vstars Chapter 389 Meeting the Chu Family
Chapter 389 Meeting the Chu Family
Xingyu City, West Fourth Street, Caixianggen Restaurant.
Chu Xihuan led the Wen family group as they approached the entrance of the restaurant.
"Young master, what brings you here?" the restaurant manager asked as he came out to greet him.
"Manager Yan, please escort our distinguished guests to the VIP room on the third floor."
Chu Xihuan said, "Elders and seniors, please go upstairs first. I will be there shortly."
The waiter led the Wen family upstairs.
"Distinguished guests, we have arrived. Please come in and wait a moment."
The private rooms are grand and luxurious, with a considerable area, easily accommodating twenty to thirty people for dining.
After the waiter finished speaking, he turned and went downstairs.
The Wen family members entered the private room and took their seats, deliberately leaving a crack in the door.
It's common knowledge that the best places to learn about the news or gossip of a city are either teahouses or restaurants.
At that moment, the sound of discussion from downstairs drifted up.
"Sigh, monster meat isn't fetching a good price lately. What are we going to do? Are we supposed to starve?"
"Exactly, the beast tide has been over for more than ten days, and prices haven't recovered yet. When will this end?"
"Hey, let's wait for the new city lord to be appointed, otherwise, it'll be difficult, won't it?"
"Hey, which one do you think will win?"
"Whoever wins, it's all the same to us independent cultivators. As long as pills are cheap, magic weapons are cheap, and the price for buying back demon beast meat is high, giving us independent cultivators a way to survive, I'll support whoever wins."
"Pshaw, you're dreaming. No one can meet your demands. They're not philanthropists, so why would they be so kind?"
"Brother, you've been stuck on the sixth floor for four or five years now. Why don't you go out and explore? Maybe you'll find a Breakthrough Pill and be able to break through your realm."
"It's not that I don't want to go out, it's just a long story. The outside world isn't all that great either."
"Hey, the Chu family auction starts tomorrow. Didn't the Chu family patriarch just return from his travels? Maybe there will be some good stuff at the auction?"
"Give me a break. The arena competition is just around the corner, and all the cultivators in the city are working hard to cultivate. At this critical juncture, who would put up pills and magic weapons for auction? Are you stupid or is the Chu family stupid? Why would you auction off good stuff to your opponents instead of keeping it for yourself?"
"..."
Wow, so much information was obtained from just a crack in the door.
This is a lot of information!
The Wen family exchanged bewildered glances. What was going on? Starshine City had just experienced a beast tide? Was they about to change city lords? Was there an auction? Was there a tournament?
They've stumbled upon a major spectacle; could it be even more exciting than the Dragon Gate Leap?
Wen Chengbin asked quietly, "Little sister, is there anything... in here?"
"Hmm?" Wenwen turned to look at him, waiting for him to continue, but Wen Chengbin just kept staring and didn't say anything more.
The brother and sister stared at each other, wide-eyed.
After a while, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by the waiter's voice.
"Distinguished guests, we apologize for keeping you waiting. Please have some snacks and tea first. The meal will be served shortly."
As the waiter put down several plates of snacks, Wenwen stopped him before he turned to leave.
"Brother Er, may I trouble you for a moment to ask you something?" That's incredibly polite.
The waiter looked slightly nervous. This was the Chu family's restaurant, and this VIP room was a private room reserved for the Chu family head to entertain VVVIP guests. The fact that the Fourth Young Master Chu had personally brought his people here showed how important these people were to the Chu family.
Then, with these distinguished guests being so polite to him, how could he not be nervous? He was afraid of offending them by not providing adequate service.
“Yes, yes, fairy, my name is Jiang Hai, please feel free to ask.”
The waiter had a slight stutter, and you could tell he was a little nervous.
"Jiang Hai, when did the beast tide happen here?"
"More than ten days ago, at that time..."
As soon as the topic of the beast tide came up, Jiang Hai's tension gradually disappeared. They talked for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before ending the conversation. Before he knew it, he took a cup of tea from Wen Chengbin and drank it all in one gulp.
"Wow—delicious, uh!"
It wasn't until the waiter realized what had happened that he had drunk a cup of tea meant for a distinguished guest.
"Distinguished guest, I, I..."
"It's alright, it's alright. Tell us more about this tournament," Wen Chengbin said.
The waiter, completely relieved, opened his mouth and began to speak: "This arena competition..."
Just as the waiter finished speaking and paused, several footsteps came from outside the door.
The next second, several figures appeared at the door, some familiar and some unfamiliar.
The Chu family head, Chu Xijian, Chu Xihuan, and Chu Yiren were four people I had met briefly on the small island in Donglinhai last time. There was also an old man I had never met before, but judging from his appearance, he was also a member of the Chu family.
"Second Elder of the Wen family, the Chu family has failed to greet you properly. Please forgive us!"
"Patriarch of the Chu family, I apologize for disturbing you!"
The head of the Chu family and his grandmaster greeted each other and then introduced the people around them.
"Chu Xijian/Chu Xihuan/Chu Yiren greets all the elders and seniors of the Wen family."
After Chu Xijian finished speaking, he walked over to Wen Chengjian, Wen Chengbin and Ye Jingchuan in a very familiar manner, "Brother Wen, Brother Ye, you've finally arrived."
Chu Xihuan naturally sat down next to Wen Chengxi and Wen Chengfeng.
Chu Yiren gave Wenwen a warm hug, "Wenwen, I've been waiting for you to come, haha, I'll take you out to play later, hehehe."
The Chu family's warm welcome to the Wen family was truly unexpected.
Although there was some ulterior motive, this thoughtfulness did indeed stir up a strange feeling in the Wen family.
This was the first time the Wen family had come into contact with a family of cultivators. They were no longer just figures recorded in books; the people in front of them were living, breathing cultivators, three-dimensional and full of life.
Soon, the delicacies of the celestial realm were served.
A high-class dinner party slowly began.
Eating and talking at the same time can help bring people closer together. As the saying goes, there's nothing that a meal can't solve. If one meal isn't enough, have another.
"Come, come, everyone, please don't be shy, try the specialties of Xingyu City."
The head of the Chu family greeted Wen Qilin and the others, saying, "Head of the Wen family, brothers, please have a taste."
"Elder Wen, Second Elder Wen, I would like to offer you both a toast," said the First Elder of the Chu family, raising his wine cup.
The atmosphere was slightly formal on the elders' side, but too relaxed on the younger generation's side.
"Let me tell you, after I jumped over the Dragon Gate, we were supposed to be transferred, right? When I woke up, I found myself half-hanging on a bird's nest on the edge of a cliff. I was so scared I almost jumped out of my skin," Chu Xijian said.
"Oh, no."
"Let me do an interview. Is that bird's nest sturdy? Are there any bird eggs? Where's the bird droppings? Hahaha."
After asking the question, Wen Chengbin couldn't help but laugh.
Chu Xijian replied with a bitter face, "There are no bird eggs, only a nest of bird droppings."
"Ah—hahaha."
The group of teenagers burst into laughter.
“And there’s something even stranger: I was actually moved to a snake pit, and when I woke up I was freezing,” Chu Xihuan said.
"Ah, why is your relocation location so strange? Yiren, what about you?"
Wenwen asked with a smile, "Tell me quickly, whose place did you get transferred to?"