Ye Tian Yun was interested in the banquet for quite a few reasons.
One, he was here for the Arcane Path manual which was in Yuan Shuchun's possession.
And two, he was here to stop an assassination.
And these two tasks were very interrelated. Because the only way of getting close to Yuan Shuchun and give her a lasting impression was to save her from the assassination attempt.
And thwarting the assassination should have completed his main objective of getting close to Yuan Shuchun for the manual.
However, what really happened was something that made the future even more variable. And the reason why things didn't go as he had expected was he himself.
As per the reports, this banquet was going to be a major turning point in the future of the Gracious Sword Sect.
Yuan Shuchun was going to be almost assassinated, however, due to Xiao Ming's higher spirit sense, the assassination would have failed, giving only minor injuries to Yuan Shuchun.
