Ji Wenxin's words did catch Xiao Chen by surprise.
That was because, from what he had heard from Su Mubai, he seemed to have no interest in the covert ranking at all.
In fact, this was quite normal. Although many people took pride in making it to the covert ranking, in reality, once someone had reached Su Mubai's level of strength, they tended not to care about such empty fame.
For example, Xiao Chen didn't like his name being studied on those lists every day.
So, the covert ranking was just a vanity fair for those who hadn't made a name for themselves yet, in pursuit of higher status.
But Ji Wenxin probably wasn't lying, he must have really gone to see Su Mubai. The old man wouldn't be so foolish as to use this kind of thing to deceive Xiao Chen, after all, he could easily expose the lie with just a phone call.
So, what was Su Mubai's current thinking?