As for when Meng Zhao first made a name for himself, not only had the people in the tent paid little attention to it—even in the Jianghu Martial Arts World, few had noticed.
After all, his performance by Mingxiu Lake had been far too dazzling, and after leaving the Meng Family to build up his own foundation, those achievements had vastly overshadowed his unremarkable days in Nan'an.
Naturally, few knew of his entanglements and ties with Fire Dragon Cave, or that he had once crossed paths with Shen Tianci.
At least, no one inside this great tent had ever known such things.
"Ah? General, you actually had dealings with Shen Tianci? This really is... truly unexpected."
This news intrigued them even more than Meng Zhao's connection with Fire Dragon Cave and the aid he could receive from it.
In the martial world today, the fame and standing of Southern Shen, Northern Meng were not much different from Southern Murong and Northern Qiao Feng in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
The difference was that, unlike Southern Murong, Shen Tianci, the Heavenly Gifted Son of Southern Shen, was a true Peerless Prodigy—a freak who had emerged from his mother's womb already shining so brilliantly that he overshadowed every contemporary.
By comparison, Meng Zhao of Northern Meng was the counterfeit one. At least, the fact that he had drawn level with Shen Tianci in a single battle was largely because the northern powers had set him up as a target, bolstered by Timeliness, Earthly Advantage, and Human Harmony.
But regardless, there was too much legend and intrigue between the two for people not to probe deeper.
The most common question was who stood higher and who lower. After all, among the Peerless Twin Prodigies, there ought to be a distinction of superiority and inferiority. Even