Chapter 113 - 78: The Second Talent Exhibits Miraculous Effects Again, Lin Xuankong with the Black Double Pupil
In the jungle, a pair of Dragon Blood Fierce Dogs, one male and one female, were panting as they pulled a wooden sled weighing tens of thousands of pounds.
On the sled, Lin Xuankong and the cold, elegant Zhao Yufei locked eyes. Zhao Yufei’s fair face was filled with astonishment.
"I was really just calling you that for fun!" Lin Xuankong said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yufei bit her red lips, a trace of shame and indignation hidden deep within her eyes.
As the beautiful and highborn daughter of the Zhao Family, her Eight Gates Celestial Eye had progressed rapidly, showcasing extraordinary talent. Consequently, many admirers from various sects in neighboring cities had sent marriage proposals. These included the eldest sons of the Huang and Guo Families, and even the eldest son of the Sixth-Grade Prefect Liy; all wished to marry this gifted young woman.
However, having grown up immersed in the various classics and miscellaneous records of her family, she possessed a broad perspective. The young masters of the Huang, Guo, and Liy Families, despite their considerable power and uncommon status among the countless Martial Cultivators in Great Marsh Prefecture, were merely frogs at the bottom of a well when considered within the Great Xia Dynasty, let alone the vaster world beyond. Thus, a certain pride always resided in her heart. She was unwilling to let romantic entanglements hinder her cultivation, for she aspired to journey into a much wider world!
Furthermore, with the Zhao Family having declined to a second or even third-rate status within Great Marsh Prefecture, she couldn’t help but harbor a trace of inferiority and self-pity when encountering the young masters of the Huang, Guo, and Liy Families, or individuals like Jiang Yuran. This very sense of inferiority and self-pity compelled her to act with even greater pride in the presence of others, terrified of being looked down upon. She constantly yearned for significant achievements in the Martial Dao and for the Zhao Family to rise once more, so she could finally stand before everyone with genuine pride!
Given her inherent pride, hearing Lin Xuankong’s casual admission that he was ’just calling her that for fun,’ instantly filled her heart with shame and indignation! A young woman’s reputation, her marriage—are these things to be trifled with so casually? How could she possibly call just anyone ’Husband’ so lightly? She was not some performing courtesan from an entertainment house or a woman of ill repute from a brothel!
At this moment, if she hadn’t remembered that Lin Xuankong had saved her life, Zhao Yufei would likely have already unleashed her Silver Hook to rip out his offending tongue!
Zhao Yufei is such a proud person, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help feeling a bit frustrated by her expression. Even though I saved her life, she would never agree to something like this!
Just then, a new thought flashed through Zhao Yufei’s mind.
No, that’s not right! The man before me isn’t that old, frail Silver Jade Steward. He’s the sole Nine-Seal Genius in the entire history of the Yin Talisman Sect, one whose talent rivals that of the Founding Ancestor! Even Jiang Yuran, who always made me feel somewhat inferior, would be utterly eclipsed by him; the difference between them is like that of clouds and mud! Even the Tier Three Marsh Python Demon, an entity that terrified countless Martial Cultivators, was like a helpless earthworm in his grasp. He has even mastered the Soul-Extinction Celestial Thunder Divine Technique, a skill only the Founding Ancestor was said to command... Such talent, across the entire Great Xia Dynasty, even in the wider world beyond, is exceptionally rare, marking him as an unparalleled genius. If he continues to cultivate successfully, who can fathom the heights his strength will reach, or the lofty summit upon which he will stand! If I could be with him... then the Zhao Family would surely rise! Why would we ever worry about not becoming a first-rate family in Great Marsh, or even in the entirety of Great Xia! And I myself would have the chance to aid an unparalleled genius, to stand beside him on a pinnacle where no one would ever dare to look down on us!
At this realization, the ambition that had lain dormant in her heart for over twenty years surged forth, igniting a passionate flame in Zhao Yufei’s coolly beautiful eyes. Her heart began to pound fiercely in her chest.