Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 659 The Queen Mother Has a Dream
They are indeed beasts. A tiger, a dog, and two birds.

The tiger has nine tails and its face looks like a human's.

The dog was gray and black, with a mane and tail like a horse, and two curved horns on its head.

The two birds look very different. The larger one is covered in scarlet, and looks like a peacock or a pheasant, with a long tail and long feathers, and is strange and beautiful. The smaller one looks like a crow, with a green body, a slender body, a red head and black eyes, and is quite divine.

They gathered together in front of the rather long table, keeping a distance from each other, and all looked at Pei Ye with their eyes of different shapes.

Pei Ye was further away from them. He sat on the ground, feeling as if he was being scrutinized. He hesitated for a moment, stretched his neck to look - there was no dish on the table, so he should not have disturbed their meal.

He looked down again and found that he still had his hands and feet, his clothes were the same, and he was still a normal person. When he realized this, he suddenly felt that there was a barrier between him and them, as if they were not in the same world - they were higher and more dreamy, while he was lower and more real.

Tiger suddenly spoke, startling Pei Ye: "As I have predicted, after the [Xiting Heart] is connected to the 'True Heaven' through the Immortal Terrace, it will be difficult for you to enter it again."

Pei Ye looked at it. Its slender nine tails were like clouds and cotton, floating around its body. Its trunk was much taller and more agile than that of an ordinary mountain tiger. Its human-like facial features were not strange, but rather made it look less beastly and more divine. Its pair of white tiger pupils were as deep as a well.

This banquet table may not have any seats, but on the one hand, it is the largest in size and has a majestic and calm temperament. On the other hand, it is indeed sitting in the middle. When it opened its mouth, Pei Ye recognized the voice - it was the owner of the Immortal Platform, Li Yan, who he met at the table this morning.

The moment he realized this, he did not answer Li Yan's question, but subconsciously looked at the other animals. However, the other three just watched quietly. The scarlet bird lowered its head and used its beak to tidy up its neck feathers.

Pei Ye turned around and confirmed: "You are...Master Li Yan?"

He hesitated before speaking, not knowing whether he should reveal his identity here, but considering that Li Jian himself did not hide his identity, he did not waste his time.

But the next moment he realized that he had not said these four words - or he thought he had said them, but his ears did not hear them. He looked over in amazement and saw that the horned dog gently raised a sharp claw, as if pressing down the four words.

Pei Ye had never thought that he could see kindness on a dog's face, but it was true. The difference between its voice and Li Yan's was like the difference between a dog and a tiger. With a smile, he said, "Don't disturb the Queen Mother's dream."

Disturb? Will the real word "disturb" here?
Pei Ye was slightly startled, and the tiger beast said: "My name is Lu Wu, and I am in charge of Kunlun, the Nine Divisions of Heaven, and the Emperor's Garden."

Lu Wu lowered his head and licked the back of his paw, then said in a dignified voice, "Tell me what you see in Xiting's heart."

Pei Ye crossed his legs and sat on the ground: "I walked out of the Canxing Palace, looked up, and saw that the stars were very close to me. The starry sky seemed to wrap me up... The Canxing Palace was moving towards it, and I wanted to chase it... but I couldn't move."

Lu Wu said: "Is the starry sky you see the same as what you see in the human world?"

This question really hits the nail on the head. Pei Ye suspects that it has also experienced this kind of thing, otherwise how would it know this feeling.

"Same, but also different." Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, then said, "The arrangement of the stars seems to be the same, no more, no less, but... there seem to be lines connecting them... What I see is not the shape of the stars, but a pattern made up of lines... I don't know if you can understand."

"Well, that's what I call 'True Heaven', the essential connection between powers." Lu Wu looked down at him, "When the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he offered sacrifices to heaven and offered sacrifices to the gods. If you want to re-enter the Canxing Palace, it's the same. You must connect to the 'True Heaven' through the Canxing Palace and leave your name on it."

"How to do?"

"It's very simple. Just like the first time you brought Chihuo into Xitingxin, enter the Canxing Palace again and leave your fire mark on the Jade Platform of the Temple." "But I can't get in now," Pei Ye paused, "In fact, I can't even find Xitingxin now. I don't know how I got here, and I don't know how to get out."

He looked up at Lu Wu.

"It is indeed not easy to face the True Sky." Lu Wu looked at him, "But you should be able to do it."

"Huh?" Pei Ye was confused.

"You carry the Quail Head and the Heart Tablet passed down by Zhu Wen, which is enough to maintain your self." Lu Wu said, "You feel powerless only because you have never directly come into contact with heaven and earth."

"What is 'direct contact with heaven and earth'?"

"Tianlou. Every Tianlou knows how to coexist with the power of heaven and earth." Lu Wu looked at him. "You have no such experience, but you have faced a quarter of the real sky. It is normal to feel uncomfortable."

"So, how do I do this?"

"Keep your mind focused. Even if Xiting Heart has turned into a snowy and starry night, Yingzhao will lead you to find the Palace of the Stars again."

"..." Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, Lu Wu raised his paw and pointed to the west, "Go, since I have opened the West Courtyard, I will not let you lose your position as the Star Guardian. But what happens from now on is up to you."

Pei Ye looked in the direction it pointed and saw a new beast lying there.

Pei Ye hadn't seen it just now, and didn't know when it appeared. There were still three empty seats at the banquet table, but the beast didn't come over to sit down. It didn't even look over here, just waiting there quietly.

However, the other animals all looked at it.

The so-called "Tianlou is in direct contact with heaven and earth", does that mean that under the skin of this beast, there is also a cultivator at the Tianlou realm?

Pei Ye guessed and walked towards it. When he came to its side, he clasped his fists and saluted, while Ying Zhao had already stood up.

This beast does not have much majesty, but it looks very handsome. Its body is more agile than Luwu, but it does not have the shape of a cat. Instead, it is more like a nimble horse. There are beautiful patterns on its fur, and it has a pair of long and beautiful bird wings on both sides of its body. Its facial features are also quite human, but there is no outstanding expression.

It didn't say anything, but walked westwards, and the dream actually followed its steps. Pei Ye looked back, and the four animals on the table were watching him, and the blue bird gave him two pleasant calls.

He turned around and followed Ying Zhao.

Soon the sky became dim, and granules of snow hit Pei Ye's face. He began to feel suffocated again, and his heart beat rapidly. But the next moment the oppression was stopped, and his heartbeat calmed down again.

Looking up, Ying Zhao spread his left wing to cover him, but he did not look back and continued to walk forward slowly.

The wind and snow obscured their backs, and the old country of Xiting unfolded before their eyes again.

(End of this chapter)