Bluffing

Rich essence, rare Dragon-Tiger Fragrance, chairs crafted from unique materials, and this exceedingly rare Ancient Enlightenment Tea.

Not one of them was ordinary. Any of them would have been staggering anywhere else.

Even Ning Yi of the Sword Academy, the foremost expert of the Eastern Continent, would have been stunned by this sight.

He did not receive treatment like this.

Not even close.

Clearly, the Crown Prince of the Western Ridge was deliberately making a grand display, testing him to see just what gave him such confidence.

So Ye Qiu suppressed his aura, kept his expression composed, and offered two words: "Not bad."

Feng Changsheng swept his gaze over Ye Qiu. After a long moment, he smiled. "You're from the Eastern Continent?"

He could not see through Ye Qiu's aura, but Wen Ning's and Chen Chi's breakthroughs had still given them away.

Their Eastern Continent origins could not possibly be concealed.

Ye Qiu did not hide them either. Trying to conceal or disguise certain things would only betray his unease.

He might as well admit it openly and let the other man decide for himself what was real and what was false.

He smiled. "That's right."

Not only did he confirm it, he added: "My name is Ye Qiu!"

Whoosh—

The Crown Prince of the Western Ridge's gaze froze instantly. He stared hard into Ye Qiu's eyes, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Ye Qiu's name had spread throughout the Upper Realm when the Martial Tower was destroyed.

Later, as news descended from the Myriad Heavens, keeping an eye on Ye Qiu had become a priority for the Upper Realm's major powers.

The storm Ye Qiu had stirred up in the Eastern Continent had already reached the Western Ridge.

In fact, people from the Western Ridge had also gone to the Myriad