Chapter 363 - A Feast of Distinguished Guests (1/2)

He had the hunch that his speculation was correct, for he was standing before the Smiles of Beauties!

Who else could have such courage to invite guests and friends to feast here except the grandson of Blood King Ning Bugui?

Ordinary people cannot even think of entering this restaurant!

“It never occurs to me that my cousin Lin Xun should be acquainted with such an important person as Ning Meng. If he is in charge of our family in the future, it’s not unlikely that the Lin family can rise again under his leadership!”

Lin Xuefeng hurried to catch up with others as he kept thinking to himself.

Apparently, Lin Xun was more than a casual acquaintance of Ning Meng. His friendship with Ning could make everyone else feel envious.

For descendants of prestigious families, the level of cultivation was the most important and fundamental, but a wide circle of connections and relationships was also indispensable. For example, he could get numerous benefits for being a friend of Ning Meng, a young, powerful man with eminent family background.

If anyone intended to take unfair advantage of Lin Xun, they had to consider first if they could afford the cost of offending Ning Meng. And this was just the most obvious benefit.

There were huge potential benefits available to Lin Xun depending on how he used his interpersonal relationships.

Unsurprisingly, “benefit” was a matter of concern for Lin Xuefeng, which was utilitarian but also quite sensible.

In the circle of aristocratic men, one’s connections and relationships were always based on benefits and interests. A person whose status was much inferior was not even eligible to join the circle.

Just like Lin Xuefeng, he could never have the chance to say hello to Ning Meng without the introduction of his cousin Lin Xun!

Though they only met once, Lin Xuefeng could, when he got in trouble someday, turn to Ning Meng for help and got the support he needed by simply mentioning Lin Xun.

This was the power of human relations.

Lin Xuefeng knew that he needed Lin Xun’s introduction if he wanted to build a closer relationship with Ning Meng.

But Lin Xun’s close relation with Ning Meng was completely unexpected for him!

Lost in deep thought, Lin Xuefeng suddenly found himself inside the restaurant. He immediately pulled himself together, pushing all the distracting thoughts aside.

As for Lin Zhong and Zhu Laosan, they were ushered by several beautiful, well-mannered maids into another hall, which was particularly reserved for them to take a rest.

Lin Xuefeng was deeply impressed by the generosity of the host. Not only did he throw a dinner in Smiles of Beauties, but he prepared a hall for those servants of his guests!

All of this increased Lin Xuefeng’s curiosity and he was wondering who on earth host the dinner?

…

What a towering and magnificent building the Smiles of Beauties was! And look at its spectacular interiors!

The floor was covered in blue Spirit Sea Stone, each of which cost over one hundred gold coins. Walking on these glittering jewels was like walking on the azure sea shimmering in the sunlight.

And look at those fancy adornments! There were palace lanterns made by Golden Dragon Iron, window frames sculptured from Purplewood, and sets of table and chair carved and polished from a single piece of Black Cold Jade.

Every single piece of decorations, ranging from the carved beams to potted plants, was rare and expensive. This extremely lavish style was astonishing and haunting to everyone.

But the Smiles of Beauties was not just a simple restaurant with fancy adornments.

As a top-class entertainment venue in the Forbidden City, it had plenty of unique and remarkable features.

However, after being surprised for a while, Lin Xun stopped paying attention to these details, for they were nothing but pure decorative items.

Actually, he thought it was a waste to use all of these precious spiritual materials merely for decoration.

“Here we are.”

Ushered by Ning Meng, Lin Xun and other people reached the ninth floor of the restaurant, and they saw a hall called “Ninth Heaven Pavilion” standing alone.

There were over twenty people inside the hall and every one of them, male or female, looked charming and impressive.

They sat before a side table separately, drinking and talking with each other.

Besides, there were a few vacant seats. It was obvious that some guests were still on their way.

The appearance of new faces immediately attracted the eyes from all directions.

Ning Meng grinned as he gave Lin Xun a push, saying loudly, “Can you recognize this man, my friends?”“

“Lin Xun?”“

“Isn’t he the top one of the Bloodthirsty Camp? Who can forget him?”

“It’s Lin Xun! He shows up!”“

Exclamations of surprise arose in the hall.

A man said with a meaningful smile, “In the camp, nobody knew the real identity of Lin Xun. But recently it’s said that there is a “loneliest patriarch of an aristocratic family in the Forbidden city” living in the Heart-Cleansing Peak, one of the Seventy-two Mountains of Power and Influence. I guess Lin Xun isn’t that guy, is he?”