Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 405 - 80: The General Trend of the World

Chapter 405 -80: The General Trend of the World

In the courtyard.

Jiang Ning continued practicing his punches, aware of the noises and conversations coming from outside the courtyard.

Why had Lin Qingyi come?

And who were the two people accompanying him?

Flashes of confusion darted through his mind.

Then, with his heightened senses,

he vividly perceived every movement and dialogue of the four people outside in his mind.

Moments later,

he heard Lin Qingyi, Jiang Li, and the young girl who came with Lin Qingyi leave, clearly going indoors to avoid the cold.

However, the man named Ji Minghao remained standing in the snow, waiting for him to finish training.

“Ji Minghao?”

Jiang Ning pondered secretly.

He searched his memory but had never heard this name before.

After a moment, he set the thought aside and continued his training.

…

Outside the courtyard.

The feather-like heavy snow quickly covered Ji Minghao’s head and shoulders, settling on the fox fur he wore.

The bone-chilling wind blew across the vast lake, and even with the tall courtyard walls blocking it, it penetrated everywhere, whistling into his clothing.

Soon, Ji Minghao had become a snowman with fine snowflakes clinging to his eyebrows.

Yet, amidst the wind and snow, he stood firm as a pine.

Suddenly,

Creak—

With the sound of the courtyard door moving, the gates in front of Ji Minghao slowly opened.

The next moment, he saw Jiang Ning, simply dressed in a white practice uniform, appear before him.

Upon seeing this, Ji Minghao’s shoulders shivered, shaking off the snowflakes on him.

“I am Ji Minghao!”

Ji Minghao bowed with his hands clasped, his eyes blinked, and the snowflakes on his brows also fluttered down.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning also bowed and said, “I am Jiang Ning!”

After sizing up Jiang Ning covertly, a flicker of admiration crossed Ji Minghao’s mind.

Then he smiled, “I have long admired Brother Jiang, and finally seeing you today is truly worthwhile!”

“You flatter me too much!” Jiang Ning smiled and then bowed, “Brother Ji, please come inside for a chat.”

Upon this invitation, Ji Minghao stepped over the threshold.

“May I know where Brother Ji is from and what relation do you have with Master Lin?” Jiang Ning said.

Ji Minghao replied, “Master Lin is my cousin by marriage. My sister and I came from the Royal Capital to visit her. Hearing of Brother Jiang’s deeds in Luoshui County, I couldn’t help but admire and thus personally came to visit!”

“I see!” Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Much of his previous confusion was instantly resolved.

It turned out… Lin Qingyi had already married, likely to some significant figure at the Royal Capital!

A whirl of thoughts flashed through his mind, then he spoke, “It turns out Brother Ji is a distinguished guest from the Royal Capital. It was indeed rude of me to have you waiting out here in the snow for so long!”

Hearing this, Ji Minghao laughed heartily.

“Brother Jiang was at a crucial moment of Bone Forging, I understand completely!”

“When I was undergoing Bone Forging, my elder brother accidentally disturbed me, causing my spiritual power to lose control and my Qi-Blood to surge chaotically!”

“The injuries caused led me to lie in bed for a full three days!”

“To fully recover, I had to carefully recuperate for half a month!”

Hearing Ji Minghao’s story, Jiang Ning’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Ji Minghao’s words revealed crucial information.

It appeared this man, seemingly about the same age as himself, had also reached the Martial Arts Sixth Grade.

He might even be further ahead in Bone Forging than himself.

Seeing the undisguised surprise in Jiang Ning’s eyes, Ji Minghao gave a slight smile.

“Why does Brother Jiang look at me like this?”

Jiang Ning said, “I was just feeling pleased with my own strength, but it turns out that on the path of Martial Arts, Brother Ji is already ahead of me. I truly admire you!!”

Hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Ji Minghao shook his head, smiling.

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“Oh? Why is that?” Jiang Ning asked.

Ji Minghao replied, “I was born into a privileged family, swaddled in luxury, with countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures at my disposal, even acquiring Ancient rarities was not difficult for me!”

“As for money, it’s just a number to me.”

“My Martial Arts initiation was under a Grandmaster!”

Here, Ji Minghao gave a wry smile, “Yet now, I’ve barely managed to forge jade bones!”

“Whereas you, in a place as remote as this, have had very limited resources, let alone great teachers or Martial Arts Skill.”

“Yet you’ve entered Martial Arts Sixth Grade by your maturity age!”

“Such Martial Arts Talent is truly staggering and humbles me deeply!”

“Even long-established Grandmasters at this age were mostly below you!”

Listening to Ji Minghao’s mutual praise, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.

As he said, long-established Grandmasters at this age were not up to his own standard.

That meant Ji Minghao’s Martial Arts skills were probably even above his own.

This in turn implied that the Grandmasters, when young, were not his equal.

Ji Minghao also displayed his own excellence, being a true prodigy of Martial Arts, even more talented than the Grandmasters were in their youth.

Realizing this, Jiang Ning had a thought.

This man had waited outside in the snow for a significant time for him.

The proverbial ‘standing by the door in snow’ could not be more fitting.

And not to mention Ji Minghao’s extraordinary status.

This man had ambition!

And aspirations!

He might be seeking to recruit him!

Jiang Ning understood all this early on.

Then he said, “Brother Ji, it’s cold. Why not come in and have a cup of hot tea.”

Ji Minghao followed the direction Jiang Ning indicated, immediately seeing a pavilion surrounded by lush bamboo, and on a table that seemed made of stone or jade, tea steamed invitingly.