With a weary look on his face, the elderly man sighed, “I won’t live for much longer anyway. There’s no point in leaving this place where I’ve been imprisoned for decades.”
James was stunned. To think that this man had been imprisoned here for decades…
He took a seat too.
The elderly man looked at James. Wearing a calm and composed look on his face, he asked, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
James looked at the man and told him honestly, “I’m a Caden, one of the Ancient Four.”
“Oh, a Caden?” Stunned, the man stared at James. After a few seconds, he asked once more, “Who’s Bennett Caden to you?”
James momentarily froze before shaking his head, “I’ve never heard of him.”
“You don’t know about Bennett despite being a Caden?”
“To be honest with you, there was an infighting among the Cadens thirty years ago, and my grandfather, Thomas Caden, was expelled from the family. Since I’m a descendant of Thomas, I don’t know much about the Cadens’ affairs.”
“I see…”
After a brief moment of thinking, the man said, “Do you know who I am?”
James shook his head, “No, I don’t.”
The man nodded and said, “It’s only normal, I guess. To think that you would appear before me before my imminent death with all your meridians being opened up… This must be fate. I’ll soon die, and I have to pass my martial art skills to someone. Why don’t you kneel and kowtow to me? That way, you can become my disciple.”
“…”
James froze.
He had never thought of becoming a disciple.
After a few seconds, he knelt on the ground, “Please accept me as your disciple, master.”
Though James did not know the man’s identity, he knew that the man would impart his martial art skills to him before his death. To think he would stumble upon such a great opportunity…
“Rise.”
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