Everyone from Taixu Hall was waiting for Yu Sui to arrive.
Yu Sui's earlier words had piqued everyone else's curiosity. They wanted to meet the legendary County Princess of the Nangong Family.
It was an established fact that Nangong Sui had been a normal practitioner before entering Taiyi. It wasn't hard to find out what went on beyond Taiyi, and people knew that in Qingyang Imperial Capital, Nangong Sui hadn't measured up to the other children in any way.
She was slow to react, lacked talent, and had no outstanding abilities. The only thing she had going for her was a face as lovely as her parents'.
She was so utterly ordinary that no one could think of a single virtue worth noting.
Qu Zhenghao kept his eyes on Black Beard. Ever since ending the voice transmission, he had sat back down, looking completely composed—not the least bit flustered or anxious.
"You seem to have a lot of faith in that young County Princess," Qu Zhenghao probed.
Black Beard said, "The County Princess is the owner of Mingzhu Casino. If I don't have faith in my own master, who should I have faith in?"
Qu Zhenghao sneered. "You know what it costs to follow the wrong master."
Black Beard idly stirred the pile of melon seeds in front of him. "At least I won't be like Gang Leader Qu, who takes his master's place the moment he feels dissatisfied. People like that, whether in Taiyi or beyond it, don't live long."
That was what he said, but he had no idea what tricks Yu Sui could use against Qu Zhenghao and the others. His heart was pounding, but there was no way he could let anyone see it. That would only embolden them.
The Taixu Hall Master spoke slowly. "The