Ling Xiao withdrew his energy sword and walked back to his seat coldly.
Hua Yu didn't dare to be presumptuous. Although the Holy Emperor favored him, he knew that if he didn't give the Holy Emperor face, no one would be able to save him.
"This is Young Hero Ling Xiao. He is the chief core disciple of the Yuehua School, who shone in the Martial Arts Festival today. He defeated Jian Wuji, one of the Six Young Masters of the Sacred Dynasty."
In the hall, in addition to the twenty prodigies, there were also the Holy Emperor's children, the princes of the Sacred Dynasty, and several ministers of the Sacred Dynasty.
So, he naturally had to introduce Ling Xiao.
Aside from the people who already knew about this, there were a few other people who were shocked by the Sage Emperor's words.
They didn't go to the Martial Arts Festival final for various reasons. They only knew that Jian Wuji was defeated, but they didn't know who defeated Jian Wuji.
They didn't expect it to be Ling Xiao, the disciple of the Yuehua School that had declined to the point of no return.
Many people immediately stopped looking down on Ling Xiao and the Yuehua School.
Being able to defeat Jian Wuji meant that this boy was very talented. At the very least, as long as he could survive, he would definitely become a giant on the Heavenly Dragon Continent in the future. It was better not to offend such a person.
Some people even suspected that the Holy Emperor was so close to Ling Xiao because he wanted to win over Ling Xiao.
"Hmph, he's just a Transcendent. He was lucky enough to defeat Jian Wuji. The Holy Emperor thinks too highly of him."
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a cold expression.
Ling Xiao didn't know this person and didn't know how he had offended him, so he frowned slightly.
"General Sikong is right. He only defeated Jian Wuji, and he dares to be so arrogant. He doesn't put the heroes of the world in his eyes. Those who don't know him would think that he is the number one master on the Heavenly Dragon Continent."
Hua Yu chimed in with a smile.
"General Sikong?"
When Ling Xiao heard this surname, he understood a little. This person should be related to the Heavenly King Sect.
"General, you should be in your sixties, right? You're only a complete Heaven Pulse Martial Artist. Should I call you a piece of trash?"
Ling Xiao sneered.
"You!"
General Sikong's face suddenly flushed red.
Although Ling Xiao's words were unpleasant, they were the truth.
"Hahaha, Young Hero Ling, you don't have to take it to heart. General Sikong and Huayu are both straightforward people. You don't have to take their words to heart. It's just that they are not convinced by your limitless glory."
The Sage Emperor came out to be the mediator again.
However, in Ling Xiao's opinion, the Saint Emperor seemed to be intentionally allowing General Sikong and Hua Yu to provoke him.
Although he didn't know what the Sage Emperor's goal was, Ling Xiao's impression of him wasn't as good as it had been at the start.
"As you wish!"
Ling Xiao had the mentality of trying peaceful means before resorting to force. He had to give the Sage Emperor some face first.
After all, he didn't want to offend the Sage Emperor because once he did, the Moon Lady would have to step in to settle it. With the Moon Lady's strength, even if she could defeat the Sage Emperor, she would definitely be injured.
Ling Xiao didn't want the Moon Lady to be injured.
"Come, come, come. Let's not talk about unhappy things. Raise the wine glasses on the table. There's no other purpose for this banquet except to entertain the future hope of the Sacred Dynasty — the twenty prodigies!"
At this moment, the Sage Emperor laughed and raised his wine glass.
Ling Xiao looked at the wine glass on the table. The wine was amber in color. This was a rare "amber wine". It was said that a large number of rare materials were needed to brew it. It could only be enjoyed in the Sacred Dynasty's palace. It wasn't sold to the public.
He raised the glass and sniffed it gently. This wine was indeed good. Just the aroma alone was enough to intoxicate people.
There was something wrong with the wine!
Ling Xiao was a little shocked.
The Sage Emperor actually used such a despicable method to deal with him?
Was this necessary?
He was a little puzzled, so he used his Mountain River Martial Soul to analyze the wine in the glass. After that, he understood everything.
The medicine in the wine wasn't poison because it wouldn't poison people to death. It would only slowly dissipate the martial artist's cultivation.
The degree of slowness was so slow that it couldn't be felt at all. It would only accelerate during the battle.
It could be seen that someone didn't want him to continue winning in the Martial Arts Festival. That was why they used such a despicable method.
Was it the Sage Emperor?
Or was it someone else?
Ling Xiao couldn't be sure. However, he still had to drink the wine. Otherwise, he wouldn't be giving the Sage Emperor face. The result would be more troublesome.
Fortunately, he was immune to poison. A mere medicine that dissipated cultivation couldn't do anything to him.
Thinking of this, he finished the wine in one gulp.
After all, the poison in the wine was limited. He quickly cleaned it up. However, just as he was about to find an excuse to leave, General Sikong stood up.
"Young Hero Ling, I apologize for offending you just now. Consider this a toast from me!"
His attitude suddenly became more intimate.
However, Ling Xiao knew that this guy probably felt that the poison in the wine wasn't enough. He wanted Ling Xiao to drink a few more glasses before he stopped.
It seemed that there was something wrong with the wine. It was definitely related to General Sikong.
"A toast to me? You're not worthy! "
Ling Xiao glanced at General Sikong indifferently. He didn't pick up the wine that General Sikong handed over.
His voice was cold and indifferent. He didn't give General Sikong any face at all.
"Although I, Ling Xiao, am only a small disciple of the Yuehua School, I'm still better than a parasite of the Sacred Dynasty like you!"
His words were very harsh to the ears.
And they weren't nonsense.
Ever since he heard this guy's surname, he remembered that Lin Ze had once told him that there was a wine and meat general in the Sacred Dynasty. His surname was Sikong, and his name was Sikong Zui. This person had never had any military achievements. He spent all his time drinking and debauchery, but his career had been smooth sailing.
His current status was much higher than Lin Ze's.
He had done all sorts of things, such as kidnapping women, colluding with foreigners, and framing loyal people.
In history, he had done all sorts of things that a treacherous official could do.
By relying on his elder brothers, Sikong Zun and Sikong Xuan, he had basically offended everyone in the Sacred City except for the people from the royal family.
Ling Xiao felt nauseous at the thought of this.
Even if the wine wasn't poisoned, he didn't intend to drink a toast to this kind of person.
Sikong Zui's expression was very ugly.
He had previously mocked Ling Xiao for being a small disciple of the Yuehua School. Now that he was toasting to this young disciple, he was saying that he wasn't worthy.
Didn't that mean that Sikong Zui, a general of the imperial court, was inferior to a small disciple of the Yuehua School in terms of status?
That was a great humiliation.
Many people in the hall had mocking looks on their faces. It had nothing to do with them anyway. They just wanted to watch the show.
Of course, people like Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat on Ling Xiao's behalf.
His Big Brother Ling was really arrogant to say such things about a general in front of the Sacred Emperor. But he liked it.
What he didn't know was that Ling Xiao had no choice but to do so.
The poison in the wine was too strong. One cup of wine would consume a large amount of Heavenly Essence Energy to dissolve it. If he drank another cup, he would really be poisoned.
Under such circumstances, Ling Xiao had no other choice but to confront Sikong Zui directly.
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