Chapter Eighty-Three: Qingqing's Probe

  At half past three in the afternoon, the guests invited by Wang Yan arrived one after another.

  Wang Yan and the others went out to welcome guests, leaving behind Yan Qingqing and Lin Xiao. Originally, Wang Yan wanted to pull them together to go, but neither Lin Xiao nor Yan Qingqing agreed.

  "It's not obvious, but you have a good capacity for liquor too." Xian Qingqing said with a smile as she watched Lin Xiao down almost half a bottle of whiskey by himself.

  Gurgle...

  He poured another cup and Lin Xiao smiled and said, "So-so."

  "Senior, you're too modest." Xian Qingqing said, taking an empty cup and pouring herself a glass from the wine bottle in front of Lin Xiao. "Thanks for helping me out earlier, senior! This one's to you!"

  He raised his cup in a gesture of respect and drank it all in one gulp with great vigor.

  Lin Xiao looked at her and smiled, raising his wine glass and drinking it all in one gulp.

  Putting down his wine cup, Qing Qing's eyes sparkled as he turned to ask with a smile: "Senior, may I ask how you subdued those people earlier?"

  "I've practiced Sanda for a while." Lin Xiao said the words he had already thought of, "Actually, even if I didn't make a move, those people wouldn't be able to do anything to Xue Mei, right?"

  Upon hearing this, Qingqing's body stiffened for a moment before quickly recovering.

  "Senior brother is overestimating me, I'm just a weak and delicate girl, how can I be a match for those strong boys?" Yan Qingqing emphasized the word "weak and delicate".

  "Really? Maybe I'm wrong." Lin Xiao smiled ambiguously.

  One after another, guests came in at the door. The incoming guests were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and had obviously been carefully dressed before going out. There were both men and women, but without exception, they were all young.

  Lin Xiao found several familiar warriors among these people, who were all freshmen of Lin Hai University this year, just like Yan Qingqing. It was obvious that they should know each other, otherwise they wouldn't have come to attend this celebration party.

  "Sister, your guest has arrived, aren't you going to go greet them?" Lin Xiao said, turning his head to look at Yan Qingqing.

  "Senior, please sit here for a while, Qingqing will come again later." She stood up from the chair and was about to walk forward, but suddenly stopped and turned her head back to smile at Lin Xiao, "Senior, you can call me Qingqing, calling me junior is too formal."

  "A name is just a code, it doesn't matter what you're called, and aren't you also calling me 'senior'?" Lin Xiao smiled as he raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp.

  "Then I'll call you Brother Lin." Xian Qingqing smiled and turned her head to walk towards the crowd.

  After Qing Qing left, Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze, but he was curious about the purpose of this group of martial artists who suddenly appeared.

  Everyone has curiosity, Lin Xiao is no exception. Under the circumstances that can be done, satisfying one's own curiosity is also possible.

  After a few minutes, the guests gradually increased, and the DJ played a soothing song, obviously arranged by Wang Yan. The lights in the venue also dimmed, and beams of colored light shone down, casting a flattering glow on everyone's face.

  Lin Xiao sat at the bar, some people would curiously look him up and down, but very few came over to chat with him.

  "I kind of regret following her." Lin Xiao suddenly thought to herself, Xian Qingqing was obviously not a clueless little girl, and it would be somewhat difficult to get anything out of her.

  Lin Xiao had also discovered that several quite capable individuals had entered, with combat powers all above thirty. Compared to Yan Qingqing and the others, these people were much stronger. Lin Xiao hadn't seen any of them among the new students before.

  In a corner that Lin Xiao couldn't see, Yan Qingqing was sitting with the three men of considerable strength that Lin Xiao had discovered earlier.

  "Sister, are you saying that some suspicious martial artist has discovered your identity?" one of the men said.

  Qing Qing nodded, "I don't know which faction he belongs to, it's also possible that he's from the Demon Gate."

  "This time, all seven major sects have sent people over. It's not easy for our Tianya Sect to gain the greatest benefit. As the vanguard, our main task is to find the remnants of the Demon Gate within Yujiang City. Let's not interfere with other fellow practitioners' affairs."

  "Lu Shixiong, that's not what I meant. In extraordinary times, one must take extraordinary measures. It's still unclear whether the other party is good or evil. I think it's best if we three go and investigate first. If they're from the demonic sect, then we'll have achieved a great merit!"

  The man who spoke had a hint of chill on his face, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, one look and you could tell he wasn't someone to be trifled with.

  "Lu Shixiong, I think Wan Shidi is right, we should go and try to probe." The man who spoke first also agreed with him, nodding his head at Lu Shixiong.

  Seeing that the two junior brothers were determined to go and test, Lu Chang, as the leader of the vanguard team of the Cang Heaven Sect this time, thought for a moment before nodding his head in agreement.

  "Alright, then let's trouble Qingqing to introduce us!" Seeing even Lian Lu Shixiong agreed, Wan Xiu couldn't help but give a sly smile as he said to Yan Qingqing beside him.

  "Three senior brothers, this way please." Qing Qing smiled and stood up, leading the three of them towards the bar where Lin Xiao was.

  Lin Xiao was drinking wine while observing the warriors in the arena, when he suddenly saw Yan Qingqing walking towards him. As his gaze fell on the three figures behind Yan Qingqing, a hint of sharp light flashed deep within his eyes.

  "This remark is indeed cautious." Lin Xiao thought to himself.

  "Lin Ge, I'd like to introduce you." Xian Qingqing walked up to Lin Xiao with a gentle smile and pointed at the three people behind her, "These three are my cousins. This is my senior, Lin Xiao."

  Lu Chang

  Fang Dong

  "Ten thousand swift horses."

  Lin Xiao nodded at the three of them, which was enough as a greeting.

  "My three cousins are all fond of martial arts, they have all learned from famous masters and have acquired quite some skills. When I told them about your performance today when you helped me out, they wanted to come over and get acquainted with you. You chat with them for a while, Lin Gege, I'll go attend to the other guests."

  As she spoke, Xian Qingqing nodded to her three so-called brothers and then walked away in another direction, leaving Lin Xiao and Lu Chang behind.

  "Shall we three have a drink?" Lin Xiao raised his wine cup and said with a smile.

  "I don't drink." Lu Chang said calmly, shaking his head slightly.

  "We'll drink with you!" Wan Xi and Fang Tong sat down beside him, waving their hands to signal the waiter to bring over three large bottles of whiskey.

  "Come on, let's have a toast!" Fang Tong raised his full cup of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

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