Chapter 74 - Chapter 74: 074 Treasure in Hand (1/2)

Chapter 74: 074 Treasure in Hand

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True Essence!

Third Rank?

Cao Yiyi has limited prowess, but she comes from a reputable family that is rich in knowledge and experience; hence, she is no stranger to martial studies. When she saw the man across from her, landing a single hit from midair that rendered Ah Fu unconscious, her face changed. The skill he used was clearly True Essence, which supposedly can only be owned by a Third Rank warrior or above.

This fact was beyond her expectations.

According to Ah Fu, during their encounter in Yuzhou half a month ago, this man was merely Fifth Grade.

Could it be that he was concealing his true strength at the time?

Cao Yiyi felt astonished and doubtful, but she never considered the possibility of mistaking somebody else for him.

She was naturally gifted with the ability to recognize someone solely by their eyes. Once seen, never forgotten.

Last time, the man had a veil on his face, but as soon he made his appearance this time, she recognized him at once. This was the man who had almost killed her.

“Interesting.”

Suddenly, Cao Yiyi’s eyes brightened. She said excitedly, “You were hiding your prowess last time, weren’t you? You obviously possess the cultivation of a Third Rank, yet you chose to evade Ah Fu instead of fighting him. That one hit was intentional, wasn’t it? Trying to scare me off as some minor punishment?”

Gu Yang really wanted to tell her that she was overthinking.

“You didn’t want to provoke me, did you? However, this time, you didn’t hide your true strength and chose to act.”

Cao Yiyi was growing increasingly smug, her demeanor resembling someone who had seen through another’s intentions. “I believe that this shadow thief’s treasure must be very important to you, isn’t it?”

This mad woman was actually quite intelligent. Although her guess wasn’t entirely correct, it wasn’t entirely her fault. After all, anyone would find it hard to believe that he had advanced from Fifth Grade to Third Rank in a span of only half a month.

Unwilling to engage in more nonsense with her, Gu Yang was about to knock her out.

At that moment, a figure appeared behind Cao Yiyi – his aura was strong, suggesting that he might be the third rank master protecting her.

This explained Cao Yiyi’s unwavering confidence, and why she didn’t panic even after identifying Gu Yang as a Third Rank.

The individual who appeared behind Cao Yiyi was a young man – Cao Xu.

At the age of twenty-seven, he held the seventh place in the Hidden Dragon

List. Just a few days prior, however, he was pushed down to the eighth place. By talent, Cao Xu was undoubtedly the top prospect of the Cao family’s current generation.

The awkward part was that he came from a collateral branch of the Cao family and managed to outshine the main branch. To protect himself, he had to align himself with a strong person within the Cao family.

He chose to align himself with the patriarch of the Cao family – Cao Yiyi’s father, the Spear Saint, who was a divine power realm master. As the Spear Saint only had one offspring, Cao Xu’s rise would not threaten Cao Yiyi’s position. In fact, he could even be a supporter for her.

Thus, Cao Xu became the nominal disciple of the Spear Saint.

After Cao Yiyi left the family, she journeyed about with just one Fourth Rank protector and run into trouble everywhere. Worried that his master’s precious daughter would get into some mishap, Cao Xu trailed behind her to clean up her mess.

But there was nothing he could do.

This young lady would not even listen to her own father’s words, let alone regard him as her senior brother.

He felt that she didn’t see him as a senior brother, but merely as a servant who could be ordered around.

Even so, Cao Xu still had to protect her. If anything were to happen to her, it would be the end of him.

Notwithstanding, he was seventh on the Hidden Dragon List, well, eighth now.

Being ordered around daily by a young girl was quite damaging to his dignity. Therefore, he usually refrained from appearing in front of her.

It wasn’t until just now, when Cao Xu sensed something amiss, that he hurried over.

He was extremely angry. Who was this audacious man who dared to lay a hand on the Miss of the Cao family?

However, when Cao Xu arrived at the scene and saw the man in front of Cao Yiyi, he was astonished. How could it be him?