"Brother Chen Ming."
Chen Ming's carriage had barely gone any distance when he heard someone calling him. Lifting the curtain, he saw an acquaintance. "Hall Master Liu?"
It was Hall Master Liu of Wu Martial Hall.
He had the coachman stop and invited Hall Master Liu aboard.
Once the carriage started moving again, Hall Master Liu looked at him strangely. "You're just leaving like this?"
Chen Ming shook his head. "A gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall. With Fourth Rank martial artists fighting, it's better to stay far away."
Hall Master Liu suddenly laughed. "It seems you truly don't know what's going on, Brother."
"Oh?"
Chen Ming was somewhat surprised. Was there something else behind this?
"Please enlighten me, Hall Master."
Hall Master Liu stroked his half-white beard. "Have you ever considered why, in Qingfeng County, the Gu Family is called the foremost aristocratic family? In terms of strength, wealth, or influence, the Gu Family falls far short of the Seven Sea Merchants."
"Is it because the Gu Family has been passed down for a longer time?"
"Of course not. In truth, throughout every dynasty, there has been an unwritten rule: only a family that has produced a martial artist of Third Rank or above is qualified to call itself an aristocratic family."
There was actually such a saying?
Chen Ming asked, "Hall Master, why is that?"
Hall Master Liu's gaze grew even stranger. "You don't even know such common knowledge? Did the person who taught you martial arts not teach you this?"
The implication was that he believed there was a master behind Chen Ming, teaching him martial arts.
Chen Ming said sincerely, "Please teach me, Hall Master."
Hall Master Liu was merely surprised and had no intention of probing further. "Because a Third Rank martial artist