"Little Li's results at the Entrance Ceremony were far from ideal."
Wanchun Court was the Imperial Capital's most bustling restaurant. With the storyteller's eloquence, illustrated panels to enjoy, and a tale about the top-ranked figure on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, it immediately drew a large audience.
"Really? Young Hero Li was frail and sickly at first, with poor talent?"
"His talent in the hammer path alone was extraordinary, wasn't it?"
"Maybe his rare bones and physique were a pearl lost in the vast sea, something a small place like Purple Sun Prefecture couldn't identify?"
"What's the rush? Let the man keep talking."
Xiao Qin and Murong Xiao, mixed among the crowd, played along and controlled the storyteller's rhythm. A certain Ouyang sat before a canvas, painting the scene atop the Heaven-Ascending Stone Steps.
Huang Donglai gave a light cough, cleared his throat, and continued:
"At the time, Brother Li may have believed his talent was lacking as well. Yet he did not lose heart because of it. Instead, he strove tirelessly to better himself!"
"So how did he strive tirelessly?"
A middle-aged martial artist asked curiously. This was all his life would amount to.
But Young Hero Li was undoubtedly a role model worth learning from for the younger generation in his household.
"First, he lived together with Cold Fairy."
Hearing Huang Donglai's solemn words, everyone leaned back slightly. This did not seem particularly useful as a lesson.
Cold Fairy had only broken through today. Who did not know that her Inner Scene was terrifying beyond measure, unprecedented throughout the ages?
Behind that lay unfathomable attainments in martial arts.
"The lesson behind this is to learn from outstanding people?"
"To put it plainly, cling to the jade legs of a fairy as beautiful as a goddess, powerful in strength, and