While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

The Zhou family's illegitimate children followed behind, whispering amongst themselves. Despite the lively and noisy scene, they still couldn't escape Ye Ke's ears.

She turned around and recognized Huang Aqing.

"Rou, your husband is really famous. You can hear his name everywhere."

Who is it?

Ye Rou glanced back. The wooden walkway in the royal city was narrow, and with so many heads of people, she couldn't see anything clearly.

Ye Ke's sixth-grade lower realm martial arts cultivation is different from others. While others rely on brute force to win, she has created her own unique hearing technique, so that no sound from the wind or grass within a ten-mile radius can escape her ears.

With the added boost of the alien-tech Ironblood Bow, the black gold arrows fired are terrifyingly powerful. Even an eighth-rank expert standing still risks being pierced through by the arrow.

In the Northern Hunting Group, her role is that of a scout, often venturing alone into the territory of the strange beasts to investigate.

"I heard Huang Aqing's voice. She must be an illegitimate child of the Zhou family. She might try to kill your husband during the martial arts contest to find a husband."

Ye Rou looked at Zhou Ruoxi, "Sister Ruoxi, that bitch Huang Bingbing is always trying to target our husband, what should we do?"

"I already reminded my father last night that if the illegitimate children continue to harm my husband, I will kill them with my own hands."

"What did your father say?"

"He didn't say a word all night, probably still angry, but he didn't like Huang Bingbing either, so killing her is no big deal."

Yang Ding also heard Ye Ke's instructions, but aside from marveling at his sister-in-law's exceptional hearing, he didn't take them too seriously.

With his current strength, he wouldn't be afraid of anyone from the Stinger organization combined.

They quickly found a spot in the attic to wait for the iron flower show, and the crowded people were soon attracted by the five stunning beauties beside him.

"Isn't that Ye Ke? Who is this man?"

Who is Ye Ke?

"Grandmaster Ye Jian's eldest daughter, the newly promoted military beauty of the Jinglong Division of the Northern Army, is said to be particularly difficult to deal with; she can remain silent for three days and three nights."

"I've heard she's incredibly beautiful. Whoever marries her would be ecstatic."

"The short-haired girl next to her looks a bit like her, only she seems sweeter."

"Holy crap, I remember now, the short-haired girl is Ye Rou, Ye Ke's sister, so this guy must be Yang Ding."

"Is that Yang Ding, the guy from the pig farming department who married a genius girl?"

"Yes, he already has so many beautiful women? Unbelievable!"

"With a harem of wives and concubines and a reputation that resounds throughout the land, what merit does he possess to be an idol for men?"

Upon hearing the name Yang Ding, all the martial artists around turned to look.

There was no electricity in the royal city, only lanterns, so the light was very dim, and it was impossible to see what Yang Ding, who was surrounded by beautiful women, looked like.

Yang Ding also kept a low profile. He didn't want these guys to know him. When he arrived in the Northern Territory, he also had to use an alias because he wanted to embezzle high-level prey so that Ye Rou could reach the Grandmaster realm as soon as possible.

Hearing these discussions, Ye Rou whispered in Ye Ke's ear, "Sister, I'm getting a little excited. I want to go to the Northern Border."

"You won't think that way once you go abroad."

Ye Ke could hardly get any sleep whenever she left the city, which caused her to develop a migraine problem.

Soon, the iron flower show began.

A thousand fire-elemental dragon guards stood on the rooftops of the royal city, each holding an iron sword.

A female general from the Yaoguang Guard, dressed in a white military uniform, wearing a silver mask, and riding a black gold sword, rose gracefully from below.

The fire-elemental ability user raised her iron sword, and with a whoosh, flames engulfed the blade, illuminating the female general's face, which appeared to be quite young.

"Welcome to the capital of the Jinglong Empire. I am Liuli, Major General of the Yaoguang Guard, and I will be presiding over today's welcoming ceremony."

"Before the ceremony begins, please kneel and bow facing the direction of the Queen's bedroom."

As soon as he finished speaking, all ten thousand guests, whether ordinary soldiers, generals, grandmasters, or foreign envoys, knelt down in the direction of the palace.

Seeing so many top experts kneeling before the queen, who was about to give birth to his children, Yang Ding couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

That's the good thing about being young; no matter how many wives you have, you'll always have a strong interest in stunning beauties.

"Please rise, everyone. Tonight, you may visit all parts of the royal city except for the palace. We will have breakfast at six o'clock tomorrow morning, and depart for the Hall of Heroes at seven o'clock to pay tribute to the heroic spirits of the fallen heroes of the Great War. We will also set up a martial arts contest for marriage outside the Hall of Heroes."

"The performance begins!"

At the female general's command, two flaming swords flew into the air, colliding and scattering sparks.

Then ten flaming swords collided in the air, followed by hundreds, then thousands.

The dense clusters of Mars cascaded down like a cascading river, creating a spectacular and vibrant sight.

"Wow, honey, you look so beautiful!"

Yang Ding pulled Ye Rou close and kissed her hard, then kissed Fang Jing, Zhou Ruoxi, and Mu Lan.

When he tried to kiss Ye Ke at the last moment, she reacted quickly and dodged.

"Sorry, I couldn't stop the car."

Ye Ke rolled her eyes at him. "Shameless."

She had never seen anyone so shameless. Although many men pursued her in the Northern Territory, no one dared to be so presumptuous because of Grandmaster Ye Jian's prestige.

I feel like killing this dishonest guy.

But soon she heard Yang Ding's name again, but this time it was Zhao Lie and Wang Xuehua who said it.

Both of them are grandmasters, one a fire elementalist and the other a water elementalist, so why would they be talking about Yang Ding?

No, Yang Ding wants to kill Wang Xuehua, surely he wouldn't be joining forces with Zhao Lie?

Ye Ke quickly looked toward the sound and found it in a separate pavilion suspended in the air, which should be the residence of a Grandmaster.

A thousand fiery swords roamed the air, constantly changing formations, violently slashing and colliding, sending sparks flying rhythmically.

The iron flower show lasted for a full half hour, but Ye Ke had no interest in watching it; her attention was entirely focused on eavesdropping.

But Wang Xuehua may have used a water barrier, so she couldn't hear anything at all.

After the performance, Ye Ke didn't speak up immediately, but quietly followed everyone around the royal city.

Once back at Mu Qingyao's residence, she had Yang Ding practice the wood-based shielding technique and recount the sounds she had just heard.

"Ke, do you mean that Zhao Lie and Wang Xuehua will team up to kill my husband?" Fang Jing asked nervously.

She should indeed be nervous, because this means Wang Xuehua's camp consists of two grandmasters, Water and Fire.

Mu Qingyao's wood element is effective against Wang Xuehua's water element, but Zhao Lie's fire element is more effective against wood element.

Whether Fang Jing and Zhou Ruoxi can fully absorb the beast crystal and quickly approach the Grandmaster level is still unknown.

During the battle, we must also do our best to prevent the waters of the East Sea from flowing back into East Sea City, which has more than 30 million living people.

Ye Ke nodded. "Although I didn't hear the rest, I think that's roughly it."

Everyone looked at Mu Qingyao.

Mu Qingyao also looked serious.

"If that's the case, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory. Some people will die, or their foundations will be completely destroyed, making it impossible for them to cultivate again."