Chapter 96: Daughter's Thoughts

In the evening, a maid came to Wu Yi's residence and invited Wu Yi to attend a banquet in the evening to welcome his arrival.

Wu Yi did not refuse and agreed. He sorted out his appearance and went out with the maid. Under the guidance of the maid, Wu Yi came to a spacious hall with carved beams and painted buildings, painted red and purple, a sign of wealth and honor.

After Wu Yi arrived, he found that several people had already sat down in the hall, including Xiaoya, who should be the host. Above him was a middle-aged man with a beard, sitting high in the hall, majestic without anger, and a faint golden light could be seen between his long gown. He should be wearing protective armor. Behind him stood two armored soldiers, with golden swords hanging from their waists and eagle eyes sweeping around.

Wu Yi knew that this should be the county governor. Xiaoya said that he had fought in all directions before becoming the county governor. It seems that it should be true. Although he has stopped fighting and cultivated culture now, he is still murderous.

Seeing Wu Yi coming, the county magistrate sat in his seat, showing a polite smile on his face, and said to Wu Yi: "Little Taoist priest is here, but I want to thank you for saving my daughter's life." The county magistrate learned about the incident from the housekeeper, and knew Wu Yi's embarrassment afterwards, so he didn't think much of Wu Yi.

Wu Yi saw the county magistrate's thoughts, but Xiaoya had saved his life before, which was not a false thing, and there was no need to argue about such a false courtesy. He said awkwardly: "It is the daughter of the king who helped me more, otherwise I might have been buried in the mouth of a beast now."

The county magistrate heard Wu Yi's words and smiled: "The Taoist priest said too much." The county magistrate also knew from the housekeeper that although Wu Yi was seriously injured before, his cultivation was profound, at least much higher than that of Qing Yi, who he had invited at a high price, and he did not dare to be too negligent. He still gave Wu Yi a certain respect, placed Wu Yi's seat in the middle of the right hand side, and ordered the servants to serve him well.

Wu Yi sat down, Xiaoya showed Wu Yi an apologetic expression, obviously thinking that her father's behavior was not appropriate, but since her father had made the decision, she could not openly refute it, and could only express her apology now.

Wu Yi gave her a reassuring smile in return. If he guessed correctly, the front seat should be arranged for the foundation-building cultivator that Wu Yi had spied before.

The county magistrate did not know Wu Yi's cultivation, but Wu Yi did not care about these trivial matters. He closed his eyes and waited for the banquet to begin.

The county magistrate also invited several local wealthy families to a banquet. These people arrived in twos and threes very quickly, but the banquet still did not start. However, no one showed an impatient attitude, and they all waited quietly.

After half an incense stick of time, a Taoist wearing an indigo-patterned Bagua-shaped Taoist robe and holding a whisk came leisurely, surrounded by a group of disciples and strongmen. He had white hair and a white beard, a solemn face, and did not smile.

Seeing the Taoist coming, the county governor stood up from his seat, walked out of his seat, and went forward to greet the Taoist, with a bit of humility and hope in his respect.

The Taoist walked all the way without looking sideways, and even if the heads of these wealthy families were wearing gold and silver and their wives were as beautiful as flowers, they could not move his heart at all.

But when the Taoist passed Wu Yi, his steps slowed down. He did not expect that there would be Taoist disciples here. He felt a little strange. After exploring with his spiritual sense, he immediately withdrew like a tide, his eyes flickered, stopped and stopped moving, and bowed to Wu Yi: "Daoyou greeted."

Wu Yi stood up when the Taoist turned around, and also returned a Taoist bow, smiling: "Daoyou, you are polite."

The Taoist robes on Wu Yi were all made by him with spiritual energy, and the outside was covered with spiritual sense. After exploring with spiritual sense, he could know that Wu Yi was also a foundation-building cultivator. After knowing that Wu Yi was a foundation-building cultivator, it was not surprising that the Taoist did this.

For foundation-building cultivators, spiritual consciousness is an important factor in confirming the relationship and status of this generation. It is nothing to see a collision of spiritual consciousness with peers. But the collision of spiritual consciousness must be separated immediately, just like seeing a beautiful woman on the road. You can look at her, but you can't look at her for a long time, otherwise it will be considered rude.

When the Taoist priest performed the Taoist salute to Wu Yi, the county governor beside him knew that he had underestimated him before, but he never thought that Wu Yi was actually the same as the master he had invited from the Taoist temple with great difficulty. Just looking at the age, there is no comparison. One is white-haired and the other is a young beard. He knew that Wu Yi had a high cultivation level, but he didn't expect that his cultivation level was so high.

Now it seems that it was inappropriate to arrange Wu Yi in this position before, but it had been arranged before, and it would be more embarrassing to change it temporarily now.

However, the Taoist priest who was chatting with Wu Yi just stood there and didn't move. Obviously, he also felt that it was inappropriate for Wu Yi to be arranged in this position. After all, Wu Yi was at the same level of cultivation as him.

The county magistrate arranged Wu Yi here, which seemed to hint something to him. Was he telling him not to be too arrogant? Even people with the same cultivation level as him were manipulated by him. The Taoist stopped and put pressure on the county magistrate.

The county magistrate hated the housekeeper who reported the news to him for not explaining it clearly, which put him in the current embarrassing situation. But let alone the housekeeper, even Aunt Qing, who had achieved success in Qi training, could not see Wu Yi's cultivation level. What did the housekeeper know?

At the critical moment, it was Xiaoya, a junior, who came out to rescue her father. After all, as the head of the family, the county magistrate had some things that were inconvenient to say and could not be said, but as a junior, Xiaoya was fine. Even if she said something wrong, it would not be a big deal for the county magistrate to reprimand her for being young and ignorant.

Xiaoya got up from her seat, walked to the middle of the aisle, pulled up the edge of her skirt, bowed slightly to Wu Yi and the Taoist, and said to the Taoist: "Master Taoist, why don't you talk at the banquet? Wouldn't it be more appropriate when drinking and chatting?"

The Taoist didn't reply to her, didn't even look at Xiaoya, and turned a deaf ear. After all, he was not willing to give up until the core issue was resolved.

Xiaoya didn't originally put the breakthrough point on the Taoist. This was just an introduction. She quickly turned sideways and said to Wu Yi: "Taoist Master Wu, it was a pleasure to talk to you before. How about you move to my place?" After finishing speaking, The latter's pink face is pink, shy and timid, which can't help but make people daydream.

If a Taoist is successful, he will be pursued by many noble women in the world. The Taoist who talked to Wu Yi also had this experience, but now that he is old and exhausted, he is no longer as heroic as before.

The Taoist thought he had guessed what happened, laughed loudly, stopped disturbing Wu Yi, went to his seat under the guidance of the waiter, and sat down cross-legged.

The county guard hurriedly followed, and before leaving, he showed an apologetic but somewhat pleading face to Wu Yi. The purpose was just to hope that Wu Yi would agree.

At this moment, Wu Yi looked at Xiaoya's powdered face, and remembered in his heart that Xiaoya had dragged him into the water to resist the robbers. She was a smart woman who knew how to use everything she had, including her appearance, and This is also her greatest asset, her elegant temperament, even some women's crowns cannot match her.

Wu Yi doesn't have much prejudice against such a character. Such a character needs to be driven by motives. Good and evil are all in one thought. Xiaoya obviously did this for the sake of the incident in her family. The motives are good, so it is also a conspiracy against Wu Yi. It can be said that he is eager to save his mother.

Even so, it does not mean that Wu Yi is willing to be plotted. From an angle that no one can see, he gave Xiaoya an indifferent look and warned her not to act recklessly next time. Wu Yi did not refuse after the small warning, otherwise this The banquet might have ended unhappily, so Xiaoya accompanied him to his side. The servants had already arranged a low table and seats there.

After sitting down again, Xiaoya didn't dare to look up at Wu Yi. Wu Yi knew that she felt guilty, but she looked shy in the eyes of outsiders. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the county magistrate had given birth to a good daughter. If you build a relationship with a disciple, your future will be limitless.

When the guests came together, the county guard winked at the housekeeper behind him. After a while, the maidservants appeared like butterflies in flowers, holding jade plates in their hands, serving delicacies. They are all specialties of the Lingnan area. Because the sea is close to the river, the water is There are many dishes, most of which are delicacies that Wu Yi has been famous for for a long time but rarely seen. There are more that Wu Yi can’t even name. It’s really an eye-opener.

What surprised Wu Yi the most was that although some of the food here was simple, it was full of spiritual energy. It looked very much like the vegetables grown by the warriors in the mountain gate with spiritual water. It seemed that the county guard had put a lot of thought into the banquet. These vegetables were full of spiritual energy. It can't be bought just by having money.

When the vegetables and meals were almost served, the county guard stood up and said to the guests: "Today, we are fortunate to invite the Taoist master Lin Qi to visit Wuwei City." At this point, the county guard seemed to have thought of something. Look, Xiang Wu Yi, wanted to tell Wu Yi's name.

But because he didn't pay much attention to Wu Yi before, he didn't even write down Wu Yi's name at this time. He looked at the butler behind him out of the corner of his eye, hoping that he would come out to rescue him. The word Wu Yi is written on the back.

The county guard seemed to be amnesty, and smiled to cover up his previous embarrassment, and continued: "There is also Taoist Wu Yi. If Taoist Wu Yi had not come to help, the little girl might have been kidnapped by the strongman." The county guard tried his best at this time. Beautifying Wu Yi to pray for Wu Yi's forgiveness made Wu Yi very embarrassed and couldn't help but hang his head.

Lin Qi smiled meaningfully at Wu Yi, seeming to indicate something.

"With two Taoist priests here, even if the traitors invite evil heretics, it will be useless. They will be wiped out in one fell swoop." After foreshadowing the glorious deeds of Lin Qi and Wu Yi, the county guard raised his cup high. , speaking to everyone. Wu Yi did not pay attention to what the governor said later, but was attracted by the content introduced before. Lin Qi was actually good at exorcising ghosts and subduing demons.

Everyone stood up one after another and bowed to Wu Yi and Lin Qi respectively, their words full of gratitude.

Although he was not very clear about what happened, he was already on the fire, so Wu Yi had to get up and have a drink. Everyone cheered, and everyone sang and danced at the banquet, reflecting the simple folk customs.

The looks and expressions of everyone made Wu Yi even more confused.

Xiaoya, who was beside Wu Yi, saw Wu Yi's confused expression and said to Wu Yi: "The rebels are the Baiyue ethnic group who were originally driven to the mountains by the imperial army. They have not come down the mountain for decades, and few of us are like them." When there was a dispute, there was no conflict between the well and the river. However, a few years ago, for some unknown reason, they suddenly came down the mountain to invade our soldiers and civilians. My father dispatched troops and generals to drive them back. However, after waiting, some evil heretics were invited to use witchcraft to harm the rich family. The big house made the big house in the city panic. "

Wu Yi did not make any judgment when he heard the words, but just nodded lightly, because he knew that the matter was definitely not that simple, but he did not continue to ask, because some things could not be asked.

The banquet ended in a joyful atmosphere. When Wu Yi went out, the willow branches were above the moon, and beside him, Xiaoya's pink face lowered her head shyly.

Seeing Xiaoya following her for a long time, Wu Yi turned around and said calmly: "Girl, please stay."

Xiaoya suddenly raised her head and said in disbelief: "But -"

Wu Yi did not look into Xiaoya's eyes, turned around and left, and still said: "Stay."

Xiaoya was anxious and wanted to follow him, but it was as if she was immobilized and couldn't move. She could only watch Wu Yi drifting away.

After she regained her freedom, Wu Yi had already disappeared. Tears welled up in her eyes. For the first time, Xiaoya felt a little insecure about her beauty.

Who can see clearly what a girl is thinking?