At midday, the rays of the three suns fell like a canopy.
The sunlight shone on the tower by the lake, making the tiles gleam with a bluish luster, turning this hollow high-rise building into a pillar of glazed tiles.
The gilded plaque bears three characters:
[Cloud-Stepping Tower]
This place was especially lively during the Hidden Dragon Assembly, because the building had exactly twenty-five floors, with four rooms on each floor, totaling one hundred.
From top to bottom, they are the residences of the Hidden Dragon Ranking and the lowest-ranked members of the Hidden Dragon List.
Being able to stay here at this time means you are a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. Of course, the top room has been empty for several years.
Despite it being the Hidden Dragon Assembly, the area in Cloud-Stepping Tower was filled with discussion and crowded with people.
"Who has the audacity to block the entrance to Cloud-Stepping Tower at this time?"
"Yes, he doesn't look very old. Could it be that he's looking for a Hidden Dragon Ranking to use as a stepping stone to gain fame?"
"It's not that bad."
Why do you say that, brother?
"He is Xie Xuan, the second-in- Hidden Dragon."
"..."
The group that had just been shouting about teaching the other party a lesson quieted down, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at the figure wearing a straw hat and carrying a long sword.
This is none other than the undisputed second-ranked member of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, the young master of the Heavenly Mountain Sword Villa.
"May I ask what the young master's intention is in blocking the Cloud-Stepping Tower?"
A monk asked the question; he must have come from the Lantuo Temple in the Western Regions.
"Only those who can withstand one of my moves may enter the building; I will remain unmoved."
Xie Xuan's voice is as cool as he is.
The expressions of the people present varied. Some were young talents who were already on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and were eager to try their luck, while some sect masters had serious faces.
At that moment, a figure leaped into the arena:
"My name is Tie Qi. Please enlighten me!"
"Draw your sword... uh, draw your halberd."
The Gangdou Sect, known for their pioneering spirit, turned out to be old acquaintances.
From the crowd, Li Mo watched the scene with great interest and asked:
"Ice Block, how many moves do you think Brother Tie can withstand?"
"One move."
Ying Bing gently shook her head.
"That's amazing?"
Li Mo couldn't help but use his Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye look.
[Name: Xie Xuan]
[Age: 22]
[Root Bone: Chunjun Sword Physique]
[Realm: Nine Apertures of Divine Observation.]
[Destiny: Blazing Gold (An extremely rich gold color)]
[Evaluation: Recognized by the Sword Manor's founder, Mu Jian, in her youth, she inherited the Chunjun Sword Dao, yet always felt inferior to Shi Sujun thirty years ago, refusing to accept the title of Sword Master. A hopeless romantic, she loved Hua Nongying, the chief of Wind and Moon Cottage, but could not have her.]
[Recent Encounters: Driven away by the promise made by Crown Prince Jiang Chulong Jiang Yu, he decided to lure Jiang Chulong back to the Heavenly Mountain Sword Villa when he found her.]
"He came because of Jiang Yu, but he doesn't seem like Jiang Yu at all."
Li Mo was thinking this.
Tie Qi had already been defeated; as expected, he hadn't managed to block a single sword strike.
But when he returned and saw Li Mo, he still greeted him loudly with a smile:
Brother Li!
Xie Xuan, who was sheathing his sword, glanced instinctively from under his cloak, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
He saw Jiang Chulong, and beside her, a cool and aloof girl standing next to that man.
"Brother Li, you just arrived today?"
Tie Qi bowed, smiled, and asked, then greeted Ying Bing:
"Hello, sister-in-law, would you like to go up and exchange a few blows?"
"... Um."
Ying Bing looked away, but did not let go of Li Mo's hand.
"No, thank you."
Li Mo coughed lightly.
Although Nine Heavens and Ten Earths knew he was the Divine Hammer Little Overlord, he didn't want to pull out his hammer in front of so many talented young men.
If he could, he would still prefer to use a sword for his first move in the Imperial Capital.
This is the last stand of the Wife-Prospering Fighting Soul ...
Where is your sister-in-law?
"The Ice Block followed me."
Li Mo answered without hesitation.
Ying Bing pursed her lips and nodded. "I... I'll go with him."
Little Li smiled and took her cold, delicate hand in his.
By this time, some people around had already recognized Ying Bing, after all, she was not only the third in the Hidden Dragon, but also the second in the Hundred Flowers Beauty Ranking.
The aloof and Cold Fairy... she was tugging at the hem of a man's robe...
She even said she wanted to go with him!
You fucking deserve to die! It's worse than killing me!
A sound of a Dao heart shattering rang out from the crowd.
And there were also gazes that seemed to see the separation of plasmosomes.
"Ice Block, your hands are so cold."
Li Mo brazenly took her hand, though he deliberately made it seem like it was an accident.
Ying Bing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, a hint of helplessness in her clear eyes.
Childish ghost.
Like a child showing off some amazing toy...
"There are so many people around..."
Jiang Chulong adjusted her sunglasses, her cool face masking a hint of panic, and instinctively tugged at the hem of her Big Brother Li's clothes.
"?"
Xie Xuan, who had been pretending to be a ruthless swordsman, twitched his face and almost lost his composure.
No, buddy...
I'm having a competition here, and you're just showing off your love over there.
Am I even human?
"So, where are you planning to stay, brothers?" Tie Qi asked again.
"Let's just buy any place."
Li Mo looked around, assessing which place had a better environment.
"It's not easy to find a place to stay these days... wait, what did you say?"
"Why buy a building? Why does it have to be Cloud-Stepping Tower?"
"Brother Li, don't you know how expensive real estate is in the Imperial Capital? Every inch of land there is worth its weight in gold!" Tie Qi exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"Thank goodness, then I should be able to buy enough soil to fill ten mountains."
Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief; he had almost been scared to death.
Tie Qi: "?"
He's got a head full of muscles, but he's only got a few adjectives.
But what Brother Li said doesn't seem to be an adjective.
"Brother Tie, if you can't find a place, I bought an apartment where you can stay overnight."
Li Mo said something, then took Ice Block's hand and prepared to leave.
Before they could even take two steps...
A loud shout came from behind, accompanied by the faint hum of Sword Qi energy:
"Divine Hammer Little Overlord, wait!"
"?"
Li Mo's smile froze on his face, and his fists clenched.
"Ahem... You two are esteemed as the third and fourth of the Hidden Dragon, do you not even have the courage to draw your swords in the face of me, and are you going to run away in the face of battle?"
Xie Xuan spoke at once, saying a great deal.
It's clear he really wants to spend the night with Hua Nongying... and he really wants to take Jiang Chulong back to the Heavenly Mountain Sword Villa, and also spar with Ying Bing.
He only blurted out "Divine Hammer Little Overlord" because he could tell that the two of them clearly listened to Li Mo.
"If we were to fight seriously, I wouldn't even need to draw my sword to defeat you."
Li Mo said earnestly.
"..."
Qin Yuzhi thought that Li Mo drawing his sword was indeed quite unnecessary.
But those present were in an uproar.
"What? Li Mo said he doesn't need to draw his sword to defeat the second-ranked Hidden Dragon?"
"What? The Divine Hammer Little Overlord said he doesn't need to make a move to defeat Xie Xuan?"
"What? The Divine Hammer Little Overlord thinks Xie Xuan is just trash? He's not qualified to fight him?"
"Is he Li Mo, the one who slapped the Crown Prince in the face?"
"His Li Mo? He's really arrogant!"
So, could you gentlemen give this little flop a little boost in popularity?
I need help urgently.