P.S.: Yesterday's missed update was because the power was out all day. Electricity wasn't restored until this afternoon...
The monk, the Taoist priest, the hoodlum, and the round girl left one after another, leaving only Zhao Kuang and Xiang Ba facing each other in silence. After a while, Xiang Ba said, "I never expected Eastern Victory's future fate to rest on that kid Yin Kuang. Heh, I'm starting to wonder whether he exchanged for a 'Protagonist Halo.' Aren't these kinds of world-saving missions usually given to the protagonist?" Zhao Kuang said, "At a time like this, you still have the mood to joke?" Xiang Ba shrugged, propped both feet up on the mahjong table, and said, "Zhao Kuang, what are you thinking? Is it really because of the old feud between our two peoples?" Zhao Kuang smiled. "Do you really want to hear it?" Xiang Ba grinned widely. "If the Marquis Manor's strategy fails this time, and Emperor Sword Zhao Kuang just happens to step forward and turn the tide... then the position of the academy's number one will probably be yours for the taking. I knew it!"
Zhao Kuang picked up a Green Dragon tile from the mahjong table and turned it over in his fingers as he said faintly, "We exist as pieces prepared against unforeseen circumstances. The Marquis gave us 'that thing' and applied for 'permanent examination exemption rights' for us. With our 'Axis Condensation Source Control,' we can freely travel to different worlds to seek our 'selves.' All of this was to deal with the Eastern Japan faction. But... just as the hoodlum said, the Marquis is already gone, and no one would willingly be a chess piece. A true man should hold power! I've been silent for far too long..."
"Haha! A true man