"Yes, thanks to Young Master Qu, if we couldn't find the token, this trip would have been in vain." Someone next to him also echoed in time.
"Thank you, Young Master Qu." The others also bowed to express their gratitude.
"It's a good thing that you showed up, brother. Otherwise, without my token, it would have been picked up by someone else." Mu Feng also held the token and looked at Qu Fengting with admiration.
Mu Feng was flattered by Qu Fengting's trust and reliance, and he treated him with such sincerity that he was closer to him than his own brother. When he saw others respecting and fawning over Qu Fengting, he felt proud, as if it was a great honor to stand by his side.
"No need to be so polite, my Qu family is a noble family in the capital and the number one family in Nanxi City. How could we stand idly by when encountering such a thing? He was just a small thief, and it was just a small effort for me." Hearing the praises, Qu Fengting was obviously a little flattered. He smiled like a spring breeze and nodded to everyone.
"Hey, don't forget who exposed that female thief and helped you retrieve the token. You should thank my brother Hanyan if you want to thank anyone." Mu Ben was already dissatisfied with Qu Fengting, and seeing his pretentious behavior made him inexplicably furious. Seeing these guys, unable to distinguish between good and evil, all flattering Qu Fengting while forgetting Mu Hanyan, who was the first to expose the female thief's identity and truly helped them, made him even more dissatisfied and said indignantly.
After hearing Mu Cheng's words, many people showed shame.
In fact, not everyone is a follower of the powerful. Many of those who followed him before were just going with the flow. Others were fawning over the young master of the Qu family and praising him generously. If he acted too cold, he would be in trouble if Qu Fengting remembered him.
After all, the Qu family is a wealthy family in the capital, and even the branch family is the number one family in Nanxi County. They can't afford to offend them.
But now that Mu Cheng was accusing them to their face, it would be unreasonable for them to continue pretending to be stupid.
"By the way, we should also thank this young master." Those young swordsmen felt ashamed and did not think much about it. They suddenly turned around and bowed to Mu Hanyan to express their gratitude.
Qu Fenghai was enjoying the crowd's flattery, smiling broadly as he waved and nodded repeatedly, when the group in front of him suddenly turned away. So, Qu Fenghai's hand froze in mid-air, neither waving nor not waving, and his smile became unusually stiff.
A nameless fire also rose in his heart. As the young master of the Nanxi Qu family, he had always been flattered and respected by everyone who saw him since he was a child. This was the first time someone had stolen his limelight.
"You ungrateful people, if Young Master Qu hadn't stepped in just now, do you think that female thief would have returned the token to you obediently?" A little follower saw Qu Fenghai's displeasure, stood up, pointed at the group of young swordsmen and cursed.
"That's right. The female thief is obviously an eighth-rank swordsman. If a fight really breaks out, with that good-for-nothing young master of the Mu family, do you really think he can hold anyone back? If she wasn't intimidated by Young Master Qu's reputation, would she have left the token?" Another little follower sneered.
"Also, didn't you hear what the two of them said just now? He clearly knew the female thief a long time ago, but he kept silent and insisted on waiting until she made a move before stepping out to pretend to be a good guy. It's obvious that he has sinister intentions and is just trying to gain fame. You actually thanked him. Don't you have enough brains?" Another little follower said sarcastically.
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