When You Qianxun descended from the sky, Chu Jie, who had recovered his strength and was able to move freely, was sitting on the gate tower of Chu Family Castle, setting up a banquet to entertain the distinguished guest.
The city gate tower was spacious enough to accommodate a banquet for a hundred people. All the doors and windows on all four sides had been removed. Apart from a few large pillars, there was no other debris to obstruct the view. Standing high and looking far, the guests could clearly see every move in Ying Xiuer's camp more than ten miles away.
A dozen or so dancers with slender figures and vigorous movements waved their sleeves and sang the romantic lyrics that came from Huaizhou, the core and fertile land of the Great Jin Dynasty. At the same time, they danced wildly with passion like a blooming lotus.
In addition to Chu Jie, those present included the ghost Dao seed Yin Youyou, the demon Dao seed Hu Xiaotian, the spirit Dao seed Dayi Qianjun and Daye Pojun, and a god Dao seed Shui Bingyu.
These people were all Chu Tian's acquaintances, except for Shui Bingyu, a weak girl who looked only twelve or thirteen years old, with a white and tender complexion. Her every move and every word were delicate and gentle, which matched her delicate and beautiful appearance, making her extremely lovable.
With her long ice-blue hair and silver-blue eyes, Shui Bingyu looks like a doll carved from ice and snow.
Young Master Shui, who had fought against Chu Tian and confronted the black snake, sat next to Shui Bingyu. He didn't even bother to taste the wine and food prepared by Chu Jie. All his attention was on Shui Bingyu.
When Shui Bingyu glanced at the wine jug, Shui Gongzi would hurriedly pick up the jug and pour wine for her; when Shui Bingyu glanced at a certain fish dish, Shui Gongzi would hurriedly take a piece of fish with a silver fork and silver knife, shave off the fish bones and then present it to Shui Bingyu; occasionally, Shui Bingyu ate too heartily and there were a few oil stains at the corners of her mouth, and Shui Gongzi would hurriedly wipe them clean for her with a white silk scarf.
Everyone was enjoying the fine wine and delicious food, as well as the beautifully choreographed songs and dances. Except for Shui Bingyu who was eating and drinking carefree, everyone else was looking in the direction of Ying Xiuer's camp from afar.
Hu Xiaotian suddenly laughed: "You Qianxun, this woman, is so impatient and ruthless. Hehe, her temperament is somewhat like that of our demons."
Daye Pojun at the side said with a strange smile: "She might be going for the young master of the Ying family! Hey, who doesn't love beautiful women? I don't know what the young master of the Ying family looks like. If he is attractive enough, I may make a move."
Picking up the wine glass and taking a big gulp of the grape wine, Bingyu raised her head with a smile and said tenderly, "Does Brother Pojun like beauties? Is Bingyu a beauty? Does Brother Pojun like me? Sister Qianxun is also a girl, why does she like girls?"
Daye Pojun shuddered.
Mr. Shui hurriedly smiled and said, "Little sister, you are still young. It's not too late to talk about what you like when you grow up!"
While laughing, Mr. Shui stared at everyone present one by one with the look of an old hen protecting her chicks.
Yin Youyou's face, as pale as a porcelain doll, did not move at all. Dayi Qianjun and Daye Pojun sneered repeatedly. Chu Jie looked up and down at Shui Bingyu, shuddered, and quickly turned his head to look in the direction of Ying Xiuer's camp.
Only Hu Xiaotian, who was holding a bloody, medium-rare roasted beef leg sprinkled with a thick layer of chili powder, raised his head and grinned at Shui Bingyu: "Shui girl, Lord Tiger is not picky about food, as long as it's a female, how about you, the gods, and I, the demons, become relatives?"
Shui Bingyu frowned slightly and snorted softly, "How ugly!"
Young Master Shui was like a bull that had been kicked in the butt. He jumped up with red eyes, pointing at Hu Xiaotian and starting to curse.
Chu Jie suddenly jumped up, pointed in the direction of Ying Xiu'er's camp and exclaimed: "Oh, yeah? Do you have a grudge against the gods and ghosts? Shui Bingye, didn't you say that the Lu family has colluded with your Shui family and has become your running dogs? You Qianxun, why did you kill the Lu family?"
Yin Youyou also stood up and squinted at the direction of the Ghost Altar. "Did they really do that? The Ghost that has existed for nearly ten thousand years has entered their bodies, and their minds have been suppressed by the Ghost Altar. Those four Lu clan elders are finished."
Shui Bingyu's fingers moved slightly, and with a few "crackling" sounds, a faint blue cold light spread out from under her feet. Countless snowflake-like ice crystals suddenly appeared, and half a foot thick ice quickly froze the entire city gate tower, freezing a dozen beautiful dancers, as well as the maids and servants who kept coming in and out.
A cold wind swept over, and Chu Tietu appeared silently behind Chu Jie. Wisps of cold wind spread out around him and turned into a wall of wind that wrapped Chu Jie inside and dispelled the approaching cold air.
"Sister You Qianxun, are you dissatisfied with my Shui family? Or..." Shui Bingyu casually picked up a piece of ice about the size of a foot from the ground, and looked carefully at her own reflection in the mirror-like ice.
"Oh, I'm so beautiful, much more beautiful than Sister You Qianxun!" Shui Bingyu threw down the ice flakes, jumped up with a smile, and skipped out of the city gate tower: "No wonder, she must be jealous, so she killed our people on purpose."
Turning back and pointing at Mr. Shui, Shui Bingyu sighed heavily like an old man: "Although my elder brother is useless and has some shameful thoughts about a cute girl like me, it is not easy for him to gather these lackeys and thugs. Four of them were killed at once. I want to avenge him!"
With a "hehe" laugh, Shui Bing pointed with her jade hand, and a ball of ice cloud rolled up from under her feet, carrying her petite body and flying quickly towards the camp.
Young Master Shui shouted "Little Sister" and stamped his feet hurriedly. A wave of water appeared from the ground, and he stepped on the wave to chase Shui Bingyun.
At the foot of the city gate, nearly a hundred Shintoists with blue and green complexions and faint blue and green lines on their fair faces whistled in unison, and used their means to cross the wall of Chujiabao, and rushed out following Shui Bingyu and Shui Gongzi.
“Haha!” Chu Jie laughed dryly twice. He patted Chu Tietu, signaling him to disperse the protective wind, and said to Hu Xiaotian, Dayi Qianjun and Daye Pojun with mysterious faces, “This Shui Bingyu looks so delicate and tender, but she has such a hot temper? It’s a pity for the dancing girl we have carefully trained!”
Chu Jie sighed deeply and raised his eyebrows with a hint of malice: "Brothers, are you happy to see You Qianxun and Shui Bingyu fighting desperately? Are you happy or not? Should we drink three cups of wine?"
Hu Xiaotian laughed loudly and opened his mouth to chew the frozen roasted beef leg, making a crunching sound.
Chu Jie was about to laugh a few times in gloating when You Qianxun suddenly moved the Ghost Altar. Countless green balls of light whizzed out from the altar. Countless Sky Ghost believers shouted the slogan "Evil ghosts from heaven will purify the world". His face suddenly changed.
"This ghost woman, how dare she place her You family's power in my Chu family's territory?"