Zhou Hang saw Ran Xiushu acting like this, yet did not lose his temper. He smiled, cupped his hands in salute, and said apologetically, "It was Zhou who spoke too much. Ran Daoist, please don't take offense."
After this matter was set aside, he sensibly stopped asking further, turned the topic, and began chatting broadly about lands from Southern Heaven to the South Sea.
After this round of conversation, Ran Xiushu was somewhat surprised.
He found that this man's knowledge was extensive; on affairs of the Nine Provinces he could speak a thing or two, and even some ancient secrets he stated with convincing certainty. Moreover, when he spoke, it made others feel as if bathed in a spring breeze, unconsciously drawn in, far surpassing any Cultivator he had dealt with before. He could not help secretly thinking, "No wonder they sent this man out—his glib tongue is truly remarkable."
