As soon as he said that, everyone at the banquet was shocked and immediately turned to look.
The person who spoke was none other than Lu An.
Lu An was sitting on the chair with a calm and expressionless face, but his eyes were obviously looking at Si Ming. Lu An's sudden words surprised everyone. After Lu An spoke, it also gave everyone a reason to speak.
"Who are you?"
"Why is there a human here?"
"How can we let a human attend our banquet? It's simply dirtying our eyes!"
"…"
Everyone knew that Lu An was sitting in Si Qing's banquet area and must be Si Qing's guest. Yet, he still spoke so harshly to embarrass Si Qing. Without exception, everyone who spoke was from Si Ming's team.
Lu An spoke for a reason. It was difficult for people of the same race to speak, so he, as an outsider, spoke. This way, people would only target him and not Si Qing.
Faced with such harsh words, before Si Jian could reprimand them, Si Xing, as the host, spoke first. She shouted coldly at the noisy group of people, "Shut up!"
Everyone who spoke was shocked. Although they were not under Si Xing's control, this was Si Xing's territory after all. Moreover, Si Xing had a high status, so they could only shut their mouths quickly.
After everyone shut up, Si Xing turned to Lu An and asked coldly, "What do you mean by what you said just now?"
Everyone was shocked when they saw this. They thought that Si Xing was going to interrogate this human, but they did not know the relationship between the two. The reason why Si Xing asked this was because she felt that Lu An would not speak without thinking.
"Nothing, I'm a businessman. It's just a businessman's nature. I want to buy something good when I see it." Lu An looked at Si Xing and said calmly, "This brother said that he has a box of such glazed stones as a gift. I've never seen so many of them, so it's fine to sell one to me."
As soon as he said this, even Si Xing frowned. Although glazed stones were very precious, they were not difficult to collect. If the other party really did collect them, a box of them might sound like a lot, but it was not completely impossible.
However, Lu An's deep eyes did not waver at all. He still sat quietly on the chair. Si Xing looked at Lu An's condition and his eyes narrowed. He turned to Si Ming and said, "You said you have a box of colored glaze stones. Take it out!"
Si Ming was stunned, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes. Although his facial expression was well controlled, Si Xing still caught the moment of panic in his eyes. Si Ming smiled and said respectfully, "Senior, my box of Glazed Stones is my dowry. How can I use it for business?"
"Did I say you could sell it?" Si Xing's eyes turned cold as he said coldly, "Can't I look at it?"
"…"
Hearing Si Xing's domineering tone, as a junior, Si Ming immediately panicked. That's right, let alone a box of colored glaze stones, he didn't even have a single one. The reason why he dared to say that he had a box was because the Glazed Stone was not something that was hard to find. He was certain that the other party would not dare to ask him to take it out. In addition, he was confident that he could suppress the other party's momentum. However, he did not expect that all of this would be ruined by a human!
Everyone from the Dripping Moon Clan quickly realized something when they saw this scene. They looked at Si Ming with ridicule. This was especially true for Si Yang. Although he was a martial arts fanatic, he was definitely not stupid. He immediately shouted at Si Ming, "Did you say that you have a box of colored glaze stones just to embarrass me? If you don't take it out today, you and I will become enemies! "
"…"
Si Ming's expression turned even uglier. He was completely speechless on the spot. At this moment, Si Xing looked at Lu An. Judging from Si Ming's attitude, it was very likely that he did not plant the Sky Spring Flower. However, Lu An had used the colored glaze stones to speak. It was obvious that he wanted to sow discord between Si Ming and Si Yang. He wanted to work with Si Yang to get rid of Si Ming first.
What a scheming person.
At this moment, Si Ming took a deep breath and smiled apologetically at Si Xing. "I'm sorry, Senior. I remembered wrongly. I brought a box of Bie Shan Stones. I thought they were colored glaze stones, so I misunderstood. Please forgive me, Senior. "
Remembered wrongly?
No one was a fool. Who didn't know what Si Ming was thinking? However, tonight was the banquet and tomorrow was the competition. There was no need to make things too unpleasant. Si Xing didn't say anything else. He only glared coldly at Si Ming. After warning him, he ignored him.
The three men continued to surround Si Yan. However, it was obvious that Si Yan no longer liked Si Ming. Going back on one's words was the worst behavior. How could a liar get a woman to entrust her life to him?
After a while, the singing and dancing started. The three youths returned to their seats. Si Qing came to Lu An's side and said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Lu!"
"Brother Qing, you're too polite. It's what I should do." Lu An replied and said calmly, "However, Lady Si Yan didn't kick Si Ming out because of his actions. This means that he still has a chance. Now, Lady Si Yan's attitude isn't important. What's important is tomorrow's competition. "
"Tomorrow's competition is a best of five!" Si Qing hurriedly said, "They are pill refining, archery, flying, dancing, and creating light illusions. Alchemy and archery are Brother Lu's strengths. We don't have confidence in flying speed. I heard that Si Ming and his subordinates are very good at dancing. Creating light illusions is Si Yang's strength. If Brother Lu wins pill refining and archery, we can win as long as we don't get last place in the other three! "
Lu An nodded when he heard this. However, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his heart. When he first saw the contents of the competition, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The Dripping Moon Clan wasn't that peace-loving. They just didn't want to kill each other due to their small numbers. However, he really didn't expect things to reach this stage. However, this was also good. He didn't need to do anything.
The rest of the banquet was very peaceful. No one made any big movements. However, Si Ming and his team kept staring at Lu An with hostility. However, Lu An didn't care. He didn't have much interaction with these people. If these people really did make a move on him, he wouldn't mind asking the Life and Death Union to help wipe them all out.
After the banquet ended, the three clans all settled down in the City Lord's residence. Lu An didn't stay. Instead, he directly returned to the Immortal Island and waited for the next night.
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The next day, nightfall.
The matchmaking convention officially began. However, the convention wasn't held in the Dripping Moon City, nor was it held outside the city. Instead, it was held on a separate island in the middle of the ocean. Everyone set off from the City Lord's residence and arrived here through the teleportation array. The island had already been rebuilt by Si Xing's subordinates. There was a huge open space in the middle of the valley. It was enough for everyone to show off their skills.
After the four clans had arrived, Si Xing, as the host, let the Vice Clan Leader, Si Mian, host this matchmaking convention. The Dripping Moon Clan's style of doing things was relatively simple. There wasn't much foreshadowing. Si Mian stood up from his seat and announced in a clear voice, "This matchmaking convention will be divided into five rounds. The clan with the highest overall ranking will be married to our clan! The first round of the competition is pill refining! "
Pill refining?!
Once these words were spoken, the other two clans instantly exclaimed. Si Jian's clan also pretended to be surprised. However, there was a huge difference between the real and the fake. The other two clans really didn't expect that there would be a pill refining competition. This wasn't even within the Dripping Moon Clan's capabilities!
Si Mian wasn't swayed by the discussions. He continued, "Now, the three clans will send their pharmacists to the field!"
"..."
The other two clans looked at each other. Meanwhile, everyone on Si Jian's side turned to look at Lu An. To the intelligent people present, it didn't matter if they walked out earlier or later. Such obvious favoritism, no one was a fool.
Hence, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lu An stood up and walked towards the huge open space surrounded by the four clans.
As expected, the moment Lu An stood up, the other two clans were startled. They immediately reacted to something. They all turned to look at Si Xing. However, Si Xing didn't care about them at all. He only sat calmly on his chair.
The other two clans were fully aware that Si Xing and Si Jian had secretly reached an agreement. Once these two clans joined forces, the other two clans would be in a precarious situation. A simple marriage alliance was different from a deep alliance. This scene caused the other two clans to become extremely solemn.
The other two clan leaders couldn't help but take a deep breath. If Si Jian's clan really won the matchmaking convention through normal means, they wouldn't be so concerned. However, if that was the case, the significance of this matchmaking convention would be completely different!
No matter what, they had to destroy the marriage alliance between these two clans!
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