On a round table, Liu Changsheng sat at the head seat, and the two ancestors of the Liu family sat on both sides.
Sitting on my left is Qing Qing, on my right is Tong Ruoqing. Next to Tong Ruoqing is Duan Tian, who was once the King of Hell in the Seven Palaces. On the right are Duke Shen, Taoist Meng, and Zhuo Yi who looks embarrassed.
Throw out the three of us, the youngest ones, and these seven people sit together, which is really shocking in terms of status.
"Come on, let me get you a drink first."
Liu Changsheng stood up from the chair with the wine glass in hand: "I would like to give this first glass to Senior Duan. You have come from a long way. Please forgive me for the poor reception from the Liu family."
Duan Tian made a Taoist priest's hand-over-hand salute: "Mr. Liu Da, you are very polite. You accept Ruoqing as your goddaughter and take good care of her. I should be the one thanking you."
The two exchanged some sour polite words, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
After that, a junior from the Liu family came up and helped Liu Changsheng refill the wine. He raised the glass and looked at Duke Shen: "This is your second glass of wine, Duke Shen. Congratulations on your release from seclusion. Although I don't see you going anywhere.
It's pleasing to the eye, but I still have to say that your ability is really admirable."
"You're not bad, old guy. Apart from Gu Yan, you are the most talented person among all the 'people' I've ever met."
Shen Gongxu showed some dignity and stood up with the wine glass in hand: "When I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely give you a good beating."
Liu Changsheng rolled his eyes as he chattered, but it was not easy to argue in this situation, so he could only drink the glass of wine with a cold snort.
"This third glass of wine..."
Liu Changsheng raised his wine glass and looked at me and Tong Ruoqing. We were both sensible, so we quickly raised our glasses and stood up.
"I have nothing to say to you juniors. Just practice more diligently in the future."
The three of them drank the glass of wine together, and with Qingqing's greeting, the meal was officially over.
But just as I sat down and before I could use my chopsticks, a young Liu Xian'er outside suddenly shouted: "Master, the third aunt and second young lady of the Hu family are here to congratulate Gu Yan on his birthday!"
The relationship between the Hu and Liu families was already good. As the juniors greeted each other, the third aunt and Hu Yishu, a couple as beautiful as gods, walked in from the yard with a few Hu Xian'er.
Liu Changsheng, the head of the family, as well as Taoist Meng and Duan Tian politely stood up to greet them.
The three of us juniors went up to us directly. Qingqing grabbed Hu Yishu's arm and said, "Second sister, why did you bring something with you when you came to eat at home?"
"It's not for you, it's a birthday gift for Gu Yan and Ruo Qing."
Hu Yishu handed me the small gift box in her hand: "Gu Yan, happy birthday."
I quickly took the things over and said, "Thank you, second sister, for coming all the way and bringing me a gift. I'm so embarrassed."
"We are all family from now on, you're welcome."
She smiled at me, then turned her eyes to Tong Ruoqing: "Sister, remember to come to our house as a guest when you have time in the future."
Tong Ruoqing responded very sweetly: "Okay, thank you, Sister Yishu."
They arranged for the Hu family to go to a side hall and asked someone to add two chairs for the mother and daughter to sit down. The meal was finally officially started.
After all, there were guests at home, and the Liu family prepared the meals with great care. They could see everything flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water. They prepared ten pairs of bear paws alone, as well as many second-level protected animals.
Fortunately, I'm not in China, otherwise just this meal would be enough to get me sentenced to life.
Because it was a birthday celebration, no one was talking about heavy topics at the dinner table. Everyone was chatting away. Halfway through the meal, Shen Gong suddenly took out three beads from his arms.
"This is the beauty pearl I made out of the remaining ingredients last night when I was free."
He threw the table in front of the three of us: "It can keep you young forever. Even if you are one or two hundred years old, you will still look the same as you do now. It is a birthday gift."
After saying that, he looked at Hu Yishu again: "I didn't know you were coming, and I wasn't prepared. I'll give you two another massage after dinner and when you have nothing to do."
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Shen Gong."
Hu Yishu was not polite and stood up to salute Shen Gong. After all, this kind of thing that can keep youth forever is so attractive to women that no one can resist its temptation.
Seeing that Duke Shen had taken action, Liu Changsheng was not to be outdone.
He clapped his hands, and two juniors from the Liu family walked out from behind the screen holding two long boxes, and came to Tong Ruoqing and me to open them.
"These two swords, one called Luohua and the other called Jingmeng, were a pair when they were made thousands of years ago, and the two ancestors who used them were also a pair.
About six or seven hundred years ago, the two ancestors died, and they have been sitting in the warehouse unused since then. I will treat them as a birthday gift today and make swords for you."
I should not say that these two swords are really beautiful.
I don’t know what material it is made of. The fallen flowers are all pink and white. If you look carefully, you can see the hazy light and shadow of the petals floating outward from the top.
Jingmeng is even more beautiful. It is silver-white, with a long and slender blade. There is a hollow blood groove in the middle. The exquisite handle is engraved with a human body and a female image of a snake's tail. If you hold it, the snake's tail will just hold the sword.
Human hands wrapped in the middle.
But I just want to ask Liu Changsheng, is it really okay for you to give something so obviously suggestive to your future son-in-law to another woman in front of your daughter?
But if you think about it carefully, Tong Ruoqing is now his goddaughter, so it can only be said to be outrageous but reasonable.
"This...this is too expensive."
Tong Ruoqing was so surprised by Luo Hua that she covered her mouth: "I don't know how to swordsmanship, so it would be a waste to give it to me."
Liu Changsheng shook his head at her: "If you don't know, you can learn it. If it's given to you, just take it."
I really liked this Jingmeng, and I was not polite. I took the box from Liu Xian's hand and patted Tong Ruoqing on the shoulder: "Yes, it's a birthday gift. Take it."
It can be seen that Tong Ruoqing really likes it, so he still chooses to accept it hesitantly: "Thank you godfather!"
Now the pressure is on Taoist Meng's side.
Seeing that the gifts given by these two people were more valuable than the last, sweat started to fall on his forehead.
After thinking for a long time, Taoist Meng gritted his teeth and took out two pills from his pocket tremblingly: "These are the two 'Du'er pills' that I have treasured for many years. Their effect is that before ascension, no matter how strong you are,
How powerful it is, as long as you take it, it can help you break through your current realm.
I originally kept it and planned to use one with Lian'er to break through the threshold of ascension, but now that Lian'er is dead and heaven no longer allows for ascension, I might as well give it to you."
As soon as he said this, everyone present who knew anything was shocked.
After being silent for a long time, Shen Gong squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Old cripple, have you spent a lot of money? With your current state, if you take this thing by yourself, not to mention whether you can beat this old guy Duan Tian, at least deal with it.
There was nothing wrong with Wang Qian that day, so why did he need to give it to these two little babies?"
"That's all, that's all. Realm is not skill and cannot ascend. What's the point of taking it?"
Taoist Meng seemed to look away and threw the elixir in front of us: "Put it away and keep it safe. At least it will make sense to take it when your strength reaches the level of a ghost general."
After hearing Gong Shen's words and looking at the pill in front of her, Tong Ruoqing began to hesitate again.
However, Duan Tian on the side chuckled: "It is difficult to improve one's realm, but it is easy to say that it is simple.
How about this, fellow Taoist Wuchen, I plan to stay here for a few days, so you and I can talk about Taoism together in the past few days and exchange more experiences. "
What he meant by saying this was obviously to help Taoist Meng break through.
Taoist Meng was not stupid. He was overjoyed when he heard what Duan Tian said. He quickly stood up and saluted: "Thank you very much, Senior Duan."
Duan Tian nodded and chuckled: "The gifts you all sent are too expensive. Unfortunately, I am an old Taoist priest who has nothing to offer, so I can only add more money in this way."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves at Tong Ruoqing.
No one knew what he had done, but everyone present suddenly felt an aura of unparalleled magnificence in Tong Ruoqing that overwhelmed all sentient beings.
This is a very miraculous change. Obviously the appearance has not changed, the clothes have not changed, and the makeup has not changed, but the feeling is different.
If Tong Ruoqing just now was Xiaojiabiyu, then looking at her now, you will feel that she is clearly a beauty and a troublemaker. Just sitting there will cause people to have an instinctive physiological reaction.
Those like Liu Changsheng and others who had good concentration were fine, but they just looked shocked. People like me who didn't have much concentration, if it weren't for the large number of people present, would have wanted to rush up and take off Tong Ruoqing's clothes.
And it's not just me, this woman Zhuo Yi stared at Tong Ruoqing with that pervert-like look, and her lips almost dripped with tears.
"This...what's going on."
Qingqing looked Tong Ruoqing up and down: "Why did my sister become like this?"
Duan Tian chuckled: "This is the reason why I recently unlocked Ruo Qing's body. Her physique has been different from other people's since she was born. The inner demon's restraint is actually more about sealing the charming aura on her body. Otherwise, if
Qing simply cannot live a normal life in this world.
But today I chose to unseal her, just as a birthday gift to Ruo Qing herself and Gu Yan."