In fact, it was not just the disciples who were speculating. The three Stewards, Yuan Mi, Guan Rui, and Wei Xian, were also uneasy. None of them were focused on the Martial Guards fighting below; instead, they all kept part of their attention on Zhao Er.
As Stewards, they had never worried that someone might challenge them one day, much less knock them from their positions.
That had changed with Zhao Er's arrival. Although they had never personally seen him fight, as Stewards, they knew more than ordinary disciples. Even without seeing him in action, they could look up the merit recorded in his Identity Token if they wanted to.
In less than three months, he had accumulated so much merit from just a few off-campus missions. That alone was enough to prove his strength.
Not to mention his reputation as the strongest beneath Meridian Opening. They were also Primordial Unity Martial Artists, had completed plenty of dangerous missions, and had killed many martial artists at the great accomplishment of primordial unity. Yet none of them had earned such a reputation.
At the Martial Academy, in the steward's courtyard where Wu Yao lived, a maid was reporting the information she had sent someone to gather while he regulated his breathing.
"My lord, Senior Brother Zhao Er didn't represent the Criminal Law Lineage in the battles between Martial Guards. It looks like he'll challenge one of the three Stewards later. Aren't you going to watch in person?"
"There's no need. I've seen Zhao Er's strength. He's formidable, and... very strange. I've watched him twice, but I still couldn't figure out his true methods..."
Sitting cross-legged, Wu Yao did not even open his eyes, much less show any intention of getting up and going out.
"Then... shouldn't you have even more