Early the next morning, the Liu residence was decked out in festive decorations. Its vermilion gates stood wide open, and carriages and horses streamed in and out. Many visitors arrived bearing gifts, and anyone who didn't know better would have thought a wedding was being held.
The reason for all the excitement was that Liu Zhengfeng was holding his "Golden Basin Handwashing" ceremony that very day!
It was already halfway through the hour of the Snake, though noon had yet to arrive. The residence was packed with people, and heroes from all corners of the jianghu had gathered to witness the ceremony—the Golden Basin Handwashing of Liu Zhengfeng, Third Master Liu.
But before the guests could watch and bear witness, they first had to be fed!
As the saying went, people who ate someone's food were less likely to speak ill of them, and those who accepted someone's gifts were less likely to oppose them. Only after the jianghu heroes had eaten and drunk their fill and were satisfied could everyone join in praising Liu Zhengfeng and support him through the final, most important Golden Basin Handwashing ceremony. Only then would the matter be truly settled, and he could finally leave the jianghu for good.
Once he had washed his hands and the ceremony had been declared over, anyone who dared to use old jianghu grudges to make things difficult for Liu Zhengfeng would be setting themselves against every hero present that day who had witnessed the ceremony. They would not only be despised by their fellow jianghu practitioners, but would also face endless condemnation and even calls to arms!
Of course, since the chosen "auspicious hour" had not yet arrived, the jianghu guests in the courtyard were eating and drinking.
Dozens of banquet tables had been set up in