Zhao Xiaoyi

"Brother Lin Chao, over here."

Outside the train station, Zhao Xiaoyi waved at Lin Chao.

Lin Chao looked over and immediately saw a girl radiating youthful vitality.

She wore a wine-red blouse and short skirt, a bow tied at her chest over breasts of some fullness.

Her long, slender legs were sheathed in black stockings, and she stepped in black flat leather shoes.

Her features were fresh and pretty—she could be called a beauty.

"Xiaoyi, long time no see." Lin Chao waved, taking in the girl before him.

This distant cousin, he truly hadn't seen more than a couple of times.

The last meeting had been at a banquet, when they'd sat at the same table.

Back then, Lin Chao was still in high school, and Zhao Xiaoyi must have been in middle school.

He never expected that, years later, the little girl from back then would have grown so gracefully.

"Brother Lin Chao, I'm hungry. What's for lunch?" Zhao Xiaoyi carried a backpack, bulging and stuffed full.

Lin Chao took it from her without fuss: "What do you want to eat?"

"Tianhai's lamb spine is top-notch—I want that." Zhao Xiaoyi spoke up. "I just snagged a coupon for a shop; sixty-nine bucks gets us a two-person set meal!"

A smile tugged at the corner of Lin Chao's mouth.

He saw right through Zhao Xiaoyi's little scheme.

"You're the guest. As the host, I'm treating.

This little bit of money, your cousin can still afford." Lin Chao said casually.

Zhao Xiaoyi didn't refuse again.

The two took a cab to a lamb spine hotpot restaurant.

After ordering, they chatted idly.

"Xiaoyi, which school did you get into?"

Lin Chao only knew she'd been admitted to a university in Tianhai City, but not which one specifically.

"Tianhai Jiaotong University."

"Pretty good." Lin Chao said.

Tianhai Jiaotong University was only a notch below Tianhai University.

But on a national scale, it was still a prestigious school.

"I actually wanted to go to Tianhai University, but my scores fell a bit short." Zhao Xiaoyi's face showed a hint of regret. "Tianhai University's history department is top-notch."

"Not bad." Lin Chao agreed with that assessment.

Tianhai University didn't rank in the top three nationwide, but its history department was undeniably number one.

Only the Great Xia Academy could rival it.

"Professor Liu Chengchao from the Great Desolate Wolf Tribe incident—he's from your Tianhai University. I really admire him." Mentioning Liu Chengchao made Zhao Xiaoyi's eyes sparkle.

Lin Chao paused slightly.

He knew of Liu Chengchao, but hadn't realized he was also from Tianhai University.

"Brother Lin Chao, you must have heard about the Great Desolate Wolf Tribe incident, right?" Zhao Xiaoyi asked offhandedly.

"Heard of it, even caught a bit of the livestream." Lin Chao had paid some attention to this matter.

After all, it was related to him.

But not too much attention.

In Lin Chao's view, it was just going with the flow.

"Brother Lin Chao, since you watched the livestream too, you know how huge this thing got!"

Bringing this up visibly energized Zhao Xiaoyi.

"True, it trended a few times." Lin Chao said calmly.

If this incident were confirmed, it would be enough to rewrite history books.

Maybe even this year's exam questions would change.

Of course, these effects were soft—ultimately irrelevant to the bigger picture.

"Right now, it's almost certain that Heize wiped out the Wolf Guard." Mentioning Heize made Zhao Xiaoyi's eyes turn into little stars.

For girls like her, Heize was definitely someone worth fawning over.

"Nine times out of ten." Lin Chao went along casually.

He'd done the deed himself, so of course he was sure.

Those Wolf Guards—he was the one who wiped them out.

Fortunately, back then, he had awakened two special talents.

Otherwise, slaying a hundred Wolf Guards would have been his limit.

And those talents were terrifying.

The Slaughter Talent—the more he killed, the stronger he grew.

However, once activated, there was no turning back.

The Mountain Moving Talent was even more fearsome; with a single roar, mountains crumbled and the earth split.

Unfortunately, it had a flaw—it could only roar mountains down.

Otherwise, if Heize had let out a roar at the Wolf Guards, most of them would have died on the spot.

"But right now, the question is how Heize wiped out the Wolf Guards.

There are all kinds of guesses online. Brother Lin Chao, what do you think?" Zhao Xiaoyi asked while eating a lamb spine.

"I'm guessing... just like what the Shrine of Life and Death says—Heize stood alone against ten thousand." Lin Chao smiled, giving an unexpected answer.

Nowadays, many images from the Shrine of Life and Death had spread.

The words and scenes inside the shrine were too shocking to believe.

One man holding back ten thousand Wolf Guards—it sounded like a myth.

But the world was vast, and all kinds of people existed.

There were plenty who believed Heize had single-handedly destroyed the Wolf Guards.

Sure enough, hearing Lin Chao's words, Zhao Xiaoyi laughed. "Brother Lin Chao, you're a hero worshipper."

Her face carried a confident expression.

"The human body has limits. No matter how strong Heize is, he couldn't have slain ten thousand Wolf Guards.

Killing a few dozen is probably his limit."

Lin Chao smiled. "Maybe."

He didn't argue with Zhao Xiaoyi.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Xiaoyi continued, "Brother Lin Chao, take yourself for example. With special training, your combat ability might improve, but beating ten ordinary people is already your limit.

I'm about the same. With special training, I could definitely beat you, Brother Lin Chao."

Lin Chao ate his lamb spine, accepting half of what Zhao Xiaoyi said.

The human body had limits, but there was also an infinite possibility.

"Even if Heize trained in Martial Arts and reached the True Realm, his strength would still be limited.

Even if all the experts in the Martial Arts circle joined forces, they couldn't defeat ten thousand Wolf Guards.

There must be another reason he wiped them out." Zhao Xiaoyi spoke again.

At the mention of Martial Arts, Lin Chao paused for a moment.

This world did indeed have a Martial Arts circle.

Of course, it was far from Heize's level.