Chapter 109

Xi Ning’s heart sank when he saw Si TuZhao’s reaction. Did he intentionally pretend not to know him or……

There were no other devils around him, so he probably came alone. Or did he, perhaps, only bring a few servants with him but not bring them here?

The look in Si TuZhao’s eyes seemed like he was really looking at an irrelevant stranger. Xi Ning felt aggrieved. Xi Ning was lost in his own thoughts but when he was about to retract his gaze from Si TuZhao, he found out that Huo Xiu was staring at himself.

Huo Xiu saw Chu Yi’s appearance before. Xi Ning was not sure what evil plot this person was planning again. Xi Ning restrained his expression and lowered his head to stop looking at Si TuZhao.

If he really was Chu Yi, even if he didn’t come to find him earlier, he would definitely make a move after the banquet was over…… Xi Ning thought about it, but then became uncertain again.

His illness kept affecting his emotions. It had been quite a while since Chu Yi left, but Xi Ning could still comfort himself and endure the depression while he was away.

But then he was right in front of Xi Ning now, but he ignored Xi Ning. Xi Ning’s mood worsened uncontrollably. He had no appetite at all even when he was looking at the exquisite dishes on the table.

While Xi Ning was staring at the air while lowering his head, Si TuZhao glanced at him without anyone noticing.

The singing continued and everyone in the hall was chatting, laughing and offering toasts. Most people paid attention to Si TuZhao. They were very curious about his intentions. Those who were sensitive also found out that the Immortal Emperor’s attitude toward the Devil Lord was even more enthusiastic than to the spirit clan who came to request marriage before.

The Immortal Emperor wanted to build connections with all clans, otherwise he would not invite the spirit clan to the Immortal Palace. The devil clan preferred to stay isolated and never condescended to engage in diplomacy, but now the Devil Lord was visiting of his own volition. Putting aside the Devil Lord’s intentions, as soon as this matter spreads out, it would also increase the Immortal Emperor’s reputation.

Xi Ning sat silently in the seat like an invisible person, and no one came to talk to him. Chuntao leaned over to pour a glass of wine for him and said with a very soft voice, “Your Royal Highness, have you seen the Devil Lord, I think that……”

Xi Ning squeezed the chopsticks in his hand, slightly tilted his head, and said coldly, “If you say any nonsense, you don’t have to stay in the Immortal Palace anymore.”

Chuntao was stunned and her face turned pale. She stepped aside and did not dare to speak any more.

Although there were not many servants in Xi Ning’s palace, and Chu Yi only served him in his bedroom, the spirits that he brought back with him before had all seen Chu Yi’s face.

If they made assumptions……

Huo Xiu, who was sitting opposite, stood up with a pot of wine. He walked toward Si TuZhao and poured the wine for him, and after a bit of casual conversation, he looked puzzled and said, “I somehow feel that Devil Lord’s appearance looks very familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere before.”

His voice was quite loud, Xi Ning also heard these words and looked up nervously.

Si TuZhao put down his wine glass. He leaned back on his chair at will and said nonchalantly, “Really? If you want to scrape up an acquaintance with me, you don’t have to use this method to attract my attention.”

Huo Xiu’s expression became extremely bad in an instant, and someone next to him said, “Devil Lord, this is General Huo Xiu who is under the Immortal Emperor. General Huo has fought a lot of battles in different places in his early years, so perhaps he has seen Devil Lord before.”

“Oh, so you’re General Huo,” Si TuZhao looked at Huo Xiu again. “I never remember a person’s face, so I probably forgot.”

Si TuZhao said that he never remembered a person’s face, but his tone implied that Huo Xiu was unworthy of him remembering. Huo Xiu still had a lot of things to say, but after hearing that his expression got even worse.

It was the first time that the people around Huo Xiu saw him get so badly treated. They gloated over his misfortune. Huo Xiu did not dare to offend Si TuZhao in front of the Immortal Emperor. He could only endure it and smile reluctantly. “I may be mistaken. I hope that the Devil Lord will forgive me.”

Si TuZhao responded perfunctorily and turned away to talk with others.

The Immortal Emperor was used to avoiding mention of any business affairs at banquets. Some people were really curious. After exchanging a few glasses of wine, they couldn’t help but ask, “There must be something important for the Devil Lord’s visit this time?”

“There are a few things that I need to deal with,” Sit TuZhao took the empty wine glass in his hand and turned it around, while watching Xi Ning secretly. “It’s very important.”

Sit TuZhao stopped talking, and others also stopped asking him.

Xi Ning didn’t want to stay at the banquet for a long time. The noisy sounds around him made him more and more uncomfortable but he also worried that if he left too early, it would attract the attention of others, so he kept holding on. When he saw someone get up to leave, he asked a servant who was walking around to inform the Immortal Emperor.

The servant passed Xi Ning’s words to the Immortal Emperor, and the Immortal Emperor raised his eyes and nodded gently.

Xi Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and left with Chuntao quietly.