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Chapter 84: It's not two months, it's one day.
Zhang Zhiwei seemed to enjoy the tranquility, his eyes slightly narrowed as he pondered how he should reasonably ask for advice later.
Zhuge Yan was happy to have some peace and quiet, so he leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes to rest.
However, this tranquility did not last long.
A slightly hurried sound of footsteps approached from afar and stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.
"Junior Brother Yan?"
Upon hearing this voice, Zhuge Yan slowly opened his eyes.
The person who arrived was none other than Lu Jin.
"Senior Brother Lu, over here~"
Zhuge Yan waved to Lu Jin.
"Senior Brother Lu?"
Zhang Zhiwei, who was standing to the side, also opened his eyes and glanced at Lu Jin at the courtyard gate.
Is he that young master Lu...?
As Lu Jin approached, Zhuge Yan slowly stood up.
"Senior Brother Lu, are you done with your work?"
"Yes, the guests have almost all arrived, and the birthday banquet will begin soon."
"Have you seen anyone from our Wuhou Sect?"
"no."
Lu Jin shook her head.
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yan frowned immediately.
That shouldn't be the case. He just walked around the birthday banquet area and didn't see his father and the others.
Logically speaking, a father shouldn't be the type to be late.
Why hasn't he shown up yet, even though the birthday banquet is about to begin?
How about we do a divination?
Just as Zhuge Yan was about to perform divination, Lu Jin turned his gaze to Zhang Zhiwei.
"Junior Brother Yan, who is this...?"
"Oh, this is Senior Brother Zhang Zhiwei from the Celestial Master's Mansion."
Upon hearing that they were from the Celestial Master's Mansion, Lu Jin's face immediately became more serious.
"So it's Senior Brother Zhang. Lu Jin is too kind."
"Young Master Lu, you're too kind."
Zhang Zhiwei also stood up and smiled at Lu Jin.
"Senior Brother Zhang, the birthday banquet is about to begin. Hurry up and take your seats for the meal."
"Okay, thank you, Young Master Lu."
After greeting Zhang Zhiwei, Lu Jin turned his attention back to Zhuge Yan in front of him.
"Junior Brother Yan, don't worry too much. Your father probably encountered some unexpected situation on the way, which caused a slight delay."
"Perhaps your father will arrive during the birthday banquet?"
"Um……"
Zhuge Yan nodded, but for some reason, he had a vague sense of unease.
Just as he was wondering whether he should find a place to enter the inner realm and ask, Lu Jin suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"Senior Brother Lu, what are you doing?"
"What? I'm asking you, do you remember why I called you here?"
"Are you celebrating your grandfather's birthday?"
"That's Master's business. What you need to do is help me deal with those two brothers from the Lü family!"
"what?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yan blinked.
"How do we deal with this?"
"At the birthday banquet later, we younger generation will definitely sit at the same table, and we will inevitably have to compete in drinking with that guy Lü Ci."
I remember back when we were down the mountain, you could drink as much as three people by yourself, help me out!
"Let's go together, brother and sister, and teach Lü Ci a lesson!"
"..."
After hearing these words, Xu Nuo couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
No, you and Lü Ci don't get along, why are you dragging me into it?
"Can I not go? Could you bring me two chicken drumsticks from the table later?"
What do you think?
Lu Jin rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"Stop talking nonsense and come with me!"
Without saying a word, he forcefully pulled Zhuge Yan towards the banquet.
Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't help but feel a pang of annoyance.
"I still haven't figured out how to get them to take action..."
Could this also be a test from my master, a test of how I deal with people?
Master, Master, you're really putting your disciple through a lot of trouble!
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Banquet hall.
Since there haven't been any major battles this year, almost half of the sects in the industry have gathered together to take advantage of this good opportunity.
Attending the birthday banquet was one aspect, but the main reason was that the world of supernatural beings hadn't had such a lively celebration in a long time.
Even though the Lu family compound was already filled with tables for the birthday banquet, it was still packed with people.
The elderly and children sat separately, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Young Master Lu, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for ages!"
"Yeah, I thought you weren't coming~"
"Lu Ci just said that if you're scared, he might consider letting you go this time for your grandfather's sake~"
……
Hearing the teasing from her tablemate, Lu Jin retorted as she sat down:
"Who said I'm not coming? This is my home, where else can I go if I don't come?"
Besides, why would I be afraid of Lü Ci? Are you kidding me? I was just calling my junior brother over to have dinner with me.
As he spoke, he pointed to Zhuge Yan beside him.
"Let me introduce you all, this is my junior brother..."
"Alright, no need for introductions, we already know each other."
Lu Ci suddenly interrupted.
"know?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Lu Jin's eyes.
"When Master took me to meet the Celestial Master just now, he greeted these fellow Daoists."
Zhuge Yan began to explain.
Lu Jin didn't seem to care about this, and continued speaking:
"That's perfect. Since we all know each other, it saves me the trouble of introducing them one by one."
"Given Brother Zhuge's current appearance, he looks almost exactly like Master Zuo. Even if you, Young Master Lu, didn't introduce him, we could recognize him at a glance."
The speaker was Liao Tianlin, a member of the Jiyun Society.
The Jiyun Society is classified as a "lower-class" school of supernatural arts, alongside the Pear Garden, the Secret Painting Workshop, and the Wild Mao Mountain, and is skilled in mechanical arts and illusion techniques.
Although not a top-tier sect like the Celestial Master's Mansion or the Tang Clan, it still wields considerable influence in the world of supernatural beings thanks to its unique skills.
"Yes, it's rumored that Brother Zhuge, having only been a disciple for less than two months, not only mastered the Reverse Life Triple Level but also defeated you, Young Master Lu, his senior brother in public. Is that true?"
"I think this rumor is a bit far-fetched. How is it possible to achieve the third level of Reverse Life in just two months?"
Faced with the doubts of the crowd, Lu Jin showed no shame at losing to his junior brother who had joined the sect later; instead, a sense of pride welled up on his face.
"That's right. My junior brother is exceptionally talented. He mastered all the spells of the Heaven, Earth, Man and God of their Wuhou Sect in just five years."
Moreover, he successfully mastered the Reverse Life Triple Technique in just one day!
You heard me right, not two months, but just one day!
"What?!"
"Really? Is it that amazing?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback, and even Lü Ci couldn't help but glance at Zhuge Yan a few more times.
Although he had never really gotten along with Lu Jin, he had to admit that Lu Jin was very strong, at least no weaker than him.
How could such an "opponent" who was in no way inferior to him have so willingly admitted defeat?