The moment he thought about possibly clashing with the Liang family of Haishi City, he regretted it deeply. He regretted forcing Old Nine to come back. He immediately stared closely at Liang Ban’s reaction.
The others were also stunned by this sentence. Previously, they thought this big guy had left because he could not stand the provocation. It turned out that going out deliberately was a mocking gesture, implying that what someone spewed from their mouth was too dirty. It was truly cursing without using dirty words.
Lian Yu was speechless for a moment. Similar to the others’ reactions, she quickly looked at Liang Ban.
Liang Ban’s face instantly darkened. He snapped his folding fan shut, and his whole body shot up, instantly ready to unleash a storm.
Swish! Yu Qing reacted extremely fast. At the exact moment Liang Ban stood up abruptly, the sword in his hand also unsheathed. Cold light flickered as he stared coldly at Liang Ban. His expression was grim, and the killing intent in his eyes was boiling. Although he did not say a single word, the meaning was very clear, explicitly warning Liang Ban, just try making a move!
He was the first person in the entire venue to draw his sword, and the only one.
Although he also felt Old Nine’s reaction was a bit ridiculous, he could not let anyone make a move against Old Nine. Even if he knew he might not get a good outcome here, or even might lose his life, he would not sit idly by and let others attack Old Nine.
Money, life, and the purpose of this trip, all of these were thrown to the back of his mind at this moment.
Fortunately, Lian Yu also reacted quickly. She immediately reached out and made a dissuading gesture towards Liang Ban. However, that sound of the sword still startled everyone into looking. They looked at Yu Qing, who held his sword and stared coldly at Liang Ban. They could all see that this young man had already aroused killing intent!
Many people present were quite surprised. How dare he draw a sword in Shixin Residence? Did he not know the relationship between the proprietress here and Nie Rifu, or what?
They probably did not know Liang Ban’s background either. Otherwise, how could he have such audacity?
A group of sect leaders began to guess what exactly the origins of Yu Qing and Mu Aotie were.
A banquet had not even started with anyone touching their chopsticks, yet it had become so tense. The other guests did not know whether they came to attend the banquet or to watch the spectacle.
Mu Aotie slowly raised his hand, and his hand also rested lightly on his sword hilt, staring dead at Liang Ban as well.
Although he slightly regretted his words and actions just now, things had come to this point, and he was also prepared for a fight to the death.
In the past, back when he first left the mountain because of the ancient tomb, even if he was humiliated, facing someone with Liang Ban’s background, he would not have dared to be impulsive. After some experiences, he had finally grown some backbone.
The most surprised person on the scene was Lian Yu. Her gaze quickly shifted from the sword-drawing Yu Qing to Mu Aotie, whose hand was on his sword hilt. She was extremely surprised and really suspected that her previous judgment had been mistaken. They were directly flipping the table and trying to ruin her event. How did this look like they were trying to get close to her?
She even suspected whether Hu Niu had mistaken the person at the Chaoyang Assembly. Would that Zhang Zhichen, who ranked first at the Chaoyang Assembly, dare to provoke the Liang family of Haishi City?
Who exactly were these two guys?
Everything before her eyes was very inconsistent with common sense to her.
Liang Ban, in his fury, also saw the killing intent in Yu Qing’s glaring expression, and a trace of imperceptible panic flashed in his eyes.
In the flash of an instant, Lian Yu’s lazy voice had become crisp and powerful. “Everyone, today I am hosting this banquet to treat you all. What is the meaning of this tense standoff? Are you trying to make me, the host, look bad?”
She first reached out to the right, pressing down on Mu Aotie’s hand that was about to draw his sword to stop him. However, she now felt a bit uncertain about Yu Qing and Mu Aotie, but she knew Liang Ban was interested in her. Therefore, she first turned back to persuade Liang Ban. “Young master Liang, it is just a verbal dispute. For the sake of my warm hospitality today, could you give me, Lian Yu, a little face?”
At this time, Wei Yue, the Sect Leader of the Zhenshan Sect, who had a face full of stubble, stood up. He cheerfully bowed repeatedly to the three parties involved and smiled, “Everyone, the proprietress is hosting a banquet today, which is truly a kind gesture. We cannot mistake her good intentions for malice and ruin her event. Calm down, everyone calm down. No matter what, we must give the proprietress some face.”
Liang Ban’s gaze shifted from Lian Yu’s face to his face. He snorted, slowly sat down, and opened his fan again. “Lian Yu, since you have spoken, what else can I say?”
“Brother Zhu, meeting is fate. Being able to drink at the same table makes us friends. There is no need for swords and shadows.”
The grey-haired old woman sitting next to Yu Qing, Gu Yang, the Sect Leader of the Xingyue Sect, also stood up and persuaded Yu Qing from nearby.
The other sect leaders immediately followed suit, offering kind words of persuasion one after another.
Lian Yu looked at Mu Aotie, then looked at Yu Qing. “You two, could you also give me some face?”
Swish! The sword in Yu Qing’s hand suddenly returned to its scabbard. His face, full of killing intent, instantly changed from gloomy to sunny. He smiled and said, “The proprietress is joking. How would we dare to act rashly here? I was afraid that the two of them would make a scene and ruin your event, proprietress, so I wanted to draw my sword to stop them. Young master Liang, please do not misunderstand!”
He even bowed repeatedly to Liang Ban before sitting down.
When he drew his sword just now, he did not think about being afraid or not. Whatever happens, it is just a fight. Now that he had sheathed his sword, he actually felt a bit of retroactive fear. How could the Liang family of Haishi City be someone they could afford to offend?
A group of sect leaders instantly stared at him in unison. They realised this guy was truly shameless. Did they think we were blind? He clearly showed killing intent just now, but it somehow turned into drawing a sword to maintain peace, and becoming considerate of the proprietress. It was simply talking nonsense with eyes wide open, and he said it quite appropriately.
Mu Aotie could not maintain the stalemate any longer and also sat down.
At this time, a head peeked out from the corner of the wall. It was Hu Niu. She shrank back and tapped her fingers on the wall a few times.
Lian Yu glanced out of the corner of her eye and smiled at everyone. “There was nothing to begin with. I also want to thank everyone for giving me face. Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go and get some good wine to express my gratitude.”
Amidst the polite sounds of the crowd, she gracefully left the venue.