"Long admired my name," my arse! Hu Ma thought. Listening to Mine Chief Zhuang's words, he almost chuckled aloud. Even Zhou Datong and the others caught the insincerity, blinking to suppress their amusement.
Damn it, I've never even heard of this master he's referring to... Mine Chief Zhuang was visibly flustered. The moment he saw Hu Ma display that skill, he knew Hu Ma was of the Shousui Path and had learned his craft well. Hu Ma's abilities might even be on par with his own. But just look at Hu Ma's age compared to his!
Reasoning thus, whoever had trained Hu Ma must possess true skill and likely a great reputation. Yet, despite racking his brains, Mine Chief Zhuang couldn't for the life of him recall who this Second Master Zhou of Old Yin Mountain was, or what kind of expert he might be...
Perhaps Gunzhou and Mingzhou were simply too far apart, and this expert maintained a low profile, so his name hadn't reached here...
