The Emperors all wore strange expressions. Fu Siyuan had just given Emperor Lord and the others something, so it was obvious who he was mocking now.
"Probably not."
Jian Lingyun chuckled. "What status do those Ancient Ancestors hold? They've lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. No matter how delicious the food is, it couldn't possibly tempt them."
Gu Yu, standing beside him, had been signaling for him to shut up the whole time. Unfortunately, Jian Lingyun only noticed after he had finished speaking. He hurriedly asked in a low voice, "What did I say wrong?"
Gu Yu murmured, "You didn't say anything wrong. You just shouldn't have said it. By chiming in, you've put yourself in the same boat as the Ancient Ancestors, haven't you? Whether it's true or not, you'll offend them. After all, so many people are watching."
Jian Lingyun finally understood. Awkwardly, he said, "We've fought alongside them for so long that I instinctively thought of them as one of us."
"Who can blame you?" Liang Cai shrank his neck, too. If Gu Yu hadn't reminded him just now, he would have chimed in as well.
"Talk less and eat more," Gu Yu said.
Jian Lingyun, Liang Cai, and the others who had been about to speak all wisely fell silent.
Wan Chengxiao said, "Everyone, eat your fill. There's plenty."
"Many thanks, fellow Daoist." The Emperors of the High-Level Heavenly Vault responded enthusiastically. They really held nothing back. One by one, they tucked in, their mouths greasy and their faces glowing.
They were eating here, and the Eighteenth Layer Heavenly Vault was eating, too. Only the living beings of the two realms and the few Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestors from the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault were watching.
"Hmph, consorting with these