I am a stubborn stone, but I can mend the sky!

Chapter 136 Banquet ([-])

After everyone was seated, the dinner officially began.

Li Si is not a person who is good at talking and talking. He raised his wine glass, and after drinking together, they began to eat their own things.

In fact, at this moment, all the people in the rivers and lakes present are also thinking about the food and wine.

If Li Si talked endlessly, even if they didn't dare not listen, they must have murmured in their hearts.

The food on everyone's table was both meat and vegetables, but even those monks didn't intend to spare wine and meat.

Because the wine is Qingyuan wine, and the meat is monster meat, the rich energy contained in it makes monks and nuns have to relapse!
Anyway, there are only 49 guests tonight, even if they are all from the world who can eat and drink, they still can't eat a spirit beast weighing several tons.

The monsters that Li Si killed in the Mingyue Mountains back then had tender meat and good taste, although there were not many of them, but there were more than a dozen of them.

And he has only eaten three heads in these years, and there is still a lot of stock in the storage bag.

Today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is the first time that Peach Blossom Island has been shown to the outside world. Naturally, it has to be upscale, and it is reasonable to serve some good wine and meat.

Although these wines and meats are not as effective as elixirs, the internal energy that warriors can transform into one night after eating them to refine their qi is worth at least two or three years of penance.

Of course, this is also a martial artist who is proud of the world. He is too miserable on weekdays.

I have never even eaten spirit rice, spirit meat, and spirit wine, so the effect of eating it for the first time is naturally extraordinary.

If it is compared horizontally, it is basically similar to Guo Jing sucking the blood of the precious snake, and the effect is definitely immediate.

This group of martial arts people only need to eat or drink, how can they care about other things?
In less than two hours, there were three early-stage Houtian warriors in the main hall. With the help of wine and meat and a relatively strong spiritual environment, they directly stepped into the middle-stage Houtian.

Among them was Ning Zhongze, who read "Huan Xin Jian Jue" while eating. Even though it was too late to switch to another practice, according to the tricks in the cheat book and the accumulation of the past, she broke through the bottleneck as a matter of course.

The level of internal strength does not necessarily represent combat strength, but it is the most direct expression of strength after all.

Coupled with the powerful support of "Sword Heart Clear", at this moment Nvxia Ning's actual combat power is basically no longer inferior to Zuo Lengchan.

This is because she has not transferred to the "Illusory Heart Sword Art", otherwise the whole world will be able to block her sword's edge, at most there will be only one hand.

The banquet lasted until midnight, and several people broke through one after another. Even if the other masters didn't break through, their internal strength had improved significantly.

At midnight, the maids stopped serving wine and meat, and exited the hall neatly.

This group of people in the rivers and lakes who had been fed up for a long time also stopped their behavior of losing their status. They were all full of spirits and red faces, waiting for the master to speak.

In fact, Li Si stopped eating and drinking a long time ago, reading an ancient book with relish.

After everyone waited for about a quarter of an hour, he put down the book in his hand, looked around, and said with a smile:

"My lineage of Taohua Island has never liked vulgar etiquette. Tonight's banquet is a little careless. Please forgive me."

Anyway, there is Dong Xie who despises etiquette and is rebellious, and Li Si himself finds a suitable person to take the blame for because he thinks it is troublesome and lazy.

"No, no, the national teacher is extremely proud, far better than those hypocritical etiquette!"

Ren Woxing was the first to stand up and said, with a smile on his face and a sincere tone, obviously agreeing with Li Si's approach.

Although Old Demon Ren is an evil way among evil ways, his words were instantly recognized by everyone, and Zuo Lengchan also stood up and echoed:

"I'm a person in the rivers and lakes. If I really want to engage in those complicated ceremonies, it's almost more uncomfortable than a war. Like today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, it is the most carefree!"

Can you not be happy?
A group of foodies slaughtered more than half a ton of monster meat. Even if it was left in Youdu, the poorer foundation-building stage monks would be reluctant to make such a treat!
Li Si nodded and said with a smile: "Since everyone is eating and drinking well, then Li will not go around in circles with you!"

As soon as everyone heard it, they knew that the main show was coming, and they all sat upright.

Peach Blossom Island mobilizes the crowd and invites them to the banquet forcibly, certainly not just to show off their wealth.

Li Sigui is the master of the Great Ming Dynasty, and even has the power to overwhelm a country's terror, and he will not be so boring as to tease people like them.

Even if the leaders of the factions who attended the banquet tonight did not get the six prizes, they have already gained a lot of benefits.

Peach Blossom Island is not a philanthropic hall. People in the Jianghu know more about the principle of doing things with money, so they all wait for Li Si to speak.

"Peach Blossom Island has been closed for hundreds of years, but it is not completely isolated from the world. The previous owners of the island have traveled around the world with swords and found many rich places overseas."

"Some time ago, I talked to His Majesty, which led to the fact that the vassal king became a vassal overseas, and the newly-built vassal state is in those rich places that were discovered."

"Since it is a rich place, there will naturally be some natives. However, the combat power of the natives is low, they are not organized, and they don't have sharp swords and armor. They are almost like savages."

"However, these places are too far away from the Central Plains. It will take a few years for the court's large fleet to be built, and it will not be possible to transport large-scale troops there in a short period of time."

Hearing this, many heads had already vaguely guessed Li Si's purpose.

But the information they have now is too little, so they are not in a hurry to speak, and continue to listen patiently to Master Li Daguo.

"So I plan to let the various factions in the rivers and lakes draw elites, and then send you there in person. First, open up a safe area in the local area to prepare for the large-scale march in the future."

"Of course, these things won't let you do it for nothing. The imperial court will confer officials or even knights, and Taohua Island will reward pills, spiritual fruits, spiritual stones, and exercises based on the battle results."

"And each vassal state will set up a 'Guozong' to manage the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and also be responsible for security work. The sect that contributes the most during the development period can become the 'Guozong' of the country!"

This appointment of making an official wish is both famous and profitable, not only taking care of the sect, but also satisfying personal desires. In an instant, most of the sect leaders present began to think about it.

The hall was quiet for a while, and Master Fangzheng, who was the most modest in the past, was the first to stand up and ask:

"I don't know how many people the national teacher needs? I have more than a thousand monks in Shaolin, and I can go overseas at any time!"

Li Si was slightly taken aback, but soon understood Fang Zheng's thoughts.

This kind of thing is called pioneering, but it is actually going overseas to grab territory.

It would be impossible to establish a so-called safe zone without killing the local aborigines.

Although the Buddhism in Jianghu has a great influence, but because of the characteristics of the sect, it has to wear a mask of benevolence.

This mask can attract believers on weekdays, but at this moment, it has become a huge restriction for various sects of Buddhism.

As the No. 1 Buddhist school in the Central Plains, Fang Zheng must come forward to break this layer of shackles, otherwise, one will ebb and flow, and the other sects of Buddhism will soon completely decline.

(End of this chapter)