The Feud Begins!
The succession ceremony for the Holy Son of the Tianshui Sect had set aside many tedious formalities, making the proceedings simple.
After Lin Bai left the Ancestral Temple, he sat at his seat, drinking and chatting merrily with his fellow disciples from the Tianshui Sect.
The Grand Elder and Li Zai'en, meanwhile, were entertaining the elders of the imperial family and the Five Great Families and Seven Sects.
The atmosphere at the celebration was harmonious, filled with peace and goodwill.
After roughly half an hour, three rounds of wine had passed, and the dishes had been sampled.
The more things seemed like this, the more cautious one had to be, because those harboring evil intentions were about to make their move.
The Old Daoist Ma Qiuming of the Heaven and Earth Gate drank a cup of wine, then smiled as the corners of his eyes deliberately—or perhaps inadvertently—glanced toward the many disciples of the Tianshui Sect.
But his gaze was not on Lin Bai. Instead, it was fixed on Bai Yifei and Li Yuanzong.
Bai Yifei and Li Yuanzong were famous prodigies of the Tianshui Sect. Since today was also one of the sect's most important occasions, they naturally had to attend.
Even though Bai Yifei and Li Yuanzong had grievances between them, they still had to come.
If they did not, it would inevitably make it seem that the Tianshui Sect was divided internally. If word got out, it would stir up a storm.
The Old Daoist's gaze swept over the many disciples of the Tianshui Sect, intentionally or otherwise lingering on Li Yuanzong for a couple of extra glances.
Bai Yifei sat at his seat with an expressionless face. From time to time, he exchanged a few laughs with the fellow disciples around him, but