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But just then, a laid-back young man suddenly walked in from outside the crowd.
The young man's hair fluttered in the wind, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, a shirt on top and a pair of casual pants below.
When Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu saw this figure, they both hurried over.
"Kid, where the hell did you go?" Zhang Ruowu snorted at the young man who came in with a cigarette in his mouth.
The young man who walked in was none other than Ye Hao.
"Disciple Ye Hao greets the two Masters. Your disciple is unfilial, got busy and lost track of time, I even forgot to deal with the jumping clowns from other countries." Ye Hao said with a grin.
"You brat, what kind of way of talking is that?" Zhang Ruochen glared at Ye Hao. He preferred disciples who didn't curse when they spoke, not this type who always carried a sarcastic edge.
"Heh heh, Master, made you worry. I'm fine." Ye Hao chuckled.
Guang Daozi, He Daozi and the others also walked in from outside. After they learned from Chengren how the Jiepeng people had been sneering at Wudang, their faces instantly darkened.
"As long as you're fine. How's Grandmaster?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
"Grandmaster, heh heh, Grandmaster has stepped into a realm even he himself doesn't know. From what he said, that realm is extremely mysterious, he can't even describe what it feels like." Ye Hao bragged wildly. He said it like this purely to make those harboring ill intent toward Wudang open their eyes—that Wudang still had a super badass hidden there.
"He really took that step? Doesn't that put him on the same level as the Dragon Heads?" Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu both widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Dragon Heads? Who are they?" Ye Hao asked in puzzlement.
"You don't know them. They should be the very top echelon in Huaxia. Even in the Hidden Realm, it's basically impossible to find people stronger than them." Zhang Ruochen said enviously.
"That strong? Then if Grandmaster entered that realm, doesn't that mean Grandmaster's strength is also among the very top in this world?" This time Ye Hao wasn't putting on an act; his eyes went wide, completely stunned.
"Of course!" Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu both nodded proudly.
People from the Qingcheng Sect, Kongtong Sect and others all secretly mulled over this. Their sects also had experts, but they weren't clear on what level those experts had reached.
But going by what Wudang's Zhang Ruochen and the others said, wouldn't Wudang's Grandmaster be the most badass existence? And who were those Dragon Heads Zhang Ruochen mentioned? They were all thinking they had to go back and ask the old seniors of their sects about it.
"Kid, you're the disciple of Elder Zhang Ruochen and Elder Zhang Ruowu?" Qiushan Xiaose asked Ye Hao from the stands.
"That's me." Ye Hao stepped forward, grinning broadly.
"You came just in time. I've been annoyed for two days that I couldn't find you. You finally dared to show up." The Qiushan Family's half-step Innate youth, Qiushan Yiheng, stared coldly at Ye Hao and barked.
Hearing this, Ye Hao smiled and said, "Hehe, sorry to keep you waiting. But wait a few more minutes—after that, however you want to play, I'll keep you company."
"Baga! You dare make us wait?" Qiushan Yiheng cursed angrily.
"Hehe, just a few minutes." Ye Hao waved dismissively, then looked toward the Nameless on the platform whose bald head gleamed in the sunlight.
Ye Hao laughed and said, "Kid, you don't recognize me anymore?"
"Bo… Boss, what are you doing here?" Right now Nameless didn't have that lofty monk demeanor at all; he looked like a man overwhelmed with emotion at seeing family again.
Nameless leapt, his whole body springing over to Ye Hao's side, and asked excitedly.
"Same here. From now on we're all people of the martial world." Ye Hao smiled at Nameless. As for Nameless's current strength, Ye Hao was very satisfied!
Even though it was only at the twelfth segment of National Martial Arts, with how terrifying this twelfth segment was, Ye Hao could be sure Nameless was among the best at his level.
Of course, if he ran into a freak like Ye Hao, that would be another story.
"Boss, you mean you're the disciple of Elders Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu?" Nameless asked in shock.
"Yup!" Ye Hao nodded with a smile, then started casually chatting with Nameless about how Shaolin's development was going now.
Ye Hao and Nameless were chatting away as if nothing mattered, and that pissed off quite a few people. Others had been waiting for Ye Hao to show up for over a day; now that he finally appeared he still refused to get on the platform, instead shooting the breeze under the stage like they were old buddies catching up.
"Baga! Is this the kind of trash Wudang produces?" Qiushan Yiheng shouted coldly in anger.
"Baga! Baga! I 'baga' your damn sister." Ye Hao turned his head and cursed back.
"Baga…" Qiushan Yiheng jumped onto the platform in fury, his hands looking like they couldn't wait to twist Ye Hao's head off.
Ye Hao didn't even give him a bird, continuing to chat with Nameless.
Only when people from the Qingcheng Sect, Kongtong Sect, Hong Gate, Huashan and others started to look a bit displeased did Ye Hao finally lazily glance at Qiushan Yiheng on the platform.
"You're the one challenging me?" Ye Hao asked with contempt.
"Baga! I'm not just challenging you, I'm going to kill you. I want to sign a life-and-death contract with you." Qiushan Yiheng was enraged by Ye Hao's contempt, to the point he wanted to force a life-and-death duel.
"Life-and-death contract." Ye Hao deliberately let his gaze flicker for a moment. That tiny movement, however, did not escape the notice of the Qiushan Family's Innate expert, Qiushan Xiaose.
Seeing that look in Ye Hao's eyes, Qiushan Xiaose thought Ye Hao was scared, so he strongly supported Qiushan Yiheng, insisting that he must sign a life-and-death contract with Ye Hao.
The life-and-death contract was a very ancient dueling pact. Once both parties had signed their names, then once the fight began, life or death no longer mattered and it would continue until one side died.
Of course, if someone softened up and couldn't bring themselves to kill, that was allowed too.
"My disciple will not sign a life-and-death contract with you." Zhang Ruochen didn't know what realm Ye Hao was currently at—Ye Hao hid his strength too well.
Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu had taken Ye Hao as a disciple in the first half of the year. Back then Ye Hao was only at the sixth segment of National Martial Arts. Even if he was ridiculously talented, having reached the eighth segment by now would already be amazing.
So they didn't dare let Ye Hao sign a life-and-death contract with the Qiushan Family's half-step Innate, Qiushan Yiheng.
"What's wrong, Elder Zhang? Are Wudang's disciples such cowards they don't even dare sign a life-and-death contract? I remember Huaxia has always had plenty of heroes—like Huang Feihong, Huo Yuanjia, Chen Zhen and the like. No matter who challenged them, they dared to sign a life-and-death contract. Don't tell me Elder Zhang's disciple doesn't have that kind of guts?" Qiushan Xiaose goaded Ye Hao.
Ye Hao snorted coldly. "Who says I don't dare?"
Though he snorted, Ye Hao still didn't move, which made Qiushan Xiaose even more convinced Ye Hao lacked confidence. So he piled on, "You dare? Then let's do it! Our Qiushan Family brought four young men this time. Which one do you want to sign the life-and-death contract with?"
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