In the quiet private room, Zhou Tianyi looked at Shi Xinyi with a loving expression, "Have you suffered any injustices in the capital? Is your father good to you? I heard you are now the future concubine of Prince Kang, what is he like?"
Zhou Tianyi finally had a chance to vent his pent-up fatherly love, and he wanted to ask all the questions he cared about.
Shi Xinyi was impatient, but her face showed no sign of it. "Uncle Zhou, I'm sorry. My current status is not as free as before. I have always wanted to visit you, but I haven't had the opportunity. I'm sorry to trouble you to come in person. Don't worry, Uncle Zhou, I'm fine."
"That's good. I'm relieved that you're doing well. I can also give an explanation when I see your mother in the future." Zhou Tianyi looked at Shi Xinyi's familiar face, as if he were seeing that amazingly talented woman again.
Shi Xinyi wasn't moved, perhaps because she had seen too many such scenes since she was a child, and she was already used to the many connections her mother had built for her.
"Uncle Zhou has been stuck at the first-rate martial artist level for many years. Do you wish to enter the arena this time?"
At this point, Zhou Tianyi was a little embarrassed. "That's the idea. Jiang Fengyu was able to advance, and I entered the first-class martial artist level earlier than him. How could I not succeed?" His tone was full of confidence.
Shi Xinyi strongly disagreed with Zhou Tianyi's decision to expel Jiang Fengyu from the sect. If Jiang Fengyu were still in Guiyi Sect, then Guiyi Sect would no longer be an ordinary Jianghu sect. Why would she have wanted to sever ties with Guiyi Sect before?
It's important to understand that the difference between a grandmaster and a first-rate martial artist is like heaven and earth.
Thinking that Zhou Tianyi also had a chance to advance to the Grandmaster level, Shi Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she hadn't gone too far before. "Uncle Zhou is a recognized martial arts genius, advancing to the Grandmaster level will definitely not be a problem for him."
"Haha, since Xinyi is so confident in Uncle Zhou, then Uncle Zhou certainly won't let you down."
Because she had something to ask for, Shi Xinyi's attitude towards Zhou Tianyi became more sincere, and their conversation was quite pleasant.
Because of Shi Xinyi's status, even as an elder, they couldn't spend too much time alone together. Zhou Tianyi asked a few more questions with concern before ending the conversation.
As she walked out of the room, she ran into An Ge, who was enjoying her melon-eating with a satisfied expression and was about to return to her room.
When their eyes met, Zhou Tianyi and Shi Xinyi felt a little awkward.
An Ge felt she had nothing to say to them, so she treated them as ordinary guests, nodded, and left.
Watching An Ge's departing figure, Shi Xinyi bit her lip. She felt that the immortal was too petty; all he did was offend her at the beginning.
Zhou Tianyi shared the same thought as Shi Xinyi: "Xinyi should stay away from that person in the future. I don't think she's any kind of immortal. I don't know where she came from."
Shi Xinyi was startled. "Uncle Zhou, don't talk nonsense." The immortal's methods are unfathomable, not to mention that An Ge hasn't gone far.
Zhou Tian immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He was just angry and wanted to gain the upper hand verbally, almost forgetting that he was on someone else's turf.
This idea probably stems from the fact that An Ge is very polite and sometimes jokes around with guests, which makes him seem unlike a celestial being.
Even if An Ge knew what the two people thought of her, she would just shrug indifferently. She wasn't exactly a generous person to begin with, so why should she have to greet them with a smile after offending them?
Zhou Tianyi stood at the entrance of the arena, looking at the rankings on the stone tablet with some surprise.
He knows less than a third of the top ten people. This shows that there are still many hidden masters in the martial arts world.
Jiang Fengyu's name was undoubtedly ranked first, which made Zhou Tian feel a pang of heartache.
He glanced around cautiously, and seeing that no one recognized him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Jiang Fengyu became a grandmaster, many disciples have returned to the inn. If they see him, their authority as the sect leader will be damaged.
"What if they see my ranking?" Zhou Tianyi paused as he prepared to enter the arena, thinking that his name might appear on the stone tablet when he came out.
Just then, he noticed a change in the rankings on the stone tablet. The tenth-ranked person was none other than Mu Qing, the Pavilion Master of Tianyin Pavilion.
He knew Mu Qing quite well. Although she was capable, her martial arts talent was really lacking, and she had been stuck as a second-rate martial artist for more than ten years.
I heard that she recently broke through to the second-rate level and entered the ranks of first-rate martial artists, which caused quite a stir in the martial arts world.
Zhou Tianyi found it unacceptable that she was now on the list.
She's just a woman who's barely entered the first-rate martial arts realm, how dare she rank tenth? Those guys can't even beat a woman, if it were him, he'd be too ashamed to show his face.
Perhaps it was because he had heard some rumors in the martial arts world that the development of Guiyi Sect depended entirely on his wife that Zhou Tianyi was extremely angry. He felt from the bottom of his heart that women should stay at home to support their husbands and raise their children.
"Hmph, let me, the sect leader, also go and try my luck, and push Mu Qing out of the arena." Having made up his mind, Zhou Tianyi entered the arena.
"Shall we begin the trial now?" The mysterious old man asked the same question day after day, his face full of kindness.
Those who frequent the arena know that despite the old man's ever-smiling demeanor, he's incredibly ruthless and shouldn't be offended lightly.
At first, everyone thought the old man was just a gatekeeper, and because he might be a deity, everyone respected him.
Someone mustered up the courage to ask the shopkeeper about the old man, and was told that the old man was an NPC.
The group didn't understand what an NPC was, but from the shopkeeper's explanation, the old man didn't seem to be one of her people.
Over time, people's fear of the old man gradually disappeared.
In addition, the old man also acts as a merchant, sometimes selling them something called blind boxes, claiming they can yield good items. But after all this time, despite spending a lot of money, no one has ever heard of getting anything good from them.
Therefore, people changed their way of addressing him from "old man" to "shady businessman".
Someone once accidentally sold a piece of equipment they had obtained as miscellaneous items, and when they tried to resell it, the price was more than double the normal price. This person was furious and attacked the old man.
Unexpectedly, the seemingly gentle old man was actually quite formidable. With just one move, he subdued his opponent and threw him out of the arena.
You should know that the opponent is a top-notch expert.
Just as people were speculating about the old man's fighting prowess, those who had been knocked out of the arena discovered that they could no longer re-enter the arena.
For those who cherish the arena as their lifeblood, this is undoubtedly a devastating blow.
This person approached the shop manager, hoping to gain re-entry through her. However, the ever-all-powerful shop manager stated that she was powerless to help those blacklisted by the arena.
As for whether it was true or not, no one cared; all they knew was that this old man was not someone they could afford to offend.
After that, even if they were scammed by the old man again, no one dared to act recklessly; they could only accept their bad luck.
But Zhou Tianyi didn't know that!
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