The other party's words were polite, but their actions were certainly not.
This was to tell him not to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Not robbing directly was already very courteous, and they were even willing to 'make friends' with him.
"Sorry, my girlfriend seems to have a connection with this Ancient Beast," Xu Mo still refused.
After being refused three times in a row, the atmosphere around them changed. Although Lin's Transcendents had internal strife and various factions, externally they were descendants of the Empire's Old Imperial Family and still held the pride of royal descendants.
Energy aura surged from Lin Jia, sweeping towards Xu Mo.
The surrounding people were merely watching the excitement. Offending the Lin clan seemed unwise; they wondered which Star Domain these two belonged to.
In this situation, if Lin's people decided to forcibly seize the beast, even keeping their lives would be uncertain, let alone a beast pet.