Free Web NovelChapter 1707: Chapter 47: Dragon Ascension Banquet, Discourse of Gentlemen (Part 2)
Jiang Wang used a jade spoon to scoop up the shiny crimson round fruit and couldn’t help but ask, "What kind of fruit is this?"
The serving maid laughed and said, "I’ll explain after you finish eating, young master."
Jiang Wang then stopped talking and brought the round fruit into his mouth.
With one bite, his heart was completely still.
What flavor was this?
At that moment, Jiang Wang couldn’t taste anything.
He only felt his spirit bubbling, his mind slightly intoxicated, and a dazzling array of colors before his eyes.
He couldn’t help but laugh, uncontrollable joy.
He wanted to sing a song loudly yet felt it was truly reckless. But if not reckless, how could he relieve such happiness?
The wonderful sensation wandered in his mind for a long time before slowly dissipating.
As clarity gradually returned to Jiang Wang, he finally understood why one must first smell the calming aroma before splitting the Divine Court... Otherwise, his spirit might just leap out of his body!
The maid in charge of serving quietly explained at that moment, "This fruit is made from powdered jade dragon bone, using an entire Divine Court as nourishment, only cultivating these five fruits."
No one at the table spoke; everyone was immersed in that wonderful feeling.
Though the mind was clear now, there remained an almost infinite lingering echo within the heart.
Jiang Wang had never thought that eating could elicit such emotions, but it happened so vividly.
The servers took away the five porcelain plates covered in sauce, as well as the jade bowls and ivory chopsticks, leaving only the exquisitely crafted phoenix-pattern luminous cups.
The maids serving dishes then opened the hidden compartments in the four corner columns.
One boiled a pot of tea, another lit some incense, each placing them on the east and west windowsills.
Before long, a server came up, holding a small brazier in the left hand and a dragon-slaying wine jug in the right.
Approaching closely, first bowing.
Then placed the small brazier in the center of the round table, set the dragon-slaying wine jug on top, gently knocked it, and thus lit the small brazier.
Before long, the liquid in the jug started to gurgle.
Gently bubbling, soothingly, transforming the heart of the listener into one of tranquility.
The scent of wine slowly wafted out afterward.
The wind carried strands of tea fragrance and incense aroma, making the wine fragrance even more transparent.
Everyone remained silent, still silently enjoying the lingering echo of that Divine Court fruit.
Perhaps a quarter of an hour, perhaps half an hour.
The primary serving maid lifted the dragon-slaying wine jug from the brazier, poured a cup of wine for Jiang Wang.
The other serving maids similarly followed suit.
"Please enjoy this cup, young master; this marks the end of today’s banquet," she invited. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
In that lingering joy, Jiang Wang raised the cup and drank it all at once.
The wine seemed to have no flavor.
A notion just formed in his mind that suddenly all the feelings from the banquet came flooding in.
Satisfaction, intoxication, joy...
Jiang Wang vaguely felt he was a dragon fish, swimming upstream against the heavens. After enduring countless hardships, he finally found the Dragon’s Gate, valiantly leaping over it, becoming a True Dragon!
Then entering the Divine Court, enjoying fortune and honor, revered by all.
But suddenly awoke as if from a great dream.
Instantly, everything dispersed like smoke and clouds, clearing the mind and eyes.
There was a sense of melancholy.
The primary serving maid timely explained, "This cup of wine is called Dream Awakening. It is brewed from jade dragon marrow, and only two jugs were made this spring, with this being one of them."
"Truly an awakening from a dream!" Jiang Wang sighed.
This jade dragon, Dragon’s Gate, Divine Court, and Dream Awakening are truly splendid, the ultimate flavor of the world.
Jiang Wang was no stranger to enjoyment; with his current status in Linzi, his living conditions could not be lacking.
Having dined at Chang Le Palace, invited to banquets by Young Master Yan, visiting all the famous restaurants, tasting the finest delicacies, he had practically experienced them all.
Yet today, at Huangliang Platform, just three dishes and a cup of wine were already the most delicious he had ever enjoyed, surpassing everything.
Truly a dream of Huang Liang, a dream lasting a thousand years!
After just one cup of wine, once everyone had finished drinking, the servers quickly removed the small brazier and wine jug. freewebnσvel.cøm
The five maids also took away the empty cups, bowed slightly, and exited downstairs.
Leaving only the five who had enjoyed the banquet, still savoring the gentle breeze from all sides.
Though awakened from the great dream, the lingering echo was infinite.
"Brother Jiang, how was it?" Qu Shunhua asked the host.
"Truly the ultimate flavor of the human world!" Jiang Wang praised endlessly, "Besides seeing Guang Shu, this is the happiest moment of my visit to Chuguo."
He was indeed sincere; today, because of this feast, he had a genuine feeling of "happiness."
Even inspiring some Dao Technique insights, regarding the Tongue Prison in the hell of the five senses...
Without tasting the world’s ultimate flavor, how could one construct a truly convincing Tongue Prison?
Qu Shunhua laughed, "To hear Brother Jiang say this, then this feast has not been in vain!"
This banquet of ascending dragons was truly a dream of ascending dragons; upon awakening from the dream, everyone was different.
Jiang Wang, already renowned throughout the world, awoke somewhat earlier than the others.
Ye Laner beside him exclaimed, "So all the banquets I’ve enjoyed before were in vain?"
Qu Shunhua laughed and said, "Whether it was in vain or not depends on yourself. It’s not acceptable to only eat without doing any work, is it?"
"Fine, I knew you weren’t up to any good; now even enjoying a companion feast comes with a debt!" Ye Laner playfully turned her gaze to her, "Come on, Miss Qu, what orders do you have?"
Qu Shunhua looked at her and only smiled softly, "I’ll instruct you later."
Zuo Guangshu remained silent while Chu Yuzhi sighed with emotion, "Today’s banquet tastes better than before, yet in a daze, it’s hard to say why. I surely benefited from the radiance of Brother Jiang!"
