"What don't you know?"
"One is Ruling the World, and the other is Phoenix Dances Across the River and Mountains. Just looking at these names, you can tell they're a match made in heaven! If this were back when Feng Wu was still an unrivaled genius girl, fine, we'd tolerate it. But now that Feng Wu has fallen into the most useless piece of trash, what right does she have to a paired name with our Crown Prince?!"
Those people! Qiuling was furious; she slapped the table and started to stand up.
Feng Wu stopped her, casting a glance at Feng Xun.
Qiuling pouted with grievance, her eyes welling up with tears of anger! Who had her young miss's name possibly offended? Why did they have to curse her over it?!
Listening from the opposite table, the corners of Feng Xun's mouth curled into a smile. "Ruling the World? Phoenix Dances Across the River and Mountains? Oh my goodness, if Boss Jun ever found out his name was being paired up with Feng Wu, tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Before Feng Wu even had a chance to frown, a sudden commotion broke out in the crowd—
"Hey, isn't that Little Prince Feng?"
"The Little Prince of the Fengbei Prince's Estate? The Crown Prince's childhood friend?!"
"Goodness! This is the Crown Prince's absolute closest companion! Getting close to the Little Prince isn't that different from indirectly getting close to the Crown Prince! This has got to be the closest I've ever come to the Crown Prince in my entire life!"
"Little Prince!"
A swarm of young ladies surged toward the table where Feng Wu was sitting!
To avoid being crushed by the crowd, Feng Wu hurriedly pulled Qiuling, and the mistress and servant stepped aside.
Seeing the rushing tide of maidens, Feng Xun's face turned green!
Think about it: he, Feng Xun, was the Little Prince of the Fengbei Prince's Estate after all. Wasn't that status impressive enough on its own? Yet whenever anyone mentioned him, their very first reaction was: the Crown Prince's childhood friend and lackey. Ah, comparing oneself to others was truly enough to drive a person mad!
Feng Xun leaped up onto the window sill, preparing to make a clean getaway—
When suddenly, the entire ground shook violently!
No one could keep their footing!
People stumbled and collided in all directions, a nonstop chorus of bangs echoed through the air, followed by one piercing scream after another.
The sudden turn of events happened far too fast for anyone to react!
Everyone was left completely dumbfounded.
Yet this was merely the beginning!
The next instant, a streak of fire plummeted into the tavern. With a sharp whistle, the flame instantly spread into a raging inferno!
"Good heavens! What's going on?! What happened?!"
"It's a Fire Cloud Giant Eagle! Oh god! A half-step monarch-level Fire Cloud Giant Eagle from the eastern region of the Frozen Forest!"
"Good grief! Is this Fire Cloud Giant Eagle running wild to plague humanity again? I heard just recently that this very same Fire Cloud Giant Eagle devoured an entire village down below!"
"Is this Fire Cloud Giant Eagle really that terrifying?!"
Right at that moment, the long-established Yunlai Tower began to sway precariously, as if it would collapse at any second.
The owner of Yunlai Tower turned green in the face!
"Yunlai Tower is collapsing! Run, everyone!" Feng Wu shouted at the top of her lungs!
Swish, swish, swish!
Every single person present bolted out of Yunlai Tower in a split second!
Feng Wu looked up at the sky.
High up in the firmament, a massive Fire Cloud Giant Eagle was flapping wings broad enough to cover mountain peaks, charging wildly in their direction!
"The Fire Cloud Giant Eagle has gone mad! It's broken out of the Frozen Forest again to wreak havoc on the world!"
"What do we do? What do we do?! Are we going to die?!"
"I only came to catch a glimpse of Jun Linyuan up close! I don't want to die!"
The young maidens present wore looks of terror, their eyes pitiful and desolate like delicate flowers battered by rain, looking utterly helpless and forlorn.
"We aren't going to die."
How sharp Feng Wu's eyes were!
With a single glance, she could tell that this Fire Cloud Giant Eagle was being hunted!
Yet the others refused to believe her words.
However, right in the next second—