Shortly after their conversation Xiu Luo and Zhu Jia came out of the residence. He had recovered some of the spiritual qi so he spread his sense and found out that the courtyard outside was already filled with people.
A table was placed in the outer courtyard where two figures were seated, and surrounded by the Elders stood still and the servants serving them. Now all of them turned their heads the moment they saw him. For a breath, there was silence.
An Elder stepped forward with a smile. "Ah, you're awake. Good, good!. Such talent how rare. Truly a pillar of our sect's future."
Another elder followed, laughing a bit too loudly, "Indeed! Who would've thought that a boy with no cultivation two weeks ago would put up such a performance in front of the entire region?"
More joined in, nodding, smiling, offering praise. One after another, those who had once ignored or looked down on him now stepped aside, each flattery more forced than the last.