Xia Lei did a lot on his first day in Jingdu. He had signed the contract for the military production line, chosen a plot of land for the factory and learnt two of the Tang sect’s techniques; Qinggong and hidden weapons. Tang Yu-Yan had taught him Tang Qinggong and only demonstrated the use of hidden weapons a few times but those demonstrations were almost like passing the techniques on with his special X-ray ability and his perversely high learning capabilities. 

The day’s bounty was not too bad. 

Tang Yu-Yan offered to let him stay overnight but Xia Lei still went back to Long Bing’s place. 

“Chosen a plot of land yet?” asked Long Bing as soon as Xia Lei stepped through the door. She was in the living room watching the telly. 

“I have. I picked the cheapest one,” said Xia Lei. 

“She likes to stick to you, right?” 

Xia Lei paused, then said awkwardly, “You mean Tang Yu-Yan?” 

“Who else?” 

Xia Lei sat on the sofa opposite Long Bing. “She asked me to teach her Wing Chun.” 

“You taught...