Lin Qi smiled and waved at Yin Flawless, then charged forward shoulder to shoulder with Wang Zong.
"Hm, you're right, I was in Black Pearl Harbor! But for reasons you can probably guess, I originally planned to meet you after having a fight with you." Lin Qi smiled as he patted the head of Wang Zong, who was more than a head shorter than him, then casually tugged at the thick beard on his face. "You've only just come of age, yet your face is already covered in such a huge beard. Look at Sister Flawless's tender, dewy little face—you really are doing her an injustice."
Wang Zong's face turned green with rage. He fiercely wiped at the beard on his face, which was clearly far too luxuriant for his age, and roared furiously, "This is being mature! This is maturity! Bastard, what does my beard have to do with you being in Black Pearl Harbor? Just what sort of status do you have in the Dragon Mountain Empire? Did you know I was your opponent, so you set up such bizarre defensive measures?"
Lin Qi looked at Wang Zong with complete frankness. "That's right. I figured I couldn't beat you in a head-on fight, so naturally I had to cheat a little with the city defenses. But I never expected that even after I cheated, you people would still beat me black and blue! That's not good. Very not good!"
Wang Zong glanced at Lai Han, who was throwing his head back in laughter as he sent one of Wang Zong's clansmen flying with a punch, blood spraying from his mouth. He snapped, "So you sent assassins?"
Lin Qi spread his hands. "Your son's the one who sent assassins! If I weren't afraid they'd kill you and make the