Free Web Novel“Top three of the Qianlong Ranking?”
The boss of a Happy Lamb Hot Pot Restaurant, wearing sunglasses and seemingly disinterested in anyone, found a corner seat, but in reality, his ears were perked up.
To be fair, if you take someone’s money, you’re beholden to them; if you eat someone’s food, you’re beholden to them.
Tian Miao had been freeloading at Autumn Water Pavilion for so many days, how could she still call herself God Hammer Little Overlord?
“Li, Li Dage?”
Li Mo was about to listen to the Jianghu guests in detail when he heard someone call him from behind. Xiao Jiang, the princess, with a towel draped over her shoulder and a menu in her hand, stood behind him, seemingly ready to take orders.
“You... why are you here?”
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Li Mo pulled out another pair of sunglasses from his pocket.
Although the sunglasses were small, the Materials were not simple. The frame was made of frost silver and crimson fire copper, mixed using the Divine Treasure Hundred Refinements method, and the lenses were obtained from his Master.
Hmm, among the Guan Shen statues that his Master had broken, the eyes of a few were adorned with top-grade black jade. The inside of the lenses even had inscriptions carved with some unknown technique.
The effects of the inscriptions varied.
Ultimately, one of the pairs that could enhance one's prestige and Aura was the one to be given to Xiao Jiang, the princess.
“Whoa! I...”
Jiang Chulong was overjoyed, her small mouth just opening to let out a surprised sound, when Li Mo put his index finger to his lips, making a gesture for her to keep quiet.
So she happily took off the cloth strip and, imitating Li Dage, put on the sunglasses.
“How... how is it?”
“Very spirited!”
“Rea... really?”
“Hmm, it’s okay if you don’t dare to make eye contact with others in the future. After putting on sunglasses, no one will know where you’re looking. If someone glares at you, just put your hands on your hips!”
Seeing the timid Xiao Jiang become cool for the first time, Li Mo couldn't help but smile, then put his hands on his hips.
Xiao Jiang, the princess, followed suit.
At this moment, the Jianghu guests who were coincidentally discussing had finished their wine and wanted to call a waiter for more. When they turned around, they saw the swaggering Xiao Jiang, the princess, and Li Mo, both still looking incredibly cool.
And... the gaze behind their lenses seemed to be looking at them?
It seemed to be saying: “What the hell are you looking at?”
“!”
If a waiter wore sunglasses and stood with his hands on his hips, would you still ask him to take your order?
So the man turned his head back sullenly and stopped bragging.
“...The sunglasses seem too effective; they’ve silenced the customers.”
“Li Dage, what are you listening to?”
“Listening to the Qianlong Ranking. I’m about to go to Dijin, so I need to understand what opponents I’ll be facing.”
Li Mo spoke earnestly, implying it had nothing to do with hammers or not hammers.
“Li Dage... so meticulous.”
Jiang Chulong thought for a moment and then said, “Then let’s wait a bit longer. The Storyteller will be here soon.”
Although the Qianlong Ranking would be posted in many places, it was clearly not as interesting as having a Storyteller vividly narrate it.
“Chu Long, do you want to go to Dijin?”
“I... I don’t know yet...”
A moment later, a Storyteller in a long gown indeed entered the hot pot restaurant, bowed to everyone, then took a sip of tea to clear his throat, and slammed the gavel.
“Hmm?”
Li Mo looked at the person, always feeling familiar, but he had never met this old man.
“Thanks to everyone’s kindness, this old man makes a living in this esteemed place. As usual, the Qianlong Ranking has a total of one hundred people. If I were to tell all of them, it would take three days and three nights, so I will only pick the more important ones to tell, with appropriate detail and brevity.”
The Storyteller pulled out a copy of the Qianlong Ranking, hung it on the main pillar, and pointed to it, saying:
“Someone like Huang Donglai, at the bottom of the Qianlong Ranking, is too insignificant to mention.”
“?”
Li Mo no longer needed to activate his Tianming Divine Eye to confirm it.
The old Storyteller was Huang Donglai in disguise!
Flying Poison Double-Faced Turtle has taken up a side job now. You might as well call him a full-time Great Master.
“What’s worth mentioning is our Great Yu Dynasty’s little princess, who had been missing for a long time. This time, she made her debut on the list, ranking Forty-eighth!”
“And the list highly praises her, saying she has a natural Sword Bone, and her mother was Shi Sujun, Han Xianzi, who was the top Sword user in the world thirty years ago, Qianlong First, and second on the Heavenly Ranking.”
“But now, she seems to have lost that Sword Bone.”
The Storyteller was eloquent, speaking with great enthusiasm.
In the corner, Xiao Li, the student, his eyes behind sunglasses, fell into deep thought.
Xiao Jiang, the princess, made it onto the list.
This was, of course, only a matter of time, but... it also seemed to be something many people did not wish to see...
Some things are not weighed, they don't even amount to four ounces, but once the Qianlong Ranking came out, Chu Long was placed on the scale.
“I... I’m not that powerful.”
Xiao Jiang, the princess, nervously clutched the corner of her clothes, but seeing Li Dage in deep thought, she also copied him and folded her arms across her chest.
When with Li Dage, she couldn't lose face!
【Name: Jiang Chulong】
【Age: 15】
【Root Bone: Innate Sword Embryo, Wild Grass Sword Bone Sprouting.】
【Realm: Guan Shen Three Apertures.】
【Tianming: Gold with Gray】
【Evaluation: The youngest daughter of the Great Yu Emperor, born with the Innate Sword Embryo physique. At fourteen, her Sword Bone was taken by her elder brother, the current crown prince. However, the Sword Bone was born because of her; she does not become because of the Sword Bone. If she can brush away the dust from her heart and complete herself, she can also become a Sword Dao Supreme.
【Recent Encounter: Remained at the hot pot restaurant, but due to the rebirth of her Sword Bone, the third Heavenly Killer from the main branch of Rain Listening Pavilion personally took action and carried her away, after which she disappeared without a trace.】
Li Mo’s brow furrowed even deeper.
He tentatively asked:
“Chu Long, do you want to go to Dijin with me?”
“With Li Dage? Okay!”
Xiao Jiang, the princess, who was originally hesitant, immediately nodded.
Anywhere with Li Dage was fine.
As soon as her words fell, the 'Recent Encounter' in the Tianming Divine Eye changed.
【Recent Encounter: Returned to Dijin with Li Mo, re-entered the sight of ???, targeted by Jiang Yu, the newly born Wild Grass Sword Bone was broken at the Qianlong Assembly, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable.】
“.....”
Li Mo looked at Chu Long, who was cautiously smiling, and patted her head.
Having experienced Yunmeng Xian's revival, he had some guesses. The Tianming Divine Eye using question marks might not mean it couldn't see.
Rather, some existences, just knowing their names, would involve Karma.
When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you...
It's a sword no matter what, so at least in Dijin, Chu Long could be by his side.
“Li Dage, why do you seem unhappy?”
“Chu Long is from Dijin, so she must know what delicious food there is, right? I'll trouble you then.”
“It’s no trouble...”
Jiang Chulong’s cheeks were slightly red, her misty eyes full of longing.
“Of course, the biggest variable in this Qianlong Ranking still comes from two individuals from our Ziyang Prefecture.”
At this point, Huang Donglai, disguised as a Storyteller, even paused.
This suspenseful pause was surprisingly professional, he wondered who he learned it from.
“Why are there still two? Didn’t God Hammer Little Overlord die in Yunmeng Underground Palace?”
“Yeah, sigh, I still can’t believe it’s true.”
“Li Shaoxia was a good man in his lifetime...”
Some Jianghu guests who hadn’t seen the Qianlong Ranking yet and only heard the recent rumors started discussing.
“Ah, this gentleman asks a good question.”
The Storyteller Huang Donglai (referred to as Mr. Huang), raised a finger:
“When I first saw it, I didn’t believe it, and I even tortu... uh, questioned a Demon Summoning Cultists, and the answer I got was that they saw it with their own eyes: God Hammer Little Overlord was beaten until only one hair was left.”
“So I came all this way, ready to investigate.”
“Who would have thought, when the Qianlong Ranking was released, not only was he not dead, he wasn’t even injured, still ranking fourth on the Qianlong Ranking!”
“He only had one hair left, so why wasn’t he dead? What exactly happened behind this? Is it the distortion of human nature, or the degeneration of morality...”
At this point, Mr. Huang's tone was emotional, full of feeling and no technique.
“Does the Storyteller know the inside story?” someone asked.
“No,” Huang Donglai shook his head.
A chorus of boos erupted in the hot pot restaurant.
“But think about it, our God Hammer Little Overlord, who fought alone against thousands on the battlefield in the Southern Border, what is a mere underground palace to him?”
“If you had seen his demeanor in the Southern Border, you wouldn't believe he would fall. In fact, I think his nickname should be changed to ‘Undying God Hammer Little Overlord,’ which would be more fitting.”
As soon as his words fell.
Huang Donglai felt a chill down the back of his neck. His keen intuition made him look to the side.
Then he saw two cool figures wearing sunglasses, staring directly at him.
“!”
“As a neutral observer, honestly, I think ‘God Hammer Little Overlord’ itself isn’t quite right. As everyone knows, Li Mo’s Sword Dao is also very good...”
Mr. Huang became honest, then quickly changed the subject before others could react.
“By the way, the big change I mentioned isn’t just about him.”
“Han Xianzi came from behind, officially surpassing many popular Prodigies who could contend for the top three of the Qianlong Ranking, including Demon-Calling Holy Child, Tian Miao Walker, Penglai Xuan Nv, and a host of other opponents! She secured a spot in the top three!”
“And, not only is she third on the Qianlong Ranking, her ranking on the Hundred Flowers Exquisite Beauty List has also risen by one position!”
The hot pot restaurant immediately became noisy. Those who had heard it before couldn't help but sigh, while those who heard it for the first time were shocked.
“Honestly, the top spot goes to the Empress, which is somewhat due to personal connections. Giving her the top spot on the Baihua List is somewhat due to personal connections.”
“The first is the Crown Prince, the second is Xie Xuan from Tianshan. How long have they not moved?”
“Previous top three were all Guan Shen Nine Apertures, or even half-step Inner Scenery, but she’s only just entered {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} the seventh aperture.”
“Last time she was only below God Hammer Little Overlord. I suspect these two are hard to distinguish.”
“She hasn’t had much activity recently, yet she has quietly become impressive again.”
“She must have put in a lot of effort...”
.....
Meanwhile, Qingyuan Sect.
Inside Autumn Water Pavilion.
【Congratulations to the host for completing the loser's punishment again.】
【This completion rate is 120%.】
【Rating: C-plus.】
Ying Bing: “?”
It was like that yesterday, and it's still C-grade...
What about A-grade then?
【Issuing C-plus rating reward...】
【Reward: A set of black battle attire, and spar with the winner while wearing the battle attire!】
“Battle attire? Sparring?”
Ying Bing's delicate brows relaxed. Fortunately, the System was a bit more normal this time.
She wasn't stupid; she didn't really believe that what Li Mo had in his pocket was a hammer, right?
Ying Huang didn't understand love and had never been in a relationship, but this was too much to not treat her as a pervert...
However, why specifically emphasize that the battle attire was black?
