Qing River Cargo Gang, Yanzi Dock, Peach Blossom Pavilion.
The banquet lost its host, yet the crowd was not perturbed and continued to chat, defining their small circles, then left separately.
Li Xuan naturally joined a small circle, unsurprisingly with Cao Wen, Cao Yi, and several young ladies and gentlemen from the upper families of the Hundred Flowers Mansion.
However, after joining this small circle, he distinctly felt a sense of "alienation" between these noble youths, which was far from the harmony shown in conversations and banquets.
A young gentleman watched the departing group until they were far away, then snorted coldly: "Having troops in hand, but they're still imperial troops, what's so remarkable?"
These days, Li Xuan often roamed around the Hundred Flowers Mansion, naturally knowing that the leader among them was "the son of the general who commands the mansion's troops—Yuan Chaojin."
