Chapter 124: The Banquet (Enthusiastically Asking for Recommendation Tickets!!)

Indeed, Ye Han’s qualifications were all excellent, practically flawless. Moreover, Huyan Lanruo had met him when she was thirteen and had harbored a secret admiration for him. So why was she now backing away?

“Standards change!”

A figure flashed through Huyan Lanruo’s mind. Ever since the last incident, she hadn’t been able to forget Nie Li, but he had kept avoiding her, which infuriated her. Later, she heard that Nie Li had moved into the City Lord’s Mansion.

“That little fox Ye Ziyun must have bewitched him. I don’t believe it—the man I, Huyan Lanruo, have my eye on is going to slip away!” she thought huffily, proudly thrusting out her chest.

Oh, the City Lord’s Mansion?

Would Nie Li attend this banquet?

“Can’t hurt to go and see!” Huyan Lanruo thought for a moment, then turned to Huyan Xiong and said, “Fine, I’ll go. But where I go and what I do once there is none of your business!”

“Daughter, you aren’t planning to crash the banquet, are you? Please don’t be impulsive. Maybe we should just skip it.” Huyan Xiong hadn’t expected Huyan Lanruo to agree so quickly and felt it was suspicious. Remembering something, he hastily added.

He knew his daughter’s temperament all too well. Crashing the City Lord’s banquet was something she was entirely capable of.

“Crash the City Lord’s banquet? Do I look that much like a shrew?” Huyan Lanruo glared at Huyan Xiong.

Huyan Xiong nearly nodded, then hurriedly shook his head. Huyan Lanruo’s personality was identical to her mother’s.

In a matter of moments, Huyan Lanruo shifted from her fierce demeanor to one of delicate dependence, whining in a sweet voice, “Daddy, how can you say that about me? I’m the adorable, lovable young lady everyone adores! Tonight, I’m going to dress up so beautifully that every man at the banquet will see me and never be able to look at another woman again!”

After finishing, Huyan Lanruo hummed a little tune and headed toward her room.

Watching Huyan Lanruo’s retreating figure, Huyan Xiong was momentarily stunned, then smiled bitterly. He only hoped she wouldn’t ruin the City Lord’s banquet; he couldn’t control this daughter anyway.

Huyan Xiong and Ye Zong had been childhood friends, brothers-in-arms who had faced life and death together. Ye Zong relied heavily on him, and the entire Huyan family was one of the Wind Snow Family’s staunchest supporters. Huyan Xiong wasn’t too worried.

After the recent chaotic battle, the entire City of Radiance was in a state of extreme tension, with garrisons in key areas multiple times their usual strength. Hearing that the City Lord’s Mansion had been attacked by the Dark Guild left all the residents of the City of Radiance feeling a sense of panic. After all, the Dark Guild had never dared to be so brazen before. Beyond the commoners, all the prominent families were also on edge. This time, Ye Zong had gathered them for a banquet partly to ease the current atmosphere and partly to convey some information to the various families.

Therefore, every family would undoubtedly send a very important representative.

City Lord’s Mansion.

In Ye Ziyun’s courtyard.

Nie Li had awakened. Although he still felt a bit weak, he was basically fine. He was very clear about his condition: his Soul Power had been completely drained, and normally it would take at least dozens of days to gradually recover. Yet this time, he had recovered in only three to five days.

He sensed the Soul Power within him. Although there was less than before, it was much more refined and pure.

“Perhaps it’s because of the remnant page of the Book of Time-Space Demon Spirit,” Nie Li thought. The Book of Time-Space Demon Spirit possessed very mysterious power. He had always kept the remnant page close to his body. When he had slain the Abyss Giant Demon, he had also felt the energy released by the remnant page gently nourishing his Soul Sea.

When Nie Li awoke, both Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er were by his side. This embarrassed him slightly, but he also felt moved.

“Haha, good morning. I slept soundly!” Nie Li waved at Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er with a grin.

“Morning? It’s almost evening now.” Ye Ziyun rolled her eyes at Nie Li and huffed, but seeing him so full of life, the worry that had been clenched in her heart finally relaxed.

Seeing Nie Li awake made Xiao Ning'er very happy, and she simply gazed deeply at him.

Although he had been unconscious, Nie Li had been quite aware of how much time had passed. Perhaps this was a habit from his previous life—that extraordinary perception, unexplainable by common sense. Nie Li rolled off the bed and stretched his limbs.

“My strength has recovered to over eighty percent of its peak, and my Soul Power has become even more refined than before. There’s no problem at all,” Nie Li thought to himself.

Since Nie Li was so lively and active, he was probably fine. After a moment of silence, Ye Ziyun spoke up, “Tonight, my brother Ye Han returns. I’m going to the banquet to welcome him back. Ning'er can stay here and take care of you.” After saying this, Ye Ziyun turned to leave, but the thought of Nie Li being alone with Xiao Ning'er afterward gave her a faint pang of jealousy.

Why should she be the one to leave? Ye Ziyun asked herself inwardly, but she found no answer.

Ye Han? Nie Li carefully recalled his past life’s interactions with Ye Ziyun. The information about Ye Han was extremely scarce. All Nie Li knew was that Ye Han was Ye Zong’s adopted son, who had grown up alongside Ye Ziyun. Everything else was a complete mystery.