Winter Withers, Huayan Night Banquet (Part Two)

The one who came to call was a Long Evergreen Gate steward with real authority. He introduced him to a resident guest of the sect—merely the proper procedure and courtesies. The resident guest had come to deliver an invitation, inviting Yu Ci to that evening's banquet.

More than a dozen names were densely written on the invitation, all resident guests of Evergreen Gate. At the head was one Jiang Shangyan, the chief among the resident guests and the only Void Stepping cultivator among them. Though he held no actual power, his status was exceptionally high.

The Jiu Yan Yu Ci played was a man of few words. Gu Zhi had worried that he might slap these people in the face, so he had specifically reminded him that this banquet was customary, held only once, and very important. He absolutely had to attend.

This banquet was not merely an internal affair of Evergreen Gate. The resident guests of Evergreen Gate, led by Jiang Shangyan, were using this opportunity to introduce Jiu Yan to their fellow cultivators in Huayan City. It was a kind of ceremony.

Yu Ci then knew that these resident guests probably had not yet learned of Mr. Mei's death. Otherwise, it would only have made sense to postpone the banquet for several days.

Naturally, he did not say anything unnecessary and casually agreed.

About two hours later, the steward and resident guest who had visited him before came again, invited him into a lizard carriage, and accompanied him to the banquet venue.

It was called a night banquet, but what distinction was there between day and night underground? Only certain areas of Huayan City adjusted their illumination according to the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. A lantern bearer even led the way before the lizard carriage