Chapter 275 The Banquet at Hongmen
Most of the prominent families in Binjiang had already arrived one after another.
Their early arrival, much like the Yang family, was naturally informed by tidbits of insider information from various sources.
Thus, this banquet served two purposes. On one hand, it was to observe how the Yang family would respond to the Fan family and the Su family backing it, given Yang Tian’s uncertain fate.
On the other hand, the spotlight was inevitably drawn to the Binjiang overlord, the Li Family.
After all, everyone knew that the Li Family was distant relatives of the Su Family. It was hard to believe that their elevated status in Binjiang didn’t owe something to the Su Family’s influence.
Moreover, with the Yang family suddenly emerging as a strong contender, could the Li Family—tenured hegemons of Binjiang—truly have no resentment despite appearing outwardly composed?
Thus, even before the banquet officially began, certain participants with ulterior motives discreetly sought to cozy up to Li Tian, here as the representative of the Li Family, hoping to extract some insights about their intentions.
"Mr. Li, why drink alone? Won’t you join us for a chat?"
In a corner of the hall, a glamorous young woman, accompanied by a delicate-looking maiden, calmly sat down across from Li Tian.
Li Tian lifted his gaze and let out a faint sneer.
As if he had anticipated their arrival, he chuckled coldly to himself and murmured, "The eldest daughters of the Jin Family and the Wang Family?"