Chapter 1268 - 1202: Zhuge Haolong!
And the Treasure Pavilion is undoubtedly the busiest place in the first district.
Four black-clad guards stand straight on either side of the main entrance, watching the people coming and going, their eyes as sharp as eagle eyes—extremely fierce!
They are responsible for maintaining order at the Treasure Pavilion, so at all times, they cannot be distracted.
In front of the main entrance.
On the street.
A dozen young men and women walk side by side.
The men are full of vigor and charm.
The women are young and beautiful.
They wear bright and stylish clothes, exuding extraordinary poise, clearly children of noble families at a glance.
A young man in black clothing laughed, "Brother Haolong, I never expected you would come to the Treasure Pavilion."
"I really didn’t want to come; it was Fifi who dragged me here."
The person referred to as ’Brother Haolong’ shook his head helplessly.
This person stands seven feet tall.
He wears a luxurious purple robe.
His features are handsome, with black hair like a waterfall, quite attractive, but his brows are full of arrogance.
Alongside him is a young woman, also dressed in a splendid purple dress, with quite a bit of allure.
But that pretentious demeanor makes people uncomfortable to look at.
The two hold hands, appearing intimate like a couple.
"Brother Haolong, Sister Fifi, you two are truly a match made in heaven, so well suited."
A nearby young man in white smiled as he spoke, the flattering tone plainly evident.
"Of course, in the Imperial Capital, who else besides me could match Fifi?"
The young man in purple said arrogantly.
"Indeed, indeed, Brother Haolong is handsome, exceptionally talented, an unparalleled talent of our Imperial Capital!"
"Most importantly, Brother Haolong has a strong elder brother, hailed as the first prodigy of the Imperial Capital, whom we cannot surpass!"
A group of young men and women laughed.
The young man in purple appeared arrogant, thoroughly enjoying this superior sensation.
"Truly shameless."
However, the group didn’t notice two men and a woman following behind them.
One with a sickly face, frail and breeze-blown.
One sinisterly charming, eye-catching.
The remaining woman, with features like a painting, clothes flowing, makes people want to take extra glances.
That’s right!
They were Qin Feiyang, Luk Zheng, and Lu Hong.
Upon entering the first district, they followed the people ahead toward the Treasure Pavilion.
At first, they didn’t pay attention.
But upon hearing the group’s conversation, it turned out to be a bunch of playboys.
Actually being a playboy is nothing, because in the Imperial Capital, what is most lacking is playboys.
However!
As a playboy, not only having no self-awareness but also being proud and complacent, that’s what makes people disgusted.
So.
Lu Hong couldn’t help but mumble, eyes full of disdain.
"Just get used to it."
Qin Feiyang smiled indifferently.
"It’s not a matter of getting used to it; it’s a matter of principle."
"Look at them, idle and indulgent, yet convinced of their greatness, just sickening to watch."
Lu Hong sneered coldly.
"I also find these people extremely distasteful, but young cousin, this Haolong person has some grudge with you."
Luk Zheng smiled slyly.
"Grudge?"
Qin Feiyang was stunned, looking at him suspiciously.
Luk Zheng smiled, "He’s from the Zhuge family, full name Zhuge Haolong, cousin of Zhuge Mingyang."
Qin Feiyang suddenly understood.
"How’s it?"
"Do you feel like beating him up?"
Luk Zheng laughed mischievously.
"Beat him?"
Qin Feiyang shook his head with a smile, speaking lightly, "Just a mere clown, hardly enough to pique my interest."
If it were Zhuge Mingyang, that’d be a different matter.
"You might not be interested, but I am."
Luk Zheng chuckled, shaking his head and sighing, "Both being sons of a Martial Marquis, and he still shamelessly ingratiates himself with others, how pathetic!"
The voice was not loud, but clearly reached the ears of Zhuge Haolong and the others.
The group was taken aback, turning to glance at Luk Zheng, but did not take notice.
They thought Luk Zheng was referring to someone else.
And Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong were also highly displeased by this action from Luk Zheng.
Lu Hong furrowed her beautiful brows, expressing displeasure, "Did you come specifically to give us trouble?"
"Is this considered trouble? You really have overestimated them!"
Luk Zheng dismissed disdainfully.
"Do you think you’re very clever?"
Lu Hong said with a dark face.
In such situations, it’s naturally best to keep a low profile.
Because causing a ruckus would not benefit them at all.
Seeing Lu Hong truly angry, Luk Zheng quickly smiled apologetically, "Fine, fine, fine, blame me for meddling. I won’t cause trouble, okay? Don’t be angry, look at yourself, you look so unappealing when angry."
"If I’m unappealing, then don’t look."
Lu Hong turned her head coldly.
"This..."
Luk Zheng was dumbfounded.
Did he say something wrong again?
Qin Feiyang coughed awkwardly, sending a voice transmission, "Women are very sensitive about the words ’unappealing.’"
"I see."
Luk Zheng suddenly understood.
Qin Feiyang laughed, "Your emotional intelligence needs work; learn more from others."
"Hmph!"
"You talk like you’re really impressive."
"If you were really impressive, you wouldn’t still be single until now."
Luk Zheng sneered.
Qin Feiyang was stunned, his expression somewhat embarrassed, seemingly not very good at dealing with this kind of situation himself!
"Brother Long, wait!"
Suddenly.
A loud shout rang out.
A young man in fine clothes was seen sprinting over from behind.
"Get out of the way!"
Looking at the three people ahead, Qin Feiyang and his companions, without saying a word about bypassing them, he arrogantly coldly shouted and directly reached out to forcibly push Lu Hong and Luk Zheng aside.
Unprepared, Lu Hong and Luk Zheng both fell to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.
"Haven’t you heard that sensible dogs don’t block the way?"
But in response!
The young man in fine clothes didn’t offer a single word of apology; instead, he arrogantly looked down on Lu Hong and Luk Zheng and shouted.
Then.
The young man in fine clothes swaggered away without turning his head, heading towards Zhuge Haolong and his group.
"My short temper..."
Luk Zheng immediately got furious, climbing up from the ground and rolling up his sleeves, storming over to the young man in fine clothes.
Lu Hong stood up and held him back.
"You can tolerate this?"
Luk Zheng raised an eyebrow.
Lu Hong tidied up her dress and hair, glanced at the young man in fine clothes, and calmly said, "If a dog bites us, and we bite back, wouldn’t we be just like dogs?"
"This..."
Luk Zheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Hong’er makes a good point, we can’t be dogs that bite irrationally."
"Who are you calling a dog?"
The young man in fine clothes suddenly turned, glaring fiercely at Luk Zheng and Lu Hong.
Zhuge Haolong and his party had already stopped in their tracks upon hearing the shout from the young man in fine clothes, so they heard it too.
Looking at Lu Hong and Luk Zheng, their gaze carried a hint of hostility!
"What’s going on?"
The pedestrians on the street also stopped, gathered around, and looked at the two groups suspiciously.
"Getting feisty, huh?"
Luk Zheng raised an eyebrow.
"I already said, don’t be dogs that bite, let’s go!"
Lu Hong said calmly, then continued heading towards the Treasure Pavilion.
"For the sake of my lifelong happiness, I’ll hold back."
Luk Zheng clenched his hands and then hurriedly followed Lu Hong.
Meanwhile Qin Feiyang remained like an observer throughout, silent.
However.
Just because they didn’t want to cause trouble doesn’t mean others won’t.
As the three of them were about to walk past Zhuge Haolong and his group, Zhuge Haolong’s eyes turned cold, blocking their path and saying, "Did I say you could leave?"
At the same time.
The other people quickly spread out, surrounding Qin Feiyang and his companions, all sneering coldly.
"Getting cocky, huh?"
Luk Zheng got impatient.
Lu Hong reached out to stop him, patiently looking at Zhuge Haolong, and asked, "What do you want?"
Zhuge Haolong beckoned to the young man in fine clothes, saying, "Haoyu, come here."
The young man in fine clothes walked to Zhuge Haolong’s side, arms crossed, looking at Qin Feiyang and his companions, the derision on his face unmistakable.
Zhuge Haolong said, "Do you know who he is?"
Lu Hong said, "I’m just a newcomer, truly don’t know who he is."
Zhuge Haolong said, "Then listen carefully, his name is Zhuge Haoyu, he’s my own brother."
"Zhuge Haolong?"
"Zhuge Haoyu?"
"Who are they? So intimidating?"
Someone in the crowd quietly asked.
"You don’t even know them, are you from the countryside?"
"Well, it’s my first time in Imperial Capital."
"No wonder, let me tell you, they’re not people you can afford to offend, have you heard of Martial Marquis Zhuge?"
"Of course I’ve heard of him."
"Zhuge Haolong and Zhuge Haoyu’s father is the own brother of Martial Marquis Zhuge, which means the two brothers are direct descendants of the Zhuge family."
"With such a strong family background, how can they not be imposing? Even if they killed someone on the street, no one would dare touch them, got it?"
"So that means those three are in trouble?"
"No kidding, daring to provoke the Zhuge family, even if they don’t die they’ll be skinned."
"But they’re not wrong, they’ve been patient all along, isn’t this unfair to them?"
"Kid, you’re too young."
"In this Imperial Capital, there’s no talk of fairness, only power."
"That’s right, commoners like us best keep our heads down."
These comments were all very quiet, fearing Zhuge Haolong’s group would hear and cause trouble for themselves.
But Qin Feiyang and his companions could clearly hear them.
Because their cultivation was far superior to Zhuge Haolong’s and his group.
The strongest among Zhuge Haolong’s party was only a one-star War Emperor, with the weakest being only a Five Star War King.
Such minor characters, they naturally didn’t care about.
Lu Hong laughed and said, "So they’re from the Zhuge family, but I heard Martial Marquis Zhuge is upright and highly esteemed, how could his descendants be a bunch of biting dogs?"
"Still daring to insult Zhuge Haolong?"
"Is she really not afraid of dying?"
"That Zhuge Haolong relies on the power of Martial Lord Mansion to do whatever he pleases!"
"Yeah, often causing trouble in Imperial Capital, bullying men and dominating women."
"And I’ve heard that Zhuge Mingyang also looks after him quite well."
"Zhuge Mingyang is the top prodigy of Imperial Capital, even the State Preceptor and the Emperor value him highly, who dares to provoke someone like him?"
People murmured, looking at Lu Hong in disbelief.
This is like pulling a tiger’s whisker, a path to ruin!