Even if a fisherman enters an infinite game, he still has to cast a rod

There will always be retribution for messing around.

It’s just that there have been a lot of retributions recently, which makes Jiang Yuan a little depressed.

Originally I thought, since it has come to this, I might as well just serve the food. The gods who come to the banquet are not normal anyway, what if this pot of food is just to their taste?

The others held the same mentality and watched Ouyang Ming pour the poison into the pot and complete the final step.

As a result, this tipping caused a terrible biochemical reaction in the pot, which scared the players into a collective panic. They searched the kitchen for containers, quickly knocked out these delicacies that seemed to be resurrected, put them on plates, and covered them tightly with lids to avoid being exposed.

But the food is ready, how do I deliver it?

Just when the players were at a loss, a large group of Kappas wearing white crane masks and calling themselves Crane Children ran into the Tianshenfang, cursing and urging for the food.

"The Seven Fairies went to pick peaches and they haven't come up yet. Why are you so slow, you pigs? If you don't serve the food, I will castrate you again...ah."

Halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly.

They were first frightened by the dilapidated kitchen, and then saw a group of players looking at them with evil faces.

Fairy boy: "No... Sorry, I went to the wrong place."

After they finished speaking, they turned and ran.

But it was too late.

A few minutes later, everyone except the Pinocchio version of Jiang Yixing put on the green-edged robes of the fairies, put on white crane masks, stuffed the kappas into the pot, stirred it, and added another dish with a vengeance.

I checked everything three times, confirmed that everything was correct, and was ready to go.

Someone shouted----

"Let's go! Let's prepare a feast for the gods and let them taste our mortal cooking!"

"Ohhh!!!"

Everyone responded in unison, rejoicing as they headed towards the Yao Chi Palace where the Peach Banquet was being held.

*

Midnight is approaching.

The pale, corpse-like moon, like a bloated giant, occupied a large area of ​​the night sky.

The waxy yellow human-skin sky lantern floated under the cloudy moon, emitting a flickering halo of resentment in the cold wind, like a ghost fire floating in a mass grave.

In the twisted and upside-down heavenly palace, players dressed as fairy children lined up in a row, some carrying, some lifting, or carrying lacquer food boxes that were almost as tall as themselves, crossing the rib bridge and walking on the way to the Yaochi Palace.

The dirty flower-pot grass on both sides of the road gave off a damp, warm, fishy smell. The ground was covered with gray skulls, which had long been trampled smooth like pebbles by the gods.

"Old woman, you are still drinking at such an old age, aren't you afraid of choking to death?"

Fatty Zhang sniffed the aroma of the wine and said sourly.

"Hey, what do you know? The secret of my longevity is all in this magical wine...hiccup~."

Old Mrs. Qi sat on the food box held by Yu Du, looking leisurely and wanted to take another sip, but found that the wine jug in her hand was empty.

"Hey? Where's my wine...?"

"Come, Grandma Qi, drink this pot." Jiang Yuan freed one hand, took out a bottle of thousand-year-old fairy wine from his waist, opened the lid, and handed it to her with a smile.

"What a kind young man." The old woman's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled, and she took the large wine jug with her wrinkled, dry hands.

The man in the windbreaker said dissatisfiedly: "Aren't you two afraid that this old woman will get drunk and cause trouble for us?"

Yu Du said solemnly: "Respect the old and love the young."

The man in the windbreaker was choked and speechless.

Ouyang Ming came over and said to his captain, "Captain Yu, only Uncle Huo, Zi'an, Xiao Moyou, and Xu Lulu are missing now. Do you know what their current situation is?"

Yu Du said succinctly: "They are all in the direction of the banquet, and they are still alive."

"Alive... is that just alive? The monster that took Uncle Huo away also looks like a sect leader, and seems quite strong..." The young man with a crew cut said worriedly:

"What if they are taken as toys by monsters, or are transformed like Uncle Huo? The monsters in the sky are so perverted... I don't want anything to happen to them..."

"Shut up." Zhuge Jing interrupted his companion's chattering: "There's someone in front."

As he said, at the end of the path, at the side door entrance of the Yao Chi Palace, which was more than six meters high, there were two tall heavenly soldiers guarding it.

"The one delivering the food?" asked one of the Bull-Headed Heavenly Soldiers.

Jiang Yuan, who was walking in the front, lowered his head and imitated the Kappa before him, lowering his voice and speaking like a eunuch:

"Yes."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come in quickly." He said as he opened the door. Jiang Yuan was about to lead the way in, but was suddenly stopped by a hand stretched out from the side.

"and many more."

Jiang Yuan: “?”

Another horse-faced soldier said unhappily, "Open it and have a look. We need to check the food to prevent any player from poisoning the banquet."

Jiang Yuan responded calmly: "I'm sorry, the Queen Mother has ordered that these dishes cannot be opened before entering the banquet, and someone will be assigned to taste the food to test for poison."

The soldier was rejected and became even more angry: "How dare you, little low-level fairy children, disobey our orders?"

Tsk, workplace bullying is really everywhere.

Jiang Yuan looked at Xiao Yuer beside him, his eyes hinting: There is no time to waste, just kill him.

Yu Du nodded and said, you go left and I go right.

Just as the two were about to take action, a person suddenly ran out from the door.

This middle-aged man was dressed in a deep blue brocade robe with gold embroidery and a lapis lazuli pearl crown on his head. He had a handsome face and a gentle and friendly aura.

Jiang Yuan and Yu Du were a little surprised to see an acquaintance. The other players behind them opened their eyes and mouths wide.

This was because the "god" who suddenly appeared was none other than Huo Hu, the deputy captain of the first team who had been taken away by the monster before!

Where did this come from?

"Great! I was wondering why the food hasn't been served yet. Turns out you two are blocking the food!"

Huo Hu didn't wait for the two heavenly soldiers to speak, and gave each of them a loud slap in the face.

The Bull-Headed Heavenly Soldier was furious: "Hey!! You?!?"

The horse-faced soldier covered his face and pulled his companion to warn him: "Fools, look at this crown, he is the prime minister of the Northern Emperor! Small shrimps like us can't afford to offend!"

After saying this, the two heavenly soldiers were terrified. They bowed and apologized, and then let the players who delivered the food go.

Ouyang Ming said excitedly: "Fuck, Uncle Huo! How did you become the prime minister of the Northern Heavenly Emperor? Where is Zi'an?!"

"It's a long story..."

Huo Hu looked around vigilantly, took a few steps forward, and called out to everyone:

"The banquet is about to start, let's talk while we walk."

In the dim corridor, Huo Hu led the players while telling them about the adventure they had just had.

"After Zi'an and I were taken away by that black-robed monster, he did not embarrass us. On the contrary, he not only treated us with courtesy, but also solved the Pinocchio illusion on Zi'an and revealed his identity. He is the leader of the Extermination Sect, the Northern Heavenly Emperor - Taowu."

Ouyang Ming was surprised: "Isn't that Zi'an's biological father?!"

Adoptive father Huo nodded: "Yes."

Jiang Yuan was puzzled: "Taowu? How could he, a fierce beast, become the Northern Heavenly Emperor?"

Huo Hu paused for a moment and said, "It is said that he inherited it with the support of the Queen Mother of the West."

Yu Du: "Then?"

"Taowu said that he was defeated by another sect leader and his beloved egg was taken away from him. So he is very happy to have it back now. After the banquet is over, he will take Zi'an back to the north to be the crown prince and his successor."

Zhuge Jing made a reasonable inference: "So, because you raised Zi'an, he appointed you as prime minister?"

Huo Hu waved his hand: "That's not the case. Taowu wanted to kill me when he heard Zi'an calling me dad."

The more they listened, the more confused they became: "Ah? Then what about you???"

How come you are still alive and well?

Jiang Yuan's eyes twitched. He felt that according to the customs of the Heavenly Palace, the direction of the development of this story would be very strange.

This story indeed fulfilled his premonition.

"Ahem, so just now, in front of the crowd, Zi'an killed Taowu with his own hands in front of all the immortals. I thought I was done for, but then..."

"As a result, the monsters under Taowu...ah, no, the immortals, determined that Taowu was dead, and immediately supported Zi'an to inherit the throne. He became the new Northern Heavenly Emperor and was qualified to sit in the Peach Banquet and ascend to the throne. Then Zi'an appointed me as his prime minister."

Wu Qu: "In other words, Old Huo, in order to protect your adoptive father, your son just killed his own father without blinking an eye, and inherited the throne by the way?"

Huo Hu hid his little pride and nodded modestly: "That's about it."

The players couldn't figure out whether he was being filial or not, they could only say:

"6."

As they were talking, they arrived at the Yaochi Palace shrouded in fairy mist.

At this time, the Queen Mother of the West had not yet arrived, and all the strange and bizarre gods and immortals gathered in front of the palace.

They were either chatting, admiring sky lanterns, walking their deformed pets, or gnawing on the bloody corpses on the ground.

According to Huo Hu, the body parts on the ground were those of the former Northern Emperor. They were very fresh, still steaming, and his nerves were still jumping lively.

Not far away, seeing them arrive, a young man wearing an elegant ice-blue robe embroidered with gold, a lapis lazuli beaded imperial crown on his head, and clear blue eyes, walked slowly towards them.

He looked at the fairy children, blinked obediently, and said to Huo Hu as if he didn't recognize them:

"Dad, don't talk to low-level trash. It's not in keeping with our noble status."