After dealing with Bai Shan and his lackeys, Xiao Yan turned to Xiao Ning. "Gather our clansmen later. I brought some things for you all."
With the Xiao Clan's influence growing dramatically, its younger generation was stronger than they had been in the original story.
Thus, when Jia Nan Academy recruited students, many of the young clansmen had met its admission requirements.
For this visit, Xiao Yan had prepared plenty of low-tier Energy-Gathering Pills for them.
Xiao Ning thumped his chest. "Leave it to me!"
Then Xiao Yan left with Hu Gan.
The moment the two departed, the surrounding students approached, their faces tinged with flattery.
"Junior Xiao Ning, I never imagined you had such a powerful background!"
"Exactly! Your cousin is so young, yet Dean Hu Gan takes him so seriously. Could your family be one of the great clans of the Central Plains?"
"Brother Xiao Ning, I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai before! Please don't hold it against me!"
"..."
Listening to the jumble of flattery around him, Xiao Ning secretly reveled in it.
Who would have thought that he, Xiao Ning, would live to see a day like this?
He immediately stood amid the crowd and began boasting smugly about Xiao Yan.
Since Xiao Yan had kept such a low profile as a child, Xiao Ning even embellished the stories with a few details of his own.
He praised Xiao Yan so extravagantly that flowers might have rained from the heavens, yet everyone around him believed every word.
There was no helping it. The strength Xiao Yan had displayed was simply too terrifying.
Bai Shan, a full-fledged three-star Da Dou Shi, had been shaken into that miserable state by a single glance.
Most importantly, even Dean Hu Gan treated Xiao Yan seriously.
After all,