And so, the imperial banquet started. Except for Yan Dan, who had got it all worked out and was perfectly calm, only Princess Zhang Le could enjoy the meal with great appetite, as she never really bothered by what was going on. For all the other people including Wu Qi, the food tasted no better than chewed tallow. Many of them looked dispirited and discouraged, while they kept running their eyes across the surroundings.
After Mo Di and that old mister Xun came to the dais, the five great demon kings, who made their debut just now with an easy grace while looking unperturbed, became rather restless with anxiety. They kept sizing up Mo Di and old mister Xun from the corners of their eyes, and every now and then, some menacing demonic energies would leak out from their bodies. On the other hand, threatened by the demonic energies, Mo Di and old mister Xun had no choice but to emanate energies of similar strength to counter them.
