Yan Fu threw a lavish Celebration Banquet, nearly buying out every tavern in Feng City.
The banquet tables stretched across the whole city. Whoever you were, wherever you came from, if you took a seat, you ate.
Banners celebrating Jiang Wang's triumph hung almost everywhere. No matter where you went, people were talking about the new champion.
The banquet lasted three days and three nights without pause.
People from many nearby cities came running at the news, eager to enjoy the free feast. In no time, even peddlers and porters knew Jiang Wang's name as champion.
Cao Jie was usually a low-key man, but he didn't try to stop it. After all, Qi State had gone years without a champion and truly needed this moment of public celebration.
Naturally, the main banquet was held at Qi Pavilion, and most of the guests were Qi people. This wasn't an official celebration hosted by Qi State; it was merely a private gathering thrown by Jiang Wang's friends, so the atmosphere was all the freer.
They said the banquet would last until dawn, but it had ended before the third watch.
The reason was amusing: the star of the feast, the Number One Inner Palace of the World, Jiang Wang, still had to hurry back for his evening cultivation.
That night,
Yan Fu, who had lavished thousands of gold, spent the whole time whispering with Miss Wen.
Chongxuan Sheng, whose roar during Law of Heaven and Earth at River Viewing Terrace had shaken the heavens, warmly invited his cousin to join the celebration, his pride unmistakable.
Li Longchuan had a fine tolerance for alcohol and came from a distinguished family. He helped Jiang Wang turn away plenty of drinks, yet remained perfectly clear-headed, displaying the poise of an aristocratic clan.
Xu Xiangan, who