Lu Hou'er's thoughts were of little concern to Meng Zhao. Let alone some so-called childhood engagement partner—even if the other man were a proper fiancé, if Meng Zhao wanted a marriage alliance, he would achieve his goal by any means necessary.
Given the family backgrounds and ambitions of people like him and Tan Cai'er, measuring things by so-called love or marriage was far too shallow. The union of interests and future development were what mattered most.
A marriage alliance was, after all, a marriage that joined forces. Only when it produced an effect where one plus one was greater than two could it be considered the proper destination of marriage for people like them. Love was not impossible, but it had to bow before the gains to be won.
"Then what about that man from Divine Saber Hall? What kind of past did he have?"
Lu Hou'er was somewhat puzzled. Of the two parties in this Life and Death Duel, he had not paid much attention to the man from Divine Saber Hall at all. He had only noticed Gu Li because of the rumors circulating in secret. But since Meng Zhao had asked, he could only answer,
"I don't know that man's name. I only know his surname is Zhao, and he has a nickname—Old Blade Zhao. He came from a small mountain village in Yanzhou. He learned a common Tiger Subduing Saber Technique, then by a stroke of fortune cultivated a Saber Core. He went to Divine Saber Hall, passed its trial, and learned its secret saber art, the Tiger Roar Divine Saber. His martial arts advanced enormously. With his Saber Core, he was also a Peak Innate Master, with exceptional combat strength.
"This man is rather straightforward—one could even call him stubborn. He has neither a heroic