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At this banquet, with notables gathered and ears pricked, the atmosphere was just what He Chunhua needed. He neither demurred nor hurried, but sat down and spoke with composure. Of Zhu Xiu’er’s role at Immortal Spirit Lake, he said nothing; he merely mentioned that a villager had secretly carried word to the Coordinating Army as a warning.
His wording was tactful, and his bearing unruffled. The listeners all nodded in quiet approval.
He Lingchuan kept his eyes on Ke Jihai.
When speaking with He Chunhua, Ke Jihai’s gaze never wavered. He laughed and conversed as though no one else existed. Whenever the nobles clapped or cheered at a particularly thrilling point, he only grew impatient and snapped at them to quiet down.
The irony was hard to miss. Even though the evening’s focus was supposed to be on the Zhu Family and Zhu Xiu’er, Ke Jihai carried himself as though he were the host, utterly oblivious to how overbearing it seemed. It was said that General Ke was blunt and forthright by nature, unbothered by whether he offended anyone, and that truly did seem to be the case.
Zhu Xiyan smiled and let it slide, but the younger men of the Zhu Family scowled and exchanged frowns.
When it came to military matters, Ke Jihai questioned with great interest, particularly about the Coordinating Army’s retreat with an entire village of the...
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