#202 - Aren’t the troublemakers here?

Tianxuan Sect, Hall of Rites.

An elder rolled up his sleeves and poured a cup of tea for the man in front of him: "This time at the Zixia Grand Ceremony, Junior Nephew Xia, your voice is very high. Many elders support you as the Holy Son. In the hearts of the disciples, Junior Nephew Xia is also the hope of everyone."

Xia Donghua smiled and shook his head: "How can there be any high voice? The one with the highest voice should be our Senior Brother from Yunhai Peak. If not, it would be Qin Qingwan, the disciple of Elder Wangxuan. Actually, He Qingqing from Baihe Peak also has some competitiveness."

"Hahaha." Elder Xu of the Hall of Rites smiled and shook his head, "Although that kid Chen Yun is indeed good, he is not interested in this position. No one else can compare to you. In the hearts of us old guys, you are the most suitable one."

Xia Donghua raised his teacup: "Then this junior will use tea in place of wine to thank Elder Xu for your appreciation."

"Easy to say, easy to say." Elder Xu also raised his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

Elder Xu stroked his beard: "When Junior Nephew Xia becomes the Holy Son, our Hall of Rites needs to hold a grand ceremony for Junior Nephew Xia. It's just that the Hall of Rites' Hall of Ritual Law is a bit old..."

"What's so difficult about that?" Xia Donghua naturally understood what Elder Xu meant, "When the time comes, I will directly renovate the entire Hall of Rites. After all, ritual law is very important, and the Hall of Rites is the face of our Tianxuan Sect."

"Then I will thank Junior Nephew Xia in advance, oh no, thank you Holy Son!" This time, Elder Xu raised his wine cup.

"Elder Xu, please don't be so polite." Xia Donghua said with a smile.

"Elder Xu, Senior Brother Xia..."

Just as the two were talking happily, a disciple walked in and bowed to the two of them.

"What is it?" Elder Xu said with a smile, looking in a good mood.

"Reporting to Elder Xu, reporting to Senior Brother Xia, Xu Ming from the Wu Kingdom has come to offer congratulations at the invitation of Senior Aunt Qin."

The disciple said, and from the tone, he seemed to be a little apprehensive.

"Xu Ming..."

Hearing the name Xu Ming, Elder Xu frowned and looked at Xia Donghua beside him.

Xia Donghua said calmly: "We don't know Xu Ming. How do we know if it's Xu Ming? Besides, Junior Sister Qin is still in seclusion. Without Junior Sister Qin's confirmation, how would we know if it's Junior Sister Qin's invitation?

Let this Young Master Xu leave first.

We'll talk about it when Junior Sister Qin comes out of seclusion."

Elder Xu nodded: "Do as your Senior Brother Xia says, go down."

"But..." The disciple hesitated.

"What else is there to say?" Elder Xu looked a little displeased.

"But Elder, that Young Master Xu gave this to this disciple." As the disciple spoke, he handed over a jade pendant.

Elder Xu looked it over and saw the words "Wen Wu Qing" written on the jade pendant: "What does this jade pendant mean?"

The disciple explained: "Reporting to the Elder, Wen Wu Qing is an official position personally set up by the Emperor of the Wu Kingdom for Xu Ming. There has never been one before. Xu Ming is the first. Xu Ming said he is here on behalf of the Wu Kingdom to offer congratulations."

Elder Xu, Xia Donghua: "..."

Outside the Tianxuan Sect, Yue Lou looked very anxious, while Xu Ming looked calm.

"Why does Miss Yue call Qingwan 'Senior Aunt' but call the son of the Tianxuan Sect Master 'Senior Brother'?" Xu Ming asked, looking for a topic.

Yue Lou was speechless: "Of course, it's because of seniority. Elder Wangxuan is the current Sect Master's Senior Sister, and Senior Aunt Qin is Elder Wangxuan's personal disciple. We definitely call her Senior Aunt.

Although Senior Aunt Qin doesn't stand on ceremony and always tells others to call her 'Senior Sister' or 'Junior Sister,' in my heart, Senior Aunt Qin's seniority is that high.

As for Senior Brother Xia, he is indeed the Sect Master's son, but Senior Brother Xia is just a direct disciple of an elder. Naturally, we address him as Senior Brother."

"I see." Xu Ming understood.

"Forget about that, does your jade pendant really work?" Yue Lou asked Xu Ming, a little worried.

In Yue Lou's plan, she shouldn't have let the outer sect disciple guarding the gate report. Instead, she should have directly suppressed the two outer sect disciples with her identity and then brought Xu Ming in.

By the time the old guys in the Hall of Rites reacted, she would have already brought Xu Ming in.

Now that the disciple has gone to report, it's estimated that it will be very troublesome.

When the time comes, this outer sect disciple will have the clear support of the elders of the Hall of Rites, and he will be even more confident.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems." Xu Ming confidently explained.

"If you say I'm Qingwan's guest, then the other party wouldn't care too much, but I'm visiting as an envoy of the Wu Kingdom. If they don't let me in, then they're not giving the Wu Kingdom face. I think your sect's disciples shouldn't have such great courage."

Listening to Xu Ming's explanation, Yue Lou's mind didn't quite grasp it, but after careful consideration, she felt it made sense.

That's indeed the case!

The Wu Kingdom is one of the ten great dynasties of the human race.

And Xu Ming is an official of the Wu Kingdom.

Xu Ming is visiting as an official of the Wu Kingdom. How dare they not receive him?

Sure enough, in less than two incense sticks' time, the gatekeeper disciple quickly ran over and cupped his fists at Xu Ming: "Lord Xu, I'm really sorry just now. I was just acting according to the rules. Please forgive me."

Xu Ming naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against an outer sect disciple. Like these outer sect disciples, no matter which sect they are in, they are actually very difficult: "Then can I go in now?"

"Of course, Young Master Xu, please come in."

The disciple quickly opened the way.

Xu Ming nodded and walked up the mountain.

Yue Lou was a little surprised. She didn't expect things to be so simple.

"I made a lot of preparations, but I didn't expect to use them." Sitting next to Xu Ming, Yue Lou said with a smile.

"It's not over yet." Xu Ming shook his head, "They let me come up, but those people may not necessarily refrain from attacking me. At the very least, they will make things difficult for me."

Yue Lou was puzzled: "Aren't you visiting as an official of the Wu Kingdom? How dare they attack an official of the Wu Kingdom?"

Xu Ming glanced at Yue Lou, thinking that this girl was indeed very loyal to Qingwan, but why did she feel a little silly?

"Tianxuan Sect let me in because I am Wen Wu Qing, and behind me is the Wu Kingdom. Behind them is the Tianxuan Sect. Official against official, they can't possibly not let me in.

But any disciple of the Tianxuan Sect can make trouble for me.

Because they are ordinary cultivators, and I am also a cultivator. This is private against private."

Yue Lou: "I don't understand, it's a bit convoluted."

"It's okay, Miss Yue doesn't need to understand either."

Xu Ming pursed his lips forward.

"Look, speak of the devil, and the devil appears. Aren't the people looking for trouble here?"