"To me, being a prodigy is nothing but an empty title. If anything, it only brings a lot of unnecessary trouble!"
Lu Ren spoke calmly.
"I see!"
Understanding dawned on Xu Tianji. With a rueful smile, he said, "But today, you showed me what a true prodigy looks like. The gulf between us is far too wide!"
In both strength and outlook, he felt that he lagged far behind Lu Ren.
"Xu Tianji, I'm on a mission. I need to enter the Azure Dragon Annihilation Camp, so I can't reveal my strength. I'll leave you all the credit for killing Gui Xinghai. I hope you'll keep this secret for me!"
Lu Ren spoke.
"What? You're giving me all the credit?"
Xu Tianji stared at Lu Ren in shock. "Lu Ren, you killed Gui Xinghai and foiled their attempt to seize the prodigies. The Immortal Dao Palace will surely reward you handsomely!"
"If people learn how strong I am, carrying out the next part of my mission will be difficult. You can keep the title of number-one prodigy, and you can take the reward too. How does that sound?"
Lu Ren asked.
"Is there really such a good deal?"
Xu Tianji was stunned.
"What? Not tempted?"
Lu Ren smiled.
Xu Tianji was tempted indeed—not by the empty title of number-one prodigy, but by the Immortal Dao Palace's reward. With that reward, he might have a chance to catch up to Lu Ren.
"But Gui Xinghai was so powerful. How am I supposed to explain it so the Immortal Dao Palace believes I killed him?"
Xu Tianji asked.
"That's up to you. Remember, this is a secret between the two of us. Understood?"
With that, Lu Ren dropped to the ground and pretended to faint.
Looking at Lu Ren, Xu Tianji sighed