"Oh my, I was completely mesmerized. I never expected to see Qinglu so stunning again..."
Li Zhu's words instantly drew everyone's attention. Looking at him sitting at the end of the table, everyone showed disdain...
"Who is this? Does she speak without thinking? Do you think you can just casually see such a beautiful woman?"
"Exactly, I've seen it twice. I really don't know how he has the nerve to say something like that..."
"I've frequented brothels for decades, and I'd never dared to boast like this. Today I've truly learned something new..."
"There are all kinds of people in the world. How can someone have the nerve to tell such an easily exposed lie? Aren't they ashamed?"
"I'm ashamed to sit at the same table with someone like that..."
"Guards, throw this madman out of here, lest he offend our eyes..."
The crowd started talking amongst themselves, as if Li Zhu hadn't seen Qinglu, but rather their mistress hidden in the room…
Li Zhu sneered, offering no rebuttal, but instead looked at Zhu Yougui…
Just as everyone was about to say something more, Li Zhu said to Zhu Yougui...
"Your Highness should know this fairy's name, right? Everyone just heard you mention her name, so tell everyone if I'm right, is this fairy's name Qinglu...?"
Zhu Yougui's face darkened at this moment. He had indeed not mentioned Qinglu's name at all, and he had never seen this fat man before...
This is very strange. There are high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Taiyuan Prefecture whom he doesn't recognize, and they even know Qinglu. This is very abnormal. Could it be that one of his elder brothers sent them to cause trouble and force him into a corner?
"Master Li, please forgive my poor eyesight, but I don't know who this is. You should know that this banquet is for the celebrities of Taiyuan Prefecture. Why are so many nobodys attending?"
Having just gained the upper hand, Zhu Yougui naturally spoke with more confidence in front of Li Tiande, and thus his words were now utterly unrestrained…
Li Tiande also looked at Li Zhu blankly, not knowing who this fat man was...
He then looked at his eldest son, Li Zimu, who was sitting at the last table with three other people, and the fat man was one of them…
“Father, my elder brother has really gone too far. He didn’t even bother to find out who they were before bringing them into the family banquet. This behavior has brought shame to the Li family…”
Before Li Zimu could even speak, his second son, Li Ziqiang, sitting next to him, preemptively spoke up, effectively putting Li Zimu on the hot seat...
Anyone could see his little scheme; he was trying to suppress Li Zimu. After all, the Li family head only had two sons, and one of them would inherit the family business in the future. It was just that Li Zimu had more advantages right now because he was the eldest son…
So no matter the circumstances, he would never let go of any opportunity to suppress his elder brother...
After being humiliated by Zhu Yougui and Li Ziqiang, Li Zhu was also somewhat annoyed. Did they think he was some kind of nobody?
I didn't originally intend to show off, but the current situation doesn't allow me to be low-key anymore. After all, no matter how much an outstanding person tries to hide it, their brilliance cannot be concealed...
"I never expected the second young master of the prestigious Li family to be such a short-sighted person. Everyone says that the head of the Li family was a hero for a lifetime and even fathered two tiger cubs. Now it seems that this is not the case. The head of the family is indeed a peerless hero, but the tiger cubs are hardly worthy of the title..."
Li Zhu said with a disdainful tone, "Anyway, nobody knows him, so he's not afraid of offending anyone..."
"How dare you humiliate me like this!"
Li Ziqiang slammed his fist on the table in anger, and pointed at Li Zhu, shouting in a fit of rage!
"You'd better not point at me, or you'll see what ninjutsu is like..."
Upon hearing the word "ninjutsu," everyone paused for a moment, because it meant the other party was a Japanese, but even Japanese people didn't have such high levels of skill.
Just as everyone was wondering, Li Zimu finally had a chance to speak.
“Father, this is a distinguished guest who came with Takeda Shingen…”
Upon hearing his eldest son's words, Li Tiande, who had initially intended to kick him out, abandoned that thought, though his gaze towards Li Zhu remained sharp...
"No matter who you came with, since you're here at the Li family, you must abide by the Li family's rules. What do you say, Takeda-kun…"
As Li Tiande spoke, his gaze fell upon the little baka who had been sitting there the whole time. This left the little baka somewhat bewildered. If he said that Li Zhu was his man, it would be equivalent to lowering Li Zhu's status by several levels. When they got back, Li Zhu would surely kill him. If he said he didn't know him, it would be even worse. He probably wouldn't even have to go back before Li Zhu killed him on the spot...
"this…"
Little Baka was momentarily at a loss for words, while Li Zhu coldly said...
"What? Am I, a divine messenger, not worthy to let these people know my identity?"
Upon hearing Li Zhu's words, Little Baga immediately reacted, stepped forward, knelt before Li Zhu, and respectfully said...
"My lord, please calm your anger. I hesitated to introduce you immediately because you were trying to conceal your identity. Now that you are willing to let these mortals heed your guidance, I will certainly represent the will of the Orochi God and introduce you to them..."
Little Baka's words immediately belittled everyone, which pleased Li Zhu, but displeased the others...
I was thinking, "If you're going to talk about something, just talk about it. Why are you belittling us? We're just watching the show, how come we're considered ignorant mortals?"
After Little Baka finished speaking, he stood up and adopted an arrogant expression completely different from when he spoke to Li Zhu.
"You bastards! How dare you treat the messengers of my Yamata no Oota no Kami with such contempt! You all deserve to die..."
Seeing how angry the little bastard was, Li Zimu was a little confused. How did a divine messenger suddenly appear? You Japanese don't seem to be that tall, do you?
However, since Little Baka was so certain that Li Zhu was a divine messenger, they had no way to verify it. All they knew was that if they offended Little Baka, their cooperation with the ronin would come to an end...
"Takeda-kun, please calm your anger. It was indeed we who neglected the divine messenger. Please forgive us..."
Li Zimu also felt that it was indeed inappropriate to let the divine envoy sit in the last seat, so he could only apologize first and hope that the other party would not be too angry...
Zhu Yougui, standing nearby, was even more bewildered. What the hell was going on? He knew the Li family had a good relationship with the ronin and could mobilize thousands of ronin to serve them at any time. He also hoped to gain the help of such a force…
But who would have thought that he would directly offend the divine messenger, which was tantamount to cutting off his path...
"Since you are a divine messenger, please take a seat..."
Li Zimu wanted to ease tensions and rearrange Li Zhu's seating...
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