While most of the crowd was silent, those in the VIP booth were not.
“Didst thou seeth that?! What a magnificent performance! I hath not realized Jian Wu was so strong! He truly stunned me with his superlative strength! I am bedazzled. Nay! I am in awe!”
Huǒ Yulie seemed the most excited, though if someone asked Wu Meiying, she would have said she was the most excited. She couldn’t let her feelings show, however. She needed to look calm if nothing else. Jeeze this sucked. All she wanted to do was cheer her head off alongside Huǒ Yulie. Why did the world have to suck so much?
“Hmph. I suppose he wasn’t bad,” Huǒ Huangdi grunted. He was grimacing as though something disgruntled him. Wu Meiying knew what was bothering him and couldn’t quite repress a smile. Good thing she wore a veil. She was sure the surely head of the Phoenix Clan would not appreciate the expression she wore right now.