Chapter 490: Rebuking Green Emperor Xiahou (2)_1
"Du, Dugu..." Green Emperor Xiahou was so excited that he couldn’t finish his words, and Tian Bo struggled to utter a few words.
"Do you really know each other?" Jian Yuezhi turned his head and asked Dugu Qianye.
Dugu Qianye nodded, just as he was about to speak, the voice of Gong Tuozi reached them.
"Hahaha, thank you both Young Sect Masters for attending my birthday feast, truly, this makes Tuozi feel incredibly honored!" Gong Tuozi entered the gates laughing loudly, his voice sufficing to interrupt their conversation.
Green Emperor Xiahou, Jian Yuezhi, and Dugu Qianye all stood up, courteously saluting Gong Tuozi at the entrance. Gong Tuozi sat down in the seat of honor, while the rest returned to their own seats.
After sitting down, Green Emperor Xiahou kept looking at Dugu Qianye, and the excitement on his face was clear evidence of a previous intrigue between them. Fearing that Gong Tuozi would notice, Dugu Qianye subtly shook her head and, placing her right hand on the back of her left, tapped the back with the middle three fingers. Upon seeing Dugu Qianye’s gesture, Green Emperor Xiahou collected his emotions and handed the gift prepared by the Alchemist Sect to Tian Bo, instructing him to give it to Gong Tuozi.
Gong Tuozi, already overwhelmed by the presence of the two Young Sect Masters, didn’t notice the subtle exchanges between Green Emperor Xiahou and Dugu Qianye. However, Jian Yuezhi, who had always harbored doubts, caught everything with the corner of his eye, his expression flickering, yet he said nothing and casually tossed over the gift readied by the Artifact Refiner Sect to Gong Tuozi.
"My apologies, we don’t have a guard, Lord Tuozi, please don’t mind," he said.