"Tell me about it."
At Brother Shrimp's words, Lu Bai leaned forward slightly, resting his chin on one hand as he waited at ease.
A local like Brother Shrimp, who'd grown up in Chikan Bay, was the perfect person to ask about all kinds of rumors.
Lu Bai had asked Brother Shrimp to find out about anyone who'd recently arrived in Chikan Bay, or who'd only started making a name for himself lately.
And, of course, anyone who'd become a Postnatal Martial Artist during that time deserved special attention.
Lu Bai believed his talent was far superior to that of the other deathmatch contestants.
But it had already been more than a week since this round of the Deathmatch Showdown began. Surely quite a few contestants had obtained a Body Tempering Method, sensed Internal Energy, and become Postnatal Martial Artists by now.
"Since the criteria are pretty vague, there are quite a few people like that in Chikan Bay. Every day, you hear about promising newcomers appearing. But if we add the condition that they became martial artists during this period..."
Brother Shrimp glanced around and lowered his voice. "I've confirmed six people who fit those criteria so far. They're mostly in different factions: A-Kai, the rising star from the Jin Family Gang; the Wu brothers from the Nanxing Association; Xiao Xueyin from the Iron Fist Club..."
"Hold on."
Lu Bai heard a familiar name and interrupted Brother Shrimp's report. "This Xiao Xueyin you mentioned—is he very fair-skinned?"
Brother Shrimp blinked in surprise. "You've heard the rumors too, Brother Bai? Everyone says the kid looks like he won't live long. I don't know why the Iron Fist Club's owner values him so much."
"If nothing unexpected happened, I think I know him."
Lu Bai stood and beckoned to Brother Shrimp.