Follow Zhu Hai to the martial arts arena.

The terrain here is open and the length and width are definitely hundreds of feet each!

The martial arts arena is surrounded by white jade railings. There are entrances to the east, west, and south. The north side is backed by a cliff hundreds of feet high. The two are about 20 feet apart. A waterfall flows down along the cliff to a place below.

It is located in a deep pool, and because the water flow is almost close to the mountain wall, the water mist stirred up is not very big, and the roar is not too loud. Through the waterfall, Feng Jiuxiao can vaguely see a huge "Edict" carved on the cliff!

It is several feet long and wide, with a brush stroke several inches deep, and the vermilion red paint is bright and eye-catching!

Each of the three entrances and exits is decorated with a pair of stone lions, a female on the left and a male on the right, about three feet tall, with teeth and claws and angry eyes, so powerful and intimidating!

The ground of the square is covered with huge marble tiles, which can be seen in the light! In the center of the square is a bronze statue of a god ten feet high!

The statue has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a red crown, green eyes, a tall nose, and triangular eyes. It has an ugly and ferocious appearance. It holds a three-five evil-killing male and female sword in its right hand, and holds the Yang Pingzhi Du Gong Seal in its left hand. It stands tall and majestic. It is a dragon and a tiger.

Master Shan Zhang!

Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but feel moved! Does Mr. Zhu Ba believe in the Zhengyi Sect?

He carefully observed the ups and downs of the surrounding mountains, but he saw that the origin of Zushan Mountain was that the dragon's head was facing up the river, and that it was facing the mountain along the river, which was contrary to the trend. The Feng Shui of this place was good, but why were stone lions placed on three sides of the square? Even more so on the north side of the mountain.

There is a huge word "Edict" engraved on the wall? This is clearly a feng shui tactic to suppress evil spirits!

Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but fell into deep thought, thinking to herself: Is there an evil spirit causing trouble here? That's why we set up this suppression strategy? What is the suppression thing? Could it be a tiger dragon? But the tiger dragon is just an ancient beast, and it rarely appears in the world, so it is easy to avoid causing trouble.

There is no evil in the human world. Feng Jiuxiao has been thinking about it in her heart, and followed Zhu Hai to the martial arts field.

At this time, a temporary red carpet was laid out in the martial arts arena, and a stage was built on the west side of the martial arts arena. It seems that there will be a good opera in the Liyuan tonight. A high platform was built on the north side. It is only three feet high, but it has "a panoramic view of the mountains and small mountains."

, which means "I am the only one who is supreme". There is a Taishi chair placed in the middle of the high platform, which should be the seat where the longevity prince receives gifts. On the east side of the martial arts arena, there are countless chairs densely packed, neatly arranged like a chessboard. Surrounding the martial arts arena are

Countless red lanterns were hung high, and suspended ropes were criss-crossed above the martial arts arena, and countless small lanterns were hung. Although it was not completely dark, the lanterns were all lit, and the entire martial arts arena was as bright as day.

Because the Zhu family's stewards have communicated with everyone in advance, as they have said before, although the Zhu family has a large business, its reception capacity is limited after all, and the accommodation space is still insufficient. Today, there are so many friends from all over the world that it is completely beyond expectations, so I have to ask everyone to

Just for a moment, so we won’t set up banquets in the martial arts arena. The banquets will be set up in each branch of the villa. I hope everyone can understand me.

There are at least 3,000 guests. If they gather together to dine in the martial arts arena, just the problem of serving food will be very difficult! The kitchen is not three to five feet away from here. To get to the nearest small kitchen, you need to go around a pond.

!Even if it can be solved by serving food, serving food and wine, the Zhu family will be in a state of panic. Originally, the Zhu family estimated that more than a thousand people could come, which would be overwhelming. They also underestimated the reputation of Mr. Zhu Ba.

I have connections with others! So eating is really not as comfortable as going to each branch. It is also noisy here, so everyone understands it very well.

As the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Department, Feng Jiuxiao naturally sat in the front row. Liu Mizhou sat next to Feng Jiuxiao.

Several white-haired old people sat down on their left and right. The servants called them "Master Zhang" and "Master Li". In addition, they were not wearing official uniforms and were quite old. Feng Jiuxiao estimated that these people were

There are some "used to be" officials who have retired and returned to their hometowns. On both sides, there are some "now" officials wearing official uniforms. The highest level of clothing can be seen as fourth grade. There are also some who are not officials but come on behalf of the family head. As the saying goes,

: The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door. How big the master is, how big the slave is. Some people are representatives sent by the first-rank officials of the day. Naturally, they have to be seated closer to the front. But since they have no official positions, they cannot go beyond the fourth-rank officials no matter how far forward they are! Otherwise, the fourth-rank officials are not allowed to sit higher.

What is the official authority of a high-ranking official?

At present, there is no one who is higher than Feng Jiuxiao!

Feng Jiuxiao smiled at Liu Miezhou, "I didn't expect that I am the most powerful person here today!" Liu Miezhou's melancholy eyes seemed to be even more melancholy, and he didn't speak. I don't know if he heard what he said. Feng Jiuxiao looked at him and said,

Feeling very bored, I had no choice but to turn my head and focus on the field.

When all the people in the dark crowd were seated, dozens of strong men in red filed in from the east gate, followed closely by the masters and young masters of the Zhu family, and women holding children entered the venue like a stream of water, and then the stars cheered

A group of young people from Yuedi appeared on the stage surrounded by the birthday boy Zhu Ba!

After the first dozens of strong men in red entered the venue, they lined up on both sides of the main seat, each of them majestic and imposing.

Feng Jiuxiao saw that Mr. Zhu Ba's face was glowing, he was energetic, his steps were vigorous, and he didn't look senile. He looked nothing like an eighty-year-old man!

As soon as Mr. Zhu Ba entered the venue, the guests who were already seated couldn't help but stand up. When one person stood up, the people around him also stood up. The sound was like rolling waves, and Feng Jiuxiao had to follow the trend and stand up.

Thousands of people waited silently for Mr. Zhu Ba to sit down.

Master Zhu Ba smiled and gestured with his hands for everyone to sit down. Thousands of people sat down in unison!

Feng Jiuxiao finally understood the power of Master Zhu Ba!

The master of ceremonies for this birthday was Zuo Sima Jiang Bianhe from Caizhou.

After Jiangbianhe's step-by-step opening remarks, he grandly introduced the life story of Mr. Zhu Ba. Every time he mentioned something wonderful, the guests applauded enthusiastically. Whenever he mentioned someone, if that person was present, he stood up and bowed to Mr. Zhu Ba.

I bowed my hands in greeting, my gratitude and respect were beyond words!

Although Jiangbian He spoke fast, his words were clear, and the thousands of people present could hear them clearly! Feng Jiuxiao heard that he was full of energy, and he turned out to be a master of the Sixth Realm!

After he briefly introduced the main brilliant achievements of Mr. Zhu Badai, he officially launched the birthday celebration ceremony! According to local customs, his own children first wish to celebrate his birthday, that is, Mr. Zhu brings his son, daughter-in-law, grandson, grandson-in-law, granddaughter, and grandson-in-law to the old man.

They kowtow and salute, then the second master, the third master, and finally the daughter and son-in-law and the whole family pay their birthdays, because the daughter has a "foreign surname".

Looking at the large family in front of her, Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but sigh: The Zhu family is really flourishing!

Then comes the birthday celebrations for outsiders.

Just opposite to the seating arrangements, young people with lower status went to pay birthdays first. Jiangbianhe read twenty names each time, and prepared in advance for whomever he called. Every group of ten people came forward to salute. Then the people with higher status arrived.

That's a group of five people.

The fewer the number of people, the more prominent the status of the person who wishes to pray for the birthday. On the contrary, the more respected the status of the person who wishes to pray for the birthday, the more important it is for Master Zhu Ba, right?

Watching others bow first and then presenting gifts, the master of ceremonies sang loudly beside them and said so-and-so presented such-and-such gifts. For example, Wang Ruoying, the right Sima of Caizhou, came to pay his birthday and presented a set of six horses from Zhaoling Hotan Jade! Another example is, Guangzhou Liuhe

Li Tianming, the leader of the Gun Master, came to pay homage to his birthday and presented a six-foot coral!

There are four treasures in the library, including antiques, paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins. Liu Mizhou couldn't help but asked softly: "Master, I wonder what we will give you later. Isn't it just a longevity gift?"

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Feng Jiuxiao also lowered his head slightly and laughed softly: "How can you? I have always been generous and will not send goose feathers thousands of miles away. Since we are sitting in the front row and thousands of pairs of eyes are watching, if we are empty-handed, we will not make the world laugh.

"At that time, not only will we be embarrassed, but we will also be thrown into the imperial city, Wei Qiansui, right?" He patted his chest and said mysteriously: "Fortunately, there is still stock!"

At this time, Jiang Bian heard about the Xiao family in the east city, the Xiao family in the west city, and some other second-rate and third-rate aristocratic families in the city. Only two heads of the Xiao family came to congratulate them with their wives and children.

The two Mrs. Xiaos were both beautifully dressed, and from a distance they were even more dazzling than their daughters.

After all, the two Mrs. Xiao were also beauties when they were young. Although they are old, their charm is still there. Seeing the fiery eyes cast from the guest seats, the two Mrs. Xiao are even more radiant and charming! The two Mr. Xiao are one

He frowned vigorously, but he didn't dare to say anything in front of everyone. If he made the tigress roar on the spot, it would be even more difficult to get off the stage!

The two Madam Xiaos were shining brightly in front of thousands of people. They were originally in a good mood, but as soon as the two Madams saw each other, their faces turned cold!

The two of them competed on the same stage and were equally matched, so they both felt unhappy!

Everyone returned to their seats angrily.

Jiangbian He read out the names one by one at the end, because in the end they were all high-ranking officials or highly respected celebrities, or local wealthy families. In order to highlight their respected status, they were called out one by one.

Fortunately, there were only a dozen people, so we didn’t have to worry about it taking too long.

The riverside crane sang: "Qiu Xiaoyun from Guangzhou Dafeng Hall has come to pay his birthdays! I offer you a jade peach tree!" Qiu Xiaoyun was tall, handsome and majestic, causing many women in the crowd to whisper.

"He is the second young master of the Qiu family?"

"Yes, you are so young."

"What? Do you think Qiu Er is a bad old man?"

"No, I have heard his name since I was a child. It has been more than ten years. I thought he was not thirty or forty years old."

"He became famous at a young age! I heard that he killed someone when he was only eleven years old!"

"Really? He looks so gentle that he dares to kill someone?"

"Don't forget what his father does!"

"His father? Guangzhou Dongbatian?"

"yes."

Some women whispered, causing the family elders next to them to frown. Some deliberately coughed a few times to show them to be reserved.

But the effect was minimal.

The elders shook their heads. Today's young people are really a headache.

The discussion continued until Qiu Xiaoyun sat down.

Just listen to the crane singing by the river: "Chu Liuhua, the third young master of the Chu family in Caizhou, came to pay his birthday and presented a nine-story Boshan incense burner from the Han Dynasty!" The guests at the banquet were exclaimed!

Ding Su, a skilled craftsman from Chang'an, made a nine-layered Boshan incense burner. The carvings were carved with strange birds and monsters, all supernatural beings, all of which move naturally. This is a famous furnace recorded in history books! Some old people even stretched their necks and widened their eyes to think.

I saw the true appearance, but it was a pity that I couldn't see it clearly from too far away. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhu Ba was so thoughtful. He waved to Jiangbian He, and Jiangbian He leaned over. Mr. Zhu Ba said a few words to Jiangbian He.

He nodded repeatedly, and then said loudly: "The old man said that all the gifts sent by relatives and friends will be placed in the Houshan Museum for a while. Friends who are willing to see them can go and appreciate them slowly." There was thunderous cheer at the guest table! Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help it.

I don’t admire Mr. Zhu Ba’s exquisite heart! He is considerate, good at empathizing with others, understands people’s hearts, knows what others need, and makes prompt decisions to give it to others in a timely manner. How can a person like this be unpopular?

Mrs. Xiao in Dongcheng suddenly saw that her good-for-nothing son-in-law suddenly became the young master of the Chu family, and came to celebrate his birthday on behalf of the Chu family. The priceless nine-story Boshan incense burner was sold to her. Her eyes were on fire and she felt quite regretful, but in full view of the public

It was really difficult to speak, so she pinched Dongcheng Lao Xiao's thigh hard. Lao Xiao's face turned purple in pain and he almost screamed, so he had to grit his teeth to hold back! Mrs. Xiao complained: "You trash! He is Chu

Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Lao Xiao smiled bitterly: "How could I know? I guess our father knows his identity."

"Your father must know! This old guy even lied to his own family!"
To be continued...