Chapter 1033
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Chapter 1033 Peach Banquet
Magnificent and grand, the white jade hall was adorned with lifelike relief stone tables, where exquisite immortal fruits and fine wines were arranged, looking fresh and tempting.
At this moment, most of the guests had already taken their seats, exchanging drinks and engaging in lively conversation. At the highest point of this grand gathering, a beautiful woman wearing a gold-threaded purple divine robe and a golden phoenix crown sat quietly in the main seat, smiling as she watched the venue below.
In front of Lin Qiye and his two companions, at the entrance to the venue, several elegantly dressed maids stood, counting the birthday gifts from each guest.
A man carrying a pagoda and wearing a red robe, accompanied by a young man holding the Mixed Heaven Silk, walked to the entrance of the banquet.
“Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing~,” the maid bowed to the man, her crisp voice echoing throughout the hall. She smilingly accepted an elaborately packaged box, opened it for a glance, bowed again, and passed the box to another maid behind her.
“Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing presents a birthday gift to the Queen Mother: one ten-thousand-year-old ginseng.”
“Third Prince Nezha of Chen Tang Pass has arrived~”
“Nezha presents a birthday gift to the Queen Mother: one Red Flame Fire Pill.”
Nezha casually tossed the fire pill into the maid’s hands, lazily yawned, and followed Li Jing into the venue.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qiye’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Master, do we need to present a birthday gift to enter the Peach Banquet?” he asked with a confused expression, looking toward Jade Pure True Person.
Jade Pure True Person glanced at him, surprise appearing in his eyes. “For the Queen Mother’s birthday banquet, of course you need to bring a gift… Didn’t your master prepare anything for you before coming?”
“Don’t you know that monkey’s temperament?” Purple Subtlety Star Lord wasn’t surprised at all and spoke leisurely, “It’s already good enough if he doesn’t turn this place upside down, how could he possibly prepare a birthday gift?”
Jade Pure True Person frowned slightly, lowering his head in thought.
“This is quite troublesome… I only brought a piece of Warm Yang Jade as a gift, I don’t have anything else to give you.”
After speaking, he looked toward Purple Subtlety Star Lord.
“Don’t look at me, I only brought my own gift.” Purple Subtlety Star Lord shrugged.
While they were talking, two more figures walked up to the maids.
“Grand Master Jiang Ziya has arrived~ Jiang Ziya presents a birthday gift to the Queen Mother: one Youth-Preserving Divine Pill.”
“Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor has arrived~ Fengdu Emperor presents a birthday gift to the Queen Mother: one Extreme Yin Yellow Spring Grass.”
Hearing the latter announcement, Lin Qiye instinctively turned his head to look at the familiar figure in black imperial robes. Fengdu Emperor seemed to sense Lin Qiye’s gaze and turned to give him a faint glance.
In appearance, Fengdu Emperor looked almost identical to Li Deyang, suggesting that after falling into reincarnation, the appearances of the Great Xia gods had not changed.
Seeing that Lin Qiye was an unfamiliar face, Fengdu Emperor withdrew his gaze and calmly walked into the venue.
With his departure, there was no one else blocking Lin Qiye’s path. The maids, seeing Lin Qiye, were slightly taken aback, but still politely asked:
“May I ask who you are…”
“He is Sun Wukong’s disciple from the mortal realm, Lin Qiye, attending the banquet on behalf of his master,” Jade Pure True Person introduced.
“So you’re the Battle Buddha’s disciple, please forgive our oversight.” Though surprise flashed in the maid’s eyes, she cleared her throat and announced loudly: “Lin Qiye, disciple of the Western Heaven’s Battle Buddha, has arrived~”
The moment these words echoed through the banquet hall, the lively conversation among the Great Xia gods suddenly quieted. They all turned their heads, looking at Lin Qiye with strange expressions.
The gods present began to whisper among themselves.
Even the Queen Mother, sitting in the main seat, raised an eyebrow in surprise, looking at Lin Qiye at the entrance, her eyes narrowing slightly, lost in thought.
Under everyone’s gaze, the maid blinked and, seeing that Lin Qiye made no move, extended her hand and asked:
“May I ask, your birthday gift is…”
Lin Qiye’s mind raced.
First, he touched the Ame-no-Murakumo sword on his back… No, this was one of his greatest weapons, his reliance for fighting above his level. It would be too much of a loss to give it away as a gift!
Then, he looked at the [Zhan Bai] at his waist.
Absolutely not. This blade had accompanied him for so long; he would never part with it.
He patted himself all over, and finally felt something hard at his chest. As if remembering something, his expression suddenly became strange…
After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and took out a black smart touchscreen phone from his bosom.
He handed the phone to the maid.
“This, this is…” the maid looked at the phone in her hand, stunned.
“This thing is called a mobile phone,” Lin Qiye said seriously. “It’s a treasure I specially brought from the mortal realm as a gift for the Queen Mother.”
“Oh… alright.” The maid passed the phone to someone behind her and announced loudly:
“Battle Buddha’s disciple Lin Qiye presents a birthday gift to the Queen Mother: one mobile phone!”
Under the surprised and confused gazes of the Great Xia gods, Lin Qiye walked into the venue with an expressionless face, finally breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.
Following him, Jade Pure True Person and Purple Subtlety Star Lord also presented their gifts and entered.
“Young friend, what exactly is this mobile phone?” Purple Subtlety Star Lord walked up to Lin Qiye and couldn’t help asking, “I’ve also spent some time in the mortal realm, but I’ve never heard of such an item…”
“Being a mortal treasure, it’s naturally rare and mysterious. It’s normal that you haven’t heard of it.” Jade Pure True Person patted his shoulder.
“Let’s go, we should take our seats. The peaches will be served soon…”
Hearing the latter part, a look of helplessness flashed in Lin Qiye’s eyes.
The peaches, he probably wouldn’t be able to eat them.
Since everything here was just a time fragment without physical form, even if a peach was placed before him, it would only be an insubstantial light shadow to him, impossible to enjoy…
Wait!
Lin Qiye suddenly stopped in his tracks.
As if remembering something, he quickly turned back to look at the smiling maids collecting gifts at the entrance, disbelief appearing in his eyes.
Just now… they had accepted his phone?
They had physical form?
How was this possible?
The stone he had kicked earlier already existed within Kunlun Void, which was understandable… but these maids, how could they have physical form? Weren’t they also just shadows in the time fragments?
Or perhaps,
They actually existed in the real Kunlun Void?
They were real?
Looking at those elegantly dressed maids, for some reason, cold sweat suddenly seeped from Lin Qiye’s back, giving him a chilling sensation.
He slowly turned his head to look at the bustling Peach Banquet venue before him.
If those maids were not entirely illusory… then among these time fragments of the Great Xia gods taking their seats, could there also be real Great Xia gods mixed among them?
