Nie Chifeng had not intended to argue with this guy at first, but he kept glancing over at her... It was irritating.
Before she could flare up, the other party lost patience first. The Emergence from Dust High Stage cultivator smiled and nodded at her. "How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"
Nie Chifeng rolled her eyes at him. "Don't you even know how to say 'please'?"
The Emergence from Dust High Stage cultivator froze slightly. Perhaps sensing the pride in her heart, he smiled faintly and said nothing more. Yet inwardly, he snorted coldly. Who isn't an Emergence from Dust High Stage cultivator?
After those few exchanged words, the two groups did not interact again. They had both already figured out what kind of people the others were—having met each other's eyes, they knew they were equally arrogant.
And so they waited until noon. The Mei Family sent over some snacks and asked whether the guests wanted lunch. The eight guests were all in the Emergence from Dust Stage and did not need to eat, but failing to prepare anything would have been impossibly rude.
No one asked for lunch, but Qu Jianlei did ask, "When will Mei Jiushan return?"
He was originally a Golden Core cultivator and had now suppressed his cultivation, but his mindset was still that of a Golden Core cultivator. Waiting all morning for an Emergence from Dust Adept had truly made him uncomfortable. Even if I really were only Mid Emergence from Dust, you shouldn't neglect me this badly, should you?
However, that question displeased the Mei Family members.
Who did he think he was? He was merely Mid Emergence from Dust, yet he dared to directly call an Emergence from Dust High Stage cultivator by name?
Thus, the Mei Family member answered coolly,