Chapter 345 The Arrival of the Crowd

The first to arrive at Kamisato Residence were Shinobu Hisaki, Ichito Arataki, and Wendy. Just as Thomas was about to greet the guests, he saw Ichito running towards Ayato Kamisato, who was drinking tea and playing on his phone in the pavilion, with a box containing katana.

"Brother Ayato, I'm here! Come, come, here are the Hercules I gave you. Let's have a Hercules duel, so you can see the power of these two Hercules I gave you."

"Haha, there's still time, so I'll play with you then."

Seeing his patriarch playing with the Oni-beetle with Ichito, Thomas felt incredulous. The patriarch who was always busy with work would play such a childish game with Ichito. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Thomas would never have believed it.

"Well, the eldest brother probably hasn't seen the head of the Kamisato family in a long time, so he's a bit emotional. This is a gift I prepared for Ayaka."

"Well, never mind, it's not a big deal. Hisaki Shinobu, and this Wendy brother, please find a place to sit. Once everyone has arrived, we can start eating."

Thomas accepted Hisaki Shinobu's gift, then instructed the servants to take Hisaki Shinobu and Wendy to the dining table. He then signaled the servants to deliver Hisaki Shinobu's gift to his young mistress's room.

As the sun gradually moved westward, most of the guests had arrived. Paimon had even secretly eaten several pastries. If Ying hadn't stopped her, Paimon would have definitely eaten the whole plate of cake in front of her.

"Thoma, why hasn't Ayaka come out yet? Ying and I were planning to give her a really great gift."

"Haha, I don't know what the young lady is doing, but she should be out soon. After all, the banquet will start soon, and the young lady will definitely dine with everyone."

Thomas said he didn't know either when Paimon asked him questions. He only knew that the young lady hadn't left her room much since she brought back the custom-made clothes, and he didn't know what she was doing.

"Um... that's strange. Come to think of it, Su Bai and Abedo are dawdling for some reason, they still haven't arrived."

"Su Bai mentioned this issue in the group chat. It seems that there was a slight problem with the gift that Abe prepared, and Abe and Abe spent some time troubleshooting it."

Yoomiya, who had been scrolling through her phone all the way to Kamisato Yashiki, clearly saw the message Su Bai sent in the group. Awakened, Hayato rubbed her eyes. Having finally gotten a day off, Hayato had gone straight to sleep in a corner of Kamisato Yashiki early in the morning. Looking at everyone in front of her, Hayato yawned and said sleepily.

Good morning, is it time for lunch?

"Little guy, no wonder I didn't see you today, you were slacking off here!"

"Hey! Yae no Miyaji, what are you doing here?"

Seeing the Yae no Miko suddenly appear beside her, Zaoyou was jolted awake. Feeling a hand suddenly placed on her head, Zaoyou felt like crying. She should have known that Yae no Miko would definitely attend the banquet, and she should have found another place to sleep.

"Don't look so sad, little one. What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see me?"

"No, no, Lord Miyaji, I'm very happy..."

Although Sayo said she was happy, looking at the little expression on her face, Miko didn't think Sayo was really happy. However, Miko didn't intend to stop patting Sayo's head.

"Shinko-nee, you're bullying Hayasu again. You've made Hayasu's hat reflect light all over her head."

Su Bai's words reached Zao You's ears like a savior. Hearing Su Bai complaining about her, Yae no Miko smiled slightly and temporarily let Zao You off the hook.

"Su Bai, Abedo, Abedo, what gifts did you three prepare that came so late? Show them to me quickly."

Paimon circled around Su Bai and the other two. Klee, who had come with Su Bai and the others, had already run to Zaoyou's side, ready to make friends with her. Looking at the two little ones who were about the same height, Su Bai thought that Klee might really become good friends with Zaoyou, but the two little ones' personalities might not be a bit compatible.

"I made a Witcher Flower for Ms. Kamisato that produces very sweet Witcher Honey. I think you would like it too, Paimon. However, since the materials are limited, I will make another one for you when I return to Liyue."

"Hehe, thank you so much, Abe. You're such a good person."

Paimon chuckled, his thoughts read by Abedo, and turned to look at Abedo. Abedo calmly took out a piece of paper, and Paimon tilted his head, somewhat bewildered.

"Just draw the clothes on this piece of paper, put the paper in water for five minutes, and you will get the clothes drawn on the paper."

"Wow! That's amazing!"

Today's update is to catch up on the story of the Layered Rock Abyss. It's been a while since the Layered Rock Abyss, and I've forgotten the plot.

Chapter 346 The Banquet (1)

"Is everyone here? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

A gentle voice rang in everyone's ears, and the noise at the banquet vanished. Even Zhongli put down his teacup and cast a curious glance at the source of the voice, Ayaka Kamisato.

The young girl had quite a good temperament. Zhongli glanced at her and then continued drinking his tea, but in his heart he was thinking about making some new clothes for Hu Tao when he returned to Liyue. After all, Hu Tao was probably at the age where she wanted to look pretty.

"Wow, Ayaka, you look so beautiful today. I wonder when Ying will buy me a dress as pretty as this."

"I would like to buy you clothes, Paimon, but you're so small, the clothing stores don't have your size at all."

After refuting Paimon's statement, Ying's gaze turned to Ayaka. Perhaps because Ayaka had dressed up specially and was wearing the latest clothes, the blue and white kimono perfectly brought out Ayaka's gentleness. Ying felt that Ayaka was so gentle that she could be squeezed out of water.

Su Bai inwardly praised Ayaka's new outfit, thinking it was made for her. He glanced at Kujo Sara, who was looking somewhat embarrassed as she carried a suit of armor as a gift, and almost burst out laughing. Ayaka probably never imagined that someone would give her a suit of armor as a gift.

"Now that everyone is here, let the banquet begin!"

"Great!"

Wuhu!

Upon hearing that they could start eating, Paimon and Ichidou cheered and immediately set their sights on the ten roast suckling pigs on the table. Perhaps because Ichidou had been practicing with two-handed swords for many years, he was different from the girls like Yoomiya who didn't know where to start.

Ichidou picked up a large dinner knife from the table and threw a roast suckling pig into the air. With two quick swipes, he cut the pig into four pieces. Ichidou then held up a plate with one hand to catch the meat and picked up a comb with the other to fix his hair.

"Hmph, it seems my swordsmanship hasn't declined. Hmm? Why are there only three pieces?"

Noticing the unusual weight of the plate in his hand, Ichidou looked up at the sky and saw that the piece of meat that should have fallen down was now strangely floating in the air.

This bizarre scene left Ichidou completely dumbfounded. Ichidou, who was always fearless, pointed at the piece of meat floating in mid-air and said in a trembling voice.

"Su Bai, Ling Ren, did you two see that? The meat is actually floating in mid-air. Should we find somewhere else to eat?"

"Brother Ayato, is there something unclean in your house? Why don't we go to Narukami Shrine tomorrow and find a shrine maiden to exorcise the evil spirit?"

Hearing Ichito's trembling voice, everyone around him burst into laughter. Yomiya even laughed so hard that he fell face-first onto the table. Ayato put down his teacup and said with a hint of teasing.

"Yidou, aren't you a member of the Oni clan? What, would someone from the Oni clan be afraid of ghosts?"

"This, this, I, I'm not afraid at all! It's just a ghost, so what? Come down here if you dare, I'll fight you one-on-one!"

In order to maintain his image in the eyes of his friends and underlings, Ichito mustered up his courage and pointed at the meat floating in mid-air to challenge them to a duel. In the end, Yae no Miko couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Who's laughing at me? Oh, you're that... the head of Narukami Taisha. In that case, I'll give you the chance to show off by fighting a demon one-on-one."

Upon seeing Yae no Miko, Ichito's eyes lit up as if he had found a savior. He turned around and ran behind Yae no Miko, who smiled slightly.

"Little one in the sky, hurry up and send the meat down, or I, the High Priestess, will punish you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, to Ichidou's horror and slight surprise, the meat floating in the sky actually began to slowly drift towards the table. Ichidou opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He just stared blankly at the piece of meat that kept floating downwards.

"So Grandma was right, there really are ghosts in this world. Shinobu, after we finish eating, let's go to Narukami Shrine to buy some amulets for the brothers. If we really encounter a ghost, at least we can run away quickly."

"Boss, isn't Yae no Miyaji right here? Why don't you just ask her for it?"

Seeing his boss's serious expression, Hisagi Shinobu, who knew the truth and had received Yae no Miko's signal, suppressed a laugh and brought up Yae no Miko.

Ichidou glanced at Yae no Kamiko, then at the flesh that was constantly floating downwards from the sky. Before Ichidou could speak, he suddenly heard a muffled female voice coming from inside the flesh.

"Ugh, why haven't we reached the dining table yet after flying for so long? Paimon is about to collapse."

This meat actually talked?? Wait, did he just hear that piece of meat call itself Paimon? Ichito's confused little eyes finally made Hisaki Shinobu laugh. Hisaki Shinobu clutched his stomach and laughed as he spoke.

"Haha, boss, didn't you notice that Paimon suddenly disappeared?"

Chapter 347 Banquet (2)

"You cowherd, I never expected you to be afraid of ghosts. How lame! Even Ying isn't afraid of ghosts."

"Aaaaaah, Flying Dwarf Violet, you better not run away!"

"Only a fool wouldn't run away, you cowherd, come and chase me if you dare."

Watching Yidou and Paimon running around the yard, Wendy also sat down next to Zhongli with a bottle of wine in her arms. Ruoduo frowned and glared at Wendy, though she didn't say anything.

"Hey, it's so good to be young. Back in the day, we were just as energetic. Grandpa, shall we have a drink?"

"Generally speaking, it's not bad to have a drink occasionally."

Zhongli and Wendy each drank a glass, the liquor sliding down their throats and into their stomachs. A strong aroma of liquor surged from their bodies. After savoring the taste, Zhongli snatched the liquor jar from Wendy and poured himself another glass.

"Hey, old man, that's not fair of you. There's wine right there over there, why are you stealing mine?"

"Kids should drink less alcohol. Excessive drinking is bad for your health. I'll finish this jar of wine for you."

Hearing Zhongli's righteous words, Wendy's lips twitched. Others might not know his age, but Morax certainly does. Damn it, he actually brought up his current appearance. Typical Morax.

“Mr. Zhongli is right. Brother Wendy should drink less alcohol. After all, you don’t look like an adult yet. Excessive drinking might stunt your growth.”

While talking about Wendy, Ayato Kamisato took the wine glass in front of Yoru and thoughtfully gave Yoru a bottle of fresh apple juice.

"It's better for underage children to drink fruit juice; as for alcohol, they can just taste it."

"If Mr. Zhongli thinks it's good, then after Mr. Zhongli leaves, I will send someone to deliver a few jars over. A whole cart of wine shouldn't be enough for the few of us to finish."

"I believe Mr. Zhongli will be able to taste the flavor of this wine that has been aged for a hundred years."

Struggling to find something to give in return, Ayato Kamisato noticed that Zhongli seemed to enjoy the sake and thought it would make a good gift for the tea. He also hoped that Zhongli in Liyue could buy some tea for him in the future.

Zhong Li nodded slightly and looked at Wendy, who was toasting with Su Bai. It wasn't that he didn't like the drink, but with that drunkard at the banquet, there probably wouldn't be much wine left.

"Abedo, stop touching me! Let me tell you, even though I'm an android, I don't like men!"

"Ouch, why did you hit me on the head?"

Just as Abe was stuffing a roast suckling pig into his mouth, Abedo slapped him across the face. The slap almost caused Abe's face to make intimate contact with the golden and crispy roast suckling pig. Before Abe could react, Abedo had already held him down and said mysteriously.

"My foolish brother, haven't you noticed a subtle gaze that's been watching you the whole time?"

"Huh? Really? I didn't notice it."

"Hey Aberdo, have you gotten sick from staying up all night lately? Look at your hairline, tsk tsk tsk. Brother, take my advice, don't stay up all night anymore."

After making a funny face at Abedo, Abedo wanted to continue dealing with the roast suckling pig in front of him. Faced with such a brazen Abedo, Abedo kept reminding himself that there were still many outsiders present, and it was not appropriate to make a move here. He would wait until they returned to Narukami Shrine to let his foolish younger brother experience the love of his elder brother.

Even though Abedo kept telling himself that alchemists shouldn't be swayed by emotions, his fists hardened. Looking at Abedo, who was still eating heartily, and at Ayaka Kamisato's dangerous gaze not far away, Abedo felt that if he didn't drag his foolish younger brother away soon, his foolish brother might have to experience the Kamisato family's swordsmanship.

"Come with me to the other side, don't sit here."

"No, I don't know many people here. I'm sitting next to Su Bai and no one is bothering me while I eat. I'm not going anywhere else."

Abe stubbornly tossed his hair, and in doing so, his eyes met those of Ayaka Kamisato, who was not far away. Although it was only for a brief moment, Abe felt a chill run down his spine. When he looked again, Ayaka had a gentle smile on her face, as if what he had just seen was an illusion.

Gudong~

Abe swallowed hard. He swore on Abedo's receding hairline that he was absolutely certain he hadn't seen that menacing look in Abedo's eyes. Remembering how Abedo had been urging him to change seats, Abe turned to look at Abedo.

"Now you know why I made you move to another seat, right?"

"Shall we switch places now?"

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