Early in the morning, Shennong Market Street had already returned to its usual bustle. Countless busybodies knew that today was the day Taiyuan Tower would reopen.
Everyone was curious — would anything dramatic happen at this reopening? Would there be another theatrical wager, like last time?
Though everyone knew that Taiyuan Pavilion was finished, and that even the Wei father and son had been thrown behind bars. Their superior, the Panlong Great Clan, was also completely helpless.
Facing the Emperor's forces, even the number-one clan in the Glass Kingdom City could do absolutely nothing.
In next to no time, people throughout the Glass Kingdom City — willing or not — had been forced to accept the reality: the Wei family was done for, and Taiyuan Pavilion was done for!
So this reopening of Taiyuan Tower shouldn't produce any interesting spectacle.
Even though they understood this, people still couldn't resist going to soak up the atmosphere.
As a result, on this particular day, the number of people flooding into Shennong Market Street was exceptional. Everyone wanted to see just how high-handed the victorious Royal Court Great Clan would be, and what kind of smug faces they'd be wearing.
To be blunt, from a fair-minded standpoint, at least seventy or eighty percent of the people in the Glass Kingdom City were deeply unhappy with the Royal Court Great Clan's conduct.
After all, the clan had crossed a line.
Back then, it was the Royal Court Great Clan that had provoked Taiyuan Pavilion in the first place. They were the ones who had started the trouble.
Later they lost the wager, which was entirely their own fault.
But losing wasn't enough for them — they couldn't accept it and staged this whole retaliatory farce. Everyone knew that the Moon Emperor, who handled the matter, was none other than the Royal Court Clan Master's sworn brother.
No matter how discreetly such collusion was carried out, it couldn't possibly escape the notice of truly observant people. And once those people started spreading the word, practically the entire Glass Kingdom City learned the inside story.
Namely, the Royal Court Great Clan had found a backer, and together they had crushed the Wei family and crushed Taiyuan Pavilion.
This sort of thing was an absolute taboo.
But most people were of little consequence. Even though they were seething inside, all they could do was seethe in silence.
The martial world had always been ruled by the strong. The sympathy and indignation of the powerless could never change the brutal reality.
The location of this reopening was far more prominent than the previous site — practically the most central area of Shennong Market Street.
Lanterns and streamers hung everywhere; gold and jade gleamed brilliantly.
Noble stalls stretched for thousands of meters, all the way to the doors of Taiyuan Tower.
A brand-new signboard, more imposing and grander than before, hung above the storefront, radiating an aura of overwhelming majesty, as though swallowing mountains and rivers.
This kind of display was the very picture of the number-one pill emporium in the Glass Kingdom City.
Clans below the eighth rank didn't even qualify to receive an invitation. They could only stand outside and watch. And every single person who had received an invitation was someone of note in the Glass Kingdom City.
Even among those people, many considered it an honor to have gotten a card.
Because this time, the spectacle Taiyuan Tower had put on was truly enormous — beyond anything seen before.
Not only was the Royal Court Clan Master himself present in the flesh, but several other great clan masters who were on good terms with the Royal Court Great Clan all showed up as well.
Having multiple clan masters personally preside over the affair — this level of fanfare was something the previous reopening of Taiyuan Tower had never had.
So many of the invited factions treasured this opportunity all the more.
"Damn it all! I don't need their stinking invitation!" In a corner, a Pill King violently hurled an invitation card onto the ground, spat a thick gob of phlegm on it, then stamped on it several times before letting out a strange, satisfied laugh and squeezing back into the crowd.
This man was Pill King Lu Feng, disguised in a rough outfit.
He had been stewing with anger these past few days. Taiyuan Pavilion had been sealed, and as Jiang Chen's disciple, his fury was boundless.
However, his standing in the Glass Kingdom City was nothing special. Even if he wanted to do something for Taiyuan Pavilion, he had no channels through which to act.
Moreover, he knew this was a clash between Emperors. Pill King Lu Feng might count for something on Shennong Market Street, but at that level, he didn't even qualify to be cannon fodder.
So all he could do was vent his dissatisfaction by insulting the Taiyuan Tower invitation this way, satisfying himself a little.
He knew this did zero damage to Taiyuan Tower, but it made him feel vented and comfortable!
He would rather watch the spectacle from the crowd than take that invitation and attend some grand opening ceremony looking like a dignified guest.
Crazy as Pill King Lu Feng might seem, he had more integrity than most people, and he valued lineage and legacy far more than they did.
Since he had inherited the Unorthodox Pill Path, he would absolutely never set foot through his enemies' doors.
The invitation Pill King Lu Feng had thrown on the ground was trampled underfoot again and again. That glob of phlegm stuck to some guest's shoe right as he arrived at the doors of Taiyuan Tower.
"Heh heh, Lord Clan Master, congratulations! This reopening of Taiyuan Tower is truly what everyone has been hoping for — it's sure to become a great event for the Glass Kingdom City and boost the prestige of our pill world! How wonderful, how wonderful!"
This man was obviously a shameless flatterer, his torrent of praise rolling on endlessly like a mighty river.
The onlookers on the street who didn't qualify to enter let out a chorus of jeers. Clearly, even they couldn't stomach such brazen sycophancy — it gave them goosebumps.
After all, everyone recognized this man. He had formerly been an eighth-rank clan under the Panlong Great Clan, and only in recent years had he switched allegiance to the Royal Court Great Clan.