Although they were all experts on the Young Eagle Ranking, Huang Xiao felt that Ning Buli's strength fell far short of Hong Yi's, Meng Jiu's, and the others'.
That's right. Hong Yi and the others have all spent time in seclusion lately and seem to have gained some insights. Really, the impression Ning Buli gives me now is that he's only a little stronger than Hong Yi and the others were two years ago, Huang Xiao thought.
This was only natural. Rather, Hong Yi and the others had made such tremendous progress over the past two years that they had left Ning Buli, whose strength had once been comparable to theirs, behind.
"Get lost. There's no place for you here," Yan Xi said with some disgust.
A flicker of anger crossed Ning Buli's face, but he said nothing more. With a dark expression and a cold snort, he left.
As he passed Yan Xi and caught sight of the people behind her, he was somewhat alarmed, for he recognized Zhou Ding, the Deputy Gang Leader of the Iron Palm Gang, among them. He did not recognize the others, but he could faintly sense their auras. They probably really were retainers of the Six Gates.
Though he had just boasted that he did not fear retainers, his strength barely matched that of the weakest retainer. With several retainers present, he could no longer throw his weight around. As for Huang Xiao, he ignored him entirely. He was merely a reserve constable; the token at his waist made that all too obvious.
Although Huang Xiao did not know Ning Buli personally, he had no favorable impression of him.
Known as the Passionate Young Master, Ning Buli did not have a particularly good reputation in the Jianghu. As a young expert, youthful and