Forgot to mention — I'm home today. There'll be three updates.
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Lü Liang's tone was incredibly forceful, yet Yang Kai's expression remained unchanged upon hearing it.
Lü Si, watching his reaction, also gave a subtle inward nod, recognizing that the young master of the Yang family before him was not an unreasonable person.
With a light laugh, Yang Kai said casually, "Since that's what Patriarch Lü says, then let's set aside this Yang Crystal Jade Bed for now."
Outside, Lü Liang let out a soft snort, his expression easing slightly.
As long as you're not after our family's Yang Crystal Jade Bed, everything is negotiable.
"Elder Si, if you don't mind, how about we talk about you?" Yang Kai tilted his head slightly, regarding Lü Si with an unhurried air.
Even at the Shenyou Realm and beyond, Lü Si couldn't help but be slightly taken aback. He pointed at his own nose and said, "You want to talk about me?"
"Mm." Yang Kai nodded calmly.
"Please, Young Master Yang, go ahead. I'm all ears." Lü Si chuckled, showing a look of genuine interest.
A young man, sitting before him with such nonchalance, speaking at length and even presuming to discuss him — now that was interesting.
Ever since breaking through beyond the Shenyou Realm, it had been a very long time since anyone dared be so casual in front of him.
For a moment, Lü Si grew curious about what Yang Kai would say — and whether he might spout some outrageous nonsense.
"Then please forgive my presumption, Elder." Yang Kai said this with his mouth, but there was not a trace of deference on his face. He continued at his leisure, "Elder Si has already reached beyond the Shenyou Realm, standing at the pinnacle of this world's martial path. Unless some fellow renowned cultivator of equal standing were to oppose you, there is hardly anyone in the world who could be your match."
Lü Si smiled faintly.
"I don't know exactly what the realm beyond Shenyou entails. But I do know that at this level of strength, it becomes exceedingly difficult to draw upon external aids — whether spirit pills, rare medicines, or secret cultivation manuals. None of them can likely push Elder Si's power any further! To improve, one can only rely on one's own comprehension of the martial path — to break through the shackles of heaven and earth!"
Lü Si's expression finally turned grave, a flicker of surprise in his eyes as he stared at Yang Kai. He had no idea how the young man knew this.
Yang Kai, reading his expression, caught the look and smiled with quiet confidence. "But all this time, Elder Si, you've been sitting on this jade bed without moving an inch. Moreover, you sit here day in and day out, year after year!"
"That's correct." Lü Si nodded gently.
"There are only two reasons you would do this. The first is to use this bed for cultivation, to strengthen yourself. But as I just said, at your level, external aids are of little use — so we can rule out that reason!"
"Young Master Yang, isn't that a bit hasty?" Lü Si chuckled. "It's true I can't use external aids to enhance my power anymore, but this jade bed could certainly help me consolidate my cultivation base."
"No, no, no — Elder Si, you don't cultivate a Yang-attribute technique, so sitting here has nothing to do with cultivation!" Yang Kai said with certainty.
Lü Si's expression shifted. He regarded Yang Kai with suspicion. "How do you know I don't cultivate a Yang-attribute technique?"
At his level of strength, his aura was retracted to the extreme. Without releasing his True Yuan, even peak Shenyou Realm experts couldn't discern anything. What gave Yang Kai the confidence to be so sure?
Yang Kai flashed a grin and offered no explanation.
Lü Si, astonished, dropped the pretense. "Young Master Yang is quite right. Me sitting here indeed has nothing to do with cultivation."
Yang Kai straightened up and smiled with an easy air. "Then there's only one explanation left. The reason Elder Si has been sitting here is to... heal your injuries, or... something related to healing."
Lü Si's eyes narrowed slightly. Outside, the Lü family members held their breath, not daring to exhale. A chill ran through them as they marveled at how piercingly sharp Yang Kai's insight truly was!
Lü Si was the foundation and guarantee of the Lü family's status as a first-rate household. But his hidden ailment was the family's greatest secret — if it got out, it could trigger who knows what kind of upheaval.
Not to mention anything else — just the neighboring first-rate household alone would likely launch a full-scale invasion.
As if oblivious to the dangerous gleam in Lü Si's eyes, Yang Kai continued to speak with the same tranquil air. "Elder Si, although you've retracted your aura to perfection, there's still a faint sense of weakness about you. And when your True Yuan flows through your body, it's not entirely smooth — there are intermittent moments of blockage and sluggishness. If I'm not mistaken... Elder Si, your meridians are somewhat congested, aren't they?"
Lü Si's eyes blazed with sharp light, fixed unblinkingly on Yang Kai. His expression remained outwardly calm, but within him, a massive storm was raging!
The young man before him truly possessed only the strength of the seventh layer of the Zhenyuan Realm!
But his discernment was far more piercing and precise than that of many Shenyou Realm experts! His observations and deductions were remarkably close to the actual state of his body!
Lü Si's expression grew increasingly peculiar, and the Lü family members outside were equally stricken with shock!
It was as if an earth-shattering secret had been exposed.
Yang Kai, however, simply chuckled and continued in his unhurried manner, "If anyone else had said such things in front of you, Elder, the result would likely be a corpse on the ground in an instant."
"Indeed!" Lü Si nodded heavily. "For the peace of the Lü family, the deaths of a few people are no great matter!"