The Kong family's banquet was different from ordinary meals, a bit like the buffet in Lin Yanli's previous life.
"As expected of the Kong family, the way they entertain is different from other factions."
Li Muqing sighed, followed Lin Yanli's footsteps, and chose a good seat among hundreds of desks with a view of the scenery.
One person sat down at a table.
Compared to those monks who had never eaten at a buffet, such a banquet brought more nostalgia to Lin Yanli.
She knocked on the table lightly, squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "Before we do anything, let's have a good time."
Gu Xuanbei and Chen Momo looked at each other and smiled, grinning and bringing several jars of wine from the long table in the distance.
For them who don't have a few spiritual stones in their bodies, these drinks are rare treasures.
"Oh, what a pleasure!"
Gu Xuanbei took a swig and smacked his lips, looking intoxicated.
The old man raised his glass and took a slow sip. A blush appeared on his wrinkled old face: "Tsk, tsk, I haven't tasted wine in a long time, so comfortable!"
Lin Yanli pursed her lips and smiled. She looked at the behavior of the drunkards in front of her and did not stop him: "Mr. Cao likes to drink, so drink more. Anyway, there are a lot of drinks here. It would be a waste not to drink!"
"It makes sense. Scholars should be diligent and frugal and should not waste food. Come on, fill it up!"
Chen Qiuyu sat next to Lin Yanli, filled a jar with wine for Cao Zheng, and then poured another cup for Li Muqing and Li Zhuying.
When Gu Xuanbei saw this scene, he complained a little: "The girls in this family like to turn their elbows outward after having a lover."
Chen Qiuyu blushed, smiled shyly, and waited for Gu Xuanbei and Chen Momo to finish their drinks before refilling them.
While Lin Yanli and others were feasting, many people in the Taoyuan frowned.
According to etiquette, the banquet should not start until the head of the Kong family arrives.
Now that the parties from the Kong family have not arrived, these people started eating first, which was somewhat inappropriate.
"Whose family are they from? They look like starving ghosts."
"I don't know. Judging from the clothes they are wearing, they must be from some small family. You see, that girl is only at the second level of cultivation."
"Don't worry about them. Let's sit far away so that the Kong family won't think that we are in the same group as them." Lin Yanli heard the whispers of those people clearly.
"The head of the Kong family is here!"
Someone called out, and the peach garden fell into silence.
Lin Yanli looked away, and saw a group of people walking on the path in front of the Taoyuan.
Those people all wore high crowns, green shirts and jade belts, and looked like traditional literati.
The leader was a middle-aged man with an unsmiling face and looked very serious.
Li Zhuying lowered his head slightly, leaned next to Lin Yanli and whispered: "The man in the middle is Kong Xuan, the head of the Kong family in Danzhou."
Lin Yanli nodded and looked at the person next to him.
A young man and two old men.
The auras emanating from their bodies are all of the same five realms.
Among them was an old man whom Li Yanli had met. He was Wu Yong from the sect-sage lineage who faced off against the transformed demon outside Feilong Pass that day.
"The young man on the left of Kong Xuan is called Nangong Que, who has the title of Gentleman of Guanhai Academy. The old man on the right is called Meng Yun, who is a sage of the Yasheng lineage. The old man without a beard is called Wu Yong, who is of the Zongsheng lineage.
Wise man."
Lin Yanli nodded and wrote down these three people.
To be honest, she didn't want to go against the masters of Guanhai Academy, but the Kong family invited them, so she had to offend them.
As Kong Xuan walked along, the guests sitting on the chairs stood up one after another and saluted the visitor: "I have met the Holy Duke, and I have met the gentlemen of Guanhai Academy."
"Hey, don't be polite. Today is my grandson's wedding day. You don't have to be constrained by etiquette. Just do everything as you please!" Kong Xuan returned the salute with a smile and waved his hand.
Then, he stretched out a hand to several gentlemen from Guanhai Academy and led them to sit on the main seat.
"Second Holy Duke, I really congratulate you. That girl is so beautiful that she is a perfect match for your Shu'er." The young man stood up and bowed his hand to Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan chuckled: "Thanks to Mr. Nangong for thinking highly of my Mu'er, it is a great honor for the Kong family to be willing to attend the banquet!"
"Hey, that's wrong. As the bloodline of the Holy Saint, the Second Saint Confucius should be an honor to me, Nangong Que!"
"Hahaha, let's not talk about these words. Today is a big day. It's time to talk about the happy events without being stuck in trivial matters!"
After a few people chatted for a while, guests came one after another to pay their respects with drinks. Kong Xuan stood up and drank wine one by one.
Lin Yanli traced his finger on the tea cup, stretched out his hand and pulled Li Muqing, indicating that he should take her to toast him.
Although Li Muqing didn't quite understand what Lin Yanli meant, he still stood up and led Lin Yanli to the main seat.
Holding the wine glass, he smiled and bowed his hands to Kong Xuan and several Da Xiu in the audience: "I am happy to celebrate this day as a couple, and I am happy to have a good marriage now, congratulations!"
Kong Xuan responded with a smile: "You're welcome, fellow Taoist."
Lin Yanli moved forward, pushing the cup in his hand without intending to speak.
When Kong Xuan saw Lin Yanli, he bowed solemnly and said, "The Kong family is really honored that the congratulatory gift from the young lady is so important. It is Kong Shu's blessing to receive the congratulations from the young lady today. It will be in the future."
It was the Kong family's mistake to send invitations to the Lin family. I wonder where the Lin family is? When the Kong family is done with their work, I will definitely pay them a visit in person."
Next to them, Nangong Que and Meng Xi were a little surprised and said, "Is this the Miss Lin family who sent a semi-immortal weapon to the Kong family?"
"It's this lady!" Kong Xuan nodded.
"This is really rude!" Nangongque and Meng Yu stood up together and pushed their hands.
Lin Yanli took a sip of the tea in the cup, laughed, and said: "Don't worry about the Holy Gong. My Lin family is located overseas, and the location is hidden and difficult to find. Originally, my ancestor planned to come in person, but something happened.
I couldn't get away, so it was me who came to give gifts to the Kong family. I was young and didn't know much about etiquette. As soon as I entered the cave, I broke a jade embroidered peach. Fortunately, these two Taoist friends scolded me and woke me up.
Only then did I realize that this was not in line with etiquette."
When Kong Xuan heard Lin Yanli's words, he couldn't help but frown. He looked at the middle-aged woman and the young man and stood there for a long time. He was obviously communicating with someone through heart sounds.
"Don't worry, Miss Lin. The peach blossoms are meant for people to appreciate when they bloom. Folding and smelling the flowers is also a kind of flower appreciation, so it is not a violation of etiquette. Those two people became dirty in the cave of Xinyuan. This is a violation of etiquette."
I will send people to drive them out right away."
Kong Xuan waved his arm, and several guards appeared. With an incomprehensible expression on the middle-aged woman's face, she was dragged and thrown out of the Xinyuan Cave.
The whole process was completed in one go without any sloppiness, which made Lin Yanli admire the execution ability of the Kong family guards.
After doing all this, Kong Xuan smiled and said: "Miss Lin, please eat and drink well. If you have any objections, just tell me. I will definitely make you happy and go home."