"I will certainly give it my all," Huang Xiao said.
"Giving it your all won't necessarily get you a few more pieces of Spirit Land Cold Jade," Fang Qian said. "If you want to know how much people obtained in the past, I can only give you a rough figure: around three pieces per person on average."
"Only three?" Huang Xiao asked, taken aback.
"Some got more than ten, but plenty came away empty-handed," Fang Qian said with a cold snort.
Huang Xiao smiled. "I understand. It seems the competition really is fierce."
"Don't get careless. You'll have only yourselves to rely on inside. This old man won't be able to help you," Fang Qian said coldly.
Only then did Chen De and Liu Zhi Da feel somewhat relieved.
Sure enough, only Huang Xiao could say such things. Had it been them, Fang Qian would probably have scolded them the moment they opened their mouths.
People really could not be compared.
Strictly speaking, they were elders of the Wood Demon Sect, though that might not amount to much before Fang Qian.
Out in the Jianghu, however, their standing was extremely high.
Yet no matter how high their standing, it could not compare to Huang Xiao's.
He was now the Acting Sect Master's favorite. There was simply no comparison.
Moreover, Huang Xiao's strength surpassed theirs, and the jealousy they had once felt gradually faded.
"Yes, I wouldn't dare be careless," Huang Xiao said respectfully. "Senior, if we obtain a few more pieces of Spirit Land Cold Jade when the time comes, that should count as a great achievement, shouldn't it?"
"Oh?" At this, Fang Qian's brows stirred slightly. "You?"
To be honest, he did not think highly of the three of them.
Liu Zhi Da could only be considered someone brought