Exposed Again? The Questioning...

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Garin Ai Lu: (Level 96)

Level 96!

He was a demigod!

The shock he felt upon noticing the old man—Garin, the demigod's—level slowly surfaced on his face before he could suppress it. Seeing Wu Yan's stunned expression, Garin assumed he had been frightened by his method of movement and smiled faintly.

"No need to be so surprised. It is merely a technique for using magic power. If you one day become a demigod as well, traveling a thousand miles in an instant will be no more than a casual gesture..."

Wu Yan jolted. Only when Garin's words reached his ears did he recover, taking a deep breath and shaking his head with a bitter smile.

"You've made a fool of me, sir..."

"Wu Yan! Do not be disrespectful!" Kate shouted sternly, signaling with his eyes as well. "Lord Garin is the Guardian Deity of the Ai Lu Empire. His strength far exceeds mine. Do not be so rude!"

It was obvious that Kate had said this because he feared Garin might blame Wu Yan. Yet Garin waved a hand and said indifferently, "There is no matter of manners here. Compared with being called 'my lord' this and 'my lord' that, I rather like being called an old man by this little fellow!" Hearing this, Kate secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Yan could only laugh bitterly inside. He had never objected to all these elders calling him "little fellow," yet now he was being criticized for it. Am I really that young?

Garin turned his gaze toward Wu Yan, no longer paying any attention to Kate or Princess Sylph. He simply stared at Wu Yan, studying him intently. That calm yet scrutinizing gaze made Wu