C10 The Time Had Come

She looked at him coldly, as if what he had just said was just an illusion.

Yan Bing looked at her, and without any desire to continue speaking, she went back to her own business.

The rest of his life seemed to be going well, except that Fu Qing was no longer having a good time.

He didn't know what was going on either. If there was something wrong with her, she would drag him along and say what kind of training he was familiar with.

This girl was weaker than him, but for some reason, her speed at condensing water element was almost the same as his.

But this girl could turn water into ice. This was something he couldn't do, so she would think of ways to torture him every time.

Fu Qing was no fool. After a few "unintentional" words from Rong Xinyun, he knew that she was his enemy who had not stepped forward to help her in her heyday.

Amongst all of the coaches, he was the only one who received benefits from this little girl, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow it down.

Later, when he learned to be smart, every time Weng Xinyun came looking for him, he would use all sorts of excuses, sometimes even the excuse of peeing.

Ou Xinyun let him go and went to the other coaches to study.

With the method in the Han State, although her control over each attribute wasn't as high as that of her teachers, it was still enough to shock them.

Everything seemed to have calmed down. Without the disturbance of the rain and smoke, the students of the academy now had a whole new level of respect for her. Because of that day's events, her days had become much more relaxed.

The only difference was that Gu Weiwei had suffered some sort of provocation and would come to her side whenever she was free. Every time Ou Yun looked over, she would run away with a face full of confusion, leaving him completely at a loss.

She didn't take the initiative to look for Gu Weiwei. Instead, she looked for Zhao Ping.

She hadn't seen Zhao Ping since she had returned to the academy. Zhao Ping didn't take the initiative to look for her either.

His brother said he had written to Zhao Ping. He must have known about this. So he invited Zhao Ping to the shops next to the Dragon Flame Auction House.

When he saw her, the boss who sold wontons greeted her with a smile, "Princess Lingyue, you're here!"

His attitude was not fawning, but rather friendly. Over the past few days, almost everyone had been talking about what had happened, and they naturally knew a few things as well.

A smile spread across his face, and he waved two of his fingers in the air. "Same old rules!" She usually likes to eat wontons from this house when she comes here.

The shop owner nodded with a smile and pointed to the shop next to them. "Zhao Ping is in Auntie Zhou's store!"

After thanking him, he walked to the side. Auntie Zhou's store sold dried food and snacks. Normally, there would be a lot of people around, but when Rong Xinyun entered, there were quite a few people who saw her.

"Auntie Zhou!" Weng Xin Yun didn't care about the looks around him, and greeted him sweetly.

"He's coming!" The busy Aunt Zhou raised her head and looked at her with a face full of surprise and joy, "Hurry and take a seat in the inner room!"

Weng Xinyun nodded and led the way into the room, flabbergasted by the crowd.

Before the door closed, she heard people behind her ask how Aunt Zhou knew her.

Auntie Zhou only smiled. "Wangfei often comes to this area. Naturally, she'll recognize you if she comes a lot."

Weng Xinyun smiled. She hadn't expected this Auntie Zhou to talk so well. Was she being used as a advertisement for business?

"This is what I taught Auntie Zhou. Lil Sis wouldn't mind, right?" Zhao Ping seemed to have heard her voice.

"This is the first time I've heard that Brother Zhao Ping has such a business mind!"

Of course she wouldn't mind. After all, this was her shop, and she was the one who made money from the business.

Originally, she was only trying to collect a bit of rent as a token. However, Aunt Zhou and the others saw that the business was good and didn't want to take advantage of it, so they went to the person who rented the shop to them, wanting to pay more rent.

Since Liu Wufeng could not contact her, he decided to directly change the method of rent payment into buying shares. In the future, the rent of these shops would be two tenths of the profit, no matter how much it was.

Weng Xinyun was very pleased with his treatment. Later, he had Yin Sheng put on a disguise as Xiao Liu to contact Liu Wufeng and offer a precious herb as a new auction item as a reward.

Zhao Ping couldn't help but laugh. He looked at her from head to toe, as if he was slightly relieved.

Of course, he knew he was worried about himself. Although his brother had already sent him a message, he was still able to see with his own eyes.

"I didn't expect that you would be so good-looking!" He didn't know how to praise people with fancy words, but this was definitely the truest thought in his heart.

Weng Xinyun took a seat and asked, "Brother Zhao Ping, you're not just here to praise me, are you?"

Zhao Ping walked to her and sat down. "I believe Yun Xiu has already told you something."

Ying Xinyun laughed, "If my brother doesn't say anything, does that mean Brother Zhao Ping isn't going to say anything either?"

He had stayed in the academy for a month, yet Zhao Ping had never mentioned anything to him.

Looking into her eyes, Zhao Ping chuckled and scratched his head. "Didn't your brother say that he couldn't tell you these things in the past? Why would I wait until you came back?"

He did not know that she had been sent to another world at the age of two, so he had never really understood what that "return" meant.

He did make her happy. The influence that Brother had built up over the years definitely wasn't simple. And Zhao Ping looked like a simple and honest man. It was hard to tell how he managed it.

Zhao Ping seemed to have thought of something. His face turned serious as he said, "Sister, are you really ready to take over these things?"

"I've been preparing this entire time," he replied firmly.

Zhao Ping was silent for a moment. But just as he was about to say something, he heard a voice from outside his room, "Miss, wonton is here!"

Zhao Ping smiled. "Good timing. Call Uncle Zhang as well!" Uncle Zhang was the owner of the wonton stall.

The door opened to reveal Uncle Zhang carrying two bowls of wontons on a long tray.

Uncle Zhang put down the two bowls of wontons and was about to leave when Zhao Ping called out to him. "Uncle Zhang, our time has come."

Uncle Zhang was stunned. He looked at Rong Xinyun with surprise, his voice trembling slightly. "Yes …"

Zhao Ping smiled, stood up and patted his shoulder. "Go and take out all your things."

"Eh? Good... "Alright, alright, I'll be there right away!" Uncle Zhang was quite excited as he ran off with the square plate.

Ou Xinyun's eyebrows shot up. She looked at Zhao Ping suspiciously, as if asking him a question.

Zhao Ping sighed. "Uncle Zhang has been waiting for this day for twenty years …" Twenty-five years ago, Uncle Zhang still had his wife and daughter living in his home.

Weng Xinyun waited for him to continue, only to see him sigh and fall silent.

Zhao Ping scratched his head embarrassedly when he saw her confused look. "I don't know much. I just heard from Yun Xiu that Uncle Zhang has been following your father ever since he was saved twenty-five years ago."

Ou Xinyun pursed her lips. Judging from Uncle Zhang's reaction just now, he must have had a lot of stories on him too!

As the two of them were conversing, Uncle Zhang walked back in. In his hand was an object wrapped in cloth.

Uncle Zhang's expression was extremely cold. As he spoke, he held the object in his hands. His posture made it seem as if he was extremely respectful.

Uncle Zhang carefully opened the cloth, revealing a palm-sized jade token.

When the jade medallion was revealed, both Zhao Ping and Uncle Zhang knelt down and raised the jade medallion up high. "Welcome back, Master!"

A look of surprise crossed his face, and he turned to look at the jade token in front of him.

It was a round, sparkling jade medallion. The medallion was surrounded by what seemed to be fire but wasn't. In the middle of the medallion, there was a strange design. For a moment, it was hard for him to find any words to describe it.

She took the jade medallion from Uncle Zhang and looked at it. In her heart, she had a feeling that even she was unable to explain.

She held the jade medallion in her hand and used one hand to support a person: "Quickly get up!" She hadn't rejected it because she knew it was their belief.

The two of them did not hold back and stood up before following her to her seat.

Weng Xinyun looked at the jade token in her hands. "Tell me what it is!"

Zhao Pingfan looked serious and said in a low voice, "Uncle Zhang, go outside and keep an eye on him."

Uncle Zhang nodded and gave a respectful bow to Rong Xinyun, suppressing the excitement on his face.

After he left, Zhao Ping slowly said, "This is something left behind by your father. His name is Withered Bone. He can summon all the forces under his command, including the forces that Yun Xiu and I have kept in secret all these years."

It could be said that if this dried up bone was placed on the continent, it would be able to fight against any of the three races.

The story of Weng Xiao's near abandonment of the Weng family for the sake of his beauty was well-known throughout the continent, and of course he was known to have broken away from the power the Wong family had built on his own.

It was said that during their heyday, even the Ou Family did not dare to make a move against them. However, when they returned to the Ou Family, they had disappeared without a trace.

Some said that they had been placed under the command of the Onyx family, others that they had been dismissed, others that they were sleeping lions waiting to be awakened.

"That power was there all along. The reason your father built it was for your mother." Zhao Ping sighed.

"I don't know why either. I just heard from Uncle Zhang that those people who were plotting against your mother were not simple. This power was mainly hidden in the shadows, which was why your father didn't include them in the family." He had heard all of this from Uncle Zhang.

Naturally, he knew that his father must have guessed that those people from the Demon God Continent wouldn't be willing to give up so easily. That was why he had been prepared for such a rainy day.

"Uncle Zhang has always been by your father's side, but there are many things he's not very good at either." "That year, your father handed the dried bones to Uncle Zhang and told him that the real master would come looking for him himself. He told them not to do anything but wait."

Uncle Zhang had originally thought that the person he was referring to was Weng Yunxiu, but when he appeared, he said that he was only temporarily in charge and was waiting for the return of his master.

Twenty-five years was neither a long nor short period of time. That force had been acting as a hidden hunter and was ready to attack at any time.

Zhao Ping said, "When your father left, he left an order. Everyone had to listen to the orders given by the skeleton. However, the one who can use the bone is only the first person to show up with it."