At this question, Count of Provence was utterly astonished!
Not only could Chen Wu recite every word of the passages the count asked about, he could even recite the contents of several pages before and after them in passing.
"You only read it once!" the count exclaimed.
"I have had a photographic memory since childhood." Chen Wu answered without the slightest flourish, as though he were stating something utterly ordinary.
"Worthy indeed of Mr. Lu Xun!" The count sighed with even greater admiration. "With such talent and such secret methods, no wonder your learning is so vast and you were able to write the Analysis of Waiting for the Dawn."
Damn, Lu Xun really was a useful pen name. The count was already filling in the blanks himself.
"It is but a trifling matter, not worth mentioning." Chen Wu changed the subject. "Then the count agrees to my proposal this time?"
"A deal!"
Chen Wu immediately took out the two booklets in his hands, pretending to flip through them. He swept through them once with his Concentrated Spirit Realm, even making sure that more sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Count, you may ask your questions now." Chen Wu's voice was incomparably calm.
Count of Provence was thoroughly bluffed this time and hurriedly began asking about the many crucial points of circulating the heavenly cycle to enter the Concentrated Spirit Realm.
Chen Wu listened and realized that this count's martial arts were currently about on par with Monk Zhongcheng's before—both were half a step into the Concentrated Spirit Realm, yet neither had managed to take that final step.
So he combined his own martial knowledge with the Grandmaster's conclusions and offered much guidance.
Upon hearing it, Count of Provence found every word to be true insight, each sentence striking precisely at