Qiangu Zhangting?
Li Zha was a little surprised.
He looked him up and down.
Qiangu Zhangting had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a tall frame, with firm muscles beneath his silver-white Spirit Pagoda combat uniform.
This was the enhancement his hereditary martial soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff, had given him.
At that moment,
Qiangu Zhangting smiled and bent down to greet Li Zha.
Although his tone was gentle and his face wore a smile, the way he bent down irritated Na'er, because it carried a streak of arrogance.
Wasn't he mocking Senior Brother for being short?!
However, since Qiangu Zhangting was the Pagoda Master's own son and already a Soul Saint at twenty, Na'er could only keep her disgust to herself.
"Mm."
Li Zha nodded, but he had no intention of indulging him and made no move to shake his hand.
"Hehe."
Qiangu Zhangting was slightly embarrassed, but he did not get angry.
"I've heard about you for a long time. I never expected our Spirit Pagoda to produce three geniuses like you this time. Especially you, Li Zha. Deputy Pagoda Master Leng often praises you in front of me."
Qiangu Zhangting praised him with a chuckle.
As he spoke, however, his gaze kept drifting toward Gu Yue.
Gu Yue's looks matched his tastes perfectly, and Qiangu Zhangting had been utterly dazzled by her beauty the first time he saw her.
Heh, just like in the original story.
Li Zha snarked inwardly.
In the original story, Qiangu Zhangting had fallen for the merged Gu Yuena, whose appearance actually leaned more toward Gu Yue: black hair and purple eyes, rather than Na'er's silver hair and silver eyes.
So,
now that Qiangu Zhangting had seen Gu Yue, he could barely bring himself to leave.
Li Zha suspected
that Qiangu Zhangting was