The atmosphere here shifted in an exceedingly subtle way, but there was no shortage of sharp-eyed people at the banquet. Yu Ci sensed that several people had already cast their gazes his way. What was more, after Gan Shizhen had taken the initiative to "raise the stakes," Fan Lao had been willing a thousand times over. Yet Yu Ci had remained silent, leaving him only able to stare on eagerly. In such a situation, how could others not grow suspicious?
Yu Ci was not made of stone. Seeing Fan Lao like this, he knew that "Muddlehead" would likely receive even better terms from his son than from him, and his resolve was no longer as firm as it had been that day. But He Qing's pressure from behind was far too overbearing—something he could never accept!
Other than He Qing, the most domineering of Li Chen Sect's elders whom he had met was Xie Yan. When they had first met, Xie Yan had forced him to use the Spirit Feeding Method to feed the fish-dragon, but that had been for Daoist Yu Zhou's life. What was someone like He Qing supposed to be?
His stubborn temper flared. Though he would not fall out with them in public, he fought back with silence, not even giving Gan Shizhen any face. Just as the situation was about to freeze completely, the crushing pressure coming from He Qing abruptly vanished like smoke.
Just as he was wondering about it, Yu Ci heard He Qing speak beside him. Her tone was unexpectedly calm. "I know this is for Senior Brother Yu's sake, but this Mysterious Azure Ring is also of great use to the sect... If you can buy back this Mysterious Azure Ring, you will have rendered merit to the sect. Your name