King of Creation
Chapter 131: Chapter 129: As Long as It’s from You
"Add a serving of Three Spirit Beast Soup!"
"Add a serving of Hundred Immortals Longevity!"
"Add a serving of Three Lungs and Six Spirit Body Cake!"
At the Immortal Wilderness Inn, Liao Feibai held the menu, vigorously adding dishes.
Today’s dishes had been pre-ordered by Fan Chuyu, and the selection was already luxurious, although Immortal Wilderness Inn’s signature dishes, priced with Low Grade Spirit Crystals, had been sparingly chosen.
Even though Fan Chuyu was a wealthy True Inheritor, he had not yet reached the level of extravagance to spend a large amount of Spirit Crystals on food. Spirit Crystals were, after all, what they most lacked during cultivation.
Originally, when Fan Chuyu picked up the menu, it was merely out of courtesy—just to see if anyone wanted something else.
Everyone else understood the etiquette of being a guest, except for Liao Feibai—the "Evil Guest" in Fan Chuyu’s eyes—who began to order the moment he picked up the menu.
And he ordered all of the Inn’s signature dishes; even the cheapest, Three Spirit Beast Soup, cost one Low Grade Spirit Crystal, and dishes like the Three Lungs and Six Spirit Body Cake were as high as two Low Grade Spirit Crystals.
In a breath’s time, Liao Feibai had ordered more than a dozen signature dishes, and with each addition, Fan Chuyu’s mouth twitched—it seemed more like they were eating Spirit Crystals than food.
"Fairy Liao, that’s too much. Any more would truly be wasteful." Even Princess Huayang couldn’t help but intervene at last.
Liao Feibai didn’t even lift his head as he responded, "No problem, Ye Zhen is here, he eats a lot."
Hearing this, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but roll his eyes, seemingly relegated to being just a bottomless pit.
"Oh, the final two dishes—a pot of Hundred-stewed Seven Demon Immortal Essence for each person, as it’s said to rival Pills at the Immortal Wilderness Inn, and let’s add some Hundred Flowers Immortal Dew to relieve the effects of alcohol."
Hearing ’Hundred-stewed Seven Demon Immortal Essence,’ Fan Chuyu’s mouth twitched severely—the signature drink of the Inn, one pot costing one Low Grade Spirit Crystal.
"Er... Junior Brother Fan, it’s Sister Caiyi’s birthday today; the dishes I ordered are alright, don’t you think you won’t find them too much?"
As Liao Feibai put down the menu, he threw over this remark, almost making Fan Chuyu’s nose skew sideways. Just carelessly ordering, and you’ve spent twenty to thirty Spirit Crystals; how could that not be too much?
He, a True Inheritor, only received five Low Grade Spirit Crystals a month from the Sect, and with this meal, including his earlier orders, it would consume almost half a year’s worth of his Spirit Crystal allowance.
"Not at all, not at all!"
Even though he was very unhappy inwardly, Fan Chuyu’s face was still smiling like a blooming flower, appearing extremely generous—especially in the presence of a beauty.
Ye Zhen watched this scene, chuckling to himself.
Truly, one should live like Liao Feibai!
Whoever he was, he could always eat his opponents to death, dead, and dead again.
Soon after, dancers invited by Fan Chuyu presented a birthday song and dance to Sister Caiyi, and the table filled with Spirit Power-infused dishes gradually served in full.
Before the feast started, Prince Zhu Qianshu of County Anchang suddenly stood up and presented a brocaded box to Sister Caiyi.
"My fief produces a unique Seven-Colored Silk. Before coming here, I specifically gathered some Seven-Colored Spirit Silk as a birthday gift for Fairy Caiyi."
"Sister Caiyi, I don’t have anything impressive to offer; this is a box of Hundred Flowers Radiance Ointment crafted by the royal Pill Master, use a bit before sleeping each night, and your skin will be as smooth as silk..."
Princess Huayang also presented her birthday gift to Fairy Caiyi.
"Thank you, Princess, you are thoughtful!"
Fairy Caiyi ceremonially accepted these gifts.
"Caiyi, I have also specially prepared a birthday gift for you." As he spoke, Fan Chuyu confidently handed over a box.
"Senior Brother Fan is thoughtful." Caiyi still accepted it as a matter of ceremony.
However, Fan Chuyu became anxious, "Junior Sister Caiyi, won’t you open it and see? The gift I have prepared for you is exceptionally suitable for you."
"I’ve also heard about it. This is said to be a Spirit Hairpin Brother Fan bought from Wanbao Pavilion for fifty spirit crystals, and it’s said to aid in cultivation," Zhu Qianshu said.
Suddenly, Zhu Qianshu and Princess Huayang clamored together, urging Caiyi to open it and see.
Having no choice, Caiyi reluctantly opened it.
Inside the ritual box, a Tri-color Glittering Hairpin emitted a dazzling brilliance, with faint waves of spiritual power, immediately attracting everyone’s attention.
"This hairpin was made by a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner and is called the Three Light Calming Hairpin; wearing it during cultivation helps stabilize the mind!" Fan Chuyu boasted proudly.
"Caiyi, shall I put it on for you? Your name is Caiyi, and this Three Light Calming Hairpin matches you best." Fan Chuyu rose from his seat somewhat anxiously.
Slap!
Fairy Caiyi abruptly closed the ritual box and pushed it back in front of Fan Chuyu, "Senior Brother Fan, thank you for your kindness, but this gift is too valuable. I cannot accept it!"
"How can this be? We have been fellow disciples for so many years, Junior Sister Caiyi, please accept it. It truly represents my sincere feelings..."
"Your Senior Brother, I can indeed afford such a gift."
With much persuasion, even Princess Huayang spoke a few words of encouragement, and Caiyi reluctantly accepted the gift, though wearing it was not to be mentioned at all.
"Fairy Caiyi is really fortunate. This Three Light Calming Hairpin has been displayed in Wanbao Pavilion for a year now, seen by countless people, but because of its price, it was never sold.
Today is auspicious as Brother Fan has purchased it to gift to the Fairy, allowing this Three Light Calming Hairpin to find its true owner. This prince greatly looks forward to seeing the Fairy wear this Three Light Calming Hairpin."
After the praise, Commandery Prince Zhu Qianshu shifted his gaze to Ye Zhen, "Brother Ye, today is Fairy Caiyi’s birthday. Surely, Brother Ye, you have a fine gift to offer?"
It seems Fan Chuyu’s brothers sincerely want to support him by putting Ye Zhen down to enhance Fan Chuyu’s face.
As soon as he spoke, all eyes were on Ye Zhen, clearly anticipating his embarrassment.
"Yes, Ye Zhen, Caiyi treats you with such care; surely you didn’t come unprepared?"
Ye Zhen calmly wiped his mouth and took out a ritual box from his storage bracelet, slowly handing it to Caiyi, "Caiyi, this is for you, I hope you like it!"
"What kind of fine gift is it, Fairy Caiyi, open it and let us have a look, let us be amazed!" Commandery Prince Zhu Qianshu again stirred up the crowd, clearly intent not to let Ye Zhen escape humiliation.
To everyone’s surprise, even before Zhu Qianshu could finish speaking, Caiyi had already opened the ritual box, "I will definitely look at the gift Ye Zhen has given me."
Such a straightforward remark made Zhu Qianshu and Princess Huayang pause. Fan Chuyu’s expression suddenly turned rather unpleasant, noticing the difference in treatment.
Clenching his teeth, he resolved to thoroughly mock Ye Zhen.
As the ritual box was opened, a jade hairpin quietly lay inside, its lustre subtly radiant, quite extraordinary, though it paled in comparison to the brilliance of the Three Light Calming Hairpin.
"Ye Zhen, you didn’t just pick up this shoddy jade hairpin from some street vendor to fool Caiyi, did you?"
At the side, Princess Huayang furrowed her brows and suddenly showed a trace of astonishment.
Ye Zhen did not respond but merely asked Caiyi, "Do you like it?"
Fan Chuyu was even angrier, pointing at the jade hairpin and saying, "Look, why is there a hint of dark blood color here? Could it be that you, Ye Zhen, killed some martial artist and snatched this dead man’s item during your training?"
His words were extremely malicious.
However, neither Caiyi nor Ye Zhen paid any attention to Fan Chuyu, which made his expression even more awkward.
"As long as it’s from you, I like everything." Caiyi stared intently at the jade hairpin with a joyful face, even Liao Feibai beside her was taken aback by her words.
Caiyi was too direct, barely stopping short of expressing the affection between her and Ye Zhen.
But that was Caiyi’s character, never hiding her likes and dislikes.
During the conversation, Caiyi picked up the jade hairpin with her jade-like fingers and said to Ye Zhen, "Could you help me put it on?"
"Sure!"
Ye Zhen carefully slid the jade hairpin into Caiyi’s slightly pinned-up black hair.
The moment the jade hairpin fully embedded itself, a faint seven-colored spiritual light emerged, suddenly flashing alternately on the seven small jade pendants of the hairpin, its ephemeral glimmer intensifying the fairy-like aura around Caiyi.
The very next moment, Princess Huayang pointed at the hairpin and exclaimed.
"Seven-colored... this... is actually Wanbao Pavilion’s treasure, the Seven-Colored Jade Heart Hairpin, how did you manage to buy it?"
"Wanbao Pavilion’s treasure, the Seven-Colored Jade Heart Hairpin? Are you sure you’re not mistaken?" Zhu Qianshu’s face changed.
"How could I possibly be mistaken! The Seven-Colored Jade Heart Hairpin from Wanbao Pavilion has calming, soothing, facial-retention, illusion light and other seven effects.
I am very fond of it, but its price is as high as two hundred spirit crystals, beyond my reach, yet every fortnight I feel compelled to handle it, never expecting, never anticipating..."
The exclamation of Princess Huayang made Fan Chuyu’s face turn extremely unpleasant.
Zhu Qianshu doubted, "Impossible, how could Ye Zhen, an Inner Sect Disciple, afford such expensive items..."
"No, I am absolutely certain, Ye Zhen, was this bought in Wanbao Pavilion, it’s a pity, I was planning to buy it after a few years..."
Princess Huayang wore a look of regret, such a wonderful item yet it had not ended up in her hands.
"Huayang..."
Zhu Qianshu let out a displeased snort, which startled Princess Huayang back to realization, reminding her that today she was here to support Fan Chuyu, but it ended up greatly enhancing Ye Zhen’s prestige.
The same Fan Chuyu who had just maliciously slandered Ye Zhen now had a face ashen as iron.
Nothing could slap his face more audibly than what just happened.
The treasure worth two hundred spirit crystals, he had called it a dead man’s goods!
"Sister Caiyi, you are really fortunate, to receive such an expensive item, why does no one give me such things..."
"As long as Ye Zhen gives it, no matter what it is, I will like it!"
Caiyi’s straightforward words completely shattered Fan Chuyu’s last bit of hope.
Embarrassed and without pride, Fan Chuyu said no more, bowing his head and drowning his sorrows in silent drinking.
Of course, Caiyi unabashedly kept passing dishes to Ye Zhen throughout the banquet, causing Fan Chuyu such melancholy and frustration that he could hardly swallow a bite.
Of course, Ye Zhen enjoyed his meal very much.
It must be said, the food at the Immortal Wilderness Inn truly revitalized one’s spirit, a single meal here swept away days of fatigue, the true essence in the body flowed abundantly, even healing the internal injuries from recent battles without the need for medicines.
After over an hour, a satisfied Liao Feibai directly took Ye Zhen and Caiyi and left, but not without saying, "Thanks for your hospitality, Junior Brother Fan, you really spared no expense today."
The trio ascended into the sky, and Liao Feibai began to torment them with her sharp tongue.
"Sister Caiyi, the Seven-Colored Jade Heart Hairpin on your head is really beautiful, oh, why does no one give me such things..."
While saying this, Liao Feibai glanced over at Ye Zhen.
"Elder Sister Liao, this was gifted by Ye Zhen and I cannot give it to you. However, this jade hairpin given by Senior Brother Fan, I do not like it at all, so I will pass it on to you!"
In an instant, the Three Light Calming Brooch chosen meticulously by Fan Chuyu was given away by Caiyi to Liao Feibai.
"Tch, who cares for stuff given by someone named Fan, I don’t want it! Ah, some people are really ungrateful..." While saying this, Liao Feibai looked at Ye Zhen again.
Without hesitation, she threw the gift box Fan Chuyu had given, hurling it down from the sky.
Hearing this, Ye Zhen was deeply shocked.
He hastily pulled out a ritual box, handing it over with a wry smile, "Instructor Liao, your goodness is always in my heart, this is a pair of Spirit Jade Bracelets I picked out for you, I hope you like them."
Ye Zhen was truly relieved he had the foresight to buy an extra item, considering Liao Feibai was present, or else he would have been utterly squeezed dry by her today.
"Haha, this is not bad at all!"
Opening the box, Liao Feibai didn’t even check the quality before wearing them, but since they were valued at over a hundred spirit crystals, they definitely wouldn’t be bad.
Finally, a bracelet-wearing Liao Feibai exclaimed robustly, "After twenty-six years, someone has finally gifted me a present."
Ye Zhen was left dumbfounded, Liao Feibai, with such formidable cultivation, was only twenty-six years old?
At the Immortal Wilderness Inn, Fan Chuyu’s face was a shade of iron green as he paid the bill with more than thirty spirit crystals and several thousand silver pieces, utterly dejected and almost vomiting blood.
The meal today was a total waste.
Just as he was gloomily stepping out of the Immortal Wilderness Inn, a whooshing sound came from above, a ritual box plummeted from the sky, shattering the box and the hairpin inside.
Who knows, perhaps by coincidence, when Liao Feibai carelessly threw it, it landed right in front of Fan Chuyu.
Upon seeing it, Fan Chuyu’s blood surged, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The item that crash-landed before him was the Three Light Calming Brooch he had given to Caiyi.
"This wretch!"
As Fan Chuyu clenched his fists tightly.(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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