Chapter 1301: Banquet

"What did you say?"

Inside the pavilion in the middle of the lake, the Blind Man turned around in surprise. "They’re here already??"

"Yes." A police officer replied truthfully. "After you gave the order, our people have been monitoring the surroundings. As soon as they appeared, we noticed them... Following your instructions, we have already sent people to invite them over."

"They?"

"Three people in total."

"Three people..."

The Blind Man frowned slightly and paced around the pavilion, deep in thought.

As early as a month ago, he had prophesied that a general star possessing the power to restrain the world-ending calamity would arrive at the South Sea Domain during this period. However, he didn't know much about the specific description of this general star, only that the person seemed very young...

"How old are they?"

"Not old, they all look under twenty, it’s just that..."

"Just what?"

"It’s just that only one of them, a young man in a Tang suit, looks extraordinary. The other two look quite shabby; they should be the Tang-suited young man’s attendants."

"Oh..."

The Blind Man was thoughtful.

"Sir, should we invite them into the pavilion?"

The Blind Man was momentarily speechless, unable to imagine how this person could ask such a foolish question. He said sternly:

"Although the Lord of the South Sea and the ancestor of the Pu family have temporarily repelled the Calamity of Taboo, they are both severely injured and need to go into seclusion. Right now, our South Sea Domain is short on people... This general star is the existence capable of slaying the world-ending calamity in the future; we must treat them well and keep them in our South Sea Domain."

"Yes! I’ll bring them over right now!"

"Prepare a table of fine wine and food as well, use the specialties of our South Sea Domain."

"Ah?" The officer was stunned. "Set... set it up here? Isn't this the dojo of the Lord of the South Sea... Does he... know about this?"

Since the Lord of the South Sea awakened, this pavilion had been his exclusive space. Apart from the Blind Man, no one could enter or leave, let alone set up a banquet here.

"He is right here at the bottom of this lake, what do you think?"

"Uh... I’ll get right on it."

"...Bring over those sacrificial vessels we’ve been keeping in storage, and a few crates of gold. Although a general star capable of slaying the world-ending calamity probably won't care about such worldly wealth, we still need to put on a show."

The officer had only been gone for a moment before running back in a hurry.

"What is it now?" The Blind Man asked impatiently.

"Sir, Ye Mu is here."

A flash of surprise crossed the Blind Man’s face. After pondering for a moment, he said:

"Let him wait outside for a while... Never mind, let him come in first. Add another chair to the banquet later."

Since the Lord of the South Sea had agreed to let the Fusion Faction enter the South Sea Domain, they would inevitably have to deal with each other in the future. Moreover, this Teacher Ye was the teacher of the Lord of the South Sea, and the Lord of the South Sea was his superior; he couldn't afford to be impolite.

"Yes!"

……

The vehicle slowly stopped in front of the South Sea government building.

As several officers ran up to open the door, a figure in a Tang suit slowly stepped out. He first pushed up the small round sunglasses on his nose, then looked around leisurely:

"Hmm... it’s been so long since I’ve been back, nothing has changed..."

"Oh? Are you from the South Sea?" The officer in charge of the reception pricked up his ears and immediately asked.

"I lived here for a while before. The climate here is nice, and the double-skin milk tastes quite authentic." Sun Bumian closed the car door casually.

"I didn't expect such a connection. Then you can be considered half a South Sea local, hahaha..."

The officer forced a laugh, then silently leaned over to another officer and whispered something, and the latter immediately ran toward the pavilion.

A general star who had lived in the South Sea for a long time—this was undoubtedly great news. It meant he would have a stronger sense of belonging to the South Sea Domain. They had to notify the person in the pavilion immediately to facilitate the upcoming reception and negotiation.

After Sun Bumian came out, two disheveled beggars also crawled out from another car door one after another. After they crawled out, the leather of the back seat was stained pitch black, making the surrounding officers’ mouths twitch.

"Whoa! Fancy!" Jian Changsheng looked up at the magnificent government gate and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Three guests, please this way."

Led by an officer, the three walked inside side by side.

"As expected of Red Heart... he can thrive anywhere." Jian Changsheng looked back at the car that had picked them up. It was clear that after wandering outside for half a year, he was really satisfied with the current treatment.

He even silently decided in his heart that when he fought Chen Ling later, he would go a little easy on him so he wouldn't lose too badly.

"He can get the Lord of Tianshu to clear the way for us, so naturally, he can handle the Lord of the South Sea. This is not surprising."

Sun Bumian replied calmly.

Outside the domain just now, they heard that those people were sent by the Lord of the South Sea specifically to invite them. At first, they found it strange... After all, they didn't know the Lord of the South Sea at all, nor had they done anything to warrant a special banquet. But upon reflection, Chen Ling had already entered the South Sea Domain ahead of them, so it made sense.

There seemed to be some mysterious relationship between Chen Ling and the Nine Lords. In the Tianshu Domain, he could get Lu Xun to clear the way for them with a single word. Now that they had encountered the awakened Lord of the South Sea, it wasn't surprising that they would receive preferential treatment...

Only this reason could explain why the Lord of the South Sea had sent people to pick them up.

This was a welcome banquet specifically prepared for them by Chen Ling and the Lord of the South Sea!

They had been like rats crossing the street in various domains for so long; this time in the South Sea Domain, they had finally turned things around. They didn't have to hide anymore, but could sit at the same table as the Lord of the South Sea! Thinking of this, the backs of Jian Changsheng and the others straightened involuntarily!

"Red Heart is still thinking of us." Sun Bumian sighed.

Jian Changsheng’s mouth curled up, and he nodded repeatedly. "Yeah... I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful."

Jiang Xiaohua suddenly asked gloomily,

"But how did he know there were three of us?"

Sun Bumian and Jian Changsheng were both startled.

"That’s right..."

Sun Bumian patted the officer on the shoulder. "Brother, how did you know there were three of us?"

The officer smiled. "Actually, we didn't know either. Sir just instructed us to pick up people at the edge of the domain. We always thought only one person would come... I didn't expect three to come."

Sir’s instructions?

Hearing these two words, Sun Bumian and Jian Changsheng looked at each other and nodded slightly... It matched, everything matched.

As they spoke, the three had already crossed the long corridor in the middle of the lake, and a stone pavilion appeared in their field of vision.

Amidst clusters of flowers, there was an exquisitely carved round table filled with all kinds of dishes. Seeing the three approaching, a blind man stood up with a smile and bowed to them:

"The three distinguished guests have finally arrived... Please, take a seat?"