In fact, Ye Feng was acutely aware that Zhang Wenyuan invited him to the Southern Territory mainly because he was worried that the former Southern Origin King, Dugu Ming, and others would not accept the situation and cause trouble. He hoped Ye Feng would appear and stabilize the situation.
The reason he declined was firstly because Ye Feng, as the Northern Border King, should not intervene too much in the affairs of the Southern Territory, and secondly because he believed in Zhang Wenyuan and trusted that his strength could stabilize the overall situation in the Southern Territory.
The apprentice ceremony banquet lasted until sunset and, despite some minor incidents, ended without too much tumult. On that day, Hong Qingyan received two mysterious gifts from her master, the Second Sect Leader. One of them was said to be a defensive tool, impervious to harm under the Divine Path Realm, which relieved Ye Feng quite a bit.
