Chapter 430: Introductions Over Dinner
The long opening speech finally ended and Immortal ss Melody Li Shishi returned to her seat. As she sat down, the dinner banquet officially began. Several doors along the walls swung open andrge white beasts flew out, each carrying a te of freshly made food. They were a type of butterfly. Each p of theirrge wings left behind a trail of sparkling snowkes.
These beasts were snow butterflies. The silk they produced was pure white, durable, and beautiful. They were used to craft the uniforms of the order. cier Pce had once spent a great deal of money to acquire a few snow butterfly eggs. They tried to raise them but that was ended up being a total failure.
Long Yifei watched in fascination as a small swarm of butterfliesnded at her table. Each dish they deposited was fragrant and delicate beyond description. Vegetables, mushrooms, tofu, fish, meat; there were all kinds ofbinations. She was d that it wasnt limited to a vegetarian menu. That was one of many aspects of cier Pce she never wanted to experience again.
The butterflies flew away and everyone began eating. She picked out her first target, a beautifully garnished te of steamed fish. With chopsticks in hand, she delivered the first morsel into her mouth.
Oh! She covered her mouth to hide a blush.
The vor was deep, savory with a bit of sweet and sour undertones. The fish flesh was ky, soft, and refreshing. She wasnt a foodie but she couldnt help but marvel at both the quality of the ingredient as well as the skill required to cook it perfectly.
Noises of utensils cking against tes were soon joined by enthusiastic conversations. Each table seated ten Sacred Daughters and for the neers, it was customary for them to get to know each other.
Fellow sisters, how are you all enjoying the food? A bright-eyed girl spoke up first at Long Yifeis table.
Although she wore the same in white dress like all the others, her hairstyle was quite distinct. In addition to several pairs of earrings and three nes, she wore an borate headdress made of silver and diamonds. Her hair also had four loops held together by jade sps. At a nce, she exuded wealth and a haughty demeanor.
After a few murmurs of praise for the dishes, the girl continued, My name is Wei Shuangshuang, age twenty-six. I am a legacy student of the Virtuous Order. My fathers side, the Wei n, has been a long-time supporter of the order. On my mothers side, there is an unbroken lineage of Sacred Daughters going back at least ten generations. My acolyte is Immortal Unwavering me Chuan Botong, the young master of the School of All Truths! I am familiar with many aspects of the order and if you all have any questions, dont hesitate to ask!
Wow!
Thats amazing!
Wei Shuangshuang was indeed impressive, being only twenty-six and already at the 10th Level of the Spirit Initiate Realm. For the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent, if they were in the low thirties, it was already considered a special talent. Everyone at the table was the same cultivation but Wei Shuangshuang was the youngest.
Sister Wei, would we get to eat such amazing food every meal? One person asked.
Wei Shuangshuang held a palm to her mouth and giggled lightly, No, that would be too much even for the order. Our bodies also wouldnt be able to handle these nourishing dishes every day. Alright, since you asked, it is your turn to introduce yourself.
Hello, sisters. My name is Ye Landou! I am thirty-one years old. That person squealed in a small voice, obviously nervous.
She had a diminutive stature. Her face was heart-shaped, her neck was slender, and her features were youthful and exquisite. She wore barely any jewelry and her ck hair was pinned into a simple bun.
I am from the Northern Qihe Subcontinent. I am a first-generation student and hopefully a member of the order in the future. I am here on a special schrship so I have yet to have an acolyte yet. I hope fellow sisters can take care of me and give me guidance!
Following Ye Landou, a few more at the table introduced themselves. Their backgrounds varied. Around two-thirds came from the Martial Brilliance Continent while the rest came from the surrounding subcontinents. Around the same ratio of them didnt have acolytes. They were picked for their talent and their tuitions would be fully paid for by the school.
Soon, all eyes turned to Long Yifei and it was her turn. She had worn her hair down for today, letting her long glossy ck hair flow down her back to her waist. Her piercing blue eyes contrasted sharply with her smooth, wless white skin. She wore nothing except a pair of earrings made of frost diamonds, a gift from Chen Wentian. The earrings, named wless Snowfrost, radiated mystery and power as only a Spirit Lord Realm item could. They cast an ethereal aura upon her features that were so perfect, nobody dared to utter a breath as they waited for her to speak.
She was the most beautiful woman at this table by far, even adding in the surrounding tables too. This much was indisputable and even their neighbors perked their ears up to listen in.
My name is Long Yifei, thirty-three. I am a first-generation student of the order. Ie from the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent and my acolyte is my master, Immortal Blue Dragon Chen Wentian. She said simply.
She didnt boast and she didnt give out too much detail. She, of course, didnt reveal her talent as a divine daughter. None of the Sacred Daughters didnt mention true talent either. Revealing such things right at the beginning of the school year would harm harmony and sisterhood. This was the intention of the school, to allow everyone a chance to grow and flourish.
Well met, Sister Long! Wei Shuangshuang replied first, I hope we can be friends. Weve only known each other for a short while but I can already tell that you are going to achieve great things at this school!
Sister Wei praises me too much. I still know too little about the world and would have to seek Sister Weis wealth of knowledge.
Hehe, of course, of course. Sister Long is beautiful and talented, how can I say no? Her master acolyte also must be a man amongst men. Immortal Blue Dragon, to name oneself after a divine beast, his cultivation must be able to match such boundless pride and heavenly might?
Long Yifei inwardly frowned. Although Wei Shuangshuangs words were courteous and seemed to praise Chen Wentian, they were actually filled with thin-veiled barbs of ridicule. It seemed that women all over the world were the same. It didnt matter if it was a subcontinent or a main continent, peerless beauty attracted jealousy from near and far. She would have to treat this Wei Shuangshuang carefully.
You praise my master far too much. He is only at the Spirit Lord Realm. His immortal title, I have no idea why that came to be. And as a disciple, I have not dared to ask. Long Yifei said.
An expression of ridicule shed across Wei Shuangshuangs face before it disappeared. It was as if she couldnt believe Long Yifeis master was such a trashy immortal.
Long Yifei remained impassive but she sighed inwardly. She was a veteran of these kinds of verbal battles between women. The years spent rising up the ranks at cier Pce had trained her well.
She had forgotten what it was like after she joined Ten Thousand Flower Valley. Chen Wentians other disciples were each so different and they did not view her as a threat like other women. This also had to do with how he treated her. She was simply one of his disciples, no better but no worse. She was not the center of his world.
She didnt know how to feel about it then but she worried about it now. This was no longer Ten Thousand Flower Valley; this was the Virtuous Order of Chunzhen. It wasnt that she wanted him to treat her like the most important woman in his life. It was the order that demanded it. The order demanded this out of all their acolytes.
She wondered what Chen Wentian would do. Would he back down or would he stand up to the challenge?
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