Yu Youwei poked Shen Youchu beside her. "Although Junior Chen Mu is wildly popular at the academy, with romantic luck blooming all around him, I really never noticed he was this strong. He certainly lives up to being a young master of your main clan."
"You've crossed paths with him at the academy. Didn't you know how strong he was?"
Shen Youchu shook her head with a wry smile. "Youwei, I've met Young Master Mu a few times at the academy, but I really can't say we're acquainted."
"I only learned how strong he was today."
Chen Ze nodded thoughtfully. "That just means hardly anyone was worth him making a move. Young Master Mu is clearly an expert who keeps his true depths hidden."
He Qiang added, "Exactly. Even if he rarely fought, you should still have been able to pick up a few clues from his everyday words and actions."
Yu Youwei's eyes widened at that, and she muttered indignantly, "But with strength like that, even if he only showed a third of it, he should have made the School Team as a reserve!"
"Were the people in charge of selection and those old men all blind?"
Chen Ze picked up the thread thoughtfully. "All we can say is that Young Master Mu hid himself too well. I doubt he ever showed even a fifth of his strength before."
Gu Wuyan turned to Ji Boda and raised his voice. "Bo Da, how does he compare with you? You're ranked fifty-sixth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking this time."
Ji Boda considered for a moment before answering slowly. "Well, that depends."
"What do you mean, it depends? You're not confident?" Gu Wuyan pressed.
Ji Boda admitted frankly, "In a spar, it would depend on how we performed. But in a fight