If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 880 Seating and Immortal Feast

The midnight hour is from 11pm to 1am the next morning.

Xiaoyu and Liu Ji parted in the evening when it was almost dark.

It’s not midnight yet, probably around 10:30 pm.

In Xizeli, where Liu Ji stole the chicken yesterday, there is a stream where he cleaned the rooster's internal organs. About 500 steps south, there is a wooden bridge, which is the agreed location.

"Huhuhu~~~"

It was as if ghost soldiers were passing through. No human figures could be seen, but there was a gust of strong wind blowing.

The number seems to be quite large.

"Brother Ji, where is the Taoist priest?" There was also a man with a hoarse voice, speaking in a low voice.

Fortunately, there were no ordinary people around, otherwise they would have been scared and shouted: There is a ghost!
"Maybe we came too early. It's not midnight yet." said another voice.

Still only the sound was heard, but no one was seen.

"The Taoist priest said that we should do it before the end of midnight. The sooner the better!" The voice belonged to Liu Ji.

"Liu Ji, this way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of Taoist Wuyazi came with the wind.

"The Taoist priest has indeed arrived." Liu Ji said excitedly, and was about to remove the invisibility talisman.

"There is no need to remove the invisibility charm. Even if there are many of you, with the invisibility charms on your bodies, you can still hide from the eyes and ears of ghosts and gods."

It is definitely impossible to completely deceive the ghosts and gods. There are too many people and the noise is too loud. But if you wear an invisibility charm, at least the ghosts and gods on the road can't see through it at a glance, so there is some concealment effect.

Xiao Yu stood up from a large bluestone beside the stream, looked around at the missing heroes of Pei County, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "If you all understand Liu Ji's intention, I will take you up the mountain.

This is not the place to talk.

Once we get to the mountain, I will tell you in detail what to do next.

If no one quits now, then don't struggle. I will cast a spell to take you to Mangdang Mountain as soon as possible."

Without waiting for others to react, Liu Ji promised: "Master, we are all good men who keep our promises. Now that we have come this far, there will be no regrets."

"Very good, I am going to cast a spell."

Xiaoyu raised his right hand, and the wide sleeves seemed to be filled with a gust of wind, blowing the cuffs big and round.

The "heroes" of Pei County remembered the Taoist's previous words and did not struggle or resist.

For a moment, I felt the sky spinning, then the night sky disappeared, and the ground under my feet disappeared. There was only an empty void all around.

By the time they got used to the empty environment and were able to look around and talk to the people around them, the world started spinning again.

Then they once again felt the thickness and calmness of the earth, with the night wind and the chirping of insects in their ears.

The starry sky above is as clear as if washed by water.

The stars seemed larger, brighter, and clearer than ever before.

For rough men like Fan Kuai and Yong Chi, the feeling is not obvious yet.

Liu Ji, Xiao He, Wang Ling and other people with keen perception all looked up at the sky blankly, not even paying attention to their own situation, nor looking at the Taoist Wuyazi opposite them.

"Very good, you have sensed it so quickly. Your fate is indeed compatible with my Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array."

Xiaoyu sat cross-legged on a large bluestone half a meter high.

The stone was carved into a cushion by the sword energy.

There were one hundred and eight similar stone cushions placed in a row in the fan-shaped space in front of her.

Liu Ji came to his senses, looked around, pulled Xiao He with his left hand and Lu Wan with his right hand, and rushed to occupy the three positions in the front row, the middle, and closest to the old Taoist priest.

Liu Ji naturally sat in the center.

"Master, have we entered a paradise?" he asked with a smile.

"We are now at the highest peak in the northwest of Mangdang Mountain. On the mountainside, about a thousand feet above the ground, I have used my sword to chop out a platform thirty feet long and five feet wide."

Xiao Yu explained, then pointed to the bluestone cushions around him and said, "Everyone, please sit down and talk."

The most clever one, Liu Laosan, has already occupied the best position.

Seeing him like this, some people who were "second smartest" were inspired and rushed to grab the "Tiangang position" in the front row.

Well, someone has discovered that the one hundred and eight cushions, seemingly placed randomly in front of Taoist Wuyazi, actually correspond to the stars, vaguely forming some kind of formation.

As long as you have studied astrology, it will be easy to distinguish the thirty-six heavenly generals and the seventy-two earthly evil spirits.

If you have a deep understanding of astrology, such as the Mausoleum of King Dahao in Pei County, you can even find the star corresponding to each seat by comparing the exceptionally large and bright stars above your head.

For example, Liu Laosan happened to occupy the "Tiankui Star", and Xiao He and Lu Wan, who were pulled over by him, occupied the Tianji Star and Tiangang Star respectively.

Wang Ling was originally very reluctant to join the "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of Pei County".

If it weren't for Xiao He's persuasion, he would never have joined forces with Liu Laosan.

Like Cao Shen, he was quite suspicious of the motives of the Taoist Wuyazi.

Even though he was persuaded by Xiao He and followed him to Xize, and was "moved" to the barren Mangdang Mountain by the old Taoist priest with his strange magical powers, Wang Ling secretly decided: just watch their performance silently, and observe calmly, indifferently, and with a sneer; he also remained alert to the Taoist priest Wuyazi's subsequent arrangements, just to avoid being rude.

Let down your guard and devote yourself wholeheartedly to the activity organized by Liu Laosan?
There are no doors!

But after discovering that the stone cushions around him corresponded to the Tiangang and Disha stars, he inexplicably aroused a desire and realization in his heart: the seats represented opportunities, and he had to grab the best position immediately, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Wang Ling had no time to think about the origin of this thought, his body moved instinctively.

He ran quickly towards "Tian Xian Xing".

Tiankuixing is of course the best, but unfortunately it has been taken by Liu Ji.

"Wang Ling, what are you doing!" Cao Shen didn't know how to observe the stars, nor did he understand the ingenuity of the bluestone cushion, but he had an inexplicable urge to grab the "best" position.

The three best positions have been taken by Liu Laosan and his team, so he can only choose the best from the rest.

He himself didn't know why, but even though there were several empty seats in the front row, he particularly liked the seat behind Xiao He.

But while he was still looking around and hesitating, Wang Ling had already rushed over.

Fortunately, Wang Ling's martial arts skills were not as good as his.

Among the 108 heroes in Pei County at that time, Cao Shen's swordsmanship was the sharpest.

Although Fan Kuai was born with supernatural powers, he could not defeat him.

"Bang!" Cao Shen rushed to the side of Wang Ling with a quick step, leaned on him with his iron shoulder, and slammed into him, pushing Wang Ling away.

"You bastard Cao Shen, why do you want to take my position?" Wang Ling's eyes turned red.

"Brother, don't worry, come and sit here." Liu Ji quickly pulled him and let him sit behind him.

In Pei County, Yong Chi and Wang Ling always looked down on Liu Ji and were unwilling to pay attention to him, or they would make cold remarks and ridicule him when they met him.

Liu Ji was the opposite of them. He believed that Yong Chi and Wang Ling were both heroes and wanted to interact with them (incorporate them into his own circle and let them call him "big brother" like Fan Kuai and Lu Wan).

Well, this is the standard style of the pre-Qin heroes (the leader of the knights-errant).

So when the opportunity arises, Liu Ji will take the initiative to show his courtesy to Wang Ling; conversely, Wang Ling generally will not give Liu Ji a good face.

However, Wang Ling did not reject Liu Ji's kindness this time.

He still glared at Cao Shen indignantly, but his butt honestly and heavily occupied the "Tianxiong Star". In fact, it was not only Wang Ling and Cao Shen who were fighting for the seat.

Fan Kuai and Yong Chi were also fighting for it.

"Damn it, Yong Chi, you dare to compete with me? Get out of here, I want to sit next to Brother Ji."

"That's right, it's our circle, what's the point of you trying to squeeze in?" Xiahou Ying continued to chime in.

Not only did they lend a helping hand, they also helped grab seats.

When Yong Chi was angry and fighting with Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, Zhou Bo and others were secretly plotting against him.

After a few moves, Yong Chi and the others were injured.

He didn't even have time to squeeze in, as two of his good brothers persuaded him to move to the back, away from the circle of Liu Laosan, Fan Kuai and others.

"Master Yong, don't bother with them. We are not on the same side as Liu Ji, so why do we have to force our way forward?

It’s just a seat anyway. The Taoist priest has a loud voice, so it doesn’t matter whether you sit close or far away.”

Mao Ze, a thin middle-aged man with a hooked nose, even pulled Yong Chi to the back row.

Yong Chi's heart felt like it was burning and his mind was frying in oil. For some reason he wanted to move forward and closer to Liu Ji.

He tried to hold it in for a few seconds but couldn't help it and squeezed two rows forward until he finally made it to the front of the pack.

When they were fighting for position, Xiaoyu had a blank expression on her face and drooped eyes, as if it had nothing to do with her. But her eyes were fixed on everyone, paying attention to their reactions and choices.

The result surprised her a little. She didn't know many of them, but she at least knew Xiao He and Fan Kuai.

Not only did he know Cao Shen, who followed the “Xiao Rules and Cao Sui”, he also knew Xiahou Ying, the “God of Chariots of the Han Dynasty”.

They all took the best positions.

Xiao Yu judged Yong Chi, who had a conflict with Liu Ji a few days ago, that this guy had character flaws and would not achieve much success in Liu Ji's group in the future.

As expected, Yong Chi's martial arts value ranks third in the whole venue, second only to Cao Shen and Fan Kuai. In fact, he is evenly matched with Fan Kuai.

As a result, he couldn't even squeeze in among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars.

Isn't this destiny?
But if this is destiny, then she, who arranged the bluestone cushion, also has control over destiny?

Xiaoyu didn't know their fate, but the arrangement of the 108 bluestone cushions was indeed very exquisite.

She arranged 108 seats according to the "Small Zhoutian Star Array" formed by the 108 peaks of Mangdang Mountain.

Under each seat, there is a vein corresponding to the mountain, and the mountains correspond to the Tiangang and Disha stars in the heaven one by one.

She was the one who arranged the seats, but she had no influence on which seat they sat.

"Pa pa pa~" After everyone sat down, Xiaoyu clapped his hands lightly, and immediately two boys, a boy and a girl in green clothes, walked out of the cave behind.

They were about eight or nine years old, three feet tall, dressed in simple green Taoist robes, and were chubby and pink, looking very festive.

When they came out, both of them were empty-handed.

When he came to the guest, the boy bowed and said, "Daddy, please have some tea."

He stretched out his hand in the direction of the cave and immediately grabbed a red lacquered table and placed it in front of the guests.

There are jade pots and jade cups on the table.

The girl bowed and said, "Daddy, please have some fruit and cakes."

She also stretched out her hand in the direction of the cave and immediately brought out a jade plate as big as a washbasin, which was filled with all kinds of treasures, including fruits such as jujube, pear, and red fruit, as well as delicious cakes.

Then the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" walked to the next guest's mat.

Then he said, "Daddy, please have some tea," and put down the table, the jade pot, the jade cup, and a large fruit plate.

"Wow, this is a 500-year-old red fruit~" Someone immediately couldn't help but grab a fiery red fruit and stuff it into his mouth, "Delicious, really delicious~~"

Fan Kuai, who was sitting in the back row, hadn't gotten his share of the fruit yet and was drooling at the sight of it.

"Fair boy, fairy boy, get me a plate!" he whispered.

Liu Ji couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he turned around and said in a low voice: "Don't be so presumptuous in front of the Taoist priest!"

"Brother, I'm hungry~~" Fan Kuai said aggrievedly.

The fairy boy glanced at him, then actually walked up to him and placed a table and fairy treasures for him.

"Thank you, fairy boy. Hehe, thank you for the hospitality, Taoist priest!"

He stood up, bowed to the Taoist Wuyazi at the top, and then ate with relish.

"So sweet, so delicious, my god, am I dreaming? Ten years ago in Pengcheng, I saw the eldest son of the Xiang family spend eight thousand gold to buy a two thousand year old Huangjing.

This one of ours is at least ten thousand years old, so big and fat, it's even grown into the shape of a dragon!"

"Just eat it, why are you shouting?" Wang Ling next to him looked disgusted.

There were fruits placed in front of him, but he was so focused on looking up at the stars above his head and comprehending the mysteries within them that he had no intention of eating the fruits, let alone paying attention to the people around him.

But Fan Kuai next to him was so annoying. Not only did he smack his lips, he also cheered and shouted non-stop, disturbing him.

"If you don't want to eat it, give me the fairy fruit. I have a big stomach and can eat a lot!" Fan Kuai said as he reached out to grab Wang Ling's fairy fruit.

"Pa!" Wang Ling slapped his thick hand hard and shouted, "Fan Kuai, do you have any shame?"

Cao Shen reached out and grabbed Fan Kuai, and transmitted his voice through his inner energy, saying, "Brother, you can't even finish the immortal treasures on your own plate, why are you taking his? Don't embarrass yourself in front of the immortal."

In such a short time, Fan Kuai had only eaten half of the thousand-year-old Polygonatum in his hand, and there were still many delicacies on the plate.

"I have a big appetite and can eat a lot. I'm afraid I won't be full with just one plate of fruit," he said.

"You can't finish it, no matter how generous you are." Cao Shen was chewing the pear while whispering, "If you don't believe me, let's wait and see. If you can finish all the treasures on the plate in one go, I'll give you mine."

There were people whispering like them.

Some people just eat the fruit silently.

There are a few people like Wang Ling who are obsessed with the star array above their heads.

Taoist Wuyazi looked at them with a gentle smile and said nothing.

About a quarter of an hour later, the two children placed a red lacquer table in front of all the 108 guests in turn, and placed the same quantity and specifications of fairy wine, fruits, and cakes on the table.

"Please enjoy it, fathers!"

Finally, the two boys bowed to them and turned into a beam of green light, each ten feet long. The green light intertwined in the air and finally turned into a magic sword and flew into the sleeves of the Taoist Wuyazi.

"Ah, the fairy boy just now, turned out to be two fairy swords?"

"There are not two, but only one."

"But there are two fairy children."

"There is only one immortal sword anyway."

Everyone was amazed.

"Sure enough, I feel that the two fairy children are not like normal people." Fan Kuai muttered.

Cao Shen's eyes were burning, "You could only sense that their aura was wrong, but you didn't sense any sword energy, and you didn't think they were immortal swords, right? This kind of swordsmanship definitely surpasses sword intent and reaches sword spirit."

He subconsciously stroked his sword and thought, "I don't know when I will be able to reach this level."

(End of this chapter)