"What a temper you have, Ming State Duke! I cannot be bothered to act against you, but within three days, I want to see what becomes of those who struck my son Jing An!"
With that, Fang Yun stepped onto Walking the Blue Clouds and flew out through the Ji Family Restaurant's window, heading straight for the Gou Household at the Qishan Marquis Residence.
The Ming State Duke stood atop Walking the Blue Clouds, his expression shifting several times. He actually dared not rebuke Fang Yun, only watch helplessly as he flew through the air.
The scholars in the restaurant were dumbstruck. Everyone knew something momentous had happened, but the Pearl River Marquis destroying the Ming State Duke's residence with a single sword strike went beyond anything they could have imagined.
The Ming State Duke's title ranked above the Pearl River Marquis's. Moreover, he was a Grand Academician of the Sincere Intent Realm, with vast wealth and countless treasures. He should never have feared the Pearl River Marquis, yet he merely stared without saying a word.
The lingering might of Two Worlds Mountain still held sway.
The scholars on the third floor hurried to the windows and watched Fang Yun fly toward the Gou Household.
The waiter standing at the third-floor stairway wore a mournful expression as he slowly descended, one step at a time. He had actually looked down on the illustrious Pearl River Marquis, on a Grand Academician who had composed three works of world-passing poetry. From now on, he would be more than the restaurant's laughingstock-he might even become the laughingstock of the entire world.
The restaurant proprietor stood at the second-floor stairway and snapped, "Disgraceful! Why have you stayed on the third floor all this time? What happened up there?"
The waiter's knees buckled, and he