The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 232 Mysterious Guest
In the evening, the night falls gradually, and a few stars appear in the east. As the stars gradually increase, the earth quietly blends into the warm night. With the breeze, people release the flashing night lanterns under the starry sky and silently make their wishes.

In the Hall of Rebirth, after several hours of busy work, Xiangling finally brought twenty-four dishes to the table. Looking at the table full of delicious food, Xiangling wiped the sweat from her forehead with satisfaction.

The ingredients for today's table of dishes were carefully selected by her at the market early in the morning. She put in her utmost energy and spirit when cooking. It is no exaggeration to say that these twenty-four dishes on the table are the result of Xiangling's hard work.

"Now we can start eating as long as we wait for Hu Tao to come back. Let's find a seat and sit down. We are all friends, so there is no need to worry about whether we are the host or the guest. Just sit near the dish you like."

Smelling the delicious food on the table, Ruo Jin invited everyone in the Hall of Rebirth to sit down quickly. Because all the people coming to today's meal were friends, and Ruo Jin was not very fond of Liyue's table manners, so with Ruo Jin taking the lead, everyone was more casual when sitting down.

Ye Lan had already known all the information about Ruo Jin, so she didn't hesitate. She pulled Shen He and sat down in front of a dish that no one else had ever seen. Looking at the red chili oil and yellow chicken on the plate, Ye Lan, who had eaten many spicy dishes, swallowed unconsciously.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen this dish before.”

After glancing at the dishes on the table, Zhongli fixed his eyes on the dish in front of Ye Lan. Looking at the chicken soaked in chili oil on the plate, Zhongli's eyes flashed with understanding. No wonder he smelled the scent of Jueyun pepper just now. It must be for the preparation of this dish.

"Haha, this dish was given to me by Ying. She said it's a famous dish from another world. But maybe it's because the Jueyun peppers I bought today are of such good quality, this dish is surprisingly spicy. Children and people who can't eat spicy food should definitely not try it."

Seeing the eagerness on Klee's face, Xiangling hurriedly carried Klee away from the dish. As a chef, she had tasted the dishes she made herself. After tasting a piece that almost became like rice crust and could spit fire from her mouth, Xiangling said that she would never let a child like Klee eat it because the dish was too spicy.

Seeing that Klee was taken away by Xiangling, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief. According to her investigation, this little girl named Klee had a very unusual background. If anything went wrong with her, it would be a headache for Ruo Jin.

Although many people felt regretful after Xiangling made this clear, Ye Lan was a little happy. Seeing that there was suddenly one less person competing with her for the dish, the corners of Ye Lan's mouth slightly raised. She had tasted this alien delicacy called Saliva Chicken in the kitchen before it was served. The rich spicy flavor combined with the firm texture of the chicken completely met her expectations for this dish.

"I don't know which guest Kurumi is going to invite. If you're too slow, the food will get cold and won't taste good."

Sitting next to Ruojin, Xiangling looked out the window at the completely dark sky and felt a little worried. Hu Tao had been out for a while. Logically speaking, with Hu Tao's speed, this period of time would be enough for her to go to Jueyunjian and back.

"Hehe, I think I heard someone calling me~ Ah Jin, I'm back!"

slap~
The door of the Hall of Rebirth was kicked open by a green leg. She glanced at the people inside and saw that all the people she had invited were present. Hu Tao, who had been running around all afternoon and was exhausted, smiled and said mysteriously.

"Now that everyone is here, why not find out who today's mysterious guest is? Ah Jin, you are not allowed to cheat with your perception."

Seeing Ruojin close his eyes, Hu Tao knew that this was his habit when using the earth veins perception, so he quickly interrupted Ruojin's cheating behavior. Ruojin had no choice but to stop the earth veins perception and opened his eyes helplessly. "I think it should be an immortal, could it be Master Liuyunjiefeng?"

Ye Lan, who was good at gathering intelligence, was the first to make her guess. Based on Shen He's description of the immortals in the past few days, Ye Lan felt that only the True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, who liked to chat with people, might be invited by Hu Tao. It was a question whether Hu Tao could meet the other immortals.

Shen He, who was sitting next to Ye Lan, nodded in agreement with her guess. Although her master, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, looked rather cold, he was actually quite kind-hearted. She believed that she should meet a kind-hearted person like Hu Tao.

"Master Liuyunjiefeng? I did go to look for her, but she said she had an appointment today, so she declined my invitation."

Hearing Ye Lan's guess, Hu Tao shook her head. She didn't know why, although the three immortals from Jue Yun Jian had met her, none of them accepted her invitation, which resulted in Hu Tao making a wasted trip to Jue Yun Jian. In order to get back to Liyue Harbor as soon as possible, the round trip almost exhausted her to death.

"If it's not Master Liuyunjiefeng? Then who could it be?"

After being rejected by Hu Tao herself, Ye Lan frowned and wondered which other immortal in Liyue would accept Hu Tao's invitation. Not only Ye Lan, but the rest of the people also began to discuss it. Xingqiu even speculated whether it would be Lord Ningguang of Tianquan Star.

However, Xingqiu's guess was quickly rejected by Ye Lan. As the intelligence chief under Ningguang, if Hu Tao really went to invite Ningguang, it is no exaggeration to say that she, Ye Lan, would be the second person to know about this.

"Rujin, how about you secretly sense who is outside the door?"

While everyone was discussing, Paimon flew to Ruojin's ear and whispered to Ruojin. The smart Paimon could see that Ruojin was probably the only one among the crowd who had the ability to know who was outside the door. Zhongli was just drinking tea and had no intention of participating in the discussion. This made Paimon, who wanted to get some information from Zhongli, very disappointed.

"Me? That won't work. Walnut won't let me sense it."

After hearing Paimon's suggestion, Ruojin refused without thinking. Since Hutao wanted to play, Ruojin would be happy to play with her. However, Ruojin couldn't cheat by relying on his own abilities.

Seeing that Ruojin's approach was not feasible, Paimeng had to fly to Ying's side and discuss with Ying who the guest outside the door would be. Finally, after everyone said they couldn't guess, Hu Tao smiled triumphantly.

Are you kidding? She had been running around for an entire afternoon to finally invite a mysterious guest. If someone guessed the guest's identity, would she, Kurumi, lose face? Facing everyone's expectations, Kurumi did not keep them in suspense this time. She moved to the side, and a pink-haired woman wearing an Inazuma shrine maiden costume and a pair of pink fox ears appeared in front of everyone.

"Everyone, Happy Lantern Festival~"

(End of this chapter)