Chen Qing returned to the Transmission Training Ground and was about to head to Langya Pavilion to cultivate when a Wutai Sect steward hurried over and bowed respectfully. "Chief Disciple Chen."
"What is it?" Chen Qing stopped and asked.
Lowering his voice, the steward disciple clasped his fists. "Liu Mingyuan, the Liu Family's Second Master, has come to pay a visit. He is currently waiting in the reception hall and specifically stated that he came to see you."
Chen Qing raised his brows slightly at that. "The Liu Family has come again?"
When news of his breakthrough into Gang Jin had spread before, Liu Mingyuan had also come calling. But Chen Qing had been refusing all visitors at the time and had met no one.
Still, the Liu Family was the universally acknowledged foremost family of Yunlin Prefecture. They controlled the vast Yunlin Chamber of Commerce and possessed immense wealth.
Though they had recently lost a resident expert, it was said that they had spent heavily to recruit many new masters. There were even rumors that they had brought a Gang Jin expert into their fold. Their foundations remained deep.
Chen Qing nodded faintly. "I'll go now."
Soon after, he arrived at the Wutai Sect's reception hall.
Liu Mingyuan had already been waiting there. The moment he saw Chen Qing enter, he rose at once and clasped his fists. "Chief Disciple Chen, forgive this presumptuous visit. I hope I have not disturbed your quiet cultivation?"
"Second Master Liu, you are too courteous. Please, sit."
Chen Qing's expression remained calm as he gestured for the man to sit. He then took the seat of honor himself, and a disciple soon served tea.
After sitting down, Liu Mingyuan exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile. Then his tone shifted, becoming solemn. "Chief