"How... how much?" Qiong Yunting's eyes widened, unable to believe her ears.
Qi Yuan glanced at her and said speechlessly, "Did you not clean your ears last night? Did earwax clog them up? I spoke so loudly and you still didn't hear me—1.05 billion Spirit Stones!"
Afraid there was too much earwax in her ears, Qi Yuan raised his voice.
His voice spread throughout the hall.
At once, quite a few people turned in unison to stare at Qiong Yunting's ears.
Some whose minds were elsewhere even covered their mouths and laughed outright.
Hearing this, Jiang Lingsu clung to Qi Yuan's arm, her face nearly pressed against his sleeve as she laughed without stopping.
She felt as though she had fiercely vented her anger.
Qiong Yunting's face instantly flushed scarlet. Embarrassed into fury, she snapped, "What nonsense are you saying? I... I cleaned my ears!"
"Then you clearly didn't clean them thoroughly, and you're not diligent either," Qi Yuan concluded directly.
Qiong Yunting was furious. Even though she had already reached Foundation Establishment, Qi Yuan's words still angered her so badly that she could barely catch her breath.
She could already foresee that by today, all of Cloud Heaven City would be filled with the rumor that Fairy Qiong Yunting did not like cleaning her ears.
"Sigh, you really don't need to be embarrassed. Be bold and clean that earwax out now. Otherwise, having to speak this loudly is very tiring for me," Qi Yuan continued to advise her.
"You!" Qiong Yunting's eyes reddened, and Qi Yuan's words nearly made her cry.
"Don't be embarrassed, sister. We must reject the shame of cleaning earwax and be ourselves openly and proudly!
"I once knew a fairy who, in order to pick her nose more effectively, even created a cultivation art herself.