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Speaking of reputation, Li Huai's name truly was not all that prominent in the Jianghu, even in Jiangnan Circuit.
When people in Jiangnan Circuit mentioned Li Huai, they would say he was Su Xin's most trusted subordinate, rather than the true leader of Jiangnan Circuit.
And given Li Huai's loyalty to Su Xin, he had made no deliberate effort to dispel that impression. Coupled with how rarely he acted against outsiders, even the martial artists of Jiangnan Circuit held him in rather low regard.
That was precisely what the Xiao Family thought now. How powerful could an unknown nobody who could only serve beneath Su Xin possibly be?
Everyone turned their eyes toward Xiao Huang, wanting to see whom he intended to send into battle.
There were still traces of blood at the corner of Xiao Huang's mouth that had not been wiped away, lending his handsome face a touch of dishevelment.
Xiao Wuleng walked to Xiao Huang's side and transmitted, "There is no need to contend over a momentary victory or defeat. Even if he can defeat you today, you are still young. It is not as though you will have no chance to surpass him in the future.
"Besides, what you will compete against him in is not merely your own strength. When you become the head of the Xiao Family one day, the entire Jianghu will be the field upon which you two play your game."
Xiao Huang was the Xiao Family's young lord, as well as the strongest among their younger generation. He was practically the universally acknowledged successor of the Xiao Family's next