NOVEL NEXT Chapter 289: The Agreement
In an era where Fourth Grade Martial Warriors were extremely scarce, it was an extraordinarily luxurious matter for Lü Zhouyi to find an equally matched opponent to practice with.
Now that Wang Ye had advanced to a Fourth Grade Martial Warrior, Lü Zhouyi didn't wish for anything else but to spar with Wang Ye whenever he had the time.
"That's definitely not a problem! We shall not return until we're drunkenly satisfied!"
"We shall not return until we're drunkenly satisfied!"
After speaking a few words with Lü Zhouyi, Wang Ye immediately left.
...
Leaving Tan Long behind temporarily at the Taiyuan City Prefecture, Wang Ye drove the Spyker C8 back to Yun City that very afternoon.
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Zhao family.
Zhao Han's Study.
Knock, knock, knock.
Li Tiaoye tapped on the door of Zhao Han's study, and Zhao Han's voice came from inside the room: "Come in."
Li Tiaoye swayed into Zhao Han's study and took a seat on a chair, only to hear Zhao Han inquiring: "How did it turn out?"
"Wang Ye won, broke through to the realm of Fourth Grade Martial Warrior, and defeated Lü Zhouyi."
"Hmm."
Li Tiaoye quietly responded with a sound of acknowledgment, showing no surprise.
The expression on Zhao Han's face made Li Tiaoye realize that Zhao Han had anticipated Wang Ye's victory from the beginning.
This caused some confusion in Li Tiaoye's heart.
If, before, Li Tiaoye thought that Zhao Han acted this way to ensure benefits on both sides, why didn't he just let Wang Ye hold the event at Taiyuan Tower right from the start?
By doing so.
Wasn't that redundant?
Zhao Han glanced at Li Tiaoye and asked, "Don't understand?"
Li Tiaoye shook her head.
"It's simple. Allowing Wang Ye to hold the event at Taiyuan Tower isn't just an issue for the Zhao family, but involves the collective interests of the four major clans in Taiyuan City Prefecture."
"If I had unconditionally let Wang Ye hold the event in Taiyuan Tower right from the start, the other three clans within Taiyuan City Prefecture would certainly be displeased with me."
"However, by acting this way, members of the other three major clans will only think I made an erroneous judgment, which is why I let Wang Ye hold the event in Taiyuan Tower. As a result, the other three major clans in Taiyuan City Prefecture will naturally have fewer objections towards me."
Li Tiaoye nodded her head.
But still felt that Zhao Han's reasoning was not quite convincing.
With Zhao Han's strength and character, he simply didn't need to concern himself with the attitudes of the other three major clans in Taiyuan City Prefecture.
Moreover, the other three clans in Taiyuan City Prefecture would not take any action against Zhao Han over such a minor matter.
Zhao Han sipped his tea, gazing out at the bustling streets and traffic outside the window: "Moreover, according to the information I've received, Wang Ye should be breaking through to Fourth Grade Martial Warrior soon, and during this process, he will need opponents to practice with."
"For Wang Ye, who is just entering the realm of Fourth Grade Martial Warrior, Lü Zhouyi is naturally the most suitable practice partner."
Zhao Han's words sent a jolt through Li Tiaoye, as she suddenly realized that Zhao Han had intended to assist Wang Ye from the start.
Even when thinking about helping Wang Ye, Zhao Han didn't care whether Wang Ye would remember this favor.
Li Tiaoye looked at Zhao Han, who stood up and gazed into the distance.
It was now past seven in the evening, and summer nights came later.
So even though it was past seven, the sky over Yun City was merely touched by a setting sun, with the afterglow painting half the sky red.
Beyond the horizon lined with afterglow, there was a river down below.
The sunset dyed the river a deep red, so that from afar, it seemed as though one color connected the sky and the river, two elements that could never be joined.
Zhao Han gazed at the scene with profound and emotional eyes. He spoke,
"Wang Ye has always treated me as an enemy, but he has never considered that maybe from the beginning, we were not enemies at all."
"Perhaps, from the very beginning, we were destined to become friends."
Zhao Han's silhouette against the evening glow, reflected in Li Tiaoye's eyes, made the usually cunning and strategic Zhao Han seem somewhat confused.
Wasn't there an inherent conflict between Zhao Han and Wang Ye?
Remember, it was Zhao Han who had driven Wang Ye's parents away.
For Wang Ye, Zhao Han had long since become his nemesis.
In such a situation,
Zhao Han was here declaring that they were supposed to be friends?
How could that be possible?
So, even Li Tiaoye found it very strange and somewhat incomprehensible, what Zhao Han was really thinking at the moment.
...
Upon hearing footsteps outside, Yang Xing and Mei Yino hastily stood up and looked towards the door.
This scene and action had been repeated countless times by the two of them.
Whenever there were footsteps outside, Yang Xing and Mei Yino would think it was Wang Ye and get ready to greet him.
However, it never was.
Still, whenever they heard footsteps outside, Yang Xing and Mei Yino would stand up and look towards the doorway,
just in case it really was Wang Ye coming, so that they wouldn't fail to react promptly and disappoint him.
Creak,
this time, the door was opened.
Wang Ye walked in with Zhao Min, heading to the private room Yang Xing and Mei Yino had reserved.
When Yang Xing and Mei Yino set their eyes on Zhao Min, they looked somewhat dazed.
Beautiful.
She was incredibly beautiful
Not a vulgar kind of beauty, but an intelligent beauty with a sense of wonder embedded within.
It was as if Zhao Min embodied many different personalities in one.
Versatile.
Zhao Min had a bit of fame in the entertainment industry, though not extremely popular. Both Yang Xing and Mei Yino had seen her online before.
But when they actually saw her in person, they realized that the beauty of Zhao Min displayed through phones or computers was just a fraction of what they were seeing now—merely a third or even a fifth!
This caused both Yang Xing and Mei Yino to stare dumbfoundedly the first time they saw Zhao Min.
After some time, Yang Xing and Mei Yino finally came to their senses, looked at Wang Ye and exclaimed,
"Boss Wang, I now truly understand that investing in Sister Zhao wasn't a loss for us; we've struck it rich!"
"Exactly,"
Mei Yino added,
"It's such a surprise to me. Sister Zhao is so beautiful, so attractive, far surpassing what I've seen online by a factor of ten!"