"Then you'll be my first."
The courtyard erupted with claps and cheers.
The other Captains, however, had a very different reaction.
"He accepted him?"
"That kid's only in the Body Refinement Realm."
"Lian, isn't your fiance a bit foolish?"
Li Lian didn't question Xiao Fang's judgement, so she ignored her siblings. Seeing that, the Captains exchanged looks. Some frowned. Others scoffed outright. A few stared at Li Roh as if seeing him for the first time.
Li Roh himself froze.
He hadn't expected to be looked at by all the Captains, their presence was suffocating.
Before he could react, a familiar voice cut through the noise.
"Step behind me," Xiao Fang said.
Li Roh obeyed without hesitation. Strangely, the oppressive feeling he felt coming from the other captains immediately disappeared the moment he stood behind Xiao Fang.
Xiao Fang unexpectedly created another clone.
"If anyone else wishes to join my team," he said evenly, "defeat this clone, and I will accept you."
