Gerald, for one, already knew that today’s banquet was never going to be a peaceful one. He also knew that the information he wanted wouldn’t be gathered that easily.

Regardless, with Gerald’s agreement, Master Coldwater then declared, “I like your straightforwardness, Mr. Crawford! Well then, allow me to make my move!”

The second her sentence ended, she fired an emerald-green stream of translucent essential qi toward Gerald! Anything that stream passed—including the dishes on the table—instantly had a layer of frost formed on top! What more, the temperature in the room instantly plummeted as well, causing a few of the servants to die on the spot!

“What freezing essential qi!” replied Gerald as his eyes sharpened.

Just as Gerald was about to counterattack the essential qi, he heard Master Greendrake yell, “Pardon me, Mr. Crawford!”

Following that, Master Greedrake struck his palm onto Master Coldwater’s back and began channeling a stream of essential qi into her body! Mr. Sev