Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Chu Xin and Chu Chenxi looked at each other, neither of them understanding Yun Ping's words.

106. At the banquet

In every sense, Li Junpeng's story can be described as a tragedy.

In fact, with his abilities, even against Jiang Yuetian, whose spear skills had reached a state of complete mastery, he could probably hold out for several rounds before being defeated.

As a result, this guy had the misfortune of running into Lin Yuan—a song called "Good Days" sent him straight home.

After the release of her double pupils, Lin Yuan essentially possessed a portion of Yin Hanxuebing's power. Although it was incomplete and incomplete, for a cultivator in the Transcendent Stage, facing the ultimate power, even if it was only a small part, was still a despairing experience.

To an ant, even a crippled lion is not something it can afford to provoke.

After our little Lin Yuan easily won her first battle, the other disciples also successively defeated their enemies.

Fan Luokui and Jiang Yuetian were the fastest, forcing their opponents to admit defeat at almost the same time. In terms of speed, they were probably even faster than Lin Yuan.

Next are Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue—

To the old rogue's surprise, Zhang Ruoxue's second opponent was only a beginner in the Spirit Palace stage, a bit weaker than Zhang Ruoxue's Lesser Completion Spirit Palace stage.

God knows how that person got past the first round.

In conclusion, despite being outmatched in both cultivation level and skill, Zhang Ruoxue, whose cultivation level was the lowest, successfully advanced to the third round.

On the second day of the battle among all factions, Yuntian Academy also saw all its members advance.

As expected, but still something to celebrate.

And this time, no more black-robed figures appeared; almost all the disciples' battles ended in crushing defeats—which finally gave Chu Xin a reason to hold a banquet.

No matter what, she had troubled her senior (Yun Ping) with such a great help. If she didn't hold a banquet to properly entertain them, Chu Xin, as a member of the royal family, would feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.

—And incidentally, I can also curry favor with this senior, and maybe even find out more about Emperor Wen's history.

.

Therefore, this banquet must be held!

Upon hearing about the banquet, Zhang Ruoxue and Ye Yuchan immediately banded together, forming a united front, as if afraid that Yun Ping would refuse. They promptly agreed on behalf of Yuntian Academy.

— One of them is greedy for alcohol, and the other is greedy for money and food. How could they possibly be unwilling to attend a banquet that includes fine wine, delicious food, and luxury goods?

Jiang Yuetian had no objection to the banquet. Although he didn't particularly like drinking, he was quite willing to drink with his junior sisters.

"No one has been eliminated so far, let's celebrate."

"I……"

Fan Luokui initially wanted to refuse, as she wanted to free up some time to hone her swordsmanship and carefully study the profound and mysterious sword techniques that Yunping had taught her that day.

Only in the future will it be possible to have the strength to defeat the black-robed figure from that day!

—She still remembers Jiang Shaoguang deliberately making her do that.

Before she could finish speaking, Chu Chenxi approached with a pitiful expression, her eyes misty with tears, her little lips twitching, and her fair, delicate hands gently tugging at the hem of her shrine maiden's dress, staring at her with a pitiful look.

The cherry-haired girl firmly believed that if she uttered the words "I'm not going," Chu Chenxi would immediately soak her Taoist robe with tears.

Fan Luokui: "..."

In the end, under Chu Chenxi's pitiful offensive, Fan Luokui, who had no way to deal with a child, agreed to attend the banquet.

As for our old Yun, he naturally had no objections. It was just drinking. Even if he got drunk, he could cast a few spells on his disciples before going to sleep, and they would wake up the next day feeling refreshed and completely sober.

Having real strength gives you that kind of confidence—disciples from other sects don't get this kind of treatment.

So the banquet was held in the palace where everyone lived.

This banquet was hosted by the Imperial Princess, and its grandeur and atmosphere were truly impressive. The once spacious hall, which could have accommodated hundreds of people, was now almost entirely filled with a dazzling array of dishes. In addition to the dishes that rivaled the Manchu Han Imperial Feast, the tables were also laden with aged, mellow Lao Jiu wine, stored in jade bottles. The unparalleled aroma emanated from the gap between the cork and the bottle mouth, as if an invisible hand was teasing everyone's thirsty sense of smell.

The luminous cups, crafted from pure green jade, were arranged in neat rows. Each of the four corners of the snow-white tablecloth had a magic array, which looked like an array used to automatically clean the tablecloth. The most famous redwood chair in the capital was placed without the slightest deviation, and it was almost flawless.

As a banquet, in addition to the mellow old wines placed on the table, four different kinds of fine wines were also placed in the four corners of the square hall, with at least ten vats of each kind on display.

Upon entering, you are greeted by an intoxicating aroma of various fine wines blended together.

Gorgeous, so gorgeous.

"I suddenly don't really want to go back to our old courtyard house."

Standing in the center of the hall, Zhang Ruoxue enjoyed the embrace of the fine wines around her. As the disciple who loved wine the most, she felt as if she were in paradise.

"A courtyard house? What's that? I'll be living here from now on!"

A woman surnamed Ye picked up the exquisitely crafted luminous cup on the table, treating it like a precious treasure. Her eyes were practically glued to the word "wealth," and the infatuated expression on her face, coupled with her constant drooling, made it seem as if she wanted to eat the luminous cup.

She quickly turned her head and looked at Chu Xin, who was standing at the door with a big smile on her face. "Um... how much is one of these cups, approximately?"

"Not expensive." Chu Xin glanced at it. "Three million gold coins."

……

Three...three million!

Ye Yuchan was so startled she almost dropped the glow-in-the-dark cup in her hand; the number truly shocked her.

The luminous cup in his hand alone is worth three million, so what if all the cups on this table were taken away...?

The maid's eyes gleamed as she stared intently at the dining table, silently counting the number of luminous cups in her mind and calculating how much money she could make if she sold them all.

Seeing the girl's silly look, Yunping went up without thinking and delivered a blow to her head.

Boom!

The pain in her head made Ye Yuchan crouch down in agony. Even so, she still counted the cups out of the corner of her eye. She didn't cry out when she was hit, but instead chuckled foolishly.

Hopeless.

—This girl is hopeless.

Yunping glanced helplessly at Ye Yuchan, who was blinded by greed, and said, "Little Yuchan, don't think too much. These are royal items. Don't take them all just because you're greedy."

"Am I that kind of person!" Ye Yuchan hugged the luminous cup tightly, saying things that were completely inconsistent with her actions: "I'll just take a look, count a few things, and get a feel for the luxurious life of royalty. I would never do something like selling it for money."

"Put down that cup you're holding before you say that."

"No! I want to hold it and feel the weight of three million first. I won't have this chance after leaving the capital!"

……

Hey, it's just three million gold coins! The old rogue has so much money in his storage ring that it's almost indescribable. If Yunping wasn't worried that Ye Yuchan would be crying and begging for money later, he would have shown her his true colors long ago.

After a brief interlude, the banquet finally began.

It was called a banquet, but there weren't really any activities. It was just a bunch of people sitting together, eating, chatting, and catching up.

Essentially, it wasn't much different from the dinner that Yunping made in the courtyard.

However, there are a few more things this time.

There are many things that can be used to create a festive atmosphere at a banquet, and music is one of them.

Since the little girl Lin Yuan couldn't drink much, Yun Ping didn't want her to develop a drinking problem in the future, so he simply let her play the zither. This way, she could participate in the banquet without feeling too awkward, and it would also liven up the atmosphere.

Killing three birds with one stone, why not?

now.

Ye Yuchan put down her chopsticks, looked at Lin Yuan who was sitting in front of the guqin not far away, smiling and playing music with her eyes closed, and asked.

"Senior Sister Yuan'er, did that old rogue teach you any cheerful tunes?"

"A cheerful tune?" Lin Yuan tilted her head and silently stopped playing. "Isn't this 'Enjoying Peach Blossom Spring' good enough?"

Zhang Ruoxue sipped her wine, her cheeks slightly flushed. She propped her legs up on the table and looked at Lin Yuan. "It is indeed very good, but this is the tune that Emperor Wen played when he wanted to retire... We are having a banquet now."

"Well……"

Yuan'er blinked, then took out a large stack of white paper from her storage ring and handed it to Ye Yuchan.

“Then, Junior Sister Yu Chan, you can pick one. These were all given to Yuan’er by the teacher, and Yuan’er can play them all.”

"Let me see..."

Ye Yuchan took the sheet music, which was thicker than an Oxford bullet, and casually flipped through it a few times.

As a result, she saw some things that looked very familiar.

Songs like "Good Luck," "Good Days," and "Wishing You Prosperity" are one thing, but these festive tunes are definitely Yunping's perverse taste.

But the further she went, the stranger the things she saw became.

What... "A Snowflake in Summer" and "The Good Guy Card Balloon"?

Even "Green Porcelain" and "Selling Crutches" are included?

Wait, is this sheet music? Why is there "Selling Crutches" in it?

……

"never mind……"

Ye Yuchan finally gave up; she couldn't find a single normal piece of music in the pile of sheet music.

She simply returned the entire stack of sheet music to Lin Yuan, saying, "Senior Sister Yuan'er, you should choose for yourself."

"Hmm, I see..."

Yuan'er nodded obediently, then ran back to the guqin, sat down, pondered silently for a few seconds, and then began to play according to the score that appeared in her mind.

The moment the music started, Ye Yuchan recognized it.

Unforgettable Tonight

Well, in a way, it does fit the current scene, which resembles the Spring Festival Gala.

—But it sounds really out of place!

"Ah, never mind..."

Suppressing the urge to complain, Ye Yuchan scratched her hair, only to find herself looking up and meeting a pair of dark, dead fish eyes.

Yunping drank his wine, choosing not to sit in the red wooden chair in the capital, but in his own old-fashioned rocking chair. He drank, occasionally ate a few bites of food, cracked peanuts, and stared with his lifeless, dull eyes—to outsiders, he looked like the saltiest of salty fish.

He was practically a useless person with no desires or wants.