With the emperor's protection, all the participants who had somehow provoke a lot of enemies felt relieved in their hearts. They also felt grateful to the emperor who had graced them with his protection. It might have been just a few words from Emperor Elyk, but it was equivalent to giving them a layer of defense which was already a significant help to these budding talents.
It was already night time and Jiu Shen was sitting on a chair on top of the roof of their lodging house. He was gazing at the moon with an unreadable expression on his face. He was also carrying a small girl in his arms who had a hair full of short white hair.
Standing behind Jiu Shen was a woman with long purple hair. She was looking at the man with respect and admiration.
