Eternal Beast Taming Family

Lu Qinghan's face froze instantly, and finally he laughed twice with a distorted expression, "Our Lu family is really lucky to be able to attend a banquet of this caliber."

Lu Yuechan shook her head slightly, gently lifting the curtain on the carriage window with her hand. Looking at the Qianling students dressed in uniform coming and going in the mountains, a hint of envy appeared in her eyes.

The horses moved with incredible speed, and soon they reached the foot of Qinghan Mountain. A plaza had been built there for horses and carriages to rest. The father and daughter stepped down from the carriage.

Upon arriving here, Lu Qinghan finally became much more solemn in front of outsiders. He looked around and finally determined that a huge palace on the other side of the square was their destination.

The two followed the crowd to the entrance of the palace complex. On either side of the entrance stood two groups of people, each with two identical source beasts standing beside them.

The two teams consisted of sixteen people, all of whom were at the upper level of the Spirit Realm. As for the source beasts beside each person, they resembled hunting dogs, but their bodies were covered with a layer of spirit armor that looked like gold and jade, and most of them were also at the upper level of the Spirit Realm.

Lu Qinghan presented the invitation, which the guard took and read through. After that, he handed the two nameplates with writing on them back to the father and daughter.

"The nameplate indicates your seating positions. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 AM. You may speak freely now, but please take your seats half an hour before the ceremony begins."

Lu Qinghan glanced at the nameplate, which read "Bing You San Yi Liu". Judging from the number, he knew they wouldn't be ranked too high.

After thanking the guards, the two entered the palace complex.

Before they could even take a closer look at the palace, there were already seven or eight long tables inside, each responsible for receiving congratulatory gifts. Guests who had entered before the two of them had already begun presenting their gifts at the long tables.

"The Qian family, an eighth-rank family from Qianling Prefecture, presents a congratulatory gift: three Star Leaf Vine, a Spirit-Rank Source Beast."

"The Xu family, an eighth-rank official from Xuyang County, presents a congratulatory gift: thirty-six Moon Spirit Pearls."

The sounds of greetings and salutations rose and fell, and although the banquet had not yet begun, the atmosphere was gradually building.

Lu Qinghan led Lu Yuechan to one of the long tables and placed the congratulatory gifts prepared by the Lu family in advance on a tray covered with red cloth.

Those were twelve radiant beads, slowly releasing different spiritual energy, which made the corresponding energy in the surrounding air more active.

"Twelve top-grade spirit pearls,"

The middle-aged man who was writing down the gift list glanced at the gifts, then checked the families on the list, and quickly wrote down all the family gifts.

A moment later, the announcement of the gift was heard: "The Lu family, an eighth-rank family from Qianling Prefecture, presents a congratulatory gift: twelve top-grade spirit pearls."

After hearing the announcement, Lu Qinghan was satisfied and continued walking inside to observe the appearance of the palace complex.

Although it is called a palace, it is actually more like a series of pavilions arranged on both sides of a long avenue.

These pavilions have three rows of seats, each with a corresponding number. At the entrance, the row closest to the main road is marked "甲左僄贰零".

It seems the seating is arranged from left to right, with the seats closest to the aisle being A, the second row B, and the third row C.

If 3206 is multiplied by 6, there are nearly two thousand people attending this banquet. However, this number definitely represents ordinary seats like theirs. In the grand palace, the important figures would certainly be seated in a different arrangement.

The Lu family father and daughter's seats were adjacent and both near the entrance, so the two quickly found their seats.

The banquet tables were set up one table per person, and the space was quite spacious. On the mahogany tables, which were about 1.5 meters long, some spiritual fruits and snacks were placed.

Lu Qinghan didn't recognize the spirit fruit, but he recognized the logos on the pastries. They were made by "Xiang Shi Ke," the most famous restaurant in Qianling Prefecture. He didn't know how they tasted, but they were very expensive.

After sitting down, Lu Qinghan unceremoniously picked up the snacks on the table and tasted them. As soon as they entered his mouth, a cool spiritual energy, carrying a refreshing feeling, went straight into his heart.

His eyes lit up. There was a reason why this snack was so expensive. He was just about to recommend it to his daughter when he saw her point to the curtain hanging behind her as a decoration.

"What's wrong?" In his new environment, Lu Qinghan didn't observe too closely.

"The decorations on the curtains look like spirit pearls."

Lu Qinghan was startled and focused his attention on observing the gently swaying curtain. Then, on the lower half of the curtain, he saw the spirit pearls embroidered on it as counterweights.

Besides the Spirit Pearl, he also saw some similar crystals of the same grade used as embellishments on the curtains.

Lu Qinghan counted carefully and found that about six Spirit Essence Pearls were used under their pavilion. Looking ahead along the main road, there were many other pavilions. If they all used Spirit Essence Pearls, it would probably have taken nearly five years' worth of their Lu family's production.

A deep bitterness welled up in his mouth; the treasures his family depended on for survival were nothing more than insignificant decorations here.

Moreover, wouldn't those spirit pearls I just offered have become a joke?

Seeing her father's unpleasant expression, Lu Yuechan spoke softly, "However, these are just ordinary spirit pearls. The congratulatory gift we are presenting is of top quality and has considerable value."

Hearing his daughter say that, Lu Qinghan felt a little better, but he no longer had any appetite for the snacks.

Since this is my first time attending a banquet of this caliber, I should at least look around and broaden my horizons. "I'll go take a look around."

Lu Yuechan didn't say anything, but silently followed behind her father. Her father was sometimes unreliable, so she had to keep an eye on him from time to time.

Walking along the main road, Lu Qinghan's gaze involuntarily fell on the curtains behind the other pavilions. Sure enough, he saw that the lower part of the other curtains was decorated with "spiritual pearls", which made him feel a little heartbroken.

He stopped looking and began to observe the other guests and the rest of the decorations at the banquet.

The banquet was exquisitely arranged, with servants even moving back and forth to make the final touches.

For example, they placed the newly budded "One-Day Red" on both sides of the aisle, judging from the degree of budding, indicating that it had just been induced according to the time frame.

When the important moment arrives, it will bloom to its fullest, bringing good luck to the entire ceremony.

Reaching the end of the corridor, Lu Qinghan arrived at the largest palace. Although it had the shape of a palace, it had no walls and looked more like a huge pavilion from the outside.

Standing outside this enormous palace, Lu Qinghan only looked at it from the outside but did not dare to go in.

There were many seats on both sides of the palace, seemingly for distinguished guests to watch the ceremony up close.

Inside the palace, there are many uniformed servants moving back and forth, as if checking to see if there is anything missing.

Lu Qinghan glanced at them briefly; he couldn't even name many of the decorative materials.

As time went on, more and more guests arrived at the palace complex, and their status became increasingly distinguished.

Lu Qinghan didn't want to wander around, so he returned to his spot and obediently waited for the ceremony to officially begin.