65: A thousand-year-old coral tree! And yet it remains so calm!

“It’s basically confirmed now, City Lord Xia has ulterior motives for me! After all, I beat his daughter so badly, and then acted so disrespectfully at the dinner table. Most people, even if they didn’t get angry, would at least be unhappy, but he still kept a smiling face towards me, showing no sign of displeasure.”

“Such endurance must be to lower my guard!”

“Such endurance must mean there’s a bigger scheme afoot!”

“Besides, if a child is not taught, it’s the father’s fault. Xia Yan’er’s attacks were so vicious and malicious, showing a twisted mind. Her father, City Lord Xia, is probably not a good person either. Let’s see what other tricks this father and daughter pair can pull!”

Chen Yi returned to his guest room and thought to himself.

Anyway, he wasn’t in a hurry to leave.

Even if he were to leave, he would wait until after the treasure appreciation event.

He heard that the treasure City Lord Xia was going to present this time was an extremely rare item, its value comparable to a top-tier Martial Dao Profound Weapon.

Chen Yi was also a little interested.

The next day.

The treasure appreciation event proceeded as scheduled.

Many dignitaries from Phoenix Glow City also arrived.

Some were Martial Dao aristocratic families that had been famous for many years, while others were wealthy merchants who controlled the economic lifeline of Phoenix Glow City!

Now gathered at the City Lord’s Mansion, everyone was clinking glasses and having a good time.

And when Chen Yi entered, everyone’s gaze was involuntarily drawn to him, especially the young ladies from prominent families, whose eyes lit up.

“What a handsome young man.”

“Is this the City Lord’s daughter’s man?”

“Tsk, this person probably wouldn’t fancy the City Lord’s daughter.”

Some people knew Chen Yi’s identity and clicked their tongues in wonder.

Others were puzzled and asked curiously, “Why?”

“Do you know about the killing of Bai Jing from Red Sleeve House the day before yesterday?”

“Of course, it’s said that Bai Jing was a fox demon, and her cultivation was so profound that ordinary Martial Artists couldn’t even hope to compare. It’s estimated she might have been in the Purple Mansion Realm, and there are even rumors she was a Primordial Spirit. But her Realm doesn’t matter. What matters is that the person who killed her was the newly promoted Saint of Yuhua Sect, wait a minute…”

That person also came to their senses, “Could it be that this person is…”

“Exactly! Besides the Saint of Yuhua Sect, who else could possess such bearing?”

“So that’s how it is!”

“If he is the Saint of Yuhua Sect, it’s expected that he wouldn’t fancy the City Lord’s daughter. Such a person is destined to be extraordinary in the future; it’s not impossible for him to become the next Supreme of our Qingluo Province!”

Everyone discussed animatedly.

Some of the bolder ones had already walked towards Chen Yi to greet him.

“I’ve long heard of Saint Child of Yu Hua Sect’s name, but I’ve never had the chance to meet you. Today, I finally get to see you, and only then do I realize that rumors are merely rumors. The Saint’s demeanor far surpasses what the rumors claimed!”

“Yes, indeed, seeing is believing!”

“The Saint is truly extraordinary. This old man, Zhang Daofeng, pays his respects.”

“If the Saint gets tired of staying at the City Lord’s Mansion, you’re welcome to visit my Wang Family.”

Everyone flattered, complimented, or tried to win him over.

Chen Yi’s expression was calm, and he spoke very little.

The most he said was ‘You’re too kind’ or ‘Hello’.

And everyone also saw that Chen Yi didn’t have much interest in chatting, so they didn’t continue to pester him and returned to their respective seats.

Soon.

City Lord Xia also arrived.

Behind him was Xia Yan’er, wearing a veil. It was clear that even with the medicine, her face hadn’t fully recovered.

That’s why she was wearing a veil.

Everyone stood up to greet him, “Greetings, City Lord.”

Noticing Xia Yan’er’s unusual appearance, a hint of strangeness appeared in everyone’s eyes.

“It truly honors me to have all of you attend this treasure appreciation event. My daughter has recently had a skin allergy, and her complexion is not at its best, which is why she is wearing a veil. Please excuse her.” City Lord Xia said with a smile.

Xia Yan’er also curtsied gracefully, “I apologize for making you all see this.”

“City Lord’s daughter, you are too kind.”

“You should rest well.”

Xia Yan’er exchanged a few perfunctory pleasantries with everyone, then glanced at Chen Yi, a hint of resentment and strong possessiveness in her eyes!

Soon, you will be mine!

Chen Yi felt the other party’s gaze and frowned slightly.

But he then remained calm and waited to see what would happen.

After City Lord Xia took his seat, the treasure appreciation event also began.

City Lord Xia clapped his hands, and immediately someone carried in something covered with a yellow cloth. The item looked very heavy.

When it was placed on the ground, the ground even shook a little.

Everyone looked at the item with curiosity.

And City Lord Xia personally unveiled the yellow cloth, revealing a crystal coral tree, half a person tall and sparklingly clear!

It shimmered with precious light, radiating brilliance!

Especially within, Spiritual Qi flowed, intertwining to form complex patterns resembling human meridians, incredibly profound!

After this item appeared, everyone felt the surrounding air become much cooler.

The Spiritual Qi concentration seemed to have subtly increased a little.

“Could this be the Millennium Crystal Coral Treasure Tree stolen from the Great Liang Dynasty’s national treasury! According to legend, this item has the effect of gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and changing the feng shui of a place. If one can cultivate beside this coral tree, it can yield twice the result with half the effort!”

An elderly collector’s eyes lit up when he saw the coral tree.

City Lord Xia smiled slightly, “Old Wang is right; this is indeed the coral tree stolen from the Great Liang treasury many years ago. After several transfers, it came from Liangzhou, where Great Liang is located, to this Qingluo Province. By a stroke of Opportunity, I obtained it.”

He wasn’t afraid that Great Liang would come looking for it.

After all, Liangzhou, where Great Liang is located, is a hundred and eight thousand li away from Qingluo Province. How could they possibly know about this matter?

Besides, the Great Liang treasury contains countless rare and exotic treasures; perhaps they wouldn’t even care, and certainly wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to find him for such a dispensable coral tree—that’s not very realistic.

However, for Great Liang, this coral tree was nothing special.

But for everyone present, it was a rare treasure.

Everyone couldn’t help but examine it carefully, unwilling to put it down.

Unfortunately, it belonged to City Lord Xia.

They could only watch enviously.

During the treasure appreciation, City Lord Xia also had wine brought out.

“Treasure appreciation naturally goes well with fine wine. Everyone, this is a sixty-year-old vintage. I’ll toast to you all first.” City Lord Xia said with a smile.

He raised his wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Everyone drank wine while looking at the coral tree.

And City Lord Xia’s peripheral vision was also on Chen Yi. Seeing the other party drink the wine in front of him, his eyes lit up.

Thud.

At this moment, someone collapsed onto the table, his face extremely pale. Looking at the wine pot in front of him, he said in disbelief, “The wine, there’s poison in the wine!!”

And everyone else turned pale with shock.

“What’s going on?”

“City Lord, why did you poison us?!”

But then City Lord Xia also slumped onto the table, his face pale, saying, “I, I’m poisoned too! I didn’t do it!”

He looked at Chen Yi, who was sitting in his original spot, playing with his wine glass, looking completely fine.

He asked curiously, “Saint Child of Yu Hua Sect, why are you alright?! Did you put the poison in? Why would you do such a thing?”

Chen Yi said indifferently, “If I wanted to kill you, would I need to use poison?”

He looked at City Lord Xia as if he were looking at an idiot.

Keep pretending.

You keep pretending.

Outside the main hall, a laugh came, “Haha, what a Yuhua Sect Saint, to be so calm after being poisoned by my Seven Insects Seven Flowers Poison.”