Palace Banquet

"You're here."

Arriving at the gazebo, Salina sat down right beside Lu Shaolin.

"Mm."

Lu Shaolin smiled and nodded.

"Where's Qiya?"

Salina looked around and asked softly.

"She took Nianfu out to play."

"Who is Nianfu?"

"Uh... my son. He's a little younger than Qiya."

Lu Shaolin rubbed his nose and glanced at Salina.

"Oh~ Then I count as his mother too, right?"

Salina asked with a smile, utterly unconcerned.

"Mm. By Eastern custom, you'd be considered his second mother."

Lu Shaolin nodded. Su Liyue was certainly older than Salina. Though by the Demon Race's reckoning, Su Liyue was only in her twenties, the Human Race counted age by the number of years one had lived.

"Then I have a son too!"

Salina revealed a smile brimming with motherly affection.

After the two chatted for a while, Lu Qiya came bouncing back with little Nianfu.

The moment she saw Salina, Lu Qiya pulled Nianfu over at a run.

"Mother, look! This is my little brother!"

Lu Qiya introduced him with a proud expression.

"Mm, Mother knows. You must take good care of your little brother, all right?"

Salina replied gently, then turned to little Nianfu with a tender smile. "Welcome to Holy City."

Little Nianfu did not understand English and looked at Lu Qiya in confusion.

Lu Qiya hurriedly translated it for him. She understood both English and Great Xia language. Xiao Yi had protected her ever since she was little, and through constant exposure, she had learned it as well.

After hearing Lu Qiya's translation, little Nianfu smiled at Salina.

Once the introductions were over, Lu Qiya pulled little Nianfu away to play again.

Salina and Lu Shaolin chatted a while longer before she headed to the main hall to arrange the banquet.

She intended to invite everyone Lu