"Look, isn't that man wining the first place in the literary examination at the Family Association Contest? It is that Xiao family that was eliminated. What is his name?" Someone uttered.
"It's Xiao Naihe." Another young man suddenly answered, and stared at Xiao Naihe's receding figure, "The last emperor of the Kingdom of Dubhe bestowed the National Hero on all members of the Xiao family. Xiao Zhongheng was honored with the First Rank Guard and his wife the Mandated Woman."
"Humph? The National Hero, huh? If this good-for-nothing Xiao Naihe did not get married with the most beautiful girl in the Kingdom of Dubhe—Yun Wexiu, and lived in her family, I even could have not remembered his name." grumbled a man in grey with a grim face for he resented Xiao Naihe for he becoming Yun Weixue's husband.
"I've also heard that this jerk is a real flirt, and tried to harass Hao Li, the most talented girl in the capital city." The latter man added.
They spoke so loudly that Xu Qian and his lackeys could hear them clearly. One of Xu Qian's lackeys glanced at the two men, and then looked to Xu Qian.
Seeing Xu Qian winking at him, he immediately nodded, and went to the two young men who discussed just now. He raised the wine pot, and smirked, "Hey, bros, why did you say that man harassed a girl?"
Surprised, the man in grey explained with laugh, "Oh, you are one of us. Listen, here's the thing..."
While sitting at the table, Xu Qian was listening to the story with a goblet in his right hand, and smiling, "So that's it. That jackass is still a playboy. Just a coward with lust. Since you set yourself against me, I must ruin you. "
He clenched the goblet so tightly that it shattered into pieces.
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Suddenly there came a rat-tat on the door when Xiao Naihe was sitting in meditation in his room. Then Yu Feiqi's voice reached his ear, "Brother Xiao, come and eat something."
"Okay, I'll be right there." replied Xiao Naihe. His stomach growled after a long day.
Yu Feiqi and Yu Feiyan ordered many tasty dishes in the corner of the second floor, and waited for Xiao Naihe.
As soon as they sat down, their ears captured a burst of noise which gradually grew into a small disturbance.
"What's going on?" Yu Feiqi raised his head and spotted a group of young men gathered and lined the passageway. Among them, three young girls were gracefully ambling to the wing-room with their hemlines swaying.
Yu Feiqi gawped at the girl in the middle with amazement in his eyes.
The girl, at her sweet sixteen, looked stunningly beautiful without makeup, just like a fairy.
Yu Feiqi had seen plenty of beauties from different places before, his two sisters included, but their temperaments were nowhere near as remarkable as the girl in front of him.
"Who is this girl? She is gorgeous, and looks like a fairy. Is she from the Kingdom Of Dubhe, the Kingdom Of Wenhao, the Kingdom Of Yunshu, or the Kingdom Of Luoha? " whispered Yu Feiqi.
Like Yu Feiqi, other young men were also captivated by the girl's radiant look.
She stopped at the staircase, and looked to Xiao Naihe behind Yu Feiqi with a mien of calmness, as if she was gazing at a stranger.
Xiao Naihe raised his eyebrows and wondered in surprise, "How could it be her?"
This girl was the most talented girl in the capital city—Hao Li whom Xiao Naihe had seen some time ago. Why was a prostitute appearing near Mount Rosy Clouds?
Xiao Naihe's eyelids flickered, and turned to the two maids beside her. He mused, "Impressive. I didn't notice the two maids with Hao Li are good fighters in the Sky Spirit Realm!"