One person: After starting with the academic atmosphere, I'll take down Xia He!

After chasing Ma Long away, Lu Linglong was furious. She was already unlucky enough, having secretly run away from home, but she never expected to encounter something like this.

It took her a lot of effort to pull out her pair of ankle boots from under the bed, and then she began to clean the clothes that had been trampled by Malone.

She slowly dried the clothes with her own Qi; she had no choice, as this was the only set of clothes she had and was in a hurry to wear them.

In the evening, someone from Zhuge Village came to inform her that she was invited to dine at the Central Palace, where the Zhuge family had prepared a sumptuous feast.

After getting dressed, Lu Linglong happily went to the banquet.

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The central palace of Zhuge Village was now crowded with people. Zhuge Qing, dressed in a handsome tailcoat, was politely greeting the guests.

Ma Long found a relatively spacious long table and sat down, with Xia He and Chen Duo on his left, and Feng Baobao, Wang Ye, Zhang Lingyu, and others on his right.

Most of the people present were acquaintances; after all, the circle of people with supernatural abilities is not large, and they all became familiar with each other as they came and went.

Many people were busy greeting each other and exchanging pleasantries.

Ma Long and Feng Baobao were busy replenishing their Qi and Stomach!

"To be honest, the Zhuge family's dishes have a unique flavor, no wonder they are descendants of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty."

Upon hearing Ma Long's praise, the villagers of Zhuge Village present were unsure whether to feel happy and proud, or ashamed and bow their heads in embarrassment.

After all, the descendants of the Han Dynasty's prime minister only attracted people with their food, which could hardly be considered as showing off their status.

At a long table not far away, a group of people from the World Society, led by Feng Zhenghao, sat down. They were all relatively silent, except for the socialite Feng Xingtong.

Feng Xingtong knew almost everyone who came to the Fengyun Conference. No matter if they were from Northeast China, Yunnan, Taiwan, or Inner Mongolia, he would greet them warmly.

Feng Xingtong naturally wouldn't miss the group from the Salvation Palace, and from a distance he started excitedly calling out, "Brother Long!"

Hello everyone, Brother Long and Sister Bao'er!

Let's sit at that table and go over for a drink later!

Ma Long and Feng Baobao were still showing off when Ma Long glanced up and said dismissively, "Okay, we'll go in a bit!"

Just as Feng Xingtong left, a young man with red skin and a bright red mandarin jacket came over. He had been searching for Ma Long for a long time before finally finding him.

The loud-voiced man shouted without any attempt to hide his voice, "Young Master Long!"

I've finally found you! I thought you weren't coming!

Ma Long put down the large bone he had just finished gnawing on, looked up to greet the person who approached, and knew who it was just by listening to the voice.

"Little Vulcan Hong Bin, you've arrived early enough."

We rushed here before the New Year.

Hong Bin grinned widely and said, "Hehe, coming early means I can get a few more meals!"

Unlike Feng Xingtong, who left after exchanging a few pleasantries, Hong Bin pulled up a chair and sat directly next to Bao Chan.

He glanced at the golden-skinned monk beside him, then looked at his own red skin.

He smiled and struck up a conversation with Bao Chan, saying, "Hey, little master, I think we could form a duo."

Let's call it the Red and Yellow Combination.

Bao Chan didn't want to pay attention to this cheerful, silly boy, so he nodded and remained silent.

Hong Bin was quite knowledgeable; he knew that Buddhist monks practiced celibacy, meaning they rarely spoke.

So he stopped rambling on and on, because it was annoying.

Zhuge Qing hadn't had time to pay attention to Ma Long yet, and the group of people were enjoying their food without any ceremony.

As fate would have it, enemies meet on a narrow road.

Lu Linglong happened to be passing by here. She had sneaked out, and her other friends wouldn't arrive until tomorrow. She really didn't know who to share a table with at tonight's banquet.

She wandered around and eventually arrived at Ma Long's table. The men were either burly, rugged men or old men with deformed features.

Ma Long happened to look up, and the two made eye contact.

At this moment, Lu Linglong was already wearing a bear-patterned t-shirt and plaid shorts, with reddish-brown ankle boots on her feet.

But the impression she left on Marlon that afternoon was so profound that even so, one could still imagine the general outline of her.

Lu Linglong was furious at Ma Long's blatant staring at her. She grabbed two hard-boiled eggs from the table and threw them at Ma Long.

"You bitch!"

"What the hell, I see you again!"

Ma Long calmly accepted the two braised eggs, handed one to Feng Baobao, and then calmly and elegantly cracked open the egg in his hand.

His gestures seemed to imply that he was just out of reach and thanked the sender for the braised eggs.

This made Lu Linglong even angrier; her long pink hair swayed, and her smooth face flushed red.

"Damn it, you're shameless!"

Ma Long ignored him and continued to eat his braised eggs elegantly, wiping the grease from his mouth from time to time.

Lu Linglong's voice was not quiet, and many people around her looked at her in surprise, whispering among themselves: "Third Brother, whose family is this pink-haired girl?"

How rude of you!

"Yes, look at what tattered clothes she's wearing to attend such a grand banquet."

How vulgar! We're all civilized people, how did she manage to sneak in!

"Exactly, putting aside looks, we need to be neat and tidy in our clothes."

Third Brother, this suit of mine cost a lot of money.

Look at her, she still dares to yell at Young Master Long, she's truly shameless!

Young Master Long is very cultured and has high moral character; he doesn't hold it against her, but she thinks he's afraid of her and is taking advantage of her!

"Exactly, ptooey!"

What dares to flirt with Young Master Long!

This girl is probably just a love-struck fool trying to get Young Master Long's attention and gain his favor!

"There's no way around it, Young Master Long is just too handsome. These naive young girls are too easily swayed by his charm."

The two were talking quietly, but their voices reached Lu Linglong's ears, and she immediately felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger.

Turning their heads towards the sound, they saw a thin, short, middle-aged man and a young man of medium build, both dressed in formal suits.

The short man was clearly wearing the smallest size of the custom-made version, with a greasy mustache and a pointed, monkey-like face.

The people at their table were all wearing similar standard suits, clearly indicating they came from the same organization.

The table was filled with a dozen or so people, both men and women, with different appearances, but all of them were looking at me with anger on their faces.

Clearly, Lu Linglong's angry rebuke of Ma Long had displeased this group of people!

Lu Linglong gradually calmed down, constantly telling herself to stay calm: 'No, there are too many people here.'

I represent the Lu family, and I cannot bring shame to the family.

Yes, I need to calm down.

Malone, you bastard, this isn't over between us.

Were these rats hired by Ma Long?

Being so biased towards Malone, you guys are the ones with love-struck minds!

Lu Linglong calmed down and felt that she couldn't stay here any longer. She picked up a roast chicken and headed straight back to her room.

"Look at this, a banquet of this caliber, and someone's still stealing!"

"How embarrassing! Who brought this pink-haired girl?"

Why are you eating and taking things away at the same time?

Do they really think the Zhuge family is a beggar's place?

How could they let someone with such a shady business in here!