Mo Xie spent the entire afternoon in Mu Nuxin's small house. She had arranged a guest room where he could rest.
Mu Nujiao insisted he needed to prepare for the evening and refused to let him do anything but rest. He finally persuaded her to accept meditation instead.
Meanwhile, several senior members of the Mu Clan learned from Mu Hua that Qi Shan had left the clan of his own accord. They were all startled.
Among the commoner mages they had recruited, Qi Shan ranked highly in both talent and aptitude. Now he had left the Mu Clan, raising doubts among the others. It was a real headache.
But when they heard Qi Shan had made his decision after speaking with Mo Xie, they had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Several senior members kept sending people to check on the house. When the scouts reported that Mo Xie had not left all afternoon, knowing smiles spread across their faces.
Mu Nujiao had already won Mo Xie's goodwill for the Mu Clan. If Mu Nuxin could win his trust as well, that would be worth far more than alliances with two other great clans. None of those clans could compare with the Evil Heaven Pavilion and Chenxi.
"Good. Since the young people want time to get to know each other, let's focus on tonight's banquet. Have every member of the Mu Clan attend. We can't let the Bai Clan outdo us."
Mu Zhanxing stroked his beard with a broad smile. He was plainly pleased by the news, and a foxlike gleam appeared in his eyes.
He had heard that the Bai Clan had held a grand banquet for Mo Xie the previous night. The Mu Clan could not fall behind. Their banquet had to be even grander.
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