Prince Qinghe's Mansion was vast, yet in a way, very small. News of what happened in the Starry Courtyard reached the ears of the other two Commandery Princes in the time it took for half an incense stick to burn.
Upon hearing the news, the eldest prince, Ji Chengping, who was sitting behind his rosewood desk, merely glanced at the report on Zhong Ming before tossing it aside.
True to his name, Chengping, he had always preferred cultivators who were steady and obedient. An 'arrogant and conceited' cultivator like Zhong Ming simply annoyed him.
"Even if I managed to recruit an arrogant cultivator like that, he would only bring me endless trouble."
Meanwhile, when Ji Qingkang saw the report on Zhong Ming, he unconsciously stroked the paper with his knuckles, lost in thought for a long while.
Suddenly, he spoke to his own shadow. "Do you think Zhong Ming's arrogant personality is genuine, or... an act?"
