Benefits Make People See Red

Jian Xiaocao encountered a fortuitous opportunity, completing the seal script she had been born with. On the very same day, she acknowledged her ancestry and returned to the Gong Clan of Li City.

With twin blessings arriving at once, the matter could not be concealed. The Gong Clan simply announced Jian Xiaocao's existence to the world.

This female martial artist's fate underwent an earth-shaking transformation, and she leaped in a single bound to become one of Li City's most honored scions.

Thousand Faces Hall immediately updated the Beauty Ranking, placing her among the top three and squeezing her clan elder sister, Gong Wanyue, down to fifth.

Her unusual inborn seal script also made many people think of Liu Fengji. They hailed Jian Xiaocao as a second Liu Fengji.

Naturally, there had also been a minor episode along the way.

A junior from one of the Gong Family's branch lines wept and screamed like a madman, "That was my fortuitous opportunity! It should have been mine!"

"Please, let her go find that expert again! Help me, help me!"

That was right—it was Gong Xiaoxie. He had gone completely mad. A magnificent opportunity had slipped through his fingers and landed on Jian Xiaocao instead.

Yet his delusions were destined to come to nothing. No one paid him any heed.

That mysterious Body Engraver had also caught the attention of many interested parties.

Though the Gong Clan did its utmost to downplay the mysterious old man's existence, many martial artists had seen Zhou You there that day. With a little deduction, they could tell that the turning point in Jian Xiaocao's fate lay with that old man.

In Chongguang City, Guo Liuhe looked at his eldest grandson. "Mm, so it really was that Ji Mou you mentioned?"

"That's right. It was Senior. Only