Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, the two took out cigars and started smoking, chatting idly out of boredom.
"I wonder how Brother Shen is doing."
"I've seen him; he's incredibly resilient. Unless he doesn't want to live anymore, very few people can hurt him."
"Let's hope so. It's been two months and we haven't seen him. He probably doesn't know that Su is in trouble now."
"Speaking of which, that family is really something else. They actually set their sights on Su girl. If Brother Shen finds out, hehe... I don't even want to think about it."
"Alright, keep an eye on the door. Once Ding Bu'er and the others come out, we'll leave this godforsaken place immediately and head to the Southern Region to find Su Ya Tou. If anything happens to her, Brother Shen might really cause a huge uproar."
The two chatted casually, making small talk.
Meanwhile, outside the palace gates, all the noble families and sects from the Northern Region who had received invitations gathered here, eager to witness the coronation ceremony of the new emperor of the Immortal Dynasty!
In a corner of the palace wall, two familiar figures were squatting on the ground, humbly begging from passersby.
These two people were none other than the long-lost Dragon King Tang Ran and his father Tang Hao.
Since the day Chen Zhao shattered Tang Ran's core with a single palm strike, leaving him with no cultivation, Tang Ran has been relentlessly pursued by Shi Tongtian and Fu Tianhan. If it weren't for his father still possessing some cultivation, the banquet would have been held prematurely.
Although he managed to evade the pursuit of Shi and Fu, he unknowingly provoked the disciples of Chunyang Palace who were out on training, and was brutally beaten.
Later, they drifted to the Northern Region, where they encountered a bunch of illogical overpowered characters who immediately attacked and beat them both, causing his father's Qi Sea to be destroyed, leaving him, like Tang Ran, a completely useless person without any cultivation.
The impoverished father and son had no choice but to beg along the way, scavenging garbage to fill their stomachs, enduring countless scornful looks and ridicule, before finally managing to reach the front of the Biyun Palace.
"Dad, I haven't eaten for three days, and I haven't had any food in my body lately. I'm so hungry I can't stand it anymore!"
"My son, let alone you, even I am starving. But don't worry, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony is about to begin."
"When the banquet is over, we'll send out some leftovers; I guarantee my son and I will have plenty to eat."
"But how much longer, Dad? Your son is so hungry that his stomach is practically sticking to his back. I'm afraid he won't last that long."
“Son, you are destined to be an outstanding person. These are just trials on your way to the top. You must learn to be patient.”
"It's 'endure' again! Father and Mother told me to endure when they were alive, and now you're telling me to endure too. How long are we going to keep enduring this?!"
"That's because you haven't endured enough. When you reach the top in the future, you can have any power and women you want. When you look back on this unbearable experience, you will feel that it was just a small and insignificant ordeal!"
As Tang Hao continued to offer Tang Ran words of encouragement, a female disciple happened to pass by. Seeing the two beggars, she couldn't help but sigh, "How pitiful."
After saying that, he took out a steamed bun that he hadn't eaten that morning, threw it directly into their bowl, and drifted away.
Upon seeing this, Tang Hao's eyes lit up, and he pulled Tang Ran up, saying, "Son, at least we have something to eat."
Tang Ran was also very excited: "Dad, that's great! At least we can finally fill our stomachs and not go hungry anymore."
Tang Hao said, "Son, you should eat quickly. You're growing, don't go hungry."
Tang Ran instinctively reached for it, but then suddenly remembered something and quickly declined, saying, "No, Father, you've been hungry for a long time too. You should eat it."
This was purely out of politeness; he was certain that Tang Hao wouldn't try to take the steamed bun from him.
Sure enough, Tang Hao stopped eating: "No, son, you should eat. The responsibility of reviving the Tang Clan rests on your shoulders, so eat quickly."
After declining a few more times, Tang Ran felt at ease taking the steamed bun from the broken bowl.
However, just as his hand touched the broken bowl, a pair of large feet suddenly fell from above, crushing the bowl and the steamed bun to pieces.
"My steamed buns!"
Tang Ran was practically going crazy. She looked up and saw a young man in gray, not yet thirty, dust off his clothes and stride forward, completely unaware of what he had done.
"Stop right there! You'd better pay for my steamed bun!"
Tang Ran could no longer bear it. The resentment she had endured for more than a year finally erupted at this moment, and she immediately raised her voice to stop the young man.
The young man stopped and slowly turned around: "You filthy beggar, were you the one shouting just now?"
Tang Ran pointed at his nose and said, "Give me back my steamed bun!"
"Steamed bun?"
The young man's face was full of questions. Then he looked at the broken bowl that he had stepped on and smashed at Tang Ran's feet, and roughly understood everything.
"Poor bastards, they're fucking poor! I just arrived at Biyun Immortal Palace and I already ran into two penniless bastards begging on the street. What a damn bad luck!"
However, the young man not only had no intention of taking responsibility, but also put his hands behind his back, showing an impatient expression and making sarcastic remarks.
These words attracted a crowd of onlookers, who watched the scene with amusement.
Tang Ran considered himself a chosen one of heaven, how could he allow anyone to use him as a tool to show off, especially in front of so many people?
"Apologize to me and give me back my steamed buns!"
Upon hearing this, the young man seemed to have heard something unbelievable. He immediately stepped forward, his eyes filled with hostility: "I think you're tired of living. You actually want me to apologize to a poor bastard like you? If you're tired of living, I don't mind letting you start the feast right now."
Seeing that things were going wrong, Tang Hao immediately pulled Tang Ran back: "Forget it, son, now is not the time to act rashly. We can't afford to offend these people!"
Tang Ran broke free from Tang Hao's hand: "Dad, a person should fight for pride, not for money. It's clearly this guy's fault, why can't he apologize to me?"
Even if they are powerful families or sects, does that mean there is no justice or law?
These words were overheard by Dugu Xin and his two companions, who were disguised and had blended into the crowd, and they immediately joined the crowd of onlookers.
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