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Chapter 989: Chapter 124: Three Years
“An invitation?”
Liu Wenxuan was somewhat puzzled, “Whose invitation?”
“The invitation to Zhao Linglong’s Foundation Establishment Stage promotion!” Zhao Yu said with a somewhat odd expression.
“She sent you an invitation?” Liu Wenxuan was somewhat surprised, and somewhat incredulous.
Zhao Linglong, the woman who rose to the heavens in one step, had been one of the most noteworthy pieces of news in recent years.
She was puzzled. Zhao Yu was now but a minor character at the fourth tier of Qi Cultivation; Zhao Linglong was already at the Foundation Establishment Stage, so why would she send him an invitation?
“Maybe because we were once from the same place, she sent the invitation!” Zhao Yu chose to hide the story between him and Zhao Linglong, fearing Liu Wenxuan would overthink it.
“So, are you going?” Liu Wenxuan clearly sensed something odd, but she didn’t speak of it outright.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Yu nodded slightly and said, “An old friend has advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, naturally, I should go take a look. Besides, the food and drinks at this kind of banquet are not bad, I’ll pack some to bring back for you!”
“Don’t!”
Liu Wenxuan quickly waved her hand and said, “The people going there are all either rich or noble. It’s rare that she still remembers the friendship between you, so don’t pack anything. It would just embarrass you for no reason…”
“Alright, I understand…”
Zhao Yu smiled, bid farewell to Liu Wenxuan.
After he left, Liu Wenxuan hesitated for a moment, then took out some Spirit Stones from her secret stash and hurried to a neighborhood market.
Arriving at a place that specialized in selling information, Liu Wenxuan asked with a nervous heart, “I want to know about the relationship between Zhao Linglong and Zhao Yu, how many Spirit Stones might that cost?”
She felt Zhao Yu was a minor character, so getting information on him probably wouldn’t be cheap.
The principle of selling information was that those with a bit of fame weren’t very expensive, but information on those without fame or with substantial fame was costly.
“One Spirit Stone!”
“What?!”
Liu Wenxuan was stunned on the spot. She had budgeted a hundred Spirit Stones for information; she never expected it to cost only one.
After she paid one Spirit Stone and received the information, she was dumbfounded.
“So, it turns out that Zhao Linglong and Zhao Yu, they were once lovers…”
“Even, Zhao Yu’s arrival at Mount Shu was all thanks to Zhao Linglong’s pleading on his behalf with the second young Miss of the Zhao family…”
“Moreover, within three years of ascending the mountain, Zhao Linglong kept sending letters to Zhao Yu…”
The content of the information was very detailed. Anyone with inside knowledge would easily conclude that it was passed on by the second young miss.
Or rather, Zhao Linger actively sold the information regarding Zhao Yu and Zhao Linglong to the information-trading establishment.
Liu Wenxuan finally understood why Zhao Linglong’s Foundation Establishment banquet invited Zhao Yu.
He must not go!
Liu Wenxuan suddenly realized that this banquet was not a good place for Zhao Yu.
After all, no matter how things were between them in the past, now Zhao Linglong was Jin Gang’s partner and had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage with the resources provided by Jin Gang.
Zhao Linglong’s purpose in inviting Zhao Yu might be to say goodbye, cutting off past emotional ties, but that didn’t mean others wouldn’t make things difficult for Zhao Yu.
Thinking of this, Liu Wenxuan immediately started to run, heading straight for the location of the banquet.
Regrettably, she was stopped at the outskirts without ever reaching the banquet venue.
Without an invitation, they simply wouldn’t let her pass.
After all, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator’s banquet was of a very high level, held on an entire mountain dedicated to the event. Ordinary Qi Cultivation cultivators without an invitation didn’t even have the chance to enter the mountain.
“What should I do now?!”
Liu Wenxuan was extremely anxious, but she was powerless and could only wait outside.
“I hope he won’t be completely disheartened…”
…
The scale of the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator’s promotion banquet was much larger than Zhao Yu had imagined.
It might also be because Jin Gang’s and Zhao Linglong’s Foundation Establishment banquet were being held together.
So much so that the entire mountain was celebrating the banquet, with Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators descending from halfway up and above, in an endless stream.
There were quite a few Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators, like Zhao Yu; just the second platform where Zhao Yu was standing had no fewer than a few hundred people.
Looking around, Zhao Yu even spotted a familiar face, the second young Miss of the Zhao family, Zhao Linger.
How could she be here?!
Zhao Yu was puzzled; according to his understanding, Zhao Linger should be above since she had the closest relationship with Zhao Linglong.
Moreover, this was only the second platform. Even if Zhao Linger had to stay below due to her cultivation level, she should have gone to the first platform.
Zhao Yu glanced toward the first platform and noticed that all the cultivators there were in the Qi Cultivation Stage as well, but the majority were wearing the garments of major families and clans, with those from the Jin family being the most numerous.
In that case, it was understandable.
While Zhao Yu was thinking this, Zhao Linger suddenly started making a scene.
“I am Zhao Linglong’s close friend; why have I been arranged here?!”
“Where is Zhao Linglong? Bring her to see me!”
“Fellow Zhao, please remain calm…” The Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator tasked with keeping order, who was at the ninth tier, stopped Zhao Linger and quickly sent a message upstairs.
The surrounding people who heard the commotion immediately gathered around, curious to see Zhao Linger, and upon recognizing that she was indeed the one, many clicked their tongues in wonder.
“This Zhao Linger, it is said that she was Zhao Linglong’s former master…”
“It is rumored that Jin Gang and Zhao Linglong were brought together thanks to Zhao Linger…”
“Why have they left her here?!”
“Who knows!”
As everyone was talking, another person descended from the sky in the distance.
“Those who can fly are Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators!”