After Ning Wangshu and the other two left, everyone in the private room finally let out a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere eased.
With Ning Wangshu there, everyone had felt somewhat ill at ease and unable to speak freely. They hadn't dared say whatever came to mind. Now that he was gone, they no longer had any reservations and began chatting among themselves...
"Phew, I could barely breathe!"
One of the young men tugged at his collar and let out a long breath.
The others nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I barely dared breathe just now! I never imagined he'd actually be that Great Grandmaster Ning! We actually got to sit and chat with someone like him."
"And on top of that, he's a friend of your cousin's boyfriend, Wei..."
As he spoke, Zhang Jialiang couldn't help glancing at Wei Changping.
Wei Changping smiled wryly. "I never imagined my cousin's boyfriend would know someone like him either. I was completely dumbstruck just now..."
Hearing them, Xu Shaocong chuckled. "I owe you all for this. I got to meet Great Grandmaster Ning in person today, and even exchange a few words with the Number One Person in the Cultivation World."
"That's more than enough for me to go out and brag to my fellow cultivators for a good while!"
At that, Zhang Jialiang turned to Xu Shaocong and said, "If you hadn't told us yourself that he was that Great Grandmaster Ning, brother-in-law, I wouldn't have believed it."
"I always figured someone that powerful would definitely look like an old man with an otherworldly air. I never expected him to look so young—he seems much younger than all of us."
"Yeah, it's unbelievable! I still can't quite believe it."
Someone beside them chimed in.
Xu Shaocong smiled. "That's understandable. Before