Chapter 826: Provocation from Pillfire City

The Peafowl Gathering was now concluded, and the participating clans were about to depart. However, the Coiling Dragon clan lord and Jiang Chen were given a new command -  to stay. No one else had this honor, not even young master Ji San. All of the clan lords were bewildered by this turn of events. Since when had this Pill King Zhen become more important than them? Especially someone who’d popped up out of nowhere. That the Coiling Dragon clan lord was able to stay was at least somewhat understandable. He was the lord of the foremost clan, after all. This Pill King Zhen, on the other hand—even if he had obtained the emperor’s grace, surely that wouldn’t correspond with a rise in his position?

What was up with this sudden promotion? Did he now outrank them in importance? Though they didn’t understand, they didn’t dare defy His Majesty’s orders nor resent him.  Their time with Emperor Peafowl had taught them well of his tendencies. His Majesty's decisions  always had a good motive  behind them. There had to be a reason as to why His Majesty had sent them away while allowing Pill King Zhen...