Chu Kuangren spoke, immediately leaving the white-robed zither player at a loss for words.
Li Changyin looked at Chu Kuangren and said mildly, "Fellow Daoist Chu, aren't you going a little too far? We merely wanted to see Fellow Daoist Murong's zither skills."
"Oh? So if he can't play, he still has to go up and perform to oblige you?"
"We make friends through the zither. If he can't play, what is he doing here?" the white-robed zither player said.
"Eating, sleeping-what business is it of yours what we do? Even Fairy Yang, our host, hasn't said anything. Who are you to speak?"
Chu Kuangren glanced at the white-robed zither player.
At that instant, the white-robed zither player felt as though a Primordial Ferocious Beast had fixed its gaze on him, and a bone-chilling cold abruptly rose within his heart.
"All right, these people are my friends. Please do me a favor and let the matter rest."
Yang Xiyun spoke up.
No one said anything further, and the matter was put behind them.
Soon, the banquet ended.
Chu Kuangren's visit this time could be described as a great disappointment.
Of all the zither cultivators present, aside from Yang Xiyun and Li Changyin, the rest were thoroughly unremarkable.
And even Yang Xiyun and Li Changyin were absolutely no match for him.
However, Murong Xuan's appearance had been a pleasant surprise. They gathered in a private room and talked about how they had been doing.
"Come on, tell me! How exactly did you get together with Yang Xiyun?" Chu Kuangren's eyes shone, his soul for gossip blazing fiercely.
Murong Xuan flushed slightly at his words. "Sect Leader, the relationship between Fairy Yang and me is innocent."
"Innocent? You two were making eyes at each other in public, and you're telling me your