"The Imperial Preceptor is absolutely right!"
Lin Hao hurriedly forced down his conscience, put on a smiling face, and raised his glass. "Without Great Qin, where would the people be? We should be grateful. It was the Qin Emperor who gave us the chance to make a name for ourselves and build a career."
"Uh..."
Yi Jian was rooted to the spot, utterly stunned. He couldn't bring himself to say anything like that.
"Mm, not bad!"
The Lin Family's Old Ancestor nodded in satisfaction. He thought highly of Lin Hao, this junior of the family.
Unlike the other Lin family juniors, who wanted to have their cake and eat it too, Lin Hao knew exactly where he stood. He hadn't chosen to cling to his pride, pretend to want nothing, and cultivate until no one dared look down on him.
Instead, he'd chosen to lower himself, set aside his dignity, and learn how to navigate human relationships.
"Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. Your lackey forced a Mythical Heavenly Chosen Son to bow his head. You have received 200,000 Villain Points!"
"Yuan gave in!?"
Qin Feng's Outer Body Incarnation was also there. He glanced at Yuan in surprise.
Normally, Sons of Heaven never lowered their proud heads. Yet Yuan had actually raised his glass just because of something Master San Nong had said.
Still, this little interlude wouldn't affect the script that came next!
"Baihe!"
Wine Immortal called softly, cautiously edging toward Qin Feng.
"Beauty, come outside with this young master to see the goldfish!"
Qin Feng simply ignored Wine Immortal, put an arm around the young lady, and left the banquet.
"Young master!"
The young lady's pretty face instantly flushed red, and her heart began to pound.
She hadn't expected the most dashing young master in the room to be so forward,