After a fierce contest of skill, unfortunately, none of the three—Meng Chuan, Meng Qi, and Lu Mingfei—managed to come out on top and thoroughly surpass the other two.
Each of them had mastered the new six arts of the gentleman to a pinnacle of perfection. There might have been differences between them, but those differences were slight.
Once they had seen what the others were capable of, they called it quits.
All they could say was that neither of the others was beneath them. To defeat them decisively, they would have to keep honing their skills and raising their standards. They could not afford to slack off.
Still, Meng Chuan could not help spitting at the other two in his mind.
Pah! Two black sheep, the both of you. I'm ashamed to be counted among you!
I'll start a vote later and kick you both out.
Well... Meng Qi and Lu Mingfei might have been thinking the same thing. They just could not kick Meng Chuan out, or even start a vote.
``` [Administrator] Meng Qi · Other Shore: Come to think of it, the group hasn't been this quiet in a long time.
[Group Leader] Meng Chuan · Primordial Unity Limitless: Quiet???
Meng Chuan looked at the pages upon pages of chat history stretching beyond sight, his head filling with question marks.
Do you have some misunderstanding about what "quiet" means?
Having fewer people around doesn't make it quiet. When you two get going, each of you is worth ten people.
[Administrator] Meng Qi · Other Shore: Don't get hung up on the details.
[Group Member] Lu Mingfei · Lv299: True enough. It's been ages since we've had only three people online.
Ever since the Chat Group's membership had grown into double digits, the number of people online at