In Bright Moon Pavilion.
After Jiang Ning finished reading the rankings, he set them aside.
"My Lord, what does this Human Rankings mean?"
Hong Minghu said, "Drink while you eat!"
With that, he picked up the wine flask and was about to pour wine for Jiang Ning.
"I'll do it!" Jiang Ning had just been about to take the wine flask when Hong Minghu raised a hand to stop him. "No need! Today, I am hosting this feast. All you need to do today is eat and drink your fill!"
"All right, then!" Seeing Hong Minghu's resolute expression, Jiang Ning said helplessly.
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle—
As the wine flask tipped, the clear, crisp wine quickly filled the cup.
Soon, the surface of the wine in the cup was as still as a mirror, without the slightest impurity. It was plainly an excellent wine.
Hong Minghu said, "You asked me just now what this Human Rankings means! Then I wonder, Brother Jiang Ning, have you ever heard of the three great rankings of the Hidden Dragon Rankings—the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings?"
Jiang Ning shook his head. "I have not!"
Hong Minghu smiled. "The Hidden Dragon Rankings, strictly speaking, are divided into the Heaven, Earth, and Human Rankings. Each of the three rankings has one hundred people."
"Among them, the Heaven Rankings list the strongest people in the Great Xia Kingdom under the age of thirty. The strongest among them have already reached the Grandmaster Realm. Those on this ranking are all Dragons Among Men, lofty beyond reach."
"The Earth Rankings—each province among the Great Xia's Nine Provinces has its own Earth Rankings. The conditions are no different from the Heaven Rankings; they all list the top hundred strongest people under thirty."
"Beneath the Earth Rankings are the Human Rankings. There