You again!
Looking at the Song Family man who had appeared before his stall, Wang Chen felt a considerable headache coming on.
As the saying went, never more than three times. Yet this fellow had come to the Marketplace for the fourth time, inviting him to join the Purple Mansion Song Family.
Wang Chen had not only grown familiar with the man's face, he even knew his name.
Song Laosan.
At first, Song Laosan had carried the air of a lackey from a powerful household. When facing a Rogue Cultivator like Wang Chen, he had not gone so far as to look down his nose at him, but his arrogance had been written plainly across his face.
By the second and third visits, however, his attitude had changed noticeably.
Not only had he greatly lowered his stance, but even after Wang Chen rejected him again, he did not get angry and remained perfectly courteous.
This had caused a subtle shift in Wang Chen's reputation within the Marketplace.
The dignified Purple Mansion Song Family had sincerely invited him time and again, yet Wang Chen gave them no face at all.
Wasn't that a little too arrogant?
Even if he was playing hard to get, he ought to know when to stop. Was he not afraid of offending them beyond all reconciliation?
Was the Purple Mansion Song Family's face really so easy to slap?
In less than half a month, Wang Chen had been labeled "arrogant because of his talent" and "unable to tell good from bad."
Meanwhile, the Song Family had earned a reputation for treating worthy men with humility.
Interesting!
After rejecting Song Laosan for the fourth time, Wang Chen ignored the strange looks from those around him. He sat down and continued drinking tea and reading, considering whether he