'If only I had known Xiao was sitting right next to me,' he thought. 'He seemed so friendly and unassuming, not putting on any airs at all.'
'I should have seized the opportunity to say a few flattering words. I might have been able to build a connection with him.'
Although Dai Yongliang was a Golden Core Cultivator himself, he knew that not all Golden Cores could be judged by the same standard.
He clasped his hands in a respectful salute toward Alchemist Geng's back, then took it upon himself to go outside, call for the servants, and have them take the Spirit Beast Eggs away.
Lu Rending, who was standing to the side, was also quite astonished.
He was considered to have some connections within the Cloud Sea Sword Pavilion. Because of this, long before the rumors started circulating in the outside world, he had already heard of Xiao Chen's renown from several True Disciples.
Especially after his return from the Relic, the sect's internal evaluation of him was frighteningly high.
