"I don't have any dietary restrictions."
Before long, maidens carrying jade plates and silver bowls served dishes in a continuous stream, all of them delicacies and exquisite wines.
Her side was all meat dishes. The boiled snails were crisp and delicious, served with mustard root and Sichuan peppercorn oil. Large chunks of grilled clams were piled on a plate made of shells, sprinkled with only a little salt, making them exceptionally sweet. The steamed yellow croaker was delicious, the freshly gutted green turtle soup was nutritious, the steamed purple crab was meaty and thick, the raw carp had a unique flavor, the grilled prawns were fragrant, the pan-fried abalone was rich and fatty, the pearl-braised shark fin was luxurious and rare, the bluefish eye soup was tender and delicious, and there were also plates and plates of fatty chicken, fatty duck, fatty pork and cured goose...
The table full of dishes clearly demonstrated its luxury and extravagance.
The food in front of Sun Wukong was much simpler, but it still showed that he had put a lot of thought into it.
Steamed locust blossoms with sugar, tender willow leaves in salad, radish stewed with Sichuan peppercorns, mustard-dressed melon shreds, delicious water chestnut soup, delicate water shield soup, tenderly blanched daylily buds, vibrant green goji berry leaves, ginger and kelp slices with a unique flavor, boiled cabbage with a rustic yet refined touch, and various vegetarian dishes, all featuring trendy aquatic products such as green asparagus, water chestnut sprouts, water caltrops, water caltrop seeds, lotus root, water celery, arrowhead, and water bamboo shoots…
There are truly countless examples.
Everyone knew that this Great Sage was a stone monkey, and the Old Dragon King had even prepared a lot of fruit.
A cluster of pink cherries, each the size of a fingertip, resembles golden pearls and wax balls after washing, and tastes sweet; plump, yellow apricots are round and plump, with thin skin and large flesh, and are sweet and sour; fiery red lychees are as big as eggs, and their fragrance is overwhelming; fresh longans still have green leaves, and a plate of bright yellow and golden fruit is truly lovely.
There were also loquats, jujubes, melons, bayberries, persimmons, pomegranates, tangerines, sugarcane, and other fruits that were not commonly found in Chang'an, which shows the abundance of the Western Sea and the importance the Old Dragon King attached to Sun Wukong.
Xu Milu picked up a piece of water bamboo shoot with her chopsticks and chewed it carefully. She found it to be sweet and very fresh. However, when she turned her head and looked around, she found that apart from the music of string and wind instruments, the banquet was not very lively.
What should have been a perfect birthday banquet turned into a very depressing affair, except for the beginning.
She couldn't help but feel puzzled, and tilted her head to ask Sun Wukong in a low voice:
"Great Sage, Great Sage, why aren't they saying anything?"
Sun Wukong was just picking up a cherry and popping it into his mouth when he heard this. He chuckled again, a mix of slyness and embarrassment on his monkey face.
"On the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, more than half of the twenty-four demon kings were beaten by my golden cudgel! And the other half were relatives, who I must have subdued. Look at that boy, he is the fire-watching boy by Laozi's side. I saw him when I, Old Sun, made a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace. And that fairy, she was originally a fairy under the Queen Mother of the West. I offended her when I stole the peaches of immortality!"
Sun Wukong said this, but he wasn't annoyed at all; he just scratched his face.
"Over the years I've been a disciple of my master, I've long since tempered my temper and changed my temperament. But I just happened to run into these old enemies. Drinking and drinking, I, Old Sun, am no fearsome monster or demon. How could this happen?"
Xu Milu gave a thumbs up in admiration.
Monkey King is really amazing.
He remained calm and composed despite being surrounded by people he had offended.
This must be what they call a social terrorist.
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