Defying Fate and Changing Destiny, Courtesy Before Force

After Zhao Menghan thought it through, he slowly raised his head and looked straight ahead. Calm and composed, he called out to Zhao Sheng, "Forgive this junior's boldness in asking Senior a question in return. Is it truly so important whether I carry Zhao Clan blood? In this junior's view, bloodline is not important at all. What matters is that this junior has always remembered that his surname is Zhao, and has never forgotten his mission and responsibilities!"

His words rang like stones striking the ground, sincere and heartfelt, making all who heard them unable to resist feeling more favorably toward him.

Zhao Sheng's expression remained unchanged, as if he had heard nothing. Then, without warning, he asked, "I see that your allotted lifespan is nearing its end. You likely do not have many years left. In consideration of your service to the Zhao Clan, I will grant you a coincidental opportunity to defy fate and change your destiny. However, this opportunity is exceedingly dangerous. Should you fail, you will die at once, beyond all salvation! Moreover, even I am not greatly confident of success."

"This junior is willing a hundred times over! Whether I live or die in the end, this junior will never regret it!"

The instant Zhao Menghan heard that he had an opportunity to defy fate and change his destiny, he was overwhelmed with ecstasy. How could he spare a thought for whether it was dangerous? He agreed first and worried about the rest later.

After all, he was already more than fifteen hundred years old. His time to sit in meditation and pass away would come within the next twenty or thirty years.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng nodded thoughtfully, tacitly accepting the other man's "choice."

"Come with me. I have some things to ask you."