82: He really is a strong person.

Seeing a little brat solemnly asking him for 'Face', the old man almost couldn't hold back his laughter; yet, he also felt a bit annoyed in his heart.

If his old cronies were to find out, they would surely laugh him to death...

But the next moment, seeing the bronze-colored token appear in Chu Yuan's hand, his expression turned serious; he spoke in a complex tone: "You little rascal, you moved quite fast..."

Although this zhenwu token didn't bring any changes to Chu Yuan's strength, it represented the will of the Zhenwu Bureau; so much so that he had to treat it with a bit of seriousness and could no longer ignore Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan silently waited for his answer; the old man was silent for a moment, then shook his head regretfully: "I cannot agree to your request."

"..." Chu Yuan almost wanted to curse out loud, but he held it back in the end;

He spoke with a hint of sarcasm: "Since you, Senior, were recruited to Secret Realm No. 7, you must naturally be a powerhouse; but I have never seen any powerhouse like you... looking so disheveled! You want my sister to follow you and Cultivate... and go begging for food together?"

The old man didn't get angry; he shook his head and said: "You don't understand."

"I truly don't understand what kind of weird habit this is of yours, Senior; but one thing I do know is that Chu Ying will never take you as her master, so you might as well give up on that idea."

"She will." "She won't!" "She will." "Won't!" "..."

"My brother is right; I cannot take you as my master!"

"Sigh~" The old man let out a sigh, his gaze filled with compassion and pity as he looked at Chu Ying.

At this moment, a sudden, old yet gentle voice rang out: "Zhou Ye? Why are you here?"

Chu Yuan was startled; who had come now? He turned his head and saw an old man with crane-like hair and a youthful Face, holding a cane, walking slowly towards them; his Face looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before?

After thinking about it for a moment, he had indeed seen him, though not in reality, but on the news... "Elder Zhang!?"

The newcomer's real name was Zhang Chen, an ordinary name; but almost no one addressed him by that name, instead respectfully calling him Elder Zhang.

He had made a name for himself in the early stages of the Martial Dao revival, but unlike other Martial Artists, he didn't have feats of reclaiming lost territory or the fame of slaying alien races; yet, his contributions to Great Qin were absolutely not inferior to any powerhouse known for combat strength!

Just to mention one point, most of the Medicinal Pills used by Martial Artists on the market were either developed by Elder Zhang or developed by his Disciples!

Any Martial Artist who had participated in the war, whether they were Second Realm, Third Realm, or even Seventh Realm or Eighth Realm; who hadn't taken healing Medicinal Pills? If it weren't for those Medicinal Pills, many Martial Artists who could have survived might have fallen halfway; among them, there would inevitably be many future powerhouses...

Zhang Chen smiled and nodded at Chu Yuan: "You should know by now, I was entrusted to come and treat your injuries."

"I heard from our principal, but I didn't know it was you... Thank you for making the trip yourself!"

"It's no trouble... Was Zhou Ye here looking for you?"

Chu Yuan turned his head to look, only to see that the bench was already empty; the old man's figure had disappeared at some point...

"Don't look for him; he has already left." "He wasn't here for me; he insisted on taking my sister as his Disciple..." Chu Yuan explained with a wry smile;

Then, a thought struck him, and he asked: "Elder Zhang, although it might be abrupt; I don't know... could you ask him not to pester my sister anymore?"

Zhang Chen listened while carefully observing Chu Ying, and finally laughed: "Why not? This is a good thing..."

"A good thing also depends on whether the person is willing..." Chu Yuan complained: "I don't understand; there are so many people in Great Qin; he is considered a powerhouse, after all, and if he were willing to take a Disciple, plenty of people would line up at his door! Why is he so fixated on my sister..."

Hearing their conversation, Chu Ying realized belatedly that the drunk old man was actually a powerhouse!? Even someone like Elder Zhang looked at him with special regard!?

But after the initial shock, she didn't feel any regret or other such emotions; she was still young, after all, and didn't understand what a great Opportunity this was. She only knew that taking the College Entrance Examination step by step was the safest path...

Zhang Chen's gaze never left Chu Ying, and after hearing Chu Yuan's words, he shook his head: "You don't understand, Zhou Ye's lineage... does not easily take Disciples; they don't look at Martial Dao talent when taking Disciples, but rather some other specific trait."

Although he couldn't see anything special about Chu Ying, Zhou Ye must have had his reasons for choosing her.

Chu Yuan was somewhat confused: "Not looking at talent? Then what do they look at?"

"Perhaps, it's fate?" "Why is it so mystical..."

Zhang Chen laughed: "You are right; their lineage has always been mystical."

After thinking for a moment, he explained again: "This Legacy has existed for a long time. Before the Martial Dao revival, it was a Daoist temple called the Tongshen Temple; it claimed to be proficient in calculation, metaphysics, divination, Luck, and the like... in short, those very mysterious things, which were called 'superstition' at the time; even back then, many high-ranking officials and nobles would go there to seek fate..."

Later, when the Martial Dao revived, the Tongshen Temple lineage somehow embarked on a unique Martial Dao path, but they still continued their previous mystical style..."

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment; was there really such a thing?

"Although Zhou Ye is only at the Seventh Realm and is not an official government person; his status is actually not low, and he has some friendship with many Eighth Realm Martial Artists. Often, when the government has operations, they need his assistance... His combat strength is nothing special, but he can indeed predict certain things. That is why I say, if this little girl could take Zhou Ye as her master, it would actually not be a bad thing."

"It's actually real!" Chu Yuan asked curiously: "Then why did you say they were mystical?"

"Because this is actually within the scope of the Martial Dao; after the Fifth Realm, Martial Artists begin to touch upon the Law through Martial Skills, which is why the Martial Skills unleashed by a Supernatural Realm Martial Artist have such explosive power! Seventh Realm Martial Artists begin to formally comprehend the Law...

Zhou Ye's precognition should be an ability brought about by his own unique Law; it's like the concept of 'Big Data', it's not strange; it's just that not many Martial Artists choose this direction." Zhang Chen sighed: "After all, some things, even if you know them in advance... if your strength is insufficient, you still cannot change the outcome."

The Law!? Chu Yuan was a bit dazed; is the later stage of the Martial Dao... actually this Advanced? Starting to comprehend such high-level things at the Seventh Realm!?

He then heard Zhang Chen ask in confusion: "I see that on you, there seems to be the aura of the Law of Metal?"

"..." Chu Yuan was relieved in an instant and replied: "I Cultivate the 'Golden Essence Art'."