CXnovel Chapter 709 - 144: Hou Says, Screw You! (Update 1)
Chapter 709 - 144: Hou Says, Screw You! (Update 1)
"Good tea!" Mu Qingge caught the flying tea cup, sipped it lightly at her lips, and said nonchalantly.
She did not know how many people were shocked by this scene.
Commander Xuan Yue stared at Mu Qingge with a grim expression, seemingly unable to understand why she could catch the tea cup so easily. Wasn’t she only at the Silver Realm Third Layer? Even if she improved over the past two years, it would be good enough if she advanced one layer, so how could she catch a tea cup thrown with Golden Realm strength?
Commanders Bailian and Giant Spirit were also equally shocked internally.
The confusion Commander Xuan Yue had was shared by them both. They intended to give Mu Qingge a show of authority, yet unexpectedly, she received it with ease.
Immediately, the three of them felt a burning sensation on their cheeks, as if failing to give a show of authority, they had instead received a slap across the face.
"Uh, ahem. City Lord Mu, Commander Mo, please take your seats." Commander Xuan Yue’s face twitched before he barely maintained his composure and spoke to the group.
He intended not to mention the tea-serving incident, but some were not willing.
Before Mu Qingge could speak, Hou snatched the tea cup from her with a long arm, baring a sinister grin, "The tea is a bit cold, lacking in hospitality; it should be freshly brewed." With that, he flicked his wrist and returned the tea cup to Commander Xuan Yue.
The tea cup flew back swiftly through the air.
Everyone seemed to hear a faint ’crack’ sound in their ears as a crack appeared on the cup’s wall.
In an instant, the cup arrived in front of Commander Xuan Yue, the rushing wind fiercely scraped his face painfully. He tried to grab the cup, but before he touched it, it was bouncing back violently, splitting open the base of his thumb, and blood flowed out. Moreover, the tea cup was not caught but instead directly hit the sharp corner of the chair’s back, shattering into pieces on the ground, and the remaining tea spilled onto Commander Xuan Yue’s robe, soaking it.
This scene happened so quickly.
It wasn’t until the sound of the cup shattering on the ground echoed that Commanders Bailian and Giant Spirit reacted, standing up with eyes slightly narrowed, looking toward Mu Qingge and Hou.
"How is it, fun game?" Hou ignored the duo’s glare entirely, grinning hideously, showing his sharp teeth. The tattoo on the corner of his mouth looked particularly gruesome.
Commander Xuan Yue’s face changed dramatically, while Mu Qingge stood still, her expression unchanged, a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
"You!"
"You!"
Commanders Bailian and Giant Spirit shouted harshly.
Yet Hou gave them a disdainful glance as if they were beneath notice.
Arrogant! Too arrogant!
Commander Xuan Yue gripped his wrist tightly, slowly stood up, and gave Hou a deep look, then turned to Commanders Bailian and Giant Spirit and said, "Gentlemen, this friend was merely joking with me, no need to be tense."
He gritted out the word ’joke,’ but blood continuously dripped from the base of his thumb.
To easily break through his Golden Realm defense and injure him in an instant, he could only say that the person before him had a cultivation far higher.
They were the Floating Guest Team, not families with deep roots. The strongest were themselves, and if someone they couldn’t handle appeared, the whole team couldn’t provoke them.
Commanders Bailian and Giant Spirit calmed down at this point, exchanged a glance, and lowered their energy, but their eyes remained warily fixed on Hou.
Hou’s eyes were filled with mockery, looking amusedly at the three of them.
He did not feel any wrongdoing in what he did; if Mu Qingge’s cultivation wasn’t decent, she would have ended up like Commander Xuan Yue just now.
They wanted to see the little girl humiliated? Then let them be humiliated first!
Commander Xuan Yue slowly clenched his injured hand, golden light flashed across the wound, stopping the bleeding, leaving a light pink scar.
Only then did he smile again, looking at Mu Qingge, "It was impolite of me earlier, City Lord Mu, Commander Mo, please sit. And these two..."
His eyes fell on Bai Xi and Hou, trying to steer the topic to them, obviously wanting Mu Qingge to introduce them. Of course, he was most interested in Hou, while Bai Xi was merely collateral.
However, Mu Qingge clearly understood his intention but deliberately didn’t follow his lead. She smiled faintly, "Just my attendants."
After speaking, she turned and walked toward the empty seats. Mo Yang followed closely, as did Bai Xi and Hou.
Being introduced as attendants by Mu Qingge, Bai Xi and Hou showed no dissatisfaction but instead swept their mocking eyes over the three present, following Mu Qingge to the seats, sitting behind her.
Commander Xuan Yue’s mouth twitched before he spoke, "So they are City Lord Mu’s attendants. I didn’t expect that even attendants with such strength exist. Such prowess could easily lead a family, yet they willingly serve as attendants for City Lord Mu; it seems City Lord Mu is indeed exceptionally charismatic!"
His remarks, using the word ’attendant’ three times and biting it with particularly clear sharpness, seemingly trying to incite Hou’s dissatisfaction with Mu Qingge.
His painstaking efforts, how could Mu Qingge not know?
However, Commander Xuan Yue misjudged her relationship with Hou. He also misjudged Hou’s temperament!
"You damn bastard, can you speak properly? Listening to you makes me uncomfortable all over!" Sure enough, Hou slammed the table and immediately retorted.
He’s not human, nor does he like those hypocritical niceties; straightforwardness is the best. He especially dislikes the subtle provocations like those from Commander Xuan Yue.
As soon as he spoke, the expressions of the three big shots instantly changed, their faces flushed with a mix of anger and restraint.
Hou, this guy who never follows the rules, is the one who gives them the biggest headache!
At this moment, Mu Qingge looked at Hou and said gently, "They’re just feeling wronged for you, thinking you’re wasting your talents by staying by my side, why get angry?"
When she explained it like this, the three big shots suddenly felt a chill down their spines!
Why does this literal meaning seem like an explanation for them, but also feels like adding fuel to the fire?
"Damn! I just like following you, what’s it to these people!" Hou cursed.
Sure enough!
The three big shots felt a bitterness in their hearts.
They planned to give Mu Qingge a hard time first, then figure out this man’s true capabilities, and then provoke him, right?
Why does it feel like they have become the ones being targeted now?
"They think, with your skills, you shouldn’t just remain by my side as a mere attendant. You should have greater achievements, create your own glory." Mu Qingge continued to ’persuade’ kindly.
"I do whatever I want, who are they to meddle? Keep babbling, and I’ll tear down this damn house! Damn it!" Hou snarled fiercely.
After saying this, to prove his words, he even shouted at the servant who was about to come in to serve dishes, "Get out!"
Immediately, a gust of strong wind arose, directly knocking down the servants at the door, spilling the dishes from the trays they were carrying all over the place. It didn’t stop there—the door panels were blown away, landing in the courtyard; leaves of the flowers and trees were shaken off, falling like rain.
Xuan Yue, Bailian, and Giant Spirit commanders were shocked as they watched this scene.
Just opening his mouth could cause such power—they would never be able to do that.
"They were just speaking the truth, why get so agitated?" Mu Qingge, not afraid of causing more trouble, continued. Then, she looked apologetically at the three, "I’m sorry, my attendant has a bit of a temper, sometimes even I can’t control him."
’City Lord Mu! Master Mu! Ancestor Mu! Please stop talking!’
The three felt a mix of fear and bitterness in their hearts every time Mu Qingge spoke.
"This is just how I am—if you don’t like it, come fight me one-on-one!" Hou added.
The three showed bitter expressions. Hou’s minor displays had already showcased his strength; the three of them were confident they couldn’t match him, so who would dare challenge him alone and ask for trouble?
The initial intention of this banquet was dead on arrival.
Although the three were frustrated, they didn’t do anything rash.
Only because Hou was too strong, too arrogant, and so powerful that they didn’t dare confront him. Also, their estimation of Mu Qingge was inaccurate; just now, that casual catch clearly showed Golden Realm strength.
So young, rising from Silver Realm Third Layer to Golden Realm in two years, and still a Holy Level Refiner. If given a few more years, who knows what heights she will reach?
Currently, the three of them are merely Golden Realm Second Layer, Third Layer.
To deal with someone like Mu Qingge, it’s either killing her in the cradle before she matures or not offending her and forming good ties.
However, they only don’t want their interests to be too greatly affected, so they intended to embarrass Mu Qingge; it hasn’t reached a life-and-death situation yet. Thus, forming alliances was their only option.
Forming alliances means yielding many of their own interests...
Commander Xuan Yue and Bailian, Giant Spirit commanders exchanged looks secretly, calculating in their minds.
They weren’t from noble families; they achieved their status through their own efforts step by step, naturally not rash. Although Hou had embarrassed them today, it made them clearly realize the current strength of Dragon Teeth, or Luoxing City.
Commander Xuan Yue waved and instructed the servants who awkwardly got up from the ground to go prepare the dishes again.
And those dishes scattered all over were also cleaned up carefully by someone.
"Ha ha, today’s banquet was originally to welcome City Lord Mu and Commander Mo. I didn’t expect things to turn out like this; it’s my fault." Commander Xuan Yue took the initiative to speak.
Bailian and Giant Spirit commanders couldn’t figure out Commander Xuan Yue’s intentions, so they remained silent.
Mu Qingge smiled and said, "Commander Xuan Yue, you’re too polite. My attendant is hot-tempered and disrupted the banquet unintentionally; please don’t be offended, commanders." Having achieved the goal of turning the tables, Mu Qingge naturally stopped at an appropriate point, giving them a way out.
Indeed! Although Hou’s reaction was partly due to his own temperament, it was all instructed by Mu Qingge in secret. She anticipated that this would be a trap banquet, so she discussed with Hou before going out, with one playing the ’good cop’ and the other the ’bad cop,’ to teach these three a lesson and make them abandon any improper thoughts.