A Staged Good Show

"Li Yue, how did you come here? You are actually faster than us."

Thor was extremely shocked when he saw Li Yue in front of him. He always thought that Asgard's Rainbow Bridge was the fastest travel method that could reach all the corners of the nine realms within seconds.

He would never expect that Li Yue would be waiting on the other side of the rainbow. How could Li Yue travel faster than Asgard's Rainbow Bridge?

"Just think of it as my special ability!" Li Yue replied vaguely.

"Am I seeing things? Are we still in Midgard? Or is this Loki's illusion?"

The four people who came back with Thor were also very surprised. They had just seen this person before they left Earth. How could they still see him when they returned?

"Heimdallr, are you okay?" Thor shouted at Heimdallr, who had fallen to the ground.

"Get Heimdallr some medical attention. I'll go find Loki!"

Thor propped Heimdallr up and left the gatekeeper to the Three Warriors. He then swung his Mjolnir, spinning it rapidly in his hand, before letting it pull Thor away.

"Oh, he's finally gone. I'm so tired, so tired... I'm so tired from acting," the Three Warriors said some inexplicable words.

Sif's eyes flashed. Thor had suddenly found a girlfriend during the short trip to Midgard. Sif had admired Thor in her heart, so she was a little saddened.

"Hurry up and leave. Prince Loki and Prince Thor are going to fight here. It wouldn't be good if we get caught between them," Heimdallr warned the four people in a low voice. He had seemed to be seriously injured by the fall, but he suddenly stood back up and become lively again, though he still had blood on his face.

Li Yue couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. His expression was like someone caught in a prank show. What is going on? What are you guys talking about? What am I doing here?

"I am sorry. Everything that had happened was planned by the Allfather Odin to help His Highness Thor grow up and become a qualified king.

"For His Highness Thor's sake, we could only cooperate in this plan. I hope that you can help us keep this secret and not tell His Highness Thor about it. Thank you!"

A burst of emotions welled in Li Yue's heart at Heimdallr's explanation.

You Asgardians are too damn good at acting. Odin had recruited a team of world-class actors to this grand play that fooled Thor.

Thor, you should change your name to "Truman," and Asgard should change its name to "Seahaven Island."

"Mr. Li Yue, you should leave with us. This place will become a battlefield in a while," Heimdallr called Li Yue and took the lead to escape. The Three Warriors and Sif followed him behind.

Li Yue's heart was torn. He had come to Asgard to watch the follow-up, and maybe profit by sneaking around in Odin's treasure chamber. He never expected to hear such explosive news right after arriving.

Li Yue did not even know why Heimdallr and the others told him. Did they believe that he would not tell Thor? He wondered if Odin would "silence" him later.

Li Yue looked at the figures that were running away from him. He had no choice but to obediently follow Heimdallr's arrangements for now and disappeared.

...

Heimdallr ran for a while before looking back. He didn't see Li Yue. He wondered where the teleporter had gone.

"Did he leave Asgard?"

Heimdallr didn't spend much time pondering about it and continued to run forward. They had to leave the Bifrost as soon as possible. This was the "stage."

After a few minutes of running, they finally left the Bifrost and entered Asgard's palace territory.

They had been running at full speed, so they were all out of breath, greedily sucking in fresh air.

"You Asgardian had a rather poor physique if you're tired from such a short sprint. We might have to tighten your training regime."

They suddenly heard a mocking voice. They turned their head at the source to find a familiar figure sitting on the steps with a forced smile, periodically stuffing something into his mouth.

It was obviously Li Yue, who was holding a suspicious plastic bag.

Heimdallr and others slowly approached Li Yue, wondering why or how he had come here.

"How are you here so quickly?" Heimdallr asked.

"Didn't I say that this is my special ability? Just forget about the details. Come here, I just returned from Earth, I mean Midgard. This is a specialty that I brought from there. Try it."

Li Yue handwaved the matter of his power and opened the bag that he carried, taking the items within one by one.

"This is Coca-Cola. This is cold beer. They're drinks. This is five-flavored melon seeds, chicken legs, chicken wings, and then there's this: popcorn. It's a staple, no, a necessity when watching a movie..." Li Yue introduced everything one by one.

Li Yue's actions stunned the five people. Asgardians didn't have any of these things, so they were pretty curious. Heimdallr, the oldest and most knowledgeable, was the only one who remained calm.

"How do I open this?" The axe warrior picked up a can of cold beer curiously, but he did not know how to open it. He was about to crush it with both hands.

"Stop, stop, stop! I will help you. Look at this metal tab, pull..."

Li Yue was like a teacher, teaching children how to open these things.

"Burp... The taste is not as strong as the alcohol here, but it cools you down nicely. Give me another!" The axe warrior drank a can of cold beer in one go and slammed the can on the ground. It really was the tradition in Asgard.

Clang!

However, the can was not smashed into pieces.

"This is also quite good. It's a bit sweet!"

"This doesn't taste good. It's a bit dry to chew!"

"Those are melon seeds; you shouldn't eat them whole! You have to split them..."

...

The five Asgardian ate and drank happily for a while, deepening their bond with Li Yue. A rambunctious laughter continued.

Li Yue smiled at the sight. It was right to make a good friend out of them.

Li Yue picked up a bag of melon seeds and began eating just as a figure on a horse raced on the Rainbow Bridge, holding a golden spear.

Not long after, a figure appeared in the sky and chased after the horse rider. Li Yue had carefully picked this location to have a full view of the Bifrost.

The great battle between Loki and Thor had begun!

No, it was just a stage play!