Chapter 1626 Victory Celebration Banquet!

This world.

Storm Star Region.

Palu star belt.

On a certain liberated, cultivated planet.

Inside the not-so-spacious shed, there were seven or eight simple wooden tables.

People of various shapes and sizes sat around the table, their faces beaming with restrained smiles.

There was a lot of food on the round table in front of them.

There are dishes made from golden barley, thick soup made from giant frog stew, assorted platters of various fruits and vegetables, and a variety of delicious foods skewered on wooden sticks, waiting to be cooked.

This was a rare celebration banquet.

It was a celebration banquet spearheaded by the great chosen one, Xu Xiao, and unanimously approved by all the people of Paru.

It's not just to celebrate the complete liberation of yet another agricultural planet.

It was also to celebrate the successful progress of the liberation process of the entire Palu Star Belt.

Just like the words Xu Xiao used to incite the people of Palu—

Those slave owners who ruled them for hundreds of years were not as powerful as they imagined.

Even with high levels, strong talents, and various weapons, equipment, items, and potions unheard of by the people of Palu,

But as long as the people of Palu are united, they can overcome all difficulties and obstacles!

"Squad leader, almost everyone's here, we can start now." Ma Han stepped into the shed with light steps and called out happily to Xu Xiao.

However, before the woman could respond,

A childish voice came from the corner first:

"Uncle, I want to eat at that table over there. There's meat on the wooden skewers there!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short, thin little Palu pigman under Palu pigman Oink, tugging at his trouser leg and pleading.

Oink's face flushed slightly, a hint of disappointment in his expression, and he reprimanded in a low voice:

"You silly child! You can still eat meat while sitting on your uncle's lap."

"Uncle will give you all the meat later, okay?"

Little Palu Pigman, however, persisted, still acting like a child:

"No, no, I want to sit at the same table as Sister Xu Xiao, not with Uncle."

"And the meat on Sister Xu Xiao's table is bigger and looks even more delicious!"

"Go away, go away! If you keep fooling around, I'm going to spank you!" Oink deliberately put on a stern face and threatened, trying to pull the little Palu pigman behind him to prevent him from going to Xu Xiao's table.

But to everyone's surprise, Xu Xiao came right over, squatted down next to the little Palu pigman, and said softly with a smile:

"Since Xiao Xuan wants to sit next to me, then come over here."

"Anyway, we're already very familiar with each other, we're good friends, right?"

Little Palu Pigman glanced shyly at Xu Xiao, nodding his little head repeatedly.

Xu Xiao grabbed the little Palu pigman's hand and led him toward his own table.

"Uh, this...this isn't good..." Oink looked at his seat, then at Xiao Xuan, the little pig-man who was gradually walking away and still making faces at him.

His already uneasy expression became even more uneasy.

However, the Paruma man, Mainil, spoke up with a smile:

"If Lord Xu Xiao doesn't mind, you shouldn't worry about it."

"Let your nephew absorb some of the Chosen One's aura; who knows, he might become a great figure someday!"

“I was worried about causing trouble for Lord Xu Xiao…” Oink took two steps forward, but he couldn’t get through the crowded Palu crowd like Xu Xiao did.

Everyone was trying to stop him in a good-natured way, their faces beaming with happy smiles.

"Don't worry, Oink, I'll take good care of your nephew. I guarantee he'll eat his fill today and won't cause any trouble for Lord Xu Xiao!"

"Exactly, just stay at your table and eat, hahaha!"

"Haven't you always wanted to try the slave owner's Jade Beam Wine? Today is a rare opportunity!"

Words, some well-intentioned and some teasing, came from all directions, eventually managing to persuade the awkward Oink to return to his seat.

As soon as Xiao Xuan, the little pigman, sat down, he couldn't wait to grab a golden-patterned rice ball from the table and stuff it into his mouth.

The rising steam made him blink rapidly, and the scalding grains of rice made him frown.

But Xiao Xuan didn't stop what she was doing. She just blew on the rice ball in her hand in a few seconds to cool it down quickly.

Seeing this, Oink, who was not far away, couldn't help but whisper another word:

"You're such a terrible child!"

"Hey, he's just a kid, let him be." Xu Xiao said with a smile to Oink while gently catching the rice ball that was about to fall from Xiao Xuan's head.

"Eat slowly, be careful it's hot."

"Okay, Sister Xu Xiao, these golden wheat rice balls are so delicious, I feel like they're going to make me faint from the aroma!"

Little Palu Pigman held a rice ball and grinned foolishly.

His face, covered in rice grains, was full of happiness and contentment.

"Didn't we just eat it yesterday? I think you're just craving it!" Oink glanced at Xu Xiao in a flustered manner and quickly shouted.

"Who said that? We clearly ate yams yesterday!" Xiao Xuan didn't understand the meaning behind his uncle's words, but simply replied truthfully.

Xu Xiao's smile froze for a moment, and a hint of heaviness gradually appeared in her joyful eyes.

She didn't continue on that topic, but instead stood up and announced to everyone in the shed:

"The celebration banquet begins now, everyone, let's start eating! Eat and drink to our hearts' content!"

However, inside the shed, apart from Little Xuan, the little Palu pigman, who was stuffing something into his mouth, the other Palu people all tacitly placed their hands on their laps, showing no intention of eating.

"What? Why aren't you eating?"

Xu Xiao was somewhat surprised and subconsciously asked a question.

But the Palu people just smiled, their awkwardness tinged with a hint of tension.

"Everyone probably wants to wait for you to start eating first," Ma Han quietly reminded him from the side.

Xu Xiao then realized what was happening, quickly picked up a golden-patterned wheat rice ball, and took a small bite.

Seeing this, the people of Palu began to take action.

But they were still quite reserved while eating, not completely relaxed.

Xu Xiao saw this and felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

But now that it was time to celebrate, he couldn't show off, so he could only make an excuse that he needed to go to the shed next door to see the others, and then he left his seat.

Once outside, she used her mental energy to briefly check the situation inside the shed and found that the Palu people were finally no longer reserved and were eating freely. The woman finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the heaviness in his eyes did not lessen in the slightest.

Many Palu people attended the celebration banquet, and seats were also set up in other shacks.

Just as he had said, Xu Xiao held half of a golden-patterned wheat rice ball and began his 'inspection'.

Wherever she went, the people of Palu rose to greet her, their words and actions revealing their reverence for the woman.

Xu Xiao's face was beaming with smiles, her expression gentle and graceful.

But each time she moved from one shed to the next, the light in her eyes grew even heavier.

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