"Lord Ferro has arrived."
Suddenly someone shouted.
The crowd that had been watching the spectacle quickly returned to their own stalls, making the aisle in the middle much wider.
Ferro nodded to the people on both sides, and after noticing Xin Sui, walked straight towards her.
"Miss Li, I didn't expect you to participate in the competition as well."
Xin Sui smiled and said, "I heard that the prizes for the food festival competition are very generous, so I came to join in the fun."
Upon noticing the Thundercloud Leopard cub in Xin Sui's chest pocket, a strange light flashed in Ferro's eyes.
The deputy city lord had previously mentioned that the Thundercloud Leopard in the forbidden area was about to give birth, and asked him to keep an eye on it so she could go and get the cubs to keep as pets.
He estimated that it would be a while before the thundercloud leopard gave birth, and he had been busy with the food festival competition these past few days, so he hadn't gone to check on it much.
But at this moment, they saw a thundercloud leopard cub at Li Xueli's place.
Is this a coincidence, or did the Thundercloud Leopard in the forbidden area give birth prematurely?
Even if the Thundercloud Leopard was born prematurely, how could the cub end up in Li Xueli's hands?
The Thundercloud Leopard is a sixth-tier exotic beast, and only the deputy city lord and the city lord in the entire city can deal with it.
He was about to ask a question when Li Beibei's call of "Fifth Sister" interrupted him.
Li Beibei walked quickly to Xin Sui's side, pretended to be affectionate and took her arm, and then greeted Fei Luo in a familiar manner.
"Hello, I'm Shirley's third sister, Li Beibei."
Ferro nodded: "Hello."
Taking the opportunity, Li Beibei complained to him, pointing at the woman opposite her wearing a sparkly pink dress: "Lord Ferro, she is not following the rules of the competition and is deliberately taking my place."
Lou Jiali, who was being pointed at, was not flustered. She poked her delicate, fair chin at Fei Luo and said, "You are Fei Luo, the subordinate of Deputy City Lord Chi Shuang?"
Ferro nodded: "Indeed, may I ask what advice Miss Lou may offer?"
Lou Jiali, whose identity had been exposed, exuded an even stronger sense of superiority.
"You've come at the right time. I was just looking for you. What kind of ridiculous rules do you have for this competition? You actually put me in the same arena as a bunch of lowly people. This is an insult to me."
"Get me a clean and spacious place right now. I'm suffocating if I stay here for even a second longer."
As he spoke, he fanned himself in front of his nose as if the air was filled with an unpleasant smell.
Lou Jiali's words ignited the hatred of everyone present.
"How dare you speak like that! Who is the untouchable?"
"We're all human. Who do you think you are? If you're so noble, why are you competing with us for the prizes?"
"A bunch of lowly people? You're a lowly motherfucker!"
Some even went so far as to attack Lou Jiali, but were stopped by Ferro.
"Touching is prohibited on the competition field; anyone who violates this rule will be disqualified."
With a single glance, he silenced the crowd, though they still stared at Lou Jiali with hostile eyes.
Xin Sui thought to himself, "Wow!"
"System, is this Miss Lou the same Lou Jiali from the novel who clashed with the male lead at the food festival competition and later developed a bickering but loving relationship with him?"
[That's right.]
"No wonder they were so arrogant. The Lou family is a long-established overlord. They almost ruled the apocalypse once. Although they have declined a lot now, their status is still not to be underestimated."
"As the most favored daughter of the Lou family, Lou Jiali basically had nothing to do with anything in Loukun City, which was under the Lou family's control. No one dared to show her the slightest disrespect. However—"
Ferro looked at Lou Jiali and finished what Xin Sui hadn't said.
“Miss Lou, this is Bright City, not Lou Kun City of your Lou family.”
"Here, everyone is equal. If you want special treatment, you should quit the competition as soon as possible. This place is not for you."
Lou Jiali's beautiful face instantly turned furious.
"It is an honor for Bright City that I am willing to participate in your lousy competition, and this is how you treat me, your honored guest?"
"Very well, Ferro, is that it? I'll remember you!"
Lou Jiali glared at him fiercely, then stormed off in anger.
Ferro smiled slightly: "It is my honor to be remembered by Miss Lou."
He nodded to Xin Sui again: "Miss Li, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Before Xin Sui could speak, Li Beibei said, "Lord Ferro, don't rush off. Let's exchange contact information so we can stay in touch easily."
Xin Sui couldn't help but roll her eyes at her. "That's enough."
Ignoring her eye roll, Li Beibei looked at Ferro with ingratiating eyes.
Ferro didn't refuse, and took out a crystal card to touch it with her.
Li Beibei held the crystal card that connected her to Ferro, grinning like a little mouse that had just stolen a bite of oil.
Xin Sui: "Have you forgotten that you have a fiancé?"
Li Beibei asked curiously, "What does this have to do with whether I have a fiancé or not? Having more friends means having more options. This is Lord Ferro, the deputy city lord's most trusted subordinate."
"If I ever need his help in the future, he might be able to solve it with just a word. Such a great connection is being offered to me, why shouldn't I take the opportunity to climb up to him?"
That makes so much sense that Xin Sui couldn't refute it.
"Have you applied for a crystal card yet? I didn't have a chance to ask you last time. If you have, let's post one too."
Xin Sui added Li Beibei as a friend.
Noticing the leopard on Xin Sui's chest, Li Beibei reached out to touch it.
Leopard shrank back into the pocket and dodged away.
Li Beibei reluctantly withdrew her hand: "Where did you get this little leopard? It's strange, it won't even let me touch it."
Xin Sui: "I found it."
Li Beibei was somewhat envious.
Saying she's envious isn't quite accurate, because if she really wanted to raise a fluffy little one, it would be very easy.
She was just a little envious because she saw that Li Xueli had one while she didn't.
She wouldn't be happy to raise one.
Lou Jiali, who had already stormed off in anger, became increasingly resentful and returned.
Seeing Li Beibei and her sister chatting and laughing together made him even more annoyed.
Why is it that she, a dignified young lady of the Lou family, was driven away in anger, while those two who-knows-where prostitutes are still able to stay here peacefully?
She still refused to leave!
Lou Jiali walked over, crossed her arms, and spoke to Li Beibei in a condescending tone.
"You, kneel down and kowtow to me in repentance. If you kowtow to my satisfaction, I might be merciful and forgive your previous offense."
"Otherwise, you, her, and your entire family will be doomed."
After saying these words, Lou Jiali felt relieved.
This is the right way for her to be a young lady of the Lou family.
The Alliance of Clans is a huge shadow hanging over the heads of people in the apocalypse.
As a member of the Lou family, their strength is naturally not to be underestimated.
Although the Lou family's power has declined considerably and they are no longer the all-powerful overlords of the apocalypse they once were, they are still far superior to the Li family.
Compared to the Lou family, the Li family, who only lorded it over a small city like Thorn City, was as vulnerable as a tiny ant.
Therefore, Lou Jiali's words were by no means intended to intimidate Li Beibei.
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