Chapter 9: My Maternal Great-Uncle from Outside the Family... (Part 1)

Maternal Great-Uncle... (I)

So, she had merely cast a brief glance when the person appeared, and then transformed her aura to be just like Luo'er's, obediently playing the role of an extra.

"Maternal Great-Uncle, Rou'er has been longing for your arrival..." Upon seeing him, Rou'er immediately approached with a smile, adopting the posture of a well-behaved yet plaintive young girl.

"Is this not your Maternal Great-Uncle arriving? I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Rou'er would already be a married woman with a child... It's all your grandfather's fault, to think he wouldn't even tell me about such a major event..."

The two appeared to have a very good relationship. Although Yi was momentarily flustered by that intricate title, the bond between these two was indeed genuine... At the very least, the Martial Venerable held no airs at all in this moment. On this single point alone, he gave Rou'er plenty of face. Of course, the Martial Venerable only lacked airs with Rou'er; toward others, he held them in no regard whatsoever. Even Zhu Tingxu, from beginning to end, until the two had finished catching up and sat down in the main hall, did not receive so much as a single glance from him.

It wasn't until they were seated and their reunion had concluded that Rou'er introduced the others to the Martial Venerable.

Naturally, Zhu Tingxu was the first. The Martial Venerable gave Rou'er sufficient face by observing Zhu Tingxu directly, then nodded with a smile. "Decent aptitude. Given enough time and sufficient opportunity, there is a fair chance of breaking through to the Martial Venerable realm."

Such an ambiguous sentence, containing almost no substantive content, nonetheless caused everyone's spirits to soar. This was especially true for Zhu Tingxu; his usual composed and magnanimous demeanor vanished as he grinned widely. Fortunately, he still remembered to leave a good impression on the Martial Venerable, so he reined in his loss of composure in an instant, causing the Martial Venerable to nod inwardly...

As for what followed, Rou'er brought her two children before the Martial Venerable. The Martial Venerable seriously poked and prodded them, finally uttering words that left Rou'er and Zhu Tingxu feeling both proud and excited: "Both children have good aptitude, though Yu Chun's is even better. His future achievements will surely surpass those of his father..."

To surpass Zhu Tingxu—wasn't that saying he would reach the Martial Venerable realm?

Once this implication was revealed, how could anyone not be excited? Unfortunately, the Martial Venerable did not seem to have any intention of taking disciples. Although everyone harbored doubts in their hearts, no one dared to ask.

Next were Yi and Luo'er. Perhaps due to the distinction between kin and strangers, the Martial Venerable merely looked them up and down once before waving his hand, dismissing them without leaving a single word. This left the two women, who had been full of anticipation, with faces filled with disappointment.