Chapter 40: The Feast of Welcoming the King Back to Heaven
"Child, have you not eaten enough? Didn't you nibble on a large loaf of bread on the way to drag pork?" The father finally coaxed the child with a string of sugar gourds, and then carried it on his back, and left with a smile as he coaxed. They are like all simple villagers, once they blend into the flow of people, they can no longer be found.
However, the conversation between their father and son still hovers in Leete's mind.
"Dad, how can bread be as good as meat?"
"Silly boy, you'll understand when you grow up, we owe too much to the elders. Our hearts are what these flesh can offer? ”
"This Phantom Beast Village is really strange? The villagers are willing to go hungry for the sake of the so-called faith? Is this group of elders really not simple? I don't understand it. Litt kept muttering in his heart.
At this moment, the three of them had already stepped on the bluestone staircase leading to the Hall of Elders. This is also the beginning of the climb, and there are no other buildings around because the mountain has become steeper. Looking up, you will see the magnificent Hall of Elders, and at the end of the stone ladder mountain road is the huge square in front of the Hall of Elders. There were only two winding mountain roads on the left and right that led to the Hall of Elders, and they took the one on the left.
Yu Xiangyao suddenly became silent, and often bowed slightly to some of the villagers who passed by, and of course those people returned the salute. Li Te gradually guessed a little bit of Yu Xiangyao's special identity, so he was embarrassed to ask her directly.
The square in front of the Hall of Elders is also allowed by ordinary people, the stone staircase is very wide, and the flowers and plants are also beautifully decorated. But along the way, Litte saw more people in gorgeous clothes, and they mostly went up the road. There are also some people who are relatively plainly dressed, who are so busy that they are sweating profusely, panting and running up and down, and there are a lot of things in their hands. These people may all have something to do with this banquet, the difference is that some are for eating, and some are for those people to eat. The stone ladder is not long, and it is not difficult to climb up.
On the square, Li Tee looked up for the first time. I have to sigh at the steepness of this peak! It is like a sharp sword piercing into the clouds. It was not easy to build such a beautiful house at the foot of this mountain, and it was also possible to expand such a huge platform square. When I was down the mountain, I still didn't think that the Demon God Temple was lofty. Standing on this square and looking up, I realized how "high" the Demon God Temple was. Looking at it here, the neck is indeed prone to soreness.
As I said earlier, there was only one way to the Demon God Temple, and every other step of the stairs would be a small platform, with heavily armed guards standing on both sides of the platform. Next to the staircase is a dense forest of shrubs, born on a steep mountain wall, which also hints at the correct direction to reach the Demon Temple. However, this mountain road is very wide, and the bluestone staircase is obviously higher than the one just now, and the first level is about the same as the height of the stone staircase just now, maybe there are really nine hundred and ninety steps.
Li Tezheng sighed about how the Demon God Temple was built. Suddenly, someone from behind patted him on the shoulder. Li Te turned his head, but saw the big collapse, the mad bull and the crying god. Unlike the day before, their clothes have changed, and each of them wears a white silk coat that fits well. Also, they were accompanied by a beautiful girl of the same age.
"Boss, you don't know, this place is so fun! Except for the collapse, the expressions of the mad bull and the crying god are quite calm.
Seeing that his good brother was fine, he was very excited for a while. Still, the unhealed scars on Da Bang's face reminded Li Tet that this place was not so friendly.
Li Teh smiled: "Where are you brothers going to play? Even girlfriends have been handed over so quickly, and there is one for each person." The three of them looked a little embarrassed, and their faces turned a little red. But the girl next to her is still simple, and she thinks there's something wrong.
When Carl heard the conversation between the two, he immediately turned around and said, "Hello senior, take the senior sister, let's go, let's eat!"
Before the three of them could explain, suddenly, a large bell rang in the square. The bell rang loudly, as if it were a signal of the opening of the banquet. In the echo, all the people in the square unconsciously quickened their pace.
Yu Xiangyao urged: "Several, come in with me." The banquet is about to begin. ”
Everyone responded, and followed Yu Xiangyao into the Hall of Elders. The bell rang fifty-four times, when the last bell fell. The whole square was empty, it was empty. All the guests who were invited to the banquet also entered the Hall of Elders.
The banquet was held on the first floor of the Hall of Elders. After Litte came in, he felt a completely different visual impact from the outside. Luxury, very luxurious. Gold and silver plating has become the norm, and the entire hall floor is spacious and bright. There were hundreds of square tables, enclosing a large arc, with their mouths facing the main entrance, and there were a few tables placed here and there, a little distance from the tables that were connected in a circle around them. However, the tables were covered with clean white cloths and neatly arranged with cutlery. In terms of chairs, only one person can sit at a table. Litt believes that the person who can sit in the center is definitely the head of the village.
See the golden ornaments, gilded dinner plates, and gorgeous oil paintings. I secretly sighed in my heart: "Maybe there is gold here, and this costume is even more ...... than the main hall of Steel Blade City." No, that's no comparison. ”
As soon as a few people entered the door, the eyes of the audience were almost on them, which made them very uncomfortable. In addition, there is a lot of discussion.
"It's not that exaggerated, are they?"
"Do you see that red hair? As far as I can see, nothing good will happen to the foreigners. ”
"Why do you think the Great Elder is feasting on these people?"
Li Te also wanted to ask about the details of Yu Xiangyao's banquet, or what kind of etiquette they needed to follow. Unexpectedly, Yu Xiangyao walked towards the innermost seat without looking back, and the people on the side saw her and took the initiative to salute him.
"Jade ......" Li Tegang wanted to call the girl's name. was interrupted by an unfriendly voice.
"Red-haired foreigner, I advise you to stay away from her. Her identity is not something that you can approach casually as a foreigner. "This familiar voice, who else can there be but that annoying Han Fei?
Li Teh turned around and saw Han Fei and Han Fu, both of whom were dressed in white. After Han Fei changed into white clothes, his handsome and noble appearance was immediately revealed, but Li Teh knew that this person was narrow-minded and had no skin. Han Fu's fat man has not changed much, and the gold and silver jewelry is still worn all over his body.
Li Tee smiled and replied, "We're just here to eat." Hopefully there will be that juice to drink later!"
Han Fei snorted coldly: "You remember the account just now!" Han Fu followed and said, "Boy, you hurt my cousin and ran to take a shower and change clothes before the banquet." ”
Li Te deliberately said loudly: "So you didn't take a bath?"
Han Fu didn't think about it and said, "I don't have time...... You!"
The conversation attracted many guests, but many of them noticed the stain on the fat man's stomach and laughed. Han Fu's face turned red, he couldn't care about Han Fei anymore, so he could only hold his stomach and run away.
Han Fei said: "If I saw you walking so close to him Xiangyao, or said something strange to her. Be careful I give you a good look. The cool Han Fei didn't give Li Teh a chance to refute, shook his head and left.
"Hmph, what an idiot. Litt muttered to himself. "Bastard, take a seat! Karl Dao.
Under the guidance of the waiter, the guests took their seats one after another, and all the seats seemed to be designated. Li Te carefully noticed that the people present should be all the people with heads and faces in this big village or their families. "Elders," the only word that flashed through Leete's mind.
He had a good idea, and the tables at the door, far from the rest of the whole, were prepared for them. Li Tet sat at the second table from the left, and he saw Han Fu and Han Fei, but their seats were slightly back, and there was a slightly larger table in front of them. Han Fei also stared at Li Teh fiercely, his eyes were full of hostility, and Li Teh couldn't avoid it. Not only them, but also in front of Yu Xiangyao, Li Te roughly counted the number of empty tables, no more, no less, exactly thirty. By asking the waiter, the waiter told Lee. They were the only VIPs today, so the location was special.
"Hey, Yu Xiangyao's seat is much more than Han Fei's seat. Could it be ......" Litt was thinking, suddenly. I don't know where it came from, but a piece of gentle music echoed throughout the room, the singing was slow and the melody was moving, except for the person who played it.
The hall, which had been noisy just now, fell silent for a moment when the music started. Li Te saw that on the left and right spiral stairs leading to the second floor, many people in gold silk clothes were slowly stepping down the steps. Li Teh and the others didn't react, and all the guests and waiters present stood up one after another. They chanted in unison to an elegant melody, "Please come to the elders." ”
The five were already embarrassed to be rude and stood up, but they didn't shout.
The dress of the elders was quite dazzling, and when the thirty of them were fully seated. The guests who were dressed "gorgeously" before, compared to them, were like fireflies meeting the bright moon. The gold completely suppressed the white around it. The calm and relaxed elders also showed surprised expressions after seeing Li Teh and the others.
This was the first time Li Te's encounter with the so-called Elder Group, and he had just heard so many rumors about this Elder Group, the highest and most mysterious existence in this Phantom Beast Village. After seeing it with his own eyes, a trace of confusion gradually rose in Litte's heart.
Every elder in a golden silk robe, Li Teh carefully observed. Whether it is a middle-aged person, an old man or a woman, none of them gives people a particularly strong feeling at first glance like the war-blooded mentor. Yu Xiangyao's position was already very close to the inside, and the middle-aged man sitting in front of her was also relatively young, but he still looked unpretentious.
"These ...... These middle-aged and elderly people are just ordinary people! It's no problem for me to fight thirty at a time? Is this really the elder group that scared Yu Xiangyao to death?" Li Teh couldn't help but say in his heart.