sbdcsierra Chapter 279 Lu Mansion Speech
Chapter 279 Lu Mansion Speech
Everyone saw Meng Ning dressed in white, standing behind Ma Chao. At first glance, he looked like a lotus flower that emerged from the mud without being stained.
But looking again, the disciples from the wealthy families who were seeking the Dharma all felt an inexplicable sense of oppression, as if they were facing a towering mountain, making them look up involuntarily.
At this moment, they only felt that there was an invisible pressure coming from Meng Ning's every move, making them feel insignificant involuntarily.
"What's going on?" A genius from a famous family muttered to himself, "Why would I be afraid of a kid whose origins I don't know?"
Another Dharma seeker in a brocade robe also frowned, thinking to himself: "Damn it, I actually feel like I am below this and cannot surpass it."
Just then, a commotion came from the back of the hall.
Everyone turned around to look, and saw a group of young men and women in fancy clothes surrounding a broad, plump old man who was walking slowly towards them.
"It's Grandpa Lu Dahai!" Miao Qingqing had sharp eyes and recognized the man at once.
The old man was Lu Dahai. Although he was old, he was still in good spirits.
As soon as Lu Dahai appeared, the whole hall suddenly fell silent. He slowly walked up to the main seat, looked around, and showed a kind smile on his face: "Everyone has come from afar, thank you for your hard work. I called everyone here today to discuss the matter of removing the corpse in Yangzhou City."
"Within a month, we must clear the city of wandering corpses and clear the obstruction monument for the Thousand Lights Dance God."
The audience was talking in low voices, some frowned, some nodded. Lu Dahai raised his hand to signal for silence.
"I have divided the city area, and someone will distribute the assignments later."
He paused, a cunning look flashing in his eyes, “Of course, after removing the corpse, don’t forget to enjoy the prosperity of Yangzhou.
Moreover, if you are interested, I also encourage you to participate in this year's "Dancing God Election" and become a part of this prosperity.
As long as everyone shows up, the Lu family will have rewards and generous presents."
As soon as these words came out, the audience burst into laughter. Someone joked, "Mr. Lu, are you asking us to hold the talisman in one hand and the teacup in the other?"
Lu Dahai stroked his beard and laughed: "That's right! How can we miss the prosperity of Yangzhou and the grand scene of the Dance God Festival?"
Amidst the laughter, Lu Dahai changed the subject: "By the way, my precious granddaughter's wedding is also scheduled for the Thousand Lantern Dance Festival next month." He blinked, "The Lu family is so shameless, and we also ask for your support. Of course, there will be a generous reward."
There was another round of laughter from the audience. Suddenly, a shrill voice rang out: "Mr. Lu, are you going to make all of Yangzhou and even us Dharma seekers serve as foils for your granddaughter?"
Lu Dahai narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw that the person who spoke was a thin young man. He grinned and said, "Young man, what you said is wrong." He scanned the audience and said, "It is my granddaughter who brings glory to Yangzhou City and everyone here!"
After he said this, everyone burst into laughter, even the young man couldn't help laughing.
The laughter died down, and Lu Dahai said seriously: "Also, I just received news that my grandson-in-law Zhang Yingcai will arrive today."
He looked around and said, "Although removing the corpse is a serious matter, if you have time, you may as well follow me to the city gate to welcome us."
When Meng Ning heard this, he secretly sighed that Lu Dahai was very cunning. He actually wanted a group of seekers to welcome a mortal.
His action was to use the power of these countless seekers to boost Zhang Yingcai's reputation and show his strength, and also to make the matter bigger and let the whole city know about it.
At the banquet yesterday, Meng Ning learned that Lu Shengxiong did not want to get married. Lu Dahai could not convince his granddaughter, so he decided to make a big deal out of the matter.
In this way, he used the situation to force Lu Shengxiong to agree to the marriage, and also used this tyrannical power to oppress Zhang Yingcai so that he could not resist and be obedient.
As for what Meng Ning thinks about this matter, he definitely disagrees.
At the banquet, he advised Lu Dahai on the spot not to force his descendants to get married, and that their marriages and their affairs should be decided by the young people themselves.
But who would have thought that as soon as he said this, Lu Dahai burst into tears at the banquet, and then complained to Meng Ning and others, saying that Meng Ning and others had never seen what his granddaughter looked like.
Smoking, tattoos, drinking, fighting, Lu Dahai knows all of Lu Shengxiong's bad habits.
Afterwards, he hugged Meng Ning and cried, saying that if he didn't take care of his granddaughter's marriage, she might never get married in her life.
Then Lu Dahai said that he was not a seeker of Dharma and did not have 200 years to live. As an elder in the family, he wanted to worry more about his descendants while he was still alive, so he would worry more about them.
Meng Ning didn't know what to say when he saw this, and he remembered that the task issued by the system was to arrange this marriage for the Lu family.
So he planned to observe the situation, but if the two were really reluctant about the marriage, then it couldn't be Meng Ning's fault.
At that time, no matter what the mission was, what the Lu family commission was, or what the system was. Even if he didn't want any benefits, offended everyone now, and brought bad luck to the whole city, Meng Ning would definitely help the two of them implement their ideas and make their own decisions.
Meng Ning has the most basic respect for everyone, and the bottom line of respect is not to interfere in other people's choices and lives.
Then Lu Dahai said some more polite words, and then he turned his eyes and suddenly glanced at Meng Ning, and said with a smile: "Next, let my Lu family's distinguished guest, Meng Ning, come up and say a few words."
Everyone in the audience was stunned and looked towards Meng Ning in the corner.
Meng Ning was also stunned. He obviously did not expect Lu Dahai to call his name.
Lu Dahai's original intention of doing this was very simple and well-intentioned, which was to help Meng Ning of the Three True Dharmas become famous.
So under the gaze of everyone, Meng Ning stood up and walked towards the podium.
In front of everyone, Meng Ning spoke slowly.
"Ahem, since Mr. Lu asked me to say a few words, I will just say a few words."
"Ah~ Don't take it so seriously, this happened suddenly, and I just thought about it, what should I say."
"Ah~ Then I thought about it and decided that it would be better if I just said these few words."
When they heard Meng Ning's speech, everyone was fully focused and listened attentively. They had long been curious about Meng Ning's identity.
At this moment, Meng Ning was speaking, and everyone was thinking about getting some information and foundation of the Three True Methods from his words.
"So... I believe these sentences, um! Must be better than those sentences!"
"Ah, but if you think these sentences are not as good as the previous ones, and not comprehensive enough! Then in the future, I will add a few more sentences!"
"Well, that's it. Thank you everyone, thank you."
After Meng Ning finished speaking, everyone was shocked. Countless people were stunned, including Lu Dahai.
At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their minds.
No, do you want to listen to what you are saying now?
You've been talking a lot of nonsense, but there isn't a single useful word or any informative word.
While everyone was secretly cursing Meng Ning in their hearts, Xiang Yuyin from the Jiujie Gate in the audience suddenly raised his hand and applauded.
Then the applause led to applause, which was as loud as thunder.
Unlike others, he really appreciated Meng Ning's words. If he was merely interested in Meng Ning before, now he admired Meng Ning.
At such a young age, he is already as cunning as the sea. This boy has a promising future and will be difficult to deal with!
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