"Who... fuck your mother!!"
Li Feihe had been basking in everyone's praise. How could he have expected this? Someone had kicked one of his men straight into the hall, right in the middle of the feast he had laid out to welcome the Chen Brothers and Li Yun. Wasn't that a slap in the face?
His temper flared, and he let loose a curse on the spot.
But when he turned around...
And saw those men swaggering in, the color drained from his face.
"Ch-Chief Bai? What brings you here?"
"Why have you come?"
Panic seized Li Feihe. He hurried out of the hall, taking three steps in two. But between the wine and his haste, he stumbled before he could steady himself and fell into the small courtyard outside, looking utterly wretched.
Still, he scrambled back to his feet.
He hurried up to the men with a fawning smile. "Chief Bai, what brings you here? Why didn't you let me know you were coming to my humble stronghold? If you had, I could have given you a proper welcome."
"Heh—"
"Let you know in advance?"
"If I'd told you, would I have gotten to watch such a fine show?"
"Li Feihe, Li Feihe... you're really something. I had no idea you'd grown so bold. You actually dare dream of uniting Crane Mountain?"
Bai Guiyang looked at Li Feihe with a cold smile.
Li Feihe's expression turned panicked.
He hurriedly said, "No... it's a misunderstanding. We were just drinking and boasting. I got carried away... My fault, my fault. Please don't take it to heart."
"With what little I'm worth, I'm only at the twelfth level of the Houtian Realm. How could I possibly unite Crane Mountain?"
"Is that so?"
Bai Guiyang curled his lip in disdain, then suddenly fixed