You Gongquan turned his eyes. The person speaking sat to the right of Bicho, also a beauty of extraordinary grace and poise.
From his vantage point, the beauty's jet-black, lustrous hair was coiled into a bun, pinned obliquely with three long hairpins. The pins were entirely unblemished emerald green, staggered at angles to form a folding-fan shape that looked quite elegant.
Matching her hair ornaments, the female cultivator's attire was also fastidious. She wore a moon-white dress without any other patterns, save for a ring of pale gold embroidery along the collar, with a vermilion silk sash lightly binding her waist. Draped over it was an outer robe of solid dark blue, embroidered with exquisite bird and beast patterns that surely came from the hands of a master craftsman; the garments and color schemes matched harmoniously.
The soft, graceful dress revealed her infinitely lovely curves, while the magnificent draped outer robe carried an air of nobility. Furthermore, though she knelt upon her mat, her waist and back were held ramrod straight. Her pair of pitch-dark eyes rarely flickered, and even when she smiled, it was shallow and faint, possessing a natural poise and dignity that left others not daring to treat her lightly.
You Gongquan knew this was another pivotal figure at the banqueting table: the leader of the trade caravan sent by Suixin Pavilion to host the Treasure Exchange Banquet, bearing the fine name Shen Wan. She was said to be a standout among the younger generation deeply valued by the current pavilion master, and her aura was immense.
Before the banquet began, he had heard Hu Dan, who attended the previous Treasure Exchange Banquet, joke: This one is far stiffer to deal with than Manager Zhou of last time, who was slippery in all directions.
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