Su Xiaoliu looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
Zhong Fengyue slowly walked down from the second floor. When he reached the group of the alliance leader, he bowed and said softly, "I, Zhong Fengyue, pay my respects to all the seniors." Although his tone was humble, his aura was by no means inferior.
The alliance leader let out a soft laugh, waved at the waiter to add another stool, and said, "Please take a seat, Young Master Zhong."
The Island Master Tang looked at Zhong Fengyue with a smile. Then he turned to the black - robed old man who seemed a bit dazed and said, "This is Young Master Zhong of the Heavenly Gift Sect. Old Man Tong, didn't recognize him?"
The black - robed old man suddenly realized and said loudly, "I remember. So this is the young master!" He leaned forward a bit. "How is the Heavenly Lord's health recently?"
Zhong Fengyue smoothed his robe and sat down. He smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "He's fine. Thank you for your concern, Old Man Tong."
The red - dressed woman beside them, upon seeing Zhong Fengyue, changed her arrogant look. She偷偷 glanced at him a few times and said shyly, "Is Young Master Zhong going to participate in the martial arts tournament?"
Zhong Fengyue looked up at her and said softly, "Yes."
The red - dressed woman beamed and lowered her head.
"Young Master Zhong's swordsmanship is excellent. Ordinary opponents are no match for you," said the Island Master Tang as he put down his wine cup.
Zhong Fengyue hooked his lips into a smile and said modestly, "Senior, you flatter me." After a pause, he added, "But this time, I don't plan to compete with a sword."
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.
Su Xiaoliu was also stunned. Not use a sword? With the Heavenly Gift Sword in hand and yet not use it. Wasn't it obviously giving up a great opportunity?
The alliance leader's hand holding the wine cup paused for a moment. He turned his head to look at Zhong Fengyue and asked in confusion, "Why not compete with a sword?"
Zhong Fengyue smiled and replied, "It's related to the sword I carry."
Although everyone was puzzled, they didn't press further. After all, the Heavenly Gift Sword was a well - known treasure in the martial arts world. Asking too many questions would be inappropriate.
"By the way, Old Man Tong, you'd better introduce your two female disciples to Young Master Zhong quickly. They haven't met yet," said the Island Master Tang with a smile. He looked at the red - dressed woman who had been keeping her head down and then at the black - robed old man who was pouring wine.
It's more like trying to play matchmaker. Su Xiaoliu murmured secretly and looked at the young man in white. For some reason, she always felt that there was something between them. Although they had met once before, even if he didn't recognize her, Su Xiaoliu still felt that he was gradually drifting away from her.
The black - robed old man put down his wine cup, looked at his two beautiful female disciples, and said with a soft laugh, "Okay, then I'll introduce them." He pointed at the red - dressed woman and said, "Young Master Zhong, this is my youngest female disciple of the Nanshan School, Mu Lianyi. Lianyi is playful by nature. Her senior brothers have spoiled her. She loves swordsmanship. Maybe she can ask Young Master Zhong for some advice."
Zhong Fengyue gently raised his wine cup and smiled slightly.
"Master!" Mu Lianyi complained shyly. The black - robed old man burst into laughter immediately.
A moment later, he pointed at the slender - waisted woman in a light purple silk dress who had been secretly looking at the alliance leader and said, "This is my female disciple of the Nanshan School with the best light - footed skills, Chong Xiao. Xiao'er has been practicing martial arts with me since she was five. She can endure hardships, but she rarely goes down the mountain. I brought her out this time just to broaden her horizons."
The light - purple - robed woman named Chong Xiao smiled and nodded at Zhong Fengyue.
"Master Tong, you have quite a few excellent disciples in your school," said the alliance leader, looking at Master Tong with a slight raise of his starry eyes and a smile on his face.
Master Tong shook his head with a smile and briefly introduced the other disciples behind him.
Su Xiaoliu secretly watched their every move. Her gaze fell on the extremely beautiful woman beside the Island Master Tang who had been silent all the time. There was always a polite, faint smile on her beautiful heart - shaped face, and she stood quietly aside. Su Xiaoliu was most curious about her. Unfortunately, she was a beauty who didn't like to talk. Su Xiaoliu didn't hear her say a single word from beginning to end.
Just as the group was chatting and laughing merrily, several more people suddenly entered through the door.
"I was wondering why I couldn't find anyone. So you're all gathered here," said a voice.
Su Xiaoliu followed the voice and saw a middle - aged man in a black robe with dark cloud - patterned sleeves enter through the door. He wore a purple - gold hairband on his head, with two tufts of white hair tied in it. He walked in with high spirits. Beside him, besides a few servants, there was a handsome man who caught people's attention. He was wearing a crane - feathered cloak. His eyebrows were as black as ink, and his temples were as sharp as a knife's cut. When he saw the extremely beautiful woman beside the Island Master Tang, he was slightly stunned.
"So it's Old Man Wei and Young Master Wei Feng," someone said.
The group of the alliance leader stood up and welcomed the two of them.
The black - robed man called Old Man Wei and the handsome man beside him walked towards them and stopped in front of them.
"I didn't expect Young Master Zhong to be here too," said the black - robed man as his gaze fell on Zhong Fengyue standing aside. He smiled and spoke.
Zhong Fengyue nodded slightly and said softly, "I didn't expect to meet Old Man Wei here. What a coincidence." His rosy lips on his chin opened and closed. A gentle breeze blew by, and his high - bridged nose was faintly visible. Su Xiaoliu was a bit dazed looking at him.
Old Man Wei nodded with a smile and then looked at the alliance leader and the others.
The extremely beautiful woman beside the Island Master Tang was also stunned for a moment when she saw the handsome man. Immediately afterwards, Su Xiaoliu saw a flash of shyness on her face.
There's something going on! Su Xiaoliu's eyes lit up. It seemed that she had seen something interesting.
She picked up the chopsticks on the table and tapped on Chu Weixin's back of the hand. She leaned over and whispered, "Look at those two. Is there something between them?"
Chu Weixin had been looking at the alliance leader and the others since Zhong Fengyue came downstairs. Of course, he didn't miss what Su Xiaoliu was talking about.
He let out a soft laugh. His cold eyes looked at Su Xiaoliu and said, "The Tang and Wei families have always been family friends. Miss Tang Yuyan, the daughter of the Island Master Tang, and Young Master Wei Feng, the son of Old Man Wei, were both the number - one beauties in the martial arts world in the previous generation. They've been in contact since the Pingshan Conference and are already engaged. This fateful union has been widely praised by the world. It's a wonder you don't know anything about it."
The Tang and Wei families are family friends? And these two were the previous number - one beauties in the martial arts world? And they're already engaged!
Su Xiaoliu widened her eyes and carefully sized up the two of them. No wonder they had been openly flirting with each other since Young Master Wei Feng came in!
Chu Weixin looked at Su Xiaoliu. Of course, he knew what she was thinking. He said with a soft laugh, "They just glanced at each other. Don't be jealous."
"Who's jealous!" Su Xiaoliu gave him a cross look and said no more.
When Master Tong saw the middle - aged man in brown clothes, he raised his wine cup and said with a smile, "Old Man Wei, I wonder what you've been up to in recent years. There's been no news at all. Are you busy preparing for Young Master Wei Feng's wedding?"
The Island Master Tang glanced at Master Tong and said with a smile, "Hey, you can't talk nonsense. Old Man Wei is busy dealing with official affairs on weekdays. He has a lot of things to do."