Misery

There really was a strong recommendation. Little Star was so happy—this was the second update.

After all the commotion today, Huo Hai did not want to keep provoking the He Family. There was plenty of time ahead; they could play slowly. Snickering to himself, Huo Hai withdrew nearly all the insects, leaving behind only a small number of Star Gu.

Star Gu were very cute by nature, and they looked harmless. Unless one truly saw them attack, no one would imagine how dangerous they were. Now that the Star Gu were hidden among such a vast swarm of insects, it was like hiding a drop of water in the sea—there was no trace to follow. How could the He Family have imagined that these tiny bugs were the true culprits behind their misfortune?

At this moment, the entire He Family had launched an extraordinary extermination campaign. Great numbers of experts mobilized, constantly using spirit power to slaughter swaths of insects. Wave after wave of spirit power fluctuations came from the He Family, making those outside tremble inwardly.

"What is going on? Could the He Family have been invaded? Why are the spirit power fluctuations so intense?" Dawn had already arrived, and many people had risen from bed. Feeling the fluctuations from the He Family, they all began speculating.

"Could the He Family be holding a martial competition? Isn't it a little late for one now?" Such a competition would have made sense before the Imperial City Academy's test, but now it seemed very strange. Stranger still, why were the guards at the He Family gates gone? Where had they all run off to?

Someone beside them immediately said, "Nonsense. What martial competition? That spirit power aura is not something an ordinary person could produce. At minimum, it belongs to an