General Chafei's banquet was still underway. While Nangong Xue had been present, Chafei had found it inconvenient to state the banquet's purpose. But after Nangong Xue left, he naturally went around drinking with the commanders who had distinguished themselves in this local conflict and praising them one by one.
Some belonged to Gedanwei's mother's faction, yet General Chafei treated them the same way. No matter how they fought for power in private, appearances still had to be maintained. He could not let people think Chafei was someone who burned bridges after crossing them.
The room where General Chafei held the banquet was fairly large. With a dozen or so people inside, it still seemed spacious. However, even though this was one of the better buildings in the stronghold, it was still just a bamboo house.
Bang! The closed door was shoved open, and Gedanwei walked in with a gloomy expression.
Chafei was holding a bowl of liquor and raising a toast with his subordinates when he saw Gedanwei enter. He immediately set down his bowl in anger and reprimanded him, "Didn't I tell you to leave? What are you doing back here?"
"Heh heh!" Gedanwei said with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "What do you think?"
"Hm!?" Chafei immediately frowned and shouted toward the outside, "Maodeng! Maodeng!"
Maodeng was Chafei's bodyguard captain and had always protected him at close range. He was also greatly valued by Chafei. If Gedanwei wanted to come in, Maodeng would never have allowed anyone through without Chafei's permission.
Yet Gedanwei had not only come in but was standing before him with a mocking look on his face. That naturally meant something had happened to Maodeng!
Still, General Chafei called out a few more times. A man had to hold on to hope