Helian Weiwei stood amidst disdainful gazes, her eyes shifting and her face indifferent, as if she paid no attention to the discussions around her. Her clear eyes scanned the surroundings, finally landing on Helian Jiaoer. "Home? Have you forgotten that you and your ungrateful father have long expelled me from the Helian family?"
"This Miss Helian is truly impolite. Just by looking at my sister, you can determine who is good and who is evil."
"Oh, how much better can someone be who sneaks out of the academy with others in the middle of the night?"
Listening to the discussions, Helian Jiaoer lowered her head and pretended to wipe her eyes with a handkerchief. "I know that my eldest sister hates me in her heart," she said, withdrawing her gaze from Helian Weiwei and putting on a sympathetic smile. "Don't speak ill of my sister like that. She's just angry, and they've treated me unfairly."
Surprisingly, her words garnered praise from those with good intentions.
Helian Weiwei curled her lips in boredom. Helian Jiaoer's double-faced act was tiresome to watch, even though she herself seemed to enjoy playing such tricks.
Helian Jiaoer tightened her grip on the handkerchief and fell silent. "But my sister has never practiced martial arts, so why did she come to the martial arts conference? Did she come here just to seek attention? If that's the case, I advise her to stop," she said, looking at the expressions of the audience. True to her expectations, their disdain towards her grew.
The gazes directed at her were filled with contempt, as if they were looking at bugs in the gutter. She remained unfazed, smiling calmly. Why should she stop before even earning any benefits?
Hei Ze was unaware that Helian Weiwei would appear here. They hadn't discussed this beforehand.
He had been waiting at the auction for the past two days, expecting his partner to show up, but as time passed, he thought they wouldn't come.
Unexpectedly, she appeared to participate in the martial arts competition directly!
Hei Ze frowned, his gaze fixed on the stage, unwavering and serious.
The followers who accompanied him felt a sense of discomfort.
On the other hand, the guard in the adjacent private room raised an eyebrow with concern. "Young Master, this is a risky gamble. If Helian Weiwei fails to win..."
"I know," replied the beautiful young man seated at the upper position, seemingly oblivious to the guard's words. He spoke to himself, "Yi Rong? It doesn't seem like it."
The guard's eyes gleamed. "Yi Rong? Our Lon family excels in transformations, and the Young Master's shapeshifting technique is one of the best in the entire Battle Dragon Empire. No matter who the other person is or how they disguise themselves, the Young Master can always see through it instantly."
The beautiful young man seemed to find something intriguing, and a cold smile curved his lips. "I never expected that the ugly girl from the Helian family would have such looks. How interesting, truly interesting."
The guard couldn't comprehend what the young master was saying.
However, what scared him the most was the playful look in the young master's eyes, as if he had found a fascinating toy.
And whatever the young master found, it usually ended in destruction...
These were truly characteristics of the "other side" of his lineage.
But compared to that highness, the young master was still adorable. At least, when he couldn't get what he wanted, he would forget about throwing a tantrum.
That highness, on the other hand, carried a heavy heart, and no one could escape his grasp.
When they were children, the young master had suffered greatly under the highness's schemes.
The guard silently turned his gaze back to the delicate and beautiful boy.
He wondered if the young master still remembered how that highness made him wear women's clothes...
"What?" The beautiful boy tapped the table, his narrowed eyes fixed on the guard.
The guard pondered his words carefully before speaking, "My subordinate received news from the palace..."
Upon hearing the word "palace," the beautiful boy's body trembled slightly, and he sneered, his lips curling. "Go on."
"It seems that His Highness is also here," the guard said, looking up at the sky. "I don't know if he has entered the city yet, but it seems to be a secret visit. There is not a single secret guard around him."
The beautiful young man grabbed the guard's collar, pulling him closer, his voice low. "Seize the opportunity and capture him."
"Young Master, it's His Royal Highness," the guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that despite being cousins, such arrogance couldn't be tolerated.
The beautiful boy's narrowed eyes gleamed. "Don't be afraid. Listen to Young Master Ben and apprehend him."
Wuxiu City had always been different from other cities due to its special status. It was beyond the control of the royal family.
In short, the beautiful boy wanted to convey one message: This is our territory, and we can arrest anyone we want!
The guard considered his words carefully and said, "You should reconsider. Your body hasn't fully recovered, and it's not suitable to confront His Royal Highness directly."
"Forget it!" The beautiful boy revealed his two sharp canines in a smile. "When he tricked me into wearing women's clothes, did he consider such things?" Young Master Ben said it again, capture him! He doesn't possess any martial energy now, so it should be easy to handle!
The guard coughed heavily, wanting to say that it shouldn't be done this way.
But when he turned his head and thought about it, both the young master and that highness were more shameless than when they were children...
"Understood." The guard accepted the order.
The beautiful boy smiled, instructing solemnly, "Capture him alive."
The guard thought to himself, "No one dares to harm His Highness."
"Alright, you can go. Young Master Ben will continue to enjoy the show," the beautiful boy waved his hand, a peculiar light flickering in his eyes as he observed Helian Weiwei.
Approach him as a man?
Oh, this Helian Weiwei is quite clever.
However, she wondered if she could truly distinguish between martial arts practitioners or if it was just a pretense...
In fact, almost everyone thought it was a joke for Helian Weiwei to come to the Martial Cultivation Conference.
They hadn't forgotten that just a month ago, during a small-scale martial arts test held at the Phoenix Tower, Helian Weiwei had embarrassed herself.
She had stayed for less than a moment and was promptly kicked out by Master Tutian.
Now, she dared to come and cause trouble at such a grand gathering of martial practitioners. It was simply a disgrace to herself!