So Chen Yutian could rely only on himself now. If he could break through to the Xuan level before the old master passed away, then the Chen family could at least be assured of standing firm for a hundred years! But was breaking through to the Xuan level even possible?

Qiu Lingshan was the leading talent of this generation, yet she had only just advanced to late-phase Huang level. But the Song family had deep foundations. Though the Song old master himself was only at the peak of late-phase Huang level, the Song old mistress was already an inner master of mid-phase Xuan level!

In fact, the Song family's inner cultivation method was better suited for women to practise. Among the younger generation of the Song family, Qiu Lingshan's elder brother had only early-phase Huang-level strength, while Qiu Lingshan's younger sister was, astonishingly, also at early-phase Huang level!

A marriage with Qiu Lingshan was now out of the question. Chen Yutian wanted to see just how formidable the remarkable figure she spoke of could be. If the Song family had won over such a powerful ally, it was not inconceivable that their momentum might press straight toward the Yu family!

Wei Zhao arrived at the door of the ward and pushed straight in. Seeing Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yutian standing in the reception room of the ward, he could not help a slight start. Chen Yutian was here too?

And when Chen Yutian saw that the person coming in was actually Wei Zhao, his expression froze as well. Why had Instructor Eagle come?

But in the next instant, Chen Yutian began to understand. Could it be that the formidable master Qiu Lingshan had spoken of was actually Wei Zhao!?

Put that way, it all added up for Chen Yutian. Among the younger generation, who else could possess such strength but Wei Zhao? Since Wei Zhao had been able to help him break through to the Huang level, why could he not help Qiu Lingshan break through as well?

Only, until now Chen Yutian had always revered Wei Zhao as a lofty instructor, and had never regarded him as an equal of his own generation! In Chen Yutian's eyes, Wei Zhao was already a godlike existence! So when he thought of the leaders among the younger generation, he had never even placed Wei Zhao on the same plane!

Now, seeing Wei Zhao here, Chen Yutian suddenly realized the truth. Yes, Wei Zhao was even younger than himself, so he was naturally the finest of the younger generation!

Wei Zhao did not know what the Song girl had told Chen Yutian, so he felt no awkwardness at seeing him. He nodded to him and said, "Brother Yutian, you are here too."

Chen Yutian could only answer with a wry smile, "I am also one of the chief men in charge of this case, so I am here as well."

Chen Yutian did not bother with any talk about coming to see what the man Qiu Lingshan fancied looked like, for he had no need to look! To lose to Wei Zhao, he submitted with all his heart. Chen Yutian did not even have the thought of challenging him. Give him another hundred years, and he could still never surpass Wei Zhao!

If Qiu Lingshan truly ended up with Wei Zhao, that would be no bad ending. And the Song family would rise because of it! No one knew Wei Zhao's strength and marvels better than Chen Yutian. He believed Qiu Lingshan must have seen this too, and that was why she had taken the initiative to pursue Wei Zhao.

Otherwise, with Qiu Lingshan's forceful character, if that man were not far stronger than she was, how would she ever humble herself to chase him? Cooking for him, and speaking on the phone in a tone so gentle it was frightening!

And only Wei Zhao could qualify as that man!

But then Chen Yutian suddenly started, as a matter abruptly came to mind! His own younger sister seemed to share something unusual with Wei Zhao? Had she not kept insisting she would marry him as his little wife? What was all that about?

Although Chen Yutian did not believe what his sister said, for little truth ever seemed to come from Shen Yushu's mouth, and you could never tell whether she spoke true or false, she had been that way since childhood, he still fell into thought. Could Qiu Lingshan be his sister's rival?

Then Chen Yutian shook his head with a free smile. His sister was only in her final year of high school. Was it not a little too early to think of such things?

"You have not had breakfast, have you?" Qiu Lingshan brought out an insulated box and handed it to Wei Zhao. "I made breakfast for you specially. Will you eat a little first?"

Wei Zhao nodded, took the insulated box, and opened it on the coffee table.

Qiu Lingshan's cooking rather surprised Wei Zhao. This tigress could cook? And it looked rather good at that?

Inside the insulated box lay several date cakes neatly arranged, two fried eggs, and some delicate pickles. One could see they were not ready-made things bought outside. The Song girl must have rushed to make them early this morning.

Wei Zhao polished off the food in the box in no time. The taste was not bad, and he did not stint his praise. "I would never have guessed, your cooking is not bad? You are not entirely useless after all!"

Wei Zhao's first remark delighted Qiu Lingshan beyond measure, but his second nearly made her heart burst with anger. What did he mean, she was not entirely useless? Did she have no ability at all besides cooking?

She was, after all, a late-phase Huang-level master now. Yet in Wei Zhao's eyes, she was merely someone who cooked well?

Still, the Song girl dared to be angry but not to speak out. Afraid that one impulsive word might drive Wei Zhao away, and then her breakfast would have been made for nothing, and yesterday's act as the silly little girl wasted too, leaving her no time for regrets, she could only smile and say, "If you like it, the silly little girl will often cook for you? As for other matters, do I not have you to help me? No need to worry..."

"We will talk about it later. Let us look at that Liu Bojia first." Wei Zhao did not take up Qiu Lingshan's words. Ever since what had happened in the dungeon last time, Qiu Lingshan's manner toward him had turned strange, and he had no idea what she was thinking. Wei Zhao feared that if he answered, he would be unable to resist temptation.

Of course, temptation was the lesser thing, trouble the greater. If anything really happened between him and the Song girl, he feared he would never hear the end of it, in great matters and small, from then on.

"Yes, let us see the patient first!" Qiu Lingshan was overjoyed at once. Wei Zhao had finally asked on his own to see the patient.

And Chen Yutian, watching from the side, nearly had his eyeballs drop out. They say a woman will change for the man she loves, and seeing it now, the saying was perfectly true. Qiu Lingshan had changed so completely she seemed a different person!

Wei Zhao still had to go house-hunting with Tang Yun's family shortly, so time was short, and he naturally had to settle the matter at hand as quickly as possible.

Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yutian followed Wei Zhao into the intensive care ward. Neither dared say much, only watching as Wei Zhao examined Liu Bojia's injuries there.

Wei Zhao had seen Liu Bojia's injuries before. They were very grave. At the time he had not been confident of curing them, and he had not yet fully understood the marvels of the energy within his body. But even had he understood, he would still have been somewhat unwilling to spend his own energy saving some insignificant person who had nothing at all to do with him.

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