Chapter 187: A Banquet Is Not a Good Banquet
The dragon banquet is set up in the main hall of the Longyuan Palace, and the entire main hall is circular and circumferential.
In the center is a huge stone pier, carved on the side of a variety of five-clawed golden dragons, or flying dragons in the sky, or hidden dragons in the abyss, vivid images, vivid. Ten meters long and wide, there was a table of good food on the top of the stone pier, but the seats were vacant.
Around the stone pier, rows of wooden tables are arranged in a circle, leaving a wide aisle where they meet the entrance. The wooden table was also served with good wine and food, and almost all the dragons sat behind each table. The higher the position, the higher the status.
However, there are only two wooden tables at the front, placed in front of the stone pier, which is slightly different from other wooden tables, and the status of those who can sit here must be unusual.
At this time, in the entire main hall, a lot of people have gathered, everyone is talking and laughing, and it is very lively, after all, this kind of banquet is not common.
Among them, on a seat in the corner, Long Qinyun's figure was hidden in the crowd, looming.
His expression stiffened, not blending into the harmonious atmosphere of the place. The eyes were sharp towards the entrance, as if waiting quietly for someone to appear.
Not long after, with the sound of a few footsteps, Long Que walked in with a group of people, his face was unhappy, and he didn't lose his breath. He glanced at the banquet hall and then took his seat in the third row.
After them, Long Shuang led Ma Fangyu and the others in, attracting the attention of most people for a while.
First, because Long Shuang is the tenth daughter of the patriarch who dotes on, so he naturally attracts everyone's attention. The second reason is that Ma Fangyu and Shi Nai are people of a foreign race, and it seems out of place to be able to enter such a high-end banquet.
It's no wonder that most of them don't know the identities of Ma Fangyu and Shi, let alone that this banquet is specially set up for them, so their eyes are different.
If it weren't for the fact that Long Shuang was familiar with them, I was afraid that people would have driven them away.
Ma Fangyu and Shi saw so many dragon clan masters for a while, most of them had hidden breaths, and they were several laps older than them, so they would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.
Long Shuang was very casual, and regardless of everyone's surprised eyes, he took Ma Fangyu and Shi to walk in the crowd, and also found a place in the third row and sat down.
In the crowd, from the moment Ma Fangyu appeared, Long Qinyun's sharp gaze locked on his body, like a pair of eyes hiding in the night, which made Ma Fangyu unguarded.
Of course, in addition to Long Qinyun, there was also Long Que who hated them, and when he saw that Shi and Ma Fangyu could actually sit on an equal footing with him, the anger in his eyes was even worse, especially Shi, who wanted to eat him alive.
As time passed, everyone acquiesced to the existence of the foreigners, and began to look away from them and start chatting again.
After about half a cup of tea, the main figures of the banquet finally appeared in a grand manner, so they all stood up and looked respectfully at the entrance.
The first one who walked in was a middle-aged man with an extraordinary momentum, and everyone bowed down when they saw him.
When Ma Fangyu saw his face clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised, because he was none other than the man who had a relationship last night.
It is true that the middle-aged man is the head of the dragon clan, Long Chen, and can be said to be the biggest official in the entire dragon clan.
After Long Chen bowed his hands slightly in three directions, he jumped lightly and landed directly on the stone pier, sitting cross-legged in front of the wooden table, looking around with sharp eyes.
"He's my patriarch daddy," the dragon said in both directions
Shi and Ma Fangyu introduced, revealing a look of admiration.
After learning his identity, Ma Fangyu gasped, hoping that last night's incident did not offend him, Ma Fangyu sighed in his heart.
The next two men, one of whom looked like an old man, had snow-white hair, a large head and a broad face, and a stern face, and did not smile, and the other had long black hair and beard, and held a feather fan, and was amiable, and looked younger than the patriarch.
The two of them gestured to each other, and then walked to the two wooden tables at the front and sat down at the same time, probably second only to the patriarch.
"That white-haired old man is Long Quan's father, the great elder of the dragon clan, Long Yan. Long Shuang introduced with a serious face.
I see, Ma Fangyu thought to herself, no wonder the dragon lacked a high-minded appearance, it seemed that it was because he had a good father. And looking at the age difference between them, Long Yan is afraid that he is also an old man, so he will spoil Long Que and be not afraid of the sky.
Shi Ze was not much surprised, and looked calm. I'm afraid that for a creature like him who has lived for 10,000 years, there are few things that can make him feel uneasy in his heart.
Ma Fangyu's eyes fell on the other person, only to feel that he was approachable and much more pleasing to the eye, and couldn't help but ask Long Shuang: "What about the senior with the feather fan?"
Long Shuang replied: "He is the Grand Priest of our Dragon Clan, Long Wenyu, and his identity and status are equivalent to that of the Great Elder. ”
Ma Fangyu was relieved.
There are no less than ten people behind, and their identities and status are not ordinary, and they all sit in the first row.
After everyone was seated, there were about a thousand people, Long Chen stood up, held a glass of wine, and said loudly: "You are all the elites of my dragon clan, if the dragon clan wants to prosper for a long time, it needs to rely on the efforts of everyone here. I will do it first as a sign of my gratitude to all of you."
With that, Long Chen drank all the wine in the cup.
Seeing this, everyone stood up and drank a glass one after another, which was regarded as a salute.
Long Chen then waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down. Then he said, "I'm sure you're curious about why this banquet is being held, so I'll reveal it to you now." ”
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Ma Fangyu and Shi, "Please invite two young junjie to come forward"
When Ma Fangyu and Shi heard this, they looked at each other, and this Long Chen's tone was a little terrifying.
Long Shuang urged on the side, and Ma Fangyu and Shi had no choice but to slowly walk out under everyone's strange gaze.
Coming to the opposite side of Long Chen, the two bowed down at the same time and said, "Meet the patriarch"
Long Chen's face showed charity, and he used Yuan Li to help the two of them up, and said: "They are the first two of the Xiuzhen Conference, and they are the distinguished guests I invited."
As soon as these words came out, the scene began to be lively.
Most people feel that the patriarch attaches too much importance to them, and they are just two yellow-haired boys, even if they stand out in the crowd, they can't afford to be "distinguished guests".
Long Yan's disdainful gaze swept over the two of them, and his opinion was probably no different from most people's. On the other hand, Long Wenyu next to him looked at the two of them with some playfulness, without revealing the slightest emotion.
Long Chen naturally looked at everyone's expressions in his eyes, and continued: "It's a pity, I can't find someone as outstanding as them in my dragon clan. ”
These words were undoubtedly like a barrel of oil, scorching the flame that had just been ignited even more.
"Why should the patriarch grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige," said an old man in the first row.
As soon as he said this, he received a response from many people for a while, and another person stood up and said: "Yes, I think there are many young heroes in my dragon clan, and I don't think they are necessarily inferior to them." ”
Long Que clenched his fists, and finally couldn't help but stand up, and said, "As a young man in the Dragon Clan, I will be the first to disagree. ”
As he took the lead, more than a dozen young people stood up one after another to express their protests.
Only Long Shuang stood up angrily and shouted to the young children, "I think you are just out of jealousy."
As everyone knows, her words helped the opposite, and she came out to protest that the young disciples had become more numerous, after all, the anger of the people was unbearable, even as the daughter of the patriarch, she could not suppress it.
The scene became uncontrollable for a moment.
When Ma Fangyu saw this scene, his heart was not calm for a long time. Sure enough, as he expected before, the banquet was not a good banquet, and Long Chen's move was undoubtedly to push himself and his eldest brother to the cusp, but I was afraid that he had other plans. But at the moment, I can only pretend to be calm, and the soldiers will cover up the water.
Shi didn't have so much thought, he only felt that the patriarch in front of him had no shelf, and he was much easier to get along with than these people who spoke, and he couldn't help but have some admiration for him in his heart.
Long Chen smiled faintly, this scene was exactly what he wanted to see. Then, with a wave of his hand, everyone stopped making noise.
"Don't be unconvinced, the Xiuzhen Conference is jointly organized by the four major sects, and I believe everyone knows their strength. Although my dragon clan did not participate, how could the people selected by the four major sects be bad?"
At this time, Great Elder Long Yan stood up and said, "Patriarch, the old man doesn't agree with your words. Although the four major sects are not bad, is my dragon clan worse than the four major sects, which is stronger and which is weaker, only if I have tried it myself, I will know. ”
Even the Great Elder stood up and spoke, Long Chen's face deliberately showed embarrassment, looked at Ma Fangyu and Shi, and said, "Two, it's not that I don't believe you, you have also seen it now, for today's plan, only by using your true skills can you convince everyone, and you can also get your prize from my dragon clan smoothly." ”
The fox finally showed its tail, and Ma Fangyu had the answer in his heart, he went around in such a big circle, just to force himself and his eldest brother to accept their challenge. He even suspected that the Great Elder was the one who ran out to sing blackface, and they sang and harmonized perfectly.
Now that the arrow was already on the string, Ma Fangyu had no choice but to give up his hand and say, "I am willing to accept the challenge of the people in the dragon clan." ”
Shi was naturally not to be left behind, and for fighting with the master, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he arched his hand and said, "I should fight"
Long Chen nodded with satisfaction and laughed: "It's so good, I'm happy today, so I'll personally preside over this competition." Among the dragons, I don't know if anyone in the dragon clan is twenty-five years old and younger wants to challenge them."
As soon as the words fell, Long Que was the first to stand up, pointing to Shi and said, "I want to challenge him." ”
After him, an imposing man stood up and bowed his hand to Ma Fangyu and Shi, "I don't know who is the first place in the conference."
Ma Fangyu saw that the other party was very polite and much more polite than others, but such a talent was deeply hidden, and his strength should not be underestimated. Although he couldn't see the other party's cultivation, Ma Fangyu relied on his keen perception and felt that his strength was probably comparable to that of Fan Xibai of the Demon Sect. And what is Fan Xibai's real strength, Ma Fangyu has no confidence in his heart.
"It's down there," Ma Fangyu replied, for such a person, it is worth returning the salute.
The man's eyes locked on Ma Fangyu, and he said loudly: "Then I will challenge you"