Gongxi Chou was wondering the same thing.
Just how strong could this guy be?
He had always been an optimist, but after watching the entire sequence of "Wei Cheng making his move," "Wei Cheng going toe-to-toe with Luo San," and "Wei Cheng taking a slap from Luo San that nearly drove him into the ground," his opinion had been forcibly reversed. He almost coughed up a mouthful of blood. His face dark as iron, he said, looking rather disheveled, "You shameless old geezer! A 20th Rank Che Hou disguising himself as an 11th Rank Right Geng to swindle people?"
Yes, he was almost certain Luo San was a 20th Rank Che Hou!
The instant Wei Cheng intervened, Gongxi Chou had clearly felt Luo San's aura forcibly rise another notch. Luo San had been at the peak of the 19th Rank Marquis Within the Pass before. What rank could be above that, if not the 20th Rank Che Hou? Yet Wei Cheng was in poor shape too, and had taken a hidden blow through sheer carelessness. Several clear cracks had appeared in the bones beneath his martial armor.
After martial energy surged through them, the cracks healed as if they had never been there.
For a moment, even Wei Cheng couldn't make sense of what was happening. All he knew was that a dignified 20th Rank Che Hou pretending to be an 11th Rank Right Geng to bait people could no longer be described as a mere collapse of propriety. It was downright shameless. Wei Cheng also didn't want to fight to the death over Gongxi Chou and the others.
If they could avoid a fight, they should.
Wei Cheng reined in his emotions and, for once, spoke conciliatorily.
"General, please forgive them. A few juniors in our Lineage are young