"Oh, I see. Since we had nowhere else to go anyway, it wouldn't hurt to visit the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena. But is the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena owned by your Li Family?"
Lu Jiuyuan agreed, but asked curiously.
Before Li Qingdi could speak, Li Qingping shook her head.
"No. Although our Li Family reigns supreme within the Yuanwu Kingdom, there are still quite a few other Lineages there. Some even have old monsters in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. The Heavenly Courage Beast Arena is an asset of the Chen Family."
Though she was a little Princess, Li Qingping was far from simple-minded. Long ago, she had already investigated the current state of the Yuanwu Kingdom thoroughly.
Hearing this, Lu Jiuyuan nodded. Wasn't this like the imperial dynasties of his previous life?
Though the Imperial Family stood above all, there were still forces akin to aristocratic houses.
"Since Brother Lu wants to have some fun, put all of Brother Lu's expenses today on my tab."
Li Qingdi smiled. Hearing this, Lu Jiuyuan gave a slight salute.
"Then I'll have to trouble Brother Li."
Watching the two head toward the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, Li Qingping merely sighed before following them. She actually rather disliked places like this.
At the gates of the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, two Nascent Soul Realm demonic beasts were bound there to guard the entrance. Behind them stood a gatekeeper in the Nascent Soul Stage.
As one of the Chen Family's primary assets, the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena naturally had quite a few great experts stationed within it.
When Lu Jiuyuan and the others arrived, people flowed in and out of the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena's entrance. As the largest beast arena in the capital, it was only natural that many came here seeking amusement.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Li Qingdi spoke and was about to lead Lu Jiuyuan inside when a strange voice came from the side.
"Oh, isn't this the Third Prince? What brings the Third Prince to a place like this? You have so much free time?"
Hearing that voice, Li Qingdi could not help frowning. Li Qingping spoke even more bluntly.
"What? If Miss Xue can come here, why can't we?"
Lu Jiuyuan turned around and saw that, at some point, a person of bewitching appearance whose gender he could not discern had appeared behind them.
Clearly, that person had spoken just now.
After Li Qingping finished speaking, she leaned close to Lu Jiuyuan's ear and explained.
"This person is the Xue Family's second young master, Xue Chenyang. But for some reason, Xue Chenyang is rather effeminate. On top of that, the Xue Family is at odds with our Li Family, so our relationship with him is poor."
After hearing the explanation, Lu Jiuyuan came to a sudden realization. So he was a freak.
At that thought, Lu Jiuyuan said disdainfully.
"Brother Li, I never expected to see such an odd creature in your capital. Neither human nor ghost—he doesn't look like a man when called a man, and though he looks like a woman, he's flat as an airfield!"
As Lu Jiuyuan's words fell, Xue Chenyang's face darkened with fury.
"Kid, who exactly are you? I don't recall seeing you in the Imperial Family."
Though furious, Xue Chenyang still knew his limits. Someone treated so well by Li Qingdi was unlikely to be ordinary. This was not the time to make an enemy of the Xue Family.
"Who I am is none of your business. But looking at you, neither human nor ghost, your Lineage behind you is probably full of the same sort of people."
Lu Jiuyuan spoke with a face full of disdain. Thousand Ghost King stood at his side, which was precisely what gave Lu Jiuyuan the confidence to act so arrogantly. If the other side dared to make a move, Thousand Ghost King would directly strike and destroy him.
Of course, if he cursed Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Jiuyuan would also have Thousand Ghost King strike and kill him.
"Kid, you're awfully arrogant. I only hope you can keep being arrogant!"
Xue Chenyang said resentfully. But before he figured out Lu Jiuyuan's background, he still chose to endure.
Just as Xue Chenyang was about to enter the Heavenly Courage Beast Arena, Lu Jiuyuan casually said one sentence.
"Rotten ass!"
At those words, Xue Chenyang's steps paused. Then he said coldly.
"Kid, you'd better know when to stop!"
From his tone, it was clear that Xue Chenyang's anger had reached its limit. Li Qingping was about to say something, but Li Qingdi stopped her with a look. Thinking of Lu Jiuyuan's background, Li Qingping could only watch.
"I said you've got a rotten ass. So what?"
Lu Jiuyuan said expressionlessly. Xue Chenyang, however, laughed instead of becoming angry.
"Fine, fine, fine. You insist on saying that, do you? Elder Xue, teach him a lesson!"
Having endured to the limit, there was no need to endure any longer. Xue Chenyang decided not to hold back. After all, Lu Jiuyuan had insulted him first. Even if the Li Family held him accountable afterward, they would have nothing to say.
As Xue Chenyang's words fell, a cloud of black mist appeared beside him and swept toward Lu Jiuyuan. It was an elder the Xue Family had assigned to protect Xue Chenyang.
After all, Xue Chenyang was the second young master. It was only reasonable to give him protection.
When Elder Xue appeared, Li Qingdi's brow creased slightly. An elder at the Integrated Body Early Stage? Had the Xue Family's strength truly reached such a level? Even the elder sent to protect Xue Chenyang was in the Body Integration Realm.
But Li Qingdi was not worried, because he knew Lu Jiuyuan should have a way to deal with this.
On the other side, Elder Xue had already arrived before Lu Jiuyuan and said coldly.
"Kid, keep your mouth clean in your next life!"
Clearly, Lu Jiuyuan's insults toward Xue Chenyang had also been hard for him to accept. Insulting Xue Chenyang like this was a naked slap across the Xue Family's face.
Yet Lu Jiuyuan was not flustered in the slightest. The calm expression on his face even made Elder Xue uneasy. Was this kid relying on something, or was he simply ignorant?
But now that he had already acted, he could only walk this path into darkness.
Just as Elder Xue was about to cripple Lu Jiuyuan, Thousand Ghost King finally made his move.
By the time Elder Xue reacted, Thousand Ghost King had already appeared before him.
"What?!"
Elder Xue was first stunned by the sight, but before he could react, Thousand Ghost King had directly seized him by the throat.
"In your next life, remember not to casually attack others!"
Thousand Ghost King said coldly, then directly drained Elder Xue dry. Yet his cultivation did not break through even a little. To Thousand Ghost King, a cultivator at the Integrated Body Early Stage was no more than a drop of water in the sea.
The smile on Xue Chenyang's face remained, but it became somewhat stiff. Once he came back to his senses, his expression changed.
Clearly, he had recognized Thousand Ghost King.
"Li Qingdi, your Imperial Family dares to harbor a demonic-path cultivator? Are you trying to become a demonic-path force?"
Li Qingdi looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"Are you stupid? I never said he was part of our Imperial Family. Which eye of yours saw that he was one of us?"
Hearing this, Xue Chenyang thought about it and realized that seemed to be true. From the very beginning, he had misunderstood Lu Jiuyuan's relationship with the Imperial Family. But the most important thing now was staying alive. Judging from the current situation, if he tried to run, he would have absolutely no chance!
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