Many things, if not anticipated in advance, can catch you off-guard when actually encountered. The same was true for Shui Yanqing.
"Thank you for your invitation, but I need to go home with my companions now," she said, declining politely.
"Oh?"
To this, the young master from the Notus family of the South Wind Gods clearly didn't take it well, his tone even carried a hint of challenge, and if it were an ordinary girl facing such a top-ranked young master of power, she would've probably been trembling in fear by now.
"Ahahaha, Aust actually got turned down," the several young men surrounding him were of similar status, naturally not bothered about Aust's pride.
Watching this scene, Tilan shook her head discreetly. Although Aust's behavior wasn't good, the ones mocking him were just fanning the flames, putting Aust in a difficult position, presumably making him target them to save face.
