"The Wen River Deng Clan's True Lord is here. Aren't you going to bow?"
Zhang Yuan lightly nudged Li Huixi's foot with his own and reminded her in a low voice.
Perhaps Li Huixi was dozing off and hadn't noticed [True Lord Imperial Balance Myriad Turns] arriving.
Feeling the nudge against her foot, Li Huixi whipped her head around, brows drawn and eyes blazing. But she quickly relaxed and said calmly:
"Bow? What for? If you want to bow, do it yourself. I... I'm a member of the Eastern Bian Li Clan. Apart from our own True Lord, I never bow to anyone."
At those words,
Li Zhongshuang, who had been about to rise, sat back down.
"That arrogant?"
Zhang Yuan was astonished.
Li Huixi's arrogance truly knew no bounds.
Her manners were questionable, and she was outrageously overbearing. She treated not only him this way, but even Golden Core True Lords. It seemed he had underestimated her before.
"Fine."
Zhang Yuan nodded and replied.
He could see it now: Li Huixi was the Eastern Bian Li Clan's little tyrant. He suspected no one but their True Lord could keep her in line.
Li Huixi cast him a sidelong glance and suddenly said, "You're not allowed to bow either. Did you hear me?"
Although Zhang Yuan hadn't intended to rise and pay his respects anyway, he raised an eyebrow at her words.
Whether he bowed or not hardly had anything to do with Li Huixi, did it?
"Why?"
Li Huixi said in an indifferent tone, "You're betrothed to a daughter of our Eastern Bian Li Clan, which makes you half a member of the clan. How could you bow to another clan's True Lord? If you dare stand up, I'll punch you dead."
"..."
At that explanation, the corner of