Blood Frenzy

In the private box opposite.

Thud.

Yan Zheng's legs gave way, and he landed flat on his backside.

It was all over.

Not only was his mutated beast dead, he had lost the fifth-grade magic treasure he had emptied his coffers to obtain.

Twang—

A harsh note rang through the private box.

Behind the bead curtain, Fairy Liuyin's fingers jerked against her zither, snapping a string.

Her composure crumbled.

In Supreme Unity Mystic City, fairies like her were all at the very top in looks and talent. There was little to separate them.

What truly set them apart was reputation!

And an eye for talent!

Whoever befriended a genuine, peerless genius could watch her own standing rise with the tide.

But what had she done today?

For Yan Zheng, who was all show and had lost everything, she had publicly snubbed Lu Zhen!

So many people had witnessed it. Word would soon spread throughout Supreme Unity Mystic City.

What would people call her?

A snob? Blind as a bat?

The aloof reputation she had spent years cultivating had been destroyed by that one turn away.

"My appearance fees after this..." Fairy Liuyin bit her red lip. Her face was pale, and regret made her heart bleed.

Outside the private room, Taishi Kong's and Hou Jin's faces had turned purple.

They had made such a righteous show of distancing themselves from Lu Zhen. Now it felt as though someone had slapped them a dozen times before the crowd. Their cheeks burned.

Taishi Kong swallowed and gave a dry cough. "Well, Brother Hou, I should head back to the Yingwu Court."

Hou Jin nodded as though granted a pardon. "Right, right. I'll come with you. I need to go review my cultivation technique too."

The two slunk along the wall, not