Quite a few people present were somewhat surprised.
They had not experienced what happened in the Ancient City and did not understand why the Second Prince had bypassed Wei Mingyue to greet Li Chang'an, a mere Guest Elder, first.
Li Chang'an cupped his hands and replied in an exceptionally courteous tone.
"Everything is well. Thank you for your concern, Second Prince."
"Fellow Daoist Lin, I recently obtained a batch of ancient texts. If you have the time, you may come to my Dao Field anytime and browse through them with me."
The Second Prince wore a smile, his tone gentle, as though he were merely making casual conversation.
He knew Li Chang'an often visited the Library Pavilion to read all sorts of ancient books, so he used them to open the conversation.
At these words, Wei Mingyue could no longer sit still.
Her delicate brows drew together slightly as she said to the Second Prince, "Second Brother, I have no shortage of ancient texts myself. Why would Fellow Daoist Lin need to go to your place?"
The Second Prince smiled. "The sea of books has no shore; no matter how many there are, it is never too many!"
Their covert clash immediately drew everyone's attention.
None of those present were fools, so they naturally understood that the Second Prince wanted to contend with Wei Mingyue for Li Chang'an.
This left them even more astonished.
The Fifth Prince slowly spoke. "This man is Lin Mu, a fourth-tier Alchemist. I heard he often visits Mingyue's Dao Field."
The Thirteenth Prince was puzzled. "His Alchemy Dao skills are not particularly strong, and his cultivation is nothing remarkable either. He is merely at the Early Nascent Soul stage. Why do Mingyue and Second Brother value him so highly?"
"I heard he has read extensively