In fact, on his way back, Yan Ju kept wondering whether Chen Xuan was truly a hidden expert or if he had simply used some kind of mental secret technique to force him back with a single glance.
Now that Gong Mingyan had said that Nie Tian and the others could not detect anything unusual about Chen Xuan, Yan Ju found it truly inconceivable. Although Yan Ju had always loathed Nie Tian, he could not help but admire his capability. Leaving aside whether Shi Feng and the others could identify Chen Xuan as a hidden expert, Chen Xuan had been by Nie Tian’s side all along; if he were truly a hidden expert, it would be impossible for Nie Tian not to have noticed. If Nie Tian really couldn't sense it, then his reputation as the "Heavenly King" might as well be tossed into the gutter.
Thinking of this, Yan Ju recalled his confrontation with Nie Tian earlier that day. At the time, he had indeed focused almost all of his attention on Nie Tian, paying no mind to Chen Xuan behind him. As for that sharp, fleeting glance from Chen Xuan, the more Yan Ju thought about it, the more he wondered: had he simply been hallucinating? Or was it possible that the look hadn't come from Chen Xuan at all, but from someone else—another hidden expert in the vicinity?
Chapter 1740