After that mad night, life went on as usual.
During the day, he practiced at his workstation, kneading alloy bars by hand as he waited for five o'clock to eat.
"Silver Moon Summit was insane last night. Two famous martial arts masters died..."
"Seriously? If martial arts masters kill someone in a match, they won't get arrested?"
"They definitely have connections. They must've arranged everything and booked the place beforehand. My uncle's in the martial arts circle—so long as they don't kill anyone in front of ordinary people, the Inspection Bureau and the Investigation Bureau don't interfere when Martial Persons fight..."
In their spare moments, the researchers chatted about what had happened at Silver Moon Summit. Someone had even shared videos in the staff group chat.
Aside from Huo Yuanhong and Wang Tangxi, only one person sat quietly at her workstation, busy with her work and utterly uninterested in the others' chatter.
Her name was Ke Mingyue, a descendant of a fallen Human Immortal family. There were no longer any Human Immortals in her family, but she was still considered part of the martial arts circle. Two years ago, she had been specially recruited by the institute through the Ke Family.
Clearly, though, she disliked wasting time socializing with those beneath her. She paid little attention to the workhorses who had tested their way into the same area as her, doing only her own work.
After even a manager received a cold rebuff when trying to curry favor with Ke Mingyue, everyone in C3 learned that she was not easy to talk to.
That day, before quitting time had even arrived, Ke Mingyue unusually got up and left.
"Stop staring. She's attending the company vice president's dinner tonight. She took half a day off to get ready early. Don't go