You don't strike a smiling face; you don't curse someone bearing gifts.
A guest was a guest. Whatever grudges lay between them, on the surface, everyone remained cheerful and harmonious.
Once all the guests had arrived, Wang Qingshan began expounding the Dao according to custom. Opportunities like this were rare for low-level cultivators, and they listened with exceptional focus, afraid of missing even a single word.
Over an hour later, Wang Qingshan stopped his lecture and began chatting with the Nascent Soul Cultivators present. Wang Qingling and the other Wang Family cultivators also mingled with the guests.
"Daoist Wang, I heard that several years ago, the Demon Race sent people to retaliate against your Wang Family. Was it truly the Demon Race's doing?"
Li Jiong suddenly spoke, a trace of suspicion in his tone.
The Wang Family did not want to make a big matter of it, so they had pinned the blame on the Demon Race. If Sun Moon Palace truly wished to investigate, they could still uncover the truth.
Wang Changsheng glanced at Dai Ren, whose expression remained unchanged.
He had informed Dai Ren of the matter long ago. Yellow Dragon Island had provoked the Wang Family first, and the Wang Family had merely struck back in self-defense. Dai Ren stood on the Wang Family's side, but he likewise did not want them to blow the matter up and drag the Ten Thousand Swords Sect into it.
"That's right. Unfortunately, we failed to leave any survivors."
Wang Changsheng admitted it openly. Li Jiong likely had not come to demand an explanation, or he would not have come at this time.
"The human and demon races have been mortal enemies since ancient times. The Azure Lotus Couple previously killed several Nascent Soul Realm demon cultivators, so the Demon Race's