Father and Daughter Reunite, Nearly Failing to Recognize Each Other [Request for Monthly Tickets]

"Four years have passed. What realm has he reached now?"

When Lord Yang asked this, his words carried longing, envy, and wistfulness. He had no chance of pursuing a higher peak in martial arts in this lifetime. Yet when he thought that the endpoint he had spent most of his life striving toward was merely a resting place along that haughty young man's journey, he felt a deep helplessness. Faced with absolute talent and a clear, perceptive mind, no matter how hard one worked, one could only get half the results for twice the effort.

Shen Tang said, "Fifteenth Rank, Shao Shang Zao. He seems very steady in his realm, and I'd guess he's not far from a breakthrough..."

Gongxi Chou's pace had not slowed as his realm improved. At this rate, he might really reach the twentieth rank, Che Hou.

"Heroes emerge in youth; the young are to be feared."

Shen Tang quipped, "He counts as a young adult now."

At times, he even gave off the air of a spirited young punk.

Lord Yang: "..."

It would have been fine if his lord hadn't brought it up, but now he remembered something: this lord of his was much, much younger than Gongxi Chou. Back in Xiaocheng, Gongxi Chou had chased and beaten her, but now she could just barely edge out a win against him—and he was still cultivating two paths.

If Gongxi Chou was Heaven's favored child, then what was his lord?

A child of the Heavenly Dao?

Lord Yang muttered, "Young people these days..."

They were more terrifying than the last, truly.

As they talked, the two walked to Gongxi Chou's lodgings. Shen Tang's army strictly observed military discipline after entering the city. Not only did they avoid disturbing the people, they also actively provided manpower