334 Good Cooperation (1/2)

Baro stepped back. However, it was apparently just because of his fear of Sam. Surrendering in such a situation made his mood worsen and grow manic again. Just like beasts, Summoning musicians were easily angered. Except those who had no emotions since birth, few people could suppress this beastly nature and control the agitation. The stronger the musician was, the more difficult for him to manage this.

”That d*mn b*stard,” he muttered. He indignantly grabbed a lemon, squashed it, took the glass, and drained it.

The musician beside him filled the glass up for him wordlessly and handed him a new lemon. Angered, Baro drank cup after cup.

During the long wait, Sam stared blankly at the glass while Miller looked up at the dust on the ceiling.

After several cups of gin, Baro's patience finally reached its limit. He angrily smashed the table so that the whole hall was shocked into silence.

”How long do we have to wait for that guy? Does he want us to wait for half a night?” He angrily squeezed the lemon in his hand and threw it on the ground, reaching for the gin on the table. But he grabbed nothing. That bottle of gin was taken away by someone. The remaining liquor shook in the bottle, reflecting the light like amber.

”Don't be angry. The most important part of life is to be happy.” The musician sitting next to him handed him a glass of water. ”Come on, drink some hot water. Are you hungry? Let me cook some noodles for you.”

Baro froze. He turned and looked to the man beside him. The man was looking at him too, smiling politely. He had been sitting there in silence since the very beginning, filling the glass for Baro and handing him lemons, smiling and listening without a word. The squashed lemons were piled into a small hill before him like a hapless but organized family.

It was only then that Baro felt the sour and stinging pain in his mouth as well as the turbulent churning in his stomach like the pain after eating dozens of lemons. But, more importantly, how did he not notice this guy if he had been sitting there for such a long time?

Snap! His fingers sharpened, scratching five deep gouges into the table. He stared at Ye Qingxuan angrily. ”Who are you?”

”Me?” The young man smiled helplessly and took off his hat. His long silvery hair reflected the light like metal. ”I'm the heaviest burden you were talking about.”

Looking at his smiling face, Baro's face twitched and he growled softly like a furious lion restraining itself. Now, he finally understood Miller's complex expression and Sam's daze when he was speaking. The youth had been sitting here since the beginning, quietly watching his restlessness for fun.

Thinking of this, he could not help gritting his teeth. The grinding sounds were jarring. ”Ye Qingxuan, what do you want?”

”Nothing. I just don't want to be involved in your bad luck.” Ye Qingxuan piled the withered lemons into a small tower and carefully placed a small umbrella onto it. Well done.

Facing Baro's furious gaze, the young man lowered his eyes, gazing at the little umbrella. He said softly, ”Mr. Baro, perhaps the most important thing to you is strength, so you despise powerless people. But you need to understand that the strength you're proud of...means nothing to me.”

Boom! A lion roared in the void. It was overwhelming like a hurricane that almost overturned the table. It also destroyed the pagoda of withered lemons.

”Ye Qingxuan, you'd better shut your mouth!” Baro was on the verge of losing control. The beastly nature in him was about to absorb the aether and condense into phantom beast.

”Mr. Ye, I think that...” Miller stood out to smooth things over, but when he turned back, he saw that Sam was motionless. He froze for a moment and his expression changed subtly, shaking his head helplessly. ”Forget it. Do whatever you want.”

Seeing that they would not meddle in the matter, Baro smiled. He rubbed his fingers and harsh notes burst out, almost sparking in the thin air.

”Should we go out and practice?” he said with a challenging smile. ”If you're a man then be a man.”

”Go out?” The youth shook his head. ”No, let's just do it here.”

Baro was stunned but immediately laughed out of extreme anger. ”Do you think the ban of the Sacred City can protect you? There are locals around here, so I can't do anything to you? You're too naïve, I—”

”You think too much,” Ye Qingxuan interrupted him. He looked up and there seemed to be a quiet moonlight flowing in his eyes. He said, ”I'll admit defeat if you can use any music score.”

Baro froze. His face twitched as if he was either furious or grinning crazily.

”Good!” Crimson light shot from Baro's eyes. ”Very good!” His voice was followed by a lion's roar. An impassioned melody sounded. The head of a giant pure white lion emerged from the void. Its hair was like knives reflecting light of the metal. In the blink of an eye, half a body had appeared. The giant mouth covered half of Ye Qingxuan and suddenly shut. It could be seen that he did not want to end Ye Qingxuan's life. However, he also needed to teach this guy some lessons!