Chapter 3864 — The Purpose of the Banquet
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"The reason is simple. He is the Chongtian Pavilion's managing senior disciple, and I am now its managing second disciple—ranked below him." Xu Lingchong smiled enigmatically.
"So what? Ranked below him means you have to entertain him like this? With your background, Young Master Xu, crushing that sort of goods underfoot would take a matter of minutes. Before, when your strength was a notch inferior, there was nothing to be said for letting him have the managing senior disciple post, but now that you're also at the peak of the Foundation-Establishing realm, what's left to fear?" Lou Tianyou was now even more bewildered.
Two months ago, when he had served as the Chongtian Pavilion's welcoming envoy to receive the newcomers, Young Master Xu had only been at the peak of the late Foundation-Establishing stage. But now, two months later, with the aid of various pills, he had reached the great perfection of the Foundation-Establishing realm—just like Nantian Guan, the managing senior disciple, only a single step from the Golden Core stage.
Hearing Lou Tianyou's confusion, Xu Lingchong could not help but laugh. "Tianyou, haven't you seen it clearly enough? I'll speak plainly: the purpose of my lavish banquet for Nantian Guan today is to tell him that I am now an expert at the great perfection of Foundation-Establishing, and it's time he yielded that managing senior disciple's seat."
"So that's it! I said to myself, how could our Young Master Xu be the sort of fool to let others take advantage of him for nothing—so there was deep meaning in it after all!" Lou Tianyou laughed heartily, then frowned. "It's just that Nantian Guan does have some background after all. If you just say the word, Young Master Xu, will he really step aside on his own?"
"Hmph, that depends on whether he knows what's good for him. Courtesy before force—today's meal is only a greeting; there are plenty of methods to come." Xu Lingchong gave a cold snort.
Even he, Young Master Xu, was somewhat wary of the background of the Three Heroes of the Nan clan. Unless driven to it, he was unwilling to make an enemy of them lightly. But cultivators put their interests first, and if the other side truly lacked sense and insisted on blocking his path, then Xu Lingchong would not mind paying a price to trample him down.
"You people spend all day on schemes and intrigues—it wears me out just listening. Anyway, when the time comes, I'll do whatever you tell me to, Young Master Xu." Lou Tianyou scratched his head with a pained expression, then his face changed with excitement. "Forget these headache-inducing matters—let me tell you something amusing, Young Master Xu."
"Something amusing?" Xu Lingchong raised an eyebrow in surprise. When these young masters gathered, there was rarely any serious business; it was basically every variety of play. And Lou Tianyou here was the most playful of them all.
"That shameless slut Murong Zhen—I kicked her all the way down to the Welcome Pavilion with one stroke, and had her pinned as a newcomer of the Qingyun Pavilion. Even after she leaves the Welcome Pavilion, she'll only be able to squat in a waste-collection depot like the Qingyun Pavilion. Isn't that amusing, Young Master Xu?" Lou Tianyou chuckled with a look of seeking credit, speaking smugly.
Unexpectedly, Xu Lingchong looked utterly baffled. "Murong Zhen? Who's that?"