obtaining the help of the Demon Blood Cult!" Hong Huang couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh.

As they stepped into the meeting hall, they were suddenly dazzled. They saw that the entire hall was extremely spacious, enough to accommodate hundreds of people. There were many chairs placed in the hall, and these chairs were distributed in a staggered manner. If you look closely, you can detect some clever layout.

Except for the most honorable and conspicuous seat in the center of the entire space, all other seats are neatly distributed in groups of 6. If you add the main seat in the core position, the overall area can be clearly divided into five distinct areas.

If we regard these five areas as independent points and try to connect them one by one with lines, the final figure will be a perfectly regular pentagon.

At this moment, Liu Lei, who had been sitting quietly on the chair in the middle, suddenly seemed to realize something and raised his head to look towards the door.

Seeing Hong Huang and Ling Qingyue step into the room side by side, a warm smile immediately appeared on his face. He then quickly stood up and walked towards the two of them, calling out loudly, "Two envoys, you are honored to be here. Please take a seat!"

Seeing this, Hong Huang and Ling Qingyue did not dare to neglect it. They hurriedly bowed and responded in unison: "City Lord Liu is really too polite!"

As they spoke, their eyes had already looked in the direction of Liu Lei's finger. There were two seats on both sides of the main seat. Judging from their placement and the surrounding arrangements, it was obvious that the importance of these two seats was no less than the main seat. It was obvious that the three of them were about to have a close and crucial meeting.

After Hong Huang and Ling Qingyue had settled down, Liu Lei couldn't wait to break the silence before they could even catch their breath. He spoke first, "You two have taken the trouble to come here on this long journey. I'm sure you've endured a lot of hardships and expended a lot of energy along the way. Now that everyone is seated, I won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point. You two have come all the way to see me simply to discuss some relevant terms."

"Well, we can discuss this later. City Lord Liu, please take a look at this first." Hong Huang's lips curled slightly as he casually responded to Liu Lei's words, seemingly completely ignoring his attempt to control the conversation. Then, he cleverly changed the subject, successfully directing everyone's attention in a different direction.

Ling Qingyue understood what he meant and quickly took out three exquisite jade bottles from her bosom. She placed them lightly and gracefully on the carved sandalwood table in front of her. The bottles were crystal clear and one could vaguely see the round and smooth pills with a faint fragrance inside.

"City Lord Liu, please look!" Hong Huang smiled and gestured with his hand, "This is a brand new elixir that our Demon Blood Sect has spent a lot of manpower and material resources to carefully develop. Compared to the old products in the past, this batch of new elixirs has made a qualitative leap in both efficacy and durability. Take this one for example, its efficacy is enough to last for a whole month! And the three bottles of elixir placed here are enough for you to take continuously for up to three years!" At this point, Hong Huang paused for a moment, his eyes fixed on Liu Lei, as if observing his reaction to this introduction.

Liu Lei, who had originally planned to strike first, now secretly thought that something was wrong. He had thought of seizing the initiative with his sharp words and momentum, but he had never expected that the two seemingly young and immature opponents in front of him were so shrewd and cunning. Not only did they easily avoid his edge, but they also disrupted his original plan with this method of first using courtesy and then force.

As a result, the powerful offensive he had painstakingly created at the beginning vanished in an instant and completely lost its due deterrent effect. Thinking of this, the muscles on Liu Lei's face twitched unconsciously a few times. Although he tried his best to conceal it, the subtle change in expression could not escape the sharp eyes of everyone present.