Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 501-Chapter 600)

As they spoke, various delicacies that Li Qingshan had not even heard of were served up one after another like running water. In particular, the jugs upon jugs of fine alcohol were faint in colour and gave off no fragrance at all, but it was like a fiery explosion when Li Qingshan took a sip. A heavy fragrance directly rushed through his mind as the fiery, scorching sensation plunged right into the bottom of his heart. It was indescribably satisfying.

“It’s easy to get drunk on this alcohol, so don’t be greedy. There are still matters to deal with later on!” Gu Yanying specially warned Li Qingshan with her soul sense.

“Don’t worry. The more I drink, the more energetic I become. Just what is it that’s so serious?”

“You’ll obviously find out later.”

At this moment, the sound of traditional stringed and woodwind instruments rang out from behind a heavy curtain. An extremely moving note trembled as the rising and falling singing invoked an inexpressible sorrow of parting. Even Li Qingshan could not help but be fazed by it, listening on quietly.



The smell of flowers assaulted the hall. Petals of flowering crabapples scattered in the hall with the wind, pure-white, pink, and bright red.

Women dressed in thin clothes with elegant figures glided over like fairies from heaven. They danced with the music, reaching the centre of the hall before suddenly spreading out, giving off rings of haze like blooming flowers. They revealed a slender woman in the very centre, but she wore a white mask, faintly outlining a flowering crabapple.

The women in the surroundings were already so glamorous, so Li Qingshan could not help but imagine how beautiful the woman in the centre would be. Li Qingshan found the woman’s figure to be slightly familiar.

The music gradually sped up, and the dancing gradually increased in intensity. They constantly changed their postures as they glided through the empty hall, enough to dazzle everyone while giving off a mesmerising sensation.

As they all drank the fine alcohol in their cups and watched this mesmerising performance, everyone seemed enchanted. However, Li Qingshan noticed that Si Qing remained indifferent, filled with boredom. Though, the military and civil officers to his left and right did watch on closely.

Gu Yanying raised her cup and toasted from afar. “Si Qing, this dancing might pale in comparison to battle dances, but it’s still quite a special performance!”

Si Qing said, “With how indulgent his lifestyle has been, it’s no wonder that the Marquis of Ruyi would die. I heard he actually also had improper thoughts towards you. He’s basically as reckless as he can get. If you had actually accepted him, the crown prince would probably pay a visit to the Ruyi commandery and personally execute that toad.”

Si Bao said, “Imperial brother, don’t you work so hard just because you want to replace big brother Ming and become the crown prince yourself?”

“What nonsense. How can I be compared to imperial brother Ming? I’d be fortunate if I can just consolidate my position as the Marquis of Ruyi.”

Si Qing’s expression changed before gradually recovering. In the end, he cast his gaze towards Gu Yanying again. Whether he could consolidate his position as the Marquis of Ruyi would completely depend on her.

After the Marquis of Ruyi Jiang Fu and the great general Han Anguo had fallen in battle, only Gu Yanying remained out of the three major pillars. She had already become the person with the greatest authority in the entire commandery.

Gu Yanying had remained in the Ruyi commandery for such a long time. She had a powerful background and was easygoing, treating people generously. As a result, all cultivators of the Ruyi commandery, whether they belonged to the Academy of the Hundred Schools or the sects, would show her some respect. She could even influence the Daemon race and change the overall situation of the Ruyi commandery.

For example, the startlingly-powerful and sinful Northmoon daemon seemed to have quite a friendly relationship with her. As a result, as soon as Si Qing arrived in the Ruyi commandery, he invited none other than Gu Yanying first to a banquet under the guise of catching up. It was all so that he could probe her out and determine who was dominant.

Gu Yanying changed her posture, spreading out her legs and crossing one over the other. She accepted the alcohol Si Bao offered up and drank it all. She smiled. “Then that’ll depend on just how capable you are.”





Chapter 593: Banquet (Three) | Legend of the Great Sage




The palace ablazed with light overlooked the entire commandery city, as well as the entire Ruyi commandery.

Currently, this place served as the centre of the entire region, and it was all because of the existence of two people, Gu Yanying and Si Qing, or more accurately, a daemon too—Northmoon.

Li Qingshan had overwhelmed several dozen Daemon Commanders in a brutal fashion. Although no one understood why the daemons were fighting among themselves, the terrifying strength he had demonstrated in the battle left the entire Ruyi commandery shocked.

The name Northmoon was no longer something that was mentioned casually. Instead, he became the most terrifying enemy in the hearts of human cultivators.

The three of them could basically determine the overall situation of the entire Ruyi commandery.

Gu Yanying and Si Qing’s gazes passed through the dancing and collided mid-air, sending sparks flying.

Li Qingshan, however, sat quietly with his eyes down. The soft armour on him flowed with light as he refined it. After taking a seat, he had directed all of his focus to refining the arcane artifacts on him apart from drinking heavily, preparing for the bitter battle Gu Yanying described.

He could sense the surrounding atmosphere becoming more and more tense, but he instead became slightly excited.

Si Qing placed down his cup and said loudly, “Alright, all of you back down!”

The dancers who glided about like petals all landed on the ground. They each bowed towards Gu Yanying and Si Long, about to take their leave.

“Hold on! You with the mask, you’ve really been disrespectful with how you bow to his highness!”

The sturdy military general to Si Long’s side with a braided beard suddenly spoke. He stared at the masked woman with his extremely invasive eyes as if he wanted to see through the mask.

The woman bowed elegantly. “May I ask for your name, sir?”

Her voice was quite magnetic, very pleasant to the ear. Li Qingshan confirmed his thoughts as soon as he heard it. She was Qiu Haitang. Afterwards, he carefully studied her figure. Although she wore a set of loose, colourful clothes, it still struggled to hide her proud figure, which was filled with a mature and enticing charm.

He smiled inside. It really has been quite some time. Just how many people possess a figure like that? Though, why has she come here to perform?

E Dan. Normally, you would have no right to learn my name!”

“May I ask what sir E Dan has to say?” Qiu Haitang asked, neither too humble nor too haughty.

“I just want to see what you look like. If you’re ugly and you defile my eyes, then I’ll punish you severely. However, if you’re pretty and charming, you will be heavily rewarded.”

E Dan smiled indecently without the slightest attempt at covering it up. He was like a crude, wild beast, directly judging a woman’s worth based on their appearance. Probably even an alluring beauty would not be enough to satisfy him.

This was the unscrupulousness that the strong showed to the weak, able to put forth endless exorbitant demands.

Si Qing, who placed great emphasis on etiquette, chose to remain silent at a time like this. He was slightly displeased by how Qiu Haitang had bowed to Gu Yanying first, so he allowed E Dan to make trouble.

If the weak sat a little to the front, or if they bungled the order they should bow in, it was rudeness, or even great disrespect. However, when the strong wanted to tease a woman in public, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.