Royal Capital.
Dao Palace.
"Eighth Prince!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands toward Ji Minghao.
"No need to be so formal!" Ji Minghao stepped forward and smiled.
Then he clenched his fist and thumped Jiang Ning heavily on the chest.
Then he fiercely pulled him into a rough embrace.
"Jiang, it's been a long time!"
It was just as the rising sun broke over the horizon. Golden sunlight pierced the firmament and slanted into the Library. It was also the Dao Palace's time of day.
People kept walking out of the Library. Whenever they saw Ji Minghao, surprise would occasionally appear on their faces.
Their gazes also lingered on Jiang Ning for two extra moments.
"Elder brother, you frightened him!" Ji Mingyue said angrily.
"Haha! My mistake!" Ji Minghao laughed heartily, then released Jiang Ning and took two steps back.
He continued, "It's been too long since I last saw brother Jiang, so I got a little excited! Who could have imagined that brother Jiang, who was once from a remote little county town, would not only become an Inspector of a Commandery, but now rank fourth on the Hidden Dragon Heaven Rankings—a figure whose name resounded throughout the world?"
"I knew from the beginning that he would be extraordinary!" Ji Mingyue said with a smile all over her face.
"Eighth Prince and Seventeenth Princess, you flatter me. Talented people abound under heaven. Achievements like mine are nothing worth mentioning!" Jiang Ning said.
The more he learned, the more he understood that the world was vast and far from as simple as it appeared on the surface.
There were countless people stronger than him.
Although he was confident that he would accomplish something great in the future, he was still far from being a top-tier powerhouse.
Previously, he had thought that