"Could it be that Li Xiu just looks young, but is actually an old monster even older than Lord Ba?" Wan Chaoxin and the others couldn't help but secretly scrutinize Li Xiu, no matter how they looked, he seemed just like a young man. His behavior wasn't like those old guys.

"Fourth Brother, wait a moment, let me finish divining these few lads' characters, then I'll drink a few with you." After saying this, Lord Ba turned to Wan Chaoxin and his companions and asked, "What characters do the three of you want to divine, write them all down at once. Originally, I wasn't going to do any divining today, but since you came with Fourth Brother, I'll make an exception for you."

"Thank you, Lord Ba..." The three of them thanked Lord Ba upon hearing this but turned their gaze to Li Xiu, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Logically, they should also express their gratitude to Li Xiu, but how should they say it? How should they address Li Xiu?

Lord Ba called Li Xiu Fourth Brother, so it would be inappropriate for them to just call him by his name. Their minds were in a bit of a twist.

"Thank you, Commander Li." Fortunately, Wan Chaoxin reacted quickly, reverting to addressing him by his title as before.

"Let Old Ba divine your characters first." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"Boy from the Wan Chao family, you write a character first." Lord Ba first addressed Wan Chaoxin, since he was representing the Wan Chao family and was also Wan Chaocun's grandson, naturally deserving priority.

In any case, Wan Chaoxin and Mo liu didn't pay much attention to the divined character, their minds full of "Fourth Brother", "Old Ba" and the like.

Even after they left the Celestial Master Institute, their minds were still filled with the sycophantic expression Lord Ba had when facing Li Xiu.

Who was Lord Ba? The dean of the Celestial Master Institute, leading the Divining Celestial Secret event held every sixty years. The chairman was willing to change the sixty-year rule just to wait for him to divine, rather than swap him out.

It could be said that in Longevity City, aside from the chairman, clan leaders, vice-chairmen, elders, and commanders when meeting Lord Ba, would also show him some respect.

But such a person had a sycophantic look when calling Li Xiu Fourth Brother, almost taking pride instead of shame in it. This naturally led Wan Chaoxin, Mo liu, and Li Gang to suspect that the rumors of Li Xiu being the chairman's illegitimate son might not be unfounded.

Who else besides the chairman's son could make the avaricious and cunning Lord Ba act this way?

"No wonder he's not afraid to host the Demon Spirit Tournament, becomes commander upon entering the Longevity Sky, and doesn't take the Demon Armor group issues to heart. So that's why..." Wan Chaoxin was now convinced that Li Xiu was the chairman's illegitimate son.

Mo liu and Sun Gang were of the same belief, pondering if they should tell Li Qingyi that Li Xiu might truly be the chairman's illegitimate son after they left the Celestial Master Institute.

Thinking it over, they decided not to tell Li Qingyi yet. Without concrete evidence, discussing it with others was one thing, but Li Qingyi was the chairman's daughter, and if it got back to the chairman, it would cause trouble.

The chairman not revealing Li Xiu's true identity surely had his reasons, and Mo liu and Sun Gang didn't want to be the ones to break the news.

Yet, they had resolved to interact more with Li Xiu in the future, and if there were any issues with Li Xiu's Technician group, they would be sure to lend a hand.

They were mistaken though, for Lord Ba's deferential attitude towards Li Xiu had nothing to do with the chairman.

It was because when he divined for Li Xiu earlier, he accidentally blew up his own Celestial Inscription Light, which scared him greatly.

Previously, when Li Xiu helped them out of trouble, Lord Ba merely speculated that Li Xiu might be someone with great fortune.

Although people with great fortune were formidable, Lord Ba was used to dealing with fortune, so he wasn't afraid of Li Xiu.

There weren't many people with great fortune, but every era would have a few, even a dozen or so. Being someone with great fortune didn't necessarily mean one was the Celestial Mandate, just a possibility.

Back then, Lord Ba was only inclined to befriend Li Xiu, while truly wanting to form ties with Wan Chaocun and that Tang Tianzhen.

However, this time, divining Li Xiu's fate had caused his Celestial Inscription Light to explode, which made Lord Ba realize something was amiss, that there were major issues with Li Xiu.

Lord Ba, wanting both to uncover Li Xiu's true background and fearful of trouble arising, thus treated Li Xiu differently.

"Old Ba, you've got quite the connections, huh?" At the dinner table, Li Xiu said with a smile.

"Thanks to the chairman's continued trust after so many years, allowing me to still serve as the dean of the Celestial Master Institute, presiding over the Divining Celestial Secret, others give me some face, all thanks to the chairman's grace." Lord Ba replied with a face full of smiles.

"An expert in destiny and fortune is indeed different. Why don't you divine a character for me too, see how my Technician group's fortune fares?" Li Xiu asked casually.

"Fourth Brother, no need to divine the character, I know a bit about the Demon Armor group. Let me tell you instead," Lord Ba said with a wry smile, not daring to divine anymore for Li Xiu, fearing his life might not be long enough.

"Alright, then tell me, why was I made the new commander, and why is the Demon Armor group now under my name?" Li Xiu asked, peeling peanuts while ready to hear the story.

"If you asked anyone else, truly no one would dare tell you, except me who might know a bit about the inside story." Lord Ba leaned closer, sat down beside Li Xiu, and whispered, "Fourth Brother, truth be told, you becoming commander, I had a part in it too."

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