Chapter 120: Chapter 110: The Demonic Tide Recedes, The Banquet Begins_2
Translator: 549690339
Standing on the tall and majestic city wall, looking down, one’s gaze slowly moved, sweeping over the ruined battlefield, and reaching the endless wasteland shrouded in fog in the distance.
Lu Yun’s heart gradually became silent, and the crimson in his pupils slowly faded.
Next to him, Xiao Chen looked at Lu Yun, whose wounds were healing and scabbing and beginning to peel away, with starry eyes flickering with admiration.
The news of East Field Giant City’s provincial magistrate Zhuang Zijin aggressively slaying the Sixth Rank Demon Beast, the Black-pupiled Demon Bull, and forcing the retreat of the demon beast army quickly caused a sensation, alarming the surrounding counties and giant cities.
A Sixth Rank Demon Beast was equivalent to a human Gold Body Realm powerhouse, especially a powerful monster like the Black-pupiled Demon Bull.
Slaying it and repelling the horde of beasts was a hugely significant event.
However, there was another even more significant event.
That was, Zhuang Zijin had gained immense benefits from this battle and was about to advance to the Rune Seed Realm.
When this news came out, the entire Spirit Martial Prefecture was shaken.
In Ling Province, where there were no Golden Core cultivators, Rune Seed Realm cultivators were undoubtedly invincible beings.
At the celebration banquet, neither Zhuang Zijin nor Lei Canghe, the two Gold Body powerhouses, appeared.
The one hosting the celebration banquet was an assistant general named Jiang Ming, an expert at the peak of Origin Fluid Realm, who had stopped the Green-Scaled Giant Eagle from passing the city wall.
Under an attendant’s guidance, Lu Yun and Xiao Chen came hand in hand.
At a glance, Lu Yun saw many well-trained soldiers and Martial Artists with powerful auras, their cultivation at least at the True Qi Realm. They were bare-chested and drinking merrily.
With the horde of beasts gone and having survived, they deserved a good celebration, so everyone let loose.
“Look, those two are Heavenly Pride Lu Yun and Xiao Chen from the Flying Spirit Martial Academy.”
At that moment, a series of exclamations rang out in the crowd.
Lu Yun turned his head to look.
He saw a burly man with a face full of flesh, looking excited and admiringly at him and Xiao Chen.
Alongside the burly man, there was also a white-haired old man with a severed arm.
Lu Yun’s gaze sharpened, and he instantly recognized these two as the burly man and severed arm elder he and Xiao Chen had saved.
“Haha, Brother Lu, you’re finally here!” Zhang Kuang stood up and led Lu Yun and Xiao Chen to their table.
There were two other people, namely Liu Wuhen and Liang Shaowen.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen, Liu Wuhen folded his fan, his eyes shooting out two sharp glints, full of fighting spirit.
“Brother Xiao Chen, if there’s a chance in the future, I’d like to exchange some swordsmanship with you.”
During the battle with the demon beasts, Xiao Chen’s performance had been particularly dazzling and attracted many eyes.
Especially to Liu Wuhen, a swordsmanship genius who also used a sword, Xiao Chen had drawn the most attention.
“Sorry, when my sword is unsheathed, it must draw blood!”
At this statement, the originally friendly atmosphere instantly stiffened.
Liu Wuhen opened his folding fan, fluttering it twice and laughing: “Haha, Brother Xiao is indeed a witty person.”
Xiao Chen’s expression remained unchanged, making no response.
What he had just said was the truth and his heartfelt thoughts.
His sword was for Demon Extermination, Demon Slaying, and killing people.
Once drawn, blood would surely flow.
“Brother Liu, if there is a chance, we can have a good match to see who is faster, your sword or my knife.”
Zhang Kuang, who had a rough exterior but a fine heart, took over the conversation in time to dissolve Liu Wuhen’s embarrassment.
Regarding this, Lu Yun only smiled slightly without explaining on behalf of Xiao Chen.
He knew, Xiao Chen didn’t need it.
In fact, whether it was Liu Wuhen, Zhang Kuang, or Liang Shaowen, for both of them, they were just passers-by during their short stay in East Field Giant City.
Even though they had once fought side by side, in the not-too-distant future, this would be just a small part of their memories, insignificant.
At the midway point of the banquet, Jiang Ming stood up, smiling and looking at everyone.
“Everyone, in celebration of East Field Giant City repelling the onslaught once again, we will now present a special dish for you all to enjoy. Please take your time and savor it,” he said.
After that, he clapped his hands three times, and a group of attendants served the dishes in an orderly manner.
Each table had a plate of spiritual fruit, a pot of spiritual wine, and five plates of meat.
As soon as they were placed, the fragrance of the spiritual wine spread throughout.
However, even more attractive to everyone was the plate of meat in the middle. Just by smelling it, people felt their pores opening up and their whole body relaxing.
“Everyone, let’s start!”
As Jiang Ming’s voice fell, the restless crowd couldn’t wait to begin.
Zhang Kuang laughed: “We each remove a lid to see what treasures lie beneath!”
“Sure!”
Lu Yun and the other four each lifted a lid from the plates of meat.
What Lu Yun opened was a glittering, golden pig’s head.
“Wow, isn’t this the Fourth Rank Monohorn Wild Boar I killed?” Lu Yun was surprised.
He turned his gaze to the other plates the others had opened.
The plate that Xiao Chen opened contained a braised bear paw that had also been cut from a Fourth Rank demon beast.
The plate Liu Wuhen opened contained half of a grilled, red lion’s head, which had also been a Fourth Rank demon beast.
And the plate belonging to Liang Shaowen was one paw from a Fifth Rank Demon Wolf.
What made everyone’s eyes red with envy was the plate that Zhang Kuang lifted the lid from, revealing a chunk of bright red meat weighing more than ten pounds. As soon as it was opened, the rich fragrant scent emitted from it overwhelmed the other four plates of meat.
What kind of demon beast meat was this?
People looked at one another, trying to find the answer in each other’s eyes.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Kuang slowly said, “Judging by the texture of the meat, it looks a bit like beef, but it’s different. This kind of meat is dozens of times better than any beef I’ve seen before..”