After hearing Zhou An's words, Zhou Hongxiu's face showed a trace of hesitation:
"If I come to your door, Ayao will definitely not refuse."
"But with his strength, I'm afraid he won't be able to deal with the man named Lu..."
The martial arts worshipers in the governor's mansion are generally of Dacheng level and have an annual salary of about one hundred taels.
The strongest ones are all strong men with perfect external skills. Their annual salary is three to four hundred taels, and their status is quite high.
Seven years ago, Zhang Yao switched to Taiyi Hun Tian Kung. According to Zhou An's instructions, he temporarily gave up the practice of Jin Ding Kung before his internal skills were perfected, so as not to ruin his promising future.
The inner family's true inheritance inherently requires higher qualifications and is more difficult to practice.
After so many years, even with Zhang Yao's astonishing talent, he has not yet perfected the Taiyi Huntian Kung Fu. At least she has not heard any news about Zhang Yao's great improvement in martial arts or his salary increase.
In her opinion, Zhang Yao is not much stronger than Meng Zongwei. How can he solve the current trouble?
Of course, if Zhang Yao had specialized in the Golden Cauldron Technique, he would have probably reached consummation long ago, and she wouldn't have such a headache.
"No, you don't understand Ayao."
Zhou An coughed twice and warned earnestly: "Ayao doesn't care about money, status or fame, and he also likes to hide his clumsiness out of habit."
"Since he left the martial arts school, even I didn't know that his martial arts had entered the country, and it was even less likely for outsiders to know."
"But based on what I know about him, his Taiyi Huntian Kung must have been perfected long ago. The man named Lu is definitely no match for him."
Zhou Hongxiu was shocked when he heard this.
Then she calmed down and said, "Since you said so, dad, I will go to Ayao this afternoon and ask him to help."
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Sheriff's Mansion, Xiyuan.
On the bank of the rockery lake, there are dozens of courtyards, inhabited by martial arts worshipers from the Sheriff's Mansion.
In an inconspicuous courtyard, Zhang Yao was dressed in a white shirt, sitting cross-legged under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, slowly adjusting his breath and exhaling, with a divine light in his eyes and a long breath.
The talent of the source of vitality brought him endless longevity, but he did not stop developing there.
Seven years ago, he was still a childish fifteen-year-old boy, but now he is a young man with a tall figure and a handsome face.
But he could feel that if nothing unexpected happened, his figure and appearance would never change again in the long years to come.
Name: Zhang Yao
Talent: source of vitality, transformation of essence
Martial arts: Taiyi Huntian Kung (100%), Jin Ding Gong (100%)
Martial skills: Donkey Kong Fist (100%), Falling Star Dart (67%)
Skills: Mastery of medicinal materials (50%), alchemy (37%), medical skills (43%)
"Still no movement."
Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze, canceled the attribute panel, and frowned slightly.
"How to break through the realm of Grandmaster?"
Seven years have passed, and his strength has undergone earth-shaking changes.
I'm afraid even Zhou An couldn't guess that Zhang Yao didn't follow his arrangements back then, but instead worked hand in hand, both internally and externally.
Facts have proved that relying on his unique talent, both internal and external practitioners are still very energetic. They both reached perfection a few months ago and become among the top masters.
In the eyes of the outside world, he is still only a master-level warrior, but he is young, talented and has a bright future.
Only he knows his true strength. This is his biggest trump card.
Moreover, in these seven years, he has gained more than that:
After completing the Great Vajra Fist, he specially found a hidden weapon skill and practiced it to a good level.
In addition, he also picked up the alchemy skills he had in his spare time, and also taught himself good medical skills to prevent outsiders from poisoning.
"The road ahead is hopeless!"
Zhang Yao sighed, feeling a little melancholy.
The biggest problem that troubles him now is that he can't find a way to break through the realm of Grandmaster, and he doesn't even have a clue.
His understanding of the realm of the Grandmaster is very limited. He once asked his master Zhou An, but he did not get a reliable answer, only some specious conjectures.
"There is only one grandmaster from the Wang family in Changping City."
"With my status, I can't see the old man at all. There are risks in approaching him rashly. I can only think about it in the long term."
Zhang Yao thought about it for a while and could only suppress some of his thoughts temporarily.
He is perfect both internally and externally, and he urgently needs the guidance of a true master, or to obtain some breakthroughs, realizations, and new cultivations to guide him on the way forward.
If he really couldn't find the opportunity, he would have to spend a long time to realize it on his own. After all, he would still be able to break through, so he wasn't too impatient.
"But there seems to be a good opportunity now."
Zhang Yao was thinking secretly, weighing the pros and cons: "But you have to take a little risk..."
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
Just as he was thinking deeply, a servant of the royal family knocked on the courtyard door.
"Zhang worships."
A servant's respectful voice came from outside the door: "Mrs. Zhou from Jinding Martial Arts School wants to see you. She is waiting at the side door."
"Oh? Senior sister is looking for me?"
Zhang Yao looked a little surprised when he heard this, and immediately stood up and said: "Okay, I'll go immediately."
As a minister of the Sheriff's Mansion, not the host's house, you have to go in person to receive guests.
Soon, Zhang Yao met his senior sister Zhou Hongxiu at the side door of the Sheriff's Mansion. After some pleasantries, he invited her into his residence in Xiyuan.
After the two of them sat down, Zhou Hongxiu couldn't help but take the initiative to tell her the purpose of her visit: "Ah Yao, it's like this. A few days ago, a foreign martial artist named Lu suddenly came. He is very powerful..."
She carefully recounted the difficulties faced by Jinding Martial Arts School.
"The man surnamed Lu has been coming to my house for several days to provoke me and challenge dad openly."
"Although Zong Wei tried every means to delay and avoid it, the business of the martial arts school was greatly affected. Many apprentices were waiting and watching, and there were all kinds of rumors."
She said with red eyes: "These foreign martial arts masters have been taking advantage of my father's poor health and Zong Wei's martial arts not yet perfected in the past two years to treat us as soft persimmons."
"Before, we could rely on our martial arts connections to drive these people away, but now Kuanglei Martial Arts School doesn't care, and other martial arts schools don't say a word either. I, I really don't know what to do..."
Zhang Yao listened to her quietly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: "The foreign martial artist named Lu... I know."
He looked at Zhou Hongxiu, and after a few words of comfort, he said warmly: "Sister, don't worry, leave this matter to me."
"I'll make him quit."
Hearing this, Zhou Hongxiu suddenly felt a sense of surprise in her heart and said repeatedly: "Ayao, I knew you were reliable. Thank you so much..."
She rambled on and said many words of thanks.
Based on her understanding of Zhang Yao, since he took over the matter, it meant that she was at least 70-80% sure, which made her feel quite relieved.
After a while, Zhang Yao sent Zhou Hongxiu out of the Sheriff's Mansion. After watching her leave, he turned and walked towards East Street.
