Old Man Bai, You've Got Quite an Ambitious Plan! You're Asking for Death!

Su Chen and Lin Wanxue exchanged a glance, then nodded.

Lin Wanxue said, "We still have half a month. Let's go back to Dragon Nation first and stay there for a while before setting off for Tongtian Island."

"Mm." Su Chen nodded.

Lin Wanxue checked the time and said, "It's six-thirty. We should go have dinner at my master's place. I'll go call Dad, Mom, Ziqing, and the others."

"Okay."

As for Old Man Bai, he'd already made all the arrangements. Everything in the courtyard—from the decorations and food to the tables, chairs, stage, and greeters at the entrance—had been set up according to the highest standards the Bai family used to welcome a son-in-law.

It wasn't time yet. Old Man Bai and Huangfu Quan were sitting on stools. Old Man Bai pointed at everything he'd arranged and lifted his chin. "How about it? Pretty grand, right?"

Huangfu Quan looked at the fine wine and fruit laid out on every long table, his eyes reddening. "Old Bai, who exactly are you entertaining today? Why make such a huge fuss? Are those Phoenix Blood Vermillion Fruits? Dragon Saliva Fruits? And is that fine wine the thirty-year-old Yubingshao you buried?"

"Aren't these all the treasures you've been saving for a special occasion? Why bring them all out?"

"Holy crap! Are you trying to recruit a son-in-law?"

Huangfu Quan was utterly shocked.

Old Man Bai clapped Huangfu Quan on the shoulder and said with a serious expression, "What nonsense are you talking about? Which of your eyes says I'm trying to recruit a son-in-law?"

"Both of them!" Huangfu Quan said, pointing at his eyes.

Old Man Bai's expression turned a little strange. Then he said, "Oh, you can tell? Do you think the people being treated tonight will be able to tell,