Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: I Have Acquaintances in the Heavenly Realm - Chapter 21

Hua Cheng walked to Xie Lian’s side and said, “Gege, the assembly ended quite early today.”

Xie Lian smiled and replied, “Qingxuan and I were just preparing to return to Ghost City when I heard Master Wei looking for me, so we came over together.”

Shi Qingxuan added, “I heard His Royal Highness say there are four thousand sect rules here. I was curious and wanted to see for myself, I hope we aren’t intruding on you, Master Wei?”

Wei Wuxian replied, “Not at all, not at all! The Discussion Conference is just around the corner, so everyone is incredibly busy. I’m the only idle person around.”

Shi Qingxuan laughed. “A Discussion Conference? That sounds like it’ll be very lively, right? There will be delicious food and fine wine, won’t there? Hahahaha!”

Wei Wuxian placed one hand behind his back while twirling Chenqing with the other. “There will be many people, but ‘lively’ is not a guarantee. There will be food, but it might not necessarily be delicious. As for fine wine… well, there might be some. Does the Wind Master also enjoy drinking?”

Shi Qingxuan said, “But of course! As the saying goes, ‘One must not fail a beautiful person or fine wine.’ Now, as for the ‘beautiful person,’ I’m not so interested, but as for the wine, I am very fond of it indeed! Hahahaha!”

Wei Wuxian said happily, “That’s wonderful! In that case, you absolutely must try Gusu’s Emperor’s Smile. It is exceptionally delicious!”

Xie Lian cleared his throat slightly. “When we arrived just now, I saw many rules carved into the stone wall at the mountain gate. If I recall correctly, one of them was ‘Alcohol is Prohibited.'”

Shi Qingxuan countered, “Then I’ll just take some with me when I leave and drink it then! Hahahaha! Since I’ve come all this way, I naturally have to have a taste.”

He Xuan watched the flute, Chenqing, in Wei Wuxian’s hand. The flute’s ghostly energy reached the heavens; yet the youth before him possessed not a shred of spiritual power, and could still make such a demonic flute serve him willingly. It was truly intriguing.

It was a pity the youth’s constitution was so poor; otherwise, he would surely have been a genius of the age. In this cultivation world, it would likely be difficult for anyone to stand against him.

Wei Wuxian naturally noticed He Xuan’s gaze. He gripped Chenqing and held it before his eyes, saying, “Since meeting the two Ghost Kings, Chenqing has become useless. It seems quite afraid of you both.”

He Xuan said flatly, “Since it is a ghost flute, it naturally cannot harm us.”

Wei Wuxian smiled and twirled Chenqing again. “The world calls me, Wei Wuxian, a practitioner of the ‘wicked path’ and avoids me like a poisonous snake. I wonder how they would react if they knew that Ghost Kings actually exist in this world.”

Xie Lian said with a smile, “The ‘wicked path’ has never referred to the person, but to the heart. Master Wei’s heart is upright and possesses the will to help the weak. They will understand sooner or later.”

Wei Wuxian replied, “I’m actually indifferent to it; I don’t care about any of that. I simply don’t want Lan Zhan to bear unwarranted infamy because of me.”

“Wei Ying.” Lan Wangji walked over from the distance, having overheard Wei Wuxian’s last sentence.

Wei Wuxian turned and saw Lan Wangji approaching. He greeted him happily, saying, “Lan Zhan, you’re here!”

Lan Wangji nodded slightly. “Mn.”

Wei Wuxian pulled Lan Wangji along and said, “Lan Zhan, look. This is Lord Wind Master from the Celestial Realm, and this is another Ghost King from the Ghost Realm. Who would have thought there are actually two Ghost Kings, and that they are friends? Isn’t it interesting?”

Lan Wangji looked toward Shi Qingxuan and He Xuan, giving a slight nod of acknowledgment.

Because the four visitors, Xie Lian and his group held such unique identities and had appeared so suddenly, Wei Wuxian invited them all into the Jingshi to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Wei Wuxian pulled out some Emperor’s Smile and handed a jar to Shi Qingxuan. “Lord Wind Master, this is Gusu’s Emperor’s Smile. Try it; you’ll definitely like it.”

Shi Qingxuan took the wine jar, opened it, and took a whiff. He couldn’t resist immediately tilting his head back for a deep gulp. “Truly fine wine!” he exclaimed.

Wei Wuxian said with a face full of pride, “It has to be!”

Xie Lian gave a small cough. “Is alcohol not forbidden here? Will doing this make things difficult for the Second Master Lan?”

Lan Wangji replied, “No matter.”