Chapter 814: Confidence

Inside a bright and luxurious room, 2 distinguished beings from Zhangzhou’s Seven Stars Sect sat at opposite ends of a table.

One of them was Ai Hongli, who was a top-grade Venerable One, while the other person was Qu Zhengde, who had just returned from the Beyond Heaven Pavilion.

Qu Zhengde was picking up the teapot on the table to pour a cup of tea for Ai Hongli with respect. His movements were steady, but a look of agitation could be seen deep inside his eyes.

Ai Hongli glanced at him and said, “Zhengde, you’re restless.”

Qu Zhengde chuckled. “I couldn’t hide it from you indeed—you noticed right away.”

“Who made you feel like this?”Ai Hongli asked after he took a sip of his tea. He then put the teacup down and asked with a smile, “Could that Young Fella Ou from Danzhou really be qualified enough to be your opponent?”

It was worth noting that Ou Yangming had not been the Phoenixes’ messenger for a long time, and Danzhou and Zhangzhou were far apart. Moreover, as imaginative as Ai Hongli was, he could not have associated the Phoenixes’ messenger with Qu Zhende’s opponent no matter what. Therefore, he was not aware of Ou Yangming’s identity.

Nonetheless, he was sharp-eyed enough to be able to tell Ou Yangming’s real age after meeting him just once.

Smithing art was a skill that required time to master, hence one would not be able to stand out from the rest by only being gifted. Ai Hongli did not underestimate Ou Yangming, but he was simply more optimistic about the acknowledged smithing genius from his sect.

Qu Zhengde was in high spirits as he replied to the Venerable One, “Elder Ai, Ou Yangming might be young, but he has extraordinary talent and achievements in certain aspects, so he’s a strong opponent indeed.”

Ai Hongli was slightly stunned. “You actually think so highly of him?”

Qu Zhengde recalled Ou Yangming’s confident look and nodded. “A person like him wouldn’t lie. I’m sure that I’ll be having a tough fight against him.” He paused for a while before he