Chapter 126: A Gift
Sang Luo rubbed her stomach, "I'm hungry."
Last night was indeed a bit tiring. Si Ye lightly kissed her lips, feeling guilty and shy. "I'll go find you something to eat."
He returned quickly. Si Ye had the kitchen prepare a table full of delicacies. Sang Luo ate happily, and Si Ye blushed as he glanced at her several times, noticing she hadn't mentioned anything about last night, seemingly not caring much about it.
Si Ye's Adam's apple bobbed. He took one of her hands and placed it over his heart, saying earnestly, "Luo Luo, last night… I couldn't control myself. Since I've taken you, I will definitely be responsible for you. Next month, I'll choose an auspicious day to hold a wedding ceremony!"
"Okay, sure, whatever you say." Sang Luo drank her meat soup. She had gotten what she wanted and didn't care much about these formalities.
Sang Luo ate a large bowl of spirit fruit grilled fish, two fragrant mud-baked chickens, and drank a large bowl of spirit mushroom and white fungus meat soup. She also ate most of the many dishes on the table that she didn't recognize, but the hunger in her stomach only increased… She had a faint guess in her heart. Could it be such a coincidence, that she got pregnant on the first try?
Si Ye wasn't too surprised by her appetite. Many races with large beast forms also had correspondingly large appetites. Ordinary food simply couldn't satisfy their bodies' needs. For example, him, he rarely ate, mostly consuming beast crystals.
Si Ye took out a few King-tier beast crystals from his space and gave them to her. Only then did the feeling of fullness become stronger.
Outside the door, a servant's voice came, saying that the banquet had begun and inviting the young master to come and observe.
Si Ye didn't move, not interested.
Sang Luo tugged at his sleeve, smiling. "Let's go take a look. After all, it's your mother beast's once-in-five-hundred-year birthday celebration. You came all this way, wasn't it for this?" She saw that he wanted to go in his heart, but he was also hesitant.
"Okay, you come with me."
Si Ye took her hand and went to the banquet together.
Along the way, many people saw the two of them walking together, and they speculated about the identity of this unfamiliar noble female and her relationship with the young marquis…
The sun rose high, and the banquet had been going on for some time, but it didn't matter much. Si Ye's main purpose in coming here was to deliver a birthday gift.
"Young master, please come in!"
The guards outside the door saw him coming and quickly saluted and invited him in.
Someone stopped Sang Luo.
"May I ask which noble female you are? You are not on the list for the birthday banquet, so I'm afraid you can't enter."
Si Ye looked displeased. "She is someone I brought. Isn't that enough to prove her identity?"
The guards looked at the two of them awkwardly. None of them were stupid, but wasn't the clan leader looking for a good marriage for the young master? They didn't recognize this noble female.
"If Luo'er can't attend the banquet, then that's fine. Please help me pass this birthday gift to my mother. We'll leave first."
"Young master, please wait! The clan leader has been waiting for you inside. The banquet has been delayed by more than half an hour. Please attend the banquet with the noble female as soon as possible!"
After the two entered, the guard quickly sent someone in to report.
…
The Bi'an clan leader's centennial birthday was a major event, inviting guests from all directions. In addition to the elders and descendants of the various branches of the clan, there were also high-level members of other beast clans, a grand total of thousands of people, all dressed in brocade and silk, bringing generous birthday gifts.
Fine wine, delicacies, rare spirit fruits, singing and dancing.
It was quite lively and dazzling.
Clan leader Si Jiong sat in the high seat at the front. Ning Feng sat beside her, and the two chatted with high-level members of various clans. After a while, a young female in blue walked onto the stage and toasted Si Jiong. Si Jiong held her hand, speaking gently with a smile, very kind.
There was a slight commotion under the stage.
The young female turned her head and her gaze fell on Si Ye, who dared to attend the banquet. A hint of shyness appeared on her beautiful face, but when she saw Sang Luo beside him, the smile on her face faded a lot, implying displeasure.
On the right side of the clan leader, on a slightly lower ornate seat, sat a handsome young man in a brocade robe. Beside him sat Bai Wan, whom he had met yesterday. Presumably, this was the clan leader's eldest son, Si Chang.
Bai Wan's face had been looking unwell. She glanced at the blue-clothed female several times and drank a few mouthfuls of wine in silence, but after seeing Si Ye and Sang Luo enter, the hostility in her eyes went directly to Sang Luo, as if she had snatched something good from her, and there was also a hint of gloating.
The seat on the right side of the clan leader was empty.
Si Ye took Sang Luo to sit down.
The seat wasn't small, more than enough for two people. Si Ye deliberately stretched out his arm to her, "You sit on my lap."
Sang Luo blushed and refused. In front of so many people, she still wanted to save face.
"Anyway, I'm just accompanying you for the sake of appearances. I'll just stand next to you."
A servant was very observant and moved a new seat over. Sang Luo couldn't refuse, so she sat beside Si Ye.
Clan leader Si Jiong glanced over here. Seeing that Si Ye had come, her eyes were filled with relief, but after seeing Sang Luo, she frowned slightly and calmly shifted her gaze away.
The banquet had been going on for the most part, and the guests were presenting gifts.
The first to step forward were naturally the clan leader's two children.
Si Chang presented a thousand-year-old spirit ginseng, wishing the mother king a long and happy life.
Si Jiong happily accepted it, praising him repeatedly, saying that her eldest son was truly filial.
After Si Chang returned to his seat, Bai Wan followed closely, presenting a gorgeous dress woven from Mysterious Moon silkworm silk, saying that she had personally woven it stitch by stitch, taking three years to complete.
The treasure robe wasn't top-grade, but this sentiment made Si Jiong smile from ear to ear. She accepted the gift and returned a spirit hairpin, which was a high-grade magical artifact, extremely difficult to find even for a thousand gold pieces.
Si Ye stepped forward and presented a jade ruyi scepter.
"This was a piece of ten-thousand-year-old spirit jade that your son accidentally obtained from the Flatmouth Abyss Sea in the Central Region, refined by a specialist. The red jade stone inlaid in the middle is a blood-condensing pearl extracted from a hundred Gu Infant evil beasts, which has the effect of warding off evil spirits and nourishing the body. The white jade marrow inlaid on the left is made from the King-tier Star Beast Azure Flame Luan Eagle…" In front of all the guests, Si Ye didn't lose his manners. After presenting the treasure and explaining its origins, he said a blessing and stepped down.
There was surprised discussion all around.
"This is truly a top-grade treasure!"
"The young marquis left home when he was young and trained in all directions, seeing much and knowing much. His actions are extraordinary!"
After accepting the gift, Si Jiong was sincerely gratified, and her smile was much more genuine than the previous few times.
Bai Wan on the opposite side looked at Sang Luo and said with a smile, "Oh, right! This noble female is the companion that A'Ye brought back from the outside, right? Since you've come this time, you must have prepared a birthday gift for the mother king as well. Why don't you quickly bring it out and let us see?"
As soon as these words came out, eyes from all directions turned to look over.
Si Jiong also glanced over here.
Now she had to take it out whether she wanted to or not.
Si Ye frowned unhappily and said to Sang Luo in a low voice, "I have many good things in my hands. I'll get one for you."
Sang Luo didn't originally plan to give a gift, but she and Si Ye had that relationship last night, and what Bai Wan said made sense. Her intention was to provoke, but… it really backfired on her.
Sang Luo didn't have much else in her space, just all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Taking out any one of them would be worth a thousand gold.
"No need."
Sang Luo patted his hand, got up and walked forward, and took out a brocade box half a person tall from her space. "This is a painting that I am giving to the Bi'an clan leader."
The previous one was posted last night and was censored, alas.
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