The banquet at the Ten Thousand Radiance Hall was held on an open-air platform midway up the divine fusang tree.
Though called a banquet, it was more like an "Eastern Region-style" gathering.
The long stone table was laden with delicacies from the Demon Realm: whole roasted beasts, spirit-fruit wine, honey-preserved exotic flowers, and unfamiliar seafood.
Even the tableware had an "exotic" flair, with jade plates, pottery bowls, and wooden dishes all mixed together.
But no one had touched their chopsticks.
Black Mountain sprawled over the stone table, his chin propped on his bear paws, staring fixedly at the meat before him. His drool was almost dripping onto the table.
"Why isn't our brother here yet..."
He muttered, "I'm so hungry my belly's about to stick to my backbone."
Red Wind glanced at Black Mountain's round belly. "You can hold out a little longer. You won't die."
Zhou Yan snapped his fan shut and tapped Black Mountain on the head. "Manners, manners! How can you start eating before everyone's here?"
Xie Changsheng leaned against the stone table, slowly swirling his wine cup, perfectly calm. "What's the rush? Father and daughter have some private things to talk about."
"Pfft-"
Caught completely off guard by "father and daughter," Song Chi choked and sprayed a mouthful of spirit-fruit wine all over Xie Changsheng's face.
Xie Changsheng wiped his face, looking thoroughly exasperated. "Was that on purpose or an accident?"
Song Chi hurriedly waved his hands. "Uh, I..."
Before he could finish, Xie Changsheng lunged at him.
But Song Chi's strength had grown tremendously; he was nothing like his former self. With neither of them fighting seriously, Xie Changsheng could not get the better of him for the moment.
The two of them wrestled right there in full view of everyone.
The others hastily shuffled