Zhenhua Ward, Moon Cloud Garden.
"What? You're saying the Thousand Faces Old Ghost tried to assassinate him, but he killed the old ghost instead?!"
Third Miss Xiao Qing stared at the grim-faced old woman in astonishment.
"That's right. At the hour of the ox today, roughly four hours ago, the Thousand Faces Old Ghost slipped into Qinghui Garden under cover of darkness to kill Huang Tian. Somehow, Huang Tian discovered the intruder. They fought, and the old ghost died at his hands," the old woman said.
"Was it truly Huang Tian who struck the blow, and not an expert from the Martial Guard?"
The old woman shook her head. "Someone saw them fight. Huang Tian killed the Thousand Faces Old Ghost with a single palm strike. Yu Jingcheng and the others arrived afterward."
Xiao Qing's slender brows drew together. "Is he really that strong? Didn't the earlier reports say he'd only just reached fourth rank at best? How could he now..."
The old woman said helplessly, "Perhaps his strength has improved again recently. Or perhaps he never used his full strength when he thwarted the Flying Swan Sect's assassins."
"Granny Weng, could you beat him?"
The old woman paused, then answered honestly. "Probably not. I don't know how he detected the Thousand Faces Old Ghost. Had it been me, I certainly wouldn't have noticed him, so Huang Tian far surpasses me in that respect. In a head-on fight, he would likely have the edge as well. At the very least, I couldn't be sure of killing the Thousand Faces Old Ghost so quickly."
Xiao Qing pressed her lips together. "I remember you once defeated two fourth-rank martial artists in succession within fifteen minutes. Even with that strength, you couldn't beat him?"
Granny Weng sighed with admiration. "He's stronger than ninety-nine