"That family is new in town, from out of the area. They don't have any relatives here, nor are they with the Government Office. I heard their second son is a Martial Artist who has achieved Great Success in Marrow Transformation. He once passed the Martial Examination in Shanyang Prefecture and served as a minor official."
The main hall of the Lichun Courtyard was bustling with song and dance.
At that moment, three people were sitting at a table in the corner.
One of them, a slightly older, middle-aged man, spoke.
"A Great Accomplishment Martial Artist of Marrow Transformation... not bad, I suppose. But since he's an outsider, he has to play by our rules. His family wants to do business here, but they didn't pay their respects at our Cao Bang's docks. That's just plain disrespectful."
The other two, a man and a woman, both nodded in approval upon hearing the middle-aged man's words.
