Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 116 Banquet
Chiyang, the capital of Chuzhou.

A gathering place for elites from a state with a population of 60 million.

Compared to Xingguang City, which has been relocated to many real economy and service industries and is equivalent to the garrison town and suburban villages of Chiyang City, Chiyang City is not only economically developed, but also highly developed in finance, entertainment and cultural tourism.

Its unique geographical location, serving as a thoroughfare connecting all parts of China, has attracted merchants and travelers from all over the country.

As a result, Chiyang is renowned throughout the country as the Federation's famous cultural capital, entertainment capital, tourism capital, and romantic encounter capital.

This wasn't Ji Fuyou's first time in Chiyang, but he had mostly just passed through before, arriving and leaving in a hurry.

Sitting in the car now, looking at the skyscrapers and bustling traffic of Chiyang City with a different mindset, the scenery is naturally different as well.

This is a dazzling, decadent metropolis.

He was looking at the scenery.

Lu Jianxi and Lu Xingchen, who were in the car, remained silent.

He was clearly still reeling from the astonishing scene he had just witnessed at the state martial arts association.

Soon, the vehicle entered a beautifully landscaped hotel, resembling a garden.

Xiangyang Hotel.

This is a location in Chiyang City that ordinary people would never choose or even come into contact with when holding a banquet.

The entire hotel consists of only three main buildings with a building area of ​​15500 square meters, but the hotel area exceeds 180,000 square meters. The forest coverage rate is over 80%, with a large number of ancient trees over 100 years old dotting the landscape, creating a lush and verdant environment.

Wandering through it is like wandering through a natural oxygen bar in the city.

When the golden Phantom arrived at the main building entrance, Fang Qiyun, Jiang Ran, and a man who looked to be in his forties were already waiting there.

Upon seeing Ji Fuyou arrive, Jiang Ran stepped forward and opened the car door for him.

Fang Qiyun immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Fuyou, thank you for coming to my promotion banquet."

Ji Fuyou glanced at her.

As the protagonist of today's event, she wore an off-the-shoulder dress, clearly showing her fair collarbone and slender neck, while the shimmering tassels on her short, ear-length hair sparkled brilliantly.

This attire, different from what she wore in battle, perfectly accentuated her noble and elegant temperament, making Ji Fuyou realize at this moment that she was not only a valiant and heroic senior martial artist, but also the young lady of the Fang family with assets worth hundreds of billions.

For a moment, even Ji Fuyou couldn't help but take another look and sincerely praised, "Very beautiful. Tonight, everyone will pale in comparison to your brilliance."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Fang Qiyun smiled, a smile that came from the bottom of her heart.

It seemed she had come to the door specifically to greet him, just waiting for this one sentence.

"Please come in. There's still a little time before the banquet starts. Let me show you to a seat first."

As they were talking, Fang Qiyun added, "Fourth Uncle, could you please help me greet the guests?"

The middle-aged man next to her, Fang Mingzhi, smiled and nodded.

At the same time, he called out to someone to take Lu Xingchen to the parking lot.

……

After parking the car, Lu Xingchen and Lu Jianxi followed the staff to the side hall for their meal.

But neither of them spoke a word the entire way.

Especially Lu Jianxi...

As a "young person," she enjoys visiting Chiyang City on weekdays and knows the city better than Ji Fuyou.

She knew very well that the Xiangyang Hotel was not a place that ordinary people could come into contact with.

Even if you have money, if you don't have the status, people won't bother with you if you want to book a table here.

From this alone, they realized the identity of the person who invited Ji Fuyou to the meeting.

In addition to what I had seen and heard at the Martial Arts Association before...

"Dad, I want to learn martial arts."

Lu Jianxi suddenly said.

Lu Xingchen was stunned, both surprised and delighted: "You..."

"Mr. Ji is absolutely right. The era of the extraordinary has arrived. The future will inevitably belong to the extraordinary. If we really want to stand out and make something of ourselves, catching this train at the beginning of this trend will be the best choice."

Lu Jianxi is not old, but his thinking is very clear.

"You weren't talking to me before..."

"Different."

Lu Jianxi said, "You've been practicing martial arts, and if you continue, you're unlikely to achieve much. If you were to risk your life to obtain those enhancement materials, you'd be risking your life! I'm worried that one day you might go and never come back."

She glanced at her husband: "But things are different now, you've latched onto a powerful figure!"

"Mr. Ji?"

"Yes, as you can probably tell, this Mr. Ji is someone of great importance."

As Lu Jianxi spoke, he lowered his voice slightly: "The vice president of the state-level martial arts association stood at the door to receive people... Such a person, when he came to our county, would be someone even our county magistrate would beg to pay a visit to."

Lu Xingchen was momentarily dazed upon hearing this.

He realized that Ji Fuyou had changed a lot in just three days.

However, when he first met Ji Fuyou, he was ultimately just an ordinary person...

A person with a certain level of spiritual ability who has achieved some success.

So much so that, due to his preconceived notions, he hadn't truly grasped the changes in Ji Fuyou's importance.

Now, having been exposed by his daughter, who was merely observing, he suddenly realized with a start, "President Ji..."

It's gotten to this point?!
"If such an important person is willing to give you a helping hand, why shouldn't you seize the opportunity?"

Lu Jianxi said solemnly, "This is a chance to defy fate and change our destiny, given to us by a true benefactor. If we miss it, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."

Lu Xingchen also came to his senses. He glanced in the direction Ji Fuyou had left and nodded emphatically.

……

On the other side, Fang Qiyun led Ji Fuyou forward, heading straight into the hall.

As she walked, she said apologetically, "Originally, I only planned to have a small event, just a few close friends to get together and chat. But when my father found out, he insisted on expanding the scale, wanting to take this opportunity to showcase the family's potential, which made the event a bit bigger..."

"It's alright, I came here for you. As long as we've shown our sincerity, that's enough."

Ji Fuyou Road.

He then glanced around and said, "It's so formal... I didn't have time to prepare a gift. Will I be unable to serve it?"

"How could that be? You've helped me so many times, you're definitely the most important and VIP guest. Your seat is at the first table..."

As Fang Qiyun spoke, he led Ji Fuyou directly inside.

The banquet venue is divided into a large hall and a small hall.

There are about 20 tables in the main hall and only 3 tables in the smaller hall.

There is also a clear seating arrangement among the three tables.

Fang Qiyun brought him to the very first table.

only……

When he arrived at the table, he discovered that it was completely full!
The seat originally assigned to Ji Fuyou was occupied by an extra young man of eighteen or nineteen.

This scene caused the smile on her face to freeze slightly.

Just then, Fang Tianhua, who was chatting with the man at the table, stood up.

"Sixth Sister, why are you only arriving now? The elders are all here."

He then said directly, "Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Master Xie's only son, Young Master Xie Feiyu. Isn't your team just short of a Senior Deputy Mental Ability User? Young Master Xie is our Mental Ability User Association's newly promoted Senior Deputy Mental Ability User."

Not counting a newly promoted associate senior mental ability user.

but……

Master Xie?
Master martial artist, Xie Yusheng!?

In an instant, Fang Qiyun realized the disgusting behavior of Fang Tianhua.

Every table and every seat at the banquet was pre-arranged. Fang Tianhua couldn't possibly be unaware that this seat was reserved specifically for Ji Fuyou, but...

He actually used this deputy senior-level psychic as a shield!?

The key is……

Xie Feiyu represents Master Xie, and with such a powerful figure at the Breaking Army level, who would dare to contradict him?
"Ms. Fang, congratulations."

Xie Feiyu stood up and congratulated Fang Qiyun with a smile.

"Thank you, sir."

As Fang Qiyun spoke, he glanced at Fang Tianhua, who was smiling, and at the cold look in his eyes as he sized up Ji Fuyou. His original intention to let things go instantly vanished.

She asked bluntly, "Young Master Xie, how did you and Fang Tianhua meet?"

Xie Feiyu was taken aback, but then said, "I only recently became a deputy senior mental ability user. During this time, thanks to Brother Fang's help, I was able to quickly adapt to the various changes brought about by the improvement of my mental scale."

"Do you know that he actually had ulterior motives in contacting you?"

Fang Qiyun showed Fang Tianhua no respect whatsoever, and didn't even bother to pay him any attention: "Like now, he invited you here with ill intentions, and now he's even arranged for you to be in a position I already had planned for you."

Upon hearing this, Fang Tianhua's expression immediately changed.

He never expected that Fang Qiyun would actually flip the table!
In front of so many relatives and friends, and so many important figures in Chiyang City, they showed no regard for the overall situation!

Not only him, but several other guests who overheard their conversation also stopped talking, some with great interest and others with slight frowns, and turned their gazes toward the group.

Xie Feiyu is not some innocent flower.

Perhaps because he was young and inexperienced, his family upbringing made him realize something very quickly.

He glanced at Fang Qiyun and Ji Fuyou, whom she had brought, and then at Fang Tianhua beside him.

Instead of getting angry, he calmly stood up and said, "Is that so? Miss Fang, Young Master Fang, what do you think should be done next?"

This posture suggests that he's watching the show.

"Sixth Sister, what's wrong with you? How can you talk like that? Seating is arranged according to the guests' status. I arranged for Feiyu to sit here, is there a problem?"

Fang Tianhua quickly whispered a reprimand.

Ji Fuyou, who was standing to the side, was also speechless.

He saw through the intentions of the young master of the Fang family.

On the one hand, he was extremely dissatisfied that he attended the banquet despite having promised to remain neutral.

on the other hand……

It also meant taking the opportunity to suppress Fang Qiyun's arrogance.

So that she wouldn't think that after she became a high-level martial artist, she would overshadow others and lose sight of what was important.

I just didn’t expect that…

"Alright, today is the day you're the star, it's a happy day for you, so don't let a little thing spoil your mood."

Ji Fuyou said, "It doesn't matter where you sit."

“It’s different! You are my most honored guest! How could I possibly neglect you?”

Fang Qiyun said.

At this moment, Fang Mingcheng, who was sitting at the other end of the table, also noticed the strange thing and couldn't help but stand up: "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)