Lin Bai glanced left and right at the beautiful women beside him. They all looked only seventeen or eighteen, and whenever their eyes met his, they lowered their heads timidly.
If this had been an ordinary occasion, having beautiful women attend him at a banquet would naturally have been ideal, and out of courtesy, Lin Bai would not have refused.
But at a time like this, Lin Bai needed only a brief moment to think before smiling and declining.
"No need."
"Family Head Guo, I won't be staying in Yunhe Thousand Provinces for long. Let's discuss something serious instead."
Lin Bai's expression darkened, becoming stern and cold. The flattering smile on Family Head Guo's face immediately froze.
Family Head Guo looked somewhat at a loss. After hesitating for a long while, he finally raised his hand and waved, signaling for the musicians, dancers, and beautiful attendants to withdraw.
The entire banquet hall suddenly fell silent, and the air was filled with a layer of frost that seemed on the verge of solidifying.
When Elder Shen Yuan saw that Lin Bai had refused the beautiful attendants, he immediately pushed away the two women in his arms as well.
After the songstresses and attendants had all withdrawn, only Lin Bai, Old Wen, Elder Shen Yuan, Family Head Guo, and the various higher-ups of the Guo Family remained in the banquet hall.
The two sides sat down on opposite sides. On the left was the Devil Palace represented by Lin Bai, while on the right was Yunhe Thousand Provinces represented by the Guo Family.
"Now that martial artists from the Northern Region have invaded the Eastern Region, and I hear that Goddess Li Guxian has already led the army into battle, this must be a busy time for the Devil Palace. I wonder