Chapter 961 An Unexpected Encounter
Seeing Lu Bei and Jin Yi arguing endlessly, Gu Fan kindly interjected, "Alright, there’s no need to keep fighting. If you continue, feelings will get hurt. Since we’ve met here, it must be fate."
Hearing this, Lu Bei and Jin Yi stopped their argument. They also felt that meeting a few friends here wouldn’t be a bad thing, so Lu Bei greeted him, "I am Lu Bei. May I ask how to address you?"
Gu Fan immediately clenched his fist in salute, assuming a very serious demeanor, "I am Gu Fan, an unknown nobody."
"It’s okay, I’m also a nobody." Lu Bei and Jin Yi chuckled, and the people around them understood; most of those present were nobodies, just there for the excitement.
Gu Fan saw that Jin Yi was young, but his eyes were filled with fighting spirit, suggesting he wasn’t simply there for the hustle; thus, he asked, "May I know, young brother, your aura suggests you’re an expert. You couldn’t possibly be here to participate in the Martial Arts Competition to fight for the position of leader, could you?"
Jin Yi nodded, "I’m here in my master’s name. My master sent me to witness the experts from various factions, to recognize the gaps."
"What a coincidence, so am I." Gu Fan had just finished when the people around them nodded in agreement.
The group sheltering from the rain under the big tree quickly found common topics to discuss. They chatted without end, as if they had found friends with shared interests. Perhaps their status as the lower echelons in the Martial Arts world made it easier for them to come together.
The rain stopped in the evening, and everyone took off their conical hats, chatting idly while lighting a fire to dry their clothes.