Chapter 2566

Following Xiao Xiao as she continued to move forward, they quickly arrived at an open area.

There were already seven or eight Stone Spirits gathered here, all standing behind a stone plate. Each of these stone plates was as big as a millstone and should have been made by the Stone Spirit Clan themselves and placed here to serve as tables.

Behind the stone tables, there were also stone stools.

Behind the stone table at the very front, the elderly Stone Spirit Elder had already taken his seat and was looking over with a smile.

As Yang Kai and Zhang Ruoxi followed Xiao Xiao all the way through, the Stone Spirits standing on both sides all saluted, which made Yang Kai very embarrassed and could only keep returning the salute with Zhang Ruoxi. Each of these Stone Spirits had lived for an unknown number of years. It could be said that they were older than ninety-nine percent of the people in the current Star Boundary. Of course, Yang Kai couldn’t be rude in front of them.

Below the Elder’s seat, there were two empty stone tables, obviously prepared for Yang Kai and Zhang Ruoxi.

When they got closer, the Elder raised his hand and said, “Please take your seats, two guests！”

Yang Kai apologized and walked to the back of the stone table on the left side of the Elder and sat down. Zhang Ruoxi looked around and could only walk to the other side and sit down quietly.

Xiaoxiao, however, dashed all the way to the very back and squeezed onto a table with a stone spirit. He was still in a very unruly manner, which made that stone spirit raise its hand and knock him, making a thud sound.

He immediately became much more obedient.

When guests come from afar, our stone spirit clan feels extremely honored. We hold a banquet to entertain distinguished guests and we hope the guests will not mind the shabbiness here.” The elder smiled and laughed, and his voice was like a thunderclap, deafening.

Yang Kai stood up and said, The elder is being too polite. It is an honor for this junior to be treated ed by your noble clan. How dare I mind too much.

The elder smiled and nodded, and gestured for Yang Kai to sit down. Then he said, “Our stone spirit clan is born with few clansmen. Everyone here is the only remaining clansmen of our clan. Each person introduce yourself to the distinguished guest so that the distinguished guest will not be confused.

“Yes！” The numerous stone spirits below all responded, and then one by one they stood up and saluted in the direction where Yang Kai was. They introduced themselves and said, “Shi Yi！”

“Shi Er！”

“Shi San！”

……

“Shi Ba！”

Yang Kai looked on in stunned amazement, with his mouth twitching.

The names of these stone spirits are really very convenient. Each one is named after a number. Counting the elder and Xiaoxiao, there are only ten clansmen in total. It is really ridiculously few.

The key point was that such self-introductions didn’t have much significance. Yang Kai looked around and still felt that these fellows were all carved out of the same mold, and he simply couldn’t tell who was who.

Although he couldn’t tell them apart, the necessary etiquette still had to be there. Yang Kai returned the greetings one by one, looking like he had remembered, but in fact, he was completely confused.

After the eight Stone Spirits had all finished their introductions, the Elder then chuckled and said, “Our Stone Spirit Clan is born with no more than ten members. If there are more than ten, there will surely be a disaster. This is also the will of heaven.”

Yang Kai was astonished and said, “Your noble clan has never had more than ten members？”

The Elder nodded and said, “That’s right！”

Yang Kai suddenly understood in his heart. No wonder that although he had obtained the embryos of two Stone Spirits back then, in the end, only Little One hatched. The other one was really a last resort. He refined it into a Dharma Body, and only then did it survive.

He had thought it was bad luck, but now it seemed that it wasn’t a problem with his cultivation at that time, but rather the will of fate.

He didn’t know what kind of reaction this group of Stone Spirits would have if he released the Dharma Body.

The Elder then said, “Although the number of clan members is small, we also have no desire to compete with the world. We have just managed to survive until now. I’m afraid it makes the guest laugh.”

Yang Kai quickly waved his hand.

“Let’s not talk too much nonsense. The dinner will start now.” The Elder chuckled and said loudly, “The place is simple and there is nothing much to entertain. We can only offer some spiritual fruits and spiritual wine. I hope the guest won’t mind.”

“Dare not, dare not！” Yang Kai replied, but there was a hint of suspicion on his face.

Because although the elder said he would offer some spiritual fruits and spiritual wine, he didn’t see anything at all. Moreover, all ten members of the Stone Spirit Clan were here. Who would serve the wine and the fruit plate？ Turning his head to look, he saw that the other nine Stone Spirits, including Xiao Xiao, were all sitting still in their original positions, not moving at all. Instead, their pairs of eyes were all looking towards the depths of the jungle full of anticipation, with expressions of eagerness on their faces.

What the hell is going on？ Yang Kai was full of doubts in his heart, but could only wait and see what would happen.

“Pa pa！” Suddenly, the elder clapped his hands twice, as if summoning something.

In an instant, the light of the surrounding trees shone brightly, and colorful rays of light bloomed from the depths of the jungle. The ribbons lingering between the treetops and the bushes also came alive all of a sudden.

In the hazy light, it seemed that there were petite figures flying in the air. Each of them stepped on the floating ribbons, and a strange halo was emitted from their bodies, as if they were immortals coming down to earth. The scene was extremely beautiful.

Yang Kai’s eyes widened all of a sudden. What he saw was that there were suddenly petite figures about the length of his arm. These little people don’t seem to be made of flesh and blood. Their bodies were brilliant and each of them was exquisite and translucent, as if carved from jade.

The forest suddenly became lively, and hundreds of such small figures poured out from all directions. These small figures were both male and female. The males had delicate and handsome faces, and the females had outstanding looks and remarkable beauty. They wore short skirts, with their delicate arms and calves exposed, and their skin was as white as snow.

Each of these small figures held something in their hands and flew to each stone table one by one, putting down the things in their hands in turn.

Soon, each stone table was filled with stone cups, wine jars, and baskets of fragrant spirit fruits. Those small baskets should also be woven with vines and were extremely refined. Each small basket was filled with some different kinds of spirit fruits, which had already been washed clean and could be tasted at will.

Yang Kai and Ruo Xi had never seen such creatures before, and they both stared without blinking, extremely surprised.

A female small figure flew in front of Yang Kai, put down the small basket on her arm, looked up, and saw Yang Kai staring at her with wide eyes. Suddenly, her cheeks turned red, and she covered her face and retreated, looking extremely shy. Yang Kai felt rather embarrassed and felt that he had scared the other person.

Over there, Zhang Ruoxi actually stretched out a finger and poked at the face of a female small figure. Unexpectedly, the female small figure reached out and slapped away her finger, pouted her mouth, and walked away angrily.

Ruo Xi couldn’t help but stick out her fragrant tongue, but her beautiful eyes kept staring at those little people without blinking.

The petite and beautiful little people naturally aroused her great interest, and she secretly thought that if she could bring a few back to raise, it would be great.

“Elder, this is…” Yang Kai finally came back to his senses and turned his head to look at the Elder Shi Ling.

The elder chuckled and said, “These are the Wood Spirit Clan. They live and grow together with our Stone Spirit Clan and are our Stone Spirit Clan’s most solid and reliable allies！” Pausing for a moment, he then continued, “Our Stone Spirit Clan has many things to rely on them for, and the Wood Spirit Clan is not good at fighting. It is difficult for them to survive in this ancient land and they need the protection of our clan. So we can be regarded as helping each other.”

Yang Kai suddenly understood and nodded, saying, “So that’s how it is.”

These little people really don’t seem to be good at fighting. I’m afraid that any random beast can bite a large number of them to death. The ancient land is dangerous. To survive and continue to exist, they can only rely on the strong.

The Stone Spirit Clan is undoubtedly the object they rely on.

This trip to the ancient land has really been an eye-opener for him. Not only did he see many of his own small people but he also saw this magical Wood Spirit Clan. Ordinary people probably don’t even know the existence of these two races.

While they were talking, a female dwarf who looked a bit different from the other Wood Spirits flew over. This female dwarf was undoubtedly dressed more magnificently, and her temperament was also more noble and pure. There was actually a layer of pale light covering on her exquisite face, making her look extremely sacred and inviolable. She also wore a laurel crown on her head.

The elder said, “This is MuNa, the clan of the Wood Spirit clan.”

Yang Kai hurriedly stood up and said, “Yang Kai greets Senior Mu！”

Although this Wood Spirit patriarch was only as long as his arm and was unduly petite, since she was the patriarch of a clan she was naturally an existence that had lived for who knows how many years. It was only natural to call her Senior.

Mu Na smiled gently and raised her hand, saying, “Since you are a guest of the Stone Spirit clan, you are also a guest of my Wood Spirit clan. When you come here, consider it your own home and don’t be overly polite.”

The elder smiled and said, “Ordinarily, it’s difficult to eat the Spirit fruit and drink the spirit wine of the Wood Spirit clan. But today we can be considered to be the honor of the guest and can have a feast for our appetites.

Mu Na pursed her lips and smiled, saying, “Elder, don’t tell lies with your eyes open. When have the Spirit fruit planted and the spirit wine brewed by my Wood Spirit clan ever been short for you?”

Upon hearing this, a group of Stone Spirits hehe dry laughed. Youdaoplaceholder1 they had not less gotten food and drink from the Wood Spirit clan usually.

Yang Kai could tell that the relationship between these two races was not as simple as mere dependence and protection. Their relationship should be extremely good. Otherwise, the conversation between the elder and the leader of the Wood Spirits would not be so casual.

The elder raised his hand and said, “Now that the distinguished guest has arrived and the good appointment is fulfilled as scheduled, we should get drunk!

Immediately, a group of Stone Spirits beneath let out a series of howls like ghosts and wolves, pounding on the stone tables loudly, as if they were about to go out to kill people. Yang Kai was shocked and frightened, and he didn’t know how such a group of violent elements could coexist peacefully with the Wood Spirits.

Even Xiao Xiao was acting up there, extremely excited.

Immediately, more than a dozen female Wood Spirits flew out and came to each table. Huffing and puffing, they picked up the wine jars and were about to fill the stone cups of each person.

The female Wood Spirit who came to serve Yang Kai seemed to be the one who was stared at by Yang Kai just now and then flew away with a blushing face. Looking at her struggling to hold the wine jar, Yang Kai couldn’t bear it and quickly said, “I can do it myself. Don’t bother.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the female Wood Spirit couldn’t help but turn her head and look at him. Her eyes immediately turned red, and tears were swirling in her eyes. She was really pitiful.

Yang Kai was extremely embarrassed and didn’t know what he had said wrong. He quickly cast a look for help at the elder.

The elder chuckled and said, “Although the Wood Spirits are extremely exclusive, if anyone can become their guest, they can experience their hospitable side. Serving wine to guests is the most basic etiquette. If a guest refuses, it means that they have not done well enough and will be excluded by the whole clan later.”

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