"Interesting."
The same three words sounded lighthearted and teasing coming from Chongxuan Sheng.
Shi Si still followed silently behind him, without a word.
Walking beside them, Li Longchuan casually asked, "Who do you mean, Brother Chongxuan?"
Chongxuan Sheng gave a half-smile. "Everyone's interesting."
Li Longchuan shook his head and sighed. "I really didn't expect Gao Zhe to pull a stunt like that. We used to eat and drink together, and he never seemed like someone who didn't know his limits."
"You haven't seen him in too long. You don't know what kind of heavenly life he's been living in Jinghai Prefecture. The perennial runner-up finally came out on top, so of course he thinks he's invincible."
After the War of Sun Extinction ended, Chongxuan Chuliang had divided up the spoils, giving the Gao Family a Pacification Commissioner's post. That was how the two families had become acquainted. Chongxuan Sheng had gotten to know Gao Zhe that way, too; in hindsight, that must have been part of his own careful cultivation of connections.
Yet even as he spoke of Gao Zhe, who had "lost control," his tone remained utterly relaxed. "Most people show completely different sides of themselves in different positions. How many are as single-mindedly stupid as Jiang Green Sheep?"
"Hahahaha." Li Longchuan laughed. "I can't guarantee Jiang Wang won't hear that."
"Hah, should I be afraid of him?" Chongxuan Sheng shot back, then naturally changed the subject. "This Lin Xian is no simple man."
"Yes." Li Longchuan's expression turned serious as well. "His strength has improved considerably since the River Viewing Terrace."
With his Candle Micro Supernatural Power, Li Longchuan could judge Lin Xian's strength with great precision.
But that wasn't what Chongxuan Sheng meant.
He shook his head. "It's not just his strength."
"True." Li Longchuan's keen eyes