"So, you had never encountered an overwhelmingly powerful opponent before. But unfortunately, you had met me today, understand? Meeting me meant that from now on, hardship after hardship awaited you."
"Once these so-called hardships came along, there was a good chance you would end up crippled. Your master had always said you were exceptionally talented. Either he said you had tremendous potential, or he said that in the time to come..."
"You would definitely take his place. Whether that was truly the case remained to be seen. After all, a person's real strength could not be boasted into existence."
Zhu Yeqing's build was not particularly impressive. He was extremely thin; after only two or three steps, people worried that the wind might blow him away. He also ate very little. For breakfast, a steamed bun and a street-side tea egg were enough to sustain him for the entire day.
If he was truly too hungry, he would have another tea egg along with a bowl of pork congee. That was already an extremely satisfying life for him. That was why people often commented behind his back that Zhu Yeqing was the textbook definition of a scrawny dog, without equal. He was so scrawny that even girls would basically never want him as a boyfriend.
That was why no girl liked boys who were too skinny, especially the sort who were skin and bones and might be blown into the sky by a light breeze. That was even more outrageous. His mother and father had always urged him to find a girlfriend, get married quickly, and settle this major matter of his life.
After all, he was already at that age. If he did not worry about such matters now and waited until he was old, it would truly be too