At that moment, the scene fell somewhat quiet.
Zhang Yuanshan looked uneasily at the unfamiliar Qi Refining cultivator bowing to him.
He hurriedly glanced sideways at Li Xingtian, shooting him a look-what... did this mean?
Were they here to join his Sect rather than seek treatment this time?
They had not even met him yet, and they were already calling him senior brother?
Li Xingtian now found himself unable to bring out the gifts he had been about to retrieve.
Ning Qianqian quickly grasped the situation and hurriedly gave a loud cough.
Cui Hao looked up at Ning Qianqian, only to see her brows tightly knitted, her eyes frantically gesturing toward Li Xingtian beside her.
Huh?!
Had he... mistaken someone else for his senior brother?!
Cui Hao shifted his feet slightly, seamlessly turning his cupped-hand salute away from Zhang Yuanshan and toward Li Xingtian, who stood beside him looking somewhat awkward.
Lin Luoyu was nowhere near as thick-skinned as Cui Hao, whose hide rivaled a city wall. She could not disregard her dignity as he did.
She could only straighten up, give Zhang Yuanshan a slightly awkward smile, then bow to Li Xingtian beside him.
Lin Luoyu said somewhat awkwardly, "Second Senior Brother... I'm your Fourth Junior Sister."
Hearing the movement beside him, Cui Hao maintained a perfectly normal expression, as though Lin Luoyu alone had bowed to the wrong person.
His tone was calm. "Second Senior Brother, I'm your Fifth Junior Brother, Cui Hao. Please be forgiving if I fall short in any way."
Li Xingtian glanced at Cui Hao. Just from the utterly seamless maneuver he had performed in those few breaths...
He had gained some understanding of what sort of fellow this Fifth Junior Brother was.
Still, he could finally pull his hand out of his Spatial