World's Best Martial Artist Chapter 846: The era of neo martial artists

Chapter 846: The era of neo martial artists

"Please take a rest, if you have any questions, you can ask Wu Xin."

Fang Ping's self-praise had shocked the owner of the place.

After the shock, Wu Ding brought everyone to a huge library and prepared to leave.

Fang ping knew that Wu Ding was probably going to see his master. He did not say anything and looked at Wu Xin, who Wu Ding had mentioned. This was the ten thousand laws Pavilion's overseer.

The other party's physique was strong, different from Wu Ding's old appearance, the other party looked like a middle-aged man in his Prime.

Wu Xin had long hair that was tied up simply with an unknown rope. She wore a narrow-sleeved knitted s.h.i.+rt and leather boots that seemed to be made from the fur of demonic beasts.

Wu Xin was also a rank-8, but Fang ping sensed that he was probably only at rank-8 fourth or fifth refined, while Wu Ding was at least at rank-8 sixth refined.

"Please do as you wish, senior. We will stay here for a moment and there is no need to mind us."

Fang ping laughed and let Wu Ding leave.

......

As soon as Wu Ding left, the middle-aged brawny man, Wu Xin, saluted the few of them and said,""Wu Xin greets the princes."

The brawny man was very polite, even more so than Wu Ding.

Fang ping, on the other hand, said with a smile,"the son of the Emperor?" Senior Wu Xin, can you tell me? The outside world is different now, and some of the t.i.tles have changed. "

"The descendants and direct descendants of the great sovereign are all princes," Wu Xin answered hurriedly.

Son, not son or grandson.

'Prince' was not an exclusive t.i.tle for the descendants of the great emperor. It was a form of respect.

"Great emperor ..."

Fang ping was not fl.u.s.tered. He strode into the huge ten thousand laws building. As he looked around, he smiled and said,"Emperor ... Is that the t.i.tled true G.o.d that the old cat mentioned?"

Although Wu Xin was a rank-eight powerhouse, he was still following behind him respectfully. He immediately replied,""The t.i.tle of true G.o.d that di Zi mentioned is the great emperor!"

"Were there many great emperor experts in your era?"

Fang ping asked casually as if he did not mean it.

"This ..."

Wu Xin sneered."I'm just a disciple of xuanming heaven. I don't know much about the great emperors. However ... Some great emperors were good friends with master and had come to xuanming heaven before. I only know five great emperors."

"Your master is also an Emperor level expert?"

Wu Xin appeared slightly proud as he slightly bowed and said,"Master is also an Emperor level Supreme expert."

"I've discovered that Emperor-ranked beasts don't seem to be very valuable. "

As soon as Fang ping finished speaking, Wu Xin's expression changed. It was as if he wanted to say something, but he held it in.

Fang ping ignored him and continued,"I seem to know a lot of t.i.tled true G.o.ds. There are eight grotto-heavens in Sino nation right now. The owners of the grotto-heavens are all t.i.tled true G.o.ds. It was the same for human Emperor and Heavenly King Zhen.

On the other hand, in the catacombs, the heavenly plant King, the heaven fate King, the Qian King, the thousand Demon King, the heavenly Demon King, and the huge Crow in the forbidden Sea were all the same!

Even if the fate King hasn't reached this level yet, there are some techniques that seem to be able to reach this level as well. "

Fang ping counted with his fingers and smiled. "It's more than the number on my hands! I know so many of them, and there are many others I know but haven't seen before, such as an old senior like your master.

In that case, I've said too much about the great emperor, am I right?"

Fang ping smiled indifferently, as if the great emperor was nothing more than this.

In reality, the people he was talking about were actually the most outstanding batch of people in the two worlds in the past thousands of years.

This was not the acc.u.mulation of a thousand years, but countless years. It could not even be pushed forward.

The most powerful ones had survived from one era to another, which was why there were so many t.i.tled battle pet Warriors in this era.

However, Wu Xin's expression changed slightly. This person in front of him had actually seen so many Emperor-ranked powerhouses?

One had to know that even in the era of G.o.ds, Emperor-level powerhouses were the top kind and were rare.

There were actually quite a few true G.o.ds in that era.

It was normal for a family to have eight or nine real G.o.ds in a Grotto-heaven.

As for the paradisiacal lands, they actually existed after the era of G.o.ds.

Therefore, in the era of G.o.ds, there were actually quite a few true G.o.ds. However, when they reached the Emperor-level and had the t.i.tle of Emperor, there were not many.

Fang ping saw that he did not say anything and laughed again.

The owner of this place might not have the strength of a t.i.tled battle pet warrior. Fang ping thought that it might be because he had not reached the peak of his strength.

If he was a t.i.tled battle pet warrior, Zhang wouldn't have been so arrogant.

In fact, it wasn't just the old antiques in this place. The old antiques that had been resurrected today had almost not reached their peak. They seemed to be in the recovery period.

This was the main reason for old Zhang's arrogance. He was confident in taking down the other party.

If the other party really had the strength of the Heavenly King, then uncle Zhang's att.i.tude would definitely not be like this when he came this time. It was inevitable that he would try to get close to the other party and admit defeat when he should.

Fang ping did not continue on this topic. He glanced at the huge staircase that led upstairs and laughed."Are there any books here that are related to strange things? I've seen too many cultivation techniques and the like, so I'm not very interested in them. I'm more interested in those. "

"There are."

"Princes, please follow me ..." Wu Xin immediately said.

With that, he began to lead the way forward.

As Fang ping walked, he asked again,"Senior Wu Xin, do you know mo Wen sword?"

Wu Xin revealed a suspicious look and muttered to himself for a moment,""I don't know,"

"Do you know li Kuai?"

"I don't know,"

"What about the heavenly suppression King and the demon Emperor?"

Wu Xin shook his head again, feeling a little embarra.s.sed. He hurriedly said,""Wu Xin has lived in xuanming heaven for many years and rarely goes out, so he doesn't know much about the outside world. If it's not an extremely famous expert, it's very difficult for Wu Xin to know. "

"Then do you know Gong Juanzi and the others?"

This time, Wu Xin didn't say that he didn't know her. He quickly replied,"Yes, the North Sea Emperor was the immortal Duke of the North Sea before he became the Emperor."

At this point, Wu Xin seemed to feel a little awkward for Fang ping. He coughed lightly and said,"The real name of the North Sea Emperor is no longer known. He is not Gong Juanzi, but called himself 'Juanzi'. Previously, he was also called the immortal Duke of the North Sea. Those who call the North Sea Emperor that way ... Cough, cough, it seems that there are only a few Supreme Masters."

He didn't explain in detail that the person who called Gong Juanzi 'Gong Juanzi' was actually someone else. This wasn't his real name or t.i.tle.

He felt that something was off when Fang ping addressed him this way.

Fang Ping's face was calm and unconcerned. He laughed and said,"In that case, Gong Juanzi is a senior from the same era as you?"

"I don't dare to be on the same level as the North Sea Emperor."

"The great emperor is not someone we can compare to. Before Wu Xin fell asleep, the North Sea Emperor was already famous throughout the Three Realms," Wu Xin said respectfully with a bow.

"The North Sea Emperor ..."

Fang ping thought for a moment and asked,"pardon me for asking, but how should I address your esteemed master?"

"Master's name is Wu Xin, so I won't dare to lie. You can just call me Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming,"Wu Xin replied respectfully.

Li Hansong's eyebrows twitched when he heard this.

"The heavenly Emperor?"

He was quite sensitive to this and felt that it wasn't good to call him that.

"My master is the Lord of xuanming, and the other Lords of the heavens are all heavenly emperors," Wu Xin said softly.

Once this explanation was given, li Hansong's mouth immediately twitched.

Fang Ping's status as a Celestial Emperor dropped all of a sudden!

Look, listen, he's a heavenly Emperor!

So the heavenly Emperor you mentioned before isn't that impressive after all.

Fang ping also shot a glance at li Hansong. What was this iron head guy thinking?

Fang ping could not be bothered with him. He said again,"When you all were in your slumber, did the sects appear? It's the current heavenly paradise. "

"He hasn't appeared."

Wu Xin shook her head."However, there were some signs back then. The North Sea Emperor and a few other venerable sovereigns came to xuanming heaven and talked to master about this. I don't know what happened in the end. However, master didn't create a Grotto-heaven."

Gong Juanzi had been here before. The people of xuanming heaven would remember him for the rest of their lives.

"I don't know what happened after that," Wu Xin continued.

"Then why did Gong Juan Zi and the others create a heavenly abode back then?"

"This ..."

"Why are you in a deep sleep?"

Fang ping saw his hesitation and laughed again."It can't be that I'm going to sleep for a few thousand years, right?"

Wu Xin shook his head again and bowed."Wu Xin indeed doesn't know anything about what the Prince asked. The hibernation was also arranged by master. We don't know anything about it."

There were some things that they really didn't know.

Rank-8s were not considered weak. Even during the era of G.o.ds, golden-body powerhouses were a force to be reckoned with.

However, when it came to experts like true G.o.ds and great emperors, they didn't have any right to know.

He didn't know anything!

Fang ping had wanted to fish for more information, but now he was not in the mood. He stepped up the White jade stairs and walked straight to the library Pavilion. There was no point in asking.

Would heavenly Emperor Xuan Ming appear later?

Also, Fang ping was thinking about another question. This guy ... Did he know li Hansong and the others?

The old fogeys in the precinct seemed familiar, but until now, Fang ping had never really come into contact with these old fogeys, nor had he ever asked about them.

However, from the actions of the owner of Xuande Grotto-heaven that day, he might know the ident.i.ty of li Hansong and the others.

As for whether the owner of this place would know, Fang ping could not tell.

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming seemed to have gone into a deep sleep before the realmlands appeared, so he might not know about all this.

......

At the same time as Fang ping entered the ten thousand laws tower.

In the sky above xuantian.

Above the White clouds.

A building that looked like a heavenly Palace was floating in the air.

The body of a great emperor would naturally not live underground like ordinary ancient martial art pract.i.tioners, even if xuantian heaven was a place of Immortals in the eyes of many.

At this moment, in front of the Imperial Palace.

On the Imperial Road, Wu Ding bowed and waited.

"Come in!" A majestic voice was heard a moment later.

Wu Ding didn't dare to delay and immediately walked into the Emperor Palace.

As soon as he entered the main hall, a middle-aged man wearing an emperor's crown appeared in front of him. The man was not sitting but standing on the high platform with his hands behind his back, looking down at Xuan mingtian.

On both sides of the man, there were also some powerhouses.

Seeing Wu Ding enter, before Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming could ask anything, an old man with a curly beard asked,""Wu Ding, any gains?"

"I can't see anything, I only know that they are very young ..." Wu Ding bowed.

While he was still talking, an expert in the hall with a battleaxe in his hand stepped out and shouted,""Great emperor, how can you let these mortals Sully xuantian heaven!

The ten thousand laws tower is the emperor's Depository and can not be easily opened to the outside world ..."

When he said this, Wu Ding lowered his head and did not say a word.

This person ... He probably didn't hear the conversation below, right?

Di zang?

These descendants didn't care at all ... No, they looked down on them!

When he sent them to the myriad laws tower, not to mention excitement, the leader even felt a little bored and had a casual att.i.tude of looking around.

And this was the Emperor Treasury?

Even though Wu Ding thought so, he did not dare to say anything.

This place was the center of xuanming heaven. A golden-Arhat like him did not have much say.

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming was the most respected.

In the past, the celestial Thearch even led a few real G.o.ds. However, the real G.o.ds died in battle and the celestial Thearch returned with heavy injuries. There were no real G.o.ds left now, only a few origin realm experts who had not partic.i.p.ated in the battle back then.

The few people who had just spoken were all at the origin realm.

On the high platform, Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming didn't seem to hear these words and continued to remain silent.

At the front of the crowd, the old man who had just spoken said slowly,""Great emperor, has the current human Emperor's strength really reached the Emperor level?"

Why did Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming open up Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming and let those people in?

It was all because of the threat of the human Emperor!

Even though they had all heard what Zhang Tao had said earlier, they could still sense that Zhang Tao's words had shaken the entire s.p.a.ce.

As soon as he said that, the axe-wielding powerhouse cursed angrily,""Boy! The human Emperor? The human Emperor had long perished! He was just a fake emperor! Even if he's the human Emperor, he's only the Emperor of the mortal realm, how can he be above the great emperor!"

The axe-wielding expert's words seemed to have resonated with the others. A delicate and Pretty Woman also said softly,""Great emperor, Xuan mingtian is detached from the outside world and is not bound by the Three Realms. The current human Emperor doesn't seem to be a true human Emperor. How can he stand side by side with Xuan mingtian ..."

An expert who had walked a path similar to the emperor's path did not mean that he was the Emperor.

Even if he was the real human Emperor, he was still the Emperor of the human world. What right did he have to meddle in their Affairs?

But now, the current human Emperor had spoken rudely and forced the great emperor to activate Mystic heaven heaven. This made these people extremely dissatisfied.

The crowd was dissatisfied, but Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming looked around with a helpless expression.

So what if they didn't open it?

And today was not the same as back then.

The world had changed, and the seas had turned into mulberry fields. Some of the true G.o.d experts of the past had all died.

Back then, xuanming Gong Hua heaven was also an Overlord force.

Who would dare to come here and behave atrociously?

However, the real G.o.ds under him had all died and he had just come out of seclusion not long ago. For thousands of years, it had been difficult for him to walk on the great Dao of origin and he had made almost no progress.

The renhuangs in the outside world, on the other hand, had improved by leaps and bounds.

Under such circ.u.mstances, how should he deal with it?

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming's tone was filled with authority as he said slowly,""The current human Emperor is indeed a fake emperor. In the past, the great Dao had changed, and there was no Emperor in the Three Realms! Before the emperor's Nirvana, he said that when heaven and earth return to one, the great Dao will continue and the emperor's path will be continued ..."

"The fake emperors outside are fake DAOs, but now that we've reappeared, we need his help," Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming said softly.

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming said this first before changing his tone,""However, the fake emperor has humiliated us and should be killed! If it wasn't for my injuries, I wouldn't have been threatened like this!"

An Emperor-level powerhouse was actually being attacked!

What a disgrace!

Even during the era of G.o.ds, Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming was a top figure who ruled over Xuan Ming heaven.

Even if the true Emperor was not dead, the emperors would not point their fingers at the Emperor-level experts, let alone the fake emperors.

But now, with the vicissitudes of the world, the later generation of the human realm actually dared to humiliate an Emperor level expert like this, this was a great humiliation!

Even though he said those harsh words, Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming quickly returned to normal. He said in an aged tone,""I'll let the fake emperor be mighty for a while, but if you want me to give you an opportunity, I can't give it up easily ..."

"Fake emperor," Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming said indifferently,"you think everything is under your control? what a joke."

"Men, take out the origin armor, the xuanming divine pill, and the heaven realm map fragment that I collected!" He said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed.

Below him, the axe-wielding expert looked indignant and said hurriedly,""Great emperor ... How can you ..."

These things were too precious!

Ever since xuanming heaven was sealed, there were not many good things left.

And these three were all treasures of the great emperor.

For an Emperor level expert to treasure it for several thousand years, one could imagine how precious it was.

But now, the great emperor had actually taken them all out.

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming replied indifferently,"it's fine!" "These are useless to me. In addition, the laws of fate are obtained by those who are fated! There are only three treasures, but there are four people here. Wu Ding, go down and ask them if they are willing to accept the test. "

"Four people ... Only three people can obtain the treasure!"

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming was all smiles. Three of them had obtained their fortunes, but one of them had gained nothing.

And originally ... All of this should have been his!

Now, they were all taken away by others and he didn't get anything.

He had valued these treasures a lot that year. What would a spirit realm warrior think if he just watched them fall to the ground?

If the fake emperor wanted something, he would give it to him!

Three treasures were enough.

"As you command!" Wu Ding hurriedly bowed.

Seeing that Wu Ding was about to leave, Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming thought for a moment and said,""In addition, I would like to ask if it is possible to bring some subjects out of xuanming!"

Once he said that, everyone was surprised again.

"Great emperor ... This is ..."

"Heaven and earth will soon become one! I've already felt the signs. "

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming replied indifferently,"some of my old friends from back then are probably about to be born." The fake Emperor's arrival was both a disaster and an opportunity. Everything in the outside world has changed too quickly. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for us to come out.

Get some people out of xuantian heaven to gather the information I need ..."

It would be inconvenient for him to go out.

Moreover, as an Emperor-ranked powerhouse, wouldn't it be a joke if he had to collect information by himself?

It just so happened that he could make use of this opportunity to have some people appear in the world to make preparations for his next appearance.

When he came out of the mountain, he was still the great emperor of the past!

At the very front of the crowd, the old man with a curly beard thought for a moment and said,""Great emperor, the fake emperor is probably very interested in what happened back then. Once he asks ... What should we do?"

What he meant was that he was going out of xuantian heaven this time.

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming didn't deny it. The old man was the strongest expert under his command. Back then, he had the potential to reach the true G.o.d Realm. However, the war erupted too quickly and the old man didn't have the chance to advance. He fell into a deep sleep.

Now that he was born, when the great change came, he would come out of xuanming heaven. Perhaps a true G.o.d would appear as a follower.

"Say what needs to be said, and don't say what shouldn't be said."

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming replied indifferently,"how would the future generations know what happened in the past?" How could they verify if it was true or false? I'm not out yet, so I don't think the fake emperor will do anything to you.

No matter how strong the human world was, a mere ten years was not enough to turn the world upside down ...

You can't undervalue yourself after leaving xuanming. "

The old man nodded.

"Great emperor, I'm also willing to leave the realm and clean up everything for you!" The axe-wielding expert said.

"Yes!"

Heavenly Monarch Xuan Ming acknowledged and disappeared from the hall in the blink of an eye.

The fake emperor was still searching for Xuan mingtian's location. He had to make some preparations. He had lured the spirit realm martial artist into the secret realm once again. He thought that the other party would not tell anyone about such an opportunity.

However, he had unexpectedly provoked the fake emperor to rush over, and it was a little unwise.

Fortunately, it was not too bad now. He could take the opportunity to officially come into being. With the fake emperor around, it might be more convenient.

......

In the ten thousand laws tower.

Fang ping looked at the half-empty bookshelf. The bookshelves here were similar to those in the precinct. Some of them were crystal books, while the other was a special kind of bamboo slip.

However, at this moment, it was much emptier, and only a few remained.

Fang ping picked up a random crystal book. After reading it for a while, he frowned slightly.

The other party seemed to have taken away some of the key things!

All that was left here were useless things!

Even if they were strange and odd things, they all seemed useless.

However ... Fang ping still saw some things that were more useful. Of course, they were only on the surface.

Fang ping was illiterate once again!

This time, it wasn't just him. Even old w.a.n.g and the others seemed to be illiterate and didn't understand.

The words in the crystal book and the words on the bamboo slip were not very familiar to everyone.

Fang ping was holding a crystal book in his hand. The reason he found this book interesting was because there were pictures on it. Fang ping looked at Wu Xin, who was following behind him, and said with a smile,"Senior Wu Xin, is this book about the records of divine weapons?"

Wu Xin took a look and quickly said,""Yes. In the past, there were some divine artifacts whose names shook the Three Realms. Master has collected some of them."

"The Three Realms ...."

Fang ping darted him a look and laughed,"is the Three Realms a virtual finger, or does the Three Realms really exist?"

Fang ping did not wait for him to speak and added,"You guys see earth as the human world, but what about the catacombs?"

Wu Xin smiled awkwardly and did not say anything.

Fang ping laughed again,"I'll ask you one more time. Do you know about the forbidden Sea and the Royal Sea Mountain?" Did these appear when you were sleeping?"

"They've appeared,"Wu Xin replied.

"How did it happen? "Do you guys know about the two kings of the catacombs?"

Wu Xin fell silent again.

Fang Ping's gaze was not friendly!

It was still the same!

These people were all like this!

These old fogeys would say they didn't know anything no matter what you asked. Even if they knew, they wouldn't tell you. They had an att.i.tude that it was useless for you to know, or that you were not qualified to know.

Why?

In the neo martial era, billions of humans fought for hundreds of years to resist the catacombs 'invasion!

Countless deaths and injuries!

Generations of martial artists had gone to their deaths, but today, they were not even qualified to know the truth. What right did they have?

These people are all hiding and unwilling to come out of the mountain. All of them know the inside story but won't tell you!

You die, I hide. No matter how many people you kill, they won't care.

Peerless emotionless!

In the past, Fang ping had thought that the paragons were heartless. However, at this moment, Fang ping suddenly understood that he was wrong!

Peerless experts had feelings, true Kings were heartless, true G.o.ds were heartless, and great emperors were heartless!

Although they were both synonymous with the same realm, Fang ping suddenly felt that he should distinguish them.

A Paragon was a Paragon, and a true G.o.d was a true G.o.d!

All of them had lived for tens of millions of years and had become living fossils. There was no love left!

The great Dao was merciless, and these people no longer regarded themselves as humans.

Perhaps in their eyes, there was no difference whether they were from the catacombs or earth!

If one didn't become a true G.o.d, then they were all ants who didn't care about their lives.

"I should have understood!"

Fang ping mumbled to himself. He should not have had any hope.

A long time ago, he had been thinking that once he reached the Golden body realm, he would be completely different from humans. Was there still a need to regard himself as a human?

However, the martial artists of the new martial era all had concerns.

Living in this era, everyone was in each other's company. They had long been inseparable from this era, unable to truly regard themselves as G.o.ds and Buddha and completely separate themselves from everything.

But what about these old fogeys?

Most of his acquaintances from back then had already died!

The world had changed, and even the world was different. Was there still a need to see themselves as the same race?

"What human antiques, catacombs antiques ... They're all the same! In their eyes, there might only be a difference in strength, not race!"

This realization chilled Fang Ping's heart.

However, the facts proved that perhaps this was the right way.

In the eyes of those old fogeys in the catacombs and old fogeys in the human world, what they cared about was not the war between the two worlds, but the strength of the powerhouses.

Perhaps in their eyes, only experts of the same level were truly the same kind of people!

Distinguis.h.i.+ng between races ... Was something only the weak would do.

At this moment, Fang ping suddenly felt Zhang Tao's anger and sorrow that day at the Royal Sea Mountain!

What race war, what human existence...What did it have to do with them!

Didn't Zhang Tao know that these people were the survivors of the human race?

Of course he knew!

However, at that moment, the one he hated the most was not the true king of the catacombs, but these guys. These old guys who hid in the dark and were unwilling to show their faces, only wanting to control everything at the last moment.

They didn't care about the life and death of the mortals in their eyes!

He was even colder than the true Kings of the catacombs!

Some of the catacombs 'true king powerhouses were cruel to humans, while some true Kings were more friendly to their own people.

And these old fogeys were treated equally. Everyone could die, but they could not!

"Sooner or later ... I'll break all your turtle sh.e.l.ls! I'll drag you out and parade you on the streets! I'll let you know that it's up to us to be the mastermind!"

"Let everyone know that the myths are all lies. G.o.ds and Buddhas are all heartless people!"

At this moment, Fang ping suddenly had a firm belief.

In this era, only neo martial artists were reliable!

Humans in the new martial era could only rely on themselves!

It was not reliable to rely on external forces.

Including the Xuande Grotto-heaven!

Some old fogeys might seem to be kind to humans, or they might just be setting up a trap, but such people should be treated differently.

Those who did not do evil to humans could be forgiven and cooperated.

However, some people could not be forgiven!

Fang Ping's thoughts were in turmoil. When he sensed that there were many people outside, the corners of his eyes suddenly lifted slightly.

The show was about to start!

Whether Xuan Tianming was good or evil, he might be able to completely distinguish it this time.

However ... A group of people who had been sealed off for countless years and had long been abandoned by the times, could they really scheme against anyone?

Fang ping shook his head. What a bunch of egoistic maniacs.

Closed up, closed up?

Did they really think that they were smarter than others just because they had lived longer?

Turtles lived for a long time, but they weren't smarter than humans and didn't take over the world.

Fang ping kept the crystal book in his storage s.p.a.ce and laughed."Senior Wu Ding is here, let's go out!"

"......"

Wu Xin wanted to say something but stopped, not knowing what to say for a moment.

'The Prince ... Took a book away. Do I need to remind him?'