However, these older generation Torch Ship Captains were all on a higher platform next to the great hall, where the tables and chairs were obviously more exquisite than those on the platforms where the younger members were situated.
Soon, the idle chat of several people beside Song Chi solved this puzzle for him. The Fire Dragon Banquet, held once every century by the Michelle Family, was an event to expand their own social circle and thereby sustain their falsely Immortal Clan's status. Naturally, they would not only invite some juniors of Fourth Rank and below.
With the conspicuous figure of Joe Michelle personally leading the way, Song Chi and the three others quickly attracted the attention of many in the great hall.
Murmurs of covert conversation followed:
"Who are those people? To have Joe Michelle personally guide them... Hey, isn't that Ke Lin from the Ke Family? Since when did he get such treatment?"