The members of the various families in the Banquet Hall took their medicines and left, quietly discussing what had just happened as they went. Before Jiya left, her beautiful eyes shone, flashing with unusual interest as she looked at Han Shuo, as though she were seeing him anew.
Han Shuo's sudden outburst had startled them all. Only now did they realize that Han Shuo, who usually kept such a low profile, was actually so adept at biding his time. Every one of them immediately raised their estimation of him considerably. No one regarded him as merely a pharmacist anymore.
On the Continent of the Gods, although pharmacists were respected, they were nowhere near as intimidating as an Upper God. People respected a genius pharmacist only because they needed something from him. That respect did not come from the heart.
Respect for an Upper God, however, was invariably sincere.
"I never imagined that boy would have such strength at his age!"
"What's frightening isn't his current strength, but his restraint and low profile. If Porterlem hadn't gone a little too far this time, none of us would have guessed he was this powerful!" Bess of the Jinsen Family sighed as she left the Banquet Hall. Glancing at Jiya, she asked quietly, "What is it? Has my little Jiya fallen for him?"
"Of course not!" Jiya's pretty face reddened, and she said with a soft laugh, "I just find him very interesting. I've never met anyone like him in Shadow City! He either does nothing or, once he acts, gives no one any consideration. Hehe, normally he's all nods and bows around Andrei, but look at him when he was trying to kill Porterlem. No matter how Andrei shouted, he didn't even twitch an eyebrow. He really surprised me!"
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