The epic and legendary tale of an extraordinary young man rising up from the masses, traversing his life in the pursuit of quantity over quality. His inquisitive voice echoes infinitely through the hills of the immortal Academy: "I am one who would rather suffer an eternity of destined calamities than beg for solace from thy saints..."
In the end, the taoist priest on the stone steps managed to control the crowd and did not allow the questioning to continue. He waved his arm around vigorously and spat a lot, talking about the meanings of the classics. His expression was sometimes solemn, passionate, benevolent and stern.
The handful of people listened intently. They would lean forward at times, and backwards at times as they listened about miracles performed by Haotian at certain places. They could not help but marvel as they listened to the deeds performed martyrs and felt sympathy and a desire to be like them.
Eldest Brother and Ye Su went unnoticed. Even though they were both extremely impressive figures in the Academy and the Haotian Taoism, they did not look special outwardly.
After a short conversation, the two greeted each other officially. Ye Su held up a hand and placed his fist against it. He said calmly with his head slightly lowered, "Greetings, Mr. First."