Chapter 1148: Every Fatty is a Potential Stock

The Returning-to-the-Phoenix-Pool Banquet was divided into an inner court and an outer court.

The outer court was in the east, west, south, and north cities of the Imperial Capital. Citizens could go to the designated places to fill a bowl of "Returning-to-the-Phoenix-Pool Boast" and drink it with everyone.

The inner court was in the Imperial Garden of the palace. Civilizations that were on good terms with the Holy Tang Empire had all sent important figures to attend.

Some were invited by the Empress Dowager Fang Yitian, while others specifically wanted to see the Holy Mother of the Dawn Church.

Miss Luo Quan and Bai Xingwei appeared very suddenly. No one could have imagined that the prominent Holy Mother would emerge from a teleportation array; they all thought she was currently chatting with the Empress Dowager and the Pope.

The first group to welcome her were the reporters from major media outlets invited to attend this banquet.

They were originally carrying camera light orbs, broadcasting this royal banquet to the audience.

After Miss Luo Quan appeared, all the lenses were focused on her.

It wasn't that the reporters were biased; it was just that Miss Luo Quan's image tonight was truly too dazzling.

Her appearance was already unrivaled, her figure was tall and enchanting, and she was wearing a gorgeous evening gown full of artistic flair. Just by appearing, she became the most eye-catching woman in the entire venue.

It wasn't just the reporters' lenses; even the surrounding guests couldn't help but watch her, and the more they looked, the more shocked they became.

"How can there be a woman who integrates innocence and charm so thoroughly?"

This was probably the doubt shouting loudly in the hearts of many men; the contrast between Miss Luo Quan's appearance and temperament was simply too great.

Clearly possessing a face that could bewitch the masses, her expression was so compassionate, as if she were concerned about the suffering of the world at any moment.

The Holy Mother should indeed have such a temperament, but the Holy Mother shouldn't have such beauty. This was too easy to stir up the desire for conquest and possession in their hearts!

"Luoluo, I don't know why, but I feel like the people around us seem to have a lot of hostility toward us," Bai Xingwei said, her expression somewhat uncomfortable.

"These looks aren't aimed at you; they're aimed at me," Miss Luo Quan said, lowering her voice. "In the past, when I appeared at banquets, many people would stare at me with such looks.

In fact, they love to look at any woman who is outstanding, and you are no exception. It's just that you happen to be standing by my side, so the focus is all on me."

"Hehe, why don't I feel that way?" Bai Xingwei laughed. "Maybe quite a few of them are looking at me too."

Miss Luo Quan also said with great interest, "Why don't you stand to the side for a while and see if anyone pays attention to you? Won't you know then?"

Hearing this, Bai Xingwei immediately walked toward a camellia tree to the side.

However, just as Miss Luo Quan had guessed, the guests' gazes did not change following Bai Xingwei's departure.

Afterward, Bai Xingwei could only return to Miss Luo Quan's side dejectedly. "Fine, I admit that my beauty is not worth mentioning in front of you."

"Being able to bravely admit one's own shortcomings is already very rare." Miss Luo Quan shook her head and praised her. "This is a manifestation of a strong heart. How many people cannot do this? You have already surpassed others by too much."

"Why do I feel like you're mocking me?" Bai Xingwei pouted. "No, you are mocking me!"

"How could that be!" Miss Luo Quan clenched her fists, feeling very aggrieved. "We've been together for so long; do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Bai Xingwei chuckled. "Who doesn't know your reputation as 'Su the Sharp-Tongued'? When debating with others online, you've never suffered a loss. When was it not that you left others speechless?"

"That's because I have reason and evidence, so those people don't know how to retort," Miss Luo Quan said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"I can't win an argument with you. In any case, whatever you say is what it is." Bai Xingwei stopped arguing with Miss Luo Quan and chose to submit.

Facts proved that arguing with Miss Luo Quan, who had maxed out her skills in "keyboard warrior" and "contrarian," was like swimming against a fish—a very stupid behavior.

As smart as Bai Xingwei was, she certainly wouldn't make such a mistake, so she chose to submit to whatever Miss Luo Quan said next.

And when Miss Luo Quan encountered people trying to strike up a conversation, she also wisely chose to watch from the sidelines.

"Respected Holy Mother, I am an envoy from the Chaos Commercial Alliance, and also the son of the Alliance's permanent chairman. You can just call me Terry."

The speaker was a tall man with a full beard, wearing a strange robe.

As he approached, Miss Luo Quan could smell a kind of expensive perfume coming from him.

It smelled good, but this Terry had clearly sprayed a bit too much.

However, fortunately, apart from the perfume, there was no strange odor on him, and his appearance was quite handsome—he was a high-quality male among the entire banquet.

So Miss Luo Quan reached out her hand to him. Of course, it wasn't because he was handsome.

In fact, upon hearing the words "Commercial Alliance," she subconsciously thought of the opportunity for cooperation, so she wanted to shake hands out of basic etiquette.

The other party didn't know if he had misunderstood, thinking that the Holy Mother was letting him kiss the back of her hand, so he held Miss Luo Quan's right hand with great excitement and lowered his head.

Seeing the chairman's "great son" pouting his lips, Miss Luo Quan's hair stood on end, and she pulled her hand back like lightning. "What... what are you doing?"

"Isn't it the Holy Mother who invited me to kiss the back of your hand?" Terry was also confused.

Miss Luo Quan showed an embarrassed expression. "I just wanted to shake hands. Don't you have such an understanding where you're from?"

"Oh my god!" Terry reacted now and apologized embarrassedly. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for misunderstanding. It was truly too rude!"

"It's okay. Actually, my hometown also has the hand-kissing ritual, but I've never let anyone greet me with such etiquette." Miss Luo Quan smiled slightly, easing the awkward atmosphere.

Afterward, the two reached out and shook hands again.

The Chaos Commercial Alliance was a powerful civilization that Aunt Fang had emphasized to her as one they could cooperate with.

This civilization was less of a civilization and more of a giant enterprise.

This enterprise possessed the most extensive business in the entire universe; there was nothing you couldn't think of that they couldn't sell.

And the broadcasting of livestreams, variety shows, and films was also a relatively popular business for the Chaos Commercial Alliance.

Although Terry's father wasn't in charge of this sector, there were a total of twelve permanent chairmen in the Commercial Alliance, and each of them had great power.

So if she negotiated a cooperation with Terry, wouldn't pushing "Universe Girls" to the more distant starry sky be a piece of cake?

As for Terry, his purpose was even simpler: he wanted to get to know this Holy Mother who had recently become famous and develop a friendship.

Don't look at how big the universe is; ever since the existence of the quantum entanglement network, even news from billions of light-years away could be received instantly.

And Miss Luo Quan's appearance was not a secret to those powerful civilizations with well-informed news.

Being as beautiful as she was, she could be popular no matter where she was placed.

It was just that she now had a Universe household registration and was also the Holy Mother of the Dawn Church, so her status was unusual.

If she had become famous on Earth, I'm afraid countless aliens would have flown to Earth long ago and captured her onto their spaceship to be their "trophy wife."

When beauty possesses the ability to protect itself, it becomes incomparably precious, and people's attitudes toward her will be completely different.

This was also the reason why Miss Luo Quan dared to perform on the show initially. At that time, it was because Bai Xingwei was covering her, and later it was because Ye Zhining and Benjamin III were covering her.

If the environment were different, she would definitely have welded a mask to her face; no one would have been able to see her true face.

And in front of women they are truly attracted to, men often behave incomparably restrained and gentlemanly.

Listening to Terry's conversation, he was probably a playboy who frequented flower bushes, always praising Miss Luo Quan's beauty in various ways and occasionally telling a funny but not vulgar joke, knowing well how to please women.

Not just Miss Luo Quan, but even Bai Xingwei beside her was loved by association, and the sweet talk between the two never stopped.

But even so, Terry didn't mention adding friends or getting to know each other.

Such obviously ulterior-motive words, if spoken, would easily make a girl make a choice immediately.

Adding a friend was giving him a chance to go further; refusing directly meant there was no need to continue chatting.

So Terry didn't want to let Miss Luo Quan make a decision so quickly; his experience was quite seasoned.

Of course, these might be Miss Luo Quan overthinking it. In fact, Ambassador Terry might just be a very sincere and gentlemanly person who wouldn't ask a girl for contact information after chatting a few times, and the purpose of chatting was just purely to chat.

And the possibility of this situation occurring was not non-existent, but it was infinitely close to zero.

And the gentlemen beside them, seeing Terry and Miss Luo Quan chatting enthusiastically, how could they let this kid monopolize the Holy Mother?

They all swarmed up one after another, revealing their identities.

Some were famous countries that Miss Luo Quan had heard of from Aunt Fang, while others she hadn't heard much about.

But being able to appear at the banquet venue, their status and position must not be low.

And at this time, Aunt Fang's decision to cancel the alcohol supply really helped her a lot.

When the gentlemen came over with wine glasses full of fruit juice, proposing to have a drink for the Holy Mother's beauty and health, Miss Luo Quan finally didn't have to refuse this time.

In the past, she had refused such scenes many times, rejecting the face of many people.

Actually, she didn't want to be someone who refused a toast, but she really had no choice.

And this time, because there was only fruit juice in the bottle, she could naturally drink as much as she wanted.

Amidst the sounds of "cheers," Miss Luo Quan raised her glass and drank the sweet fruit juice inside in one gulp.

And just at this moment, a round girl walked past her eyes.

"Potential stock detected, suggest the host sign her!"

Before Miss Luo Quan's fruit juice had even reached her stomach, her eyes were fixed on this fat girl and couldn't move away.

She happened to be looking at her too. When their eyes met, the fat girl immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at her again.

"Thank you everyone, I'll have a drink with you all when I have a chance later!"

After finishing the fruit juice, Miss Luo Quan temporarily left the center of the small group and walked toward the fat girl.

Seeing Miss Luo Quan actually walking over, the fat girl thought her gaze just now had offended the Holy Mother, so she immediately turned around in fear, wanting to escape, but was pressed on the shoulder by Miss Luo Quan.

"Don't go, girl." Miss Luo Quan greeted her with a smile. "Why do you seem so afraid of me? I'm not a monster."

"No, no, I didn't mean to keep staring at you." The fat girl lowered her head, apologizing as if she had made a mistake.

"I didn't mean to blame you." Miss Luo Quan couldn't help but laugh or cry when she heard this. "And staring at me isn't a big deal. After all, everyone likes to do that."

Under Miss Luo Quan's gentle comfort, the fat girl raised her head and said timidly, "Holy Mother, are you really not angry?"

"Not angry." Miss Luo Quan looked around and pointed to a stool not far away. "Let's go over there. I want to chat with you."

"Chat with me?" The fat girl was very surprised. "What is there to chat about with me?"

Although she was very confused in her heart, she was still led to the corner by Miss Luo Quan and Bai Xingwei.

In this situation, those who didn't know would think they were going to bully this fat girl.

"What's your name?" Miss Luo Quan picked up a plate of pastries, her tone as warm as a spring breeze.

Seeing the fragrant pastries, the fat girl's mood clearly relaxed a lot. She took them in her hand and said while eating, "My name is Li Xiaomiao."

"Listening to your accent, you're not a local of the Imperial Capital, right?" Miss Luo Quan asked curiously.

"That's true." Li Xiaomiao shook her head. "My parents are both interstellar wealthy merchants who just joined the Holy Tang Empire nationality. I also just learned the Universe language not long ago, and I don't speak it very well."

"Then we're about the same." Miss Luo Quan laughed. "Tell me, why were you so nervous just now?"

Hearing this question, Li Xiaomiao lowered her head sadly. "Because I'm too ugly, and making eye contact with you, Holy Mother, is an insult to your eyes."

"How could that be?" Miss Luo Quan couldn't help but laugh or cry. "Hasn't anyone told you that you're round and cute?"

"No, everyone scolds me for being fat." Li Xiaomiao shook her head. "My dad brought me here this time just to set me up on a blind date, but I think that being this fat, how could I find a partner?

But seeing you, Holy Mother, surrounded by so many handsome men, I was very envious."

"There's nothing to be envious of!"

Miss Luo Quan suddenly waved her hand heroically, giving Li Xiaomiao a big fright. "I have a way now that can make you lose weight and become more beautiful. I don't know if you're interested?"

"Lose weight and become beautiful?" Li Xiaomiao looked at Miss Luo Quan with glowing eyes. "Holy Mother, are you really willing to help me?!

My dad has looked for I don't know how many doctors and fed me I don't know how much medicine to make me lose weight, but none of it had any effect. Do you really have a way?"

"Not only do I have a way, but I can also make you more popular than you are now.

If you are willing to join my company, I guarantee that your life will be very different from now on!"

At this moment, Miss Luo Quan was like a mentor of some pyramid scheme organization, using an incomparably seductive tone to start brainwashing Li Xiaomiao.

However, because her beauty and status were very high, Li Xiaomiao had no reason to doubt her.

Is there any problem with the Holy Mother helping the suffering Li Xiaomiao?

Of course not! Li Xiaomiao felt that the good luck she had been waiting for for eighteen years was finally coming, and she couldn't help but have an urge to cry out loud.