Chapter 362: Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-Five: Let's Start from the Beginning!

The scene was unnaturally calm, the atmosphere deeply eerie.

Everyone's eyes widened as they stared blankly at the pills, then rubbed their eyes and looked at Xu Que, their hearts filled with shock!

So many pills—this was the first time they had ever seen such a sight since birth!

No, this must be a dream!

How could Young Hero Zhuge possibly carry so many pills with him?

Could he have just plundered the treasury of some great sect?

But such a quantity of pills required the foundation of at least a top-tier great sect to possess!

Everyone felt disbelief!

Situ Haitang stood frozen in place, her small mouth slightly open, looking at Xu Que with utter horror.

Originally, she had thought Xu Que was just saving face, intending to produce a few bottles of pills as a token gesture to aid the wounded soldiers!

But she never expected this young man to produce so many pills with a single move.

Such a quantity was almost comparable to the entire Snow City's supplies for a whole year!

Where on earth did this come from?

"Young Hero Zhuge, you... you this..." She looked at Xu Que, unsure how to begin asking.

After all, only a top-tier great sect or a nation's treasury could produce such a huge quantity of pills; otherwise, for any small sect or clan, this would amount to all their resources.

However, for Xu Que, these things were merely a drop in the ocean.

He waved his hand very calmly, his face full of generosity: "Miss Situ, didn't I say it? Please don't be polite with me. These few pills are just a small token of my goodwill. The gift may be light, but the sentiment is heavy."

A small token? The gift may be light, but the sentiment is heavy?

Holy crap, big brother, you call this a light gift? This is a gift so heavy it can't get any heavier!

Everyone was filled with shock; some couldn't control their emotions, nearly vomiting blood and making their injuries worse!

"Ding, congratulations Host 'Xu Que' on Acting Cool Successfully, gaining three hundred and eighty Acting Cool Points!"

"Ding, congratulations Host 'Xu Que' on Acting Cool Successfully, gaining four hundred and twenty Acting Cool Points!"

The system notification immediately echoed in Xu Que's mind.

Now, even casually Acting Cool could earn him nearly a thousand Acting Cool Points; the harvest was quite substantial!

Xu Que already cared little about it.

After all, he felt he was now a man with over thirty thousand Acting Cool Points!

As the King of Acting Cool, how could he possibly care about such small gains at any time?

Yet, thinking about it, he still felt a little excited in his heart!

"Eh, why is everyone just standing there frozen? Miss Situ, hurry and let everyone distribute the pills so they can recover their injuries as soon as possible; after all, we still need to discuss how to rescue the Water Emperor!"

As Xu Que spoke, his gaze swept around, looking left and right within the city, not even glancing at those pills once, completely indifferent.

For him, these pills were truly of no use; they were far less substantial than Acting Cool Points.

But this display, seen by everyone, was extraordinary!

Many immediately sucked in a cold breath, their hearts filled with shock.

Young Hero Zhuge's identity is indeed not simple!

He doesn't even care about so many pills; he must be from some incredibly vast faction!

Right, the Explosion Heaven Gang!

He mentioned earlier that he was Zhuge Liang of the Explosion Heaven Gang!

Everyone's eyes immediately brightened slightly, looking at Xu Que again, their hearts filled with curiosity once more.

What exactly is the Explosion Heaven Gang, a faction that possesses a Heavenly Pride like Young Hero Zhuge with such extraordinary strength, and such abundant resources, that so many pills can be carried by him personally, and yet he looks down on them completely!

Such a generous demeanor clearly marks him as a great figure; he is too amazing!

"Ding..."

Unknowingly, the notification of Acting Cool Successfully sounded again in Xu Que's mind.

Whoosh!

At this moment, a figure darted into the city; it was precisely the white-robed old man from before.

However, at this moment, his white robes had already been dyed red by the blood of the Ice Armor Army; clearly, this old man had also killed many enemies.

He rushed into the city, originally intending to participate in the discussion on rescuing the Water Emperor.

But the moment he landed and saw the mountain of pills piled on the ground, he instantly froze.

"This... this is..." The white-robed old man's voice trembled involuntarily; there were simply too many pills, making him feel it was unreal.

"Second Uncle, these are all Young Hero Zhuge's goodwill..."

Situ Haitang didn't waste much time; after briefly explaining a few things to the white-robed old man, she had him distribute the pills to the soldiers throughout the city.

After hearing this, the white-robed old man's face was filled with shock; he kept looking at Xu Que but didn't know what to say.

Finally, he could only bow his hands to Xu Que to express his thanks, then immediately began distributing the pills to the wounded, reserving more than half for the soldiers handling the battlefield outside the city.

Situ Haitang then led Xu Que all the way to the City Lord's Mansion.

At the same time, she also voluntarily recounted the situation within Snow City.

"After the civil war in the Water Yuan Kingdom, many people in the Ancient Cities were in panic. Later, when the Ice Armor Army attacked Snow City, the City Lord knew we were unwilling to open the gates and surrender, so he fled overnight and took all the pills in the city with him!"

Situ Haitang explained why the city lacked supplies.

But Xu Que didn't care about these things.

After pondering for a short while, his expression grew grave as he asked: "Miss Situ, I want to know what exactly happened in the Water Yuan Kingdom, why the Water Emperor was sealed within the Snow Mountain Sacred Land, and what is the origin of that Ice Condensed Queen?"

Xu Que had just finished speaking when the two of them arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Situ Haitang halted in her tracks, looking at Xu Que with some astonishment as she said, "You... you don't know what has happened in the Water Yuan Kingdom?"

She was somewhat stunned; this youth before her knew nothing yet had still stepped forward to help without hesitation—could it be that he truly had a close relationship with Water Emperor Highness?

Xu Que rolled his eyes in annoyance; if I knew, would I still be asking you?

"Creak!"

At that moment, Situ Haitang pushed open the great gate of the City Lord's Mansion and said in a heavy voice, "Sit down and let us speak; this matter must be told from the beginning!"

Having spoken, she stepped inside.

Xu Que frowned slightly and followed after her.

Once they had finally taken their seats, Situ Haitang suddenly took out a broken Jade Pendant, looked at Xu Que, and asked, "Have you ever seen this kind of Jade Pendant?"

Xu Que paused for a moment, then could not help but laugh.

He possessed this very Jade Pendant; it was precisely the item the Empress had given him when he met her back at the Spiritual Realm Tower.

The Jade Pendant bore the Empress's mark; it seemed only those she trusted would receive such a jade from her!

Now that Situ Haitang had produced this Jade Pendant, Xu Que knew this Female General still harbored doubts about his identity and was using the jade to test him!

"Miss Situ, how could I not possess the Jade Pendant given by the Water Emperor?"

He said with a faint Smile, while flipping his hand to retrieve another Jade Pendant from his System Storage Space.

Upon seeing it, Situ Haitang finally set her mind completely at ease and let out a sigh of relief.

Then, looking at Xu Que with a slight hint of apology, she said, "Young Hero Zhuge, please do not take offense; nowadays, almost only we remain in the Water Yuan Kingdom who still pledge loyalty to Water Emperor Highness, so..."

"It is of no consequence; let us get straight to the matter at hand—what exactly has happened?" Xu Que waved his hand and put away the Jade Pendant.

Situ Haitang's expression grew slightly grave as she said in a heavy voice, "This matter must begin fifty years ago; at that time, the Late Emperor was still on the throne, and Queen Bingning was also greatly favored, yet she was ambitious and had always been plotting to seize control of the Water Yuan Kingdom..."