Reluctantly

Feng Jun had not deliberately meant to leave Wang Haifeng hanging. He had merely observed him for a moment at the start.

Then he spoke seriously. "Hai Feng, I'll be honest with you. We've known each other longer than I've known Lei Gang, and your physical condition is fairly good. I originally had higher expectations for you than for Lei Gang."

"That's true," Xu Leigang immediately chimed in. "I'd known long ago that Master Feng was no ordinary man, and I wanted to become his disciple too. But Master Feng only said the time wasn't right and never agreed to it."

"But today, you attacked first, then said you wanted to learn martial arts. Not only did Master Feng not hold it against you, he agreed right away... Strictly speaking, I should even be thanking you."

Wang Haifeng had already decided to keep his head down and behave himself, but hearing that made him somewhat unable to bear it. He cautiously glanced at Feng Jun. "Master, can I tear into him?"

Feng Jun raised an eyebrow, wearing an expression that neither supported nor opposed it.

Wang Haifeng still had that much tacit understanding with him. He turned to Xu Leigang and spoke viciously. "Then why didn't you tell me earlier? If I hadn't gotten beaten up today, wouldn't you still have had to keep waiting?"

Xu Leigang glared at him. "I wanted to tell you. But without Master Feng's permission, would I have dared?"

Wang Haifeng was instantly dumbfounded. Only then did he realize that if Feng Jun truly was so extraordinary, once word got out, countless people would surely flock to him.

By then, those begging to become his disciples would probably line up all the way outside Peach Blossom Valley. How could someone with his improper attitude possibly