"How could it be him?"
"Who is he?"
"He Guangchen!"
"He Guangchen? That name sounds kind of... Hm? Why would he come here?"
"Are you kidding me? He came all the way here to take the Zhou Family's retainer test?"
He Guangchen's appearance here surprised many people who knew him. It wasn't because He Guangchen was especially powerful, but because of his status.
Although the He Family that He Guangchen belonged to had no major grudges with the Zhou Family and little contact with them, He Guangchen had joined a branch pavilion of Junxin Pavilion fifty years ago.
In other words, He Guangchen was now not only a member of the He Family, but also represented a branch pavilion of Junxin Pavilion.
A member of a Junxin Pavilion branch pavilion had come to become a retainer for the Zhou Family?
It was indeed a little strange. Chen Changan was also watching Zhou Yuan and the Zhou Family Elder's expressions. Clearly, the two of them were surprised as well.
"He Guangchen, as a member of a Junxin Pavilion branch pavilion, you've come to my Zhou Family to become a retainer?"
"Does the Branch Pavilion Master know about this?"
"Or was this at the Branch Pavilion Master's behest?" the Zhou Family Elder asked with a frown.
"Elder Zhou, your Zhou Family is recruiting retainers, but you never said that certain people weren't allowed to take part."
"Whether the Pavilion Master knows or not, does it affect my being here today?"
"Or does your Zhou Family look down on our Junxin Pavilion branch pavilion and refuse to let us participate?"
He Guangchen's words carried an unmistakable note of provocation. Everyone present fell silent and exchanged glances, their faces full of suspicion.
Rumor had long had it that the Zhou Family and Junxin Pavilion