Free Web NovelThe arena fell silent. The nobles, who had been laughing and chatting a second ago, suddenly froze.
The sound came from the arena, but Empress Chu Ge heard it. She silently looked at the eunuch beside her, who immediately cracked the golden python whip in his hand with a loud 'snap':
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Li Mo looked up.
Under the imperial canopy, the nobles, dukes, and princes, as well as Jiang Yu on the stage, all cast expressionless gazes at him.
The great sun seemed to dim a bit, dark clouds gathered, and the sun showed only a faint light through the gloom.
For some reason, this feeling of 'dark clouds pressing down, the city about to crumble' was even stronger than Jiang Yu's imperial authority just now.
For a moment, all was silent.
"..."
Tian Miao's lips parted, but no sound came out.
Ying Bing's face was as cold as ice. She took a step forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Li Mo.
"I'm tired. Let's leave it at that for today."
Jingtai Emperor waved his hand, his imperial crown swaying slightly, obscuring his expression.
The light of day reappeared. The three suns, which were about to sink below the horizon, now re-emitted a faint yellow light.
The Sky Patrol Guard and the strongmen, who had been on edge and in a state of panic, finally relaxed.
"Brother Li, you're too bold. If this matter were to be punished, it could lead to the execution of your entire family."
Huang Donglai let out a sigh of relief, as if having escaped a disaster, and released his secret weapon.
If anything had gone wrong, he would have carried Li Mo and used their combined skills to escape.
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Li Mo asked with an indifferent smile.
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"Brother Murong might not agree..."
As he got into the carriage, Li Mo smiled on the surface, but his mind was deep in thought.
Those nobles gave him a strange sense of disharmony.
It was like the Fengyue Small Building he had seen—impeccably beautiful and serene everywhere, yet exuding a nauseating stench from within... Was it an illusion?
In the evening, the lantern market was like a sea, and the bustling night swept over them.
Buyun Tower was very lively because the Crown Prince had officially moved into Buyun Tower today and sent invitations to all the Prodigies on the Qianlong Ranking, hosting a grand banquet for the heroes.
There were two days of rest between the next round of matches, mainly to allow the participants to recover from their injuries and regain their strength.
The grand hall of the tower was brightly lit, with people toasting each other.
Li Mo set up a barbecue stall outside Buyun Tower, and everyone from Qingyuan Sect was grilling and eating by the roadside.
"Hmm? Is that God Hammer Little Overlord?"
"Han Xianzi is here too..."
"And that incredibly venomous monk, the Flying Poison Double-Faced Turtle who runs so fast, Xie Xuan is here too... Are they all on the Qianlong Ranking?"
"Why are they setting up a stall here?"
Passersby were baffled, but Li Mo himself was perfectly at ease.
However, his grilled skewers were so fragrant that they captivated passersby, who also wanted to try them.
"Big brother, how much are these skewers?"
A little girl with pigtails ran over when her parents weren't looking.
"Uh... you eat first, I'll think about it..."
Li Mo gave her a few skewers, originally thinking about the cost, when the girl's father rushed over in a sprint, picked up his daughter, and tucked her under his arm.
"I'm sorry, the child is ignorant and too presumptuous..." The man was anxious and put the skewers he had just taken back.
Li Mo noticed the man's gaze at him—nervous and timid, as if he and Li Mo were not the same species.
"I'm happy to sell, she wants to eat, how is that presumptuous?"
"How can we eat what you eat?"
"??"
Watching the man retreat repeatedly, Xiao Li's head was filled with question marks.
What do you mean you can't eat what I eat?
Am I not human? Am I really not human?
"If you do that again, I won't take you out to play next time," the man, walking into the crowd, scolded his young daughter.
"But Daddy, it really smells so good."
The little girl looked aggrieved. Suddenly, she felt something being slipped into her hand. She looked up and saw that the brother who had been selling skewers had followed her at some point and even winked at her.
She understood. The big brother wanted her to eat it secretly.
Ying Bing watched Xiao Li, who was still calculating the cost of the skewers, return from the crowd, and a faint smile touched her lips.
Still so childish.
Don't look at him now, famous throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but some things haven't changed at all from the beginning until now.
"Ice Cube, why do you keep looking at me and smiling?" Li Mo walked over, holding the skewers, utterly confused.
"I like to smile."
Li Mo: "??"
It was well-known that Ice Cube looked beautiful when she smiled, but it was even more well-known that Ice Cube rarely smiled.
Are you trying to fool me like an eight-year-old child?
After dinner, everyone discussed the opponents they had encountered in # Nоvеlight # the arena, and then Li Mo returned to his room on the top floor of Buyun Tower.
Along the way, those who met him, whether people from Buyun Tower or Prodigies from the Qianlong Ranking, either looked awkward or pretended not to see him.
But they all avoided him like the plague, as if he carried a contagious disease.
"Does Li Dage have a smell?"
Princess Xiao Jiang curiously leaned over to sniff, only detecting the smell of barbecue.
"Those who fawn over power will never achieve greatness," Xie Xuan shook his head.
Li Mo frowned, also understanding the reason.
Many Dragon of Hidden Potential Prodigies, after making a name for themselves and leaping over the Dragon Gate, would remain in Dijin. Today, everyone had seen God Hammer Little Overlord fall out with the Crown Prince.
If the Crown Prince wasn't present, it might not matter privately, but he had already moved into Buyun Tower.
If they greeted Li Mo and chatted with him now, would they still want to make a living in Dijin later?
As for those returning to their original sects, most of their sects were extremely powerful, representing the sect's attitude.
Naturally, it was even less possible for them to do anything sensitive.
Well, of course, Li Mo wasn't very familiar with these people anyway, so it didn't matter. Those he was familiar with had just eaten barbecue with him.
"Tsk, they looked at me strangely when I used a hammer, and now they're doing it when I use a sword. Whatever, I'm used to being Wang Qi Dou Hun and God Hammer Little Overlord anyway..."
Li Mo grumbled as he went upstairs.
Ying Bing cast a serene and gentle glance at him: "How outsiders see you has nothing to do with what you use."
"What about those close to me?"
"They see you as a childish person pretending to be strong."
"..."
Li Mo was speechless for a moment, then suddenly his expression became serious, and he said earnestly:
"That childish person needs to go to your room to recharge."
"Just to recharge? Then you don't need to come to my place."
"No, I'm going to recharge you. You stood for so long today, your feet must be very tired," Xiao Li said righteously.
"I'm not tired..." Ying Bing's gaze lowered slightly, looking to the side.
"Impossible, don't pretend to be strong. When I sit for a long time, my butt feels like it's going to die. That's when I need to use my unique method to revive it."
Ying Bing pursed her lips, her eyes deep:
"I'm afraid you can't control hammer treasure."
"Who said that? hammer treasure listens to me the most!"
Half an hour later, Xiao Li somewhat regretted his assertive tone just now, having to admit his voice was a bit loud.
In the room.
The sound of splashing water came from behind the screen. Li Mo was hunched over; this was Xiao Li's special upright, dignified posture.
hammer treasure was too disobedient!
He really wanted to control it, but the splashing water seemed to have a magical power, making him think of other inexplicable images!
Damn it, he had calculated everything, but never thought that Ice Cube would be taking a bath today!
You, Ice Cube, why are you taking a bath? And for so long? Aren't you afraid of melting?
After a while, a clear, melodious voice came from behind the screen, with a hint of a smile that wasn't quite a smile:
"Do you want to wash?"
