However, Ji Yuan did not feel embarrassed. He bowed and turned around as a way of returning the greeting to everyone.
"Today is the Empress Ying's Dragon Transformation Banquet. If you have anything to say, we can discuss it later when you are free. Please feel free to come!"
Everyone looked around and felt that it was not a good idea to block the door like this, so they all accepted the gifts and entered the main hall of the Dragon Palace, while Ji Yuan walked closer to the Dazhen envoys group.
"Master Yin, Qing'er, it's been a while since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you at the Dragon Transformation Banquet today. How about we sit closer to each other?"
Ji Yuan said this and nodded to Zao Niang who was holding the Qingteng Sword, and the latter returned to Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji, it's great to see you here. This occasion is really nerve-wracking."
Yin Qing spoke with a smile, but he didn't seem to be the most nervous one. Yin Zhaoxian also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. Even though he was hailed as the incarnation of Wenquxing, in his own opinion he was still a mortal after all, and it was difficult for him to escape from this kind of environment.
"Mr. Ji, I heard that your seat is on the right, not next to ours."
"Master Yin, you are joking. Seats are fixed but people are alive. It's not appropriate for me to ask you to move closer. It will be okay for me to sit down a little. Come on, come on, go in."
In fact, in Ji Yuan's heart, the Yin family deserves to be in the forefront, but even if the old dragon agrees, the dragon clans of the four seas will still have complaints.
"Where is Mr. Ji Hu Yun?"
Zao Niang asked, and Ji Yuan pointed behind him. Zao Niang looked in the direction of Ji Yuan's finger and saw Hu Yun and Xiezhi not far away, the former was trotting towards her.
"Yin Qing! Master Yin! I am Hu Yun, it's me, the little fox!"
Before Yin Qing could react, Hu Yun leaped in front of him, grabbed Yin Qing's hand and almost knocked him down.
"Hahahaha, I can come to the table too. Let's not leave until we're drunk!"
Yin Zhaoxian said seriously from the side.
"You just transformed, you're just a child, and you want to drink?"
These words made Hu Yun feel tremendous pressure. Not only did he feel the awe he had for Master Yin, but he also felt a strange feeling, as if a child was afraid to breathe in front of a strict master. Fortunately, Yin Zhaoxian soon smiled, and the pressure dissipated.
Hu Yun breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.
"Master Yin, let's go in quickly..."
Ji Yuan smiled, stretched out his hand to Yin Zhaoxian's side and led him. The latter also politely invited him in. The two of them walked into the main hall of the Dragon Palace first, and then the others followed one after another.
The main entrance door of the Dragon Palace is nine feet high and nine feet wide. Ji Yuan and others only occupy a corner in front of the door. Guests are also coming in from other directions. Once inside, you can see a banquet scene.
In fact, after the Dragon Transformation Banquet began, the space in the main hall of the Dragon Palace became much larger than before, so much so that Ji Yuan felt like he was in a large square when he entered. However, there were still magnificent dragon pillars entwined in various places in the hall to support the dome, which obviously indicated that some kind of Qiankun formation had been activated.
There were endless tables and desks in the hall, with plenty of space left over. Guests from all walks of life, including countless aquatic creatures, gods, ghosts, and immortals, shuttled back and forth between them. The liveliness was no less than the banquet along the river outside.
The seating arrangement is not that strict, in fact, it is divided according to the number of people. The area with more people is larger, and the area with fewer people is smaller. The guests with high status and status will be arranged in the upper area. The Dazhen envoys may not be as good as the Dragon King, but they are also in the upper area.
Ji Yuan sat down in the area of the Dazhen envoys' group with the few people he brought with him. Of course, no aquatic creatures from the Dragon Palace would have any objection. But the seat at the big table to his right was still empty. There was even a fish lady still serving food and wine, and the Dragon Palace did not intend to let anyone take over.
Except for those locations in the upper reaches, the tables in the middle and lower reaches are more scattered, with mostly one or two tables and one seat. The visitors include the gods of the big rivers in the Dazhen waters or some waters of Yunzhou, the gods of the local cities, the gods of the land or mountains of famous mountains and rivers, and some independent cultivators of the aquatic tribes and immortal cultivation families with a certain level of cultivation.
All in all, there were nearly a thousand guests seated in the main hall of the Dragon Palace. At this moment of sitting down, they visited and greeted each other, making it very lively.
When no more guests came in through the door and more than a quarter of an hour had passed, the hall naturally became quiet. Everyone seemed to have sensed something and looked towards the main seat in the hall. Four people were standing on the seat, Ying Hong, Ying Ruoli, and the dragon mother Miao Li and dragon son Ying Feng standing on their respective sides.
The walls of the main hall of the Dragon Palace seemed to have turned into crystal at this moment. Through the walls, one could see the other halls of the Dragon Palace, as well as the guests from all parties seated there.
"Today, I am walking on water and turning into a dragon, finally becoming a true Chilong. Hundreds of years of practice have finally paid off. Thank you elders for your advice, thank you heaven and earth for your gift, and thank you for all the guests who came to congratulate me. The Dragon Transformation Banquet will spread the essence of water and water to all the guests!"
"Thank you, Madam Ying!"
Many aquatic creatures and monks below responded.
"Well, the Dragon Transformation Banquet has begun. There is no need to toast me. I will only toast you with this cup. Please help yourself."
After saying this, the Dragon Girl picked up the wine glass on the table, first saluted the guests with the glass, then covered her face with her sleeves and drank it all in one gulp, and her family members around her also drank together.
Most of the guests below also drank up their wine, and when the Dragon Girl sat down, the Dragon Transformation Banquet in the Dragon Palace officially began, while the atmosphere outside the Dragon Palace had already become very lively.
"Mr. Ji, how can I give the fan to Ruoli? It's not convenient for me to go to her place now, right?"
Zao Niang was very happy to see the Dragon Girl, but seeing the situation over there as if she was under the spotlight, with the dragons from all over the world surrounding her, she felt a little scared and didn't dare to go over.
"What are you afraid of? People of real status always give gifts here. If you really don't dare to go up, don't worry. She will definitely come here soon."
Ji Yuan said this, and Yin Qing, who was chatting with Hu Yun at the side, felt a little embarrassed. He had actually thought about giving gifts in an occasion like this, but firstly, he was not familiar with the procedures of the Dragon Transformation Banquet, and secondly, Dazhen gave a lot of things, but he thought there were no treasures that could be displayed here.
The Huanglong King, the prince of Huanglong, dressed in gorgeous clothes, left his seat and walked to the middle. He saluted to the dragon girl and spoke loudly.
"I am Huang Yulang, and I am sending a peak to Lady Ying. The mountain is a hundred feet high and is made of crystals condensed from the deep sea. It has been transported to the Dragon Palace. Congratulations to Lady Ying for achieving the true form of a Chilong!"
Wong Yuk-lang accepted the gift and opened his palm. A crystal clear mountain on it was slightly rotating. At this moment, bursts of brilliant light were rising outside the hall. It was obviously a treasure mountain placed somewhere in the Dragon Palace.
The dragon girl stood up and expressed her thanks.
"Thank you, Lord Huang Long and Prince Long."
"Ruoli, uh, Madam Ying, I personally selected this peak of crystal..."
Ying Ruoli nodded in response without waiting for the other party to finish speaking.
"um. Thank you."
Huang Yulang could only smile. Before he could go down, Qinglong, who looked very elegant, walked to the front of the hall.
"Qing You gave Madam Ying a spring of thousands of pounds of water under the sea. He has personally carved the spring and arranged the formation. He can also personally take Madam Ying to have a look. I hope Madam Ying will accept it."
The old dragon next to the dragon girl immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Qing You, and the dragon girl returned the greeting appropriately, responding with a faint smile.
"Thank you, Uncle Qing. I, Dragon Palace, will make the arrangements myself."
"Well… "
Qingyou Dragon King shook his head helplessly and smiled, bowed to the dragon girl and the old dragon and went back to his seat. The old dragon stroked his beard with a smile, and many people around looked at Qingyou with smiles in their eyes.
Even Ji Yuan, who was sitting next to Yin Zhaoxian, couldn't help but sneer. This Qing You was shameless, but Ying Ruoli was obviously not interested in him at all.
Many young talents of the Dragon Clan came forward to present gifts on behalf of the forces they belonged to, and Ji Yuan didn’t recognize many of those gifts, but they all sounded very high-end.
"Yu Huaishan, I'm sending Madam Ying a set of Taixu Jade Formation. Congratulations to Madam Ying on her successful transformation into a dragon!"
The monks from Yuhuaishan also came forward to present gifts, and in Ji Yuan's opinion, the gifts were definitely not light. Although the reactions of the people around were mediocre, the Dragon Girl of course gladly accepted them and was very polite.
"Sir, shall we go too?"
Since everyone stood up to give gifts, Zao Niang was no longer afraid. She looked around and it seemed that they were the only ones in the upper seats who had no one standing up to give gifts.
The Dazhen envoys were somewhat embarrassed, and Ji Yuan also laughed dryly. Others were all wearing jewels and precious stones, but he had only a painting...
"Mrs. Zao, you can go and deliver it. And you can also bring the calligraphy and paintings to Mr.
Ji Yuan took out the calligraphy and painting from his sleeve and handed it to Zaoniang, who nodded and slowly stood up with a smile. She was not stupid, and she would not feel embarrassed to see the gentleman as it was a rare occasion.
Zao Niang, dressed in a green silk dress, walked into the hall with a dignified manner, which of course attracted the attention of many guests, especially many guests who knew that the woman's seat was not far from Mr. Ji.
Zao Niang walked to the front of the hall and her eyes met Longnu's. Before they spoke, the two of them started laughing naturally.
"Ruoli, I'll give you a fan that I made myself!"
Originally, Zao Niang had already thought about it, and she had to say something like "Empress Ying" or "the true form of Chilong" in a proper manner, but when she saw the Dragon Girl's smile, she opened her mouth and spoke naturally and casually.
"What fan?"
The dragon girl stood up from the table and wanted to leave, but she stopped after looking at her father. However, everyone could see the friendly attitude between the two.
Zao Niang pulled the fan out from the waist of her clothes and shook her wrist.
“Swish~”
A folding fan unfolded, and a cyan-gold light surged in all directions like waves. All the guests were surprised. They thought it was just a small gift, but now it seems that this gift is definitely extraordinary.
Waves of light appeared on the folding fan, as if Zao Niang did it intentionally, and gradually faded away after a while.
"Ruoli, this is... ahem... this fan is made of wood from the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, and the surface is made of silk made by the master's method of refining gold silk, supplemented by the Samadhi True Fire. I made it myself, and the pattern on it... I also embroidered it! Ruoli, do you like it?"
"Yes, I like it very much!"
The Dragon Girl could no longer bear it, so she left her seat and walked quickly to the front of the hall. She came to Zao Niang and took the fan. She was about to hug her but was stopped by Zao Niang.
"Oh, by the way, this is a gift from Mr."
Zao Niang handed Ji Yuan's calligraphy and painting to Long Nu, who unfolded it for a moment and then put it away, with a look of great joy on her face. Many guests around her couldn't help but stand up and look, but they couldn't see clearly what was contained in the scroll.
'Phew... not bad.'
Ji Yuan looked at the two women in front of the hall and drank a glass of wine with a smile.
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PS: Recommendation: I strongly recommend you to read Woniu Zhenren’s new book “Earthlings Are Really Too Fierce”, it is said to be very exciting!