He had learned that Chenxi was about his age, a brash boy who seemed to view Wen Ran as a role model—a leader to be impressed. And then there was Yulan, the older sister, four years his senior, who often tried to act as the authority in the group. They were the grandchildren of the village chief and held the highest rank within the group, which, to Wen Ran, only added to the pressure.
And the pressure was beginning to wear him down.
"Brother Wen Ran, tell us, what does the outside world look like?" Feng Chenxi's questions came at him in rapid succession. "What do the cities look like? Are there many strong opponents? Did you ever find someone strong? Are you strong?" His words tumbled out one after the other, each question more persistent than the last.