"Yu Lu Xian Qi slightly lowered her head and whispered, 'The Lady of Flowers spoke the truth, I acted impulsively.'"
Yu Yao smiled faintly, "White Cang is naturally charming, but it's obvious that he has some feelings for you. You need to communicate well with each other and avoid acting on impulse."
If Bai Cang truly had no feelings for Yu Lu Xian Ji, who in the entire Six Realms would dare to twist his ear?
Although somewhat annoyed, it was mainly due to losing face in front of friends.
Yu Luo Xian Ji nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you, Goddess of Flowers. I will talk to him properly."
Yu Yao smiled lightly and gently patted Yu Luo Xian Ji's shoulder, "Go in, since you've come, let's all have a good time. It's also a way for me to fulfill my hospitality as the host."
Yu Luo Xian Ji slightly nodded her head, and the two walked into the palace together.
Inside the palace, the aroma of tea lingered, complementing the blooming Yao Tai celestial flowers outside the window, creating a serene and peaceful scene.
Ye Ming held a jade cup in one hand, sipped it lightly, and smiled faintly, looking at Bai Cang who was about to sit down, as well as Yu Luo Xian Ji who followed him in, and laughed with playfulness.
"Bai Cang, Bai Cang, your romantic debts are endless and tangled, even disturbing the tranquility of this Pure Land."
Hearing this, Bai Cang couldn't help but smile wryly, and was about to refute, but saw Yu Luo Xian Ji had cleverly sat beside him. Her eyes still held a hint of disapproval, but they were much softer than before. It was comical that the person who just twisted Bai Cang's ear wasn't her.
Bai Cang turned his head and looked at the woman sitting beside him, who suddenly became obedient and gentle. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yu Luo Xian Ji with suspicion.
The woman's quick change of face was really surprising. What's going on? Or is she again thinking of some sneaky plan to trick me?
Yu Luo Xian Ji noticed Bai Cang's gaze and slightly lifted her chin, giving a light snort: "What are you staring at? I've thought it through. Since the Goddess of Flowers has said we need to communicate properly, I'll let you off this time. But don't think this matter is over."
Bai Cang helplessly shook his head, and lightly shook his folding fan, but didn't argue anymore.
After all, in front of his good friend, he didn't want to continue being persistent about this matter.
Mo Yan watched the interaction between the two, and his mouth slightly curved up in a teasing manner: "Bai Cang, you have been blessed with charm. How can you not be satisfied with such a beautiful and talented woman like Yu Luo Xian Ji?"
Bai Cang glared at Mo Yan, and said, "Don't make fun of me. This is far from being a blessing; it's clearly a trouble."
Yu Yao, seeing the situation, interjected at the right moment, "All right, all right. Today is a rare gathering of everyone. Why should we let old past issues hurt our harmony? How about we have some fun from the mortal world? I've heard there's a kind of popular food in human realm called barbecue."
This is a food method from the modern plane. In the beginning, there was no such thing in the mortal realm of this plane. It was Yu Yao who, while playing in the mortal realm, got hungry and asked the chef at a restaurant to follow the recipe.
The food was delicious and unique, and gradually, barbecue became popular among ordinary people.
Bai Cang, upon hearing this, immediately perked up. He was naturally the type of person who loved to be around and try new things. He quickly clapped his hands in agreement, "What a good idea! Although barbecue sounds new and exciting, we're not used to eating it. Today is the perfect day to enjoy a barbecue feast."
Mo Yan, upon hearing this, raised an eyebrow and took an interest, "While the Demon Realm is not short of delicious delicacies, I've never heard of barbecue before. It does sound intriguing."
"Hahaha, let's make it clear that my Pure Land of Yao Tai doesn't have anyone to serve food. If you want to eat, you'll have to do it yourself."
Ye Ming smiled and stood up, "Let's go, we'll go hunting in the rear mountain first."
Mo Yan and Bai Cang looked at each other and smiled, then both stood up to follow.
Yu Yao smiled faintly, and walked up to hold Yu Luo Xian Ji's hand, "Let the men take care of the rough work. Why don't we go prepare the scene and some fruit wine and water?"
Yu Luo Xian Ji nodded happily, "The Goddess of Flowers is right. The men can take care of the rough work. We can't sit idle either."
The two of them chatted and laughed as they began to busy themselves.
First, they set up the scene and placed several exuding aura vegetables in elegant dishware. They also brought out a lot of Baihua wine.
Of course, there were also other varieties of spirituous potions suitable for men and women respectively.
Yu Luo Xian Ji was helping on the side, occasionally coming up with creative suggestions. The two worked seamlessly together, and they gradually became familiar with each other.
Shortly after, Night Ming, Mo Yan, and Bai Cang returned, carrying various types of prey. There were cloud-like divine deer, jin fish, and also rare birds with colorful plumage.
As the prey arrived, a unique aroma of fireworks filled the sky over Yao Tai, entirely different from its usual quiet and serene atmosphere. It was as if even the air was filled with joyous notes.
"Come on, you can do it yourself if you want to eat. If you don't know how to barbecue, ask me."
Yu Yao joked, pointing her fingers and a small flame appeared out of thin air in the barbecue grill, perfectly igniting the pre-prepared charcoal.
Bai Cang, curious, leaned in and looked at the fresh prey. His eyes shone with excitement, but he didn't know where to start.
Normally, others would prepare the food, and he would just have to eat it. This was the first time he was doing it himself.
"Don't just stand there, let's start working."
Mo Yan walked forward, picked up a cloud-like divine deer, and peeled the skin and removed the bones with ease, performing a fluid movement as if he was conducting an art performance.
Yu Yao laughed watching him, unable to believe that Mo Yan could do such things. She thought this man, like Bai Cang, would only know how to eat.
Ye Ming also had a hand in processing the colorful rare birds.
"What are you waiting for? Go kill the fish. Are you waiting for us women to take care of the rough work?"
Yu Luo Xian Ji put the jin fish in his hand and gave him a stern look, ordering him to go kill the fish.
Bai Cang muttered helplessly, "I, the ruler of the demon realm, have actually fallen to the level of killing fish."
He didn't reach out to take the fish; instead, he waved his folding fan, and the jin fish that was still jumping around stopped moving, much to Yu Luo Xian Ji's surprise.
The fish in his hand made a 'pop' sound as it fell to the ground.
Before Yu Luo Xian Ji could react, Bai Cang flicked his finger a few times towards the fish, slit open its belly and removed all the internal organs and cleaned it thoroughly.
With a wave of his folding fan, the fish bones and scales flew out, leaving only the fish meat. Finally, it landed securely on the barbecue grill, skewered with a bamboo stick.
Yu Luo Xian Ji stared wide-eyed at Bai Cang's series of actions, surprised and said, "You... you're too lazy."
Bai Cang chuckled, slightly lifting his chin and casually shaking his folding fan, saying: "This is called cleverness. Why bother to do it manually when something can be solved with magic?"
Mo Yan gave Bai Cang a glance, though he thought it was a bit cunning, but said nothing.
Ye Ming glanced over there, shook his head with amusement, and then placed the processed game on the barbecue grill to roast.
"Since the ingredients are prepared, let's start roasting. Everyone, keep an eye on the heat and turn them over from time to time."
Everyone began to work together, placing various ingredients on the grating.
With the fire grilling, the fragrance began to spread.
Bai Cang looked at the ingredients on the grill, filled with anticipation.
Bai Cang occasionally used his folding fan to fan the flames, hoping to roast the ingredients faster.
Yu Luo Xian Ji frowned at his actions, "Stop fanning the fire, it's too large and it's burning everything."
Bai Cang hummed, "What's wrong with being slightly charred? It's fine, isn't it?"
The moment he finished speaking, a smell of burning could be smelled.
Bai Cang coughed lightly and stopped fanning the flames.
Yu Luo Xian Ji gave him a disdainful look and said, "What a show-off you are. Look what you've done, ruining good ingredients."
Bai Cang helplessly shrugged, "An oversight, an oversight."
This elicited a burst of laughter from everyone.
"Mo Yan, your barbecue is perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's just perfect. With our friendship being so good, how about this one for me?"
Bai Cang smiled and praised, trying to take away the meat of the cloud-like divine deer that Mo Yan was grilling. However, Mo Yan's quick hand stopped him from taking it.
"Want to eat it yourself, this is mine."
Mo Yan gave Bai Cang a half-smiling glance and picked up the freshly grilled meat of the cloud-like divine deer, blew on it, and took a big bite.
It's not clear if he intended to, as he ate and said, "Zhe zhe, it seems my master's skills are decent. The taste is really nice."
Bai Cang looked disgruntled and said, "How can a demon king be so stingy? It's just a piece of meat."
"A proud ruler of the demon realm, and yet you dare to snatch my grilled meat. Disgraceful."
Mo Yan was enjoying his food, but his eyes were directed at Bai Cang, with a bitter comment in return.
Bai Cang was somewhat disheartened when Mo Yan retorted in this manner.
He hummed lightly, "It's just a piece of meat. I'm not interested anymore. Wait until I roast something better and tease you."
Said and done, he turned his head towards the ingredients on his own grill, ready to start grilling.
A grilled fish stringently smelling delicious was offered to him by Yu Luo Xian Ji, "Here you are."
Bai Cang's eyes lit up, he smiled and reached out to take the jin meat, gazing at her with longing: "Xiaoluo is still the best."
Yu Luo Xian Ji blushed slightly at his call of "Xiaoluo," and gave a light huff, "You're oily-tongued, eating won't shut your mouth."
Bai Cang smiled and took a bite of the jin meat, pretending to widen his eyes in surprise and said, "I never expected Xiaoluo's grilled meat to be so delicious."
Yu Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud at the exaggerated expression on Bai Cang's face.
Ye Ming handed her a string of freshly grilled colorful rare birds, his voice soft, "Yao'er, try some of what I've roasted. How does it taste?"
She smiled and took it, taking a bite and her eyes were full of praise, "Night Ming, your skills are also very good."
Ye Ming's lips curved slightly, and his eyes were full of tenderness and doting.
Mo Yan looked at Ye Ming and Yu Yao, then at Bai Cang and Yu Luo Xian Ji, and suddenly felt the barbecue in his hand didn't taste as good anymore. He felt like he was a single dog.
Although he doesn't lack women and has plenty of those who serve him, none of them have truly caught his heart.
He hummed lightly and said, "You two are really in love. It's so boring for me, the single one."
Bai Cang chuckled, "You say you're a bachelor? You've got thousands of concubines in your demon palace. What kind of beauty don't you have?"
Mo Yan shook his head and spoke with disdain, "They're just toys for entertainment and carnal desires. "
At this moment, Ye Ming divided the remaining grilled colorful rare birds among everyone, "All of you try it. See how my skills are."
The group took the meat, tasted it, and praised it all around.
"Ye Ming's grilled colorful rare birds are indeed delicious. The fire is well-controlled."
The demon king Mo Yan complimented him freely.
Bai Cang nodded, eating with his mouth full of oil, too busy to speak.
Yu Luo Xian Ji laughed and agreed, "Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the taste is very good."
The group continued to enjoy the barbecue, laughter filled the Yao Tai, and everyone was very happy.
Bai Cang looked at Yu Luo Xian Ji with a tender expression, "Xiaoluo, if we have a chance in the future, shall we have a barbecue together?"
Yu Luo Xian Ji slightly stunned, then her cheeks reddened, and she nodded softly.
Yu Yao and Ye Ming looked at each other and smiled, thinking that Bai Cang had probably found true love this time.
However, it remains to be seen if he, this rogue, will really be able to change his ways and heart. Otherwise, Yu Luo Xian Ji might be heartbroken.
As the night fell, Yao Tai lit up with lamps, and the group sat in a circle, enjoying the rare opportunity to be together.
Bai Cang, Ye Ming, and Mo Yan had been drinking heavily with the strongest magic alcohol, becoming drunk and their faces were as red as wine.
Yu Yao and Yu Luo Xian Ji drank the lotus wine, but they were also slightly tipsy, drowsily staring.
Bai Cang, after getting drunk, hugged Yu Luo Xian Ji and mumbled, "Xiaoluo, I like you, but I don't want to marry you. If I married you, how would I ever find another woman to flirt with?"
Yu Luo Xian Ji, upon hearing this, sobered up a bit and her expression turned very ugly.
She forcefully pushed away Bai Cang and stood up, angrily saying, "Bai Cang, you're a jerk. I thought you had some true feelings for me, but I didn't expect you to be so disgusting."
Her eyes were full of disappointment and sorrow.
Bai Cang stumbled from the push, nearly falling over.
He shook his head a few times, seemingly trying to clear his head, and rubbed his temples, which were throbbing.
"What did I just say?"
Yu Luo Xian Ji looked at Bai Cang's confused expression, feeling even more heartbroken. It was as if he had spoken the truth after drinking.
This means that Bai Cang really doesn't want to marry himself.
She, too, has dignity. Since Bai Cang didn't want to marry her, she wouldn't continue to embarrass herself by clinging to him.
She gave Bai Cang a fierce glare, her expression extremely heartbroken, and turned to leave.
Yu Yao rushed up to stop her, comforting her softly, "Don't get angry. Bai Cang was just drunk and spoke the truth by mistake. It can't be taken seriously."
Yu Luo Xian Ji, with red-rimmed eyes, choked and said, "Hua Shennong Goddess, after all, truth comes from the mouth after drinking. This is enough to show that he really doesn't want to marry me. Since he has no heart, why should I force myself? From now on, just treat me as if I've never met him."
At this moment, Ye Ming and Mo Yan, awakened by the commotion a bit from their intoxication, were also unsure how to handle the situation.
After all, this is Bai Cang's personal matter, and they don't want to interfere.
Bai Cang was also very frustrated at the moment. He had no idea what he said after drinking.
But seeing Yu Luo Xian Ji so heartbroken, he could guess at some of it.
He wanted to apologize, but deep down, he really did not want to marry Yu Luo Xian Ji.
It's not that he doesn't like it, but he doesn't want to be tied down.
But the problem does need to be resolved.
He was intoxicated, but he tried his best to stay sober, "Xiaoluo, my love for you is true, but my nature loves freedom. I fear that marriage will tie me down and lose that carefree freedom."
Yu Luo Xian Ji, upon hearing Bai Cang's words, couldn't help but shed tears, "Bai Cang, even if you marry me, I wouldn't tie you down. Wherever you want to play, I can accompany you. Just like Ye Ming and the Hua Shennong Goddess. Isn't that good?"
Bai Cang looked at Yu Luo Xian Ji's tears streaming down her face and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
But he was truly afraid of marriage and had never thought of marrying anyone.
He's not a man who is loyal, either.
In essence, he doesn't love Yu Luo Xian Ji enough.
Yu Luo Xian Ji looked at Bai Cang's silent expression and watched her hopes slowly shatter.
She wiped away her tears, her eyes resolute, "Bai Cang, since you are so indecisive, then it's best to forget it. I Yu Luo Xian Ji am not someone who clings to others. From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other. We will part ways."
After speaking, she turned and then flew up into the sky, disappearing from sight in an instant.
Left Bai Cang standing alone, filled with guilt and helplessness, but with no intention of pursuing her.
Yu Yao watched Yu Luo Xian Ji's departure and sighed gently, "Bai Cang, you really hurt someone's heart this time. I hope you don't regret your decision in the future."
Ye Ming and Mo Yan didn't speak. Love is a complex emotion, difficult to understand.
No matter how much advice others give, it won't do any good. Such matters are something Bai Cang needs to figure out for himself.
Bai Cang looked in the direction of Yu Luo Xian Ji's departure and felt a chaotic mess in his heart.
He didn't know if his decision was correct, but he couldn't easily accept the constraints of marriage.
He sighed and turned back to his seat, picking up a cup of wine and draining it in one go.
At this moment, he was filled with contradictions and agitation, unsure of how to face his own emotions.
Yu Yao wanted to speak up and console Bai Cang, but Ye Ming stopped her, "Love is something he needs to figure out for himself."
She nodded slightly, understanding Ye Ming's meaning, and said nothing more.
The others remained silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.
Bai Cang drank cup after cup of wine, looking downcast and disturbed, and very unhappy.
Mo Yan watched Bai Cang's distraught appearance and shook his head slightly.
He could see that Bai Cang still cared about Yu Luo Xian Ji, but didn't want to be bound by marriage and freedom.
He didn't say anything, looking towards Ye Ming, "Young Ye Ming, Little Goddess, I'll be going first. We'll meet again when we're meant to."
He left that sentence, stood up where he was, and in an instant, his figure disappeared amidst the enveloping black mist.
Bai Cang glanced at the direction where Mo Yan had left and didn't want to stay any longer. "Ye Ming Brother, Little Goddess, we will meet again in the future."
With that said, his body transformed into a demonic wind and disappeared from sight in an instant.
As the others left one by one, the Yuelue Yaotai became quiet.
Yu Yao got up, looking at the mess in the hall, slightly frowning. She waved her hand and the mess disappeared, leaving behind only cleanliness.
"You're also drunk. Go to bed early."
She looked at Ye Ming, whose face was flushed and his eyes were hazy, and helped him up from the chair, softly saying.
"Okay."
Ye Ming nodded slightly, leaning on her hand as they returned to the palace to rest.
He was indeed somewhat drunk today.
The night wind blew over the Yuelue Yaotai, and the Yao Tai flowers swayed gently in the wind, as if telling the story that had just unfolded.
This chapter is a two-in-one!
