65 Secretive Si Lei

The seven families started feeling uneasy. Was he mad? Why hadn't he gone to any of the banquets yet?

Even better, then. Just you wait.

Time was ticking, and apprehension was evident in their gaze. Suddenly, the office door opened, and an energetic bunch of young bailiffs got on their respective horses and headed toward the city center.

Half an hour later, all seven families received an invitation to the office.

The invitation card was written in a polite tone. "I am still young and inexperienced, which makes me unfit to accept your grand invitations. As a younger person, it is my job to prepare a great feast. It will be held in the eastern Thousand Gold Building, and I respectfully invite all of you to attend."

The card also expressed her respect for Garison and her hope that the leaders would fulfill their part in paying a visit, to allow him the chance to understand the nobility of Garison.