Despite everyone's best efforts to persuade him to stay, Lin Bufan finally agreed to stay in Tianqi City for a few days until Emperor Mingde woke up.

That old emperor is useless; he faints after just a few words with him.

Hua Jin thought he was a troublesome person, and Lin Bufan also found him annoying.

But no matter how annoying he is, he is still the emperor. The safety of Snow Moon City is at stake. If the day comes when all pretense of civility is broken, it will not be too late to kill the emperor.

In addition, Sikong Qianluo traveled a long way to come here, and returned without resting for a day, which was really rushed.

Let's take Sikong Qianluo around Tianqi City these next few days and let her experience its prosperity and atmosphere.

Amidst the varied expressions and gazes of the crowd, Lin Bufan walked out of Qianjintai hand in hand with Sikong Qianluo.

The place where they lived remained the same, still the White Prince's Mansion, Xiao Chong's place.

The four chief eunuchs and the Grand Tutor and Imperial Preceptor had no time to attend to Lin Bufan; the most urgent matter was the Emperor.

After fainting twice in a row, even the young physician Hua Jin was at a loss and had someone carry him back to the palace for treatment.

As for Luo Qingyang, who had become the "Second Sword Immortal," he was carried back to the Crimson King's Mansion by the people of the Crimson King's Mansion.

The person who hosted the banquet left, and the banquet ended unhappily.

There was nothing left to see at Qianjintai, and the crowds of people from all walks of life and ordinary citizens who had gathered outside gradually dispersed.

At the White Prince's Mansion, Xiao Chong still treated Lin Bufan as an honored guest, serving him the best food and drink.

Before his father woke up and before the Red King reacted, Xiao Chong dared not make any rash moves, so he did not talk to Lin Bufan about the next step of the plan.

Let's wait and see how things unfold.

As night fell, Sikong Qianluo came over to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lin Bufan.

She traveled all the way to Tianqi City just to find Lin Bufan.

With Li Hanyi not by Lin Bufan's side, it was the perfect opportunity for her to pour out her heart.

"Brother Lin, do you think I'm better to you or the Second City Lord is better to you?"

Sikong Qianluo did the things that only a maid would do, serving Lin Bufan tea and water, and massaging his back and shoulders.

Ask her questions she wanted answers to, but wasn't sure about.

Lin Bufan said, "You and she each have your own good points, and I can feel your kindness towards me."

"Then, if I pester you all the time, won't you get annoyed?"

"No, I'm overjoyed."

Lin Bufan took Sikong Qianluo's small hand, pulled her closer, and asked gently, "Why do you ask that? You seem so anxious."

Sikong Qianluo lowered her head, her mind heavy with worries: "She cares about you, but she's not confident that she can compare to the Second City Lord. She's almost at the half-step Divine Realm, while I'm not even at the Heavenly Realm yet."

"Cultivation is something that can't be rushed; it will naturally progress when the time is right."

Lin Bufan reassured him, "Perhaps after today, you will suddenly have an epiphany and break through to the Heavenly Realm in one fell swoop?"

"It's not that easy, Brother Lin, you're just trying to fool me."

As the two were chatting idly, a figure suddenly jumped in through the window, startling Sikong Qianluo.

She was still a virgin, and people knew she had come to see Brother Lin in the middle of the night and spent time together in a room.

If word gets out, she'll be unable to clear her name no matter what.

At that point, it would be unreasonable for Brother Lin not to take responsibility for her; he would have no choice but to.

But will Brother Lin take responsibility for her? The Second City Lord will be unhappy, won't he?

Ugh, this is so annoying.

As Sikong Qianluo was lost in thought, a figure walked over from the window, gradually becoming clearer in shape and appearance.

It turned out to be someone she knew.

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Sikong Qianluo was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Great City Lord?"

Indeed, the person who has arrived is none other than Baili Dongjun.

Lin Bufan stood up, walked over with a smile, and said, "Great City Lord, you brought me something good, right?"

Baili Dongjun grinned and said, "You little rascal, you must have smelled the wine. Not bad, I've brewed five jars of immortal wine. I'll bring them here for you to try first, and we'll brew the rest later when we get back."

"Traveling in the Divine Travel Realm is fast. A single somersault can cover dozens of miles, and a thousand miles will only take you a moment."

"Hehehe, that's why I brought you wine, so you can break through to the Divine Travel Realm as soon as possible. You are Junior Sister's husband, and you are now considered a member of my Snow Moon City. You will face many powerful enemies. In the future, I will trouble you to handle matters that are inconvenient for Changfeng and me to handle. Hehehe."

Baili Dongjun placed the five jars of wine on the table, sat down, and said, "I heard that you killed Jinxuan, injured Luo Qingyang, and even made the old emperor faint. You've been making a big splash on the Qianjin Terrace."

Sikong Qianluo was proud of Lin Bufan and said, "Brother Lin is so impressive! You didn't see it, City Lord. The Four Supervisors, the Grand Tutor, and even the Imperial Preceptor and General Ye, not one of them dared to speak up for Jinxuan and Luo Qingyang."

"What is it, Qianluo? Tell me about it." Baili Dongjun asked with great interest.

Lin Bufan opened one of the jars of immortal wine, poured a bowl for himself, then poured a bowl for Sikong Qianluo, and also poured a bowl for Baili Dongjun.

Baili Dongjun made a "stop" gesture. "I still have a long way to go. If I'm traveling by wind and have been drinking, I'll easily go astray. Tell me quickly how you dealt with Jinxuan and Luo Qingyang. I'd love to hear it."

Lin Bufan smiled and told Baili Dongjun what had happened at Qianjintai during the day.

He recounted the first half of the story, the events surrounding the killing of Jinxuan.

Then Luo Qingyang arrived and provoked Jiu Ge, and Sikong Qianluo and Xie Xuan also happened to arrive.

Sikong Qianluo excitedly recounted the second half of the story to Lin Bufan, while Baili Dongjun listened with great interest.

After hearing the story, Baili Dongjun stood up, satisfied, to take his leave.

"You can drink these jars of wine first. I'll rush back and continue brewing the remaining dozens of jars for you. I'll also tell Changfeng and Junior Sister about the great things you've done here."

"Goodbye, Great City Lord," Lin Bufan said.

"Goodbye, Great City Lord." Sikong Qianluo waved as well.

"We'll meet again soon." Baili Dongjun jumped out of the window and flew away in a flash, faster than the wind.

This is what you call a true divine realm; it's terrifying beyond belief.

Lin Bufan was quite hopeful, thinking that perhaps after drinking these jars of immortal wine, he would also take a half step into that realm.

"Come on, Qianluo, the Great City Lord Yufeng doesn't drink, so let's drink, let's drink to our hearts' content, until we're drunk."

"We won't leave until we're drunk!"

Sikong Qianluo happily picked up her wine bowl and clinked it against Lin Bufan's.

An hour later, the two of them got drunk and fell fast asleep with their heads leaning together.

After sleeping for a short while, Lin Bufan groggily opened his eyes and mistook Sikong Qianluo for Li Hanyi.

Worried that she would catch a cold, I closed the window and then carried her to the bed.

The two lay down on the bed and continued to sleep soundly.

During his sleep, Lin Bufan finally broke through his cultivation level and officially entered... the Half-Step Divine Travel realm.

Sikong Qianluo also achieved a breakthrough, stepping into the Heavenly Realm of the Nine Heavens.

In her sleep, Sikong Qianluo felt her cultivation level increase and opened her eyes.

She discovered it wasn't a dream; she had truly broken through to the Heavenly Realm, thus joining the ranks of the strong.

"Brother Lin, thank you."

Overjoyed, Sikong Qianluo gave Lin Bufan a sweet kiss on the cheek and said, "This is a kiss of gratitude."

After the kiss, a wave of intoxication and drowsiness washed over them.

She continued to lie on top of Lin Bufan and fell fast asleep.