Poseidon Appeared

Time slipped quietly by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Sunlight pierced through the layers of treetops, scattering across the rippling lake and forming patches of dappled light.

"You merely went out for a trip, yet you casually 'dragged' an entire city back with you?"

Qian Renxue's eyes were filled with suspicion as she fixed her gaze tightly on Qian Cheng.

"Couldn't be helped. Xue Ye was far too enthusiastic. The moment he saw me, he insisted on giving me a lavish gift."

"I turned him down repeatedly, but he stubbornly insisted on giving it to me. I couldn't exactly reject his goodwill, so I could only reluctantly accept it."

Leaning against a bluish stone by the lake, Qian Cheng wore a casual smile at the corner of his lips.

"But why did I hear that you went to Heaven Dou City to watch the excitement, only to happen upon Heaven Dou Empire making a colossal fool of itself?"

"I heard Xue Ye lost all face on the spot. With no other choice, he had to grit his teeth and surrender that city. It wasn't some 'enthusiastic gift.'"

Qian Renxue took half a step forward, an intrigued gleam flashing through her eyes.

"As far as I'm concerned, there's no essential difference between giving something willingly and being forced to hand it over."

Qian Cheng could not help but chuckle.

"By the way, didn't that beast Tang Hao leave behind a child back then?"

"So many years have passed. Do you know whether that child is dead or alive?"

The smile on Qian Renxue's face faded somewhat, and her tone grew more solemn.

"Of course he's still alive. He's just not living very well—worse off than if he were dead."

The movement of Qian Cheng's fingers paused.