At the Peach Banquet, my seat was next to You at a high place, while Liu Yun's seat was slightly to the left and below You's.
Although Liu Yun is the Empress, I am already of noble status and now I am not only You's concubine but also the Lord of Heaven. Thinking about it this way, it seems that the status of the Lord of Heaven is much better than that of Liu Yun's Empress.
Those sitting below the stage were all immortals. The immortals all had extraordinary appearances and the bearing of immortals. Even those who looked like old men and women had an air of otherworldly grace. However, there were five people in this group who stood out.
They sat on the left-hand side, near the front. They all looked rather odd, some with crooked eyes, some with crooked limbs, and their facial features drooped down like wet, muddy figures.
They were sitting there lecherously watching some fairies. One of them even touched a fairy inappropriately while she was pouring wine. These must be You's five brothers, the monsters who had trained together in the swamp before.
I glanced at You, who was clearly embarrassed by his five brothers' rude behavior, but quickly covered it up.
You must be feeling bad right now, since he and his five brothers are all the same kind of monster, and his true form is probably similar to that, so You has always felt inferior.
"Fifth brother, if it weren't for us brothers sacrificing ourselves for you back then, you wouldn't be where you are today. Fifth brother, you've made something of yourself now, becoming the ruler of the Three Realms and the Great Emperor Youyuan. Don't forget us brothers!" One of them stood up, drunk, and said to Youyuan while holding a wine cup.
You faced that person, but I couldn't see the expression on her face clearly; I only saw a calm profile.
"Of course not." You Bai's slender, pale hand, with distinct fingers, held a white jade cup.
"That's good. I knew Fifth Brother was the most loyal. But we don't have physical bodies yet, Fifth Brother, you have to find us some top-notch bodies, preferably as beautiful as you. Hahaha." After saying that, the man laughed loudly, and the four brothers around him also laughed out loud.
The disdain on the faces of the immortals below the stage was impossible to hide when they heard them speak, especially when they heard that they needed several bodies, some of the immortals looked even uglier.
You's expression remained normal, showing no sign of embarrassment, but I noticed that under the table, You's hands were tightly clenched and somewhat pale. When I touched You's clenched fist, it was ice cold.
When I placed my hand on You's hand, You first looked at me with surprise, then smiled at me, and relaxed her clenched fist to hold my hand tightly.
“You, I see your brother is drunk. He can't even stand up straight. Help him down to rest,” I said, seeing that this guy was constantly trying to embarrass You.
When the man heard me speak, he looked at me with his ugly face, gave me a meaningful smile, but said nothing.
None of these five are good people. In the original story, they conspired with the male and female protagonists to harm You. You's brothers had always coveted You's body, as it was the best vessel for their rebirth.
"Did you hear that? Help these brothers of mine down to rest. There's a nice spring nearby; take them there to sober up." You instructed the palace servants to help the five of them down.
After those five people left, the banquet instantly became much quieter and more peaceful.
I got bored after sitting for a while. The food at the banquet was all gone, and these immortals were really boring. Moreover, I was in a high position and didn't even have a chance to slack off. I had to maintain my demeanor the whole time. Dragging this heavy outfit around was really exhausting, and I just wanted to quickly change back into my usual elegant and comfortable casual clothes.
After countless immortals offered me wine, I couldn't take it anymore and said to You, "I'm a little tired, I'll take my leave now."
"Okay." You nodded in agreement, but I could also hear her whispering to me that she would come find me later.
When I came out of the banquet, I breathed a sigh of relief. Maintaining a dignified demeanor was really tiring. I didn't move for two whole hours, which made my back ache.
"Let's go to the Immortal Spring to bathe and change first," I said to the palace maid beside me, shaking my aching arms.
"Yes, ma'am."
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