The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 319 During the banquet

This little girl has a good temperament. Zhongli glanced at Kamisato Ayaka who had changed into new clothes and continued to drink his tea. However, he was wondering in his heart whether he should make some new clothes for Hu Tao when he returned to Liyue. After all, Hu Tao should be at the age where she loves to be beautiful.

"Wow, Linghua, you look so beautiful today. I wonder when Ying will buy me such a beautiful dress."

Seeing Linghua wearing new clothes, Paimeng excitedly flew several circles for Linghua. Of course, Paimon, Ying's best emergency food, did not forget to complain about Ying at this time.

"I would like to buy clothes for you, Paimon, but you are so small, and the clothing stores don't have any sizes that are suitable for you."

After refuting Paimon, Ying looked at Ayaka. It might be because Kamisato Ayaka had dressed up specially and matched the latest clothes. This blue and white kimono perfectly brought out the gentleness of a lady from a noble family in Ayaka. Ying felt that Ayaka was so gentle at this moment that water could be squeezed out of her, which made Ying want to try it out.

"Xiao Linghua has a good taste. This dress suits your temperament very well."

After carefully observing Linghua's clothes, Yae Shenzi expressed her approval of Linghua's new clothes. Although she only wore shrine maiden clothes all year round, Yae Shenzi's vision was still very sharp.

"That's right, I think so too."

Hu Tao nodded in agreement. In addition to the dress she often wore, she actually had some other clothes in her closet. However, compared to those clothes in her closet, Hu Tao felt that Linghua's taste in choosing clothes was much better than hers.

"Linghua's new dress is really beautiful and suits her very well."

Ruojin also expressed high praise for Ayaka's new dress. This dress was simply made for Kamisato Ayaka. However, Sara might be embarrassed. Glancing at Kujo Sara who was holding a suit of armor as a gift, Ruojin almost laughed out loud. Perhaps Ayaka would never have thought that one day someone would give her a suit of armor as a gift.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the party~"

Finding that her friends were very optimistic about her new clothes, Linghua smiled from the bottom of her heart, and then announced the start of the party under Paimon's expectant eyes.

"Great!"

"Wuhu!"

When they heard that they could start eating, Paimon and Ikto cheered and set their eyes on the ten roasted suckling pigs on the table. This might be because Ikto has been playing with two-handed swords for years, unlike the girls like Xiaogong and the little kid Paimon who had no idea where to start.

Ichido picked up the large knife on the table and threw a roasted suckling pig into the air. With two swipes, the roasted suckling pig was cut into four pieces. Ichido held up the plate with one hand to receive the meat and picked up the comb with the other hand to fix his hair. However, behind him, Paimon had already flown towards a piece of roasted suckling pig.

"Hehe, it seems my swordsmanship hasn't deteriorated, huh? Why are there only three pieces?"

Realizing that the weight on the plate in his hand was not right, Yidou looked up at the sky and saw that the piece of meat that should have fallen was now floating in the sky strangely.

"Ruojin, Ayato, you two saw it, the meat is floating in the air, why don't we eat somewhere else?"

This bizarre scene made Yidou dumbfounded. Yidou, who was always fearless, pointed at the piece of meat floating in the air and said with a trembling voice.

"Brother Ayato, is there something unclean in your house? How about you sleep at my place tonight, and tomorrow we can go to Naruto Taisha Shrine and find a shrine maiden to help you exorcise the evil spirits?"

Listening to Yidou's trembling voice, a clear female voice suddenly burst out with laughter. In this quiet environment, the female voice was particularly obvious, which made Yidou a little angry. He wanted to help his good brother with good intentions, but someone was laughing at him. He wanted to see who was so bold.

"Who is laughing at me? Oh, you are the leader of Narukami Taisha. In that case, I will give you the chance to show off your abilities in a duel with the demons."

After seeing Yae Shinto, the angry Ichito's eyes lit up as if he had found a savior. He turned around and ran behind Yae Shinto, but was pushed to the front by Ichito. Yae Shinto smiled slightly.

"Hurry up and send the meat down from the sky, little fellow, or I will punish you~"

As soon as he finished speaking, under Yidou's frightened and slightly surprised eyes, the piece of meat floating in the sky actually slowly floated towards the table. Yidou opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but in the end he couldn't say anything. He just stared blankly at the piece of meat floating down and muttered to himself.

"It turns out that what grandma said was right. There are really ghosts in this world. Shinobi, after dinner, let's go to Naruto-taisha Shrine to buy some amulets for the brothers. If we really encounter a ghost, at least we can run away quickly."

"Boss, isn't Yae Miyaji right here? Why don't you just ask her for it?"

Seeing his boss's serious look, Kuki Shinobu, who knew the truth and received the wink signal from Yae Shinko, suppressed his smile and pointed at Yae Shinko who was watching the show on the side.

Yidou glanced at Yae Shinto, then looked at the meat floating down from the sky. Before Yidou could speak, he suddenly heard a dull female voice coming from the meat.

"Hmm, why has it taken so long to reach the table? Paimon can’t fly anymore, and that bastard who herds cattle actually threw the meat on me, ahhhhhh."

Amidst the cries of "Ahhhh", Yidou looked at the roasted suckling pig in horror. This, this piece of meat actually spoke???
Wait, did he just hear that piece of meat calling itself Paimon? Could this be what the flying dwarf melon looks like when it is roasted? Yidou's confused look finally made Kuki Shinobu laugh. Amid the laughter of the crowd, Kuki Shinobu held his stomach and laughed while speaking.

"Haha, Boss, didn't you notice that Paimon suddenly disappeared?"

"Hey, Paimon? Wasn't she roasted?"

Yidou pointed at the barbecue on the table, but when he looked at the roasted suckling pig, he unexpectedly found that Paimon had crawled out from under the roasted suckling pig.

"Herd, who got roasted? Couldn't you keep an eye on the meat when you were cutting it? I was crushed by the meat. Also, I didn't expect you to be afraid of ghosts. You're so lame. Even Ying isn't afraid of ghosts."

Under Ying's surprised eyes, the hard-headed Paimeng stood up and laughed at her, which made Ying a little confused. According to Paimeng's timid character, shouldn't Paimeng be hiding behind her and trembling at this time? Why is he so brave today? Has he changed his personality? Seeing Paimeng's fearless appearance, Ying was puzzled.

As for why Paimon is not afraid of Yidou, Paimon looked at Ruojin beside her. With Ruojin by her side, Paimon can say with great confidence that Ruojin will definitely not watch her being bullied by Yidou. If Yidou really dares to bully her, she, Paimon, will let this cowherd see what a fist as big as a raspberry is.

Seeing Paimon coming out from under the roasted suckling pig, Yidou, no matter how dumb he was, understood what was going on. This made Yidou want to go forward and deal with Paimon immediately. Paimon was not a fool either. Seeing Yidou coming towards her, she drove her phantom limbs and flew towards Ruojin.

Unfortunately, Paimeng miscalculated this time. Just when she was about to fly to Ruojin, Ying sat down on the empty seat next to Ruojin, and Hu Tao also occupied another seat next to Ruojin, which made Paimeng's plan to seek Ruojin's protection go awry. "Traveler, you tricked me!"

Realizing that Ying did it on purpose, Paimon shouted "You're tricking me" and immediately flew around the table. Because Yidou was chasing her, Paimon had no time to be angry with Ying.

“Ahhhh, Flying Dwarf Violaceous, if you can, don’t run away!”

"Only a fool would not run, you cattle herder, come and chase me if you have the guts."

Watching Yidou and Paimeng running around the yard, Hutao, who was sitting next to Ruojin, was also holding a wine glass and enjoying the show. At first, Hutao didn't think the wine was anything special until she took a sip. The rich aroma of the wine made Hutao's eyes light up.

"This wine must be quite old, right?"

"Ah, Master Hu can actually drink it out?"

Kamisato Ayato was surprised. He didn't expect Kurumi to be able to taste wine. This wine was indeed his collection of Inazuma's local aged wine. However, because there were not many of them, he took it out today just to taste it.
"From a common sense perspective, children should drink less alcohol. Excessive drinking is bad for the body. I will help you get rid of this alcohol."

After taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Zhongli directly took away the wine jar in front of Hu Tao. Seeing Zhongli's action, Hu Tao's mouth twitched. She didn't expect that Zhongli, who usually looked like a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would stab her in the back today.

"Mr. Zhongli is right. It would be better for you, Hall Master Hu, to drink less. After all, you don't look like an adult. If you drink too much, you may not grow taller."

While talking about Kurumi, Kamisato Ayato took away the wine glass in front of Zaoyou, and also considerately brought her a bottle of fresh apple juice.

"It's better for underage children to drink some fruit juice, and as for wine, just taste it."

"If Mr. Zhongli thinks it's good, I'll send a few jars over after he leaves. We shouldn't be able to finish a cart of wine."

"This wine has been aging for decades. I believe Mr. Zhongli will be able to taste its flavor."

Kamisato Ayato, who was troubled by having nothing to give as a return gift, saw that Zhongli liked this wine very much and thought that this good wine could indeed be used as a return gift of tea. And if possible, Kamisato Ayato hoped that Zhongli in Liyue could buy some high-quality tea for him in the future.

"Manye boy, what you said makes sense. Don't just eat meat. Eat some vegetables. Haven't you noticed that you've gained weight in the past few days?"

While Man Ye was eating the roasted suckling pig with gusto, Long Diaoping Yixin did not remain silent like Ruota Dragon King, but lectured Man Ye like an elder.

"..."

Wan Ye looked at his hands which had gained weight. He picked up the chopsticks and silently picked up some vegetables. The food at home had been so good these days that Wan Ye didn't even notice that he had gained some weight.

"Did Zhongli meet someone in Inazuma recently? Why do I feel that Zhongli is becoming more and more despicable? Ying, could it be that you have led Zhongli astray?"

She saw clearly that Zhongli took the wine in front of Hu Tao, and she couldn't help but suspect that Zhongli was led astray by Ying.

"Ruo Jin, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. I don't know where Zhongli is wandering around every day. Even if I want to lead him astray, I don't have the chance. I think he may just be such a despicable person."

Ying, who was sitting next to Ruojin, said that she didn't want to take the blame, and while Ito and Paimon were chasing each other, she put the piece of roast suckling pig from Paimon's plate into her own bowl.

Why do I feel that Zhongli learned bad things from you? Seeing Ying's despicable behavior, Ruojin's eyes twitched. He didn't know if Ying had released her nature. Ruojin always felt that the shy blonde girl he met in Mondstadt was gone forever.

"Ruojin, what are you looking at me for? Eat. If you don't eat, Paimeng will come back later and she will definitely eat a lot. Then you will have to fight with her for food."

"Although it would be delicious if we rushed to eat the food, Paimon is such a big eater. If we rush to eat the food, we might not be full."

"Don't look at her small size. I seriously doubt that there is a space in Paimon's stomach. Otherwise, she can't fit so many things in. Think about Paimon's appearance. It seems that there is no place else for her to have space except in her stomach, right?"

Ying's words also made Ruo Jin fall into deep thought. He had never thought about these things before, but now that Ying brought them up, Ruo Jin actually felt that what Ying said seemed to make some sense.

Wait, if Paimeng’s space is really in her stomach, then doesn’t that mean that all the materials Ying collected are in Paimeng’s stomach? Even though it’s called a space, this is too much…

"Traveler, there's no need to eat so quickly. It's just a little food. We in Kamisato's family can still provide it."

Kamisato Ayato saw that Ying was eating hard, but gave her a kind reminder. Ying, who didn't have much interaction with Kamisato Ayato, glanced at Kamisato Ayato and said something perfunctory but her hands didn't slow down at all.

Seeing that Ying was still eating hard, Kamisato Ayato just smiled and didn't care. He had read the information about this traveler many times and was quite familiar with the traveler's past. The reason why he was eating so hard was probably because he was starving before.

Compared to this traveler, Kamisato Ayato was more interested in Zhongli who was standing aside with an indifferent look on his face. His intuition told him that Mr. Zhongli should be someone who was very worth making friends with.

"Boss Ruota, why are you so quiet today and you don't even pay attention to me."

While eating the roast suckling pig, Ruojin curiously asked King Ruota why he was so taciturn today. This was not like King Ruota's character. Hearing Ruojin's question, King Ruota said unhappily inside the seal.

"You're leaving Inazuma by boat tomorrow, so I'm just trying to gather my strength."

"Regain your strength? Oh, I almost forgot that you, Lord Rudra, are seasick."

"You kid, go eat!"

After saying this, the Dragon King Ruota directly cut off the perception between him and Ruojin and teased the Dragon King Ruota. Ruojin was in a very happy mood. Zhongli, who had heard the conversation between Ruojin and the Dragon King Ruota, looked at Ruojin with a strange look. He just said that he was led astray, but I'm afraid you have been led astray to a higher degree?
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