Xue Canghai was serious in his attitude.
He was paying his respects before a large assembly, just as Zhao Changhe had earlier done for a senior Sect member without any concern for face—it was simply the right thing to do.
Zhao Changhe was still in a daze when the followers, reacting faster, prostrated in droves, and cried out in unison, "Greetings to the Saint Heir!"
Now one could see the ecstatic emotions of the people, who had treated him like an idol on their own accord—even if in their hearts, they might have thought of you as fools. But now, with the Sect Hierarch leading the recognition, the idol had truly become "one of us"... This feeling was just like a fan going home for New Year's and a family member pointing out an idol saying that's your cousin.
