After years of struggling through the storms of life, especially the torment of these years after fleeing to the Jin Kingdom, the situation had never felt as easy as it did today.
He no longer had to worry about Jia Wuqun harming his younger sister in the Qi Capital, nor did he have to fear Jia Wuqun trying to poison him again. On top of that, he had gained Jia Wuqun's help. With Jia Wuqun handling the troubles of the cultivation world, he could focus all his energy on perfecting the arrangements around him without outside threats, awaiting the day when his momentum would become unstoppable!
Of course, he had not let down his guard against Jia Wuqun.
Not only had he not relaxed his vigilance, he had become even more wary, because he had caught a glimpse of Jia Wuqun's strength.
They were both ordinary mortals. Compared to his own painstaking struggles over the years, look at Jia Wuqun—silently, he had reached such heights. Truly, without the slightest fanfare, keeping a low profile and leaving no trace, he had accomplished things Shao Pingbo wanted to do but could not.
Such a person was truly terrifying. Jia Wuqun gave him a feeling of unfathomable depth, making him even more apprehensive than he had been when facing Niu Youdao!
With one move, he had enabled a young girl to command the court, forced Shao Pingbo to lift a stone only to smash his own foot, marry Taishu Huan'er, and nearly driven him to death.
Looking back now, that had been the test Jia Wuqun spoke of—or perhaps a warning.
If Jia Wuqun struck again, the hand he had revealed could plainly send Shao Pingbo back to square one with a wave, leaving his family shattered and his loved ones dead.
Shao