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The atmosphere in the banquet hall was unbearably heavy, and it was deafeningly silent.
This was unmistakably a Hongmen Banquet[1]. Every attendee carried malicious intent. There were no hidden executioners, but that was not because no execution was intended; it was simply that no executioner was strong enough, and their presence would have only served to reveal their intent. The wine was laced with a potent poison, and those present lay waiting to strike the moment it took effect on Zhao Changhe.
No one anticipated, however, that even after he drank the wine, the poison had absolutely no effect. And it was not just any poison, but one crafted by a god!
Cui Wenwei instinctively stepped back from the table, his heart pounding in terror.
None of them had expected Zhao Changhe not only to attend the banquet but also to disregard decorum entirely. He did not bother easing into the conversation or pretending to play along. He simply walked in and, without hesitation, overturned the entire metaphorical table.
The brazen demeanor of a real man of the jianghu made the Cui Clan rather uneasy. The most absurd part was that he had walked into an obviously hostile banquet completely alone as if fully intending to flip the table from the start.
It was not just that he dismissed everyone in the room....
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