Tang Xi turned her gaze to Tie Li, a slight smile playing on her lips, carrying a hint of wicked charm and ruthlessness: "Young Master Tie, rest assured, as long as that Ye Jingfeng dares to step into the territory of my Devouring Sea Clan, I guarantee he will return everything he stole, with interest!"
On the other side, Li Ye nodded slightly, "I will do my best in whatever way I can."
With Tang Xi and Li Ye, two highly influential figures, nodding in agreement, many people who were originally hesitant about getting involved in the internal strife of the Mountain Moving Clan also hardened their hearts.
After all, as Tang Xi said, the allure of the Fusion Source Body Refinement is indeed considerable!
Taking some risks is not unacceptable for this opportunity.
Moreover, it's just about keeping an eye out for lost items, not directly intervening in internal conflicts, so there's a lot of room for maneuver.
As a result, everyone agreed, and for a moment there was a sense of collective response and united will.
Only after everyone had expressed their opinions did Tie Li seem to snap out of his daze. He stood up excitedly and repeatedly clasped his hands in thanks to everyone present, saying, "Thank you! Thank you all! Tie Li is here to express my gratitude to all the brothers and sisters for your help!"
Seeing that the matter was settled and the atmosphere was right, Lei Yucheng waved his hand and shouted, "Alright! Business is done. Men! Bring up the food! Bring up all the best wine and meat!"
The maids and servants who had been waiting outside filed in, and exquisite dishes and fine wines were quickly laid out on the tables.
The banquet hall, which had been somewhat serious and tense, instantly became lively and bustling, with toasts being exchanged and laughter filling the air.
Even now, Bai Xiaoruo was still somewhat dazed, not yet recovered from Shen Yunhao's words.
She couldn't help but lean over and tug at his sleeve, lowering her voice to ask, "Hey! What's wrong with you? Why did they all seem to agree after you said that?"
As more and more people gathered in the room, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Shen Yunhao dared not continue to grope the other person's leg. He could only give it a light pinch before reluctantly withdrawing his hand.
The little fox blushed slightly, but didn't care much at the moment, and continued to press, "Answer me! What exactly happened just now? You clearly saw that his chances of succeeding in the internal power struggle were not high, so why did you still lead the way in agreeing?"
Looking at her anxious yet bewildered expression, Shen Yunhao chuckled softly and couldn't help but lower his voice, saying, "You want to know? It's simple, just call me 'brother' and I'll let you hear it..."
"??!"
Bai Xiaoruo suddenly realized that he had mentioned "my little sister Xiaoruo" when he made his statement earlier, and immediately puffed out her cheeks and shouted angrily, "Get lost! Who's your sister! Dream on!"
Shen Yunhao leaned closer, his breath warm against her earlobe, his voice low and husky with an ambiguous undertone: "Qingmei... isn't she also a sister?"
"you!"
The little fox, unable to contain her anger, immediately reached out and pinched the soft flesh on his waist hard.
"Awooo!"
Shen Yunhao's face contorted in pain, and he gasped for breath. He almost cried out on the spot, but could only endure it, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
"You two siblings... no, you two siblings really have a good relationship..."
Just then, a cheerful voice rang out from the side.
Bai Xiaoruo turned around and found that Tang Xi had moved her own stool next to her at some point, and was resting her chin on one hand, smiling as she looked at her hand that was still pinching Shen Yunhao's waist and hadn't had time to retract.
The little fox feigned composure, withdrawing her hand with two blushes rising on her cheeks. She quickly glanced around and, finding that no one else was paying attention except for Tang Xi who had come closer, breathed a sigh of relief. She then glared at Tang Xi, annoyed, and said, "Why did you suddenly come over? You startled me!"
Tang Xi tilted her head, a playful glint in her eyes, and teased, "Sister Bai, we haven't seen each other for so long, and it's not easy for us to get together. How come... your mind is entirely on your 'lover'? You don't even have time to say a word to me?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down! What lover! Don't talk nonsense!"
Bai Xiaoruo was both embarrassed and anxious, and reached out to cover Tang Xi's mouth.
Seeing that the two best friends were about to have a long talk, Shen Yunhao tactfully stood up, smiled at them, and said, "You two chat, I'll look around."
After saying that, he turned and walked away, blending into the lively banquet crowd.
Bai Xiaoruo watched his departing figure, her teeth itching with anger, but being pulled by Tang Xi, she could only suppress her urge to ask questions for the time being.
After Shen Yunhao walked away, Tang Xi no longer held back and approached Bai Xiaoruo with a grin, gently bumping her with her shoulder. "Hey, Sister Bai! What happened just now? You were drinking tea and then spitting it out, your face is almost as red as a monkey's bottom!"
Bai Xiaoruo's cheeks burned even hotter at her question, her eyes darting around as she stammered, "N-nothing! He's just... just so foul-mouthed! He talks nonsense! It makes me so angry!"
"Oh? Just being sarcastic?" Tang Xi drawled, clearly not believing it. "Just being sarcastic, and you almost crawled under the table? Could it be... that you took advantage of us when we weren't looking?"
"Oh dear, don't make wild guesses!"
Seeing that her best friend was determined not to give up and that she couldn't be fooled, Bai Xiaoruo could only bite her lip, look around to make sure no one was paying attention to their corner, and then somewhat shyly lifted a corner of her robe, revealing her legs under her short skirt.
"Look for yourself!"
Tang Xi looked over curiously and saw several faint red marks on the fair and delicate skin of the thigh. Against the backdrop of the dazzling white skin, these red marks appeared particularly clear, and even... somewhat ambiguous.
The woman couldn't help but widen her eyes and gasp, "Your man... is quite the player?"
"That bastard!" Bai Xiaoruo hurriedly pulled down the hem of her robe to cover herself, rubbing the red marks with her hands while pouting and complaining, half-jokingly, "He has no decency at all... It's one thing to secretly bully people, but he even treated me like a child just now, making me look stupid. It's infuriating..."
"..."
Seeing Bai Xiaoruo's expression, Tang Xi's lips twitched.
That coquettish tone was less like anger and more like a playful pout!
Despite complaining, the smugness barely concealed in her eyes and brows was clearly a boast, whether she was showing off her legs or her partner, it was hard to tell.
I came over to watch the drama unfold... and ended up eating a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection). I'm speechless!
At this moment, Bai Xiaoruo suddenly remembered the important matter and asked curiously, "By the way, Xixi, what exactly happened just now? Why did you all agree to Tie Li as soon as he spoke?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xi blinked innocently and retorted, "Big sister, you're the one with the highest status in this room. That damn Tie Yan is no match for you at all... Your man has publicly spoken up for you, so of course we should follow your lead, right? Are we supposed to contradict you?"
"ha???"
Bai Xiaoruo was dumbfounded on the spot.
So... everyone wasn't convinced by Shen Yunhao's reasoning, nor were they attracted by the Fusion Source Body Refinement, but rather followed suit because of Bai Xiaoruo's sake, since her "man" had spoken?
I've only ever heard of a fox borrowing the tiger's power, but I've never seen a person borrowing the fox's power.
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