Inside the guesthouse, a loud voice shouted "Thirty-First of the Profound List," making Chen Xu's heart skip a beat.
He paused at the entrance, hesitating, while more anxious voices emerged from the crowd gathered nearby:
"Quick, let me take another look. What major feat has our Master Chen achieved this time? He hasn't even participated in the provincial exam, yet managed to ascend from thirty-first to twenty-fifth on the Profound List."
The speaker's voice was high and enthusiastic.
Chen Xu observed that everyone was engrossed in their discussions, with no one actually looking his way. He realized that despite the chatter about "Chen Xu," it was merely idle gossip.
In this guesthouse, no one truly recognized him.
Chen Xu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and nonchalantly continued into the guesthouse, sitting at an empty table.
