Luo Chao waved his hand, knowing he'd been misunderstood. Such an understanding disciple made him feel embarrassed to give nothing. Thinking of how Hua Liunian mistook him for an Inner Boxing master earlier, he had an idea and slapped his thigh.

Got it! He thought of a way to fool this kid for now.

His thigh-slapping startled Hua Liunian and Hu Pei, with Hu Pei reflexively ducking down, thinking he was about to be hit.

"Master! What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Luo Chao put on a mysterious look and said, "What's that Hua... Hua... Oh, what's your name again!"

Up till now, Luo Chao still didn't know the name of his new disciple—quite careless indeed.

"Master, I'm Hua Liunian. You can call me Little Hua."

"Oh! Alright then, Little Hua!" Luo Chao sighed, then said, "You should know that our Huaxia kung fu emphasizes self-cultivation, right? Mindset is most crucial."

Damn~~ Hua Liunian exclaimed excitedly in his mind. This master is amazing. I thought he was just going to teach me a few punches and send me off this time, but unexpectedly, he started with such profound stuff, truly crucial for a lineage.

He forcefully suppressed his excited heart, his lips trembling a bit as he said, "I know, Master."

"That's good." Luo Chao, nodding like a sage, began to bluff: "Buddhist philosophy emphasizes equality among all beings and the impermanence of four elements. Daoism advocates following the natural Daoist way and doing as you wish. Do you know which realm Luo Chao's sect belongs to?"

"Judging by our name, I guess it's the Daoist Sect." Hua Liunian expressed his honest thought.

"Snap~~" Luo Chao clicked his fingers, giving him an appreciative look, "Not wrong, but not entirely correct, only got half right."

After a pause, seeing Hua Liunian listening intently with no sign of doubt on his face, he couldn't help but chuckle inwardly and continued boastfully: "Luo Chao Sect did belong to Daoism a thousand years ago, but later on, due to special reasons, it parted ways. So basic thoughts changed."

"Our Luo Chao Sect mainly advocates... flamboyance now." Luo Chao dragged out the words, "Doing as you wish, but it's gotta be those righteous deeds like helping those in trouble."

"As for those show-offs and provocateurs, our task is to slap their face like I did earlier. You show off, and then I beat you up." Luo Chao instilled his doctrine into his disciple.

Hua Liunian felt a little embarrassed, knowing he'd really lost face before his master earlier. Mumbling, he didn't know what to say.

"To cultivate oneself, one must first cultivate the mind. With enough face-slaps, one's mind grows stronger, then when learning techniques, one naturally grasps essences, forming an unbeatable aura."

What Luo Chao said, although partly made up, wasn't all nonsense—it held some truth indeed.

Such three-truth-seven-lies claims convinced Hua Liunian deeply that Luo Chao was now imparting the sect's supreme Heart Method to him.

He glanced at Hu Pei, who'd been eavesdropping all along, "Mr. Hu, you can leave." He didn't want this guy to learn his sect's stuff effortlessly.

Hu Pei, quite intrigued himself, felt very displeased being chased away suddenly by Hua Liunian, turned angrily, thinking, what's the big deal? Isn't it just show-off face-smacking? Need to learn? Totally like a fool kneeling to pay respects, honestly dumbass.

"Hehe~~" Seeing Hu Pei walking away, Hua Liunian grinned, "Master, please continue."

Following that, Luo Chao began boasting grandly, instilling Luo Chao Sect's basic code of conduct into Hua Liunian.

After a dozen minutes, Luo Chao ended his bluffing, while Hua Liunian felt he had gained Luo Chao's true teachings, excited beyond measure.

Finally, Luo Chao said, "As a novice, speaking too deep would be beyond your comprehension, let's settle it for now, cultivate both body and mind. I'll teach you those enemy-crushing secret moves when you're ready."

"Okay, thank you, Master."

Hua Liunian felt like he'd truly stumbled upon a treasure chest this time, courteously saying, "Master, why not visit Yanjing with me? If my father sees you, he'll certainly treat you as an honored guest."

"No, no, why'd I go without a purpose?" Luo Chao directly declined his invitation.

Hua Liunian seemed a few years older than himself; his father must be well over forty by now. What's there to chat with such an old geezer? The generation gap's gotta be substantial.

"Oh... okay then." Hua Liunian said reluctantly, originally wanting to invite Luo Chao to their home to further bond, but the master rejected so bluntly, he dared not insist.

"Oh right." Luo Chao suddenly remembered, telling him, "You helped out with your... mistress's issue this time."

Mentioning mistress, Luo Chao couldn't help but laugh; if Tang Yan knew she'd become someone's mistress out of nowhere, who knows what face she'd pull.

"I happen to have a weapon I don't use; I'll gift it to you as the red envelope from your master!"

"Wow! Master, you're too kind to me." Hua Liunian was now too excited to know what to say, overwhelmed by Luo Chao's successive generous gifts.

"Where is it? Lemme see!" He was sure that anything from a high-tier talent like Luo Chao must be extraordinary.

Luo Chao tapped him on the head, "I told you it's a weapon, of course, I wouldn't carry it around. It's at my place, wanna go with me or I find a time to deliver it to you?"

"No way I'd let master make the trip; I was just thinking of glimpsing master's abode." Without further ado, Hua Liunian decided to join. He was impatient to see what kind of weapon it was.

"Alright then, follow me!" Leading the way out of the gym.

Hua Liunian hurriedly followed him, once outside the door, both saw Hu Pei with a gloomy face idly fiddling with his flashy gold.

"Master, I'll go have a word with him."

"Go ahead!"

Luo Chao stood aside, waiting for him.

Hua Liunian approached Hu Pei, whispered into his ear, "Mr. Hu, for the sake of your father, I won't hold you accountable for using me as a tool this time, but remember your words, don't upset my master again! Got it?"

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