Then I'll Ask You

In the office.

"Ring ring ring!"

As soon as Jiang Ye left, Chen Zilu's phone rang.

She took out her phone and saw the caller ID: "Zhao Yingluo."

"Zilu, do you still need money?"

After Chen Zilu answered the phone, a clear girlish voice came from the other end:

"You asked me for thirty thousand before, was that enough?"

Hearing this, Chen Zilu's previous image of a 'tycoon' instantly collapsed.

She sighed and said, "Zhao Yingluo, do you think I'm like you? This young lady doesn't even have ten thousand yuan on her right now!"

"Transfer me another twenty thousand, quickly."

The next moment, a gasp came from the phone.

"Heavens, how are you surviving? Doesn't one cultivation session cost you more than ten thousand yuan now?"

Chen Zilu said, "It's not for my cultivation, it's for a student I've taken a liking to. I'm investing in them early."

Zhao Yingluo's tone was surprised, "A student you've taken a liking to? Have you encountered someone with Extraordinary talent?"

"What are you thinking?" Chen Zilu said irritably, "Where would you find a student like that in Ancheng?"

Zhao Yingluo asked doubtfully, "Then who is it? They're worth you borrowing money to invest in. Don't you have enough for your own cultivation?"

Chen Zilu smiled, "It's not really an investment, just offering some help."

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"A boy."

"Oh?" Zhao Yingluo's tone became a bit ambiguous, "Is he handsome? What's his personality like?"

Chen Zilu rolled her eyes, "Why are you asking these things?"

"Just curious."

Zhao Yingluo chuckled, "You're a prominent figure at our White Dragon Martial Arts University. If others knew you were lending money to help a boy, what a huge piece of gossip that would be!"

"..."

Chen Zilu was speechless, "Stop it, I haven't been back to school in almost half a year."

"You'll be a junior next year, hurry back. There are still many things for you to handle at school," Zhao Yingluo said, unable to suppress her curiosity, "By the way, who is that boy? Why are you so good to him? Could it be..."

"See you next year, I'll pay you back then."

Chen Zilu decisively hung up the phone.

Afterward, she looked out the window, lost in thought.

Was she being unique towards Jiang Ye? She herself hadn't deliberately tried to be.

It was just that she saw a trace of herself in Jiang Ye, which was why she offered a little help.

Because...

No one knew better than her how much Jiang Ye needed help during this period.

Chen Zilu propped her snow-white cheek, her clear black and white eyes showing a hint of reminiscence.

"Miss's illness is truly too rare."

In the warm room, the doctor looked at the little girl lying on the bed and sighed.

"This kind of illness is fine if one doesn't cultivate, but as soon as they cultivate, they will suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons gnawing at their bones. Even a Starry Sky Martial Artist cannot endure it!"

"In this situation, the best course of action is to give up cultivation and not step onto the path of Starry Sky Martial Arts."

The little girl on the bed had fair skin and long eyelashes. Although her features were not yet fully developed, she was exquisitely beautiful, like a delicate carving.

One could imagine that when she grew up, she would undoubtedly be a peerless beauty with a captivating appearance.

By the bedside stood a man and a woman.

The man had a steady demeanor and wore dignified and elegant clothing, clearly a person of high status. His features bore a resemblance to the girl's.

In contrast, the woman beside him looked nothing like the little girl, only possessing a charming and beautiful appearance.

After hearing the doctor's words, the man's face was filled with disappointment, and he turned to leave.

A moment later.

A faint, authoritative male voice could be heard from outside the room: "What a pity, such good talent wasted."

Then, a charming female voice followed, "Let her be an ordinary person for her entire life, just like her mother. After all, we have other children to nurture."

The little girl on the bed trembled slightly, her small fists quietly clenched.

"I must become a Martial Arts powerhouse."

Chen Zilu snapped back to reality from her memories, her gaze growing calmer.

Meanwhile.

Jiang Ye walked down the road, also lost in thought.

Just now, he had seen Chen Zilu's talent through the panel.

[Physique: Profound Body (A+)]

[Talent: Dao Bone]

"Teacher Chen has the Dao Bone talent?!"

Jiang Ye mused inwardly, "The Dao Bone talent, while only one level higher than Newborn talent, has a talent gap as vast as a chasm."

Newborn refers to Martial Bone Newborn.

But Dao Bone is more than just a Martial Bone Newborn.

Those with the Dao Bone talent possess extraordinary Martial Bones from birth, such as innate divine strength or divine pupils, granting them abilities beyond ordinary people.

Upon stepping onto the path of Martial Arts at fifteen, they exhibit talent far surpassing others, with incredibly fast cultivation speeds and an effortless grasp of any Martial Arts techniques.

Born for Martial Arts, they are perfectly compatible with it.

This is 'Dao Bone'!

Rumor has it that once these individuals embark on Martial Arts, they break through realms as easily as drinking water, facing almost no obstacles.

Of course, rumors often contain exaggerations.

But even so, it illustrates the power of this talent.

"And this Profound Body. Is it a physique above Mortal Body?"

Jiang Ye recalled the panel.

There was no doubt that Profound Body was definitely on a higher level than Mortal Body.

If Profound Body was also divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D, then Chen Zilu's Martial Arts talent was truly terrifying!

After all.

Even Zhang Jianwu, the head of the Martial Arts class, only had Newborn talent and a Mortal Body of D-grade.

But Chen Zilu had an A+ grade Profound Body?

Her physique alone was seven whole levels higher!

"Teacher Chen seems to be only 19. She should be in university at this age, so why did she come to Ancheng to be a teacher?" Jiang Ye marveled inwardly.

Chen Zilu's WeChat ID was her birthday.

September 1st, 2306.

It was now June 2325, which meant Chen Zilu wasn't even 19 yet!

Soon, Jiang Ye shook his head, ceasing these thoughts.

"I need to go back and cultivate, to improve myself diligently."

What others were doing was their business.

His immediate goal was to improve himself with all his might within the next month.

Jiang Ye knew very well that the reason Chen Zilu had taken an interest in him was because she saw his talent and effort.

In just one semester, he had risen from 25th in the class to 2nd. Chen Zilu had witnessed all of it.

Without this prerequisite, none of it would have been possible.

In the Martial Arts classroom, the other students had already left.

Jiang Ye packed his things and didn't linger, heading out the door in a hurry.

As dusk approached, the night was quite dangerous for ordinary people.

However, as he stepped out of the classroom, Jiang Ye bumped into a sharp-featured boy.

"You're still here?"

Jiang Ye was a little surprised.

Li Zhichao looked at him and said in a low voice, "There's something I wanted to ask you. Is it convenient?"

Jiang Ye glanced at him and nodded.

The two of them moved to a deserted corner.

"Go ahead, what is it?"

Li Zhichao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Jiang Ye, can you tell me what kind of medicine you took?"

Jiang Ye found this question utterly baffling. "I didn't take any medicine."

"No medicine?"

Li Zhichao's pupils trembled slightly.

"You didn't use any boosters, so let me ask you, how many did you take?"

He pressed on, unwilling to accept it.

Jiang Ye was a little confused. "I didn't take any boosters either."

Li Zhichao's brow furrowed sharply.

In his opinion, Jiang Ye must have used a lot of boosters.

Otherwise, his progress wouldn't have been this fast.

He had been desperately using boosters himself during this time, but his improvement speed wasn't as fast as Jiang Ye's.

Although he was still in first place now, he had a premonition that if Jiang Ye continued to improve at this rate, he would very likely be surpassed.

At this moment, Jiang Ye's outright denial sent a chill down his spine.

Li Zhichao thought to himself, He must have taken boosters. Is he just saying that to show off?

But with his family's financial situation, he couldn't afford that many boosters. Supporting him for a semester would already be the limit.

If he has no boosters to use in the next month, his progress will slow down significantly.

Thinking this.

Li Zhichao looked at Jiang Ye again and said in a deep voice, "Jiang Ye, when we meet again next month, I hope your mouth is still this stubborn!"

With that, he turned and left.

Jiang Ye watched his retreating back, utterly bewildered. "What's wrong with this guy?"