"No comment?"
Marquis Nanshan and Dou Fei were greatly surprised.
"It is not that I am unwilling. I merely hold public office and cannot disclose matters without authorization, lest I betray His Majesty's trust. If you two have no other business, please return for now. If there is time another day, I will host a banquet at Golden Goblet Pavilion."
Liang Qu stood with his hands behind his back, his robes hanging loose as his long boots trod upon the water, sending ripples spreading outward without sinking even half an inch.
With that, he turned and left, strolling leisurely between summer lotus leaves and small boats.
The young men and women boating upon Accumulated Water Pond craned their necks. The sight struck them as incomparably dashing.
If they learned that move, how handsome would they look when traveling outside?
Wouldn't all the young ladies and gentlemen along the road be charmed to death?
Marquis Nanshan and Dou Fei were unwilling to accept it, yet helpless.
They had not consumed any Heaven and Earth Long Qi capable of Water Control. To catch up, they would either have to stomp swiftly across the water, relying on fleeting buoyancy to run and sprint, or simply jump in and swim. Neither was remotely elegant. They were figures of standing, after all; they could hardly float in the water with their heads raised and speak to Liang Qu.
It truly left them feeling as though a hundred claws were scratching at their hearts.
Liang Qu had traveled thousands of miles to the Imperial Capital. It was certainly no minor matter.
Just what had he said to the Sacred Emperor that had sent the two men, already seated in the side hall, back home?
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