Chapter 153 Eastern Region 16 Someone nearby sent a message to Xie Jiaoyue...
Someone nearby asked the same question as Xie Jiaoyue.
A little girl who looked no more than ten years old followed the adults and asked a question that was both childish and sharp.
"Sister, sister, didn't you say the Gongshi family was a great and powerful clan? Why is their location so remote?"
The woman in her twenties immediately covered the younger girl's mouth, squatted down, and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense. The Gongshi family is a Class-Earth family, and they're just one step away from becoming a Class-Heaven family. They just didn't get a good position because they started relatively late. Their status is very high. You can't talk nonsense today, or you'll be dragged out and beaten."
After speaking, the woman remembered to check if anyone was around. She immediately spotted Xie Jiaoyue and quickly smiled ingratiatingly, "It's rare for my sister to be out and about like this. She was just being childish. Please don't take it seriously, fairy. We have absolutely no intention of disrespecting the Gongshi clan."
Xie Jiaoyue patted the little girl's hair: "Children speak without thinking, so of course I won't tell anyone else."
Xie Jiaoyue's attitude made the woman opposite her relax a lot: "My name is Deng Yuyang. I come from the Northwest Region. My family has some connections with the Gongshi Clan, so I received an invitation and thought I would bring my younger sister to broaden her horizons."
I never imagined taking care of a child would be so tiring. I was already sweating bullets before I even went inside.
Xie Jiaoyue said, "Xie Jiaoyue is from the Southwest Region. I received the invitation probably because I had met a disciple of the Gongshi Clan once. I am not familiar with the Gongshi Clan."
Knowing that Xie Jiaoyue was not familiar with the place, Deng Yuyang held his sister's hand with one hand and used the other to introduce the place to Xie Jiaoyue.
"This is my second time here, so I may be more familiar with it. Although the Gongshi clan started late, it has a history of more than a hundred years. Their century of accumulation has made them very particular about their pomp and circumstance. The reason they chose this place as their base in the Buzhou Immortal Realm is because the place is large enough to support their pomp and circumstance."
"Take this gate for example. In the entire Buzhou Immortal Realm, apart from the four Heavenly-level aristocratic families, this gate is the tallest and widest, and it can even accommodate the largest immortal ships."
"It is said that they originated from the Northeast Region, where the architectural style is grand and expansive. The current main family doesn't like this style, so this place is mainly based on the exquisite gardens with small bridges and flowing water of the Southeast Region, emphasizing a beautiful view at every step. It also incorporates a lot of spatial magic, so you can easily get lost in it if you're not careful."
Xie Jiaoyue clicked her tongue in surprise: "What if we really get lost?"
Deng Yuyang took out the invitation: "This line on the invitation will follow our location. If we walk along this line... we may not be able to find it. I guess they just want the guests to see the luxurious gardens of the Gongshi family."
It was indeed luxurious. Although it wasn't as lavish as the Gongshi clan of Yicheng, Xie Jiaoyue had already seen no less than ten kinds of rare spiritual plants as they walked around. There was even an artificial mountain made of ten-thousand-year-old ice. The artificial mountain was located in the lake, and next to it was a small pavilion. Just by looking at it, you could tell how comfortable it would be to sit inside in this kind of weather.
This style is far more expensive than simply piling on gold and jade.
As the three of them drew closer, Xie Jiaoyue realized that this was where the banquet was being held that day.
A rockery and lake, a gentle breeze, and pieces of ancient ice floating on the calm water form a series of steps that sway slightly in the wind, leading visitors toward the center of the lake.
From a distance, the pavilion in the center of the lake looks like a small pavilion, but upon closer inspection, one realizes that it can easily accommodate hundreds of people for a banquet at the same time.
It's obviously because of spatial magic again; the Gongshi clan has experts in spatial magic.
Compared to the astonishment and envy of others, Xie Jiaoyue only felt heartache.
Although she appreciates beautiful things and likes to decorate her home beautifully, it doesn't mean she enjoys waste.
Why make a sculpture out of pure gold when gold leaf can be used to decorate it?
Gold has many uses; there are so many chips waiting to be used. There's no need to waste it on something like this.
In Xie Jiaoyue's view, Gong Shi's method was a complete waste. You should know that ten-thousand-year-old ice is an excellent material for calming the mind. After being refined, wearing it can make a person's mind peaceful, prevent external affairs from affecting cultivation efficiency, and also reduce the probability of going into qi deviation due to accidents.
Consider that many disciples of the Gongshi clan in Yicheng don't even have a decent magic weapon, let alone the Ten Thousand Year Ice.
Some are dying from drought, while others are dying from flooding.
Xie Jiaoyue was staring at the white artificial mountain made of millennia-old ice when Gongshi Chuo spotted her.
Gong Shichuo was originally standing on the outermost side to greet the guests. After seeing Xie Jiaoyue, she handed over her work to others and then walked over to Xie Jiaoyue's side, thinking she had done nothing.
Naturally, they also noticed Xie Jiaoyue's gaze fixed on the eternal ice.
"It really comes from a small place. It's just a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice, yet it's so rare." She took a semi-transparent little magic weapon from her waist. Xie Jiaoyue looked closely and saw that it was actually a magic weapon made of a hundred-thousand-year-old ice. If she wore it, she probably wouldn't suffer from qi deviation.
Xie Jiaoyue didn't say anything, but she felt that Gong Shichuo seemed to be at odds with her all along. This was someone else's place, so she didn't bother with him and moved aside.
As a result, Gong Shichuo caught up and continued to introduce the extraordinary features of the pavilions and towers to Xie Jiaoyue.
This person is really targeting her.
Xie Jiaoyue listened for a while and learned a lot. Then she asked, "That invitation of mine, it wasn't from you, was it?"
His purpose was simply to show off his family background to her.
Based on her previous encounter with this person, Xie Jiaoyue guessed and said, "You think Gongshi Moyu looks like you, so you took a liking to him? And then you found out that he was indifferent to you but very attentive to me, so you felt uncomfortable?"
Xie Jiaoyue smiled shyly: "It's a pity, he already confessed his feelings to me yesterday, so you probably don't have a chance."
After saying this, Xie Jiaoyue saw Gong Shichuo's expression change slightly, but the change was so minor that it seemed that his invitation to her was not solely due to this matter.
But what was the purpose of that?
She had no connection with the Gongshi clan of the Eastern Region. If there was any conflict, it was only with Gongshi Moyu. Although Gongshi Chuo seemed to be a mean and ruthless person, he was not someone who cared so much about matters of love between men and women.
Why would she go to such lengths to bring her here?
If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it anymore. Xie Jiaoyue was very poor lately, and since she rarely had the opportunity to eat at a banquet, she naturally wanted to savor the delicious food.
As soon as the meal started, she asked a waiter for directions and found her seat.
Surprisingly, she was quite close to the front, standing right next to Gong Shichuo and his girlfriends.
Gong Shichuo's sisters all understood, and they explained in detail what kind of wood the table was made of, which kiln the bowls, plates and cups on the table came from, which master craftsman made them, and what precious materials they were made of.
“We cultivators need to use these things. If we used bowls and plates made by mortals, they would probably be contaminated with impure energy and hinder our cultivation.”
Xie Jiaoyue commented that this person is comparable to those hypersensitive people in her previous life who were allergic to drinking domestic mineral water; they both suffer from a disease called being overly sensitive.
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