Chapter 106: Dragon Palace Banquet (Part 3)
When the crab pot and shrimp burger outside the door saw Lu Ren, they bowed respectfully at a 90-degree angle and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Although their attitude was very good, Lu Ren felt like his head was about to explode when he heard this name. He asked helplessly, "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Before Lu Ren told them to stand up, Crab Pot and Shrimp Burger remained bent over and said to Lu Ren, "We are here to invite His Highness to the banquet on the orders of the Dragon King."
When Lu Ren heard this, he felt his eyelids twitching.
After much persuasion, Lu Ren finally got the crab pot and shrimp burger to straighten up before the neighbors saw them. He didn't want his neighbors to think he was some feudal remnant.
Lu Ren knew he couldn't avoid it, so he decided to make the arduous trip, go there and come back quickly, and settle the matter completely during today's trip.
Thinking of this, Lu Ren made up his mind: "Let's go."
He spoke to the crab pot and shrimp burger, then took the lead and stepped out of the house. The mountain ghost and the unicorn cub followed closely after hearing the noise.
But Shan Gui and Qilin Cub were stopped by Crab Pot and Shrimp Burger. The two aquatic creatures emphasized to them expressionlessly that this was a private party.
"No one is invited to attend."
Kirin cub was very angry: "Yangyang is not irrelevant! I am A-Ren's little baby!"
But the crab pot and shrimp burger may be aquatic creatures, so they are naturally immune to the cute attributes of mammals. In short, facing the puffed up unicorn cub, the two can be described as unmoved.
The two aquatic creatures said firmly: "The Dragon King only invited the young prince."
The unicorn cub was very angry, and he intended to pounce on the crab pot and shrimp burger and bite their heads.
The mountain ghost was surprisingly calm. She stopped the impulsive Qilin cub and silently handed the teddy bear that A Bing was living with to Lu Ren.
"Things have to be solved. With Yinglong here, nothing should go wrong." said the mountain ghost.
But then she gently patted the teddy bear in Lu Ren's palm, looked at Lu Ren with a meaningful look, and said, "Just in case."
As a ruin, Ah Bing is chaos itself. Chaos itself has no smell. As long as Ah Bing does not actively expose himself, even the Golden Immortal will not be able to discover his existence. He is simply the best stowaway, very suitable for Lu Ren to secretly take with him for self-defense.
Lu Ren was stunned for a moment, then he took the teddy bear and held it in his hands as if nothing had happened.
When Crab Pot and Shrimp Burger saw that Lu Ren was going to bring his teddy bear to the banquet, they didn't say anything.
After all, there are too many monsters with quirks. Some bloodthirsty ones like to kill ten or eight small monsters to offer sacrifices to the heaven before setting off again. Every year, the Dragon Palace sends hundreds of kilograms of fish, shrimps and crabs out to report news or invite people, and it is considered good if one or two kilograms can be brought back.
I was thankful that the crab pot and shrimp burgers were not turned into a pot of seafood porridge, so I didn't even bother about what Lu Ren should bring to the banquet.
In short, Lu Ren followed the two aquatic animals in a daze.
Lu Ren didn't dress up today.
He was wearing old brown cotton shoes bought from the market, a style commonly seen among the elderly, and not at all fashionable. His pants were a pair of thick grey sweatpants, which were convenient and warm, and were Lu Ren's favorite. He was wearing an old sweatshirt underneath, and a dark green down jacket that he bought online at a discount.
As an aside, Lu Ren recently suspected that the reason why this coat was so cheap was probably because it was not filled with down. In other words, he was cheated.
Lu Ren appeared at the door of a high-end club in such an unkempt appearance, and he even held a teddy bear in his hands.
The crab pot and shrimp burger disappeared the moment Lu Ren walked in. I wonder if they were in a hurry to get off work after completing the mission of bringing Lu Ren here.
This club adopts the neo-Chinese style of decoration. The large French windows provide ample light, and the green bamboos outside the windows are full of elegance. The floor of the hall is made of dark marble, which looks like the blue bricks of ancient times, adding a bit of charm. The most peculiar thing is that this club actually dug a pond in the hall, with koi swimming in the pond and a small stone bridge over the pond, which looks very elegant.
Lu Ren was just shivering in the strong north wind, but after the automatic door of the club opened, the warm wind blowing in his face made him feel a little heavy-headed.
This club doesn't look cheap. When you enter the door, there is someone waiting by the side to take the coats taken off by the guests.
Lu Ren had never received such meticulous service before, so when the waiter at the door extended his hand to him, Lu Ren stood there in a daze, not knowing what he meant.
Fortunately, there was a beautiful woman following Lu Ren, who seemed to be a regular here.
The female guest was wearing an expensive mink coat and holding an Hermès bag. Seeing that Lu Ren did not move, she bypassed him and walked to the waiter first. Perhaps because she disliked Lu Ren standing there stupidly, she frowned and looked at Lu Ren, but said nothing, then took off her mink coat skillfully and handed it to another waiter.
The female guest wore a backless evening gown under her mink, which showed off her perfect body proportions.
Lu Ren followed the local customs and took off his fake down jacket, handing it to the waiter who extended his hand to him. Then he followed the waiter's instructions and walked to the elevator.
The female customer who was left behind had not left yet. She complained to the waiter who took her clothes with some disdain: "Didn't you refuse to accept customers who were not dressed formally before? Are you not picky now? Are you letting people who are dressed so casually in?"
Of course, she said this after she confirmed that Lu Ren had left, so these words did not reach Lu Ren's ears.
Upon hearing this, the waiter gave the female guest a very formal smile and said, "You misunderstood, my guest. Our rules have not changed, but that person is not a guest." The waiter paused, restrained his smile, and then said to the female guest, "That is our new young master."
The light in the room was not bright to begin with, and a cool breeze leaked in through the gap of the automatic door. Combined with the waiter's sudden serious expression, the female guest felt a chill on her back for no reason.
She then shut her mouth obediently and dared not say anything more.
Of course, Lu Ren knew nothing about what was happening behind him, because he had already followed the waiter who was leading him into the elevator.
There were no other customers in the elevator or even in the corridor leading to the elevator . There was only Lu Ren holding a teddy bear and the waiter, who had been silent and smiling mechanically since the beginning. The elevator was so quiet that it made people feel a little creepy.
In order to break the awkward atmosphere, Lu Ren asked the waiter: " Where are we going?"
The waiter reached out for the elevator button, and Lu Ren's eyes couldn't help but follow his hand to the elevator panel.
Lu Ren noticed that there was a white button next to the elevator's key panel with a small fish drawn on it.
"It doesn't look like a floor button." he thought.
The waiter pressed the button of the white fish, and then he said to Lu Ren, "Go to the Crystal Palace." Because the waiter had his back to Lu Ren, Lu Ren could not see the expression on the waiter's face at the moment.
When Lu Renfu heard the place name, he wanted to say that he did not go to informal places. After a while, he realized that the waiter was referring to Dragon Palace Water Palace.
Damn human society, always likes to give these colorful places these heavenly names.
The elevator door slowly closed in front of Lu Ren, leaving only a gap three fingers wide. At this moment, a bony hand stretched out from the gap and stopped the elevator door from closing.
As the elevator door opened again, the owner of the hand walked in.
It’s Yinglong.
Yinglong was casually wearing a black shirt today, with the top two buttons unbuttoned, revealing his faint muscle texture. His long hair was casually scattered, and he was still the same - wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses with a metal glasses chain. He looked like a young and promising young talent.
Ying Long looked unhappy. He glanced inside the elevator and asked Lu Ren, "Why didn't you wait for me at the door?"
Since Yinglong only said that he would accompany Lu Ren to the party and never said that he would wait for him at the door, Lu Ren was a little confused by his question.
"I thought you went first."
Yinglong had no intention of continuing this topic. The moment he entered the elevator, he took a deep look at the waiter standing in front of Lu Ren, and then stood behind Lu Ren silently.
The waiter seemed to be very afraid of Yinglong. When Yinglong walked in, the waiter almost subconsciously dodged and made way for Yinglong.
After everyone was standing still, the waiter reached for the elevator door closing button.
Lu Ren noticed that, although it was very slight, the waiter's hands were shaking constantly.
Lu Ren couldn't help wondering, "Even though Yinglong looks fierce, is it necessary to be so scared?"
The waiter pressed the elevator door close button.
The walls of the elevator began to flicker, turning into streaks of light. Slowly, after a burst of intense light, the light and shadow became stable, and it was as transparent as a piece of freshly cleaned glass. Through the glass, you can see the clear blue sea, and a group of fish swimming past Lu Ren.
In fact, a formation was applied to the elevator, and the small fish button of the elevator was specially designed when the formation was first formed. It was the center of the formation. When the waiter pressed the button, the formation started to work automatically, and transported Lu Ren and others to the bottom of the sea and went straight to the Dragon Palace. Therefore, the scenery outside the window at this moment was not illusory, but the real scenery under the ocean.
The water rippled, the fluttering light and shadows soon stopped, and the elevator stopped.
The elevator door slowly opened, revealing the rich underwater scenery outside.
A magnificent palace appeared before the three of them. The palace was made entirely of fine white jade and was enveloped by a huge bubble filled with air.
Lu Ren walked out of the elevator tentatively and found that he could breathe smoothly when he stood in the bubble.
He looked up at the top of the huge bubble.
The seabed here is not particularly deep, and you can vaguely see the sun rays. The sun rays shine on the bubbles, reflecting colorful colors, and inside the bubbles, colorful corals grow wantonly, which is as gorgeous as a huge fairy tale world.
Although he was forced to come here, Lu Ren, who had never been to an aquarium in his childhood, couldn't help but look around secretly and observe the wonders of the underwater world.
At the same time, Yinglong and the waiter remained in the elevator, and they remained in the same position without moving. Although neither of them spoke, it could be seen that the waiter was shaking uncontrollably.
After a long while, Yinglong asked, "Who asked you to come?"
The waiter still didn't speak.
But not speaking did not prevent Yinglong from understanding the whole story. He said expressionlessly: "Whoever sent you here, go back and tell him that killing Lu Ren means becoming an enemy of the entire Kunlun Realm. If you are not afraid of death, just come."
