The scene was silent. The noble families who were laughing and chatting just a moment ago suddenly froze.
The voice came from the arena. Empress Chuge heard it and silently looked at the eunuch beside her. The eunuch immediately whipped his golden silk whip, making a loud crack:
“Insulting the Celestial Venerable’s dignity, how arrogant!”
Little Ke looked up.
Under the canopy, the noble families, royal aristocrats, and Jiang Yu on stage all stared expressionlessly.
The sun seemed to dim slightly, with dark clouds covering the sky. The sun appeared only as a faint glow amidst the gloom.
For some reason, this sense of impending doom felt even stronger than Emperor Jingtai’s imperial authority just now.
For a moment, all things fell silent.
“…”
Tian Miao’s lips moved but no sound came out.
Ying Bing’s face was cold as ice. She stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Little Ke.
“I am tired, let’s end it here for today,” said Emperor Jingtai, waving his hand. His ceremonial headdress swayed slightly, making it impossible to discern his expression.
The sunlight returned, and the three suns that were about to set began to shine again with a dusky light.
The patrol guards and laborers had been in a state of panic, but they calmed down now that the commotion had subsided.
“Brother Ke, you really have a lot of guts. If they pursue this matter, your whole family could be executed,” said Huang Donglai, breathing a sigh of relief after the danger passed. He released his secret weapon.
He would have carried Little Ke away if anything went wrong.
“What do you want to eat tonight?” Little Ke smiled indifferently.
“How about barbecue? We can grill some seafood, like sea cucumbers?”
“Might not agree with Brother Murong…”
As they got into the carriage, Little Ke smiled on the surface but was deep in thought inside.
Those noble families gave him an… eerie sense of disharmony.
It felt like when he saw the Wind Moon Small Residence, everything was impeccably beautiful, yet there was a nauseating stench inside…
Was it just an illusion?
In the evening, the streetlights illuminated the bustling night.
Biyun Tower was very lively because the Crown Prince officially took over the tower today and sent invitations to all the prodigies on the Qianlong List, hosting a grand banquet.
There were two days of rest between the next round of matches, mainly to allow participants to heal their injuries and recover.
The hall in the tower was brightly lit, with people drinking and toasting each other.
Little Ke set up a barbecue stall outside Biyun Tower. The Qingyuan Sect members were eating and grilling along the roadside.
“Huh? Is that Little Tyrant with the God Hammer?”
“Cold Fairy is also here…”
“And that monk with a particularly sharp tongue, and the Flying Poison Double-Sided Turtle who runs so fast, Xie Xuan is here too… Are they all on the Qianlong List?”
“Why are they setting up a stall here?”
Passersby were puzzled, but Little Ke was quite content.
His grilled skewers were so fragrant that they lured passersby, who also wanted to try them.
“Big brother, how much do these skewers cost?”
A little girl with pigtails ran over while her parents weren’t looking.
“Um… You can eat first, I’ll think about it…”
Little Ke gave her a few skewers, but before he could calculate the cost, the girl’s father rushed over, picking her up under his arm.
“I’m sorry, the child doesn’t know any better, she was too bold…” The man was anxious and put the skewers back.
Little Ke noticed the man’s uneasy and fearful gaze, as if he was not of the same species.
“I am happy to sell, and she wants to eat, where is the impropriety?”
“You can’t eat what he eats.”
“??”
Watching the man apologize repeatedly, Little Ke scratched his head, confused.
What does it mean “you can’t eat what I eat”?
Am I not human? Am I human?
“If you keep acting like this, I won’t take you out to play anymore,” scolded the man as he walked away with his daughter.
“But Father, it really smells good.”
The little girl looked aggrieved, feeling something pressed into her hand. She looked up and saw the skewer-selling brother had followed her, winking at her.
She understood, the big brother let her eat secretly.
Ying Bing watched as Little Li returned from the crowd, still counting the skewers. A slight smile appeared on her lips.
He’s still so childish.
Although he is famous throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, some things never change.
“Ice Chunk, why are you always smiling at me?” Li Mo asked, confused, holding his skewers.
“I love to smile.”
Li Mo: “??”
Everyone knows that Ice Chunk looks pretty when she smiles, but it’s also well-known that Ice Chunk doesn’t like to smile.
Do you think I’m an eight-year-old fool?
After dinner, everyone exchanged experiences from the arena, and Li Mo returned to his room on the top floor of Biyun Tower.
Along the way, people from Biyun Tower and the Qianlong List either showed embarrassment or pretended not to see him. But they avoided him like the plague.
“Does Big Brother Li have a smell?”
Little Jiang curiously sniffed, only catching the scent of grilled food.
“Sycophants can never achieve great things,” Xie Xuan shook his head.
Li Mo frowned, understanding the reason.
Many rising prodigies who emerged after leaping the dragon gate would stay in the Imperial Capital, where everyone witnessed the conflict between the God Hammer Little Tyrant and the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince didn’t care, it wouldn’t matter, but he had already moved into Biyun Tower.
Would he still want to stay in the Imperial Capital and interact with Li Mo?
As for those returning to their original sects, most of their sects had strong power, representing the sect’s stance.
Naturally, they wouldn’t do anything sensitive.
Well, of course, Li Mo wasn’t familiar with these people, so it didn’t matter. Those who were familiar had just eaten together.
“Tsk, they looked at me strangely when using hammers, and now they look the same way when using swords. It doesn’t matter, I act like a supportive wife, and the God Hammer Little Tyrant is used to it…”
Li Mo complained as he climbed the stairs.
Ying Bing glanced at him with a soft, gentle gaze: “How others view you has nothing to do with what you use.”
“What about close friends?”
“They see you as a pretense of being strong, a childish ghost.”
“…”
Li Mo was speechless for a moment, then his expression turned serious, saying earnestly:
“That childish ghost needs to charge up in your room.”
“Just charging up? Then there’s no need to go to your place.”
“No, I need to charge you up. You’ve stood for so long, your feet must be tired,” said Little Li firmly.
“I’m not tired…” Ying Bing’s eyes lowered, looking aside.
“It’s impossible, don’t pretend to be strong. After sitting for a while, I feel my b*tt dying. At this point, I need to use my special method to revive it.”
Ying Bing pursed her lips, her eyes filled with a mysterious glint:
“I’m afraid you can’t control Hammer Treasure.”
“Who said that? Hammer Treasure listens to me the most!”
Half a moment later, Little Li regretted his firm tone earlier and had to admit his voice was a bit loud.
Inside the room.
The sound of splashing water came from behind the screen. Li Mo was bowing, a sign of his gentlemanly composure.
Hammer Treasure was too disobedient!
He tried to control it, but the splashing water sounded like magic, making him think of other bizarre scenes!
d*mn it, he hadn’t expected Ice Chunk to bathe right now!
Ice Chunk, why are you bathing? And for so long, aren’t you afraid of melting?
After a while, a clear voice came from behind the screen, carrying a hint of a laugh:
“Do you want to wash?”
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