A person who was at least a hundred years his senior casually referred to himself as "little brother" without a hint of incongruity in his tone, and he didn't even attempt to conceal the sycophantic expression on his face.
After all, the Famed Sword Sect was a second-rate power in Longxiang County, an entity whose commands were unchallenged. The Sect Master, Gentleman Qinglong Yue Wenzhu, was a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm, ranking 291st on the Dragon List. Even he, the Sword Executor, had to show some courtesy to Li Wenxuan, this Deputy Sect Master. But Li Wenxuan, with a face that seemed incapable of shame, had been sucking up to him throughout their journey, trying to ingratiate himself at every possible turn.
Yue Wenzhu spoke properly and with neither servility nor haughtiness, embodying the Confucian ideal and truly living up to the name of a gentleman. It was truly baffling why such an individual would appoint such a man as his deputy.
