At Zhao Wuyan's words, Xu Xiangan and Yang Liu immediately fell silent.
If they kept this up, they'd both be disqualified.
Watching from the side, Jiang Wang felt embarrassed for them. Both came from prestigious schools, and both had respectable cultivation and were considered talents of their generation, yet they were acting like three-year-old children.
But when it came to embarrassment, as long as you didn't feel embarrassed yourself, it was everyone else who felt it.
Xu Gao'e had no idea what embarrassment even meant. He still had a tight grip on Jiang Wang's arm, and now he tugged him forward, bringing him right up beside him. But instead of explaining anything to Zhao Wuyan, he addressed the girl sitting across from her. "Zishu, look who I brought!"
As if presenting a treasured prize, he gave Jiang Wang a few pats. "The other half of the Twin Prides of Drive Horse Mountain, the Baron of Green Sheep Town of Great Qi, the Fifth-rank Green Badge Jiang Wang! Oh, no, he's a Fourth-rank Green Badge now!"
He leaned forward with a grin. "Haven't you always wanted to meet him?"
Zishu had been annoyed at his usual boorishness and the racket he'd made in the teahouse, and she'd kept her lips pursed the whole time. But the moment he said Jiang Wang's name, a blush suddenly spread across her cheeks, and she lowered her head.
She'd always thought Xu Xiangan was unreliable and that he'd been bragging for the sake of it. She hadn't expected him to actually bring Jiang Wang here!
What should she do? she wondered.
Xu had said he would arrange for the two of them to become Dao companions. T-this was so embarrassing!
Pushed out for display like a piece of merchandise, Jiang Wang was at a loss