The emergence of Yunjian Pavilion ushered in the city-building ceremony into its first phase.
In the palace, Lin Fengtian stood in the front, with Xiao Ruoyao and Leng Lingyue standing on his left and right. Behind the three of them were the other eleven hall masters of Yunjian Pavilion, including Xue Li and Jia Chan who had moved their headquarters to Wuling City.
Seeing this, everyone was talking about it. The entire high-level of Yunjian Pavilion was dispatched this time, and there was no one in Donghua Mountain, which showed how much Yunjian Pavilion valued this city-building ceremony. At this time, if the other four super-first-class forces had evil intentions, any of them would have the opportunity to take down the headquarters of Yunjian Pavilion in one fell swoop.
As long as you are not afraid of retaliation from Yunjian Pavilion afterwards, it will be fine.
Lin Fengtian looked at the crowded square, turned his head and smiled softly to Xiao Ruoyao, "This time, we have given our daughter and son-in-law a chance to show off."
Xiao Ruoyao rolled her eyes at him and said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Don't forget who the protagonist is today."
Lin Fengtian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"
After that, Lin Fengtian took a deep breath, gathered his true energy, and said loudly: "Lin Fengtian from Yunjian Pavilion, with Xiao Ruoyao from Xiaoyao Hall, Leng Lingyue from Lengyue Hall, Di Yu from Zhuque Hall, Xing Qun from Feixing Hall, Lei Xin from Lieque Hall... respectfully present a pair of jade disks with mist patterns, nine lotus flowers with the same heart, a hundred-foot-long blue sky nine-color brocade, and eight pairs of Donghua white dolphins..."
When other people gave gifts, it was the reception envoy from Wuling City who read out the gifts. But when Lin Fengtian read out the gifts himself, the meaning was far different. Moreover, the long gift list he mentioned, although many things seemed insignificant, had so many varieties! And they were all specialties of Yunjian Pavilion!
For example, the jade bi with mist patterns is carved from the unique white jade of Yunjian Pavilion. It has the effect of clearing the mind and concentrating the spirit, and forging the soul and refining the spirit. Wearing a small piece of it during cultivation can effectively prevent the birth of inner demons, which makes all the monks flock to it. But in the past, Yunjian Pavilion only produced jade pendants with mist patterns, but it is already a spiritual treasure that can be sold at a sky-high price. The white jade used in this jade bi with mist patterns is of much higher quality than this jade pendant, and its volume is much larger, so its value is difficult to estimate.
Another example is the Nine-Colored Blue Sky Brocade, which is a specialty of Xiaoyaotang. Xiao Ruoyao was born beautiful and was obsessed with all kinds of clothing. When Xiaoyaotang was founded in the early years, its main revenue came from clothing and silk, and its products were once popular throughout Dongzhou. Later, after the establishment of Yunjian Pavilion, Xiaoyaotang's specialty changed from various beautiful clothes to silk with various special effects.
Among them, the Nine-Colored Blue Sky Brocade is the best one, which has the effect of relaxing muscles and tendons, absorbing spiritual energy, and can nourish the meridians and acupoints of the whole body for a long time. One foot of the Nine-Colored Blue Sky Brocade can be sold for tens of thousands of spiritual stones, and it has been in short supply for a long time.
In addition, Xiao Ruoyao also designed and made several pieces of clothing for her daughter herself, but those pieces of clothing were what Xiao Ruoyao was going to give to her daughter as wedding gifts two days later.
In addition, there was a small incident regarding gift-giving.
Lin Fengtian originally planned to give his treasured Tianya Bell to his daughter and son-in-law. This Tianya Bell is a defensive magic weapon that can withstand the full force of a great power in the Taiqing Realm, and its effect is outstanding. However, when Xiao Ruoyao saw the gift list drawn up by Lin Fengtian, she slapped him without any hesitation and scolded him: "On such a happy day, you actually gave a bell? How could you think of that!"
It was also thanks to Xiao Ruoyao, the good wife, who helped Lin Fengtian cross out some things that were not suitable to be given away as gifts, otherwise it would have been a big joke.
The long gift list of Yunjian Pavilion once again made everyone realize the generosity of Yunjian Pavilion. In terms of strength, Yunjian Pavilion may only be ranked last among the five super first-class forces. But in terms of wealth, it can beat the sum of the other four super first-class forces.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but feel jealous of Feng Shao again. With such a generous and generous father-in-law, he could live a very comfortable life even if he just lay down.
Especially the awe-inspiring palace in the sky, which made everyone astonished.
After Lin Fengtian finished the long list of gifts, Feng Shao bowed to Lin Fengtian from a distance and said loudly: "Feng Shao thanks his father-in-law, mother-in-law and all the elders! Please take a seat!"
Lin Fengtian extended his hand to Xiao Ruoyao and said with a smile: "Madam, please give your husband a favor!"
Xiao Ruoyao rolled her eyes at him, but obediently placed her delicate hand in Lin Fengtian's big hand.
Lin Fengtian laughed "Haha", and walked out of the palace hand in hand with Xiao Ruoyao. For a moment, the eyes of the whole audience were attracted by this couple with amazing and legendary experiences. The man was elegant and graceful, and he was majestic without anger; the woman was charming and lovely with lotus steps. When everyone saw them, they all cheered in their hearts: What a fairy couple!
Leng Lingyue and the other twelve hall masters followed the couple and entered the Wuling City Square together.
Feng Shao and Lin Xiaoran, with smiles on their faces, personally led Lin Fengtian and others to their seats.
After Yunjian Pavilion, other forces began to have ideas when presenting gifts.
In fact, most forces don't think highly of Wuling City, and the gifts they send lack sincerity. At most, they are of some value, but they are definitely not very thoughtful. However, the long list of gifts from Yunjian Pavilion directly raised the level of this city-building ceremony. If the people behind don't want to be looked down upon, they must bring out something truly sincere.
Imagine that the first person who gave gifts gave gold and jewelry, and you followed closely and gave chickens, ducks, and fish. Even if the other person has a close relationship with the host family, wouldn't you feel ashamed in the comparison?
No one wanted to lose face in such an occasion. Therefore, even if everyone was not happy about it, they had to change the gift list on the spot.
As for where the gifts after the change come from, they can only be found from their own collections.
As the guests sat down one by one, the auspicious time for the city-building ceremony was approaching. After the last guest took his seat, Feng Shao stood up and said loudly: "I am Feng Shao, the mayor of Wuling City. Here, Feng Shao would like to thank all the guests for coming from afar. If there is any inadequacy in the hospitality, please forgive me!"
After a pause, Feng Shao was about to continue speaking when he heard a rather arrogant laugh coming from the direction of the city gate:
"The guests haven't all been seated yet, why is Lord Feng so anxious to hold this ceremony? How should we deal with this?"
Feng Shao's pupils shrank slightly, and he vaguely guessed that the other party had bad intentions. But his expression did not change, and he just said loudly: "Since the guests have arrived, please take a seat."
The man smiled and said, "Since Lord Feng is so enthusiastic, then we will not refuse!"
After a pause, the man said loudly: "Xin Ruxiong, the Holy Son of the Nine Nether Holy Land, respectfully sends a hundred kilograms of Nine Nether Black Stone to congratulate Wuling City!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw hundreds of monks in black clothes rushing into the city. The most eye-catching thing in the team was the luxurious imperial carriage in the middle, which was surrounded by people in front and behind, comparable to the emperor's ceremonial guard.
Feng Shao secretly laughed. I don't know what's going on in this Jiuyou Holy Land. The chosen saints actually like to show off. Chi Xuan was like this before, and Xin Ruxiong is also like this now. Although Xin Ruxiong is not as showy as Chi Xuan, he is much better than everyone present, second only to Yunjian Pavilion.
On the imperial carriage, Xin Ruxiong, now wearing the clothes of the Holy Son, sat lazily on top. He looked at Feng Shao from afar, with a half-smile on his face.
A Jiuyou disciple who had joined Wuling City couldn't help but whisper to Zuo Linglan: "Sister Zuo, what exactly does Brother Xin want to do by acting like this?"
Zuo Linglan's face also looked a little unhappy. She didn't expect that Xin Ruxiong could actually become the new Holy Son of Jiuyou Holy Land, and she didn't expect that he would bring Jiuyou disciples to Wuling City to show off. Xin Ruxiong said "congratulations", but just by listening to the gifts he gave, she knew that he was here to make trouble.
Jiuyou Black Stone? It was just a stone that could be found everywhere in Jiuyou Mountain! Even though it contained a certain amount of spiritual power, it couldn't change the fact that it was basically worthless.
Xin Ruxiong's move was just short of making the two words "kick the field" into a flag and sticking it on the imperial carriage openly.
When Xiao Ruoyao saw this scene, she couldn't help but show murderous intent on her face, and said coldly: "It seems that the Jiuyou Holy Land has had enough of its good days!"
Lin Fengtian smiled faintly and said, "The more arrogant the Nine Nether Holy Land behaves, the more it proves the truth of the rumors. Tao Yan, I'm afraid you really don't have much time left!"
Feng Shao, however, remained calm and smiled from beginning to end, as if he was not aware of Xin Ruxiong's provocation at all.
A black-robed monk came to the square quickly and said in a loud voice: "Lord Feng, this is the gift from my Holy Son. Please accept it!"
As he spoke, the black-robed monk raised his hand and a pile of black stones of different sizes were thrown to the ground.
A stone weighing 100 jin is not very big. When scattered on the ground, it looks more like garbage than gifts.
After throwing the stones, the black monk held his head high and looked at Feng Shao with a proud expression, his eyes showing a provocative look. His expression seemed to be saying, "We are just treating these garbage as gifts, what can you do to me?"
The guests all showed amusement when they saw this scene. They really wanted to know how Feng Shao and Yunjian Pavilion planned to respond to such a provocation.
Being too soft is not good, as it makes you look weak and vulnerable; being too hard is not good either, as it makes you look like a big shop bullying customers. After all, Feng Shao is the owner. If he just scolds the customer without saying anything, even if he is right, it would be rude.
Amid the curious gazes of the crowd, Feng Shao smiled and said, "Thank you for being so polite, Saint Jiuyou, for giving me such a great gift! Come on, quickly put Saint Jiuyou's gift in the most conspicuous place, and make sure everyone can see it!"
Zuo Linglan understood and immediately arranged for people to throw the black stone fragments to the entrance of the square. Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene.
Zuo Linglan's move was indeed to place the "gift" from the Nine Nether Holy Land in the most prominent position. However, the way she "placed" it was a bit like taking out the trash...
Seeing this, Leng Lingyue couldn't help but laugh and whispered, "This little guy is quite capable!"