Lu Buyi was so overcome with emotion that his eyes were brimming with hot tears. He was grasping the handle of the Burning Fan so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The best piece of equipment he was wearing was the fan he had originally been using, and it was just a 1-star Outstanding Purple Gold–grade item. Even though he had quite a few Outstanding items, they were all Dark Gold–grade. Yet he had still been able to hold his own against Iron Pardon, who was decked out in top of the line items. This was sufficient proof of his burgeoning talent.

"Lu Chen, does this fan truly belong to me now?"

Lu Buyi stared at me with a fevered gaze as he held the Burning Fan tightly in his grasp. He couldn’t quite believe that this was actually happening, so he asked me again just to be sure.

My lips curled up as I burst into laughter. "Why? You don’t want it? If you don’t, then give it back to me. I can sell this in the auction for at least a million gold. That’s a lot of money, I’d gladly take it…"

Lu Buyi let out a small chuckle. "I want it! Of course I want it! But I really feel a bit ashamed to accept such a good weapon from you right now. I mean, I haven’t done a single thing to deserve this and I’m just a nobody. I can’t understand why’d you shower me with such favor."

I took a deep breath. "Buyi, you should know that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has many Famous Generals, but did you know that we don’t...