Chapter 471

She had only been away for a few days, and Miko had already achieved extreme development.

It seemed that Shushan really couldn't be left for too long.

Otherwise, if she went out for another period next time, wouldn't even Lisa and the others have made breakthroughs?

Ningguang had no objection to Ganyu going first; after all, Ganyu and Jiang Yan had known each other for too long.

But Miko…

She hated up-and-comers the most!

A fox demon with a Heavenly Charm Physique—they were all Su Daji-like figures who could bring disaster to the country and the people!

Jiang Yan hadn't expected Ningguang to think so much in such a short time.

Just as he was about to leave, Furina ran over hurriedly, looking at Jiang Yan with a face full of pleading.

"Sect Master, I brought two people from thousands of miles away, can they come along?"

Jiang Yan glanced sideways at Neuvillette and Focalors, and the two of them didn't dare to meet Jiang Yan's gaze.

It was hard to face that extremely noble will without cultivating.

Jiang Yan smiled:

"You should ask Ningguang about this; after all, the Jade Chamber is her territory."

"Senior Sister Ningguang…"

Furina turned decisively and looked at Ningguang with longing eyes, and the latter smiled:

"Since they were brought by Junior Sister Furina, naturally they can."

"Senior Sister Ningguang, I also…"

Seeing Ningguang agree, Kazuha also spoke up, and Ningguang raised her hand slightly.

"You don't need to be so formal, we are all fellow disciples; my Jade Chamber isn't that precious. If you want to come, you can all come together."

Hearing this, Kokomi and the others were overjoyed.

No matter what, they had managed to join the internal gathering of Shushan.

Seeing that there was no problem on Ningguang's side, Jiang Yan didn't hesitate any longer and, taking Klee with him, turned into a rainbow light and flew toward the Jade Chamber.

Ningguang and the others also moved quickly; they couldn't let Jiang Yan wait too long in the Jade Chamber.

However, this was a gathering for Shushan's inner disciples; outer disciples and chore disciples could not participate.

Although no one said it, they had self-awareness.

In the eyes of ordinary people, even a Shushan chore disciple was a cultivator.

But they knew clearly that only inner disciples were truly complete members of Shushan.

Being able to see so many inner disciples, all the Sect Leaders and Elders, and Jiang Yan all at once today.

They were already satisfied.

To be honest, the news of Zhongli's abdication wasn't worth paying much attention to for them.

The outer sect elders didn't follow to join the fun either.

They would all have to participate in the Nine Nether Secret Realm Exploration Conference soon.

At that time, if they could harvest something, not only could they switch to the Immortal Dao in advance, but they could also obtain cultivation resources.

They had to race against time to prepare.

In the final analysis, their foundation wasn't even as rich as the inner disciples who had just joined Shushan.

At the very least, everyone else now had two cultivation techniques each.

Counting the Sword Control Art, that made three.

Compared to the inner disciples, they only had slightly higher strength for the time being.

…

On the Jade Chamber.

Ningguang had anticipated in advance that there might be a lot of people coming today, so she set the banquet directly in the garden of the Jade Chamber.

Fortunately, the garden was large enough to accommodate so many people.

Jiang Yan sat in the main seat, and on his sides were not Ganyu and Miko, nor were they the two Sect Leaders, Zhongli and Venti.

Instead, it was Klee and Qiqi.

Although Qiqi wasn't Jiang Yan's direct disciple, Jiang Yan's care for Qiqi was no less than his care for Klee.

Qiqi's talent might not be as good as Klee's, but it wouldn't be much worse.

Now, relying on the Spirit-Shifting Shadow-Walking Art, Qiqi was already approaching the late stage of Refining Essence into Qi.

Her physical problems had all been solved, and she looked no different from a normal little girl.

Her memory problems had also been cured.

But even so, Qiqi's hidden physique still hadn't been activated.

Jiang Yan conservatively estimated that it was at least one of the top special physiques.

It might even be a Divine Physique.

If Qiqi's activated physique turned out to be a Divine Physique, Jiang Yan wouldn't mind taking Qiqi as a direct disciple.

It would also give Klee a companion.

Miko was a bit resentful that she didn't get to sit next to Jiang Yan.

However, Lisa, Furina, and the others felt secretly pleased.

Anyway, as long as it wasn't Miko sitting there openly, anyone could sit there.

As for why they didn't reject Ganyu but resisted Miko getting close to Jiang Yan.

Most likely…

It was because Miko had really succeeded in cheating.

The dishes at the banquet were not ordinary food, but a feast dominated by fierce beasts; some dishes on particularly exquisite plates were even made of demon beasts.

This alluring fragrance was something everyone found hard to resist, even though they had eaten it many times.

Let alone Neuvillette and the others.

If they hadn't remembered where they were, they would have started eating long ago.

Seeing that everyone had taken their seats, Ningguang pointed at the dishes in front of everyone with a smile and said softly:

"Speaking of which, we have to thank Sect Leader Zhongli for this banquet."

"Except for the main fierce beasts at the early stage of Refining Essence into Qi, everyone must eat these three dishes according to their own ability."

As she spoke, Ningguang pointed to the three dishes placed in the very center of the table.

Compared to the other dishes made of fierce beast meat, the portions of these three dishes were quite small.

It could almost be said that there was just enough for everyone to have one bite.

Everyone's expressions were a bit strange.

Eat according to one's ability…

It seemed like one couldn't eat much of this stuff even if they didn't eat according to their ability, right?

Seeming to see everyone's doubts, Ningguang smiled.

"After all, this is to welcome the Sect Master to Liyue Harbor for the first time, and also to celebrate Sect Leader Zhongli's official abdication."

"These three dishes won't be done carelessly."

"The first dish is a Liyue specialty, Tianqiu Meat, made by the chefs of Liuli Pavilion working together."

"The meat is delicious and melts in your mouth."

"The second dish is also a Liyue specialty, Golden Shrimp Balls made by the chefs of Xinyue Kiosk; this is Keqing's favorite."

"As for this third dish, it is the Buddha's Temptation made personally by Xiangling of Wanmin Restaurant."

"Speaking of this Buddha's Temptation, there is actually a rather interesting story behind it."

As she spoke, Ningguang glanced quietly at Cloud Retainer; as expected, the other party's face was a bit red, and she was looking at her with shame and annoyance.

Ningguang hurriedly stopped and didn't continue.

"These three dishes are the three dishes that best represent Liyue's specialty cuisine. I hope everyone likes them."

Paimon scratched her cheek and said:

"Is… is that it?"

"Um, Paimon doesn't think it's careless, it's just that Lumine and I have eaten these three dishes quite a few times before."

"From an ordinary person's perspective, they are indeed delicious, but after we started cultivating, we could already abstain from grains."

"Shouldn't eating be mainly about improving strength?"