The old man and the young man naturally saw Shanhua's aloofness and impatience, but they did not take it to heart. The one who could truly make the decision had never been this little girl. Likewise, what they needed was not merely a woman, but the close connection she brought with Mountain Lord.
The group soon entered the wooden cabin. Mountain Lord was making tea inside. Seeing the visitors, he laughed heartily and said,
"Brother Fang, it has been so many years. I never expected your bearing to remain undiminished, and your martial arts to have advanced so greatly!"
Mountain Lord was indeed somewhat surprised. In his younger days, he had fought side by side with Fang Duohai. Back then, his martial arts had far surpassed the other man's. Still, Fang Duohai was broad-minded and bold by nature, well suited to his temperament, so they had interacted often. There had even been drunken banter about a Childhood Engagement.
From what he had observed back then, Fang Duohai's martial arts, even if they did not stop at the Innate Realm, would find it difficult to achieve anything remarkable within it, much less break through the Innate Realm and reach the Grandmaster Realm. It was simply inconceivable.
Following the usual path of cultivation alone, even cultivating so-called Divine Skills and Techniques, might not have been enough to achieve this. Fang Duohai's aptitude and natural gifts were truly lacking, just like the grandson beside him—utterly unremarkable.
Yet now, against all expectation, he had become a Grandmaster. Most likely, he had encountered some astonishing fortuitous opportunity, or perhaps received guidance from some formidable figure.
And was that the reason Fang Duohai had brought his grandson here to propose marriage?
Mountain Lord carefully considered the few friends he had made. Their martial attainments were certainly