kingnovel Chapter 1209 Gu Xiu's Actions, City Lord's Birthday Banquet
Chapter 1209 Gu Xiu's Actions, City Lord's Birthday Banquet
There are many different accounts of how the year's beginning failed, but one thing is certain.
It was only after the four great sages joined forces and killed the two great sages of the East and West that Sui Xu Chu died and his body was even suppressed after his death.
I couldn't find out any further details.
But these things weren't that important to Gu Xiu right now; they just showed him a way to completely destroy the Three Enclosures Sea of Evil.
Holy Light!
This is the fundamental reason why everyone in the Three Enclosures of Sinful Sea can survive.
Once the holy light disappears, the gray fog will reappear. Not to mention the boundless evil demons within the gray fog, simply staying in the gray fog for a long time without the protection of the holy light will quickly cause people to be entangled by the various forces within the gray fog, and they may even turn themselves into evil demons.
But the Holy Light can be stolen.
"If we can steal all the holy light from the twelve holy cities of Ziwei Yuan, then all twelve holy cities of Ziwei Yuan will be destroyed, and then no one will be able to lead an army to invade the vast universe."
This is our chance!
After hearing Gu Xiu's information, Sui Xing's large, illusory eyes widened in excitement as she exclaimed, "Moreover, isn't the Ziwei Enclosure the highest of the Three Enclosures? Everything here will affect the Taiwei Enclosure and the Tianshi Enclosure. Doesn't that mean that if the Twelve Holy Cities are destroyed, the other two Enclosures won't be able to remain unscathed either?"
This is a huge discovery.
Although it was clear that there would be many difficulties, it was at least a direction, since Gu Xiu and his group came to the Three Realms Sea to break Hao Yu's predicament.
By destroying the Three Enclosures of Evil Sea using this method, Haoyu's predicament will naturally be resolved.
"I think we can make some good plans."
With bright eyes, Sui Xing pulled Gu Xiu aside and began to plan how to use the name Sui Xu Chu to build connections in various cities, how to find out the location of the Holy Light in the Holy City, and how to steal the Holy Light away.
Seeing Sui Xing's excited state, Gu Xiu really couldn't believe that Sui Xing and Sui Xu Chu had any connection. However, he didn't refuse the idea of stealing the Holy Light to save the situation.
He's not a good person.
He knew very well that if, as Shattered Star had said, all the holy light of the twelve cities were stolen, many people would surely die in the entire Three Enclosures Sea of Sin.
but……
So what?
He came from Haoyu, where he had friends, disciples, and people he cared about. Even though not everyone in the Three Realms of Sin was utterly wicked, their positions differed. If he had to choose one to die, he would not let the person he cared about die.
This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it's just a matter of perspective.
Therefore, he wanted to see first whether the plan to steal the Holy Light was feasible.
The next morning.
Gu Xiu went to the yamen as usual.
This is the fourth day since Gu Xiu settled in Wuwei City, and the third day since he joined the Six Doors. Today is a special day.
The birthday banquet for Duke Wuwei has begun.
Previously, Duke Wuwei had never cared about such things and had basically never held a birthday banquet. However, this time, in order to delay the time of surrender, Duke Wuwei specially prepared this birthday banquet and set up a betting game. Naturally, this birthday banquet was not only to be held, but also to be held in a grand manner.
The entire city of Wuwei was abuzz with activity.
As a constable of the Six Doors, it was impossible for him to stay in the yamen for a whole day. In fact, as soon as Gu Xiu arrived at the yamen, he and a group of colleagues were assigned to patrol the streets.
Of course, they were just constables, not the main force patrolling the city.
They simply strolled around their designated areas, keeping an eye out for any disturbances. The main force remained the guard battalion, with columns of troops constantly moving through the streets. At the city lord's mansion, the main venue, a large number of elite troops were gathered at the gate.
The constables all understood that they were not the main force, so none of them paid much attention to them.
In the words of an old constable, Wuwei City has not had any major problems for hundreds of years. Even if something did go wrong, they, a group of junior constables, would not be able to do anything. There would be no reward or punishment for doing a good job or a bad job, so they could just pretend and there was no need to work hard.
This statement resonated with most people, and Gu Xiu agreed. However, he did not neglect his duties. Instead, he used his position as a constable to take a tour of the city and get a general idea of the number of people stationed in various parts of the city.
When Gu Xiu returned to the Third Ring Road area in the afternoon, he found that the patrolling constables had already disappeared into the restaurants along the street.
"After a day of preparations, the banquet at the City Lord's Mansion is about to begin. As long as we don't make too much of a fuss, no one will care whether we've done our best or not."
Hearing the words of a senior, Gu Xiu immediately turned around and changed out of his constable uniform. When he returned, he was wearing a sky-blue robe, a dark green belt, and his hair was slightly combed. He had an ethereal air about him.
"I never imagined that with just a little grooming, you'd look even more like a nobleman than those other young masters. No, not nobleman, but rather exuding an air of otherworldly refinement." Fei Boyuan clicked his tongue in admiration. Gu Xiu glanced at him and, seeing that he too had changed into brocade robes, immediately smiled and said:
"Officer Fei's attire does indeed give him the appearance of a future city lord."
"Come on, you already know whether it's true or not, let's hurry up." Fei Boyuan said, and immediately led Gu Xiu towards the city lord's mansion.
He was expelled from his home and could no longer even take the city lord's surname, but most people in the city knew his identity, and even the soldiers guarding the city lord's mansion did not specifically stop him.
Even if Fei Boyuan couldn't produce a post.
In Fei Boyuan's words, there was no other way. After all, he had spread the word everywhere that he would succeed the city lord in the future. If he didn't attend the city lord's birthday banquet, which was held only once every hundred years, no one would believe him.
Gu Xiu did receive an invitation; he was an invited person after all.
The invitation was sent to him by Chao Wu yesterday. In fact, not only Chao Wu, but many of the young masters in the city had also invited him. If he were just a lowly constable, he would naturally not have this honor. However, with the recent emergence of "Sui Xu Chu" and the news of his being valued, regardless of Gu Xiu's status, it was clearly worthwhile to make his acquaintance.
Not to mention, he was the one who could find the karmic fruit, making him the most important candidate in this bet, and worthy of those noble young men's attention.
This was Gu Xiu's first time entering the city lord's mansion.
Even though he had already guessed what was inside, when he actually entered, he couldn't help but marvel at how grand the city lord's mansion was. Although it was called a mansion, its size was actually comparable to a vast mortal city.
Moreover, it is resplendent in gold and jade, no smaller than any imperial palace.
The internal roads were intricate and complex; if Fei Boyuan hadn't led the way, Gu Xiu suspected he would have likely gotten lost. Along the way, Gu Xiu discovered that the number of guards inside was no less than outside, with a sentry post every three steps and a patrol every five, and each patrol team exuded a strong aura of divine power.
There are many experts here!
In the very heart of the inner city, there stands a colossal building. Its exterior resembles the temple outside, but it possesses an added air of royal dominance. Gu Xiu peered into the distance and clearly saw the plaque above the main hall.
Wuwei Hall!
At first glance, the place seemed to be unguarded, but when Gu Xiu probed with his divine sense, he discovered that there were several auras that made him feel wary hiding in the shadows near the Wuwei Hall.
Under the holy light, a protective shield resembling a pot lid will form, covering the entire city. As the area at the very center of Wuwei City, the location of the holy light in Wuwei Hall is already obvious.
Gu Xiu did not act rashly.
They went to Chang Le Palace in the east with Fei Boyuan.
Quite a few people had already gathered here. Gu Xiu glanced at them briefly and could roughly divide them into four areas: the city lord's lineage, the meritorious clans of Wuwei City, the invited noble young men, and some lower-ranking people.
Fei Boyuan didn't go to find his brothers and sisters, but instead took Gu Xiu to sit in the most remote spot.
Even so, Gu Xiu could still sense it.
As the two of them sat down, many people from the city lord's faction stared at Fei Boyuan with eyes like knives and daggers, their expressions not very pleasant, clearly showing no goodwill towards this person who had been expelled from his family.
Fei Boyuan, on the other hand, didn't seem to care at all. After sitting down, he began to eat heartily, as if he really was just there to freeload a meal.
Gu Xiu didn't meddle in other people's business, but continued to observe the city's guard forces.
Before long, the city lord arrived.
This Wuwei Gongsheng was extremely robust, with abundant blood and qi, exuding an iron-blooded aura. However, Gu Xiu discovered that beneath this iron-blooded aura lay a hint of weakness, as if he might run out of energy at any moment.
The banquet was quite lively, with people celebrating birthdays and making new friends, and there were dancers performing throughout.
However, this noisy atmosphere had nothing to do with Fei Boyuan.
Even Gu Xiu had people approaching him, yet this man, who was once practically the crown prince, was the most deserted person in the entire room. He seemed unable to bear such cold treatment; even though he tried to pretend not to care, he still left alone, drunk, halfway through the banquet.
looks.
He was just a frustrated and unfulfilled prince.
"This man is nothing but an opportunist, hardly worthy of respect. Young Master Gu should keep his distance from him, otherwise, being implicated by him would be a great loss," a noble young man said to Gu Xiu.
Gu Xiu readily agreed, but as he glanced at Fei Boyuan's retreating figure, a hint of interest flickered in his eyes.
Fei Boyuan's acting skills are indeed quite good.
But Gu Xiu could sense that the soul imprint he had placed on him was getting closer and closer to another soul imprint.
"It looks like a major upheaval is about to occur in Wuwei City tonight."