Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess
Chapter 144: 144: New Year's Banquet

Chapter 144: 144: New Year's Banquet

At the Crowned Regent Hotel.

Everyone from the Xia family had been invited to attend a New Year's banquet of their clan. Of course, this is also the welcoming party of Grandpa Xia, who had come back to life for the Xia Clan, while for special guests from the cultivation world, this is a banquet hosted by the Great Elder of the Starfield Sect. That's why a lot of guests with special connections to the cultivation world had also arrived.

Grandpa Xia and Grandma Hialun were busy accepting their children's and descendants' gifts and greetings as the main hosts. Mama Yue and Papa Yue were greeting the guests at the door and sending them to their tables.

As for the Yue siblings, they had longed hidden at the corner of the grand hall, eating small cakes and even playing with their phones. Regardless of whether they were wearing festive ancient robes on them, the phone on their hands and the sounds of gunshots echoing in the small area brought the reality of the modern era to this table.

They are currently playing PUBG as a squad. Tan Bingyu is playing with them while Taiyang has replenished the snacks on the table multiple times thanks to him eating them empty more than twice. When Su Rukia came over, she heard her little aunt shouting.

"Ah! Dajie, sniper this bastard! He dares to use a knife to kill me. I haven't picked anything yet!!"

"No bullet on the gun. Find Xiao Jia; she is near you!" said Yue Xuexia.

Yue Jixia calmly responded, "I made a pin; come to my direction. I've picked a shotgun. I will kill him for you. By that way, you're an assault; where are you dogs?"

"Ah! Right! I still have my dogs! Hehe~" said Yue Ruxia.

Yue Xuexia, while playing the role of a sniper and is hiding in a hideout, saw her sister's character passing below the building she is on and said, "Keep running! There is another group!"

Su Rukia seeing this similar scene made it seem like they don't care about their grandfather, who has come back to life and is enjoying themselves playing PUBG. She joined their table and waited for their game to be finished.

Yue Ruxia was the first to notice her. "Kia! Wait for a bit; we are about to finish this round. You can join the squad in the next game."

Su Rukia nodded and brought out her phone. She knew that Tan Bingyu only joined the game as they were missing a teammate and were not interested in playing such games. So every time he came over to the group, she would always replace her. After a few minutes, their group won the chicken dinner and happily came out of the current round of games.

Yue Ruxia said, "Come on. Join us, Kia!"

"Um! Are you guys not interested in the Great Grandfather?" asked Su Rukia. For her, Xia Lianyu was her great-grandfather, as he is a generation lower than the Yue siblings.

Yue Jixia said, "Grandpa has been living with us while their mansion isn't built yet. We saw him every day and got used to him."

"Grandpa is actually amazing. He is very powerful and also a rich man! He also loves Grandma a lot!" said Yue Ruxia.

Yue Xuexia commented, "He is just an annoying old man. We will bring you with us to meet him later so you can greet him yourself."

"Is he not... scary? I heard he is supposed to be dead. How come he is suddenly alive?" asked Su Rukia.

Yue Xuexia said, "You are going to sleepover right? We will explain later. Things that involve gramps are a bit complicated."

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Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Grand Hall...

The hotel manager was helping Mama Yue and Papa Yue greet the guests. All of a sudden, he was shocked when he saw the group of senior officials coming over. It's the state leader, Long Juedi, and his father and former state leader, Long Huangdi. There is also Ling Wen, Qu Rouya, Fu Renze, Lu Xingen, and Fu Wangyi, who is the father of Renze. These old men were actually old acquaintances of Great Elder Xia, as he had once represented the Starfield Sect when the treaty between two realms was signed.

Upon seeing these big shots, Executive Manager Zhan almost fainted. He was surprised that they even presented a special invitation for today's event.

"Please pass this one your invitation for checking, seniors!"

He tremblingly accepted their invitations and was even patted on the back by the old general, Lu Xingen.

Old General Lu said, "Calm down, son. No need to be nervous or announce our arrival. We are only here to see an old friend."

Mama Yue asked, "Do seniors know about my father?"

"Oh, aren't you the youngest daughter of Lao Xia? Hello, I am Long Huangdi. The old man is a friend of mine. I even brought him an old wine he would definitely like."

"Father, please hold back a bit. We are here to welcome the new year," said Long Juedi.

Papa Yue recognized Long Juedi, as he always saw him in the news. "Greetings to seniors and the state leader!"

"Haha~ you must be Xiao Xue's father. Your daughter is great. She is very powerful. She had not only cured my old father and woke him from his coma, she also saved Lao Qu and Senior Fu here."

The patients of Yue Xuexia had greeted the parents of the divine doctor with respect. After all, they owe their lives to their daughter and wanted to thank this couple for giving birth to Yue Xuexia, this kind young lady.

State Leader Long said, "Don't be surprised yet! There are more guests to come. Senior Xia has quite a lot of friends. They are also coming over."

After saying this, the Hidden Tan Clan and the three heads of the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall had also arrived on the scene. There is also Lao Tian, who heard about the grandfather of Yue Xuexia and wanted to build a friendly relationship with someone from the cultivation realm. In the end, a special table was added to the main table where these seniors were allocated by generation.

Grandpa Xia and Grandma Hialun were near the special table headed by Long Huangdi, the former state leader. An old cultivator and scholar, Fu Wangyi. Tan Huangyu, the ancestor of the Hidden Tan Clan as well as the two masters of Lin Chiyu.

Following them was the generation of the current state leader, Long Juedi. The cultivator was Ling Wen, Tian Qiuji, from the wealthy Tian Clan. The current Tan Clan Leader is Tan Shenyu. The old general, Lu Xingen. The old scholar and son of cultivator Fu Wangyi, Fu Renze, and another cultivator affiliated with the state, Ling Wen.

These big shots had almost scared the descendants of Xia Lianyu. But after learning that these big shots were all guests of Grandpa Xia, they felt proud of his connections. Each one of them is a person who can only be seen on television if lucky and would never be seen face-to-face like tonight. They were all shocked yet delighted that these people with special standing had arrived at their family's banquet as special guests.

What was even more terrifying was that these big shots seemed to treat the Yue family with a friendly demeanor. They were even more speechless when some of them treated Yue Xuexia as their god-granddaughter. This fact annoyed Grandpa Xia a bit and pouted for quite some time. He didn't expect that his granddaughter would accept this lot as her god grandfathers. No wonder she wasn't that close to him, her real grandfather, as she already has a lot of them outside the clan.

Grandpa Xia said, "Xue'er is this old man's granddaughter. How can you take the opportunity when this old man isn't around to become her god-grandfather!?"

"Come one, Lao Xia. Isn't this good? This lot was enough for your granddaughter to walk sideways inside the country. Hahaha~" said Long Huangdi.

Xia Lianyu pouted, "Not happy. My granddaughter only called me Gramps, and she calls you Grandpa; why is it different? I am the real one!"

His friend and their children laugh at the antics of this old man from the Xia Clan. He is openly showing that he is jealous that they were able to meet his granddaughter before he did and is annoyed by this fact. He is obviously like and proud of his granddaughter. The New Year banquet lasted until the clock struck twelve, and we welcomed the new year together. The hotel had prepared an extravagant fireworks display, which was enjoyed by the young generation and took a lot of good pictures.

After this night, the foundation of the Yue Clan had strengthened. After all, most of those in high society knew the existence of cultivators and the cultivation realm. The fact that the Great Elder of the Starfield Sect is connected to the Yue family but by blood means they will definitely become another hidden cultivation family in the mortal realm, and those rich clans who didn't have this opportunity or connections were envious of this news.

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While the others are welcoming the new year, the letter from the Heavenly Sword Sect had just reached the territory of the Tan Hidden Clan tonight.

At the Mystic Mountain...

A letter was directly transported through special means between cultivation clans. When a letter from the Heavenly Sword Sect had arrived, the elders left in the mountain were stunned by this unusual event. But this letter receiver happens to be the Clan Leader, Tan Shenyu and Clan Princess, Tan Bingyu.

"Elder! Letters from the Heavenly Sword Sect arrived! It was addressed to the Clan Leader and the Princess."

"Both of them left together with their ancestors. Give it to me for safekeeping," said the elder.

The disciple immediately left after passing the letter.

"This is weird. It's been a long time since the clan received a letter from the Cultivation Realm. Even so, I can't open it myself. Better wait for the Ancestor, the clan leader, and the princess to return."

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The same kind of letter was also sent to the Crimson Cloud Auction Hall. Likewise, with the two masters and the young master away, they can only keep the letter until the recipient returns.

What they didn't expect was that these letters possessed important news that would make all those big shots that appeared in the Xia Clan's New Year's banquet to once again gather for the second time and to make preparations for the arrival of those cultivators sent by the Snow Clan from the Cultivation Realm.

The group from the Snow Clan is most likely coming over for a simple investigation as planned. Xue Lengya and send a secret order to Elder Xue Yan to eliminate whoever caused the extermination of the Xue Clan of the mortal realm as well as the death of his cousin, Xue Mengya.