Even a King Knew That Serving a Sovereign Was Like Keeping Company with a Tiger! (Please Subscribe and Vote with Monthly Tickets)

But that was not the end of it. Before Zhao Jing could force down the wine in his mouth, the King of the Tasha Kingdom had already led Li Chen toward the seat of honor.

What followed left every guest present dumbstruck.

In this land, the King of the Tasha Kingdom stood at the pinnacle of power, a man whose influence could tip the scales.

Yet even he respectfully gestured for Li Chen to take the seat.

During the banquet, a palace maid was about to pour Li Chen some wine. Worried that her service might fall short, the King of the Tasha Kingdom personally took the wine jug from her hands and filled Li Chen's cup.

Zhao Jing's mouth twitched at the sight.

Never mind himself-even if the head of his Zhao Family had come, this king would never have been so courteous. No, perhaps "servile" was the better word!

Had the King of the Tasha Kingdom known what Zhao Jing was thinking, he would surely have spat in his face and said, "What does your Zhao Family amount to in front of this man?"

You think I'm being servile? Once you learn who he is, you'll be even more servile than I am!

Unfortunately, you aren't qualified to know yet.

Zhao Jing swallowed his wine in a daze, and soon arrived at a guess. Someone from the Heavenly Strategy Empire who could make the King of the Tasha Kingdom act so servile was most likely a member of the empire's Imperial House.

Even Zhao Jing, who had been showered with reverence by the Southern Kingdoms since childhood, felt bitterness well up inside him. He had always stood above everyone here, but now it seemed his status still fell short of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's Imperial House.

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