That story was the most satisfying and interesting one Hong Qigong had ever heard in his life. He was absolutely enthralled—so much so that he couldn't even focus on his cultivation anymore. He just wanted to know what happened next in the tale.
The character Hong Qigong liked most in that story was a man who shared his name, Hong Qigong. Like him, the character was a beggar. Because he adored the character so much, Hong Qigong had taken the name for himself. This was a secret he kept to himself; no one else in the entire Beggar Sect knew. Everyone assumed "Hong Qigong" was his given name.
Yet, Hong Qigong never expected that this young man before him would ask such a question. He was immediately unsettled. Could this man read minds? It was entirely possible! Hong Qigong knew of certain secret techniques that allowed one to see through a person’s inner thoughts, leaving them with no secrets at all.
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