Chapter 2350 - 2348: Dinner Gathering (First Update)

Chapter 2350: Chapter 2348: Dinner Gathering (First Update)

"Brother, please go ahead; I wouldn’t dare decline! Alright, let’s go and have a gathering at your place." Zhang Xiaohao laughed aloud.

"That’s wonderful. Wife, along with Yueliu and Yueya, go and prepare a dozen dishes. Let Xiaoshi take care of Feng and Yun. Today, we won’t return until Brother Zhang and I are thoroughly drunk!" The brother instructed with a smile.

"Okay." Sister-in-law Zhu and the Qian family sisters responded with a single word and quickly headed towards the courtyard.

"Brother Zhang, let’s head over!" The brother beckoned, smiling.

"Okay." Zhang Xiaohao responded with a smile.

"Let’s go!" Zhang Xiaohao called out with a smile.

Accompanied by Hongyi, Xiong Wang, and his five women, they headed towards the Zhu family’s courtyard.

Once in the courtyard, they settled inside the main house.

The room was a bit cold, with no stones or warming formations.

"Xiao Xiong, set up a formation here at the center of this small courtyard to make the flowers bloom all year round." Zhang Xiaohao instructed with a smile.

"Yes, sir." Xiong Wang replied with a smile.

The group sat around the oversized table at the Zhu family’s place. Zhang Xiaohao flipped his right hand, producing some barbecue, Beijing roast duck, and other gourmet foods, as well as drinks, red wine, and white wine, placing them on the table.

Hongyi also took out ten jars of premium wine from the Phoenix Clan from her storage bag at her waist, placing them one by one on the table.

Suddenly, the table was filled to the brim, a rich, fragrant aroma wafting from the table, spreading out to the surroundings.

"Ah! Brother Zhang, what is this? I promised you a treat at my home, and yet you went to such lengths!" The brother said.

"I made this myself; you couldn’t buy it outside for any amount of money." Zhang Xiaohao replied with a smile.

"Wow! You’ve really gone all out, Brother." The brother said.

A short time later.

A heat wave rose from within the room.

"Ah! Uncle Zhang, did you set up a warming formation in the courtyard?" Zhu Xiaoshi asked in surprise.

He’s now started practicing immortality; his Spirit Root is triple-rooted, neither good nor bad, yet in just three years he broke through to the Golden Core Early Stage, which is astonishing.

Zhang Xiaohao looked at him with amusement, glimpsing his cultivation level, his lips curling into a knowing smile.

He had already guessed the reason for his rapid advancement, probably related to himself.

Over the past three years, although Zhang Xiaohao was comprehending the great Tao of heaven and earth, improving his mindset and emerging from the cocoon as a butterfly, the three Supreme Laws in his sea of consciousness had never stopped, constantly operating. If the Heavenly Eye Divine Power were used to scan, it’s apparent that the spiritual energy density here is more than a hundredfold that of the outside world. Plus, sitting beside these three Supreme Laws in constant cultivation solved any cultivation problems naturally, meeting no bottleneck.

Also, when Zhang Xiaohao presented his gift, it included a set of top-grade cultivation techniques—not one of the top ten techniques in the Spirit Realm, but cultivated by a Great Mahayana Extreme Realm ancestor. Its power compared to the Spirit Realm’s top ten techniques is no less, adding to the scene before them.

As for the brother and sister-in-law Zhu, although they hadn’t cultivated, under such an immense influx of nature’s spiritual energy over time, they’d unknowingly broken through to the Qi Cultivation Peak and could establish their Foundation anytime now.

"Yes." Zhang Xiaohao nodded with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, you’ve gone all out again! It makes us feel uneasy!" The brother said with a wry smile.

"Money is just an external asset, not something to worry about." Zhang Xiaohao said with a smile.

"Brother, have a cigarette!" Zhang Xiaohao offered a panda cigarette, tossing one to Xiong Wang and Zhu Xiaoshi, then lit one for himself, with Hongyi lighting it up for him with her two fingers.

"How enjoyable!" Zhang Xiaohao murmured, squinting his eyes as he exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Brother Zhang, what is this?" The brother asked curiously.

"Brother, this is a cigarette! It’s Master’s exclusive possession; there’s just one in the True Spirit Realm, exclusively for men! I’m telling you, no ordinary person has ever seen such a treasure!" Xiong Wang boasted.

With the massage of numbers one, two, three, four, and five sisters, Xiong Wang squinted his eyes, enjoying his panda cigarette, puffing out smoke consecutively in relaxed leisure.

"Is that so? In that case, I have to try it." The brother said with a smile.

Zhu Xiaoshi hurriedly lit it for him, mimicking Zhang Xiaohao’s style, sparking his father’s cigarette.

He wanted to smoke himself, yet was holding two children in his arms.

"Cough! Cough! It’s so choking!" The brother started coughing violently after inhaling two puffs.

"Haha! Brother, you need to smoke more slowly; rushing it isn’t good." Zhang Xiaohao said with a laugh.

Mimicking Zhang Xiaohao’s technique, the brother soon mastered the art of smoking, starting to puff clouds effortlessly.

About half an hour later.

Twenty or so delicious dishes were brought in from the kitchen, rearranged on a table.

"Let’s all sit down to eat; there’s no outsider here." Seeing Sister-in-law Zhu and the two others about to leave, Zhang Xiaohao invited warmly.

"Okay." The three women nodded in agreement.

The group then began eating and drinking collectively.

"Excellent wine! Spicy enough! Full of flavor! This is what real men should drink!" The brother praised.

Sister-in-law Zhu and the other women sipped on drinks and red wine. Their delighted expressions showed clearly that they’d been won over by the drinks, wine, and delicious food.

"By the way, Brother Zhang, are you planning to leave?" The brother suddenly asked.

"Brother, how did you think to ask that?" Zhang Xiaohao replied.

"A man’s intuition!" The brother replied with a mysterious air.

"Yes, soon, probably within a year or two." Zhang Xiaohao admitted with a smile.

"I knew it. Come! Let’s drink, brother; today we won’t go home until we’re thoroughly drunk." The brother said with a cheerful smile.

He then began to enthusiastically invite Zhang Xiaohao and Xiong Wang to drink heartily.

No matter how good the wine or how much the food, it can only satisfy for so long.

After nightfall.

Zhang Xiaohao set down his chopsticks, smiled at them.

"Brother, we’re heading back." Zhang Xiaohao said.

"Take care, Brother Zhang!" The brother said with a hint of intoxication.

"Yes." Zhang Xiaohao nodded.

The Zhu family escorted Zhang Xiaohao to the gate, then returned inside.

Back at his courtyard, Xiong Wang and the sisters returned to their rooms.

Zhang Xiaohao stood in his bedroom, gazing at the falling snow outside. He took out a panda cigarette, lit it with a flick of his fingers, a flame appearing to light it up, squinting his eyes, exhaling a puff of smoke.

"Master." Hongyi called softly from behind, hugging Zhang Xiaohao after completing the bed arrangements.