Ning Fengzhi greeted Qin Xiao's arrival with a smile and a nod.
Qin Xiao understood. With so many eyes and ears around, this was hardly a place for conversation.
He nodded lightly in response.
"May I ask why Your Majesty summoned me?" Qin Xiao asked, getting straight to the point.
Qian Renxue smiled gently. "I simply felt that Your Holiness the Thunder Emperor would be better suited to sitting here."
What?
At Qian Renxue's words, astonishment crossed Qin Xiao's face. What kind of joke is this? I'm a team member, you know!
But with so many people present, he had to leave Qian Renxue some dignity. He could not be quite that blunt.
"I appreciate Your Majesty's kindness."
"But I am merely a commoner, unqualified to sit here."
He declined tactfully.
However.
A sly gleam flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes. As though she had not understood him, she stepped forward, took his arm, and led him to the seat.
"Your Holiness the Thunder Emperor, there is no need to belittle yourself. How many people in the entire Heaven Dou Empire can compare with you? Those so-called princes and nobles are not even worth mentioning."
"I have already reserved a seat for you. Please sit beside Sect Master Ning."
Uh... Qin Xiao was utterly speechless.
Qian Renxue's words left him with no reply.
After some thought, he nodded and accepted her request. He also wanted to see just what trick Qian Renxue was trying to pull.
"Very well. Then I shall accept rather than stand on ceremony."
"Good."
With a warm smile, Qian Renxue invited the others, "Everyone, please take your seats as well."
She sat down first.
The front row of the VIP seats went from three people to four.
Meng Shenji and the others sat in the second row.