The guests chattered amongst themselves, and strangely enough, despite speaking different languages, everyone could understand each other perfectly and clearly.
"My goodness! What kind of flowers are these? They're even more enchanting than the Red Mist Flowers in the Fairy Forest! I love this place!"
"Hehehe, look at that fox woman, she is indeed charming and beautiful, even more so than the mermaids of the sea... Hmm? Why do those blue-haired foreigners carry the aura of our aquatic race? Could they be foreign aquatic beings?"
"Madam Xu really has a wide circle of friends. So many foreigners have come to the banquet. Look at that silver-haired foreign woman, she even has a pair of pointed ears!"
"This way of attending the banquet is indeed incredibly novel. Arriving by boat, without needing such magical powers, has quite a unique charm—"
"Look! Grandpa, it's a ship from the West Sea Dragon Palace. I never imagined that Sister Xu had such influence that she could invite Prince Moang of the West Sea to a banquet..."
"Hehehe, you little vixen, seeing that prince so dashing and handsome, aren't you already feeling a stirring of lust!"
"Darling, look! It looks like someone is flying in the sky ahead. Is it an angel?"
The guests were a diverse group, some with high eyebrows and deep-set eyes, blond hair and blue eyes, some with animal ears, some with animal heads, some short, some tall, some elegant young men in white standing at the bow of the ship fanning themselves, and some elves carrying bows and arrows, all with exquisite features. It was like a large gathering of exotic races.
Deep within the peach blossoms, the lake began to widen. As the boat rounded the bend, the view passed over layers of branches and vines, and suddenly a bright and clear scene unfolded, filling the heart with a sense of sudden enlightenment.
Both banks are lined with peach trees in full bloom, their petals of pink, white, crimson, and bright pink intertwined, creating a dreamlike scene wherever the eye can see.
"Clang—clang clang clang—"
Amidst blue skies and white clouds, and swirling mist, beautiful women draped in thin veils and holding pipa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) play lively and bold music. They have a pair of delicate dragon horns on their foreheads, as beautiful as white jade.
"Hehehe..."
A graceful fox spirit sits on a small boat on the water, performing a series of shadow puppet shows, depicting the story of a beautiful and amorous fox spirit. Meanwhile, a male fox spirit dressed in a Wei-Jin style robe reclines drunkenly at the bow, reciting poetry to the flowers. Several shirtless yellow-turbaned warriors perform feats such as swallowing swords, breathing fire, and climbing ladders, drawing applause and cheers from the guests on board.
"good!"
"Wow! What is this? Is it some kind of strange magic?"
"What a magic trick! What a magic trick!"
Every hundred steps along both sides of the river, there is a pleasant place to relax, where people can play chess, enjoy tea, fish, carve, appreciate incense, or brew wine. Each place is surrounded by many guests, while some people choose to continue on their way.
Further ahead, in a more open area, a giant stone turtle can be seen submerged in the water. This monster is so huge that it can cover the entire area. Its shell alone almost occupies the entire river channel, dominating the river as if it were splitting it in two. Fallen peach petals are carried downstream by the current.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!! Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"
On the dark green tortoise shell, pink peach trees are planted, and at the very top is a waterfall that is a hundred meters high. The rushing river water pours down with a powerful and unrestrained momentum, and roars as if it brings up ten meters of water spray. The white water droplets fall like pearls.
There is a pavilion on the turtle's back, but there is no way to get up there.
A fox spirit performs in the water, its beautiful head occasionally transforming into a fox's head; a dragon girl, barefoot, plays the pipa while holding it upside down, her ribbons fluttering in the air; a male fox spirit, elegant and refined, covers his face with a fan, revealing a fluffy fox tail behind him; a long-eared elf holds a harp, softly singing a celestial melody; and sea nymphs dance gracefully, swimming upstream against the current of the waterfall…
Amidst cheerful music, half-open lotus flowers float on the water, and on the emerald green lotus leaves are exquisite dishes:
Braised abalone with Shaoxing wine, raw fish with peony-shaped silver ribbons, braised pork meatballs, red-flavored slime, braised black carp with mushrooms, vegetarian cold salad with purple seaweed, braised chicken with savory sauce, spicy stir-fried snails with perilla, braised shrimp balls with red sauce, stuffed tofu in plain water, vegetarian stewed pork and bamboo shoots, roasted seven-headed snake with black pepper beef, stone-grilled rabbit, spicy squid with thousand legs, grilled beef with wasabi...
Countless delicacies were carried by the river towards the crowd, their intoxicating aromas enveloping everyone present. Everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
This is truly...a dreamlike scene.
Is this a food paradise?
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