At the banquet, the seats in the upper area occupied by Chu Junyou, the Crown Prince of Chu, were basically filled with martial artists.
In theory, everyone should have gathered around Lin Bai's seats, but Lin Bai's seats were too close to the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace and were located in the central area of the banquet.
If everyone gathered there to drink and chat, they would inevitably attract too much attention.
By contrast, the seats of Chu Junyou, the Crown Prince of Chu, were not directly in the center, but they were not near the edge either.
If everyone played and drank there, they would not disturb too many people.
"Brother Meng and Brother Nie didn't come."
The Crown Prince of Chu, Chu Junyou, glanced around and did not see Meng Qinxian, the Holy Son of the Overturning Heavens Sect, or Nie Shang, the Holy Son of the Worship Heaven Sect. He then said to Lin Bai with a bitter smile,
Lin Bai nodded lightly, indicating that he could understand, and then said,
"The martial contest with the prodigies of the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect is about to begin. No matter the reason, they couldn't possibly come over at this moment."
Sitting in the upper area, Lin Bai looked toward the seats of the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect. He saw Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang raise their heads and lift their wine cups from afar, clinking them against Lin Bai's.
Lin Bai also smiled and raised his cup in response. From the expressions on Meng Qinxian and Nie Shang's faces, Lin Bai could already see their apologies.
"Tsk!" Wang Zhengyang, the Holy Son of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain, clicked his tongue and said quietly to Lin Bai,
"Although the