During dinner, Dongfang Bai looked curiously at Xiao Xuan Sun, who was obediently serving Lin Xiao tea and water, and even proactively pulling out a seat for him at the head of the table. He asked, "Yue Bai, why were you subdued by Lin Xiao this afternoon?"
"Subdued."
Dongfang Yue Bai was the most talented young person of their generation. Not only did he possess extraordinary talent in martial arts, but he also entered the top ten in the Human Ranking competition a while ago and ranked first in military academy.
Before entering the military academy, he had also earned merits in the army. He could be described as a top-tier all-rounder.
Dongfang Bai was quite pleased with him. Although his cultivation was not comparable to Nangong Wushuang, the fact was that among these prominent families, there was only one Nangong Wushuang. That girl's talent and disposition truly far surpassed those of her peers.
It was acceptable not to be comparable.
Dongfang Yue Bai had never been convinced by Nangong Wushuang, especially at one point when Nangong Wushuang's decisions forced the Nangong family's overall influence to shrink. The deaths of three elders also caused instability within the Nangong family, all of which were things that made Nangong Wushuang's head spin.
This was all due to Nangong Wushuang's flawed decisions as the family head.
Lin Xiao sat down and gestured for Dongfang Yue Bai to sit as well. "Subdued or not, I didn't do much. It was just a friendly exchange and sparring between young people. My luck was better than yours, so I'm stronger, that's all."
He said it with such casualness.
Dongfang Yue Bai then spoke articulately, "As expected of Brother Xiao. Neither arrogant nor impatient. As the saying goes, good luck is just a strong person's modesty. Brother Xiao, you are too humble. You should be proud."
"Well said, Yue Bai is right. Lin Xiao, you should be proud of your strength. If you're not proud, then others' pride becomes a joke," Dongfang Bai chuckled. "You are the only young person in decades who can stand on equal footing with old fellows like us!"
Lin Xiao remained noncommittal and said, "I was quite proud before, but then... something happened. So, I think pride is something that should last for a while, but prolonged pride turns into foolishness."
That day, his pride... was all cast aside.
"Is that so?" Dongfang Bai didn't pry into what happened. They all knew that two years ago, there was a very difficult mission in the Northern Territory. The enemies they faced were far beyond normal people's imagination. Lin Xiao's team's mission was to hold for six hours, waiting for reinforcements.
But when the reinforcements arrived after six hours, Lin Xiao's team had already annihilated the enemy.
It was heard that a thousand-strong enemy force was dealt with by their twelve-person team.
Including Lin Xiao, these twelve people were now the twelve strongest members of the Dragon King Army.
Lin Xiao began to stand out from that time.
Dongfang Yue Bai took out a notebook and began to record with a pen, "Brother Xiao said: Prolonged pride turns into foolishness..."
"..."
Lin Xiao stared at him. As the child recorded, his eyes were fixed on his thick panda eyes, which were the result of two punches he hadn't noticed while sparring earlier. Seeing his serious expression now, Lin Xiao couldn't help but find it a little amusing.