"Origin-Scattering Incense!"
Upon hearing those words calmly spoken by Gu Chenfeng.
Liu Youfang's expression abruptly changed, the deferential smile still on his face.
Tongtong and the Three Kings beside him also rose in shock.
Gu Chenfeng, however, calmly waved a hand.
"Sit down, everyone. Deputy City Lord Liu went to such lengths to prepare this feast for us. If we don't enjoy it properly, wouldn't we be letting all his painstaking efforts go to waste?"
Seeing how composed Gu Chenfeng was, Tongtong, Yin Hongluan, and the others who knew his character indeed sat down calmly, their gazes and Qi Perception coldly locked on Liu Youfang.
Now, looking at Liu Youfang's face, which flickered between shock and uncertainty, a faint smile rose at the corner of Gu Chenfeng's mouth.
"Deputy City Lord Liu, this is only my first day in office, yet you already want my life. What bitter feud is there between us that you would go this far?"
The corner of Liu Youfang's mouth twitched slightly. His smile had long since frozen, yet he still forced a trace of innocence onto his face.
"City Lord, what do you mean? I don't quite understand.
"Is there something wrong with this wine? I knew nothing about it. Could the servants have done something?"
"Oh... really?"
Gu Chenfeng's smile grew increasingly mocking. His gaze swept around the hall, seemingly piercing through the isolating restriction enveloping it.
"If you didn't prepare this wine, Lord Liu, did you not arrange those men outside either?"
As Liu Youfang's expression changed drastically, Gu Chenfeng gently rolled the wine cup between his fingers.
"Have them all come in. Suppressing their auras and hiding for so long must be rather tiring."
At those words, a glint of malice finally showed in Liu Youfang's eyes.
"Heh... since you've already