"When walking the pugilist path, one naturally needs to carry a bit of that martial air about oneself! If you still put on a mild, gentle, and submissive appearance out there, won't people just treat you like a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered? By then, everyone will want to come over and take a vicious slice out of you!" With a smile, Chen Xiaofei patiently explained the subtleties of this to Xia Yun beside him.
The pugilist world and the imperial court were two completely different realms.
In that Holy Capital crowded with the powerful and noble, one ought to conduct oneself with modesty and humility in demeanor, yet handle matters with boldness and flamboyance. After all, everything there was dictated by face, human relations and social conventions, seniority, and all sorts of other rules.
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