This dinner ended with both host and guest thoroughly enjoying themselves, and the atmosphere of conversation and pleasantries was quite pleasant.
For a small rural noble like this, Xu Yue could handle him with ease.
The one he was most interested in was Lin Lei, who was trying hard to maintain a meticulous appearance but still seemed somewhat embarrassed and reserved.
It was clear that the boy trained diligently. Though only eight years old, he looked about the size of an eleven- or twelve-year-old.
Because of the thin Azure Dragon bloodline within him, aside from cultivating the family's exclusive secret tome once his bloodline concentration met the standard, he could not cultivate ordinary battle qi at all. Even so, he continued striving to change his family's circumstances.
It had to be said that Lin Lei, who had yet to find the Dragon Ring, possessed no exceptional talents apart from diligence and his above-average spiritual power.
His Dragonblood Warrior bloodline was too thin for him to cultivate the family's secret tome, and he could not cultivate ordinary battle qi techniques either. All he could do was continuously temper his physical body.
"Please take a look, Mr. Xu Yue. This is my treasured masterpiece, called 'Fierce Lion.' It is already considered quite an excellent collectible in the nearby towns. I wonder what opinion you might have of it."
After the meal, Hog motioned for Hillman to bring out the finest sculpture in his collection. He intended to use it to test the young man before him and see whether he was truly a sculptor.
Hillman, who had clearly prepared in advance, relied on his strength as a Level Six Warrior to carry a stone lion sculpture into the hall and gently set it down.
It was a precious sculpture worth over a