nycdaug Chapter 315 Hongmen Banquet
Chapter 315 Hongmen Banquet
Mo Ran spoke only after Nuka left.
"Jiaojiao, you are too impulsive. We don't know their purpose yet..."
He Jiaojiao smiled. She naturally knew that this was a Hongmen Feast. "But if we keep hiding, we'll never know. It's better to face the opponent directly, right?"
Seeing that Mo Ran didn't reply, He Jiaojiao continued, "If it were any of you, facing something like this, would you choose to escape? I believe that you are all warriors and would definitely not choose to escape."
"Although I'm a female, I'm not weak, so I also want to see what they want."
He Jiaojiao had to do all the talking alone. Mo Ran and the others lowered their heads helplessly. They could only take things one step at a time. If there was really danger, they would just let Xing Ci take Jiaojiao away.
Soon, the outside became lively, and people began to gather towards the square that Nuka mentioned.
"Jiaojiao, are you okay?"
Xing Ci felt a little helpless and didn't understand why He Jiaojiao insisted on changing into a fur skirt, as the previous one was already pretty enough.
"All right!"
He Jiaojiao responded, and Xing Ci raised his eyes, just in time to meet He Jiaojiao's gaze as she walked out.
In just a moment, it seemed as if the world had lost its color.
"looks good?"
He Jiaojiao turned around and asked.
But Xing Ci's expression changed immediately. He looked at He Jiaojiao with a stern face and a suspicious look, then moved closer and said, "Jiaojiao, if you were dressed like this, I would have thought you were going to pick a new partner."
He Jiaojiao was stunned. She just thought that since there were so many people around, she would dress up a little, but she didn't expect Xing Ci to have such an idea.
"How is that possible?" He Jiaojiao waved her hands hastily. "You two are enough for me. I won't look for a new partner. Really!"
He Jiaojiao was almost about to swear to the Beast God, but Xing Ci obviously still didn't believe it.
"Come and see!"
In order to make Jiaojiao sure that he was not lying, Xingci called everyone over.
Everyone was stunned at first sight. He Jiaojiao's fiery red fur dress made her already fair skin appear even more delicate. Her originally loose black hair was now braided into a few small braids, making her look playful and adorable.
"I told Jiaojiao that she looked like she was going to pick a new partner, but Jiaojiao insisted that she wasn't..."
Xing Ci folded his arms over his chest, looking angry.
"I really......"
He Jiaojiao wanted to explain, but she saw her friends all had the same expression as Xing Ci...
Well, she was in vain!
"Then I'll go change it now!"
He Jiaojiao turned around dejectedly and prepared to go in and change into an ordinary animal skin skirt, but as soon as she turned around, someone grabbed her hand.
"I think it's good for Jiaojiao to be like this!"
He Jiaojiao turned back with joy, meeting Zhutian's eyes. Zhutian had never been the type to stand out or excel, and therefore was the most easily overlooked of all his partners. Yet, even this low-key person was now gazing at her with fervent eyes.
"The prettier Jiaojiao dresses, the more powerful we are, isn't it?"
The companions didn't say anything, but their expressions showed that they were already thinking about Zhutian's words.
"Besides, don't you have the confidence to beat those brainless men out there? Are you that worried that Jiaojiao will be snatched away?"
"If you don't have this much confidence, then I think Jiaojiao should dress like this and find a better male partner. Instead of not being able to wear your favorite fur skirt just to consider your partner's feelings."
After hearing these words, He Jiaojiao was almost moved to tears.
"Let's go!"
Zhutian held He Jiaojiao's hand tightly and pulled her out.
"Let the people of the Lion King Tribe see how beautiful our Jiaojiao is. She will definitely dazzle them!"
He Jiaojiao was successfully amused by Zhutian's words and burst out laughing, but she still looked back at the other partners with some worry.
"Let's go then!"
Xing Ci raised his head and said, "I want to show these guys how beautiful my mistress is!"
Everyone followed, with their heads held high and full of fighting spirit. I almost thought they were going to have a fight!
However, He Jiaojiao really feels happy with this feeling.
The group finally arrived at the square in a mighty procession. After looking around, they didn't see the Lion King, but Nuka was running towards them, panting.
"Female He Jiaojiao, the seat assigned to you is over here."
Following Nuka, He Jiaojiao saw the seat closest to the bonfire in the center of the square.
He Jiaojiao frowned. Although she didn't mind being watched by everyone, she also didn't want to be treated like a monkey and put there for people to watch. So she looked around and pointed to an empty seat a little to the side. "Can we sit over there?"
Nuka was a little hesitant, but was afraid that He Jiaojiao would be unhappy, so he quickly led the person over.
Not long after we sat down, a number of young men appeared in the center of the square. They each took a small drum-like object and beat it, then began to dance around the bonfire.
He Jiaojiao was not very interested in this simple dance move. She only looked up occasionally, and the rest of the time her attention was on the food in front of her.
It has to be said that the food in the Lion King Tribe is much richer than that outside. There are several things she has never eaten since she came to the Beast World.
"Jiaojiao likes to eat this?"
Zi Yi looked at He Jiaojiao gnawing on a chicken claw with some confusion. In his eyes, this kind of thing had little meat and was not filling, so there was no point in eating it.
"Hmm, I think this is a great snack!"
He Jiaojiao nodded, and Ziyi immediately looked at Chi Yan. The two hit it off and decided immediately that after the party was over, they would go out to catch pheasants and then make a plate of such snacks for Jiaojiao.
"what is this?"
He Jiaojiao picked up the cup beside her and took a look. There was bright red water in it. She leaned in and smelled it. It seemed to be juice squeezed from some fruit.
"I just tasted it, it must be pomegranate juice!"
Pomegranate?
He Jiaojiao remembered that she had never seen a pomegranate in all the time she had been in the Beast World!
"Jiaojiao likes to eat pomegranates?" Mo Ran asked in a low voice with his head down.
He Jiaojiao nodded. She really liked eating pomegranates.
"Okay, I'll go get some later and put them in my space to eat slowly."
Of course, He Jiaojiao didn't know at this moment that what Mo Ran meant by "exchanging some" was actually two whole baskets...
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, this so-called welcome party was almost half over. He Jiaojiao felt it was really boring, so a bunch of people ran outside to eat and drink, and those who knew each other gathered together to chat. There was nothing special.
Just when she was thinking about whether to go back first, the drumbeats suddenly stopped.
He Jiaojiao looked up and saw the Lion King coming out. But for some reason, she always felt that the Lion King was planning some big move.