The gap was right there before them; it was not something wit or schemes could make up for.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. This young master originally didn't want to waste such a precious thing, but since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rough. Men, tie her up and bring her back for me."
With a snap, the young master in white folded his fan, a flash of anger crossing his face. His patience had already run dry. Since she refused to be sensible, he could only seize her by force.
The surroundings instantly fell silent.
Though the world of immortal cultivation had never lacked bloody storms and foul winds, and killing for treasure or forcibly taking female cultivators as cauldrons was hardly rare, for such a scene to happen in broad daylight, beneath a clear and open sky, still felt utterly unbelievable.
For him to do this was simply no different from slapping Red Leaf Fairy across the face.
"Yes!"
Those women carrying palace lanterns heard their young master's order and, without the slightest hesitation, surrounded her.
"Miss, if you know what's good for you, you'd best let yourself be bound. Once you follow the young master in the future, we'll all be sisters of the same household. We truly don't wish to tear faces with you here."
The one who spoke was a tall woman, also the one with the highest cultivation among the maids. Among the twelve of them, there were two Core Condensation Realm cultivators; the rest were all at Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
As for Hundred Treasures Pavilion, aside from Dongfang Mingyu, who had condensed a Golden Core, there were more than ten other attendants and maids. In terms of numbers alone, they were not