Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 685 -s 681-682: None of That Nonsense!

Chapter 685: Chapters 681-682: None of That Nonsense!

However, the slight melancholy did not linger in Xiao Yi’s mind for too long. Xiao Yi was not one to wallow in sadness or be overly sentimental. His thoughts on Zhao Yuhua were not complicated; after all, she was undeniably a beautiful woman, and Xiao Yi, being a normal young man with typical aesthetic appreciation, had enjoyed his time with her. Their interactions were harmonious, and since both were cultivators, at the moment of their parting, this faint sense of melancholy arose.

It lasted only a moment before he pulled himself together. He and Zhao Yuhua were from different worlds; their relationship had always been like two rivers that never meet. It was only by chance, or perhaps through some cosmic mistake, that he ended up being her shield just once. And with that realization, he let go of the melancholy and other negative emotions, shook his head with a smile, and turned to walk towards his Toyota.

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"You mean, his strength might have reached the High Tier of the Bone Tempering Period?"

In the Zhao family villa, a rather unremarkable suburban house that was neither luxurious nor quaint nor imposing, an old man with silver hair and a tall stature was sitting in a chair in a simply decorated study on the second floor. He squinted slightly, holding a teacup that emitted a faint fragrance.

"Yes."

Zhao Yuhua nodded gravely, a thoughtful expression on her face before adding, "It could even be higher!"

"Then, his talent surpasses yours, doesn’t it?"

The old man, his eyes still slightly narrowed, looked at his beloved granddaughter sitting in front of him with a smile that was not quite a smile. She was his favorite granddaughter, and he had always held her in high regard.

Given her age, which wasn’t much as she was still in university, and considering her endowments, which were considerable—she wasn’t just extremely intelligent but also had looks, physique, and demeanor that seemed to combine the best genetic qualities of several generations of their Zhao family—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was among the top five most beautiful women he had ever seen in his decades of life.

Logically, he shouldn’t have been worried about this, but he couldn’t help it; the problem was precisely here. Perhaps because she was too perfect, she was well aware of her own perfection and therefore had always set her sights high, never taking any man seriously no matter how excellent they seemed to him; she hadn’t even bothered to speak more than a few words with any man, not even paying heed to the men of her own Zhao lineage, her brothers, and cousins.

He didn’t think this was right and started to feel anxious. After much thought, he decided to talk to her directly.

What he didn’t expect was that this conversation would leave him more troubled. His granddaughter had told him that those people weren’t even worthy of her friendship. Her friends had to be at least more skilled in cultivation than him.

Listening to his granddaughter, he was initially relieved since he wasn’t worried about finding someone with more skill in cultivation—even their family had such members. Her remarks, however, carried an additional condition that her peers should not be older than her by more than three years!

This statement left him bewildered. Although he had no cultivation talent and wasn’t a cultivator, he was familiar with cultivation. He understood fully how extraordinary his granddaughter’s cultivation talent was. To find someone three years older or less yet stronger in cultivation than her was nearly impossible—a sign that her cultivation talent was even more extraordinary!

He knew when the old master of the Zhao Family in Glass City first met his granddaughter, his eyes literally lit up, his excitement rendering him almost incoherent, and he hadn’t slept for three days and nights!

That old lady, whom he was well aware of, was not someone given to overreactions; typically so taciturn that, even if you told her the sky was falling, she would barely blink. Yet, her reaction upon meeting his granddaughter spoke volumes about the level of the granddaughter’s cultivation talent.

Moreover, the care and the exceptional guidance his granddaughter received from the Zhao family in Glass City over the years also indirectly confirmed the height of her innate talent!

Even he wondered if such a person, as she described, even existed in this world.

But now, to his excitement and secret delight, she had just mentioned such a person.

"If he hasn’t used any special methods or drugs, then... yes."

Zhao Yuhua, unaware of her grandfather’s thoughts, was slightly startled by his question before she seriously pondered, then nodded firmly once more.

Although she found it hard to believe, she couldn’t ignore the fact.

That evening, Xiao Yi’s performance had indeed exceeded her expectations; she still hadn’t fully perceived Xiao Yi’s strength, but she could confidently say that Xiao Yi was certainly beyond the High Tier of the Bone Tempering Period!