Chapter 869 - 484: Perfect Integration (Double - )

Shi Qingjun took small bites of the crystalline and transparent fruit on the table, completely unconcerned by the occasional glance from some girls.

Having eaten their food, being watched a bit was no big deal.

Shi Qingjun had never participated in a girls’ banquet before. For a girl like her, who had recently taken to liking planting flowers, grinding flower pollen, and eating snacks, a banquet at the Flower Moon Building was, in a sense, a downgrade in dimensions.

Therefore, she was unexpectedly fond of the atmosphere here, so much so that she momentarily forgot about Xu Chang’an, who occupied her thoughts.

In Shi Qingjun’s heart, Xu Chang’an had already "warned" her once that cultivation must not be rushed. She had already spent twenty percent of her cultivation to verify this, so... Shi Qingjun believed that what she needed to do now was to leisurely enjoy life like this.

Leaning against the window, light filtered through the sheer curtains, and amidst the tangled desires in the banquet hall, Shi Qingjun contentedly and leisurely picked up a white peach and took a bite.

Fresh, juicy, fragrant, and sweet, though lacking any Spiritual Power.

In the past, even the best Beauty Fruit was valued for its Spiritual Power... Eating purely for taste was unimaginable in the past.

At this moment, the Sect Leader, whose true face had hardly been seen by anyone, even took off her veil, revealing her true appearance to the courtesans in the bustling hall. Of course, ordinary people couldn’t see the true self, especially someone once filled with Dao Rhyme like Shi Qingjun, so even though she exposed her face, the girls at Flower Moon Building could only see a small part of her true appearance.

Yet, even so, it was enough for Shi Qingjun to become the focal point of attention in the hall downstairs with her appearance.

First, she was really beautiful.

Second...

She could eat a lot.

"..."

Watching as Shi Qingjun picked up a fruit knife to peel the fruit, with fruit peels already piled up on the table, the girls around from Flower Moon Building exchanged glances and couldn’t help but swallow.

"She... won’t be overstuffed, right?" a young girl stammered.

It hadn’t been long at all, and Shi Qingjun had already gone through two plates of fruit. Just looking at the large pile of peels on the table in front of her showed how much she had eaten.

"She didn’t just eat fruit; she also had quite a few snacks," someone added.

"Though we girls have a different stomach for snacks and meals, she is... eating too much."

"If she keeps eating, she’ll match the appetite of Ms. Wang from the Inner City..." A woman looked cautiously, adding, "But Ms. Wang’s size is three of hers..."

Someone looked at Shi Qingjun and, feeling a bit sorry, said, "Such a nice-looking girl, but her eating habits... aren’t very refined. Doesn’t she feel embarrassed?"

"She’s here to partake in our feast, so she must be in good spirits."

"True."

A group of girls from Flower Moon Building gathered, whispering about Shi Qingjun, unable to help themselves; it was indeed a bit shocking.

At first, they felt a stranger among them was worth watching, but after realizing Shi Qingjun was only here to eat, their vigilance turned into resignation and speechlessness.

"We can’t let her eat like this any longer," said one woman.

"Indeed... even though I know some girls can have large appetites, if something happens at the banquet from overeating, it would ruin Pingniang’s mood, and we’d all be in trouble."

"Absolutely, absolutely."

The girls nodded in agreement. Then, a girl with a strip of cloth on her face reluctantly tore it off, waving a crisp Jade Token in her hand, proposing, "Why not invite that elder sister to play a couple of card games? With something to pass the time, maybe she won’t eat."

"She looks like a Miss from a good family, and you want to invite her to card games?" a woman looked speechless upon hearing this.

A woman beside her covered her face, "She’s always losing to us and now tries to find an outsider to be the underdog."

"..." The girl with the strip on her face blushed, "Well... that’s what I was thinking."

"I don’t think it’s a bad idea," someone agreed, "After all, leaving her alone doesn’t seem very hospitable. I heard she’s a big guest of Zhou Ni, having spent a lot of silver."

Thanks to Shi Qingjun’s big order, the dried fruit shop of the girl who just redeemed herself managed to overcome a current hurdle.

So, knowing that Shi Qingjun had booked the entire dried fruit shop, the girls here naturally felt grateful and fond towards her.

"Let’s go ask her, maybe she’s interested."

"Indeed."

"We can’t let that elder sister continue eating; it’s too intimidating."

So, just as Shi Qingjun was swallowing her snack, a tall woman walked over, signaling to a maid beside her with a glance.

Understanding the cue, the maid bent down to start cleaning up the fruit peels on the table.

"Dear sister, since you rarely come, we sisters might not have tended to you well enough." The woman coughed lightly, then said, "We need to tidy up here a bit. If you’re free... would you like to play a couple of card games with us?"

"Card games?" Shi Qingjun understood the girl’s intention.

She was just puzzled whether she really ate that much?

She didn’t mind playing something with these girls. After all, she vaguely knew that all the girls here were under Xu Chang’an’s ’protection’ and were also Zhu Tongjun’s daughters.

Tong Jun was her nameless disciple with a physical entity.

"What are card games?" Shi Qingjun asked.

"You’ll understand if you come and see, sister," the woman sensed an opportunity and promptly took Shi Qingjun’s hand, leading her to their table.