"Is that really true?" someone in the crowd asked, their eyes shining as they stared at Wang Xiu with bated breath.
Wang Xiu nodded. "Of course!"
"You'll keep your word?"
"A gentleman's promise, once given, can't be retrieved even by a team of four horses! Naturally, I will keep my word!"
"Are you really not joking?" some still asked in disbelief.
The news simply sounded too unreal.
Wang Xiu smiled. "We of the Divination Sect never make idle jokes!"
The crowd immediately burst into an uproar, and their gazes toward Wang Xiu began to change. They suddenly felt that perhaps their past views on the Divination Sect and Wang Xiu had been somewhat extreme.
The once-detestable Wang Xiu, they now realized, wasn't so hateful if one looked past their prejudices. In fact, he had a handsome, noble air, eyes like brilliant stars, and the disposition of a celestial banished to the mortal realm. He exuded an aura that made people genuinely want to draw near.
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「In the Task Hall」
