"Odd Arts?"
Bai Yongyan shook his head and smiled. "The Shu Palace teems with talent, and this banquet is no less than a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. As a mere Warlock from beyond the world, I won't embarrass myself by showing off my meager skills."
"Why be so modest, Brother Bai?"
The Old Spider Dancer laughed heartily. "Since there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers at this banquet, Brother Bai, you must demonstrate your skills to prove that we, the Guest Elders of the Royal Mansion, are not just useless eaters and drinkers."
The Old Spider Dancer, who always found Bai Yongyan's pompous behavior and self-proclaimed title as the Royal Mansion's foremost Magician annoying, was intentionally forcing him to show his hand.
