Li Lu was a bit puzzled by Cheng Zongyang's arrival. The younger man said,
"I came to see you today, Uncle Li, to ask about something. You know I'm a student of Martial Arts, so Martial Arts Techniques and skills are essential. I was just wondering where I might be able to purchase authentic ones?"
Li Lu could understand Cheng Zongyang's thinking. 'After all, who would complain about having too many skills?'
'Even if you don't practice them, you can still pass them down as a family heirloom.'
Even he himself, after accumulating all sorts of "gray" income, had to pull strings and spend over one hundred taels of silver just to buy a single, authentic Lower Three Grades basic Martial Arts Technique, complete and with a few annotations.
He thought for a moment before saying,
