The young man blocked Mo Tianxiang and Ning Xiaochuan's path, but his face immediately returned to its earlier beaming smile. The speed with which he changed expressions was astonishing.
Smiling at Ning Xiaochuan, the young man said, "Tianxiang, who is this brother? Why have I never heard you mention him before? Could he be some young talent from the Demon King's Mansion?"
Ning Xiaochuan looked at the young man before him. At first, he had thought the other man was merely a dandy, but judging from his reaction, this young man was far more scheming than any of the dandies Ning Xiaochuan had encountered before.
This young man was clearly one of Mo Tianxiang's admirers, yet upon seeing Ning Xiaochuan and Mo Tianxiang walking together so intimately, he had not immediately flown into a rage.
That alone made Ning Xiaochuan sigh inwardly. As expected, not a single prodigy of the God River Civilization was simple.
After sizing up the young man, Ning Xiaochuan secretly transmitted his voice to Mo Tianxiang. "Tianxiang, who is this man?"
Mo Tianxiang swiftly transmitted back, "Mu Donglai. He is also a prodigy of Mo Tuo Mountain. His status there is roughly equivalent to those prodigies you killed before. But his background is rather strong—he is the descendant of an old ancestor from the Demon Realm. That ancestor has some ties with my father, so Mu Donglai has always been pestering me."
Ning Xiaochuan nodded, then said, "So he is merely one of the lowest-ranking figures in Mo Tuo Mountain. Tianxiang, find an excuse to fob him off. Do not get too entangled with him."
Any genius whose cultivation had not reached the deity realm was considered a prodigy of Mo Tuo Mountain.
The prodigies of Mo Tuo Mountain were also divided into several levels. At