Master Sun Is a Very Brutal Man!

The matter at the Heavenly Martial Training Grounds ended rather anticlimactically and soon came to a close.

Gu Ling, who had originally intended to make a grand show of it, had planned to hold a lavish banquet and announce to the world that Great Gan had produced another peerless Grandmaster.

It was much like a modern nation announcing the successful detonation of a nuclear bomb—an act meant to display its overwhelming military might.

Unfortunately, Tang Luo had no interest in that. He was now quite interested in the Four Great Classical Novels.

How could he possibly have the mood to play along with Gu Ling here?

With a martial artist even stronger than a Grandmaster refusing to cooperate, Gu Ling had no good solution either.

He could only declare with a broad smile that it could be postponed. So long as "Venerable Xuan" was willing, the grand banquet could be held at any time.

Venerable Xuan was Jia Rong's current title—Tang Luo's title, that was.

Even Mei Qingsheng, a Grandmaster, addressed him as "Your Excellency," so Gu Ling certainly could not slight him.

Yet he was the sovereign of a nation. It would be inappropriate for him to call Tang Luo "Your Excellency" alongside the other Grandmasters, since the Grandmasters used that form of address according to seniority in the martial path.

Those who had achieved more were teachers, and they did not mind.

As the ruler of a nation, Gu Ling could not be so casual. He could only compromise by taking "Venerable" from "Your Excellency."

It carried a sense of honor and was fitting for a Grandmaster as well.

As for the other character, "Xuan," it was related to Jia Rong's identity.

Jia Rong was a descendant of the Jia family. His ancestor had been the Duke of