Otherworldly Affairs Office

Chapter 1117: Festive Banquet Before the Battle

In various insulated lunch boxes, there are greasy trotters and ribs, which makes Pei Yan drool and his fingers itch for food. Last time when he went home, it was too rushed, and his mom didn’t have time to prepare dishes, so for three days they were basically eating restaurant ordered food. The taste was fine, but it lacked the flavor of home-cooked meals.This time, after knowing that the next batch returning would be Xiaoxia and Zheng Jia Ru, Li Yuhua and the families ordered a bunch of ingredients from the restaurant during this time, prepared this table of sumptuous dishes, and packed them in insulated lunch boxes for Xiaoxia to bring back, just to let their children feel the warmth of home amidst their work.

Smack! Pei Jin slapped his younger brother’s hand that was reaching for the trotters, gave him a glare, and then greeted, "It’s already noon, everyone, this is the hometown cuisine made by me and Xiaoxia, and Old Zheng’s parents. We’ve brought a lot, so everyone, come and have a taste!"

"Yeah, yeah! Everyone, don’t be shy and try my mom’s cooking! Let me tell you, my family used to run a restaurant, and this braised meat, rib trotters are our specialties!" This large table of dishes is obviously more than four people can eat. The family intentionally brought so much just to share it with others. In a job where lives are at risk, colleague relationships become especially crucial as they might save your life in critical moments. The family put a lot of thought into this.

At this moment, Xiaoxia and Zheng Jia Ru also got up and invited colleagues in the room who were shy to come forward. Seeing the four of them so enthusiastic, others also put aside their reserve. Coincidentally, the small kitchen in the courtyard also prepared lunch, so Mei Simiao waved his hand, deciding to have a lunch gathering and merged the two sets of dishes together. With Mei Simiao’s special approval allowing each person to consume up to two bottles of beer, the atmosphere inside reached its peak.

Amidst a chorus of praise for the homemade dishes, Pei Yan spat out the bones remaining in his mouth, bit off the beer bottle cap, took a big gulp, and continued the earlier conversation, "Xiaoxia, you still haven’t said why I absolutely shouldn’t go!"

Xiaoxia leisurely picked fish bones out of the fried fish made by his mother with chopsticks, without lifting his head, jokingly said, "Blame yourself!"

"Blame myself?"

"Yes! Blame yourself for being too famous!" Xiaoxia said, putting the deboned fish meat into his mouth, chewing carefully, swallowed it down before turning his head to look at Pei Yan with a smile, "They got so big that those old guys knew your fame without leaving their doors. These people might disdain this, but they definitely received warnings from their fellows, telling them not to provoke you! Because the several times we went there, these folks repeatedly checked our situation and then changed their face to give us a hard time! Initially, we thought it was us not understanding Daoist Realm customs and did something offensive, but later we figured out privately, these people were looking for you!"

"Hahahahaha!" After Xiaoxia finished speaking, there was loud laughter in the room. Holding the beer bottle, Pei Yan listened and was momentarily stunned, then laughed as well, helplessly saying, "These old foxes! Isn’t it that you and Old Zheng are also Children of Origin? They don’t even take you seriously?"

"Ha ha! Child of Origin!" Zheng Jia Ru sneered, put the half-gnawed trotter back on the plate, picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth and mocked, "There are six Children of Origin in the Human Dao Realm! They don’t care about this! Isn’t Lin Daozi also a Child of Origin, still the leader among the young generation of Daoist Realm! They don’t hesitate to offend anyone, let alone competitors like us, who haven’t even participated in individual matches, in their eyes already categorized into insignificant ranks, damn it, these snobs!"

Seeing Zheng Jia Ru angrily throw the tissue on the table beside him, Yuan Shaoqing chimed in, "That’s indeed a problem. If Pei Yan really appears on the scene, these people might choose to compromise temporarily, looking for chances to trouble us later. Besides, Pei Yan will head to the Spirit Monster Plane and can’t stay here long. If we don’t take this opportunity to teach them a profound lesson, I’m afraid the upcoming work won’t be easy."

"That’s not really a big problem." Hearing this, Pei Yan put down the beer bottle in his hand, stood up and walked to the back of his sister Pei Jin’s chair, resting one hand on the armrest, smiling with a playful look towards everyone. "I’m standing right in front of you, do you see how much I’m like before?"

While speaking, Pei Yan’s voice, along with his appearance and aura, altered. Amidst the praise of the crowd, he transformed into the appearance of Wang Wenze, who had just returned home for rest.

"Wow, this works! Just haven’t seen you in a few days, and you’ve picked up new skills again!" Seeing this scene, Zheng Jia Ru marveled.

Sitting on his chair, Pei Jin looked up at his brother who changed appearance, then understood his meaning and laughed, "Since it’s acting, let’s go all out. Let’s show those old stubborns our abilities. For them not to spot any flaws, I’ll cooperate with you this time." Saying so, Pei Jin’s appearance also changed into Liang Qian’s in the blink of an eye.

In terms of transformation, Pei Jin easily matched Pei Yan. She not only deceived the Child of Origin, Flamel, but also misled the investigation from Blood Race’s Radu. Even Pei Yan, after fully integrating air-type powers, could only find her flaw through slight differences in aura. To outsiders, if not intentionally investigated by experts, exposure is unlikely.

Seeing the perfect disguise of the Pei Family Siblings, this problem is also solved easily. Without delay, Mei Simiao decided immediately after the lunch gathering, to rest for a day and then set off for Heavenly Guardian Pavilion tomorrow!

After the feast, everyone went back to recuperate. The next morning, a well-prepared group, deliberately wore uniforms of the investigation hall ready to depart. As Mei Simiao gave the command, everyone strode out from the side courtyard, heading aggressively towards Heavenly Guardian Pavilion.

Accompanying them was Lin Daozi, leading Embroidered Robe Envoy responsible for the safety of the investigation team. When Lin Daozi saw the team setting off but didn’t see the Pei Family Siblings’ presence among the crowd, he wondered secretly what the investigation hall was planning. Had his conversation with Pei Yan earlier been ignored, choosing to continue tolerating? Or maybe Pei Yan found the matter unworthy of his personal intervention?

While he was puzzled, he saw Wang Wenze in the team, according to his subordinates’ report, this person should’ve returned to the Foundation Plane yesterday, how could he still be in the team? Did he turn back halfway?

Just then, Lin Daozi’s gaze happened to meet with him. This "Wang Wenze" actually winked at him, eyes full of mischievous pride. Seeing this, Lin Daozi had a flash of insight and instantly understood the reason, he couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile. It’s this playing dumb to catch tigers trick, Pei Yan indeed has thoroughly mastered it, now Lin Daozi couldn’t help but worry about the fate awaiting those old stubborns at the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion.