Another update—this made three updates today, right?! Once the draft was finished, not posting it made my heart itch... Haha!
For a time, Han King Liu Bang and Overlord Xiang Yu became the two candidates with the strongest calls for alliance leader.
Although voices occasionally rose in support of the Huan King, the Huan Kingdom camp itself remained utterly silent. Coupled with the instinctive resentment everyone felt toward their earlier display of pomp, their support fell far short of that for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu!
People more or less had a herd mentality. As the calls for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu grew louder while the Huan King remained silent, more and more people supported one or the other. In the end, the tide tilted toward Xiang Yu. After all, whether in character, strength, power, or prestige, Xiang Yu was clearly far superior to Liu Bang.
After roughly the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the clamor gradually died down. The calls supporting Liu Bang became fewer and fewer until they vanished altogether. The entire venue resounded with support for Western Chu Hegemon Xiang Yu.
"City Lord Li, this is your territory, and you are hosting this banquet. Now that the discussion has reached a decision, please announce the result!"
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, an elder of the Big Dipper Sect looked at Li Yuan and called out loudly.
"Exactly! The matter is settled. Why haven't you announced the result yet? What are you waiting for?"
"What else? He's obviously waiting for the Huan King to speak! Idiot!"
"The Huan King... Right! Why hasn't the Huan King said anything all this time? Don't tell me he went into qi deviation while cultivating!"
"Shh... Are you looking to die? Qi deviation? The