"Even if these two mages possess some grand skills, let's not forget who Elder He has invited today," someone remarked. "In front of him, I believe any mage would be nothing more than a jester."
His words made everyone else come to their senses. The He Family had Xia Liang with them. Having other mages show off their tricks in front of Xia Liang to liven things up? Wasn't that like showing off one's broadsword skills before Guan Yu—a blatant overestimation of one's abilities? Although Wu Tong's words were a bit exaggerated and absolute, and one should ideally be more modest, she wasn't wrong.
As for Xia Liang, who sat at the main table without making a move, he simply watched the others with a faint smile. Zeng Long and Zeng Hu have already stolen countless secret glances at me. They probably both want to rush up and kill me, but they have to pretend we're complete strangers. It's quite ridiculous.
