As soon as Yang Qi checked into the inn, Lan Hui and others prepared a welcoming banquet for him, which was also a way to thank Yang Qi for his teachings to Lan Xingyue over the years. Shortly after the banquet began, the inn's waiter came to the box and told Yang Qi that a cultivator named Morton was coming to visit.
"Morton?"
Yang Qi raised his eyebrows. He and Morton had met before when Zhao Huai and others besieged the Lan family and he killed Zhao Huai. Although Morton invited him to Qingyuan Sect at that time, Yang Qi just thought that the other party was being polite. He didn't expect that the other party would come to visit him on his own initiative now.
"Please ask him to come in." Yang Qi looked at the waiter and said.
After all, Morton is a practitioner of the Qingyuan Sect, and the Qingyuan Sect is also one of the controlling forces in Liuhe City. Since the other party took the initiative to come to visit, Yang Qi naturally couldn't refuse.
A moment later, two figures came into the box. They were Morton and Chen Tong. Morton's arrival was somewhat beyond Yang Qi's expectations. Chen Tong also followed Morton, which made Yang Qi even more surprised.
Morton looked at Yang Qi, bowed slightly and said, "Daoyou Xuxing, I come here uninvited, please forgive me."
"Fellow Daoist Morton is quite resourceful. You came just after I entered Liuhe City." Yang Qi looked at Morton and said. Morton appeared so quickly, it was very likely that the other party had already known that he was coming when he entered Liuhe City.
Upon hearing this, Morton did not hide anything and spoke directly, "The Lan family signed up for the Six Sects Martial Competition, and then a Martial Emperor Peak member of the Lan family did not arrive. I guessed that the Martial Emperor Peak member should be practicing with Daoist Fellow Xu Xing, so I asked someone to pay special attention to him. I didn't expect to actually get the news that Daoist Fellow Xu Xing was coming."
I see!
After hearing Morton's explanation, Yang Qi also realized that the other party learned about his entry into Liuhe City through the city guards at the entrance.
As for guessing that Lan Xingyue followed him to practice, it was not a difficult task. The Lan family did not have any practitioners at the Martial Emperor level. Even if Lan Xingyue met the requirements for the Six Sects Martial Competition, it would be difficult for her to achieve any outstanding results. The only chance was to ask Yang Qi to help teach Lan Xingyue for a while.
Yang Qi is obviously a cultivator from a powerful force with an unusual background. Having such a cultivator to teach Lan Xingyue will definitely be much better than the Lan family's own training.
Looking at Morton in front of him, Yang Qi's eyes fixed and he said in a deep voice, "Daoyou, you are so concerned about me, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as wanting to meet me, right?"
Morton paid so much attention to him, just to meet him? With Morton's ability, he could have gone to the Lan family to meet him before, why wait until now
Hearing this, Morton was not surprised and said directly, "I brought Chen Tong here, firstly to let Chen Tong personally apologize for what happened before, and secondly, I do have something I want to ask Daoist Fellow Xu Xing."
Morton and Yang Qi don't have much friendship, so it's impossible for them to go to so much trouble just to meet each other. In fact, because of what happened with the Lan family before, to some extent, Morton should be very eager for Yang Qi to leave.
Um
Yang Qi was stunned, but seeing that Morton didn't seem to want to say more, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. Since Morton had come to him, he would definitely tell him why he came to him.
The welcoming banquet turned into an apology banquet. Chen Tong kept a very humble attitude, but Lan Hui and others did not dare to be arrogant because of Chen Tong's strength and his relationship with Morton. The whole banquet went very smoothly.
After the banquet, Yang Qi and Morton came to a private room. Morton had not said why he was looking for him, and it was obviously not convenient for outsiders to know.
Morton looked at Yang Qi in front of him and said with emotion, "I have seen that Lan Xingyue's strength has improved greatly in just a few years. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Xu Xing is so good at teaching his disciples."
With Morton's vision and strength, he could naturally feel that Lan Xingyue was now much stronger than she was a few years ago.
“Lan Xingyue has great talent and potential, but she just went astray before.” Yang Qi smiled slightly and continued, “With her strength, it won’t be difficult for her to break into the top ten in this Six Sects Martial Competition.”
"Make it into the top ten?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Morton's face. As one of the initiators of the Six Sects Martial Competition, Morton naturally knew very well that it was not easy to break into the top ten. One must at least have the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor to have a chance.
"Fellow Daoist Xuxing is so confident?" Morton looked at Yang Qi and asked.
Hearing this, Yang Qi couldn't help but smile calmly and said, "She has the strength close to that of a Martial Emperor."
The strength of Emperor Wu
Morton's face changed slightly. A cultivator who has practiced for less than 100,000 years possesses a strength close to that of a Martial Emperor. His hope of entering the Martial Emperor realm in the future will definitely increase greatly.
"It seems that the Lan family is going to give birth to another Martial Emperor." Morton sighed and continued, "The Lan family's opportunity is worth it!"
value
Yang Qi laughed in his heart. Morton didn't know what kind of opportunity the Lan family's patriarch had obtained. If he knew how precious the opportunity contained in the stone tablet was, he probably wouldn't think so. Perhaps in Morton's mind, the Lan family's patriarch had limited talent and potential, and his strength was not strong, so it was impossible for him to get such a precious opportunity.
There are probably quite a few practitioners who hold similar ideas, otherwise those who would attack the Lan family would probably not be low-level Martial Emperors like Zhao Huai, but those mid-level or even high-level Martial Emperors.
Yang Qi looked at Morton in front of him and changed the subject, "Fellow Daoist Morton, can you now tell me the purpose of your visit this time?"
But he did not forget that Morton had something else to ask him this time!
"Actually, the reason I came here this time is to invite fellow Daoist Xuxing to go explore a ruin together." Morton looked at Yang Qi and said.
Um
Hearing this, Yang Qi was slightly startled, and looked at Morton in surprise and asked, "You invite me to explore the ruins together?"
"Not bad." Morton nodded.
Yang Qi's eyes fell on Morton, and he slowly said, "I'm very curious, why did you think of inviting me? There should be many Martial Emperors in Qingyuan Sect, right? If you want to find someone to explore the ruins with you, it shouldn't be difficult."
The Qingyuan Sect is a spiritual practice force with a high-level Martial Emperor in charge, and there is more than one high-level Martial Emperor. Although Morton is only a three-star Martial Emperor, it is not difficult for him to invite his fellow disciples to explore the ruins.
"You are right, but there are very few practitioners who meet the requirements." Morton smiled bitterly and continued, "I originally planned to invite a practitioner who is above the middle stage of the three-star martial emperor to explore the ruins together. However, after knowing that Fellow Daoist Xu Xing has not left yet, I changed my mind and wanted to invite you to explore that ruin together."
"Why is this?" Yang Qi asked in a deep voice.
After hearing what Morton said, Yang Qi also understood that the ruins should have certain strength requirements, but even so, Qingyuan Sect would not lack suitable practitioners, and Morton had no need to find him whom he had only met once. (To be continued)