Zu An pretended not to hear: "Please test me, Brother Hu."
Fatty Hu thought for a moment and said, "I'm destined to meet you, so I'll test you with something simple. Tell me about your knowledge of tomb raiding. Do you know what kinds of styles there are in the world?"
Zu An was taken aback. He really didn't know any of this. With a sudden thought, he picked up a TV series he had watched in his previous life and began to explain: "Tomb raiding has been divided into several major schools since ancient times, depending on the methods and styles used: Fa Qiu, Mo Jin, Ban Shan, and Xie Ling. Fa Qiu and Mo Jin are similar, specializing in divination and geomancy to find the dragon vein and locate the burial site..."
Fatty Hu had only intended to ask casually, but he hadn't expected that many of the things the man mentioned were things he had never even heard of before. He immediately leaned closer and said, "Tell me more details."
Zu'an had no choice but to spout nonsense based on the contents of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Tomb Raider Notes," and with his own expertise in feng shui and experience in descending on ancient tombs several times, he combined all these elements to make Hu Pangzi, an expert in the field, completely bewildered.
Fatty Hu trembled with excitement, grabbing him tightly with both hands: "Brother Lu, you are the one sent by heaven to save our tomb raiding path!"
"I passed?" Zuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Not only will you pass, from now on you'll have my position as the senior brother of the Tomb Raiders!" Fatty Hu said, patting his chest.
"And what about your master?" Zu An seized the opportunity to inquire.
"My master has long since passed away, and I am now in charge of the Tomb Raiders' Path within the Holy Sect," Fatty Hu said with a smile.
"How many fellow disciples are there?"
"Back in the day, the tomb raiding world had its heyday..."
"I'm asking about now."
"If you're included, there are two now."
"..."
What's the point of this senior brother? No wonder he gave up so quickly.
Seeing his expression, Fatty Hu seemed to realize the awkwardness and worried that he might want to leave, so he quickly said, "Our tomb raiding sect does have fewer people now, but fewer people means more opportunities. You see, if you want to join another sect, you have to start as an outer disciple, and after one or two years of assessment, you can become an outer disciple. Among the outer disciples, only the winners after fierce competition can become inner disciples. Only the most outstanding inner disciples will be accepted as personal disciples by the sect's venerable ones or elders."
"The whole process is like raising poisonous insects; many people die in the process, and some may not even become inner disciples."
"On the contrary, you became an inner disciple as soon as you arrived on our side... No, we get along so well that I will accept you as a disciple on behalf of our master and make you a personal disciple."
...
Zu An's heart stirred. Although the tomb raiding path was in decline, it seemed to suit him better.
He then inquired, "By the way, what's the deal with the Venerable Ones or Elders you just mentioned? Why are some people Venerable Ones who take on disciples, while others are Elders? Is there a difference?"
"Of course there's a difference!" Fatty Hu was afraid he would leave, and seeing that he was interested, he immediately explained, "In the Holy Sect, apart from the sect leader and deputy sect leader, the most respected person is the Venerable, followed by the Elder, and then the Hall Master and Incense Master who are in charge of the affairs of each prefecture."
"The Holy Gate has three sects and six paths. In theory, the sect leader of each sect should be a Venerable Master. However, the situation of each sect is different now. Many sects no longer have the strength to serve as Venerable Masters, so only the four Venerable Masters remain." Fatty Hu sighed, as if he was talking about something sad.
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