After being polite to Zhang Tao, Zhang Tao also calmed down and said, "Although I have a certain degree of confidence, I don't know the strength of the opponent. After all, he is the Lord Tianshi, and I have no hope of victory."
Even so, Shen Jian and Sima Ruomeng were still surprised. "We originally heard that a man named Zhang Tao was making trouble in Xingchen Pavilion and defeated the genius Chen Mu, so we wondered if it was you. Originally I thought there were many people with the same name, but you As an official in the imperial city, you must have been left far behind by us for so many years, but I never thought that it was really you or my brother Sima Changkong who guessed it right." Sima Ruomeng sighed and said.
This man shocked me so much. He seemed to subvert his logic time and time again. At first, he defeated his brother Sima Changkong, whom he thought was invincible, and later performed so many feats.
You must know that although Chen Mu is innate, he has defeated some Heavenly Masters with great strength. Therefore, if Zhang Tao is willing to help the Sima family, then he can hope to defeat Zhuge Ming!
When Zhang Tao heard this, he subconsciously looked at the bedridden Sima Changkong. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, "Brother Zhang, Shen Jian was not sensible in the past and offended me a lot. I hope you won't be offended." Today's Shen Jian is still the same. He has a domineering aura, but he is much more restrained than before. It seems that he has matured a lot in the past few years.
"Everything in the past has passed. I wonder when Zhuge Ming will ask for a competition?" Zhang Tao asked.
"Two days later, if we hadn't fought hard and he thought victory was certain, he would have already started." Sima Ruomeng said lightly.
"Sister, on the way here, we also met people from the Zhuge family." Sima Ruoxue also told everyone present the whole story.
Sima Ruomeng's face turned slightly pale, but his face was full of anger, "I didn't expect them to be so despicable. I can't marry such a person." Perhaps he felt that it was inappropriate to say this in front of Zhang Tao, so his face turned slightly red. Keep talking.
"Sister, come with me." Sima Ruoxue suddenly said mysteriously, and then took Sima Ruomeng's jade hand and walked out. If a girl has something to say, of course men will not follow and eavesdrop, and then they naturally start chatting. , Zhang Tao of course said that he would do his best in two days.
Everyone was polite and chatting and laughing occasionally, but Zhang Tao began to ask about Zhuge Ming's strength and the tricks he used. After all, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. The other party is also a heavenly warrior and cannot be underestimated.
"Brother Changkong, even if the opponent is the Supreme Celestial Scholar, with your strength, you won't be defeated so miserably, right? What is going on?" Zhang Tao asked.
Sima Changkong sighed. Back then, Zhang Tao, a ninth-level martial artist, could fight with him. Now, his training speed is so abnormal that he is directly on par with him. They are both innate peak masters. Given time, God knows what Zhang Tao's strength will become. It's really unimaginable.
When Zhang Tao first planned to become an official in the imperial city, Sima Ruomeng and Shen Jian thought that Zhang Tao would distance himself from them, but unexpectedly, Zhang Tao has caught up now, which has to be admired.
"What Zhuge Ming opened was the earth's aperture, which gave me infinite strength, light body, and doubled my strength. That's why I was defeated. Brother Zhang must be careful to guard against it in the future," Sima Changkong said.
The most obvious place to increase the combat power of becoming a Tianshi is not the doubling of Qi, but the wonderful functions brought by the acupoints. This is something that even the innate masters cannot catch up with.
Sima Changkong relied on the Nine-Character Mantra to be much stronger than the average innate peak, but he was still defeated completely, which is enough to illustrate the benefits of the acupoints.
"The Zhuge family's trick to becoming famous is not other tricks, but hidden weapons!" Sima Changkong said.
"Hidden weapon?" Zhang Tao frowned.
"Yes, hidden weapons. Their hidden weapons have unique techniques. They are flexible and versatile to use, as if you have eyes. No matter how you dodge, it is like tarsal gangrene, difficult to shake off. Moreover, the hidden weapon focuses on a secret word. If it weren't for Our Sima family's Steel Art is really difficult to resist." Sima Changkong said.
"A hidden weapon plus an underground aperture? It looks like a tough battle." Zhang Tao thought secretly. This was the first time he faced an attack with a hidden weapon. Although Lu Qianhao had also used hidden weapons in the past, he had never fought with Lu Qianhao. Hao had fought against each other before, so he didn't know much about hidden weapons. Zhang Tao vaguely felt that it would not be so easy for him to show his strength this time.
"Brother Zhang, there is no need to worry too much. As long as you are careful, you can still avoid it. Zhuge Ming is very good at concealed weapons, and he also hides some secret weapons that I don't know about. Brother Zhang must be careful with everyone." Sima Changkong. said.
Zhang Tao nodded, "Don't worry, brother Changkong, I will definitely do my best." At this moment, two women outside screamed, and Zhang Tao's face changed slightly. Could it be that the Zhuge family among the Sima family dared to come? Isn't it possible to rob someone? If you are so arrogant, why do you need to go through so much trouble in a martial arts competition?
In fact, the Zhuge family deliberately competed like this to make the Sima family reluctantly accept it, just to have a high-sounding reason. Blocking others' mouths like this will not bring a bad reputation to Tianding Palace.
But they never expected that something like Zhang Tao would happen halfway. When Zhang Tao, Shen Yue, and Shen Jian rushed out, they saw Sima Ruomeng's face was surprised and Sima Ruoxue's face was blushing.
"Sister, did you really say that?" Sima Ruomeng asked in surprise.
Sima Ruoxue nodded, her expression even more shy. At this moment, the three grown men at the door were suddenly embarrassed. It turned out that they were fine, but she was too nervous.
"What are you doing? Why don't you go in?" Sima Ruomeng feigned anger.
No one, including Shen Yue, dared to say another word "no". The three of them nodded in unison, then turned back, walked in unison, and closed the door.
Seeing this scene that made people laugh, Sima Ruoxue smiled softly, "Sister, why are you so fierce? You scared people. Uncle Shen is here too."
"If he doesn't say this, what will he say?" Sima Ruomeng asked.
"He refused." At this point, Sima Ruoxue felt a little sad. Although she was not proud to think that she was the best in the world, she was definitely the dream of many men. With her beauty and status, she would be rejected.
Sima Ruomeng sighed, "This Zhang Tao is originally different from us. It is rumored that his first woman was killed by his enemy, and then his temperament changed drastically."
"Really?" Sima Ruoxue was shocked. She didn't expect that Zhang Tao still had such a past hidden deep in his heart.
Sima Ruomeng nodded, "Shen Jian, I, and your eldest brother left Haoran Academy not long ago." Then, Sima Ruomeng told Zhang Tao and Yuemei's past, and Lu Kong also found out about this matter. , and then Sima Ruomeng found out about it.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Sima Ruomeng saw that Sima Ruoxue actually cried, and was a little panicked for a moment, "It's nothing, it's just that Ruoxue didn't expect that there is such a man in the world."
"Sister, please tell me the truth, right?" Sima Ruomeng didn't say it clearly.
Sima Ruoxue looked a little confused, "I don't know either."
Seeing his sister's confused expression, Sima Ruomeng sighed, "Ruoxue, sister tells you that although Zhang Tao is a good man and there is nothing wrong with it, if you really want to be with him, you may have to sacrifice a lot.
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"Oh, my sister hates me. He hasn't said that she likes him yet." Sima Ruoxue's face turned red.
Seeing Sima Ruoxue's appearance, although Sima Ruomeng was laughing at her, he sighed slightly at this silly sister in his heart. How could an ordinary woman follow such a man who traveled the continent alone in pursuit of the top?
In the room, Zhang Tao asked about Poisonous Cloud, "Poisonous Man? This incident did not come out of nowhere. Indeed, a Poisonous Man broke out near Yuanmu City some time ago. He was later hunted down by some hermit masters and is now missing." Sima
Although Changkong was surprised why Zhang Tao wanted to investigate this poisonous man, he truthfully told everything he knew.
"Really?" Zhang Tao looked calm on the surface, but he was a little anxious in his heart. It seemed that the poison in Du Yun's body was beginning to explode and move.
"Brother Zhang?" Seeing Zhang Tao in a daze, Sima Changkong asked tentatively.
Zhang Tao came to his senses and said a little apologetically, "Sorry, then I won't disturb Brother Changkong's rest."
"I'll leave it to Brother Zhang for the competition in two days." Sima Changkong said seriously.
After Zhang Tao clasped his fists, he left Sima Changkong's room, but the Sima sisters were still outside, looking at Zhang Tao with a strange look, "Master Zhang, if you have anything to ask later, I hope Master Zhang will give you some advice." This is a voice transmission, so
Although Zhang Tao heard it, he didn't look back. He was keeping such a secret in front of her sister. He obviously didn't want her to know. However, Zhang Tao sighed. He was just here to help and exchange information. Did he need to make it so complicated?
Sure enough, after a while, Sima Ruomeng came to Zhang Tao's door. Zhang Tao invited her into the room, but did not close the door, and then asked, "What's the matter with Miss Ruomeng?"
"Mr. Zhang, Ruomeng comes here this time just to ask you one thing." Sima Ruomeng looked seriously into Zhang Tao's eyes.
"Please advise."
"Do you like my sister Ruoxue?" Sima Ruomeng said this with an unprecedented seriousness.
Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Miss Ruoxue is indeed very good, but I have no other intentions, and I definitely don't take advantage of others."
"In this case, I hope Mr. Zhang will not hurt my sister or give her unrealizable fantasies." Sima Ruomeng said.
Zhang Tao took a deep breath and said, "Miss Ruomeng, please rest assured. Although I, Zhang Tao, am not a gentleman, I don't like ambiguity either. I am here just to exchange information."
"Then Ruomeng would like to thank Master Zhang."
"No!"
After Sima Ruomeng left, Zhang Tao shook his head and began to recharge his batteries. He could not lose the battle in two days because it related to his promise and the whereabouts of Poison Cloud.
For the past two days, Zhang Tao has been an absolute VIP to the Sima family. He is nourished like the head of the family and treated like an emperor. The Sima family has given everything it can to Zhang Tao in order to allow Zhang Tao to relax and wait for work!