sjar Chapter 1751
Chapter 1751
Once there was no one else in the hall, Lin Yuqiong gently clapped her hands.
In an instant, several servants and maids emerged from the corridors on both sides of the main hall. Some carried carved tables, while others carried jade platters filled with amber-colored spirit wine, crystal-clear spirit fruits, and various exquisite delicacies. They quickly arranged everything around the two of them.
"Brother Chen Xuan, please."
Chen Xuan nodded and sat down, his gaze sweeping across the hall.
Several charming maids, barefoot and clad in shimmering, iridescent robes, danced gracefully to the sounds of chimes and bells emanating from behind a screen. Their skirts swayed like blooming lotuses as they twirled, and their footsteps were as light as fireflies, creating a uniquely elegant and refined atmosphere in harmony with the sounds of string and wind instruments.
“These are all my trusted servants. We will never reveal a word of our conversation.” Lin Yuqiong raised her white jade wine cup and gestured to Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan smiled and raised his glass in response. He didn't care about this little show of force. Even if the news did get out, so what? In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy or trickery was nothing more than the antics of a clown.
It must be said that as the young master of the Holy City, Lin Yuqiong's daily diet was something Chen Xuan had never experienced before.
The aroma of wine mingled with the sweet scent of spiritual fruit filled the air, and the figures of dancers intertwined with the music. What should have been a pleasant banquet couldn't conceal the underlying tension.
Seeing that Lin Yuqiong did not mention the current situation of Qilin City first, Chen Xuan was not in a hurry. He simply sat calmly at the table, enjoying the fairy's dance while savoring the delicacies and spirit wine of the holy city, his expression indifferent.
After several rounds of drinks, Lin Yuqiong finally raised her hand and waved. The dancers and musicians in the hall understood immediately, bowed, and withdrew. The hall fell silent, with only the sound of the two of them sipping their drinks remaining, and the atmosphere gradually became solemn.
Chen Xuan remained calm and composed, his fingertips caressing the warm jade cup, awaiting the next development.
"Brother Chen Xuan, to be honest, I originally planned to expose that traitor as soon as I returned and completely thwart their conspiracy." Lin Yuqiong didn't use telepathy, clearly having great confidence in the security of her residence.
"But after returning to Qilin City, I discovered that the person had already joined forces with several elders and even invited several outsiders from beyond the realm. As for the three teenagers alone, even with my cultivation level, I couldn't see through their true nature at all." He frowned, his tone tinged with melancholy.
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise finally flashed in Chen Xuan's eyes, and he became interested: "Oh? Is that so?"
Lin Yuqiong nodded solemnly, recalling the scene at that time, her tone becoming increasingly somber: "I asked my father about the origins of those three people, and he only said that the Second Elder and others had spent a huge amount of money to invite foreign aid from outside the realm to help Qilin City overcome its difficulties."
"But when I pressed him for details, my father remained silent, and his expression was quite strange." He recounted the details of the incident in detail, as if afraid of missing anything.
Chen Xuan frowned. If the traitor truly intended to collude with outsiders to plot against Qilin City, how could the Lord of the Holy City be so indifferent to the origins of these outsiders? Since he knew the details, why would he hide it from his own son? This matter was suspicious in every way.
“That’s why I dare not act rashly.” Lin Yuqiong downed the wine in her cup in one gulp, her tone filled with suppressed anger. “Fortunately, my sister and I have not been without success after all these years of traveling around – meeting you, Brother Chen Xuan, is the greatest fortune of Qilin City.”
Chen Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze calming down: "There's no need to rush. They want to conceal their identities, but I'm determined to see just who these three are."
As soon as he finished speaking, he put down his wine cup and slowly formed a hand seal.
In an instant, nine crystal-clear petals emerged from the void, shimmering with a faint light—this was the first time Chen Xuan had used a divination artifact so solemnly since arriving in the outer realms.
As he changed the hand seals, nine petals slowly drifted in the air. Then, a vast star map suddenly unfolded, filled with stars that shimmered with a faint light.
Guided by Chen Xuan's deduction of the Great Dao, the nine petals, like butterflies seeking their way, fell towards various locations on the star map.
What was thought to be a routine calculation suddenly changed when the nine petals were about to fall in three locations. The stars at two of the locations suddenly went out, and the six petals that were about to fall there also instantly turned to ashes and disappeared without a trace.
Only the other three petals landed peacefully in a corner of the star map, trembling slightly.
The magical artifact was forcibly annihilated! As the caster, Chen Xuan's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, and he felt a slight tremor in his sea of consciousness.
However, his soul had already been tempered to be extremely powerful, and this backlash was not enough to damage his foundation. His fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly before returning to normal.