Above the grand and majestic white jade hall stood lifelike, staggered relief-carved stone tables, laden with exquisite immortal fruits and fine wine, fresh and enticing.
More than half the guests had already taken their seats, raising cups and chatting merrily. At the highest point of the gathering, a beautiful woman draped in a gilded purple-patterned divine robe and wearing a golden phoenix-winged crown sat quietly in the seat of honor, smiling as she watched the venue below.
Ahead of Lin Qiye and the other two, at the entrance to the venue, several richly dressed maidservants stood counting the birthday gifts of every guest.
A man carrying a pagoda in his hand and wearing a red robe arrived at the entrance, accompanied by a youth holding the Hun Tian Ling.
"Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing has arrived~" The maidservant bowed to the man, her crisp voice echoing through the banquet hall. Smiling, she accepted a lavishly wrapped box, opened it for a glance, then bowed again and passed it to another maidservant behind her.
"Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing presents Queen Mother with one ten-thousand-year ginseng root as a birthday gift."
"Third Prince Nezha of Chentang Pass has arrived~"
"Nezha presents Queen Mother with one Crimson Fire Pill as a birthday gift."
Nezha casually tossed the fire pill into the maidservant's hands, yawned lazily, and followed behind Li Jing into the venue.
Seeing this, the corner of Lin Qiye's mouth twitched slightly.
"True Lord, do we need to present a birthday gift to enter the Peach Banquet?" he asked True Lord Yu Ding with a bewildered expression.
True Lord Yu Ding glanced at him, surprise appearing in his eyes. "For Queen Mother of the West's birthday banquet, of course you need to present a gift... Didn't your master prepare one for