Chapter 1252: Chapter 1253: The Storm Banquet
"The Fengyun Banquet is an event hosted by the Ice Sea City’s City Lord, held once every three years. This time, the banquet is only a month away, so I thought Brother Xiao came here for Fengyun Banquet!" Hong Yuan explained.
"Brother, who are you chatting with?" At this moment, a crisp voice rang out, followed by the appearance of a young girl with a ponytail, clean and efficient, quite pure.
"This is my sister, Hong Yiyi!" Hong Yuan introduced: "Sister, this is Brother Xiao, a friend I just met!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Yiyi slightly bowed to Xiao Tianyu, her gaze fixed on him, thinking, this young man is really handsome.
Xiao Tianyu’s appearance naturally didn’t need further mention; it was definitely captivating for girls and his most powerful weapon. Even with just one glance, Hong Yiyi was already dazed.
Xiao Tianyu showed a hint of embarrassment: "Is there a flower on my face?"
Shrr~
As soon as these words were spoken, Hong Yiyi realized her faux pas, a blush climbed onto her cheeks, quickly averted her eyes, not daring to look at Xiao Tianyu again.
"Brother Xiao is so handsome, it’s normal for my sister to look a little longer!" Hong Yuan teased, causing Hong Yiyi to glare fiercely at him: "Brother, what are you saying?"
Is this still my own brother? Helping outsiders tease me?
Immediately, Hong Yiyi sat directly across from Xiao Tianyu, lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze, evidently quite shy.
Hong Yuan picked up the previous conversation and said to Xiao Tianyu: "The Fengyun Banquet sounds like a banquet but it’s actually a ranking list. For the young people of Ice Sea City, it’s something they aspire to. Moreover, as long as they can rank in the top ten talents at each banquet, they will receive varying rewards from the City Lord, and the top three can even visit the Cold Ice Tower!"
"Cold Ice Tower?"
"Correct!" Hong Yuan nodded, about to speak but saw Hong Yiyi interject: "The Cold Ice Tower has seven layers, each layer has a constellation, each layer is an opportunity. Anyone who enters the Cold Ice Tower will undergo a magnificent transformation upon exiting, therefore, this Cold Ice Tower is the best place for young people from Ice Sea City to train!"
"It is rumored that the seventh layer of the Ice Tower is a vast spatial battlefield, even providing the opportunity to compete with people from various places in Yanzhou. However, this is just a rumor, and no one has been able to confirm it!"
Hong Yiyi finally raised her beautiful eyes, staring at Xiao Tianyu, continuing: "However, for ordinary people like us, we have no hope, and on the day of the Fengyun Banquet, we can only go to make a scene at most!"
"Why?"
"Limited talent!" Hong Yiyi rolled her eyes at Xiao Tianyu and continued: "Moreover, each year’s Fengyun Banquet is almost monopolized by the Four Great Families. To qualify for participation, you must go through the Four Great Families!"
"Is it impossible to do it yourself?"
"If you have enough Spirit Stones, then it’s possible!" Hong Yiyi said seriously to Xiao Tianyu, who slightly frowned: "Are Spirit Stones the common currency here?"
"You didn’t know?" Hong Yiyi looked like she discovered new land, Xiao Tianyu bitterly laughed and shook his head.
Even in the Lower Realm, many places use Spirit Stones as currency, thus Spirit Stones can be used not only for cultivation but also as required items for transactions. Xiao Tianyu naturally understood all this.
Hong Yuan explained: "It’s natural for Brother Xiao who is new here not to know, Sister, why tease him?"
"I didn’t!" Hong Yiyi pouted.
"It’s written all over your face!" Hong Yuan rolled his eyes at Hong Yiyi, making her quite vexed. Why does this elder brother always speak for outsiders?
Cough, cough~
But at this moment, Hong Yiyi suddenly coughed, covering her mouth with a white handkerchief, and when she took it away, a blotch of crimson blood had soaked into the handkerchief.
"Has it flared up again?" Hong Yuan showed a worried expression, Xiao Tianyu was quite puzzled, since cultivators shouldn’t fall ill, he asked: "Miss Hong, are you poisoned?"
"Yes!" Hong Yuan nodded: "It’s an Innate Poison, she was born with it. Truthfully, my parents passed away, and all these years it’s just been me and my sister relying on each other. She is my everything; I would give up anything for her, but my talent is limited, and I can’t help her!"
"From what you say, is there a way to cure her poison?" Xiao Tianyu asked.
"Yes!" Hong Yuan nodded: "In Ice Sea City, there is someone who can cure this Innate Poison, but he is high above and won’t help us, so it’s all a pipe dream for me!"
"Who!"
"City Lord of Ice Sea City; as long as you can rank in the top three at the Fengyun Banquet, no matter who you are, he will grant you a request. But how many can seize a top three spot?"
"Honestly, this time I’m selling off family assets just for the Fengyun Banquet. Even though I know it’s impossible, I still want to try; even if there’s a one in ten thousand chance, I won’t give up, but..."
But at this, Hong Yuan didn’t continue, it was obvious that he didn’t even have a one in ten thousand chance.
"Brother!" Hong Yiyi’s eyes sparkled: "Having you as my brother in this lifetime, I’m content. Even if I only have three years left, this life is enough, you don’t need to be overly sad!"
Seeing the siblings’ predicament, Xiao Tianyu felt a bit saddened, and although he really wanted to help them, being new to the place, he didn’t understand the situation enough to rashly promise to help.
Besides, what if his own talent was just average even in this vast Firmament World?
Then, Xiao Tianyu changed the topic: "How many Spirit Stones are needed to compete in the Fengyun Banquet?"
"Ten thousand!"
"So many!" Xiao Tianyu was stunned; he had only about a thousand in his Space Ring. Hong Yuan nodded: "Indeed!"
"But there’s another way to participate in the Fengyun Banquet without spending any money!" Hong Yuan said, looking at Xiao Tianyu: "If your talent is recognized by the Four Great Families, they can sponsor the Spirit Stones for you. But once you rank in the top three, the opportunities gained from Cold Ice Tower must be shared with the Four Great Families!"
"Oh, I see!" Xiao Tianyu nodded, seemingly understanding the situation. To participate in the Fengyun Banquet, one must pledge allegiance to a family.
Then Xiao Tianyu looked at Hong Yiyi seriously: "I will try my best to help cure your poison, but don’t hold too much hope!"
Poochh~
Hong Yiyi suddenly laughed, causing Xiao Tianyu to look bewildered: "Why are you laughing?"
"Didn’t my brother just say? You need to rank in the top three to ask the City Lord to fulfill a condition. You want to cure my poison, you must rank in the top three, but..."
"Do you think I have no hope?" Xiao Tianyu asked.
Hong Yuan showed a hint of embarrassment and immediately apologized: "Brother Xiao, my sister is young and naive, please forgive her!"
"It’s okay!" Xiao Tianyu casually laughed, thinking, is the Fengyun Banquet really that terrifying?
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