"Seventh Brother!" they all called, rushing over enthusiastically.
"Seventh Brother, when you sent for us today, you made us brothers overjoyed!"
"Exactly, Seventh Brother!" One of the men looked Bo Yan up and down, saying repeatedly, "Dignified! Those clothes really make you look even more heroic, Seventh Brother!"
"Why are you being so polite? It is not as if this is the first day you have seen me. Sit down and let us talk!" Seeing that they were talking but had not immediately taken their seats, instead standing before him, Bo Yan instantly saw that they had become restrained. He hurriedly invited them to sit, while teasing one of them. "Xiong Yi, you are the one among us who has studied. Why are you acting bashful too?"
He added, "Did you learn it from Jiang Bo?"
Jiang Bo was a small, skinny man. He immediately said, "Seventh Brother, if you talk about me like that, I will not stand for it!"
He deliberately raised an orchid finger, making everyone laugh. The atmosphere immediately became far livelier than before, and their earlier restraint vanished.
Lowering his orchid finger, Jiang Bo gazed at Bo Yan with envy. "A Subordinate Ninth Rank military officer—how long has it been since you entered the Prince's Residence? Yet you have already obtained official status. How many wanderers of the martial world can have fortune like yours? Deng Yunxing and I truly envy you!"
"Seventh Brother, what sort of place is the Prince's Residence? If you had not left the residence this time, we might not even have gotten to see you!"
"Exactly! Seventh Brother, now that you have risen in the world, you cannot forget us brothers. If you eat meat, we will be content just to drink the soup!" Deng Yunxing hurriedly said.
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