The venue for the Flower-Viewing Gathering was now surrounded by layer upon layer of Heavenly Dao City's City Guard and the elite forces of the City Lord's Mansion.
There was no denying how seriously Su Tiandao took this Flower-Viewing Gathering. In fact, it almost felt as though he was terrified of anyone finding out what it entailed.
Not only were guards stationed there, but a barrier had also been erected. Not even a mosquito could hope to fly into the venue.
When Chen Changan and the others arrived, representatives from many factions were already there. No one took the initiative to greet them, though they offered perfunctory nods and smiles.
After all, they still knew nothing of the Heavenly Profound Sect's true strength. But judging by recent events, its strength was certainly no trivial matter. If they could avoid provoking it for now, they absolutely would.
Besides, Chen Changan and his companions had no quarrel with them. There was no reason to go out of their way to make enemies.
More importantly, their real objective this time was the Flower-Viewing Gathering, not the Heavenly Profound Sect.
Su Tiandao had already arranged seats for every faction. When Chen Changan saw where the Heavenly Profound Sect would be seated, he couldn't help frowning.
Their seats were closest to Su Tiandao's. In other words, had Su Tiandao placed the Heavenly Profound Sect ahead of every other faction?
Was he trying to push the Heavenly Profound Sect into the teeth of the storm? Did he want the other factions to resent them?
Still, since the arrangements had already been made, Chen Changan didn't dwell on it. He walked straight over and sat down, then carefully surveyed the reactions around him. He found nothing unusual in anyone's expression.
"Big brother, are these people all this