#82 - Not to mention liking

The line for the gold invitation was much shorter compared to the blue and purple lines.

Jun Wuxie took a look; there were only a little over ten people ahead of him and Su Lan.

While they were waiting in line to submit their invitations, a middle-aged man in a python robe walked out from inside the gate, accompanied by two sharp-eyed old men.

"That's the Prince Liuyun of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the current Emperor's brother," Su Lan said to Jun Wuxie.

Jun Wuxie glanced over. Prince Liuyun stood on the steps in front of the gate, his gaze level, as if waiting for someone.

Before long, Prince Liuyun's eyes lit up slightly.

Almost at the same time, Jun Wuxie felt a pair of cold eyes staring at him from behind. A chill attacked him, like a blade pressing against his skin, causing the hairs on his body to stand on end.

He suddenly turned his head, his pupils constricting slightly.

Chu Zhongtian!

He hadn't expected to encounter this guy at the entrance. It was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

His eyes met Chu Zhongtian's, like needles against wheat awns, both seeing intense killing intent in the other's eyes.

Today, the Third Prince wasn't accompanying Chu Zhongtian, but Murong Qi, the young master of the Murong family, was following by his side like a lapdog.

Besides Murong Qi, there was also an old man in Great Chu official robes beside Chu Zhongtian, his face full of dignity, his eyes very sharp, and his gaze darting around like a hawk or wolf as he walked.

"Hahaha, welcome Crown Prince of Great Chu, General Zhenguan of Great Chu."

Prince Liuyun immediately beamed with joy and walked down from the steps to personally greet Chu Zhongtian and his entourage.

At the same time, the old man beside him turned and shouted loudly towards the mansion: "The Crown Prince of Great Chu and General Zhenguan have arrived!"

At this moment, Chu Zhongtian withdrew his gaze from Jun Wuxie and walked quickly towards Prince Liuyun, a faint smile appearing on his face. He said, "It is a great honor for this Crown Prince to be greeted personally by Prince Liuyun."

"Crown Prince Chu is too polite. You are the number one genius of Great Chu, a hero ranked tenth on the Southern Domain Wind and Cloud榜, a figure who will suppress one side in the future."

Prince Liuyun spoke highly of Chu Zhongtian.

At this moment, the lines for the blue and purple invitations stirred slightly, and everyone looked towards the entrance.

Jun Wuxie also looked up and couldn't help but be stunned.

A woman in a silver-white, floral-patterned long dress walked out gracefully, accompanied by two maids.

Ji Yinlan had come out.

Today was her day to shine, so why wasn't she staying inside? What was she doing coming to the entrance?

He was wondering about this when he saw Ji Yinlan walking towards Chu Zhongtian and his group.

"Yinlan, it's been half a year since we parted in Lincheng. How have you been these days?"

Chu Zhongtian immediately forgot about Prince Liuyun and hurried to meet her.

There was a hint of intoxication in his eyes, and his body was trembling slightly.

Jun Wuxie frowned, his gaze fixed on Ji Yinlan and Chu Zhongtian.

He really hadn't expected that Ji Yinlan would personally come out to greet Chu Zhongtian!

Once he saw Ji Yinlan, it seemed like Chu Zhongtian didn't see anything else.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Chu. I am well." Ji Yinlan's expression didn't change much. She simply nodded to Chu Zhongtian and said, "Brother Chu, please come inside."

"Hahaha, Crown Prince Chu, Yinlan personally came out to greet you, which shows that you hold a very important place in her heart." Prince Liuyun and his group walked towards the inside.

Jun Wuxie felt a little uncomfortable, after all, Chu Zhongtian was his mortal enemy.

But he thought about it. Ji Yinlan and Chu Zhongtian were old acquaintances, and considering the interactions between the two countries, it wasn't strange for her to come out and greet him.

Although he understood this reasoning, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Young Master, do you like her?" Su Lan saw that his expression was not right and transmitted her voice to him, saying this.

Jun Wuxie was stunned when he heard this. Did he like Ji Yinlan?

It shouldn't be love.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'd say she's a very good friend. I have some affection for her, but it's not love."

As he spoke, they had reached the front of the line, submitted their invitations, and he and Su Lan entered the mansion side by side.

The mansion was very spacious. Guided by the maids in the mansion, they passed through several courtyards and corridors, and passed through two gardens, arriving at a huge artificial lake.

A huge floating platform was built in the center of the lake. At the end of the floating platform was a delicate pavilion, surrounded by many pavilions connected by waterside corridors, all built around the floating platform.

Jun Wuxie saw that there were singers in each of the surrounding pavilions, playing musical instruments, and the elegant melody echoed in the sky above the lake, which was very pleasant to hear.

In front of the pavilion on the floating platform, there was a high platform with nine steps.

On top of it were three exquisite and luxurious chairs. A middle-aged man in his forties, with a dignified and heroic appearance, was sitting on the chair in the center, wearing a dragon robe and a crown. His deep eyes revealed sharpness and shrewdness.

On the chair to the left sat a dignified and noble beautiful woman, wearing a golden dragon and phoenix patterned dress, a red silk long skirt, and a phoenix pearl and emerald crown. It was clear at a glance that she was the current Empress.

The woman sitting on the right was wearing a silver-white palace dress. Who else could it be but Ji Yinlan?

On both sides below the high platform, there were two rows of tables and chairs, on which were placed all kinds of exquisite snacks, melons, and fruits, as well as several very delicate dishes and a pot of fine wine.

Those who held gold invitations were arranged to sit in the front seats of the two rows.

At this time, the front tables and chairs were almost full, and there were only a few seats left.

As soon as Jun Wuxie arrived on the floating platform, many eyes focused on him.

He could feel that there were curious, disdainful, and hostile gazes among these eyes, and they were all different.

"Isn't this the young genius Jun Wuxie who killed the elite disciples of the Great River Sword Sect with three swords a while ago?" A high-level member of the Bu family greeted him very enthusiastically. He looked at the seats on the floating platform and frowned, saying, "Why are the purple invitation seats all full? Only the last blue invitation seats are left?"

He smiled and pointed to the few empty seats at the end and said, "Young Hero Jun, you can sit in any of those seats at the end. There's no need to be restrained."

"Thank you for the kindness of the Bu family senior." He nodded to the high-level member of the Bu family, walked to the seat corresponding to the gold invitation with Su Lan, sat down amidst the surprised gazes of many people, and said to the Bu family high-level member, whose smile was stiff, "There's no need for you to worry about my affairs, senior."

The muscles on the face of the Bu family high-level member twitched violently a few times, and Bu Yunfei, who was beside him, had an even more gloomy face!

Even his Bu family could only sit in the middle seat, but Jun Wuxie was actually arranged to sit in the upper seat?

You must know, what kind of people were sitting in the upper seats?

Those were all first-rank officials, princes, and high-level members of special forces such as the Three Great Merchant Guilds and the Hunter Guild!

For a time, the faces of many people present were not very good, especially those sitting in the middle seats.

Although Jun Wuxie's reputation had risen sharply and he had great potential, he was backed by the declining Zongwang Academy and had no background. How could he enjoy such high-level treatment?