No wonder Yang Yan sighed inwardly, it's because these buildings before him were essentially the same as those in Old East Sea and Old Guang Province from the late 1990s.

Even the large signboards beside them looked exactly the same.

"What era is this? How can it still look like this here? You know, even in Huaxia, such buildings are hardly seen anymore, except for a few preserved as heritage sites."

Yang Yan asked in confusion.

"What's wrong with this? It's perfectly normal!"

Situ Tingting explained:

"You have to know, the people who come here are all expatriates! And quite a few of them are undocumented immigrants."

"Everyone has a sense of nostalgia. These people are no exception, so this place retains the old Huaxia look."

Situ Tingting spoke as if it were obvious, but Yang Yan questioned:

"Doesn't this give people the impression that Huaxia is very backward?"

Situ Tingting sneered:

"Haha—only an idiot would think that way. In today's world, who dares to look at Huaxia with outdated eyes?"

"Whether in the current world or the Hidden World, Huaixa is now at the forefront globally."

"In terms of Huaxia's influence, it is by no means inferior to countries like the United States."

"Most notably, Huaxia is still in a period of rapid development, with a future described as bright."

If someone else said this, Yang Yan would definitely use his status of having abandoned his country's identity to make a point.

But the person before him was from the Situ Family.

And the contributions of the Situ Family to Huaxia are beyond words.

"Okay, I know Huaxia is impressive. But do you need to act like I love Huaxia, and Huaxia loves me? Quickly get something to eat, that's what matters."

Yang Yan watched Situ Tingting talk enthusiastically, seemingly with no intention of stopping, and shook his head helplessly as he reminded her.

"You guy, how can you not have a bit of patriotism? You know, one of the Four Emperors, the Moonlight Emperor, has always been working hard for Huaxia."

"As for you, with all your abilities, why don't you ever think of serving your country? Instead, you've thrown yourself entirely into the pursuit of money!"

Situ Tingting looked at Yang Yan with disdain.

"Uh... I never noticed that this Moonlight Emperor has always been working for Huaxia?"

Hearing Situ Tingting's words, Yang Yan felt a sense of chaos.

"Hehe! That's why it's a matter of soul level, different personal pursuits naturally lead to different life realms."

"The Moonlight Emperor even helped Little Sword God Zuo Fei escape from the United States, and also killed the powerful individuals pursuing Zuo Fei at the border of the United States!"

"You have to know, accomplishing such feats is incredibly difficult. Just thinking about it is awe-inspiring."

At this moment, Situ Tingting no longer had the celestial demeanor Yang Yan saw before.

Rather, she looked like someone starstruck, holding her hands together, eyes filled with admiration for her idol she didn't know, talking about how strong and handsome he is.

The more Yang Yan thought about it, the more amusing he found it, so he couldn't help but ask:

"You've said so much, haven't you considered the feelings of the person involved?"

"What if Moonlight doesn't like your type? Or what if Moonlight, like me, is equally repulsed by people from the Situ Family?"

Being admired by a beautiful woman is certainly a pleasing thing.

But just thinking that this beautiful woman is from the Situ Family, especially a junior of that Situ Qingyun, made Yang Yan unable to find any joy.

"Tch—this is precisely why someone can become one of the legendary Four Emperors, and you're stuck running a small clinic in a place like Queens! Vision, you know, vision!"

Situ Tingting seemed addicted to teasing Yang Yan.

For a moment, Yang Yan saw the shadow of Miss Zhou Er in her.

Oh, and also the influence of Han Ruyu.

"I'm not sure about anything else, but the Moonlight Emperor sure has a heart as big as mine. We're definitely the same type of person."

Yang Yan said teasingly.

"Alright, I'm done talking to you. Talking to you is like playing the lute for a cow!"

"Hmph! How could a recluse like you ever understand the heart of the great Moonlight Emperor?"

With that, Situ Tingting went straight into the nearby restaurant.

"Boss, we'd like some beef balls, please."

Situ Tingting said loudly as soon as she walked in.

"Got it! Find yourselves a seat, and we'll prepare it right away."

The attendant inside responded loudly, with a thick regional accent.

"I'm telling you, this place does more than just retain the old Yangcheng look on the outside; the food here keeps the same old flavor too!"

Situ Tingting said with a bit of bragging.

"Alright, that's not important. You should tell me more about the contest!"

"Why did those guys tell you to keep it a secret at first, and now they're making the competition public?"

Yang Yan asked in confusion.

"It's very simple!"

Situ Tingting explained:

"Those guys initially knew that we had the Lance of Longinus, and now they've learned that other forces have similarly valuable items, so they set this up intending to catch everyone in one sweep!"

"How is that possible?"

Yang Yan said, furrowing his brows:

"Those legendary items—while not all under the control of major forces—shouldn't just be out there, right?"

Situ Tingting said carelessly:

"That's unclear. What we do know is that items from various forces are scattered around the world."

"It's not only some of Huaxia's legendary items, but other countries' items too."

Yang Yan's brows furrowed deeper, quickly asking:

"What other items have appeared? Tell me!"

Situ Tingting thought for a moment before saying:

"We don't know much now. But we can confirm the appearance of the Holy Grail, the Lance of Longinus, and our Huaxia's River Map."

"Oh, by the way, I've heard the Luoshu has also emerged. But I don't know whose hands it's in now."

"What else have you heard about?"

Yang Yan asked again.

"There are a few other items, but the information isn't confirmed."

Situ Tingting said with a furrowed brow.

"Alright then!"

Yang Yan shook his head helplessly:

"Why don't you tell me about what forces are participating in the competition right now!"

"As for anything else, let's figure this out first before worrying about it."

In his view, since the other information is inaccurate, there is no need to dwell on it.

For now, he should think about how to get his hands on the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram first!

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