Ma Shangsi's candor surprised the Jade Conch Moon Jade cultivators.
A servant?
A servant at the Peak Moon Jade level?
They could hardly believe their ears and were momentarily stunned, but from Ma Shangsi's expression, it was clear he was not joking. In front of Lu Ye, he indeed lowered himself quite a bit and even addressed them as "my lord"...
To be fair, for someone like Ma Shangsi, a Peak Moon Jade, to call them "Fellow Daoist" would already be giving them face. But addressing them as "my lord" made the Jade Conch Moon Jade cultivators quite uncomfortable.
The reason for this address was evidently because Lu Ye had already referred to them as brothers. If Ma Shangsi were to call them "Fellow Daoist," where would that leave Lu Ye?
Qiu Wu glanced at Wu Zhuo, with a face that seemed to ask, "What's going on?" Wu Zhuo just slowly shook his head, also a bit baffled.
