He transformed from a fierce tiger pillar into a martial saint.

She was slightly taken aback when she heard what Wang Chengyuan said.

"I did hear that the three martial arts schools, at the request of the county magistrate, were going to hold a competition to determine the ownership of the Dingbotai Arena and the Lingyu Pond."

"But what does this have to do with Chu Yang... What? Brother, you mean Chu Yang defeated all the other peak Ming Jin disciples?"

Wang Yunting suddenly felt that her thoughts were somewhat disordered.

Wang Chengyuan nodded and immediately recounted what he had heard in detail.

Finally, Wang Chengyuan said, "So, Chu Yang defeated the strongest Ming Jin peak disciples of Canglang Martial Arts School and Zhenjiang Martial Arts School, and ultimately turned the tide, allowing Huxiao Martial Arts School to win the Spirit Fish Pool. Isn't that equivalent to defeating a group of Ming Jin peak disciples?"

In the end, Wang Chengyuan even exclaimed, "I really didn't expect that in less than a month, Chu Yang would have gone from the mid-stage of Ming Jin to the peak of Ming Jin! He's built such a solid foundation in the Muscle Tempering stage!"

After saying that, Wang Chengyuan looked at Wang Yunting hopefully: "Yunting, after I told you last time, did you invite Chu Yang?"

Wang Yunting was still somewhat dazed after hearing what Wang Chengyuan had said.

Defeat a group of peak Ming Jin disciples!

This statement carries immense weight.

It can be said that Chu Yang is the most outstanding among all the Ming Jin disciples in Zhouping County!

Absolutely not an exaggeration!

outstanding!

Absolutely brilliant!

"younger sister?"

Hearing Wang Chengyuan's call, Wang Yunting suddenly came back to her senses.

Wang Yunting said, "Several days ago, I had someone deliver a handwritten letter to him."

Wang Chengyuan has been busy with the birth of his child in his own little family these past few days, so he hasn't paid much attention to these matters.

Upon hearing that Wang Yunting had written a letter, Wang Chengyuan's face immediately lit up with joy.

"What did Chu Yang say?"

"Little sister, I think you should keep taking the initiative! You'll definitely be able to win Chu Yang over easily!"

"After all, Chu Yang fell for you at first sight..."

Wang Yunting shook her head: "Brother, this Chu Yang is arrogant and conceited. After receiving my letter, he did not reply to me or come to my door to discuss things."

Hearing Wang Yunting say this, Wang Chengyuan was somewhat taken aback.

He said, "Chu Yang probably received a lot of attention from Chen Fengxiao back then, so it's understandable that he was a bit arrogant. If you were more proactive..."

Wang Yunting shook her head: "Since Chu Yang is so arrogant, even if we take the initiative, do you think we can just do whatever we want to him when he comes to our house?"

Admittedly, a genius naturally possesses a strong sense of pride and finds it difficult to submit to others or follow their arrangements.

Thinking about all this, Wang Chengyuan felt a pang of disappointment again.

He felt that if he had recruited Chu Yang and given him some financial assistance when Chu Yang was still unknown, things would definitely be much better now.

As if reading Wang Chengyuan's mind, Wang Yunting said, "Brother, you don't need to feel regretful. In the entire Zhouping County, aren't there many martial artists stuck at the peak of Ming Jin who haven't been able to break through to An Jin?"

"Among them are many once-renowned martial arts geniuses! There are even fifth-grade martial artists who might fall short of their goals!"

Wang Chengyuan nodded: "That's true... well, never mind!"

Just then.

One of his men knocked softly on the door.

"Young master, young lady!"

After the respectful greeting, the subordinate said, "Young Miss, here is a letter for you, from the Canglang Martial Arts School."

With that, his subordinate presented the letter with both hands before carefully leaving the accounting office.

It is said that this subordinate knows Wang Yunting quite well. She pays great attention to details and demands proper etiquette. Previously, one of her subordinates had been dismissed by Wang Yunting for not being respectful enough.

Therefore, this subordinate was always on edge.

Even for the sake of the two taels of silver per month, one must still act very respectful to this eccentric young lady.

Wang Chengyuan lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and seemed somewhat depressed.

"Is it a letter from Niu Xincai that you received? He originally wanted to cripple Chu Yang, but ended up having his hands and feet crippled by Chu Yang instead."

"Forget about internal strength, even external strength is useless now. Our Wang Family Trading Company has lost another loyal external strength master!"

Wang Chengyuan said this with a hint of annoyance.

However, there was no trace of regret in his words towards Niu Xincai.

Although he knew that Niu Xincai had always been in love with his sister, he had never actually considered Niu Xincai.

Because, deep down, Niu Xincai's parents were once servants of their Wang family business, which meant they were of a lower class.

Even after Niu Xincai became a Ming Jin martial artist and went to great lengths to become a temporary retainer at their Wang family business, he remained loyal to the end...

That's exactly what Niu Xincai should do!

He had thought about having his sister date Chu Yang, but he never considered having her date Niu Xincai.

Wang Yunting's inner thoughts were not much different from Wang Chengyuan's.

After reading the letter, she said, "Niu Xincai has now been dismissed and can no longer be offered sacrifices to our family. Although he was not dismissed because he was carrying out a mission for us, we will still give him five taels of silver as a token of our sympathy, to demonstrate the benevolence of our Wang family business."

She paused slightly, then added, "However, the person who wrote me the letter was not Niu Xincai."

"It's Chu Zhe. He successfully broke through the barrier today and stepped into the Dark Force realm!"

Wang Chengyuan took a sip of tea and found it tasteless.

He said, "It doesn't really concern us that they've broken through to the Dark Force realm..."

However, he only said half a sentence.

Wang Chengyuan suddenly realized something.

He stared wide-eyed at Wang Yunting: "Yunting, Chu Zhe wrote you a letter immediately after his breakthrough?"

"Little sister, you've been keeping this a secret! You've already started dating such a promising guy!"

"No! We can't call him a potential star! He's already a confirmed master of internal strength!"

Wang Yunting's face flushed slightly.

In reality, her relationship with Chu Zhe was not as close as Wang Chengyuan imagined.

However, a few days ago, she sent Chu Zhe two doses of the Energy-Melting Elixir and a sachet through intermediaries for two consecutive days, along with a letter wishing him a successful breakthrough.

Now, Chu Zhe's response can be considered a polite thank you.

Of course, Chu Zhe also wrote in his letter that he would definitely host a banquet in a couple of days to thank Wang Yunting for her gift.

After his initial excitement, Wang Chengyuan cautioned Wang Yunting, "Yunting, Chu Zhe is already a master of internal energy. It's probably unrealistic to expect him to marry into the family."

"But don't worry, I'll still let you manage the Wang family business and enjoy a share of the profits. You absolutely must make this marriage happen!"

……

Inside the Canglang Martial Arts School.

After replying to Wang Yunting's letter, Chu Zhe sat alone in his room.

As a disciple favored by Wang Jin, he enjoyed the same treatment as an Dark Force disciple despite being a Ming Jin disciple, and already had his own private training place.

After successfully passing the test, he went to see his master to inform him of his breakthrough.

Wang Jin naturally gave him some encouragement as well.

Of course, Chu Zhe also learned about the Battle of Dingbotai.

"I really didn't expect that brat Chu Yang would survive! Xu Shengzhi is a complete waste! He didn't accomplish anything and just got eaten alive by a wild boar!"

Previously, Xu Shengzhi deliberately befriended Chu Zhe, and Chu Zhe was well aware of this!

However, at that time, Chu Zhe himself had not yet broken through to the Dark Force level. Given that the Xu family behind Xu Shengzhi was much stronger than his own, he was very polite to Xu Shengzhi.

He had originally planned to get what he wanted from Xu Shengzhi and to benefit from the Xu family in the future.

Unexpectedly, now that he has mastered the hidden strength, Xu Shengzhi is already dead!

Moreover, Chu Yang has actually become a peak Ming Jin martial artist!

Moreover, he also distinguished himself on the Dingbo Platform, suppressing many peak Ming Jin martial artists.

"Zhao Hongling and Bai Kefa were both peak Ming Jin martial artists, and their strength was slightly superior to mine back then... yet they both lost to Chu Yang!"

"However, it is not easy to advance from Ming Jin to An Jin! Whether Chu Yang can advance to An Jin remains to be seen!"

Thinking about these things, Chu Zhe felt a deep darkness in his heart.

After all, Chu Yang has now become the focus of everyone's attention and has become a key disciple to be cultivated by Tiger Roar Martial Arts School. It is no longer realistic for him to quietly kill Chu Yang.

In particular, he also saw the letter sent from home and learned about the situation in the village.

Chu Yang's prestige and status in the village are now vastly different from what they used to be.

If he hadn't broken through to the Dark Force realm this time, he probably wouldn't have been able to keep his position as the village chief!

"However, he is ultimately inferior to me, both in terms of ability and connections!"

Chu Zhe looked out the window, where a gentle breeze rustled the bamboo leaves.

He was thinking of visiting Wang Zijie, the eldest son of the Wang family, one of the four major families in the inner city.

The Wang family has three daughters.

The youngest daughter is now eighteen years old and still unmarried.

Although Wang Zijie is the eldest son and has not yet become the head of the family, he already holds absolute power.

Even in matters concerning his sister's marriage, he has a great deal of say!

Chu Changnian had been working for the Wang family since he was young, so he had always maintained contact with them.

Chu Zhe often accompanied his father to visit during holidays and festivals, and had long been well-known to Wang Zijie.

Now that he has broken through the Dark Force realm, he should be able to gain Wang Zijie's special attention.

"If I were to express my feelings for his sister, I'm sure I'd get a positive response..."

P.S.: Thank you all for your support! We've entered the second round of recommendations. It even climbed to 200th on the overall new book chart and around 20th on the fantasy chart. Unfortunately, it will be leaving the new book chart after thirty days. If it could stay on the chart, it probably could have climbed even higher. This wouldn't have been possible without your support! Thank you again!

Actually, when I'm writing a story, a lot of my mental energy comes from the various data of the work; I check the backend hundreds of times a day. I admit, my mindset isn't quite right.

Without the boost from the new book charts, the decrease in traffic is definitely noticeable. Tian Ce is writing his first book on Qidian, and without a prior fan base, he's even more acutely aware of this shift in traffic.

But thankfully, with the support of all the readers, Tian Ce felt like he was being shone with light! A light that kept him going!

I don't know if I'll be able to win another round of competition, so I humbly request all readers to continue reading today's two chapters! Thank you! May we all have a smooth year and next, with good health, happiness, and prosperity!