Marquis of Gaochang Tian Xili looked like a refined, scholarly middle-aged man. He was a little thin, dressed neatly and properly, and had nothing particularly eye-catching about him.
At that moment, he stood with his hands folded before him, calmly watching the young man in the square.
Even under the gaze of countless people, the young man still held his head high and his back straight, his manner relaxed. The confidence and composure deep in his bones were admirable.
The young were truly to be feared.
Jiang Wang's fief, Green Sheep Town, lay within Rizhao Prefecture, and the Pacification Commissioner of Rizhao, Tian Antai, was Tian Xili's son. As long as Jiang Wang didn't cause trouble, their relationship wouldn't be bad.
Strictly speaking, Tian Antai and Jiang Wang had fought side by side on the Qiyang Battlefield. They had battled together.
Jiang Wang had even gone to Seven Star Valley to train! The Tian Family had given him some preferential treatment at the time, though it had been for Chongxuan Sheng's sake. Still, it counted as a measure of goodwill.
So Tian Xili was quite at ease.
Come to think of it, of the three prodigies who fought for the state in this Yellow River Assembly, two had ties to the Chongxuan Family. Everyone in Qi knew of Jiang Wang's friendship with Chongxuan Sheng, while Chongxuan Zun was a direct descendant of the Chongxuan Clan.
And both prodigies had made a huge splash at the River Viewing Terrace.
The Chongxuan Clan had unmistakably become the most talked-about Name Gate in Great Qi of late.
Chongxuan Yunbo hadn't come in person to watch the ceremony. He had probably done so to keep a low profile.
In recent years, Chongxuan Yunbo had attended fewer and fewer major occasions. That alone was a