Nothing was worse than the air suddenly falling silent.
With both Long Aotian and Gu Tong saying nothing, Chen Lü and Chen Yu felt time crawl by.
Finally.
When the sun was already high overhead, someone else arrived.
Once he recognized the newcomers, Long Aotian frowned.
"Qin Xiao, Vina!"
He gave a cold snort.
At those words, Gu Tong, Chen Lü, and Chen Yu all stirred inwardly.
They knew Vina, but this was their first time seeing Qin Xiao.
Hmm...
He really did look much more handsome than Long Aotian.
When it came to looks, he could certainly hold his own.
Right, and thinking back to what had happened earlier, that meant Qin Xiao's cultivation was at least as strong as Long Aotian's, if not stronger.
Someone handsome, with high cultivation and great talent...
No wonder the Sect Master valued him, placing him above even Long Aotian as soon as he arrived.
"What are you doing here?"
Enemies saw red when they met. Long Aotian and Qin Xiao had no blood feud between them, but seeing Qin Xiao still made him uncomfortable.
"I don't think I need to report to you before coming here, do I?"
Qin Xiao frowned.
After all, he had accepted Du Busi's request to come here as a teacher. This kid Long Aotian seemed a little rebellious.
"Long Aotian, aren't you being a little too overbearing? This isn't your territory. If you can come here, why can't we?"
Vina couldn't help stepping forward to speak up for Qin Xiao.
By now, Vina felt nothing but gratitude and fervent admiration toward Qin Xiao.
Although this body's actual age was younger than Vina's, that did nothing to diminish his standing in her heart.
Put it this way.
In Vina's eyes, he could already stand shoulder to shoulder with