Li Shi laughed and said, "Young man? Rounded up, I'm almost thirty, just with a younger-looking face. Also, don't be too formal, just like with Brother Wang, we are peers, so there's no need for honorifics all the time."
"No, that won't do!" Qin Zhao Wen shook his head, glanced at his childhood friend beside him, and then smiled at Li Shi, "He's him, I'm me. His connection with you is through martial arts, where you're about equal, but I must consider our relationship in terms of calligraphy, where I'm far behind you. To those who excel, we look up as teachers, and I still hope to seek your guidance in calligraphy in the future."
As he spoke, his attitude was somewhat ingratiating, and he was also taking the opportunity to tentatively reveal his little aspirations.
