save the bachelors

Chapter 4293 4295 [Hundred Flowers Banquet]

Xiang Nan then took Xu Ziling to the back door of the inn and saw that there was no one queuing there.

"We'll sneak in quietly at night and then find a seat to sit down directly." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It will be very noisy by then, and no one will know where we got in from."

"That's absolutely right, Master Zhong, you are the one with the idea." Xu Ziling nodded and smiled.

The two of them then climbed up the big tree at the back door, sat on the branches, and practiced while waiting for dark.

He was so absorbed in the training that before he knew it, it was already evening.

Xiang Nan and Xu Ziling immediately climbed over the wall and entered the inn.

Although Xu Ziling did not know martial arts, he had practiced internal energy well, and was light and strong, with flexible muscles and bones. Therefore, the ten-foot-high wall was no obstacle for the two of them, and they climbed up with a single step.

Then, relying on their sharp ears and eyes, the two of them easily avoided the guards and servants of the inn and came to the front yard where the banquet was held.

I saw that dozens of tables had been set up here, with all kinds of delicacies, fine wines and delicious food, and the people in the city were also being let in.

Xiang Nan saw this and pulled Xu Ziling to sit down on a seat, "Come, let's eat some pork elbow first~"

Xu Ziling was already extremely hungry, so he took the pork elbow and started gnawing on it with a grunt. Soon, oil was oozing from the corners of his mouth.

Xiang Nan also took a few bites of food with him.

At this time, the people in the city also sat down and started looting with them.

After all, many people were like Xiang Nan and Xu Ziling, who had been hungry for several meals. Now seeing so many delicious wines and food, how could they resist?

……

Just as everyone was scrambling to eat, someone said loudly, "Please be quiet. Fellow villagers, today is Miss Li Xiuning's birthday. Miss Li has specially arranged this Hundred Flowers Banquet to celebrate with the people. Come, let's wish Miss Li a happy birthday and eternal youth!"

Xiang Nan looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was a handsome young man in gorgeous clothes sitting at the main table.

Xiang Nan knew that he was Chai Shao, the wealthy son of the Chai family, and also Li Xiuning's suitor.

"Happy birthday Miss Li, may you stay young forever!" everyone echoed.

"Thank you, everyone." Chai Shao said with a smile, and then smiled and said to the beautiful woman beside him, "Xiuning, let's sit down."

"Why invite so many people?" Li Xiuning asked with a frown.

"You like to have fun with the people, so I specially arranged this Hundred Flowers Banquet for the people to have fun together." Chai Shao said with a smile, "All the dishes tonight are delicacies from land and sea, and they are unique. I think these people may never have the chance to taste these dishes in their lifetime."

"But don't you think this is extravagant and wasteful?" Li Xiuning said unhappily, "Think about it, the money they spend tonight is enough to buy food for a year. The people just want to have enough food and not all kinds of delicacies."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me. Can I send someone to deliver food to them after the banquet?" Chai Shao said immediately after hearing it.

"Of course it's good to do good deeds." Li Xiuning nodded.

Chai Shao felt relieved when he heard her say that.

"Mr. Chai responded to every word Sister Xiuning said. He really has good intentions." At this time, a man dressed as a young master next to them laughed.

Xiang Nan knew that the man dressed as a young man was Song Yuzhi.

She is the only daughter of Tiandao Song Que, who is also the King of Zhennan. His power in Lingnan is extremely huge, so he is also called the "Song Clan".

"Because everything Xiuning said makes sense." Chai Shao said with a smile, "Okay, fellow villagers, Miss Li will give everyone an extra 50 kilograms of rice after the banquet to thank you."

"Good." When the people heard him say this, they cheered again.

……

"Hey, Master Zhong, why are you not eating the food? What are you looking at?" Seeing that Xiang Nan was not in a hurry to grab the food, but was staring at the people at the main table, Xu Ziling couldn't help but ask with some confusion.

"You can eat food at any time, but if you want to meet big figures like them again, you don't know when you will have to wait." Xiang Nan explained, "Young Master Ling, as the saying goes, 'Learn literary and martial arts, and sell your goods to the emperor'. We have a lot of skills now, and of course we can't waste them. If there is a chance, what do you think about cooperating with these big figures?" "That would be great, but are they willing to cooperate with us?" Xu Ziling asked doubtfully.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

As they were talking, a dragon dance team, waving a colorful dragon, came onto the stage accompanied by the music of gongs and drums, dancing vigorously and majestically.

At this point, everyone had already grabbed all the food and drinks, leaving the cups and plates in a mess. There was nothing left to eat, so they simply put down their bowls and chopsticks and went to the sidelines to watch the dragon dance.

"Well, good dancing~"

"This dragon dances so vigorously, just like it's alive."

"There's something to eat and something to look at, this time it's really here~"

The people cheered.

Even Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, Song Yuzhi and others came to the sidelines to watch with smiles on their faces.

……

But at this moment of joy, peace and tranquility, something unexpected happened. The group of dragon dancers suddenly pulled out sharp blades from the dragon's body and slashed towards Li Xiuning.

Although Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, Song Yuzhi and others were caught off guard, they were not afraid and immediately engaged in a fight with them, and soon there were casualties.

"Oh, someone's been murdered~"

"Run, something's wrong~"

"Someone's dead. Run for your life!"

When the people saw this, they were all frightened and ran away in all directions.

It was a mess for a while.

"Young Master Ling, our chance has come~" Xiang Nan said as he pulled Xu Ziling's hand.

Xu Ziling nodded. "Miss Li invited us to dinner and distributed food. She is obviously a good person. We can't let her be bullied."

At that moment, the two men went upstream and rushed forward to fight with the assassins.

Xiang Nan's martial arts skills were far superior to those assassins, but he did not kill everyone indiscriminately. Instead, he fought with others while paying attention to protecting Xu Ziling.

After all, Xu Ziling has no martial arts skills, and it would be troublesome if he got hurt.

Fortunately, although Xu Ziling did not know any martial arts moves, he had made some progress in internal strength, so he was light and strong, his muscles and bones were flexible, and his reactions were sharp.

Therefore, he was not at a disadvantage in the fight and quickly defeated two assassins by himself. Even though Xiang Nan suppressed his strength, he quickly dealt with four.

Li Xiuning is the fourth daughter of the Li family, Song Yuzhi is the daughter of Tian Dao, and Chai Shao is the son of the Chai family...naturally, their skills are not ordinary.

In addition, the Li family's inn also had guards. When they saw what was happening, they immediately rushed over to protect the emperor. As a result, the situation on the field immediately turned around, and soon those assassins with ulterior motives were all knocked to the ground.

Then Li Xiuning, Chai Shao, Song Yuzhi and others looked at Xiang Nan and Xu Ziling.

Among all the people present at this moment, only the two of them were neither assassins nor friends of their Li family, but they had just fought with the assassins, and their origins were quite mysterious.

"Who are you two..." Chai Shao asked with a vigilant look.

At this moment, an assassin on the ground suddenly jumped up and stabbed towards Li Xiuning with a knife at an extremely fast speed.

"Miss Li, be careful~" Xiang Nan jumped forward, shouted, and stood in front of Li Xiuning.

With a "puff" sound, the long knife stabbed into his stomach.