Ah!
Yan Susu sighed inwardly and gently shook her head.
Although nothing had actually happened between her and Chen Zheng, she felt she had already fallen for him without realizing it. As long as this man was willing, she could even close Jasmine Bar at any time, leave everything from her past behind, and travel around the world with him.
But she knew very well that all of this was merely wishful thinking on her part, and all these thoughts seemed to have begun that night, when she drank the bottle of Drunken Life, Dreaming Death Chen Zheng had given her.
If... if not for that night's Drunken Life, Dreaming Death, perhaps... perhaps I wouldn't have fallen for him without realizing it... Luckily, Xuefei left Nan City and took my advice not to keep investigating Chen Zheng. If she kept investigating, I'm afraid she'd fall deep into it too.
The Xining Chen Family and the Xining Yang Family are both immensely wealthy families in Xining, but their relationship, because of what happened in the older generation... If Xuefei really fell under Chen Zheng's spell, it would be another ill-fated romance...
Yan Susu shook her head, feeling she was overthinking things. Now that she had confirmed Chen Zheng had ties to the Xining Chen Family, she could call Xuefei that evening and warn her never to get involved with Chen Zheng.
As for me... I left the Yang Family long ago. Whatever happens between Chen Zheng and me is no business of the Yang Family's anymore.
Sigh.
Sighing inwardly again, Yan Susu said a word to An Jing and Su Cheng, then went to fetch the drinks herself.
"Something major happened in the ancient martial arts world recently."
Chen Zhi suddenly remembered something and brought it up.
"Something major certainly did happen."
Jiang Rou nodded at that.
"What happened?"
An Jing looked puzzled. She had been spending all her time with Chen Zheng and Su Cheng lately and had basically set aside everything concerning the ancient martial arts world. And after personally witnessing Chen Zheng help Yu Canghai undergo his tribulation, she felt that no event in the ancient martial arts world could possibly be bigger than Yu Canghai undergoing his tribulation.
Su Cheng froze slightly, suddenly realizing that ever since Chen Zheng had appeared in her life, everything around her seemed to have begun revolving around him. She had even forgotten to contact her master this month.
"There's a fourth Great Grandmaster."
Chen Zhi lowered her voice.
"How is that possible! Didn't they say no one would break through to the Great Grandmaster Realm within the next ten years! Who on the Black List broke through?"
A flash of shock crossed An Jing's eyes, and she lowered her voice as she asked.
"You might not believe this, but China's fourth Great Grandmaster actually visited my home a while ago. She wasn't a Great Grandmaster then, only in the Grandmaster Realm, and she could only last ten moves against my grandfather. It hasn't even been half a month, and she's already a Great Grandmaster." As Jiang Rou spoke, she looked at Chen Zheng. "She visited my home just a few days before I went back to the Jiang Family with your venerable self last time. I only heard about this from Uncle Qian recently. The so-called geniuses of China's ancient martial arts world aren't even worth mentioning next to her. She's single-handedly overshadowed our entire generation."
"She's that strong?"
An Jing was somewhat doubtful.
"She really is. So strong she defies the heavens. She's already universally acknowledged as number one among the younger generation."
Chen Zhi nodded. Although she found it a little strange that Jiang Rou called her brother "your venerable self," she assumed it was simply a peculiar preference of Jiang Rou's and did not take it to heart.
At that moment, she thought of the fourth Great Grandmaster's age and could not help sighing. None of the currently famous geniuses among the younger generation in China's ancient martial arts world could possibly be a match for her.
Perhaps... perhaps only my older brother, who had who knew what extraordinary encounters over the past three years, could keep that fourth Great Grandmaster in check!
"Universally acknowledged as number one? Could she be stronger than Chen Zheng? Great Grandmaster Yu Canghai is universally acknowledged as number one in China's ancient martial arts world, and even he has to call Chen Zheng Senior. I don't believe this woman you're talking about could be stronger than Chen Zheng."
An Jing shook her head.
Creak!
Just then, the door of Jasmine Bar was suddenly pushed open. Had an ordinary customer pushed it open, it would have been nothing, but the moment the door opened, everyone instantly felt a chill!
The temperature inside Jasmine Bar seemed to drop ten degrees in an instant!
Almost everyone looked toward the entrance at once, and they all froze at the sight, because a sword-wielding girl stood in the doorway!
The girl wore simple clothes and held a sword in her hand. Although the sword remained sheathed, just by standing there and sweeping her gaze over them, she made the customers' hearts turn cold!
So cold!
Surely she wasn't cosplaying!
The moment this girl entered, the temperature inside Jasmine Bar really did drop ten degrees! If cosplay produced real effects, every man would be cosplaying Luffy!
"It's her!"
"It's her!"
The moment Chen Zhi and Jiang Rou saw the sword-wielding girl, both gave a soft cry, their eyes filled with surprise.
"The fourth Great Grandmaster?"
An Jing frowned slightly and asked.
"She really is strong."
Su Cheng murmured.
"Everyone, your drinks are on the house today. We're closing early. Sorry about that."
After a moment's thought, Yan Susu spoke.
She too belonged to the ancient martial arts world, so naturally, she had noticed the sword-wielding girl the instant she entered, and had been shocked at once.
So strong!
Not just ordinarily strong!
This sword-wielding girl, who looked younger than twenty, gave her the impression of a Great Grandmaster!
The pinnacle of ancient martial arts!
Those words flashed through Yan Susu's mind. Nothing could have described the sword-wielding girl more aptly!
So, after briefly considering it, she decided to close early and ask the customers to leave first. Once a real fight broke out, with a Great Grandmaster's combat power, any ordinary person caught in even the aftershocks would suffer severe injuries, if not die!
"Well, we'll be going, then!"
"We'll come back to Jasmine Bar next time!"
"Thank you for treating us, Miss Yan!"
The customers all sensed that something was unusual. They rose one after another and left Jasmine Bar in less than a minute, while Yan Susu also sent all the employees into the break room.
And so, only one man and six women remained inside Jasmine Bar.
The man was Chen Zheng, and the women were Su Cheng, An Jing, Jiang Rou, Chen Zhi, Yan Susu, and... and the sword-wielding girl!
The atmosphere was rather strange!
Su Cheng, An Jing, Jiang Rou, and the others all frowned, staring at the sword-wielding girl in the doorway. Apart from sweeping her gaze around the bar at the start, the sword-wielding girl seemed not to have looked at them once the entire time. She was staring at Chen Zheng!
She had come for Chen Zheng!
"You're not even twenty, yet you've cultivated the Inner Charm Sword Technique to great accomplishment. Your talent is fairly good."
Chen Zheng's expression barely changed. After looking the sword-wielding girl over, he spoke with a faint smile.
Inner Charm Sword Technique?
What sword technique was that? Why had none of them heard of it?
The women all froze, confusion appearing on their faces. From Chen Zheng's tone, he seemed to know the sword-wielding girl's background!
Of course, Su Cheng, An Jing, and Jiang Rou all knew something of Chen Zheng's past, so they were only briefly taken aback. Yan Susu and Chen Zhi were different. They knew nothing at all about his past, so they were very surprised!
"Brother, you know the fourth Great Grandmaster?"
Chen Zhi's little mouth fell open, and she could not help asking.