At the Lot Drawing Area stood Chu Huai Xu, Xu Ziqing, Geng Tianhe, and Qin Xuanxiao.
As usual, Prince Rui's Heir greeted Chu Huai Xu, but Old Chu ignored him completely.
There were some things he could not be bothered to fake politeness over.
From Qin Xuanxiao's perspective, he did not care in the slightest either. This attitude would only deepen the Moon Kingdom people's loathing of him and reinforce his image as an arrogant man.
Over the past few days, this Chu Huai Xu had practically enraged the entire nation once again.
His performance and words when he defeated Leng Wuya in the Arena aside—
After hearing that he had won, Chu Huai Xu had apparently even said, "Can the Moon Kingdom's people really not afford to lose?"
Some spectators present had sworn that they understood lip-reading, and that Chu Huai Xu had definitely muttered those exact words!
Once the story was exaggerated and spread, it immediately spiraled out of control.
The Moon Kingdom people in the imperial capital were cursing themselves hoarse.
There were even rumors that some remonstrating officials had cursed him all the way to the imperial court.
When he entered today, everyone gathered nearby looked at him coldly.
Chu Huai Xu had lost count of how many cold snorts he heard. Quite a few people had even made spitting sounds of "Pah—"
He still remembered when he had first appeared in the East-West Continent Grand Competition. Wearing the Xuanhuang Champion's badge, he had walked forward, and the crowd had spontaneously opened a path for him.
The treatment before and after was worlds apart.
Yet Chu Huai Xu wore an utterly unconcerned expression, with a trace of pride on his face.
It did not matter if he lacked this kind of expression. He only needed to