Chapter 134 The Feast on the Canghe River (2)
A tiger cultivator at the Profound Spirit Realm walked onto the white jade platform and came to the wolf meat. He stood up, and a flame appeared in his two palms.
Yin Lian called out from the stage: "Today's banquet meat was cooked by Shan Huai, a cultivator at the Xuanling Realm of Canglan Mountain. Please enjoy."
The mountain locust tree glowed red, its claws grew larger, and it quickly cooked the meat. The black bird also played its leaf flute more urgently and joyfully.
The egret-like servants carried wooden trays to the white jade platform, took the meat, and then placed it on the various tables.
Ji Rong tried a piece of meat. The meat was full of vitality, fragrant and tender. Ji Rong stuffed the meat into her mouth one piece after another, and soon finished half of it.
Then, she turned her head to look around and saw that Jiao Jue and Gu Qingqing's roasted meat hadn't been touched; Ji Rong then patted Ji Zhuang, who had buried his head in the meat plate, and followed their example, sitting up straight and not moving.
A line of white egret waiters moved in an orderly fashion among the white jade tables, serving dishes to guests as the names of the dishes were announced on stage, and then clearing away the empty plates.
After the waiters placed jade pots on the table, the two black birds on the platform shouted in unison, "The Canghe Banquet begins!" and began to sing again.
A flock of kingfisher dancers flew down from the top, shaking their bright green feathers, singing and dancing to the song of the blackbirds.
Only then did Jiao Jue and Gu Qingqing start eating the meat.
Ji Rong discovered that the white egret servant serving Jiao Jue had reached the Xuanling realm, and the utensils on Jiao Jue's table were much brighter than theirs, and there were also four dishes that her table did not have.
"High cultivation level is indeed advantageous!" Ji Rong sighed inwardly, "He gets better treatment for the same amount of money spent on a boat trip."
Before long, one after another, the river dragons came running to toast Jiao Jue, and each of them brought gifts to place on the table. Some of them were very generous and even gave him a ring.
Ji Rong spotted a familiar figure with her sharp eyes; it was a river dragon whose right whiskers were half the length of its left whiskers.
"Even the boatmen came aboard; Jinlong is really popular."
After toasting at the table, the river dragons all made exaggerated expressions, as if they were really drunk, waving their arms and making loud noises.
Silver Chain had to step in to maintain order and drive them all out.
He took the opportunity to pick up a wine cup and said, "I apologize for disturbing your refined enjoyment, senior. It is my fault." Then, he drank the wine in the cup and placed a storage ring on the table.
Jiaojue didn't even look at him, and waved its claw to the side. Yinlian immediately retreated.
Jiao Jue spoke up, "Ji Zhuang, come over and sweep this pile of garbage away."
Ji Zhuang's eyes lit up, and he immediately brushed his wings over the pile of gifts, quickly gathering them into his storage ring and feathers.
Yinlian, who was hiding in the shadows, saw that Jiaojue had accepted their gifts in a roundabout way. He breathed a sigh of relief and wagged his tail happily as he walked up to the fourth floor. He thought to himself that he had drunk with the True Dragon several times, and he would have something to brag about for the rest of his life.
He needs to find out who painted the bird before; such excellent painting skills deserve a good reward.
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That day, Ge Ji, a painter from the Pelican Clan who liked to slack off, suddenly received news that the ship captain wanted to see him, and his legs immediately trembled.
He thought fearfully, "Could it be that my slacking off has already been discovered?!"
When Ge Ji, filled with fear, climbed from under the ship's planks to the fourth floor and lay prostrate on the floor;
The ship's captain, Yin Lian, warmly helped him up, saying, "Your painting is excellent. These items are a reward for you. Quickly put them away and take them back."
Ge Ji felt dizzy and put the things away. For a moment, he was unsteady on his feet and felt as if he were still on the Gu River in Liangzhou. These treasures were the money that the wealthy people of Gu River had given him to save his life.
Ge Ji immediately turned around and crawled under the silver chain's claws, saying, "I don't want any treasures. I will definitely paint better in the future and never be lazy. Please don't eat me. I don't have much meat on me, so I'm not tasty."
As he spoke, he emptied all the treasures from his bag onto the table, abandoning his own 132 spirit crystals and junk, and ran away.
Yin Lian watched Ge Ji running very fast and called a servant, saying, "Have Steward Bai come over here."
Then, he swept the tattered items mixed in with the treasure into a brand new storage bag, put two hundred spirit crystals into it, and handed it to the white egret attendant, saying, "Give this to Ge Ji."
The white egret attendant received the order and went through the hall to find Steward Bai and Ge Ji.
The banquet in the hall was still ongoing.
After finishing the pot of vinegar on her table, Ji Rong ran over to Jiao Jue's desk with a burp. She grabbed a small wine cup and stared longingly at the shimmering, unique jade pot on Jiao Jue's desk.
Jiao Jue glanced at her and said, "If you want to drink, go pour it yourself. Do you expect me to pour it for you?"
Ji Rong had been waiting for this, and she exclaimed happily, "Of course I'll pour wine for my elder brother!"
After saying this, she filled a cup in the Jiaojue vessel, and then poured a cup each for herself, Ji Zhuang, Gu Qingqing, Wu Fu, and Miao Wu.
She winked at Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, then took the lead, holding the cup with both hands and saying, "Big brother, we toast you. Let's drink first as a sign of respect. Please feel free to drink as you like!"
After saying that, Ji Rong downed his drink in one gulp, then poured himself another cup and said, "Brother, I'll toast you again!"
The Broken-Bearded River Dragon, who was still standing in the shadows, saw this and was filled with envy. He wondered why he hadn't thought of using such a method to offer this True Dragon Senior a few more cups.
Although the bird was brought by the True Dragon Senior, it is still a dragon, and it might have been related to the True Dragon Senior 50,000 years ago.
The river dragon didn't peek for long before it was kicked by the approaching Master Bai and driven back into the river.
As Bai walked upstairs, he thought to himself that he would definitely file a complaint against Duanxu Jiao after the banquet.
They dared to stay on the boat and refuse to pull it up; it's blatant dereliction of duty!
When Manager Bai reached the fourth floor, he bowed his neck to Yin Lian, who was seated at the head of the table, and asked, "What brings you here?"
Yin Lian was in a good mood. He said, "From now on, let Ge Ji be in charge of the paintings in the third-floor suite. He must also urge him to paint with care and not make any more mistakes. As for the price, pay him twice the original price."
Manager Bai nodded and said, "Understood, Captain, I will go and inform Ge Ji right away."
As Bai, the steward, walked out, Yinlian stared at his retreating figure, feeling that the bird was getting thinner and thinner each day.
"Could it be that we don't have enough spirit fish left on our ship?" Yin Lian thought to himself, making a mental note of the matter.
Ji Rong drank cup after cup, quickly becoming bloated and drunk. She patted her round belly, slumped back in her seat contentedly, and drifted off to sleep.
Ji Zhuang and the other members of the Wu tribe were in no better shape, all appearing drunk.
Gu Qingqing dragged Ji Rong and the other drunkards back to their rooms one by one before sitting back down at the table.
Jiao Jue looked at her and said, "You stinky fox, want to go for a walk?"
When Jiao Jue suddenly called out her name, Gu Qingqing felt flattered and extremely uncomfortable.
She put down the spirit pheasant she was holding, looked around, and finally pointed to herself, saying, "Did my elder brother call me?"
Seeing her looking foolish and ugly again, Jiao Jue couldn't help but say with disdain, "Who else are you? Are you coming or not?"
As he spoke, Jiao Jue transformed into a muscular celestial being and strode out of the hall. Gu Qingqing immediately clapped her paws and followed him out.
Walking to the outer viewing platform, the warm yellow flames of the Mingyao candles burned quietly in the river breeze, while mist filled the water. The bright moonlight reflected on the jade-colored boat surface, adding a touch of tranquility to the Flower and Bird Pavilion at night.
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