Martial Saint through Reading

Chapter 322: Chapter 266: External Qi Blood Pearl (3)

"..."

After a moment, the banquet was served.

"Senior Brother Chu, Old Meng." Jiang Zhan raised his cup in a toast.

Chu Ming and Meng Zhen raised their cups as well.

However, just as Chu Ming took a sip of the Golden Goblet Brew, a gleam flashed across his eyes.

He silently put down the cup, and the Sword Gourd Spirit instantly spread out.

Just now, the Silver Moon Four Pieces he was wearing all abruptly showed abnormal signs, something never happened before, as if responding to a call.

The Sword Gourd Spirit quickly expanded in range, from the Golden Goblet Pavilion to the street they were on, and then to several nearby streets.

Suddenly, on a street three blocks from the Golden Goblet Pavilion, two people entered Chu Ming’s detection range.

One looked about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, slender, pale-faced, his breath weak as though he had been seriously ill.

The other one seemed to be about thirty years old, with a strong presence, Upper Meridian Unlocking Realm with Nine Meridians.

The summons of the Silver Moon Armor seemed to be emanating from something on this person.

This person also seemed to have felt something, speeding towards the Golden Goblet Pavilion.

"Brother, slow down... huff..." The pale-faced young man began to gasp for breath after taking a few steps.

"Xiao Chen." The other person quickly slowed his pace.

"Brother, what’s wrong?" Zhuge Chen asked, taking deep breaths.

"The Silver Moon Heart Mirror has responded." Zhuge Rui said solemnly, in a low voice.

"Silver Moon Heart Mirror? Brother, do you mean..."

"Yes, the Silver Moon Armor has appeared."

"Then let’s hurry."

Zhuge Chen took a few deep breaths, quickening his steps again.

In just a moment, the two reached the front of the Golden Goblet Pavilion.

"Gentlemen, the Golden Goblet Pavilion is fully occupied."

"We are here by invitation." Zhuge Rui said calmly.

"Please enter, gentlemen."

The two entered the tavern, not stopping, and headed straight for the second floor.

Zhuge Rui, with eagle-like eyes, surveyed the surroundings and finally locked his gaze on a corner.

There, Chu Ming and his companions were sitting.

"Xiao Chen, over here."

Zhuge Rui led Zhuge Chen toward the corner.

"Gentlemen, may we join you?" Zhuge Rui asked, cupping his hand.

"No..." Jiang Zhan was about to refuse when a brute force of oppression suddenly reached him.

Meng Zhen immediately sensed that something was wrong, wanting to get up, but similarly, an invisible oppressive force kept him from moving.

Zhuge Rui glanced at the two, then turned his gaze to Chu Ming.

As he was about to repeat his oppressive tactics to force them, an even greater brute oppressive force came from all directions.

"Se... Senior..." Zhuge Rui’s heart was greatly shocked, hastily cupping his hands and bowing, "I... I didn’t mean to..."

Meanwhile, the oppressive force on Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan dissipated.

"Sit." Chu Ming withdrew his oppressive force, raised his cup in a toast to Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan.

"Senior... I have matters to attend to..." Zhuge Rui dared not sit; he just wanted to leave with Zhuge Chen quickly, already full of regret.

The oppressive force released by the black-clothed youth far exceeded his own!

The Silver Moon Armor was indeed precious, but only if they had the life to take it.

"Sit." Chu Ming casually put down his cup, his voice not loud, but in Zhuge Rui’s ears, it sounded terrifying like a force of ten thousand pounds.

"I just wanted to come here to have a drink of Golden Goblet Brew at the Golden Goblet Pavilion, and in my haste, disturbed your pleasure, please forgive me..."

Zhuge Rui pulled Zhuge Chen and reluctantly took a seat.

Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan sat nearby, eyes flickering with uncertainty.

The upper realm Meridian Unlocking Realm expert, oppressing others with force, only to be intimidated in return...

Having a super powerful senior brother is truly fortunate, Jiang Zhan thought to himself.

"The Golden Goblet Brew is good," Chu Ming poured wine for Zhuge Duo, "but it’s expensive."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Rui’s face instantly fell.

He knew well that the wine could only be so expensive, the truly costly thing was what compensation he should offer for recklessly oppressing someone with force.

"Senior, this is a pill I refined to enhance qi-blood," Zhuge Rui took out a bottle of elixir, looked first at Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan, then respectfully turned to Chu Ming, "It provides significant assistance for the Refining Organ Realm."

Chu Ming didn’t even look at the elixir, simply refilling Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan’s cups, even slightly lamenting, "Why is this pot of wine emptied in just a couple of sips?"

"Waiter, bring more wine." Jiang Zhan, quick-witted, ordered two more pots of wine.

Zhuge Rui felt bitter, taking out a few more bottles of elixirs: "Senior, these two bottles are Thousand Treasure Elixirs, refined with a thousand-year-old treasure medicine as the main ingredient, greatly beneficial to the Meridian Unlocking Realm."

The Thousand Treasure Elixirs, he had only four bottles, the most precious elixirs on his person.

"Hmm, that’s about enough drinking." Chu Ming said with a smile, "Why not drink, you two?"

He had examined the bottles of elixirs through the Sword Gourd Spirit, confirming they were indeed good pills.

"Thank you, Senior." Zhuge Rui raised his cup, toasting Chu Ming and his companions, and drank it all in one go: "I won’t disrupt your pleasure any further."

With those words, he took Zhuge Chen and left.

Meng Zhen and Jiang Zhan watched the duo descend the stairs, then turned their heads.

"Senior Brother Chu...?" Jiang Zhan stared eagerly at the elixirs on the table.

"I don’t need them, you split them with Meng Wanfu." Chu Ming replied with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chu." Jiang Zhan skillfully divided the elixirs into two, "Come on, Old Meng, let’s strive hard and nurture another organ this month."

"Thank you, Chu Royal Attendant." Meng Zhen earnestly cupped his hands.

The two, having traveled from Thousand Mile Mountain to Golden Snake Ridge, and now to the Golden Goblet Pavilion, had acquired more elixirs in a few days than years of battle merit exchanges in the Tiger Armor Army.

"Eat quickly, the food’s getting cold."

Chu Ming smiled, and the Sword Gourd Spirit locked onto Zhuge Duo as they left the tavern.

Zhuge Rui hastily exited the tavern with Zhuge Chen, running several blocks, his forehead dripping with sweat.

As for the weakened Zhuge Chen, his face turned even paler, breathing heavily several times before breaking into a violent cough.