Chapter 1387
Romeo quickly continued to persuade him, "Instructor Chen, in fact, the Hsing family is not what it
looks like on the surface. There are some forces behind our family. If you can visit our family as a
guest, we will definitely wee you."
As he spoke of this, Fade thought of the hidden family that Dormer had mentioned before when he
was in the Luo family.
His heart skipped a beat. He looked at Romeo and inquired, "Is the Hsing family a hidden family?"
Romeo paused at that question, and he turned to Fade in surprise. "Instructor Chen, h-how did you
know?"
However, he immediately added, "Instructor Chen, you''re so powerful, so you must have your own
connections. You would know about the hidden family eventually."
Then, Fade asked, "Is it okay for you to tell me about the hidden family?"
"Well..." He was a bit hesitant.
Seeing this, Fade waved his hand and said, "If not, then forget about it. Assume that I didn''t ask
about that."
"In fact, there''s nothing to hide, Instructor Chen. It''s just some conventional rules," Romeo quickly
stated.
"The so- called hidden families are not so mysterious. They are just some big families and forces
that have escaped from the major martial arts ns."
"What do you mean?" Fade asked curiously.
Romeo then continued, "The origin of many martial arts ns in the Chinese civilization has a long
history, and it can be traced back to hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Now, the active
martial arts ns have at least hundreds of years of history."
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"In the process of developing such ns, there will be some people who have separated
themselves from the n and established their own power. Most of these people have formed from
their own families, and have passed down their own martial arts to future generations. At the same
time, they''re also more deeply involved in secr life than the martial art ns."
"If things go on like this, some powerful ns will continue to grow stronger, and in the end, they will
form ns that areparable with the martial art ns. Along the way, these ns will also take in
disciples and aristocrats. However, their family will still be the core of the npared to other
ns that take in disciples vastly." "Moreover,pared to the conventional martial art ns, these
martial families are even closer to, and are more involved in the secr lives. Some families have
even developed huge business empires and established famous family businesses."
"Of course, these families still retain the foundations of their original martial arts as it is the base for
their development after all."
"These are the hidden families that everyone is talking about," Romeo finished.
After listening to him, Fade nodded his head and responded, "So that''s what it is."
Romeo forced a smile and quickly said to Fade, "Instructor Chen, although the Hsing family is not
the top in the hidden family, it''s not bad. Are you interested in..."
Before he could finish, Fade refused without a pause, "I''m not interested."
Immediately after, he thought of something. He looked at Romeo and said, "Oh right, if your family
can do me a favor, I can agree to one condition from you."
Romeo, whose expression had fallen just now, became overjoyed when he heard that. He quickly
asked, "Really? Instructor Chen, what''s the matter?
Tell me."
Fade immediately took out his mobile phone, pulled out some information, and showed it to Romeo.
At the same time, he exined, "I want to investigate the people and things rted to these
materials. We have found out that these things have something to do with the information of the Luo
family."
Romeo looked at the information, and felt that it was unfamiliar. "Searching for information and
looking for someone is not what our Hsing family is good at. It is possible..."
All of a sudden, Romeo thought of something. He pped his hands and said, "Oh, I can think of a
ce. They would definitely be able to find out this information."
"Where is it?" Fade asked.
Romeo''s eyes lit up. "The Encyclo Hall."
"The Encyclo Hall, the top of Earth Level n." Fade thought of the Encyclo Hall that was famous
for circting resources and information.
Romeo shook his head and said, "Instructor Chen, I''m not talking about the Encyclo Hall of the
martial arts n. I''m talking about apany in Capital City."
"Company? There is such apany?" Fade asked in surprise.
"Thispany''s business is simr to the Encyclo Hall of the martial arts n. It also trades all
kinds of information and resources. Some people say that thepany was set up by people from
Encyclo Hall of the martial arts n. However, this news has yet to be confirmed," Romeo
exined.
"The Encyclo Hall will hold an auction every once in a while to invite all the major influences in
Capital City, and even throughout the country to take part in it."
"At the auction, you can sell all kinds ofpanies, antiques, watches, and so on. There are also
pills, herbs, martial arts rted materials, as well as some secret information and news."
"Instructor Chen, you can bid for a chance to consult with others, and then you can ask the Encyclo
Hallpany to help you find out the corresponding information. They are professionals, so it will
be much easier for them to find it than us."
After hearing this, Fade nodded. "That''s good. Please contact me and I''ll attend the auction of the
Encyclo Hall."
"Yes. Don''t worry, Instructor Chen. I will contact the employees of the Encyclo Hall right away. I will
make sure everything is arranged properly for you," Romeo quickly replied.
Later, he said goodbye to Fade excitedly and left the university.
While waiting for the news from Romeo, Fade continued with his sses on the campus. The days
were calm.
In the afternoon, he picked up his teaching materials, and was about to go to the ssroom. When
he walked towards the door, he saw Jasmine walking into the ssroom with a wide-brimmed hat
and she seemed to be avoiding him.
It caught Fade''s attention, so he stopped her and said, "Jasmine,e over for a moment!"
"M-Mr. Chen, I..." Jasmine stood still as she heard him calling for her. Then, she walked towards
him while lowering her head.
"Jasmine, I''ve been busy with the Stealth Team recently, so I didn''t pay much attention to you.
How''s your progress in martial arts?" Fade asked.
"I- It''s not bad!" Jasmine replied softly with her head bowed.
When he saw this, Fade felt even more puzzled. "Jasmine, what''s wrong with you? What
happened?"
"No, nothing..." She sounded a little flustered.
Fade noticed that something was amiss. He took off Jasmine''s hat.
He saw that her delicate and fair cheeks were covered in bruises, and even the rims of her eyes
were swollen. It was obvious that she had been beaten up.
Immediately, his face darkened and he shouted angrily, "What''s going on? Jasmine, how did you
end up like this? Who beat you?"