Chapter 351: Hospitality
The city lord Xiong Bihui actually stood at the door of the hall, greeting everyone in the Xiao Qin family with a smile on his face.
In the hall, three tables of banquets have already been set up, waiting for them with great hospitality.
Master Qin Ba, Uncle Qin, and Master Qin all looked excited and felt flattered, and they quickly thanked him humbly!
Xiong Bihui pulled Qin Shaochen and sat directly next to him.
Keep praising him.
Qin Shaochen was not good at socializing, so he felt a little embarrassed when faced with such an occasion.
Fortunately, Xiong Bihui was good at talking and didn't have the airs of a high official. He spoke very straightforwardly, so Qin Shaochen slowly got used to it.
During the banquet, Xiong Bihui personally poured a glass of wine and wished Master Qin Ba a long and prosperous life. He then praised the old man for giving birth to a great grandson who was a genius and would definitely earn great honors for Huaitian City in the future.
Seeing this scene, Qin Shaochen confirmed his suspicion.
The city lord is willing to do this, of course it is for his own sake.
And what you want is certainly not simple.
But seeing Qin Baye surprised and happy, with an excited smile on his face, he could only accept the favor.
Anyone who can make the old man feel more honored and happy will be remembered in his heart.
Sure enough, after three drinks, the city lord asked Huo Zhengtong to accompany Qin Baye and others to continue drinking, while he invited Qin Shaochen to the study for a chat.
Naturally, Qin Shaochen would not refuse.
The two of them came to Xiong Bihui's study and made tea. After the guests and hosts took their seats, Xiong Bihui did not go around the bush and directly talked about the ancient battlefield.
His account was naturally much more detailed than Master Qin's hearsay.
It turns out that the ancient battlefield that mysteriously appears every ten years is a battlefield where humans and strange demons competed for the Lingwu Continent in ancient times.
According to ancient records, in that war, with the help of the dragon clan, humans finally defeated various strange demons headed by the Great Heavenly Demon and won the final victory!
But it was just a miserable victory.
Countless warriors, spiritual warriors, and even soul masters died on that ancient battlefield.
Among them are countless practitioners who have attained the highest level of cultivation.
There were even many martial arts saints, Yuan Ying ancestors, and heaven-level soul masters who also died.
And the strangest thing is that the weapons, spiritual weapons, soul weapons, magic weapons, and Taoist treasures that those who died were not taken out of the battlefield.
Instead, they followed their masters and slept in the ancient battlefield.
In this way, the mysterious ancient battlefield has become a treasure invisibly.
As long as you enter that ancient battlefield and pick up a spiritual weapon, it will be a windfall.
What's more, there are magic weapons, horcruxes, Taoist treasures and other super treasures that are unimaginable.
Therefore, every ten years, countless people want to rush into that ancient battlefield to find those treasures left behind by the ancient times.
Unfortunately, there are two conditions that limit the number of people who can enter the ancient battlefield.
"What conditions?"
When Qin Shaochen heard this, he was full of yearning and couldn't help but ask.
"The first point is the time and place where the battlefield appears."
"Although battlefields appear suddenly every ten years."
"But where it appears is not fixed."
"Sometimes it appears in the territory of the Great Chu Kingdom, and sometimes it appears in the territory of the Great Zhao Kingdom."
"It's even possible to appear in the extremely cold northern border or the vast jungle in the south."
"So, it's hard to prepare in advance."
"At the same time, the time it appeared was only three days."
"In other words, after knowing that the ancient battlefield is open, if you can't arrive within three days, you still won't be able to enter."
"What about the second condition?"
"The second condition is even more unreasonable."
Xiong Bihui seemed a little aggrieved when he said this.
"In that battlefield, I don't know whether it was the influence of heaven or a restriction set by the powerful, but only young people were welcome to enter."
"If anyone under the age of twenty-five goes in, it won't be a big deal."
"When someone like me, the city lord, enters, there will be a kind of pressure on him immediately."
"Take me as an example. Once you enter, you will feel like you are carrying thousands of pounds of weights."
"Tell me, what else can a person do if he carries a thousand kilograms of burden on his body anytime and anywhere?"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to walk a hundred feet, and I'll fall down on the ground from exhaustion."
Qin Shaochen couldn't help but laugh.
City Lord Xiong is a spiritual warrior, and his physical strength is limited.
With a heavy burden on my back, I really can't do anything.
"So, with those two conditions, even if this city lord knows where the ancient battlefield is, he will only be greedy."
"There are some benefits in it, but you can't get them at all."
After saying that, he kept shaking his head, with a look of regret on his face.
Qin Shaochen couldn't help but rub his nose.
"The Lord of the City told me these things, does he want me to go into the ancient battlefield and find some treasures for you?"
Xiong Bihui smiled and nodded.
"This city lord really wants you to enter the ancient battlefield. But it's not to find treasures for me, but for another person."
Qin Shaochen couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Who is it?"
Xiong Bihui lowered his voice a little and said mysteriously:
"The ninth prince of the current royal family is also one of the backers of our Lao Xiong family, and he is also the benefactor of our city lord."
At this point, Xiong Bihui told Qin Shaochen his wishful thinking.
It turns out that the current emperor had many heirs, and many of them were talented.
Among them, there are three people who are both talented and likely to inherit the throne in the future.
They are the third prince, the sixth prince and the ninth prince.
All three have their own power and strengths.
This makes the old emperor a little troubled.
So, a court official made a suggestion.
Let the three princes enter the ancient battlefield to find treasures.
Each prince is only allowed to bring a team of ten people.
They can be spiritualists or warriors.
They can even be soul masters.
In the end, whoever brings out the best treasure will win and be able to enter the East Palace.
That kind of competition can not only show who is the most talented, but also measure who is the most lucky.
At the same time, the competition in that special environment is not easily disturbed by the outside world and is the most fair.
When the old emperor heard the idea, he was very satisfied.
He agreed to this method on the spot.
In this way, the three princes immediately began to prepare.
Because there is an age restriction in the ancient battlefield, most of the people around the three princes are no longer needed.
He could only recruit young talents through his subordinates.
And Xiong Bihui, the Lord of Huaitian City, belonged to the Ninth Prince's faction and was considered a member of the Ninth Prince's lineage.
Naturally, he also received the Ninth Prince's call for recruitment.
Of course, there were many young people under Xiong Bihui, but none of them were very suitable.
Those young subordinates either had low martial arts skills or poor cultivation.
After searching for a long time, it seemed that only Gu Yifan was slightly more suitable.
Although he was over 25 years old, fortunately, he was not much older.
He would not be affected too much by the restrictions.
And his martial arts reached the middle stage of the Great Martial Master. Even if he was carrying hundreds of kilograms of pressure on his body, he still had good combat power.
But it was unlikely to stand out.
But the sudden appearance of Qin Shaochen greatly changed this somewhat embarrassing situation.
First, Qin Shaochen was less than 20 years old.
He was not affected by the restrictions at all.
Second, Qin Shaochen's combat power could defeat a peak late Great Martial Master.
That kind of strength was unique in Huaitian City.
Even if you look at the entire Great Chu State, it is probably difficult to find someone who can match him.
How could Xiong Bihui let go of such a suitable candidate?
He immediately wanted to recruit him.
That's why he personally entertained the Xiao Qin family.
Hearing this, Qin Shaochen also understood why the lord of a city would lower his status and deliberately win him over.
After Xiong Bihui finished explaining the whole story, he immediately made a statement.
As long as Qin Shaochen agreed to help the Ninth Prince, he would immediately promote the Xiao Qin family to an eight-star family.
And he would take out a thousand acres of spiritual fields as a reward!
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