With that, all three members of the Yue Family Cultivation Office had advanced to the top eight of the City Heroes' Battle!
Qi Dian ran excitedly off the arena, only to see Yue Wen and Xing'er standing there with their arms folded, looking him over with gratification.
"Well done, Qi Dian. You haven't let down all the nurturing and expectations we two invested in you," Xing'er said with an air of elderly composure.
"What's with that parental tone?" Qi Dian asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Parental? Don't overthink it, Brother Qi." Yue Wen smiled. "We're happy for you. Seeing you win makes us happier than winning ourselves. Hehe, our little Qi Dian really is the best."
"You sound even more like a parent!" Qi Dian snapped.
Zhao Xing'er waved a hand. "We told you not to overthink it. We simply hope our Dian will grow up to be Jackie Chan!"
"Don't go mangling idioms, damn it!" Qi Dian stamped his feet.
"Now our little Agency family of three can enter the top eight together. Hehe." Yue Wen sighed feelingly.
"Family jokes stop being funny if you keep making them!" Qi Dian wanted to cry, but had no tears.
He had thought winning would let him show off before everyone, yet all he got was cold looks and boos from the entire audience, along with a piping-hot batch of family jokes.
Oh, heavens above, why do you treat me so harshly...
Still, winning had at least taken the pressure off, so the three watched the following matches together from the sidelines.
The next match pitted Hu Yunting of the Hu Family against Fang Qingcang of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau. Their entrance drew cheers and applause from the audience. After that interminable, miserable battle between two weaklings, everyone wanted an exciting duel to