Looking at the thick black smoke billowing up in the distance, and the crowd of straw men who had originally been clad in armor but had now been blasted to tatters and scattered in every direction!
Frightened by the tremendous explosion and the horrifying sight, everyone was still reeling in shock!
"Heavens... heavenly thunder?! Did the Imperial Preceptor summon heavenly thunder?"
"Was this another immortal art performed by the Imperial Preceptor? It sounded like thunder—deafening!"
"What? What did you say? Why can't I hear anything?"
"Why are all your mouths open? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"My ears! Why can't my ears hear anything?"
"Imperial Preceptor! Imperial Preceptor! The heavenly thunder you summoned has deafened me—I can't hear anything now!"
Watching these ministers panic in confusion after the sheer force of the blast had temporarily deafened them, Qing Mo rolled his eyes at them irritably!
What a fuss over nothing!
They truly had never seen the world!
"Father! Father, are you all right?"
"Imperial Father! Imperial Father, how are you?"
"Teacher! Teacher, my Imperial Father, he...?"
Seeing Li Shimin still looking somewhat dazed, and realizing that no matter how they shouted, he could not "hear" them, Li Chengqian and his two brothers immediately grew anxious!
"It's nothing!"
"The explosion was simply too loud, and they couldn't adjust to it at once. They'll be fine after resting for a moment!"
Hearing Qing Mo's explanation, Li Chengqian and the other two finally let out sighs of relief!
"All right! My ears are fine now!"
"Mine too! I can hear again—I'm not deaf!"
"Oh! That truly scared me to death just now! I thought I'd be deaf for the rest of my life!"
"Wasn't it? My soul nearly flew out of me from fright!"
After a minute or two, those who had been