"A child?"
"Where are your parents?"
Inside the Ye Family Martial Arts School, the master looked Shen Changchuan up and down as he stood respectfully before him. A trace of puzzlement appeared in his eyes as he asked.
He could not help finding it strange.
Normally, children who came to learn martial arts were brought over by their parents. At the very least, an elder would accompany them.
Yet this boy had come knocking all by himself. It was rather unusual.
"My remote mountain village is a long way off. Worried that traveling at night would be dangerous, they sent me here and returned early."
"The elders I have in the city happen to be busy with affairs. They leave early and return late every day, with no time to spare, so I came here myself rather than disturb them over important matters."
Shen Changchuan made up an excuse and calmly faced the man's scrutiny.
Shen Changchuan did not particularly care about this.
If the other party insisted that an elder had to bring him here before he could enroll and learn martial arts,
then he could simply go to Huai Shu Lane and ask Zhang San's Wife to help him out.
And if that still did not work,
he could spend some money to hire someone to temporarily pose as his elder.
There were plenty of ways.
Seeing that Shen Changchuan spoke smoothly and with well-ordered logic, appearing quite mature, Master Ye found it understandable that his elders had allowed him to come alone.
So he did not press further.
"Do you know the enrollment rules of my Ye Family Martial Arts School?"
Master Ye did not waste any more words and went straight to the point.
"Please enlighten me, Master."
Shen Changchuan cupped his hands and bowed.
"My