He Ao quietly watched the potbellied senator before him, an extremely subtle thread of power seeping from his palm into the other man's body.
This palace was exceedingly sensitive to power, so much so that he had to keep his own power tightly restrained. Even sensing the surface thoughts of those around him was very difficult.
"Dark Lizard?"
At the mention of that term, Ke Lin Nuo was visibly stunned. He looked at He Ao as though he had fallen into some memory.
After quite a while, he came back to himself and smiled. "That did happen, but wasn't it all resolved? If it's resolved, then it's not a big deal. Nothing to worry about."
As he spoke, he released He Ao's hand and smiled. "Sorry. You keep having fun. I need to find something to eat."
With that, he passed by He Ao and staggered drunkenly toward the long dining table at the edge of the area.
Simple yet exquisite pastries and cakes had been laid out there, allowing the "gentlemen and ladies" attending the banquet to replenish their energy between conversations.
He Ao withdrew his gaze from Ke Lin Nuo and looked at his empty palm. The flickering Purple Radiance had long since completely receded into his body.
This palace's keen perception prevented him from directly releasing his power, but that did not mean he had no solution.
He had already tested it outside. Physical contact could bypass this acute perception of power to a certain degree. Of course, the perception inside the palace was even sharper, so the amount of power he could use was even smaller.
Naturally, he also had to be fast. Once power entered another person's body, if he did not retrieve it in time, it would naturally disperse and trigger the palace's "alarm."