The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#412 - The first bird

"This is simple, just tell those people to give up their seats!" Zhu Xie blurted out, but halfway through, he seemed to realize something and glanced in the direction of the Sitianjian members.

Ye Ya smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After speaking, he took the clothes that the palace maid handed over with a blushing face, and without avoiding anyone, he put them on himself generously.

He was much shorter and thinner than Zhu Xie, so Zhu Xie's clothes looked a little loose on him, and the hem dragged directly on the ground. A set of casual clothes was actually worn by him like a robe.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Xie didn't know why, but a sense of pity arose in his heart. He was about to ask someone to fetch a smaller set of clothes, but he didn't expect Ye Ya to bow to him again, and then turned to walk towards Cheng Guan.

However, before he reached Cheng Guan, he heard another voice in the hall, "Why should the immortal masters take action against these small characters?"

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The speaker had a pair of sharp eyes like those of a hawk. Although the clothes on his body were a bit tattered, his hands were unusually clean, and the nails on his fingers were carefully trimmed.

He respectfully saluted Zhu Xie, "Commoner Qi Xiu wants to retrieve the weapons deposited with Your Majesty for use. This commoner guarantees that he will never hurt anyone."

"Impudent!" The guards rebuked one after another.

But Zhu Xie hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, but your weapons are all at Xuande Gate, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth."

"It doesn't matter, I'll go. I'll be back soon." Huo Xing Sun grinned, jumped into the lamp flame again, and emerged from the lamp flame in just a few breaths.

On the other side, Ye Ya, seeing someone standing up for them, also stopped and stood aside to watch the excitement.

He knew that Qi Xiu was trying to ingratiate himself with their master and apprentice, and he was not disgusted by this, because if a person knows how to assess the situation, it at least shows that the person is not stupid.

And smart people usually live better.

Qi Xiu strode up to Lu Ping, who was closest to him, and said in a deep voice, "His Majesty has already spoken. Aren't you going to get up obediently?"

Lu Ping raised his head and first glanced at Zhu Xie, who was silent and like a clay sculpture behind the main table, and then looked at Cheng Guan, who was not far away with a dark face and about to fly into a rage.

Then he refocused his gaze on the plate of sea bass sashimi in front of him.

He picked up his chopsticks and took another slice, dipped it in the old rice wine in front of him, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Qi Xiu was not angry at being ignored, but said, "Since you like to eat fish, do you know that the best fish sashimi should have red flesh and white veins, be as thin as cicada's wings, light enough to be blown away, and melt in your mouth?"

After a pause, he continued, "When I was young, I went to sea by boat, but unfortunately encountered a storm. Everyone else on the boat died, and only I survived by chance. I drifted at sea for a full seven days, and was about to die when an immortal came riding the waves and rescued me to land.

"That was a small island called Yingzhou. It had divine Ganoderma lucidum, jade mountains thousands of feet high, and stone springs in the mountains, called jade nectar, which tasted like wine and could make people forget their troubles. In the clouds, there were thousands of palaces, each inhabited by an immortal.

"The immortal who saved me was called Dai Qiu. He loved to eat fish the most. To repay his life-saving grace, I caught fish and cooked fish for him every day for twelve years. My fish became better and better, and I also accidentally developed a swordsmanship."

As he spoke, he drew out a long sword wrapped in shark skin from his waist.

The moment the sword was unsheathed, everyone in the hall felt a chilling aura.

Qi Xiu stopped talking nonsense, lightly turned his wrist, and picked up a piece of fish sashimi from Lu Ping's bowl. Then, he drew out the remaining five swords from his body in sequence and slashed at the piece of fish sashimi in the air.

Because his movements were too fast, everyone only saw several cold lights flashing past.

And that piece of fish sashimi, which had already been sliced very thinly by the imperial chef, was divided into six again by him.

The divided fish sashimi could not even be described as thin as cicada's wings. It was as light as snowflakes and slowly fell from the air. Looking at Qi Xiu again, he had already returned his sword to its sheath.

Witnessing this miraculous scene, many people in the hall were dumbfounded. Originally, some people had looked down on Qi Xiu for being the first to stand up and please the Dongxuan Zhenren master and apprentice, but now no one had such thoughts anymore.

Zhu Xie was also shocked, but what attracted him more was the story Qi Xiu had told earlier. If Dongxuan Zhenren was not still by his side, Zhu Xie would have immediately asked Qi Xiu where the immortal named Dai Qiu was now, and how to get to Yingzhou.

Zhu Xie looked at Qi Xiu a few more times, as if trying to remember him.

The latter's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, knowing that his goal had been achieved. It was certainly necessary to befriend the Donghua Zhenren master and apprentice, but it was his ultimate goal to get on Zhu Xie's line.

However, before he had time to enjoy the fruits of this victory, he heard Lu Ping sigh softly, "What, is cutting fish difficult? Does it take twelve years to practice?"

As Lu Ping spoke, he finally put down the chopsticks in his hand, and then with a flip of his other hand, a short sword appeared in his palm.

Qi Xiu felt that the short sword looked a little familiar, and then touched his chest, only to find that the place where the sword was hanging was already empty.

When?! Qi Xiu was shocked. He didn't remember how this young man in front of him had taken his short sword away.

This made him feel a little embarrassed, and the joy of just showing off his unique skills was diluted a lot.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Ping not only took the sword, but after saying that sour-sounding sentence, he actually imitated the Qi swordsman's previous appearance, picked up a piece of fish sashimi from the plate, and then the sword came out like a dragon, slashing at the fish sashimi in the air.

The action was exactly the same as Qi Xiu's, and in the end, that piece of fish sashimi was also divided into six.

Lu Ping threw the short sword back to Qi Xiu, whose face was pale, as if he had seen a ghost, and then did not forget to add another knife, "Do you still remember the way back to Yingzhou? If not, go to that island and practice again."

"Good!"

After a brief silence, Cheng Guan was the first to slap the table and shouted loudly.

His sudden roar startled everyone in the hall, but even those who disliked the Sitianjian members had to admit that Lu Ping's hand just now was extremely brilliant.

Although some sharp-eyed people saw that the fish sashimi cut by Lu Ping was not as neat as the fish sashimi cut by the Qi swordsman, and Qi Xiu used a full six swords to show off his skills.

But considering that Lu Ping only glanced at it and learned eight or nine out of ten of the swordsmanship that the other party had practiced hard for twelve years, it was no longer necessary to say who was stronger and who was weaker.