"See that? See that?!" He kept jabbing Chen Changqing with his elbow. "This is prestige! When has Mount Shu ever been this impressive?!"
Chen Changqing grew impatient from all the jabbing and moved two steps aside.
"Little Martial Uncle, can you be a bit steadier? You look like some country bumpkin who's never seen the world."
"What do you know?!" Lu Tian glared. "This is spreading Mount Shu's divine might! You brat are standing in the midst of blessings without knowing how fortunate you are!"
Chen Yuan still held his Starfall Sword as he leaned against the other side of the railing, utterly indifferent to everything outside.
Yet upon closer inspection, one could see that his cool, detached eyes occasionally swept over Chen Changqing's back, as though there was now a little more contemplation within them.
He cultivated Supreme Emotionlessness, severing cause and effect.
Yet Chen Changqing seemed to be the very embodiment of cause and effect. Wherever he went, he could stir up towering waves.
These two utterly opposing paths made Chen Yuan waver over his own sword for the first time.
Had he taken the wrong path, or was Chen Changqing's path... simply beyond all common sense?
Liu Ruyan, Hua Yao, and Xuanyuan Xiaoyu were in the cabin's upper pavilion, watching the scene outside through the window.
"Well then, Xiaoyu. Now that your relationship with Changqing has been made public, I'm afraid the entire Nine Provinces will have their eyes on you two," Liu Ruyan said with a soft laugh.
Xuanyuan Xiaoyu's cheeks were still somewhat hot as she muttered quietly, "It's all my brother's fault, that loudmouth..."
Hua Yao smiled gently beside them. She did not care about such empty fame. As long as she could remain by Chen Changqing's side, she was already completely content.
Ignoring