Cheng Renjing was so nervous because although many people had accompanied them to tonight's banquet, aside from Chen Ping'an himself, not a single Inner Qi Realm expert had come.
The Quicksand Gang's leader was already an Inner Qi First Level Perfection expert. Chen Ping'an was already at a disadvantage facing him alone. If he had not even brought an Inner Qi expert from the Town Pacification Office, would that not put him at an even greater disadvantage?
Besides Cheng Renjing, the supervisors of the various offices within the Town Pacification Office had voiced their concerns as well. Even the Chief Constables of the major districts had personally sought out Chen Ping'an. Yet in the end, just as with the people he had brought tonight, not one Inner Qi Realm expert accompanied him.
The Quicksand Gang members packed the area before the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, each one looking vicious and fiendish. From afar, they looked like villains who killed without blinking. Yet as Chen Ping'an approached, they seemed to have made an agreement beforehand, all moving aside to clear a path for him.
Countless gazes converged upon Chen Ping'an. He seemed utterly unaware of them, not even sparing them a glance as he strode directly through the doors of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.
Aside from the small group that followed Chen Ping'an inside, the rest of the Town Pacification Office personnel remained outside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, confronting the Quicksand Gang members.
Watching Chen Ping'an enter as though no one else existed, several Quicksand Gang members began whispering among themselves.
"Tie Tou, didn't you say you'd make him piss his pants on the spot? Why did you clear the way the moment he arrived?"
"You moved aside too!"
"That's different! I never said anything about making him piss his pants!"
"I—"