The next day.
Outside the Imperial Advisor's Residence.
"Dongling Marquis, we part here!" Xiang Yuan said, his expression bright and hearty.
"Martial King, Prefect Xiao, when there is time another day, I will be sure to host you properly!" Jiang Ning said.
"You are too courteous, Dongling Marquis!" Xiao Wuque said with a faint smile.
Afterward, the two walked through the snow, slowly heading into the distance.
"Junior Brother, I didn't expect Teacher to value him so highly that he would make a move again because of him," Martial King Xiang Yuan said as he walked shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Wuque.
His broad, towering frame made Xiao Wuque's figure seem thin and frail, like an ordinary weak scholar.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuque slowly shook his head. "Senior Brother has somewhat misunderstood Teacher's intention."
"What is your view, Junior Brother Xiao?" Martial King Xiang Yuan asked.
"Though Teacher's move did carry the intention of valuing him, it was also to use this chance to awe the world! Teacher had gone far too long without making a move, so long that many people were about to forget Teacher's divine might from back then! Xuan Yuan Blessed Land is only a blessed land, which made it precisely the right target!" Xiao Wuque said.
"Junior Brother Xiao means that Teacher backing the Dongling Marquis was merely a matter of the right time and circumstance?" Martial King Xiang Yuan said.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuque smiled faintly. "Senior Brother Xiang has become rather eloquent now!"
When Xiang Yuan heard Xiao Wuque's teasing words, he suddenly grinned.
Bang, bang—
Then he heavily slapped Xiao Wuque on the shoulder twice. Xiao Wuque immediately staggered, and the ground beneath his feet trembled slightly.
The force was evenly dispersed into the patch of earth beneath his feet.
"Speaking of