"Haha... I've only just arrived. What virtue or ability do I possess to have the leaders of three major powers come calling together before anyone else? I'm truly flattered!"
Upon entering the military camp, they saw only thirty or forty people standing proudly on the training ground before the council hall. Ren Woxing, Jie Chen, and Bai Chen, the three gang leaders, had not come out at all. Jian Shang reined in his horse and stopped, then led Gao Gong, Gao Hong, Shi Ji, and the other generals straight into the council hall. The moment he reached the entrance, he burst into loud laughter and called out.
The three major powers were guests. Not only had they arrived uninvited and rashly stationed themselves here, but now that the master had returned, they still had not come out. Clearly, they meant to give him a show of force and flaunt their status.
The moment he entered the council hall, he saw a dozen or so people sitting or standing within. They were presumably the three gang leaders and their subordinates.
At the seat of honor on the left sat a middle-aged man in a purple-gold robe. His burly frame rivaled Ma Qiang's, his bearing was as steady as Mount Tai, and his aura was fierce and valiant. He was likely Ren Woxing, leader of the Hengxing Gang, and his strength was clearly not weak. Several people seated below him were presumably Hengxing Gang officers.
At the seat of honor on the right sat a handsome young man in green brocade robes, with sword-like brows and starry eyes. He was Jie Chen, leader of Yili Hall, also known as One Rider Kicking Up Dust.
Seated right beside Jie Chen was a woman dressed in snow-white gauze, with exquisite features. She merely sat