Lu Yin smiled. "They say the Lily Family produces beautiful women, and it's true. Miss An'er is gorgeous, and Miss Shuer is gorgeous too...!"
"Then tell me, am I prettier or is my sister?" Lily Shuer immediately asked, watching Lu Yin slyly.
Lu Yin froze. He'd only offered a polite compliment, so why did he feel like he'd just dug himself into a hole?
Lily An'er seemed curious about the answer too.
Lu Yin was speechless. Awkwardly, he said, "You're both beautiful. Both of you."
"Brother Lu, please sit down. There's no need to stand," North Xing Gang said, gesturing toward an empty seat.
Lu Yin looked over, his gaze shifting. The seat wasn't the one closest to the head of the table, or even the next closest. By convention, seating was arranged according to status. That meant that, in North Xing Gang's eyes, three people outranked him.
Lily An'er's expression changed. She looked at North Xing Gang. "Young Master North Xing, you've pointed to the wrong seat, haven't you? Brother Lu should sit here." She pointed to the seat immediately below the one at the head of the table.
North Xing Gang sneered. "Miss An'er, of course the seat at the head belongs to my big brother. He's gone to welcome the witness from the Fire Scorpion Sect of the Storm Flow Realm. I hear it's the sect's eldest disciple. Are you saying you think the Fire Scorpion Sect's eldest disciple isn't worthy of the seat below the head?"
The others exchanged knowing looks as they watched Lu Yin and Lily An'er.
As a fighter on the Top 100 Battle Ranking, North Xing Lie stood at the pinnacle of the younger generation. They were now arguing over who would get the seat below the head. Whoever sat there would