The three of them came to the dining table. Official Ximen insisted that Chu Xidao sit at the top, and he and Chu Tianshu accompanied each other.
Soon, the food was delivered.
First, an appetizing sour soup and several exquisite side dishes were served.
Shen Jiaoyan personally greeted and served soup to several people.
Official Ximen took a sip of the soup, nodded and said, "Not bad."
However, his expression was dull, and it was obvious that the soup did not make him feel amazing.
Official Ximen raised his head and looked at Shen Jiaoyan: "Can you please give me a cold drink, girl?"
"Please wait."
Shen Jiaoyan quickly went to pour a glass of cold water for Mr. Ximen.
Chu Tianshu and Chu Xidao both said they didn't want it.
Then, Ximen officials tasted several cold dishes respectively.
Every time he tasted one dish, he would take a sip of the cold water in front of him before tasting the next dish.
Chu Tianshu knew that he was using this method to wash away the taste of the previous dish in his mouth, so as not to affect his taste of the next dish.
This guy is definitely a real gourmet.
After tasting a few dishes, Mr. Ximen nodded and said, "It's not bad."
Chu Tianshu asked: "Brother Ximen, do you want to have a drink?"
Official Ximen responded with a smile: "Fine food must be paired with good wine."
Without Chu Tianshu's instructions, Shen Jiaoyan went to the wine cabinet next to her, took a jar of Xiaoyao and got drunk.
She knew that Chu Xidao only drank happily and got drunk.
Moreover, she can't find a better wine than Xiaoyaozui now.
Shen Jiaoyan opened the mud seal, and the intoxicating aroma of wine overflowed from the wine jar.
The rich aroma of wine floated into his nose, and Official Ximen's eyes suddenly lit up: "What a fragrant wine."
Seeing Shen Jiaoyan pouring wine into the wine dispenser, Ximen Guanren said: "Just use a big cup."
Chu Xidao laughed loudly: "Yes, a big cup will make you happy."
He likes bold people.
Shen Jiaoyan changed to a larger cup and poured a cup for each of the three people.
The Ximen official picked up the wine glass, smelled the aroma of the wine, and his face was full of intoxication.
Then, he took a gentle sip, feeling the warmth and mellowness flowing down his throat, and praised loudly: "Good wine, really good wine."
He looked at Chu Tianshu and asked: "Brother Chu, what kind of wine is this?
I’ve never drunk it before.”
"This wine is called Xiaoyao Zui."
Chu Tianshu smiled and said, "We have a special drink in the Forbidden City. You can't drink it anywhere else."
Official Ximen picked up the wine glass, drank half of it in one breath, and then breathed in contentment and said: "It is indeed a good wine..."
At this point, he realized what he was doing. He was so busy drinking that he forgot to greet Chu Xidao and Chu Tianshu.
Official Ximen smiled apologetically and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, I got dizzy after seeing the wine."
He picked up the wine glass and gestured to Chu Tianshu and Chu Xidao: "I would like to pay homage to you two. Thank you for your warm hospitality."
Chu Tianshu and Chu Xidao also raised their glasses.
Official Ximen drank the remaining half of the wine in one gulp.
Seeing this, Chu Xidao and Chu Tianshu also drank a large glass of wine in one gulp.
Chu Xidao laughed loudly: "It's so happy."
Seeing the magnanimity of Ximen officials, he was even more happy.
As soon as the three of them put down their wine glasses, Ye Huchen and others walked in from outside.
Ye Huchen said in a loud voice: "I'm late. I'm late. I'm really sorry."
Chu Tianshu stood up, invited him to sit down, and introduced Ximen officials to him.
The dishes were served one after another, Liu Yuting and others also arrived one after another, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Ximen officials spent most of their time concentrating on tasting the wine and food. They were not overly indifferent to Ye Huchen and others, but they were not enthusiastic either.
Chu Tianshu could feel a sense of aloofness from him.
To be precise, it is not aloofness, but a kind of psychological superiority, which is the feeling that a big man feels when he meets a little man whose level is far inferior to himself.
It was not until noon that only half of the 108 bowls of imperial meals were served.
Chu Tianshu calculated that Ximen Guanren had drunk two kilograms of Xiaoyao drunk.
There is a sufficient supply of Xiaoyaozui now, otherwise, Chu Xidao would definitely feel distressed by this drinking method.
Chu Tianshu personally refilled a round of wine for everyone, and just as he was about to raise his glasses to invite the guests to drink, Shen Jiaoyan hurried in from outside.
Chu Tianshu saw that she looked wrong, turned around and faced her, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Jiaoyan lowered her voice and said, "There is someone coming from the Taoist Palace."
Although Shen Jiaoyan had deliberately lowered her voice, everyone present was at the highest level of cultivation, and the worst ones were at the peak of Transformation Realm.
They still heard Shen Jiaoyan's words clearly.
Ye Huchen and others stood up one after another. Only the officials from Ximen remained motionless and continued to immerse themselves in the food and wine in front of them.
Chu Tianshu was really impressed. From the time the food was served in the morning until now, Ximen Guanren's mouth has not stopped and he has been eating almost all the time.
Almost half of the food on the table went into his stomach, but this guy had no intention of eating enough.
Chu Tianshu strode outside.
Chu Xidao and others also followed.
When Chu Tianshu walked out of Junlin Pavilion, he heard Huahua's angry roar coming from the utility room where he detained Su Ziyan.
A large group of men and women wearing the standard robes of the Taoist Palace were standing outside the utility room holding swords.
Chu Tianshu strode forward.
Before he could reach the outside of the utility room, he saw Huahua smashing open the wall of the utility room and flying out from the utility room.
Seeing that Huahua flew out from its back, Chu Tianshu knew that it must have been shot out.
Huahua fell to the ground with gravel, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She looked very embarrassed.
However, after landing, it quickly got up, glanced at Chu Tianshu, and roared again, preparing to rush into the utility room.
"Flower."
Chu Tianshu shouted to stop Huahua and strode forward at the same time.
Through the big hole opened by Huahua, Chu Tianshu could see Baili Fusu working on Su Ziyan's acupuncture point.
Su Ziyan was in tears, accusing Chu Tianshu of Chu Tianshu's evil deeds to Baili Fusu.
"Aww."
Huahua limped towards Chu Tianshu, her voice full of grievances.
Chu Tianshu touched Huahua's head.
Seeing the blood flowing from the corner of Huahua's mouth and the obviously injured left front leg, Chu Tianshu's eyes instantly turned cold.
In the utility room, Baili Fusu frowned: "What a weird acupuncture technique."
Originally, in Baili Fusu's opinion, acupuncture relief was just a matter of raising his hand.
But after he started, he realized that it was not as simple as he thought.
After trying every possible means, Fusu couldn't unlock Su Ziyan's acupuncture points.
Seeing Chu Tianshu and others approaching, those from the palace gathered around them.
Ye Huchen snorted heavily: "You ask the palace, are you really not taking our ancient martial arts alliance seriously?"
None of the men and women in the palace said anything, and their eyes towards Chu Tianshu and others were full of indifference.
Baili Fusu walked out of the utility room with Su Ziyan.
His cold eyes fell on Chu Tianshu, and he said in a deep voice: "Unlock Zi Yan's acupuncture points, and then destroy your cultivation."