Everyone watched as Ning Caichen ate with relish. Doubtfully, he picked up the spider and sized it up. Grinning, he hesitated for a long time before closing his eyes and frowning. Like a bitter gourd, he placed the spider into his mouth. After chewing twice, he immediately opened his eyes and gave a thumbs up to Ren Baqian. The taste was indeed not bad.
It was just too disgusting to look at.
When the others saw what the two of them were doing, they thought to themselves, It doesn't look bad. It's just too disgusting.
The others also picked up the spiders and tasted them. Then, they nodded in agreement.
The faces of the few gigolos twitched. After thinking about it, they decided to go back and eat the braised pig intestines.
As for the other dishes, no one touched them.
The empress looked down at the crowd from her seat of honor, raised her cup again, and said, "This cup is for Dayao to exist forever."
"Dayao shall last forever." The row of people on the left continued to raise their glasses and drink.
The people on the right were drinking silently, not saying a word.
The empress's next cup of wine was to thank everyone for coming all the way to Dayao to present their gifts. No matter what she thought, she still gave them some face. After all, she had sold most of the birthday gifts in the past few years in exchange for weapons.
"Long live the empress of Dayao." The row of people on the right raised their glasses in unison.
At this point, the empress's opening was considered over, and everyone was more or less relaxed. Since someone was singing the ceremonial list in front of the hall, it was at least something to show off.
"General Who Supports the Nation, Hong Wu, is a Jade Fairy!" The first one was Hong Wu. After hearing this, Ren Baqian was still pondering what this Jade Embryo was. At the very least, it sounded high-end and grand. The others had already started to make a ruckus.
The Seventh Prince, who was seated on the right, felt envious when he heard about the Jade Embryo. This was something that could only be found by chance. He had only heard of it but had never seen it before. The royal family of the Great Xia Dynasty had been searching for it for so many years, but they had only found one. No one knew where Hong Wu got one, but not only did he not hide it, he actually gave it to Qi Zixiao.
It seemed that it was true that Hong Wu and Qi Zixiao had a good relationship. After all, Hong Wu definitely did not give this to Qi Zixiao. With his status, he did not need it.
The Immortal Jade only had one use, but the Emperor of the Grand Xia Dynasty would be willing to exchange an entire city for it.
It could extend one's lifespan by twenty years and maintain one's appearance at the time of consumption. Only when one's lifespan came to an end would one rapidly age.
Longevity was the eternal pursuit of mankind.
Maintaining appearance is the eternal pursuit of all women.
These two points alone were enough to make everyone in the world go crazy.
Hong Wu took out a box from nowhere and placed it in front of the empress. This item was too valuable, and he had to hand it over to the empress personally.
A warm feeling flowed through the empress's heart. She knew that if it were someone else, they wouldn't take it out so easily.
Without waiting for the others to receive it, the empress immediately reached out to take it. She opened the box and revealed a round piece of jade. The empress held the jade in her palm. Through the light, she could see an object that looked like a small person.
"Thank you, Great General." The empress nodded and placed the jade back into the box. Then, she placed the box beside her.
This thing was also very valuable to her. She didn't care about twenty years of lifespan, but she was moved by the idea of eternal youth.
After Hong Wu returned to his seat, everyone stood up. "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Apart from Hong Wu, most of the other people's gifts were Heaven-grade weapons, meteoric iron, rare treasures, and so on. Even though they were also very valuable, they paled in comparison to Hong Wu's gift.
"Honglu Deputy, Storyteller Ren Baqian of Qingxin Palace Hall …" The person who presented the gift paused for a while and continued, "Presenting a Supreme Mirror that is worthy of Your Majesty's possession."
The palace was silent again. It was simply comparable to Hong Wu's Jade Embryo.
However, previously, everyone was shocked that Hong Wu actually presented this treasure to Her Majesty. At this moment, everyone was thinking, "What the hell is this?"
Their eyes swept across Ren Baqian, who was standing at the door.
The empress, who was originally in a good mood, was stunned when she heard this. Soon after, her eyes curved and she almost burst out laughing.
A Supreme Mirror that is worthy of Your Majesty's possession? What a strange name. I want to see if it really lives up to its name in a while.
Following which, the people from the other three nations presented various gifts. The Seventh Prince's gift also surprised many people. Seven dragon scales and a drop of dragon blood.
This gift was considered an extravagant one. Previously, when the Seventh Prince arrived, everyone was a little surprised. Why would a prince of Great Xia come to celebrate the empress's birthday? They reckoned that he had other important matters to attend to.
At this moment, the gift further confirmed everyone's conjecture.
Only the empress and the Seventh Prince knew that these seven dragon scales were real dragon scales and that drop of dragon blood was dried up real dragon blood. Even though there was one word missing, the difference was like heaven and earth.
That day, after the empress flipped the table, the Seventh Prince pondered hard. Even though he didn't know what was so important about Ren Baqian that Qi Zixiao would directly flip the table, he still decided to take a gamble after a few days of consideration.
Even if he was the seventh most powerful expert in the world, this gift was still very valuable, especially considering his status.
He was betting that Qi Zixiao would give him the thing he wanted.
That bottle of blood was too important to him. It could save him at least ten years of hard work.
Even if this private transaction became public and the news of him giving such an important thing to the Dayao empress would spread back to Great Xia, he didn't care.
Once the empress heard about this gift, she understood the Seventh Prince's intention. Since the other party had already done so, she would give him the kirin blood.
The next gift was more interesting. It was actually a painting of one hundred beauties. It would be fine if it was given to a man, like a prince, but what was the meaning of giving it to the empress?
Most of the other gifts were jewels or paintings. Very few people were interested in them.
There were only two that everyone was interested in. One was Ren Baqian's "A Supreme Mirror Worthy of Your Majesty."
The other was Ning Caichen's "One Hundred Beauties".
Many people felt that there was definitely something strange about this "One Hundred Beauties".
The empress seemed to understand everyone's thoughts and directly said, "Bring out the One Hundred Beauties and Ren Baqian's gifts. I think everyone would also like to see what they look like."
The first to be brought out was the "One Hundred Beauties". It was a 1.2 meter wide painting scroll that was ten meters long after it was unfolded. The figures on it were vivid and lifelike. Indeed, all of them were exceptionally talented. The people from the Yun Nation, Chen Nation, and Great Xia realized that the people on the painting were actually the most outstanding beauties in the world. Not only their looks, but their martial arts, background, and so on.
The person who collected this "One Hundred Beauties" was indeed a formidable person. At the very least, it would require resources to meet one of them.
Furthermore, there was a person on the painting that everyone found somewhat familiar. Everyone's gaze fell on the Seventh Prince. One of the women was actually Xiu Wu, who was always by the Seventh Prince's side.
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