Mais entered the party hall with Ms. Xiao. Although Mais could not see the shapes of the people around him, Ms. Xiao could. They were inside a large building. A light breeze blew in through the open garden gate. The ceiling was at least ten meters high. It was a spacious and comfortable space. Many waiters served the noble guests. The nobles were arranged around the cocktail tables, chatting cordially. The waiters came to their tables, bowed their heads, and did their job. These nobles did not treat them with disrespect; in fact, they completely ignored them. Insulting the waiters would undoubtedly have made a bad impression on others.
"Is there anyone you want us to go to?"
Ms. Xiao asked curiously. Mais must have known someone here, of course. The city lord had given her special instructions to bring him here. A blind person could not have avoided disgrace in this region based on his own abilities alone.
Mais turned his head. Unfortunately, he could not locate Kasuur or Maria by their voices alone. Since he doubted that the woman next to him knew Kasuur, he decided to find Maria.
"Let's go to Maria. Then you can mind your own business."
Maria? Lady Maria?! Seeing this child address Lady Maria by her first name surprised Ms. Xiao. Although Ms. Xiao had previously suspected that the child was a foster child, she hadn't really believed it. It was common knowledge that the city lord was very loyal to his ex-wife. She had assumed that this little boy was connected to someone of equal rank. Still, she didn't expect him to recognize Lady Maria. Lady Maria was a famous genius. When did she meet this boy?
Her curiosity about who he was suddenly skyrocketed. At that moment, he prayed that going to Maria wouldn't get him into trouble. After all, there was a chance that he might not really know her.
He wandered through the crowd. Many nobles greeted him, and Ms. Xiao wanted to talk to them. For some reason, however, she felt obliged to carry out her assigned task properly while with this boy. It was a strange feeling. She could have resisted, but why should she?
So she passed by many people. She bled inside. Some of them were important people with whom she had to make amends. But the city lord was far more important. He cared deeply about this child.
At that moment, Ms. Xiao stopped Mais. A large crowd had gathered in front of them. Mais didn't understand what was happening, so he pinched the woman's waist who had forgotten to explain.
Ms. Xiao was startled and turned her head to look sharply at Mais. But Mais didn't see her, and the glare was utterly meaningless.
"Why have we stopped?" Mais asked.
"There's a crowd in front of us. It looks like something is happening."
They saw that many young talents were there. They stepped back and watched. Then, they saw a large figure rise up into the air. Beads of sweat appeared on the young talents' faces as they tried to throw the figure into the air.
"To celebrate Young Master Kasuur's birthday, let's all throw him into the air! Come on, everyone, all together!"
"Of course. A genius like him is one of a kind. If not for the birthday of a genius like him, whose birthday would we celebrate?!"
Long live Mr. Kasuur! The most talented person in our city. Ah, I think those words were meant for kings."
They were geniuses, but of course, most of them were garbage compared to Kasuur. Sucking up to him could have improved their lives. What good did pride and stubbornness do them? Their pride was crushed because they had already seen extraordinary geniuses in other normal cities and State cities outside their own. But those geniuses were too far away to take advantage of. Unlike them, Kasuur was naive. He was a foolish figure who was quick to get carried away. Can you fathom the absurdity of his smile as these cultivators barely lifted him into the air?
"So this is the birthday boy. Not at all what I expected."
He was a fat 12-year-old boy with green hair and a sword on his back. He certainly didn't have a predictable appearance. It was strange to think that, at his age, he was a genius who had reached the Core Realm.
Especially when he was seen being licked by these stupid flatterers. Geniuses like Ulam looked at him with disdain.
Ms. Xiao also seemed suspicious. This person didn't seem like the most talented genius in the city.
"Mais!"
Suddenly, a thin girl's voice rose from the crowd. Many figures shifted their gaze slightly in that direction. It was a beautiful girl wearing a long white dress. Her hair was tied back with a green hairpin. Her white legs made her look like a swan, and her beautiful face made the young men salivate. Her green eyes looked at Mais with excitement. The smile on her face was quite endearing. This was Maria. She was the only daughter of the city lord.
"I'm glad I found you. I thought you would have a hard time getting here," Maria said. Mais gestured to Ms. Xiao. He didn't say a word. His expression hadn't changed. It was still simple and calm. In his eyes, this beautiful woman who could capture any man's heart was just a spoiled girl with false ladylike manners.
Ms. Xiao was filled with excitement and at a loss for words. Although Ms. Xiao herself had applied alchemical products to Maria, such events were rare. These periods of time were not for talking. They were for work. Yet, this was the perfect moment to develop a relationship between them.
Maria turned to the woman. She bowed her head slightly.
"Thank you. You eased my worries by bringing him here. I won't forget this."
'I won't forget this?'
A cold wind blew by, and everyone sucked in a breath. The attitude toward Mais was completely shocking. Many geniuses frowned. Some clenched their fists, and geniuses like Ulam were foaming at the mouth. Maria wouldn't even look at them, but she owed this girl for the blind boy. If Mais hadn't been blind, people there might have thought Maria had feelings for him.
Ms. Xiao also left, thanking them. She was afraid that if she got in the way anymore, she would lose her chance.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
Suddenly, Maria turned around at a sound she heard behind her, and many people turned their heads as she did. It was the same crowd from before. Now, they were all on the ground. They had been crushed by one person's weight.
At first, Kasuur was excited about being thrown into the air. He had heard about it from Mais. Some people were celebrated by being thrown into the air when they did something special. But Mais hadn't told him that this was the case on his birthday. Of course, they wanted to do it to stay on his good side. Who knew this fatty would be so heavy? Were they lifting a man or an elephant? They didn't realize. In the end, they managed to throw him up in the air. But when it came to catching him, this man turned into a giant and crushed them all. Some of them probably had broken bones, even though they were cultivators.
Mais shook his head from side to side as soon as he heard the sound. He could guess what had happened.
Kasuur stood up and scratched his head. He had a sad expression, but that wouldn't heal the broken bones. Many figures lying on the ground cursed his grandfather. They cursed his grandmother, too. They cursed all his living relatives.
At that moment, Kasuur saw Mais. His eyes lit up, and he rushed in her direction. In an instant, he appeared next to Maria and Mais. He scratched his head, looking like an embarrassed pig with a red face.
"I think I'm too heavy for this," he said.
Not many people heard him say that to Mais. He whispered it. But the people there didn't treat him the way they treated Mais. Mais may have been a child who had just reached double-digit years of age, but Kasuur was only three years younger than Maria, and Maria didn't seem to treat her as coldly as she treated them. At that moment, Maria had a gentle smile on her face. This smile seemed unique, but it was not for them.
"You need to apologize to them, seriously," Mais said. But Kasuur just laughed and scratched his head. He did nothing. Mais sighed, knowing this was going to end badly.
This chubby bear weighed as much as a dinosaur, yet he still thought these Foundation Establishment cultivators could lift him.
He doesn't use his brain at all.
"Hey, you!"
Trouble was on its way. Maria walked over to Mais with a curious look on her face and started to watch Kasuur. At that moment, Ulam approached them. Maria and Mais took a step back. It was as if they had made a pact. Mais wanted Kasuur to see that there were consequences for what he had done, while Maria just wanted a fight and for Kasuur to show himself.
"Don't you owe an explanation?"
A smile appeared on Kasuur's face. Seeing these nobles coming toward him, he didn't feel like he owed them an explanation.