In the following month, Chen Ming visited all twelve martial arts halls and found that enlightened people like Shangguan Hong were a minority. Most were stubborn old fools who refused to spar with him regardless of what he said.
He felt helpless but couldn't force it.
If he really forced it, it would ruin their reputation.
There's a saying that breaking someone's source of income is like killing their parents. Truly ruining someone's reputation would create a mortal enemy.
If he were alone, he naturally wouldn't have any scruples. But he had an elder brother and sister-in-law at home, as well as a pair of adorable nephews and nieces, he couldn't disregard their safety.
Therefore, he was unwilling to use radical means. He didn't insist if they were unwilling to spar with him.
Three families agreed to spar with him: the father and son of the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall, Master Li of the Chaoyang Martial Arts Hall, and an obscure Wu Martial Arts Hall.
