Book 16: Chapter 29
“Come up with a nickname?”
“Yes, one that stands out, is memorable, and someone would be proud to say with their chest.”
Su Xiao did not have the foggiest idea why Bai Lian suddenly had such an embarrassing idea, but based on his nigh-non-existent experience in the field, he urged her to drop the idea.
“Tang Ye has ‘Heaven Shocker Holy Hands’. You have ‘Violent Young Maiden’. Even Ming Feizhen has… Forget it; he has too many to remember.”
Hardly anyone in the pugilistic world or realm of commoners recognised the name “Ming Feizhen”, but it was quite the household name in the capital. Thanks to reliable and unreliable news sources in the capital, virtually every government official recognised the legend who hit on anyone and everyone – even eunuchs. By this point in time, he had more nicknames than anyone else in the capital.
“The rest are fine. Everyone remembers their nicknames, right?”
“B-but mine is wrong! It doesn’t describe me at all!”
Ever since Emperor Yuansheng conferred Su Xiao the nickname, he had tried in vain to have it changed. At this point, he had given up on having his desired nicknames attached to him.
Su Xiao lethargically tapped his horse to catch up with Bai Lian. “Why do you want a nickname?”