The real Peacock had arrived, so Lu Bei, the counterfeit Peacock, smoothly retreated behind the scenes.
Having found an excuse, he could not even be bothered to put on a perfunctory act. He stopped watching the Snake Spirits dance in the main hall and spent his days squatting in the Backyard—either playing with Fox Three or being played by the Grand Tutor.
Playing with Fox Three was pure fooling around. The two brothers were strangers in the Myriad Monster Kingdom, while Gaiyuan City had no local specialties to speak of. They could not even find an Entertainment District where they could listen to music, so they had no choice but to stare blankly at each other in the Backyard.
When they grew tired of staring, they took it out on Fox Two. As for "always opening his filial mouth," neither of them could beat Kong Ci alone, but together, they could just about manage.
Whenever Fox Two was unhappy, the Grand Tutor suffered. Whenever the Grand Tutor suffered, Lu Bei had no good juice to drink, and then Fox Three had to take a beating.
The food chain went in circles, and every day the Backyard was filled with chickens flying and dogs leaping.
In the main hall, Kong Ji took over the kingdom Lu Bei had conquered. The real Peacock replaced the fake Peacock, thoroughly proving that his death was well deserved.
Now, even he did not believe he had been wronged.
The Eight Great Royal Clans were all watching Gaiyuan City. As the current city lord of Gaiyuan City, Kong Ji was unquestionably the top celebrity of the Myriad Monster Kingdom.
It was a good thing, but not entirely a good thing.
From another angle, Kong Ji was buried under debts—so many that even selling himself and his