2008: C2008 Dinner

C2008 Dinner

"Congratulations to Third Young Master for obtaining first place." As he spoke, the grand elder took the lead in applauding.

The rest of the people started clapping as well, except for Second Young Master Kong Li, who stood rooted to the spot.

The Great Elder quickly comforted, "Although the Second Young Master lost, the Second Young Master clearly displayed strength that was stronger than the Third Young Master's. Thus, even though he lost, he was still honorable."

Even if you lose, your head is still proud! Kong Li was so angry that he wanted to smash a hole in the Great Elder's head.

For him, this competition's reputation was not the most important. What was most important was the invitation letter. However, right now, he could only watch as the invitation letter was taken away by Kong Yang.

At this moment, he no longer cared about losing face. With a dark expression, he turned and left.

Kong Li's departure caused the leader to frown. However, he did not say anything in the end.

On the other side, Kong Yang said, "Grand Elder, what about the prize for the first place?"

Although Kong Yang did not say what the reward was, how could the Great Elder not know that he was referring to the invitation letter?

The grand elder immediately turned to look at the Kong Family Head because the invitation letter was in his hands.

At this moment, the Kong family head spoke up, "Yang'er, the invitation is in my hands. Tonight, when you are participating in the banquet our Kong family is giving for this competition, I will hand it over to you in public."

Upon hearing his father's words, Kong Yang immediately replied, "Yang'er understands."

The patriarch of the Kong family looked at the crowd and said, "It has been hard for everyone to participate in this competition, so tonight, our Kong Family will hold a banquet. I hope that all of you will come."

"Yes sir!" Everyone answered in unison.

Since the Kong Clan Head had already said so, how could they dare not go?

Although everyone who got along with him was from the Kong Clan, not everyone had the right to live in the mansion.

Only after this did everyone disperse.

Kong Yang then returned to the side of Zhou Han, Lin Long and the rest.

At this time, Zhou Han couldn't help but say, "Kong Yang, your luck is really good. You actually managed to concoct such a high quality pill at such a crucial moment."

Seeing that there was no one else around, Kong Yang immediately said, "Actually, this is the method Master taught me!"

"So that's how it is." Looking at Lin Long, Zhou Han immediately understood.

[Master is even a master! He actually managed to get someone to make a top-grade Will Returning Pill with just a simple pointer!] Zhou Ba, who was at the side, could not help but exclaim in admiration.

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On the other side, just as Kong Li returned to his own residence, an old man followed him in.

This old man was none other than Kong Li's master in alchemy, Lu Liang.

Seeing that Lu Liang had followed him back, Kong Li continued to look resentful.

Lu Liang suddenly said, "Second Young Master, I suspect that Third Young Master is up to no good."

"Well, what is it?" Kong Li couldn't help but be surprised by Lu Liang's words.

"Even if it's me, I don't know how many pills I have to concoct to make a single pill, but there must be something wrong with the third young master's method of concocting so easily!" Lu Liang said.

"Master, could it be that you suspect Kong Yang and the Great Elder of faking it by concealing the top-grade Intent Pill on them and then taking it out to fill in the numbers at the most crucial moment?" Kong Li said.

"Of course not, how could the Great Elder and Kong Yang be faking it when they were under the watchful eyes of so many people?" Lu Liang said.

"Then what does master mean?" Kong Li asked.

"I feel that the third young master must have some easy method to concoct the Intent Returning Pill." Lu Liang said.

"Kong Yang's talent may be good, but he's not some powerful alchemist. How could he possibly have an easy method to refine an Intent Restoration Pill?" Kong Li frowned.

"What if the person behind him is the alchemist behind the Tranquil Spirit Elixir Shop in Dingxi?" Lu Liang said.

"Could it be that you suspect that the masked man is the alchemist behind the Sage Tranquil Spirit Elixir Shop?" Kong Li couldn't help but say.

At this moment, he remembered Yang Tianming.

"I do have such suspicions. If third young master had an alchemist backing him, it would not be surprising for him to have such an easy method to refine a top-grade Intent Restoration Pill. In addition, it would also be a surprise for him to refine a Blue Miracle Pill, so I feel that my guess is correct!" Lu Liang said seriously.

Lu Liang naturally guessed this because he was also there when Yang Tianming came to look for Kong Li.

This was why he had thought of this point when he saw so many strange things.

Kong Li nodded at Lu Liang's words, then said, "Hearing what you said, Master, I also think that the probability of this happening is very high!"

Then, he changed the topic. "But, wasn't the person wearing the bamboo hat seen his true face before? He's just a relatively weak alchemist."

"I've also heard about this matter. But the more I think about it, the more I feel that it's a deliberate act by Kong Yang's people to conceal the true identity of the person wearing the bamboo hat!" Lu Liang said.

"Master, you mean there's someone else wearing a bamboo hat?" Kong Li wasn't stupid. He immediately thought of this.

"That's right." Lu Liang nodded.

"But even so, there's no way to change the fact that I lost." Thinking of this, Kong Li's face turned gloomy again.

Young master, why are you still stuck on this point? You should know that the alchemist behind the Tranquil Spirit Elixir Shop is someone that even the emperor would want. If you were to confirm this point, even if you were to reveal the information, you would still receive a great reward from the king. Lu Liang couldn't help but ask.

"Master is right!" Upon hearing these words, Kong Li's eyes immediately lit up.

"Then what should we do?" He asked the next question.

"First, we must confirm that person's identity, and see if that person is that Master Luo!" Lu Liang said.

"It's just that they gave us such an opportunity." Kong Li frowned.

However, Lu Liang laughed, "Young Master, what are you afraid of? Isn't tonight the banquet? At that time, let's just play some tricks and let that person reveal his true appearance."

"That's true!" Lu Liang's words made Kong Li's eyes light up.

Immediately, the two started to think of a way to make Lin Long reveal his true appearance.

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Before the banquet had even started, Kong Li and Lu Liang had already arrived at the venue.

After waiting for a long time, he finally saw Kong Yang and Zhou Han walking in.

What made his eyes light up was that the person wearing the big bamboo hat was also amongst Zhou Han's group.

Kong Li immediately stepped forward to welcome him.

"Third Brother, Young Master Zhou, you guys finally came." Kong Li laughed.

Kong Li's enthusiasm made Kong Yang uncomfortable for a moment.

If he hadn't already obtained first place, he would have thought that Kong Li was up to something.

Perhaps, because I'm going to the Mask Academy, second brother intends to close the distance between us. He had this thought in his mind.

They chatted for a bit before Kong Li looked at the bamboo hat man and said, "Third brother, this must be your new master, right?"

"That's right." Kong Yang nodded.

"Then, how should I address you, Master?" Kong Li smiled again.

"His surname is Luo."

"So it's Master Rolande!" Kong Li said respectfully.

"I don't dare to be a master." The man in the bamboo hat said.

"Master Luo Lie, previously, I didn't even ask for your name due to my arrogance. Now, I have to apologize." Kong Li said again.

"Second Young Master, you're welcome." The man in the bamboo hat said.

Kong Li added, "Master Rolande, why don't you take off your big hat? It's not convenient to wear a big hat at a banquet like this."

"Because there is a new scar on her face, she is wearing a big conical hat. I hope you can forgive me." The person wearing the bamboo hat replied.

"So that's how it is." Kong Li seemed to understand. He changed the topic and said, "Master Rolande, I'm afraid you don't have any partners for today's banquet. How about this? I'll introduce you to a partner. I guarantee that she will be one of the top beauties of our South River City."

"Second Young Master, there's no need." The person wearing the conical hat quickly waved his hand.

"How could I not? I'm Kong Yang's second brother, his master is the same as my master. It's a deal!" With that, Kong Li left with a heroic expression.

"What the hell is Kong Li doing?" Zhou Han couldn't help but comment as he watched Kong Li leave.

"Maybe it's because I've entered the Mask Academy, so I want to build a closer relationship with him." Kong Yang voiced out his previous thoughts.

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On the other side, Lu Liang walked to Kong Li's side.

"Second Young Master, I suddenly feel worried again." Lu Liang said.

"What are you worried about?" Kong Li asked.

"I'm worried that the other party will call that imposter over. After all, there's no need for them to attend such a banquet!" Lu Liang said.

"There's really such a possibility!" Kong Li frowned. He had thought of this just now.

Lu Liang continued, "If the other party sent the imposter over, then it must really be in Third Young Master's courtyard. There must be no experts there right now, and if we send someone directly over, we might be able to meet that person and find out his true identity!"

"Only, it's not good to be discovered." Kong Li was worried.

"Second Young Master, although we said that we can sail a ship carefully for ten thousand years, now is not the time to be careful!" Lu Liang immediately said.

Gritting his teeth, Kong Li immediately said, "Alright, then Master, please bring a few people with you!"

"Alright!" With that, Lu Liang left the area and gathered around a dozen people to rush towards Kong Yang's courtyard.

Among the people he was leading, there was an expert who was able to activate the Level 4 Ice Talisman Paper. This was also the reason why he dared to go over like this, following Kong Yang and the others to the banquet.

Soon, they arrived at Kong Yang's courtyard.

"Master Lu Liang, what's the matter?" Seeing Lu Liang's group walking over, the two guards at the entrance couldn't help but ask.

Lu Liang said coldly, "Just now, a Thief stole something from the Second Young Master. We came all the way here to find him in your courtyard, so we want to search him!"

"Master Lu Liang, we didn't see anyone enter our courtyard." The two of them were stunned.

"What if you find out that he's a Thief?" Lu Liang said coldly.

He then shouted, "Get out of the way! If you want to delay us from capturing that Thief, you won't be able to take the responsibility!"

One of them quickly said, "Master Lu Liang, we have to ask the Third Young Master!"

Lu Liang didn't pay any attention to him. Instead, he gave a meaningful glance to the two people beside him. The two of them understood each other and directly walked over, intending to pull the two away from each other.

It was at this moment that a middle-aged man walked out. Upon seeing the situation, he said coldly, "Master Lu Liang, what are you all doing?"

Lu Liang knew that this person was the captain of Kong Yang's guards.

"Just now, there was a thief who stole something from the second young master. We came all the way here to find out that he had entered your courtyard, so we wanted to search it!" Lu Liang said.

"Master Lu Liang, you must be seeing things!" I didn't see anyone enter our courtyard! " The captain said coldly.

"Captain Ma, how do you know whether or not someone has entered your yard while you're inside? We saw it with our own eyes! " A person beside Lu Liang said.

Captain Ma frowned, "Even if you want to search, you have to ask the Third Young Master or the Patriarch!"

"Captain, it's urgent. We can't find them in time!" Lu Liang said.

They looked at each other again. This time, the four of them rushed forward and pulled the leader away from the others.

After that, they directly rushed in.

Since the courtyard was in the Kong Mansion, it was not very large. The group quickly finished their search. However, what caused Lu Liang to frown was that he did not find anyone wearing a bamboo hat or covering their face.

Was the person attending the banquet the right person? Such a thought flashed across Lu Liang's mind.

"Master Lu Liang, how is it? We don't have any thieves here, do we?" Captain Ma had an angry look on his face.

"Captain, I'm really sorry that the Thief has run away. We will get the second young master to personally apologize to the third young master later on." Lu Liang said apologetically.

With that, he left with his group.

After he left, he naturally went back to the banquet to look for Kong Li.

Soon, he saw Kong Li.

"Master, how is it?" Kong Li asked the moment he saw him.

"We searched carefully but didn't find anyone wearing a bamboo hat. I'm afraid the person attending the banquet is the main host." Lu Liang said.

"Oh, then we can only start from here!" Kong Li immediately shifted his gaze to the man wearing a conical bamboo hat.

"However, that person doesn't seem to be in a feminine mood. Just now, I sent a woman to get close to him, but he rejected her directly!"

"Then we can only think of other ways." Lu Liang said.

He wanted to say whether or not he should send someone over and pretend to find a chance to take that person's big bamboo hat off, but he found out that that person was always by Zhou Ba's side, and they had no chance at all.

While the two of them were thinking of a way out, Captain Ma had already arrived at the banquet and told Kong Yang and Lu Liang to bring some men to search his courtyard.0

"What? Lu Liang actually brought people to search Kong Yang's courtyard?" Hearing this, Zhou Han frowned.

"What did he find?" Kong Yang asked.

"He said he was looking for a Thief. He looked like he was looking for a Thief when he entered, but we couldn't find him." Captain Ma said.

"Could it be?"

Thinking about how Kong Li had purposely approached them, Kong Yang, Zhou Han, and the others couldn't help but think of something.

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