But just as Xiang Ming was so happy he was practically ready to take off, Ma Di, standing next to him, tugged at Xiang Yun's sleeve with a strange expression.
"Old Yun, Old Yun, stop laughing. Don't you think he looks like a person?"
Madi whispered to Yun, gesturing for him to take a closer look at Zhang Rong.
At this moment, Cui Miao seemed to realize something. Zhang Rong's face gradually overlapped with a somewhat young image in her memory. Then, the expression on Cui Miao's face gradually changed from smiling to puzzlement, and finally to shock!
Xiang Yun heard Ma Di whisper in his ear and looked at Ma Di's expression with some doubt. He thought to himself, "Now that this matter is over, what does it matter if he resembles someone or not?"
However, Xiang Yun still turned his head and carefully examined Zhang Rong's face.
Who does it resemble?
Although Xiang Yun had been in the dimensional world for over twenty years since arriving from Earth, his connections with the Xiang family on Earth meant that even though his cultivation level wasn't very high back then, he still had some impressions of both established big shots and rising minor big shots on Earth.
In addition, because Xiang Yun felt as if he had seen Zhang Rong somewhere before, a face that he had been fortunate enough to see a few times at the Xiang family home instantly appeared in his mind as he carefully examined him.
Zhang Rong, who clearly knew that Ma Di and the others seemed to have remembered him, remained silent and simply looked at Xiang Yun, Ma Di, and Cui Miao with a smile on his face.
"Holy crap, he...he...he's the Green-Faced Asura...Zhang...Zhang Rong!?"
Finally, the face Xiang Yun remembered completely overlapped with Zhang Rong's, who was now much older.
At this moment, Xiang Yun couldn't care less about maintaining a respectful elder's demeanor. Her finger trembled slightly as she pointed at Zhang Rong, and she even started to stutter as she spoke.
Then, in Xiang Yun's wide eyes, he saw Cui Miao and Ma Di nod slightly, and then the two of them took a step back, indicating that this poaching had nothing to do with them. It was all Xiang Yun's doing. They were just passing by!
Upon seeing this, Xiang Yun's lips twitched. Is this the good brother he's fought alongside for over a decade?
My heart is ice-cold right now!
"What's wrong? Why are you shivering? Are you cold? They've all agreed to go with you, so why don't you take them with you?"
Seeing this, Zhang Rong became even more playful and started teasing Xiang Yun in a disrespectful manner.
In fact, Zhang Rong is almost seventy years old now. It is only because his realm is too high and his physical body is constantly nourished by abundant spiritual power that he looks like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. In particular, after he survived this ordeal and advanced to the Shengyang realm, he looks much younger.
The emergence of forbidden abilities not only grants superhuman strength to originally weak humans, but also significantly enhances their vitality. Below the level of Star Power, the increase in lifespan is not particularly noticeable, generally only adding a maximum of ten or so years.
Generally speaking, once you reach the Star Radiance Realm, as long as you don't die in an accident, you can live to be around 170 or 180 years old. If you reach the Moonlit Realm, you can live to be at least 250 years old. As for the Victorious Sun Realm, we don't know, because so far, no one in the Victorious Sun Realm has been able to live to their natural death.
Let alone those in the Shengyang Realm, even those in the Ruoyue Realm rarely die of old age. This is because, given the current state of the world, the power they wield cannot simply remain idle; they all bear heavy responsibilities.
"Um... well... Lord Shura, we have some things to attend to, so we'll be leaving now. We'll come see you another day?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun's face immediately turned into a bitter expression.
Take them away?
Who would dare to take your people away in front of you, Green-Faced Asura?
Let's stop messing around, okay?
After learning Zhang Rong's identity, Xiang Yun wisely backed down.
Even Xiang Ming was able to immediately connect Zhang Rong with the earth-shattering commotion in Tianguangxia City.
How could a half-old man like Xiang Yun, who has become quite shrewd, not know this?
Ruoyuejing?
What is that compared to the big shot right in front of me?
Xiang Yun now felt like slapping herself twice as she thought about her earlier outburst of words.
You think your level of understanding is no lower than mine?
That foul mouth of yours, I'm going to get rid of you!
"Oh, is that so? It's alright. Since you're busy, you can go ahead. But you said earlier that Chi Chen and the others saved you. To show your seniority, you should at least give them a small gift or a token of your gratitude, right?"
Zhang Rong stepped forward and hooked his arm around Xiang Yun's neck, appearing quite intimate.
Upon seeing this, Xiang Yun trembled even more violently, whether from excitement or something else.
"Then how about I give Xiao Chen one million merit points?"
Xiang Yun's lips were trembling as she cautiously returned.
"Hmm, not bad, Chi Chen, why don't you hurry up and thank your uncle?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Rong glanced at Xiang Yun with some surprise. One million was not a small sum.
Seeing this, Chi Chen was speechless. Zhang Rong's series of actions had refreshed his understanding of this captain once again.
On the side, Qing Sheng, who had been with Zhang Rong the longest, twitched the corner of his mouth. If this got out, who would believe that the pillar of the Great Xia Kingdom had the potential to become a bandit?
Bu Chichen was speechless, but he had to accept the million merit points, after all, it was a token of the elders' goodwill!
Then, under the strange looks of everyone, Chi Chen handed over his merit card while showing an extremely embarrassed expression.
Xiang Yun maintained her smile and, under Zhang Rong's affectionate embrace, rubbed her merit card against Chi Chen's merit card. Instantly, Chi Chen's merit card gained an extra million merit points.
"Well...we'll be going now, Lord Shura, Xiao Chen, I'll come back another day!"
Xiang Yun didn't care about losing his merit points and called to Cui Miao, Ma Di, and Xiang Ming that they were about to leave.
"Hey, you three are leaving, but why are you taking my people with you?"
Just then, Zhang Rong spoke again, which immediately surprised everyone in the hall.
What about your people?
"Uh... um... Lord Shura, when you say 'your people,' what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun turned her head in disbelief. Although she already knew the answer in her heart, she was still somewhat confused and asked.
"Those three! Didn't you just say that they have a good relationship with Chi Chen and the others? Chi Chen also said he wants to explore this dimensional realm with his good brothers, so why not let these young people try it out themselves? We, as elders, can't always protect them too much, right? Since you're not taking Chi Chen and the others with you, then naturally Xiang Ming and the others should stay with me. Aren't they my people then?"
Zhang Rong looked at Xiang Ming and the other two with a smile and gave them an affirmative nod.
For a moment, Xiang Ming, Wang Hao, and Gan Yuan were all overwhelmed by this sudden happiness!
The Blue-Faced Asura Zhang Rong actually wants them to follow him?
I simply can't believe it!
Wang Hao and Gan Yuan were already flushed with excitement and felt a bit dizzy!
Although Xiang Ming was also very excited, he still considered his uncle's feelings and did not start dancing around like Wang Hao and Gan Yuan!
Seeing this, Madi and Cui Miao's expressions were also quite interesting.
But what was more evident on their faces was envy for the experiences of Xiang Ming and the other two!
If they weren't so old and their potential had been almost exhausted, meaning they would basically be confined to the Star Radiance Realm for the rest of their lives, Cui Miao and Ma Di would probably be begging Zhang Rong to take them in as well.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun remained silent for a moment before composed himself and solemnly addressed Xiang Ming:
"Don't embarrass the Xiang family! Otherwise, you'll be thrown out and won't even be allowed to step foot in the house!"
After Xiang Yun finished speaking, without waiting for Xiang Ming's reply, he turned around and left with Ma Di and Cui Miao.
On the streets of Guangxia City, Xiang Yun's attempt to poach talent backfired, resulting in a double loss.
But at this moment, there was no trace of distress or discomfort on his face. On the contrary, he looked smug, as if he had gained tens of millions of merit points for free.
We've made a fortune! We've made a fortune!
Under the amused gazes of Cui Miao and Ma Di, Xiang Yun whistled and strode ahead with a general's gait, looking quite pleased with himself!
Yes, many people have begged Zhang Rong to take in their family members, but he might not agree. Now that Zhang Rong is personally asking for people, it's no wonder Xiang Yun is so arrogant!
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