"No, no, it's nothing. I just feel like you've become a completely different person." Envy colored Zi Xiao's voice.
I recalled my past interactions with Zi Xiao. I could count on one hand the number of top-tier prodigies like her I had met.
After thinking it over, there had only been two or three times when we could be said to have had even a reluctant intersection.
One was during the Prodigy Selection Tournament. As one of the top prodigies of our clan, she had come to the Lei Clan's territory to serve as a judge. One of my battles had been judged by her.
The consciousness I had split off was already weak, and on top of that, the element I had awakened after reincarnation had been entirely inherited from my parents, so my strength was nothing special.
During that decisive battle against a prodigy from the clan, I had been knocked down three times. If she had not stepped in to stop the other side, I probably would have died on the spot.
Of course, it had been a selection tournament. Victory or defeat was certainly important, but it was not the only basis for being chosen. Otherwise, there would have been no need for Zi Xiao to come.
"During the last clan selection, although I failed to defeat Lei Wei, you still used your precious privilege to let me come here. I never got the chance to thank you." I spoke earnestly.
"Uh... no, there's no need. Don't thank me. You earned this yourself!" Zi Xiao hurriedly replied courteously, but it was obvious from her tone that this was not the matter she meant.
I thought for a moment, then immediately remembered something else. "I remember now. Back then, when I took Lei Ying and the others