Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 1821

More guests were arriving at the great hall. Andrew and Zachary did not draw attention to themselves and simply found a quiet corner to stand in.

Those who came later were seated according to rank and status, with the powerful and renowned taking seats in the front rows on both sides of the hall. The small fry naturally stood in the back.

People in the martial world loved this kind of unspoken hierarchy. It was how they showed rank and status.

Zachary pointed toward a stocky man with a round belly who looked like he was in his third trimester. "Captain, that's Riker Lamar, the leader of the Hidden Dragons."

Andrew looked over and saw Riker sitting squarely in his seat. He was short and broad, with an oddly oversized head that made him look almost cartoonish.

Though he looked comical, his slightly closed eyes occasionally flashed with sharp light. Anyone could tell he was a ruthless expert who had mastered internal martial arts.

the young president of Onyx Serpents! He's Rowan Maddock, known as the Vicious Serpent, though I don't know why this pretty

clean your eyes this morning? That so- called 'pretty boy' is a woman in

Rowan's a woman?

yeah, I've known about it

Zachary snorted. "So, Captain,

winter's essence skin cold like snow, untouched by mortal blemish. People say her whole body's icy cold, even her inside. Sleeping next to

well, go further, they say you could draw out her feminine energy to boost your

"I've never heard of that nonsense. All that dual-cultivation stuff isn't that

and all the martial artists here covet Rowan! She's got that whole

from the back toward the first row at the white-robed Rowan holding a fan, face

looks, she indeed

more ethereal charm, giving people the illusion that she could be admired from afar but not approached