Unexpectedly, Fang Jingyi merely chuckled softly.
As if casually, she fixed her gaze on Lu Chao and teased, "I only heard Senior Brother Shen and Senior Sister Lin mention it in passing."
"Breaking through to Combat Grade in three months—that's certainly interesting... Hehe, even in the Inner Ring City, that would be quite rare."
Inside the Training Building, all manner of noises blended together.
The dull thuds of martial artists throwing punches, the clanging of metal equipment, and the hushed conversations within one circle after another all formed a constant hum.
Fang Jingyi, who had seemed to make only an offhand remark, paid no attention to Zheng Wu's slightly changed expression. She soon found an excuse and turned away with light steps.
Without looking at Lu Chao again, she walked straight over to the circle where Shen Tianchen and Lin Qingxue were. Before long, her clear laughter and everyone else's responding laughter drifted over.
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Standing quietly where he was, Lu Chao watched as the panel's light screen silently appeared before his eyes.
Although Gold-Stone Martial Arts Hall had become renowned, it had also gradually gained many unfamiliar faces and scrutinizing gazes.
"Sorry, Junior Brother Lu."
Zheng Wu apologized in a helpless tone.
He worried that those words might have struck a nerve.
He had only meant to introduce them out of kindness, hoping the Combat Grade martial brothers could get acquainted, but he had not expected such an awkward turn of events.
"It's fine, Senior Brother Zheng."
Lu Chao smiled. He understood the other man's good intentions.
But at the same time, he knew even more clearly that strength was the best weapon for silencing all gossip and slander.
He then changed the subject.
He walked to the rest area,