Chongxuan Sheng's friends had all claimed they were too busy with this and that to attend the Yellow River Assembly.
They had been keeping it under wraps, hoping to surprise Jiang Wang.
As Chongxuan Sheng put it, "How could we miss the day our dear friend makes a name for himself beneath heaven?"
They naturally had to witness Jiang Green Sheep's glory together.
In fact, they had arrived in Wo Kingdom several days ago, but had kept their presence quiet.
They had waited until the day before the main event of the Yellow River Assembly to make a sudden appearance, welcoming him with gongs and drums and punctuating the fanfare with firecrackers.
Looking around,
there was nowhere on the entire River Viewing Terrace as lively as Qi Street.
Of course, there was nowhere else as awkward, either.
The awkwardness came not only from the firecrackers, gongs, drums, and fireworks.
Nor was it only the mortifying "words of congratulation" composed by Talented Scholar Xu. Aside from Xu himself, only Zishu was willing to recite them along with him.
Wang Yiwu, Chongxuan Zun, and Jiang Wang standing together was awkward enough in itself.
Walking together, they could not manage to exchange even half a sentence.
In fact, the three of them had walked back in silence, the air around them heavy with tension.
And when Chongxuan Sheng's plump figure squeezed into the scene, even the word "awkward" no longer sufficed.
Li Longchuan, Yan Fu, Xu Xiangan, and the others all knew of the feud between Chongxuan Sheng and Wang Yiwu.
Zhao Wuyan had originally planned to return to Dragon Gate Academy. Xu Xiangan had pestered her relentlessly until she agreed to come to the River Viewing Terrace, and she had also wanted to look after Zishu. Though she did not know the