When Fang Rui returned to the City Lord's Mansion, the waiter who brought him to this place had disappeared.
I don’t know whether he chose to run away because of a guilty conscience, or whether he was easily eliminated by Xu Bufan.
However, judging from the latter's character, even if the waiter chose to run away, he would inevitably die in the end.
Of course, Fang Rui didn't care about the life or death of the waiter, but without the waiter's guidance, it seemed a bit difficult for him to find the way to the banquet venue in the city lord's mansion, which was as good as a maze.
"It seems that we can't take the usual route." Fang Rui walked bravely for three minutes. After finding that he couldn't find the road or the person leading the way, he directly chose to climb up to the roof.
"If I remember correctly, the waiter said that the banquet will be held in Nanyuan, the southernmost part of the City Lord's Mansion."
Fang Rui used the bright crescent moon in the sky to find the south direction, and then he started walking in this direction on the roof.
His foot strength is excellent, and there is no need to consider the structure of the corridor house on the roof, just run in a straight line.
So within a moment, a brightly lit banquet space filled with tables and chairs appeared within his field of vision.
"It's really easier to travel on the roof than inside the house."
Out of courtesy, Fang Rui did not continue walking directly on the roof. Instead, he observed the path from a high position and then took the Nanyuan entrance through the main entrance.
Nanyuan is very much like a courtyard specially designed for hosting banquets. In addition to a few unique houses, exquisitely designed rockeries and green plants, the courtyard is a large and spacious open space.
At this moment, the open space was already full of people, except for the table at the front between Zhao Wuyan and Xu Bufan.
Obviously he should be the last one to arrive, or the only one who is late.
"I thought you didn't dare to come!"
As soon as Fang Rui appeared, Xu Bufan couldn't wait to stand up and attack.
"Hey! Master Xu, you agreed that this is a peace meeting, peace is the most important thing, peace is the most important thing..."
Zhao Wuyan on the side quickly spoke out to dissuade him, but he only moved his mouth and did not stand up to stop him.
"Why don't I dare to come?" Fang Rui asked without answering.
"Because you are afraid of exposing the fact that the 'Blood Red Bride' is on you." Xu Bufan immediately answered.
As soon as these words came out, all the guests present tacitly stopped eating, drinking, or chatting, and all turned their attention to Fang Rui.
Although no one could have imagined that this banquet would get down to business so quickly, it is undeniable that the purpose of most of them coming here is to understand this information.
Wang Chen was also among this group of people, but unlike others who were expecting and curious, she was more speechless and angry at the moment.
'You can ask such a question, you idiot, have you turned a deaf ear to my words? He made the matter so big just to let the whole world know that the blood-red bride is in his hands!'
'Even among the people present, ninety-nine percent of them came here for the purpose of confirming his details, making investments in advance, and fighting this future B-level curser first.
Good relationship.'
'Aren't you asking this in public now to help him get the matter out in a legitimate way?!'
Wang Chen couldn't bear to curse Xu Bufan's stupidity in his heart.
But just when she was so angry that she wanted to leave the table, not wanting to see how stupid Xu Bufan was, or realizing how bad her vision was, Fang Rui didn't admit it as she expected.
"The 'Blood Red Bride' is not in my hands at all, why should I be afraid?"
Under the spotlight, Fang Rui shook his head, disappointing the entire audience and denying Xu Bufan's question.
"Then do you dare to show the back of your hand to prove your innocence?" Xu Bufan continued without any surprise.
"It's inexplicable. I am innocent in the first place. You don't even have evidence. Why do you want me to show the back of my hand to prove my innocence?"
"Okay, since you think it's humiliating to show the back of your hands for no reason, how about I make a bet with you?!"
"What's the meaning?"
"It's very simple..." Xu Bufan took out a crystal clear purple crystal stone carved with complex patterns from the inner chest pocket of his suit.
"This is my unique purple jade cursed crystal from District 11. It is no less precious than ordinary B-level cursed objects. I will bet you this crystal now!"
If you can prove that the 'Blood Red Bride' is not in your hands, this crystal is yours. If you can't, hand over the 'Blood Red Bride' that does not belong to you, and inform me of the conditions for recognizing the owner!"
"Wow!" Xu Bufan's proposal for a bet directly broke the peace at the banquet.
"I've learned a lot! Cursed crystals! Good things you may not be able to buy even if you ask for three million on the black market!"
"I used to hear people say that the children of Dacheng use cursed crystals to practice. I still didn't believe it. Now I believe it. Cursed crystals can be taken out so casually. What does the cursed crystal mean?"
"Cultivation is nothing! The most precious thing about the cultivation crystal is that the curse energy contained in it is extremely pure. When the curser advances, if you can put one next to it, the success rate of the advancement can be increased several times, or even
Dozens of times better!”
"No! How come the success rate of those big city disciples is so much higher than us ordinary cursers? It's not just these good things that we rely on!"
"Really? I thought they had better bloodlines!"
"That's only a small part of the reason, most of it is because they have money and resources!"
…
The appearance of the purple jade cursed crystal made most of the guests present unable to help but discuss its value.
The few smart people who saw all this more clearly cast a pity look at Fang Rui in silence.
From the bet proposed by Xu Bufan, they could 100% deduce that the 'Blood Red Bride' was in Fang Rui's body.
The former's seemingly stupid behavior in public was just a show in order to legitimately obtain the "blood-red bride".
Poor Fang Rui, after all his planning, was still no match for the power of the children of Dacheng, so he made a wedding dress for him!
"Why don't you speak?"
Seeing that Fang Rui was silent, Xu Bufan continued to lead:
"If the 'Blood Red Bride' is not in your hands, my purple jade crystal will be given to you for free. Why don't you dare to accept it?"
"Then I'll take it!" Fang Rui was forced to nod.
"Very good!" Xu Bufan showed a bright smile without hiding it.
At this point in the performance, his goal has been achieved.
As for whether his slightly poor acting skills would be discovered by others, he didn't care at all.
Anyway, even if someone finds out, no one will dare to stop him.
And after today, he will be able to legitimately have a 'blood-red bride'.
This was also the reason why he deliberately spared Fang Rui's life twenty minutes ago.
"Well, in order to avoid suspicion, I will not participate in the next certification work." Xu Bufan, who was in a good mood, had a rare courtesy. He bowed to Zhao Wuyan and said:
"City Leader Zhao, could you please lift up Gang Leader Fang's robe and reveal the answer to today's bet for me and everyone present?"
"Oh, Mr. Xu, you're so polite! How can you call it troublesome if you can do something with a little effort?"
Zhao Wuyan did not refuse, waved his hand carelessly, stood up with a fat belly, and walked to Fang Rui's side with seemingly slow movements, but his speed was not slow at all.
"Guild Leader Fang?" Zhao Wuyan looked at Fang Rui with his signature Buddha smile.
"..." Fang Rui hesitated for a moment, and finally Zhao Wuyan stretched out his hand before urging him again.
"I'm sorry." Zhao Wuyan moved his fat body slightly to ensure that all the guests at the banquet could see Fang Rui's arm clearly, then stretched out his fat and short hand, and lifted the latter's cover on the back of his hand.
sleeve robe.
Then a red leaf logo with an unusually bright color and a strange and unique shape, with lines that looked like ghost claws at first glance but whose overall shape looked like a red hijab, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Hey! Is this really the 'Blood Red Bride'?!"
"It should be. It is said that if the level of the cursed object is too high and the level of the cursed person keeps up, the cursed object cannot be completely contained in the body of the cursed person. Even if it is forcibly taken in, it will leave a mark on the surface of the cursed person's body.
Mark!"
"One hundred percent yes! I was lucky enough to see a picture of this logo from a distance once. This weird and unique appearance is unforgettable."
"Hey! Is this expected? If you are really sure that the 'Blood Red Bride' is in the hands of Gang Leader Fang, then Xu Bufan dares to bet on the purple jade crystal?!"
"My brother's words have awakened the man! This Xu Bufan has such a profound plan!"
…
"City Lord Zhao, announce the result!"
Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Xu Bufan couldn't help but excitedly picked up a glass of wine, preparing to drink it in one gulp in line with the results announced by Zhao Wuyan.
"Ahem...right away...as you can see..." After putting down Fang Rui's sleeves, Zhao Wuyan subconsciously prepared to announce the result symbolically.
"Uncle Zhao, are you sure you know what the result is?" Fang Rui suddenly interrupted the latter's announcement.
"Guild Leader Fang, do you have anything else to explain?" Zhao Wuyan was not annoyed when his speech was interrupted. He still looked back at Fang Rui with a Buddha's smile on his face.
But the moment he turned around, his Buddha's smile, which seemed to remain unchanged even if the sky fell, froze on his face.
Of course, it wasn't just him, all the guests present opened their mouths in shock at this moment and sat frozen on the spot.
"Crack!"
Xu Bufan, the only one standing, was so shocked that he couldn't even hold the wine glass in his hand.
And all this was because Fang Rui, under the gaze of everyone present, raised his left hand and put the symbol representing the 'Blood Red Bride' on the back of his right hand, which Xu Bufan used to prove that the 'Blood Red Bride' was with him.
Half of the irrefutable evidence in my hand had been wiped away.