Chapter 3226 — What Did You Say? "Really? I've really been upgraded? I'm a peak late Earth-rank expert?" Though the old director had long felt her strength rise to the peak of the late Earth rank, hearing Wei Zhao say it aloud still left her feeling as though she were dreaming.
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What had happened here had overturned everything she had believed for decades! Even among the ancient sects, could there possibly be anyone with Wei Zhao's abilities? Not only could he repair damaged meridians for others, but he could even elevate their strength?
And that was not even the half of it—the mere fact that Wei Zhao could annihilate a peak late Heaven-rank expert in an instant was a feat beyond the reach or hope of any other cultivator! At this thought, the old director could not help but sigh. Her disciple and her daughter truly had remarkable luck, to have encountered such a wondrous expert!
If not for Wei Zhao, the orphanage would likely have been destroyed long ago by Zhao Qibing, would it not? Yu Xiaoke might still have been forced into the dangerous profession of tomb raiding—and might even have perished among the traps of some ancient tomb!
And her daughter Xu Shilan was no different; she would surely have been killed by the Dongfang clan long ago. But with Wei Zhao here, everything had changed beyond recognition. Wei Zhao was like her savior, having rescued both her daughter and her disciple—the two people most important to the old director in all the world!
"Master, you really are a peak late Earth-rank expert now!" Yu Xiaoke said with a touch of envy.
"Xiaoke, didn't your brother say he was going to give you a family heirloom mental cultivation method and its mnemonic verses? So don't be anxious." Wei Zhao looked at Yu Xiaoke's expression and smiled. "Has he given it to you yet?"
"He's keeping it hidden from the You family, but it's not easy for him to resign outright, so he's looking for an opportunity..." Yu Xiaoke said.
"The You family, huh..." Wei Zhao had once been wary of them, but now the You family meant nothing to him. With his true strength, wiping them out would be a trifling matter—except that the You family had ties to the Xuandan Sect, and Wei Zhao did not want to make things too ugly.
After all, Tian Canbian had helped him many times, and Wei Zhao truly could not figure out whether Tian Canbian was friend or foe.
"Xiaoyi, thank you!" the old director said sincerely. "I thought I wouldn't live another two years. I never imagined that not only would my injuries heal, but my strength would rise as well."
"It was nothing," Wei Zhao said with a wave of his hand. "Old Director, you and Xiaohan have only just been reunited—you must have so much to say to each other. How about this: you two talk first, and I'll take Xiaoke to buy a couple of outfits."
"That works. Then take Xiaoke with you," the old director said with a nod. Her impression of Wei Zhao was exceedingly good, so she reminded Yu Xiaoke, "Xiaoke, don't wear that gloomy face all the time. Cheer up a little!"
"Yes... Master..." Yu Xiaoke might ignore what others said, but she still cared very much about the old director's words, so she nodded and said to Wei Zhao, "Then... let's go."
This was something she had agreed to earlier, so she could hardly refuse now. Wei Zhao glanced at Cheng Yiyi and asked, "Do you want to come along too, Yiyi?"
"I'll pass. I'll go take a look at the auditorium and the gymnasium myself," Cheng Yiyi said.
"All right, then. Call me if anything comes up." With that, Wei Zhao prepared to head out with Yu Xiaoke.
The look Xu Shilan gave Wei Zhao was somewhat complicated. This man who had helped her so many times filled her with gratitude! Before, her feelings for Wei Zhao had been nothing but gratitude; the shadow of her childhood had kept Xu Shilan from ever considering matters of love at all. But now that she had found her mother and the stone in her heart had been lifted, the feelings she had suppressed for years suddenly burst forth—and she realized, all at once, that her heart stirred for Wei Zhao...