Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 105 Banquet
However, although Xu and Jiao were both vassal states of the Jiang clan, there was not much interaction between the two countries.

After all, Xu State was a state of the Gonggong clan of the Jiang surname, while Jiao State was a state of the Zhurong clan of the Jiang surname. Even though the Gonggong clan originated from the Zhurong clan, the dispute over water and fire also caused the Gonggong clan and the Zhurong clan to become alienated.

As a state of Gonggong, Xu State naturally would not take the initiative to make friends with Zhurong State. And as a state of Zhurong, Jiao State would not take the initiative to express goodwill to Gonggong State.

The estrangement between Xu and Jiao caused the Jiang clan states in Henan to split, with some following Xu and others supporting Jiao. Later, when Xu was in chaos for four generations, the Jiang clan states that had followed Xu, seeing that Xu was unable to take care of itself, switched to Jiao.

It was also because of the loss of support from these Jiang clan states, coupled with the internal misrule of the Xu State, that the authority of the Xu State among the Nine Lords plummeted.

However, although its authority declined, the strength of Xu State remained. When Lu Shang first came to power, Xu State still had the supreme man Wu Wenhe and the six brigades of armor, and its strength far exceeded that of ordinary small countries.

Lu Shang's thoughts turned as he said, "Today, everyone is gathered in this room, marking the beginning of the nation's revival. You all should know that when I left Xudu, I hunted down a mixed-blooded hyena that had invaded our country. This was a treasure that the ancient kings coveted."

As he spoke, he looked around at everyone and said, "Now, I will share this delicacy with you all. May I help my country to overcome its decline and revive the might of our ancestors."

Upon hearing this, the nobles were surprised and delighted, and they stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous. I wish to grant our country a victory, to sweep away the decline, and to restore the might of our ancestors!"

"Attend the banquet,"

Seeing the respectful attitude of the ministers, Lu Shang nodded and told the palace servants who were serving on the side to start the banquet. The palace servants responded by leaving.

In the central courtyard of the palace, the corpse of the fierce beast lay quietly crawling in the courtyard. Fifteen cooks were silently waiting for the king's order to start the banquet, until the palace maid serving beside Lu Shang brought the order.

"Let's have a feast,"

The chefs shouted in unison.

"Hold a feast, take the liver and gallbladder, and offer them to the ancestral temple!"

As the palace servants chanted, Cook Ding used a black iron hook to pull out an organ as big as a wheel from the leopard's abdomen. The dark green gallbladder, soaked in amber bile, its delicate fragrance lingering in the courtyard, was enshrined on a bronze table engraved with the image of Gonggong riding the waves.

Incense curled from the altar of the ancestral temple as a bronze sacrificial vessel containing the liver and gallbladder of a leopard was slowly presented. This was the most essential part of the leopard's body, offered to the ancestors.

Inside the ancestral temple's main chamber, the bronze walls are mottled, with ferocious animal patterns and faint roars. Tripods and bells are displayed in an orderly manner, and the mist of incense slowly covers the bronze table.

"Take the flesh and blood and feed the nobles!"

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the Lu family, the palace maids continued to chant, and the copper dagger broke the ribs of the Xihen. The chefs cut the Xihen into thin slices along the dark golden fascia and threw them into the Qionglong Ding.

Ten shirtless strongmen carried a dragon-shaped cauldron over ten feet long into the palace. In the boiling red soup of the cauldron, three hundred and sixty pieces of scale-like meat were floating on the ground. Each piece of meat was taken from the most tender part between the ribs of a fierce macaque.

Dozens of palace servants, carrying small tripods, filed across the long table. Steam rose from the small tripods. Carefully, the servants placed them before each of the nobles. Minced meat trembled slightly in the red broth, its fat spreading across its surface like flowing golden marrow.

"Everyone, drink heartily,"

Lu Shang was the first to pick up the bronze wine cup in front of him, which was engraved with intricate cloud patterns. The light green paste in the wine cup shone with a warm luster under the candlelight, and the rich aroma of wine instantly filled the surroundings.

"Drink heartily," the ministers responded, raising their wine cups.

After Lu Shang finished drinking the wine in the bronze wine cup, he picked up the bone chopsticks and gently picked up a piece of leopard meat. The texture of the meat was clear and it glowed with a faint golden light under the candlelight. As soon as it entered his mouth, it instantly turned into a ball of juice and spread in his mouth.

"good,"

Lu Shang closed his eyes slightly, savoring the food carefully. After a moment, he praised, "Such a delicacy is indeed worthy of its reputation."

Seeing this, the other nobles followed suit, their chopsticks clacking against the food utensils, making a crisp sound. For a moment, the whole banquet was filled with the sounds of chewing and the admiration of the delicacies.

"The meat of a beast of this level is more like medicine than meat, and a powerful medicine at that!"

As Lü Shang savored the sashimi of leopard meat, he felt a warm current slowly rising from his abdomen. This heat flowed through his bones, causing his muscles to tremble slightly and his bones to make slight crackling sounds wherever it passed.

Unlike the rebirth of a True Person, the physical body of a Supreme Person has reached a state of transcendence, their life force gradually becoming inhuman. Correspondingly, the functions of their internal organs and various viscera also far exceed the bounds of the mundane.

The most common manifestation of this is their unimaginable appetite. Xiang Liu, a former minister of Gonggong, could eat as much as the nine mountains. Taotie, Bashe, Qiongqi, Tiangou, and Chi are all examples of monsters with large appetites.

The Taotie and Qiongqi here are called ferocious beasts, but in fact they are both sons of the emperor.

The four evil beasts in ancient times were Hun Dun, Qiong Qi, Tao Wu and Tao Tie. Hun Dun was the incompetent son of Emperor Hong, Qiong Qi was the incompetent son of Jin Tian, ​​Tao Wu was the incompetent son of Gao Yang and Tao Tie was the incompetent son of Jin Yun.

Except for the Jinyun clan, the Dihong clan, the Jintian clan, and the Gaoyang clan are all Heavenly Emperors, which means that most of the Four Evils are the sons of the Heavenly Emperor.

"It's the best thing in the world,"

Lu Shang silently enjoyed this rare delicacy. Although a ferocious beast of the level of the Xihen could harm lives, its flesh was extremely pure. After the meat entered his stomach, it all turned into pure essence, nourishing the body of the person who ate it.

After eating, there is not even a trace of residue left in the stomach. This is the food that people at the level of the Supreme Being should eat.

Taoists often say, "If you want to live long, keep your intestines clean; if you want to be immortal, keep your intestines free of impurities." Doctors also say, "The five flavors enter the stomach as soon as they enter the mouth, and the poison stays there. If it accumulates for a long time, it will damage the harmony of the spleen and stomach, and various diseases will arise."

It can be seen from this that the food residue in the stomach and intestines is itself a huge burden to the human body. If we can regularly consume this extremely pure food that can be directly converted into essence, it will have infinite benefits to the human body.

Lu Shang could feel that the spirit in his body was cheering and greedily absorbing this essence. His skin became tougher and his bones crackled as he became stronger.

Wu Wenhe, who was sitting below Lu Shang, ate the sashimi with his eyes becoming brighter and brighter, and it was obvious that he had gained a lot of benefits.

He put down the bone chopsticks in his hand, stroked his beard, and slowly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there are such rare treasures in the world. Now I understand why all the great gods in the past, during the time of Fuxi, hunted the leopard for food."

"The purity of this flesh and blood is not inferior to many great medicines. This is a mixed-blooded 獓狠. I wonder how magical a pure-blooded 獓狠 would be." Wu Wenhe narrowed his eyes slightly, already imagining how delicious the legendary pure-blooded 獓狠 would be.

(End of this chapter)