Lu Zhi was in a fine mood today, and Zhao Er was the one who had earned him that good mood.
The mission at Great Year Mountain had implications for quite a few matters, and Lu Zhi had assigned it to Zhao Er.
Entrusting such an important mission to a newcomer like Zhao Er meant Lu Zhi... well, as Academy Head, he naturally would not suffer any repercussions. But Zhao Er had completed it smoothly, and brilliantly at that, bringing honor to both the Criminal Law Lineage and Lu Zhi himself.
More importantly, Zhao Er had done brilliantly on his very first mission as a newcomer, even taking on eight Primordial Unity Martial Artists alone and winning a complete victory.
With strength and potential like that, it was only a matter of time before Zhao Er became a steward.
The Criminal Law Lineage had always been dominant and renowned for its fighting strength, yet now Wu Xing was its only steward. If Wu Xing failed to break through to the Meridian Opening Realm while others succeeded, he might even lose his position. It was no exaggeration to say that the old crop was fading before the new had ripened.
But Zhao Er's emergence could fill that gap nicely.
He could even shoulder the Criminal Law Lineage's main burden for the next five years.
That was why Lu Zhi found Zhao Er more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at him.
Besides, the Tranquilizing Giant Bee Venom Zhao Er had provided last time had helped the Martial Academy resolve a troublesome problem.
So Lu Zhi had actually summoned Zhao Er this time to reward him.
He did not bring up the reward immediately, however, intending to offer Zhao Er some guidance first. After all, they were already master and