After leaving the Inner Courtyard's tea room, Su Yu strolled to the Martial Arts Arena in the rear courtyard.
The battle at the Dinglong Association had cemented his status, and his reputation within the White Ape Martial Arts Hall was now at its peak. The moment he appeared, a crowd of his martial brothers from the Inner Courtyard swarmed him, their faces full of warmth and familiarity.
His master had previously instructed him to win people over, and Su Yu naturally understood that these men would one day become the backbone of the martial arts hall.
He mingled with the crowd, a gentle smile on his face. Ultimately, however, he politely refused every calling card and banquet invitation, explaining that he had reached a bottleneck in his martial path and needed to enter secluded cultivation. The crowd knew he was a martial arts fanatic, so their respect for him only grew, and they dared not bother him further.
