stonecrandall Chapter 465: Small gathering, inviting immortals
Chapter 465: Small gathering, inviting immortals
At noon, in a private room on the 5th floor of Wanmin Hall in Liyue Harbor.
Kong looked at the group of people who were looking at him with some surprise, especially Paimon who was flying beside him. He floated back because of the direct gazes he received.
"Hey, Sora, little Paimon, don't be nervous. Everyone here is a good person. They are all my friends."
Xiangling said, turning around to face the crowd and giving a thumbs up to the two people behind her:
"Everyone, this is the Traveler and Little Paimon that I mentioned in my previous letter. They are the true honorary knights of Mondstadt. At the same time, they also had a good adventure experience with Mr. Ye Li."
After Xiangling's introduction, everyone became familiar with each other's identities, especially Paimeng. She flew to Ye Li's side with great curiosity and greeted him happily:
"Long time no see, Ye Li, I didn't expect you to attend Xiang Ling's invitation party."
"Long time no see, Paimeng. I didn't expect you to come to Liyue so soon. If Xiangling hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it."
"Hey, we couldn't find you. When we came here, we went to the Wangsheng Hall you mentioned, but the people there said you weren't there, so we went to the place we had agreed to meet with Xiangling."
"I see. It seems that I came here a little early and missed you guys."
While Ye Li was communicating with Paimeng, Kong started chatting with Xingqiu and his group to find out about their position in Liyue.
Everyone present is not an ordinary person. After a round of introductions, Kong also understood that the party he attended was actually a gathering of the younger generation of Liyue. At the same time, he had an intuitive understanding of Ye Li's position in it.
Here, in addition to the growing children and reporters with cameras, there is a rich second-generation young master of the Chamber of Commerce who looks like a girl, Mr. Yun, an expert in cultural opera performances, a master of escort and animal dance, and a rock musician.
There is also an alchemist who can exorcise demons, a barrister who is well versed in law, the head of a funeral industry hall, as well as the chef Xiangling and the mechanical expert Ye Li who are familiar to him. In some ways, they are the pillars of the new generation of Liyue in various fields.
Kong is completely certain that if the Seven Stars of Liyue are gone, they will be the last backbone and hope of Liyue, and they are the ones who can shoulder some responsibilities.
After all, in just a short time together, Kong could clearly feel the extraordinaryness of Xingqiu and the others. Judging from the fact that they all had the strength of the Divine Eye, if some of them worked hard in the direction of the Seven Stars, they might actually be able to become one of the Seven Stars.
All the way to Liyue, Kong was not like a headless fly who knew nothing. He regularly investigated every village and town he passed by, and the information he had would not make him too passive here.
The more he learned along the way, the more he understood how powerful Ye Li was. Being able to be related to the Seven Stars was something that not ordinary people could do.
The party was still going on, and Kong gradually integrated into the group. He brought Paimon with him to talk, chat and play with everyone, which was much easier than doing commissions in the wild.
Paimon held the white flying chess piece in his hand and watched attentively as Qiqi moved the purple flying chess piece to the finish line and then returned one square. He happily picked up the dice and rolled three points, completing the last step and successfully winning the third game.
"Great, I'm number one."
"Congratulations to Paimon, you finally succeeded in the third game."
Yaoyao congratulated the little boy who could fly and clapped her hands.
"Congratulations." Qiqi clapped her hands in a very professional manner.
Looking at Paimon who was a little embarrassed by the congratulations of the two little ones, Kong was also quite pleased to see this scene. Then he turned his head to look at the horse that had been eaten, and his eyes twitched.
"Hey, your horse is gone."
At this moment, Walnut, who had already changed his target and planned to regain his sense of superiority in chess, took advantage of the fact that someone was a novice and started to play seriously, catching the opponent off guard and using the main attack on the horse at the beginning.
As for who taught this routine, just look at Ye Li who was playing Go with a barrister and you will know. After all, he was the one who came up with this thing, and he knows all the tricks.
While everyone was having fun, Xiangling also brought up all the dishes. It could be said that there was everything, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. It was obviously well prepared and did not disappoint everyone's waiting time.
"Oh, Sai Lei, you are worthy of being Chef Xiangling. Just smelling the food gives me the illusion that I am traveling in a sea of delicious food."
Jiaming's nose twitched twice, and he was full of praise for the fragrance that filled the entire private room. The others also happily gathered around the dining table and stopped what they were doing.
It was the first time for Kong to see so much food, especially Paimon. Her saliva was almost flowing to the ground. But she was still very restrained and did not take the initiative to attack. After all, this was their territory, and it would be impolite to mess around.
Seeing that everyone was waiting without moving their chopsticks, Ye Li looked at Xiang Ling, who was hosting the party, and his meaning was very clear.
Seeing everyone's eyes on her, Xiangling said with her signature sunny smile:
"Hey, everyone, tomorrow is the Immortal Invitation Ceremony. Everyone has had a few days off for this. I wonder what plans you have for tomorrow. After all, it always feels a little insufficient if we only get together for one day to play."
"From a general rational point of view, a holiday is inevitable, but everyone has their own things to do, and it is not easy to get together today. Let's have fun today and think about the rest tomorrow."
In response to Xiangling's question, Ye Li answered her on behalf of everyone in a concise and clear manner.
When everyone heard Ye Li's answer, they all agreed with it in their hearts. After all, even on vacation, they still have their own lives to deal with, and it is not easy to find time to have a good time.
"That makes sense. Let's talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow. Let's eat first. Don't go hungry."
After hearing Xiangling's words, the atmosphere among the crowd suddenly became heavy. Kong and Paimon, who had just met them, and Charlotte, who was taking this memorable photo with a camera, also noticed something was wrong.
Before the three people could react, ten pairs of chopsticks were as fast as a phantom, sweeping away everything in their path. The continuous sound of ping-pong brought the three people back to their senses.
Charlotte looked at Ye Li and the others with some surprise. Even though her camera took a picture, it was difficult to see their speed clearly. Only dozens of afterimages were left on the photo.
Seeing everyone fighting at the table, Paimon almost dropped his chopsticks. He hurriedly joined the fight, but achieved little, and only managed to grab a golden shrimp ball.
There was no other way. If one wanted to fill his stomach, he could only join this Shura-like food fight. Fortunately, the dining table was big enough and there was enough food, so no one went hungry.
Charlotte wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the empty plate in front of her, and then looked at the other people's stomachs which had not swelled at all. She couldn't help but wonder where all the food had gone.
Subconsciously pressing the photo button on her camera, Charlotte successfully captured the entire process of the beginning, process, and end of the food war, which was enough to cover her new issue of Steambird Daily.
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The next day, the sun slowly shone upon the earth.
In the central square of Yujingtai, a large incense burner had already been set up, and a long table was also placed with countless offerings, with only a little seafood mixed in, such as grilled fish, golden shrimp balls and other fried seafood.
Zhongli and Yeyan had expressionless faces as they looked at Ningguang, who was dignified and elegant, with the demeanor of a great man, and waited for instructions.
At this moment, Ningguang glanced at the sky, confirmed the time, then looked sideways at the two people behind him and said:
"The Immortal Invitation Ceremony has begun. Mr. Zhongli, Mr. Yeyan, I hope your preparations will not disappoint the Emperor."