At this point, even if Xiang Liu and Zhong Hongye’s errand work is completed, it is OK to find a quiet place to report to the sect, or simply run back to discuss it in person.

But when Shen Hao put down the teacup and was about to get up to see the guests, Zhong Hongye and Xiang Liu sat on the chair opposite him without any intention of getting up and leaving.

"Two seniors, is there anything else that has not been done?" Shen Hao smiled. He found that the two of them came here, and it seemed that they were not just hiring lower-level monks.

Xiang Liu and Zhong Hongye looked at each other, and finally spoke to Liu: "Mr. Shen, after the official business, there is still some private matters. Please ask Lord. Shen to solve the problem."

Private affairs? I have nothing to do with you Shen Hao thought of this in his heart, but he smiled and waited for the other party to continue talking.

"I heard that Lord Shen has been in the underground palace of Wude City in the past two years. Not only can he be safe and sound when the underground palace is full of poisonous miasma, but he can also make rapid progress in his cultivation, breaking into the Xuanhai Realm in one fell swoop, and also descending into three cities in a row. Such a strange thing has never been heard of in the age of our two of us who are as calm as water, we can't resist curiosity." Zhong Hongye continued to say to Liu.

"Elder Zhong is right. I am so old that I have claimed that I have seen a lot of worldly things, but I have heard of such adventures as Lord Shen for the first time. The rumors outside are spreading more and more outrageously, and I don't know how many true or false it is. Since I have the opportunity to meet Lord Shen this time, I think I can ask Lord Shen in person.

If there is anything abrupt, please don’t blame Lord Shen. I’m really curious! Hahaha.”

The two of them made the matter of exploring Shen Hao's details seem to have become a private matter that satisfy their curiosity. This kind of thing was not something that Mingshan Sect and the senior management of Wanjuanshushan asked them to investigate, and Shen Hao didn't believe it.

But Shen Hao had nothing to say. He even prepared the words from the beginning and wanted to spread them out more. So he laughed and took out the "stories" he had told Yang Shan and Yang Qingzhi in Fenghong Villa that he had made up the real and false.

So far, Shen Hao has told a limited number of people about these "story": his two masters, his friend Nie Yun, and the two in front of him.

"Is the underground palace real?"

"That blood-red crystal is also real?"

Don’t underestimate the information channels of the super sect. At least in the sect circle, the news about Wanjuanshushan and Mingshan Sect are very well-versed. They even heard about the same content the day after Nie Yun brought the news back to Guishan Monastery. However, the content was too shocking and made people subconsciously feel exaggerated.

Now that he had heard Shen Hao say it with his own ears, neither Xiang Liu nor Zhong Hongye could help but cause huge waves in his heart.

"Yes, this is how Shen has been in the underground palace of Wude City in the past two years. Although he encountered an amazing opportunity, he still hasn't figured out the many details. Perhaps all the answers have to be found in the underground palace to be able to be solved." Shen Hao's face was also full of depression, as if he was feeling uncomfortable because he could not understand what was happening to him.

Xiang Liu twitched the corner of his mouth, suppressing the impulse to scold Shen, "Don't be ungrateful" and said stiffly: "Mr. Shen doesn't have to worry about it. It's a fate. It's a great blessing for you to step into the Xuanhai now. How can you say a little regret?"

"Oh, it would have been great if I could find a few more blood-red crystals at that time."

Xiang Liu, Zhong Hongye: "..."

After talking about this, Xiang Liu and Zhong Hongye were completely unable to talk to Chen's surname. This behavior of taking advantage of the situation is really annoying. In order to avoid losing one's composure, the two of them quickly stood up and said that they would report back to the sect's suggestions on hiring cultivators from the lower sects as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Xiang Liu took out an exquisite copper post from the storage bag and handed it to Shen Hao.

"This is a post specially asked by the Sect Master of the Sect to send me to Lord Shen. I would also like to ask Lord Shen to come to Mingshan to support him on the ninth day of the ninth month. The generals and subordinates of Mingshan Sect will be waiting for the grand ceremony!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, without giving Shen Hao a chance to refuse or be polite. He left Shen Hao with the heavy copper post in front of the door of the public hall for a while before he came to his senses.

What's this? This is what Yang Wanli, the leader of Mingshan Sect, personally brought it to him?

The copper post in his hand weighs at least three pounds, and it is quite weighty when held in his hand. It is carved with exquisite patterns and faint magic fluctuations linger.

Looking closely, some sesame-sized spirit stones were embedded on the surface of the copper post to form a faint magic circle.

There are two large characters written on the front, and a few small characters in the lower right corner.

Large characters: invitation.

Small characters: Mingshan Zongjing Shang.

This was an extremely formal invitation. Shen Hao flipped it, tugging the faint magic array, instantly matching Shen Hao's soul fluctuations, and then released the buckle on the copper post.

After opening it, it contains less than a hundred words, and it is really an invitation.

"......... On the ninth day of the ninth month, Mingshan tried his sword and prepared a little wine. Please go up the mountain to show what you have learned..." The final signature is "Yang Wanli".

After watching it, Shen Hao suddenly realized that this year was exactly the time to start the sword test conference, one of the two major events in the cultivation world. At the last book review conference, he went to Wanjuanshushan to attend, and he also heard someone mention the sword test conference that was on par with the book review conference. Later, Feng Yu, the second elder of Mingshan Sect, invited him, but the Underground Palace of Wude City, and his party trapped him in for two years. Now he has forgotten about this matter.

Putting the bronze post on the table, Shen Hao thought in his heart, what does Mingshan Sect, or these two super sects mean?

According to the past practice, if there are any major celebrations or grand ceremony in the circle of the Xiujie Sect, Fenghong Villa will receive invitations. The attendees are usually the owner of the villa, and the deacons who are in charge of external affairs. There are also cases where foreign affairs deacons are appointed to attend, and there are also many. For example, the book review conference held by Wanjuanshushan before, Fenghong Villa only sent foreign affairs deacons Shen Hao to attend, and the owner Yang Xiusheng did not go at all.

So Shen Hao would go to Mingshan Sect to attend the sword test conference no matter what. But his identity should be as the "Fenghong Villa Foreign Affairs Deacon". Mingshan Sect's invitation should also be delivered directly to Fenghong Villa, and then the owner of Fenghong Villa Yang Xiusheng sent him to Shen Hao, instead of directly sending invitations to Shen Hao.

"Is this what I want to attend the sword test conference as a private person?" Shen Hao seemed to understand the reason why Mingshanzong specially sent him such an invitation. And because he was worried that he would refuse, Xiang Liucai forced the copper post into Shen Hao's hand and turned around and ran away.
Chapter completed!