Zhao Xiaoyi

"Brother Lin Chao, over here."

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

Lin Chao looked over and immediately spotted a young girl brimming with youthful energy.

She wore a burgundy top and short skirt, with a bow pinned over her rather ample chest.

Her long legs were wrapped in black stockings, and she wore black flat shoes.

Her features were delicate and pretty; she could certainly be called a beauty.

"Xiaoyi, long time no see." Lin Chao waved as he looked at the girl before him.

He had indeed only met this distant cousin a couple of times.

The last time they met had been at a banquet, when the two of them sat at the same table.

At the time, Lin Chao had still been in high school, while Zhao Xiaoyi should have been in middle school.

He had not expected that after all these years, that little girl had already grown into such a graceful young woman.

"Brother Lin Chao, I'm hungry. What are we eating for lunch?" Zhao Xiaoyi carried a bulging bag stuffed full of things.

Lin Chao casually took it from her. "What do you want to eat?"

"Tianhai's lamb spine is top-notch. I want that," Zhao Xiaoyi said. "I happened to snag a store coupon—just 69 yuan for a set meal for two!"

A smile curled at the corner of Lin Chao's lips.

Naturally, he understood Zhao Xiaoyi's little scheme.

"You're the guest, so as the host, of course I'm treating.

Your cousin can still afford this little bit of money," Lin Chao said casually.

Zhao Xiaoyi did not refuse again.

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

After ordering, they chatted idly.

"Xiaoyi, which university did you get into?"

Lin Chao only knew that Xiaoyi had gotten into a university in Tianhai City; he did not know exactly which one.

"Tianhai Jiaotong University."

"That's pretty good," Lin Chao said.

Tianhai Jiaotong University was only a notch below Tianhai University.

But nationwide, it was still a prestigious school.

"Actually, I wanted to go to Tianhai University, but my score fell a little short." A regretful look appeared on Zhao Xiaoyi's face. "Tianhai University's History Department is truly unparalleled."

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

Tianhai University could not rank among Great Xia's top three, but its History Department was indisputably number one.

Only Great Xia Academy could stand shoulder to shoulder with it.

"Professor Liu Chengchao from the Great Desolate Wolf Tribe incident is from your Tianhai University. I really admire him." At the mention of Liu Chengchao, Zhao Xiaoyi's eyes sparkled.

Lin Chao paused slightly.

He knew of Liu Chengchao, but had not expected him to be from Tianhai University as well.

"Brother Lin Chao, you know about the Great Desolate Mountain Wolf Clan incident, right?" Zhao Xiaoyi asked casually.

"I've heard of it. I even watched some of the livestreams now and then." Lin Chao had followed the matter a little too.

After all, it had something to do with him.

He simply had not paid it much attention.

In Lin Chao's view, he would just let things take their course.

"Brother Lin Chao, since you watched the livestream too, you should know just how huge this has become, right?"

At the mention of this, Zhao Xiaoyi visibly became more animated.

"True. It made the trending searches several times," Lin Chao said calmly.

If the matter was confirmed, it would be enough to rewrite history textbooks.

For all anyone knew, even this year's exam questions might have to change.

Of course, such effects were only superficial; they were irrelevant to the true grand scheme of things.

"Now, it's almost certain that Heize wiped out the Wolf Guard." At the mention of Heize, Zhao Xiaoyi's eyes were full of little stars.

For girls like her, Heize truly was someone worth fangirling over.

"More or less," Lin Chao casually echoed.

What he had done could naturally be confirmed.

Those Wolf Guards had been wiped out by him.

Fortunately, he had awakened two special talents back then.

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

And those talents were terrifying.

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

However, once activated, there was no turning back.

The Mountain Moving Talent was even more terrifying. With a single roar, mountains crumbled and the earth split.

Unfortunately, it had a flaw: it could only roar mountains into collapse.

Otherwise, if Heize had let out one roar at the Wolf Guard, they would probably have died seven or eight out of ten.

"But now the question is, how exactly did Heize wipe out the Wolf Guard?

There are all kinds of guesses online. Brother Lin Chao, what do you think happened?" Zhao Xiaoyi asked as she ate lamb spine.

"My guess... is that it was just as the Shrine of Life and Death says: Heize stood alone against ten thousand." Lin Chao smiled and gave an unexpected answer.

By now, many images from the Shrine of Life and Death had spread online.

The words and images within the Shrine of Life and Death were simply too shocking.

One man holding back tens of thousands of Wolf Guards—it was practically a myth.

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

There were plenty who believed Heize had wiped out the Wolf Guard alone.

Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Chao's words, Zhao Xiaoyi laughed. "Brother Lin Chao, you're a believer in individual heroism."

Zhao Xiaoyi's face bore an utterly certain expression.

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

Killing several dozen would probably already be the limit."

Lin Chao smiled. "Maybe."

He did not argue with Zhao Xiaoyi.

Seeing Lin Chao's expression, Zhao Xiaoyi continued, "Brother Lin Chao, take you for example. With special training, your combat ability might improve, but being able to beat ten ordinary people would already be your limit.

I'm about the same. With special training, beating you, Brother Lin Chao, would be no problem."

As Lin Chao ate lamb spine, he agreed with half of Zhao Xiaoyi's words.

The human body had limits, but there was also a kind of limitless possibility.

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

Even if the strongest people in Martial Arts circles joined forces, they still couldn't defeat over ten thousand Wolf Guards.

There must have been some other reason why he wiped out the Wolf Guard," Zhao Xiaoyi said again.

At the mention of Martial Arts, Lin Chao paused slightly.

This world did indeed have Martial Arts circles.

Of course, they were still far too distant from Heize's level.