The sight inside Luoxue Tower nearly dazzled Xu Xian's eyes.
Jade branches and jeweled trees amid wine-scented breezes; lotus-leaf skirts and rouge-red gowns.
Though extravagantly furnished, it was also refined to the utmost. Ink paintings, calligraphy, and artworks hung all around, their careful arrangement lending elegance to the opulence. Beautiful women in gauzy, colorful robes passed by carrying wine, trailing fragrant breezes behind them. Even the crudest brute would have been embarrassed to act like a hooligan here.
Xu Xian looked at his own clothes. They could barely be called clean and neat. Then he looked at everyone else... there was simply no comparison. Aside from executives and dignitaries, they were Extraordinary powerhouses. No one paid attention to an insignificant little figure like him, which made Xu Xian relax slightly.
"Hey, brother, did you sneak in too?"
The sudden voice beside him gave Xu Xian a fright. It belonged to a young man in black brocade robes, with a gleaming white jade pendant at his waist. It clearly was no ordinary object, likely an Extraordinary Item. The youth was currently sizing Xu Xian up with curiosity.
"Uh, more or less." Xu Xian felt that answer seemed fine.
"Impressive." The black-clad youth looked at him with admiration. "You've dressed up so convincingly. If I hadn't happened to glance your way, I wouldn't have noticed."
Xu Xian felt that if they kept discussing this topic, he would definitely expose himself. He shifted his gaze toward the stage in the distance. "What are those people doing?"
Several attendants were bustling about on the stage, arranging things.
"This? You came at just the right time." The black-clad youth was quite talkative. "Just now, a swordsman offered dozens of Spirit Crystals to ask that newly arrived qin player to come onstage and play a piece