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.

guest and grinned. "And over there, Captain... See that delicate-looking pretty boy? That handsome guy isn't simple at all! He's the young president of Onyx Serpents! He's Rowan Maddock,

so- called 'pretty boy' is a woman in disguise. Since she's female, having

what? Rowan's a woman? She's cross-dressing? How can

ago, I treated her for something... So yeah, I've known about it for a while. She loves playing dress-up to keep people guessing. Classic

Zachary snorted. "So, Captain,

was born with some sort of 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 her would supposedly feel like resting against a slab of cool marble, guaranteeing the best sleep

could draw out her feminine energy to boost your masculine energy

of that nonsense. All that dual-cultivation stuff isn't

artists here covet Rowan! She's got that whole androgynous look, hard to tell if she's male or female, and her

toward the first row at the white-robed

terms of looks, she indeed had an aloof beauty, with a temperament somewhat similar to

kept people at a distance. Meanwhile, Rowan had more ethereal charm, giving people the illusion that she could be admired from afar