The Zhou Family controlled the highly profitable Guangchun Hall. Though they still couldn't compare with century-old clans like the Zheng, Zhang, and Qian Families, they were far beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy households.
Those they chose to sponsor were sure to be true geniuses with excellent natural talent, or even first-rate geniuses with exceptional talent.
What had Lu Yuan done to deserve it?
Fang Chang wasn't the only one puzzled. Gu Ming, Chen Yong, and the others were just as baffled.
They simply couldn't figure out what had made Guangchun Hall take a shine to Lu Yuan.
Surely it couldn't be just because he was handsome?
"Master Song!"
Just then, Lu Yuan took the initiative to walk over and greet Song Tingwei with a fist salute.
From the day he entered Song Academy until the day he left of his own accord, Master Song had never taught him anything or given him much support for his cultivation. But if Master Song hadn't let him enter Song Academy in the first place, he probably wouldn't have been able to set foot on the martial path so quickly and grow so rapidly.
"To have caught Guangchun Hall's eye is your good fortune. Your natural talent isn't the best, but if you train diligently and work hard, you may yet reach Hidden Energy or even the Transformation Realm someday."
Song Tingwei regarded Lu Yuan with a hint of surprise, then encouraged him with a smile.
Though he didn't understand what the Zhou brothers saw in Lu Yuan, he believed that with Lu Yuan's ordinary natural talent, even with the Zhou Family's support, there was no chance he could reach Hidden Energy in the short term. It would take at least several years of hard cultivation.
As for the Transformation Realm, that would