Over the next few days, Shi Hao hacked through thorns and brambles as he advanced through the Great Wilderness. After dozens upon dozens of bloody battles, he finally neared the Stone Kingdom Frontier.
A child had crossed the Endless Mountains within a month, battling countless savage birds and ferocious beasts and charging straight across three hundred thousand li. This was an astonishing feat by any measure.
"What do you think of my little brother?"
"...A heaven-born prodigy!"
Xia Youyu drew a deep breath, considered for a moment, and let only those words fall from her red lips.
She had witnessed firsthand how this child had fought his way through tens of thousands of li of the Great Wilderness. Before that, there must have been another arduous stretch of road, yet he had made it through that too.
If word of such a feat spread, it would be explosive news that shook every corner of the land. All the major powers would immediately send experts to find him, either to recruit him or snuff him out.
"You won't tell anyone about this, will you, sis?" Shi Zhao asked again.
Xia Youyu nearly laughed in exasperation. It wasn't as though she had something wrong with her head. Naturally, she would keep such news to herself and find a way to recruit him. Who would spread it around for no reason?
"Zhaoyang, you and your brother will definitely join the Heaven Mending Pavilion, right?" Her eyes shimmered as she swept back her glossy black hair, looking utterly captivating.
"Beg me." A smile touched Shi Zhao's lips.
"Please, pretty please!" Xia Youyu put on no airs whatsoever. She hugged Shi Zhao's arm and shook it, unwilling to let this pair of siblings turn around and join the Deer-Chasing Academy instead.
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