Chapter 1685 — About Martial Arts Techniques
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Uncle Qing, you used to be an Earth-rank expert, didn't you?" Wei Zhao asked.
"I was. Before I lost my strength, I was an Earth-rank expert..." Uncle Qing let out a sigh. A trace of melancholy crossed his face, as though he had been carried back to memories of those days. "I wonder when I'll be able to recover the strength I had at my peak... But even if I do, I still don't know who my enemy is..."
"Don't worry, Uncle Qing. The truth about what happened back then will come to light one day..." Wei Zhao consoled him. "As long as you're still here, there is hope. I'm still growing stronger, and you'll grow stronger alongside me. By the time we both reach the Heaven rank, the day when we avenge your blood feud won't be far away..."
"Yes. So long as a person is still alive, there is hope. It's just that of all the people who were there back then, I'm the only one left... My wife, my daughter, and my ** have all vanished..." Uncle Qing sounded helpless, yet there was resentment in his voice as well. "At first, I thought I had already let it go. But ever since you raised my strength to the early Earth rank, an uncontrollable fury for revenge has flared up inside me once more. I know that one day, perhaps, I'll set out on that road. I'm truly sorry, Little Yi. Perhaps before long, I won't be able to keep my promise to look after Yaoyao and the others for the rest of their lives. Their safety, and Mr. Gu's, will have to be entrusted to you!"
"Heh, listen to yourself. It's only revenge, isn't it? How serious can it be? By the time I can raise you to the Heaven rank, I'll be a Heaven-rank expert myself. Everyone around me will be at the Heaven rank too! Qiu Lingshan, Chen Yuxuan, Wu Chengtian, Xiaoxiao, and the two of us: six Heaven-rank experts in all. Even an ordinary ancient sect couldn't field a lineup that powerful. When the time comes, wiping out your enemy will be as easy as turning over our hands." Hearing Uncle Qing's words, Wei Zhao brushed them off with a consoling smile.
"You're right!" Uncle Qing nodded. "With that many Heaven-rank experts, we could wipe out my enemy even if we formed a group and went after him together... Hearing you put it that way, I feel much more at ease, and my confidence has returned as well! By the way... why did you suddenly ask me about this?"
Uncle Qing suddenly realized that Wei Zhao would never have brought up the subject without a reason.
"Actually, I wanted to ask if you know anything about martial arts techniques," Wei Zhao said.
"Martial arts techniques? Earth-rank martial arts techniques? Of course I know about them. For a martial artist, the Earth rank is a watershed. The Yellow rank is merely the beginning, while the Mysterious rank can be considered a modest achievement. But only upon reaching the Earth rank can one truly be said to have set foot on the path of a martial artist!" Uncle Qing explained. "An Earth-rank expert is the first person who can truly be called a martial artist. Martial arts techniques are their combat skills, and compared with those of the Mysterious and Yellow ranks, they offer a considerable advantage. That was why the Arbitration Association of Hidden Families sent Earth-rank experts into the secular world back then. If it came to a real fight, Mysterious- and Yellow-rank experts were no match for them at all!"
"I see. Then, Uncle Qing, do you know ** any martial arts techniques?" Wei Zhao asked. "Or, to put it another way, do you know any powerful ones?"
"Naturally, I do ** martial arts techniques... Hmm? Why are you suddenly asking about this? Don't tell me you've already..." Uncle Qing was no fool. After connecting Wei Zhao's words with what had come before, he immediately reached a startling conclusion and stared at Wei Zhao in astonishment.
"That's right. I'm at the early Earth rank now." Wei Zhao smiled faintly and let his early Earth-rank aura unfold before Uncle Qing.