Lu Yuan could refuse to give Gu Yuan any face.
But he could not refuse to give Gu Xun'er any face.
No matter what, this was an invitation Gu Xun'er had personally extended to him. Moreover, although the Coming-of-Age Ceremonies on the Dou Qi Continent differed from those in the modern world in terms of age requirements—or rather, even on the Dou Qi Continent, the Coming-of-Age Ceremonies held by the Ancient Eight Clans and those of independent cultivators were two entirely different concepts—all Coming-of-Age Ceremonies shared one thing in common: their significance!
The significance of every Coming-of-Age Ceremony was to establish that a child could become an adult. Although the definition of a child was rather vague in this extraordinary world, take Yao Lao for example. Though Yao Lao had lived for over a hundred years, in the eyes of an Ancient Void Dragon like Zhu Kun, who could sleep for centuries at a time, Yao Lao, not even five hundred years old, was probably just a child born three or four days ago. Zi Yan was equivalent to a newborn of merely one day. Thus, in the eyes of the strong, being several hundred or even several thousand years old yet still considered a child was perfectly normal!
Therefore, two standards for determining whether someone was an adult were popular on the Dou Qi Continent.
The first standard was the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
It was the kind Gu Xun'er was about to undergo.
Under the gaze of countless onlookers, one would be declared an adult and gain the rights an adult deserved. For example, one could receive a monthly stipend according to one's identity and status, or join special departments such as the Black Submerging Army to bring glory to one's clan. Naturally, one would also have to shoulder the