Chapter 395: Conversation with the Crown Prince! (1/2)
“Your Highness knows of me?” said Bai Xiaofei in surprise as something Huskie just told him echoed in his mind.
“I watched the records of the Blossom Ranking competition. It’s impossible for me not to know you, the shining star businessman. Not only so, but you were also able to get the lead over a dozen people to win the Starnet Brilliance – the highest honor possible – at such a young age. Your reputation exceeds what you may think.”
Imperial Concubine Qing’s words astonished the people around.
He organized the Blossom Ranking competition?! He even holds the Starnet Brilliance?!
Now to think about it, it seems that the student in the records is indeed called Bai Xiaofei!
An elite hidden in plain sight! No wonder he has the Feature Locking Pill!
As amazement swept over the onlookers, what Imperial Concubine Qing had said successfully pushed him into the limelight. Everyone began to take a closer look at Bai Xiaofei.
“Your Highness overpraised me. What I did was only trivial. To be able to have many gains, it was thanks to first, luck and second, a group of able people helping me,” Bai Xiaofei responded humbly. He wasn’t sure if there were people of the Thunderstorm Bandits lurking within the people present, so it didn’t do him any good to attract attention and become cannon fodder.
“There are not many young people as modest as you. I believe you will have greater achievements in the future.” Imperial Concubine Qing revealed a slight smile, then looked at the others. “Make yourselves comfortable. We are all here for the Feature Locking Pill as equal competitors. There is no need to bring out status at this banquet.” Imperial Concubine Qing was very modest. It wasn’t without reason that certain people could stand tall in a place like the imperial city. She was one of the few who enjoyed the emperor’s favor while still maintaining a good reputation among the lower-ranked people.
As Imperial Concubine Qing started a conversation with the princes’ consorts, the banquet began to get on track. Everyone formed groups with who they were on good terms and discussed the recent news or gossiped about someone.
However, Bai Xiaofei discovered a strange phenomenon as he paid close attention. As the latest event, the topic of people being killed in the imperial city was selectively ignored by all! To say that there wasn’t anything wrong about this, he’d rather die than believe it. After all, it was impossible for these idle nobles not to know about the matter.
Yet, no one dared to even mention a word, which meant Xiaofei’s guess was correct. There was definitely a powerful person intervening, and this person was likely to be the happily chatting Imperial Concubine Qing. Just now, Huskie wasn’t praising her for being beautiful but was telling Bai Xiaofei that she was a puppet master, and a powerful one at that!
However, Huskie couldn’t tell exactly how strong she was, not to mention Bai Xiaofei. In his view, Imperial Concubine Qing was a normal, fragile person… To be exact, this was how everyone else perceived her as well.
“Brother Xiaofei, let’s get to know each other. I’m Gu Heng.”
Just when Bai Xiaofei was observing the crowd, the crown prince’s sudden goodwill startled him a little. He had been wondering how to strike up a conversation with Gu Heng as well.
“Your Highness is too polite, I should have gone to you first. I’m ashamed,” Bai Xiaofei hurriedly replied with an awkward laugh.
“Don’t be modest, my brother. Your future will be much better than a little crown prince like me. Every owner of the Starnet Brilliance becomes a mighty figure in the end. I just want to invest in advance,” Gu Heng flattered with some truth in it. Bai Xiaofei couldn’t pick out any discourtesy from his words.