He rubbed and felt the bones repeatedly, checking their condition and the gaps between them. The more he examined them, the brighter his eyes grew.
A moment later, he withdrew his hand, certain now that the boy before him truly had a bone age of only nine. There was no deception.
Beside them, Shen Liuyu was not particularly surprised to see the yellow Soul Ring rising around Li Mingzhu.
But at the sight of her uncle's reaction, the corner of her mouth twitched. Surely obtaining a first Soul Ring at nine did not warrant this? She had obtained hers at nine too, so why had her uncle never looked at her that way?
"A genius, a genius!"
After confirming it beyond doubt, Director Zhang gripped Li Mingzhu's arm and kept muttering those words.
Seeing her uncle lose his composure like this, Shen Liuyu rubbed her face helplessly.
Then she hurried forward to pry her uncle away.
"Uncle, just say what you have to say! What do you think you're doing? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were harassing him!"
Li Mingzhu gave Shen Liuyu an encouraging look. Faced with Director Zhang's enthusiasm, he was rather overwhelmed himself.
Shen Liuyu's words did have some effect. Director Zhang promptly released both hands and gave Li Mingzhu an apologetic smile. "Young friend, I lost my composure."
Then he turned toward Shen Liuyu and declared with complete conviction, "What do you know? I'm observing a genius!"
The moment he finished speaking, Shen Liuyu bristled like a kitten and stamped hard on his foot.
Director Zhang's attention was entirely on Li Mingzhu. How could he possibly dodge that stomp?
"Ow! Yu'er, what are you doing?"
Director Zhang sucked in a breath through his teeth. He had never expected this niece of his to