The trade between the two was carried out in front of everyone.
However, Ling used some methods, so people outside couldn't see the exact process.
They could only see the two chatting leisurely on lounge chairs.
Holding wine glasses, with puppets fanning and massaging them.
There was even a hot pot grill in between them.
This scene of decadence and pleasure was a world apart from the other contestants.
"This is too absurd."
"I didn't know the contest could be played like this."
"I've broadened my horizons!"
Before this, the matches they'd seen were tense, intense, and thrilling.
The other contestants, Daoist Venerable and Daoist Saint, were indeed like that.
Except for these two...
"Whether or not Elder Jiang ends up getting the Divine Monarch Rank, just from this first performance, he's enough to be remembered in the Celestial Palace."
"That's right, this will become a scene many will talk about with relish in the future."
"Hahaha, truly the Hidden Emperor!"
