Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1035: Chapter 499: Banquet

In the evening, the Jing Family’s Mansion in the New District was unusually lively.

The luxurious mansion, located halfway up the mountain, was now brilliantly lit and dazzling in the gradually darkening night.

In the magnificent hall, delicious dishes were laid out, filling the air with an enticing aroma.

This was to celebrate Li Ye becoming the Ninth Generation Champion.

The Three Branches of the Jing Family spared no expense, adorning the entire mansion in glowing lights, forming a stark contrast with the falling night.

After all, the relationship between the Ninth Generation Champion and the Jing Family was an open secret among the official members.

In the Immortal Palace, Li Ye once crossed the barrier that only the bloodline of the Jing Family could pass, rescuing the besieged Jing Family members.

Many speculated that Li Ye’s mother might be that noblewoman from the Jing Family who eloped with a Scavenger back in the day.

Now that Li Ye has become the Ninth Generation Champion, the Jing Family naturally needed to promote this connection.

Even if Li Ye doesn’t plan to acknowledge his relatives, the Jing blood flowing in his veins is a rare honor for the Jing Family!

Especially for the members of the Three Branches, theoretically, they are more or less related to Li Ye by blood. The issue is just how distant.

And having a blood relative as a champion made them extremely excited and proud.

Of course, the attitude of the other branches was quite complex.

Especially people like Jing Jing, who harbored malice toward Li Ye.

They believed that it was precisely because of his mother Jing Lian’s departure that the Divine Son was never born. The Jing Family lost a powerful trump card, and humanity lost a future King.

They also had extreme contempt for Spiritual Ability Users like Li Ye and Li Yunyan, who had never received family heritage, considering them as waste.

Then… the delightful scene of face-slapping unfolded.

Li Ye grew step by step right under their noses.

When he became a Night Patrol, Jing Jing and others began to value him, thinking if he achieved more honor and status, it wouldn’t be impossible to have him acknowledge his roots.

As he was about to become an Elite Night Patrol, they realized their judgment might be wrong, but they were convinced Li Ye’s achievements would end there and planned to take Li Yunyan to make her the new Divine Blood Mother.

When Li Ye became a Champion Agent, they had a hint of regret but still chose to invest in Ye Han.

When he saved them effortlessly in the Immortal Palace, all they had left was awkwardness and helplessness.

Now, Li Ye has become the champion….

The members of the Three Branches, especially enjoy bringing up Li Ye to smack them hard in the face to the point where they didn’t even dare to attend the banquet.

If only they hadn’t held hostility toward Li Ye from the start, the relationship between the two sides might have been closer.

Back then, Li Ye was just a Third Awakening Spiritual Ability User, still very weak.

If the family had extended a helping hand, it would have been like sending charcoal in the snow.

Now that he’s become the champion, even the Lord of the Valiant Banners from one branch wouldn’t dare to offend him. Trying to make amends now is too late!

If not for the good relationship maintained by Jing Lin and his sibling with Li Ye, this banquet wouldn’t have been possible.

Meanwhile, as the banquet commenced, some official powerhouses and Spiritual Ability Families on good terms with Li Ye also came to attend.

The Ma Family, where Ma Hongyi belonged, the Mo Family, where Mo He belonged, as well as the Hong Family and Huo Family from Lava Mine City, had a good relationship with Li Ye.

Originally, they were planning to gather their elites to head to Ten Thousand Dragon Lake to challenge the Inheritance Land.

But considering Li Ye’s championship, they detoured to No.3 Border City to congratulate the Human Champion.

Jing Lin also invited them, taking the opportunity to exchange ideas.

Of course, Jing Lin unsurprisingly got them to place bets.

So when Li Ye drove over, he sensed the atmosphere around him seemed a bit strange.

“What’s going on, everyone?” Li Ye asked as he got out of the car.

“Nothing, just waiting for you,” Jing Lin greeted him with a smile.

At the same time, everyone saw it.

From the car, the Doll and Cheese stepped out.

The Doll wore a black long dress, draped in a black cloak, her celestial beauty looked more refined and transcendent in the night. The gazes of the crowd made her a bit nervous, hard to imagine that she was a terrifying Empress in other timelines.

Cheese wore a dark red evening gown, wrapped in a tailored cashmere coat, her short hair neat, her face exquisite, making her even more charming.

She seemed to have noticed the thoughts of everyone, and compared to the slightly nervous Doll, she was more composed.

In the middle of them was Li Yunyan.

She wore casual winter attire, holding one girl’s arm each on her side. Her right and left embrace was enviable.

The beauty of the three naturally amazed everyone. However, seeing them descend from the same vehicle without any confrontations disappointed the crowd.

‘Why aren’t they fighting?’

‘Blood flowing in rivers?’

‘Did I place the wrong bet again?’

Some who wanted to watch the show grumbled in their hearts.

When the Little Mad King also appeared at the banquet, the changes in expressions on the Doll and Cheese were noticeable to everyone.

Was it jealousy? Targeting? Or hostility?

This made quite a few people excited.

They thought, “Only Jing Lin could stir things up like this! Surely there’s going to be bloodshed this time?”

In reality, the Little Mad King was just caught in the crossfire.

Her curse caused outsiders not to trust her or doubt her.

This was because she had collaborated and spent some time alone with Li Ye.

Under the influence of the curse, she was misunderstood by many.

The Little Mad King didn’t mind this point, as the curse had caused her to be suspected many times. When she stepped out of the alley, people often doubted her to be in an indecent profession.

Talking to a male colleague once almost made his wife misunderstand.

Even if she explained, no one would believe her. She was already numb to these rumors and indifferent to them.

This once again left the Lezi People disappointed, as nothing happened as usual.

Jing Lin had specially arranged for the three women to sit next to Li Ye, but there was no change whatsoever.

This left Jing Lin, who had been ready to fan the flames, inwardly ranting furiously.

‘That’s odd, how could this be?’

‘Cheese, you’re playing games outside, getting home raided repeatedly, and yet there’s no reaction?’

‘Doll, your most feared opponent is back. Aren’t you worried?’

‘Little Mad King, you’ve spent two months alone with Li, and nothing happened? Show some reaction! Hey!’

‘You guys should start fighting!’

So, Jing Lin planned to use some tricks.

Jing Ji, also known as Jing Lin’s grandfather and the biological grandfather of Li Ye.

This ruler of the Three Branches watched Li Ye from the corner of the hall, feeling somewhat gratified and proud. Perhaps thinking of his daughter, he didn’t make a bold appearance, only raising a glass from afar to Li Ye.

At this moment, Jing Lin approached and said, “Old man, aren’t you going to say something?”

“Me? About what?” Jing Ji looked puzzled. “This is you young people gathering, what am I doing here in the mix.”

“Ahem, I’m saying…” Jing Lin paused. “Your grandson is here with his granddaughter-in-law, aren’t you going to give them a red envelope?”

Jing Ji nodded after some thought, “That’s right, I’ll prepare a big red envelope.”

“Just one?” Jing Lin chuckled. “There should be three!”

Fanning the flames, he’s quite the expert. Today, he must see blood flow like a river!