The Xu family was second only to the Zhou family in the entire country. Xu Xiangrong and Zhou Zuoguo had been comrades on the battlefield back then, and their friendship had been through thick and thin. Moreover, both of them had the same blood type, and they had transfused countless amounts of blood to each other. In the words of Old Master Zhou, the Xu family had the blood of the Zhou family, and the Zhou family also had the blood of the Xu family.
Even their wives were only one month apart from each other. The relationship between the two old masters was too good. They had even made an agreement that the children of Old Master Zhou and Old Master Xu would become in-laws. Unfortunately, Old Master Zhou and Old Master Xu were too strong. The four Zhou brothers were all boys, and the three Xu brothers were all boys. As a result, the marriage between the two families was called off.
After all, in that era, men could only marry women. Every time he said this, both the Zhou brothers and the Xu brothers would break out in cold sweat. They were glad that the two old men were not poisoned by their current bad thoughts.
In Zhou Ping's generation, Zhou Ping was the eldest grandson of the Zhou family. In the same year, the Xu family finally gave birth to a daughter in the third generation, Xu Xiaoxuan. At that time, Grandpa Xu was so happy that he almost wanted to get the two of them engaged.
Fortunately, the two old men were not so old-fashioned. They considered that the child's happiness should only be known by the child himself. If the two children did not get along in the future, it would hurt the relationship between the two families, so they canceled the engagement.
Although they were not engaged, the two families had intentionally or unintentionally created opportunities for Zhou Ping and Xu Xiaoxuan to get in touch, hoping that the two of them would fall in love. Actually, Zhou Ping did not mind. Xu Xiaoxuan was very beautiful, so he did not mind a marriage alliance. But Xu Xiaoxuan didn't know why she had a rebellious thought, and she did everything the family asked of her.
In addition, Zhou Ping's talent was poor at that time, which made him the biggest joke in the Zhou family. Therefore, Xu Xiaoxuan disliked Zhou Ping even more. Although Zhou Ping didn't mind a marriage alliance, he wouldn't give in to a cold shoulder either. However, the two families kept creating "opportunities" for the two of them. As a result, their private relationship was very complicated, but there was no love between them.
When Zhou Ping arrived at the dining room and the two met again, they both sighed.
"I thought you wouldn't return to Yan Ping. I didn't expect you to still come back.”Xu Xiaoxuan's eyes flashed as she looked at Zhou Ping.
"I never said that I wouldn't come back. The oath I made was that when I came back, I would shock everyone.”Zhou Ping pulled out a chair and sat opposite Xu Xiaoxuan.
"A very chuunibyou oath." Xu Xiaoxuan said with a smile.
"Didn't you like to watch anime back then?”Thinking back now, Zhou Ping also felt that he was a bit of a chuunibyou back then.
"If you want to come back, come back. You don't have to use such a method.”Xu Xiaoxuan said calmly.
"What method?" Zhou Ping raised his eyebrows.
" I'll pass the seven trials." Xu Xiaoxuan said coldly.
"We used to be classmates. Everyone knows your strength. Forget about the seven stages, how could you beat any of your former classmates?”
"Do you all think that I'm faking it when I pass the seven trials?”Zhou Ping's reaction was very calm.
"If it's not fake, then what is it? Don't tell me you made it through on your own.”Xu Xiaoxuan looked disdainful.
Facing Xu Xiaoxuan's disdain, Zhou Ping just smiled indifferently.
Ever since he had the system, his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. With confidence, he could already face many things calmly. He would no longer be angry over the slightest matter.
Only people with low self-esteem would always use an arrogant attitude to cover up their inferiority.
Therefore, when Xu Xiaoxuan said that Zhou Ping was faking it, Zhou Ping's reaction was so calm.
Furthermore, Zhou Ping guessed that the reason why his martial arts hadn't improved after so many years of hard training was probably related to the system. It was like the heavens had given him a cheat, but the cheat had been frozen, causing his character to be unable to level up.
Otherwise, with the Zhou family's bloodline, no matter how bad their aptitude was, it was impossible for them to be so bad that they could not even advance an inch in an ordinary martial art.
After untying this knot in his heart, Zhou Ping's mood could be said to have been swept away, and he was no longer as lonely as before.
"I, Zhou Ping, do not need you to prove my strength.”Zhou Ping sighed slightly in his heart. He knew that he was no longer on the same level as his former classmates.
As a divine dragon that soared through the nine heavens, he felt that it was ridiculous to look at these mediocre people.
Whether he had used his strength to pass through the seven major checkpoints or faked it, the upper echelons all knew. Did they really think that those leaders were made of mud? With the identities of these rich children, as long as they asked seriously, how could they come to the conclusion that I was faking it?
The reason why those guys thought so was that his martial arts skills were too bad in the past, leaving them with a preconceived impression. However, wasn't it also because they were jealous and unwilling to believe it? It was like a class reunion for ordinary people. Suddenly, they heard that the person they once looked down on the most in the class had become someone that everyone could only dream of. Even if most people believed it, they would find all kinds of excuses to discredit it, or even fabricate all kinds of so-called shady dealings behind it. However, the root of everything was just that ridiculous jealousy.
Having lived two lifetimes, and from a higher perspective, Zhou Ping could see through the mentality of this group of old classmates.
However, Zhou Ping's calm smile made Xu Xiaoxuan misunderstand.
"Xiaoxiao, Zhou Ping, as the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, you have the backing of the Zhou family. Why do you have to play such tricks? Five years ago, you were the laughing stock of everyone. Now, five years later, you are still the laughing stock of everyone.”
"A laughingstock?" The smile on Zhou Ping's face disappeared.
"I, Zhou Ping, even in the past, who would dare to laugh at me?”
"Isn't it all because of the Zhou family's power? If you have the ability, don't use the power behind the Zhou family!”Xu Xiaoxuan was so angry that her face turned red, but she had to admit that no one dared to mock Zhou Ping, at least on the surface.
"Ridiculous!" Zhou Ping said proudly.
"The essence of everything in the world is nothing more than strength. Fists were strength, and influence was also strength. My surname is Zhou, and I'm the eldest grandson of the Zhou family. The Zhou family is the top aristocratic family in the country. This power is my natural strength.”
"According to what you said, I won't use this natural power. Then let me ask you, do some people who are born with divine strength not use their own strength? Were those who were born with nimble minds unable to use their own brains?”
"You, you're being unreasonable." Xu Xiaoxuan wanted to retort, but she didn't know where to start. Talent was innate, but wasn't background innate? Being born into a wealthy family was good luck. However, you were born with outstanding talent. Isn't that good luck?
"Nonsense?" Zhou Ping played with the corners of his mouth. He smiled disdainfully.
"The ancients said that one life, two luck, three feng shui, four accumulation of yin virtue, and five reading. Do you know what that means?”
"Anyone who wants to live a superior life only has these five ways.”
"These five methods are either born extraordinary or acquired through hard work. Other than these five methods, there was no other way.”
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