Zhao Ya couldn’t help but feel deeply disappointed.
But he also understood that this wasn’t unexpected.
After all, the Shi Brothers had been famous for many years and had been in the Fifth Realm for fifteen years, with their martial arts skills honed to perfection.
In such a situation, they naturally wouldn’t carry secret manuals or anything of the sort with them.
Now, only the package found on Wei Hongbin was left.
Zhao Ya opened it and couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise on his face.
The package was full of gold notes.
After a quick count, there were forty to fifty thousand taels, all from the largest bank of Great Yan, cashable and exchangeable at any time, real hard currency.
With these gold notes alone, it was already a significant gain.
And this was just an offspring sent on an errand by the Wei Family; one can only imagine how deep the foundations of these centuries-old noble families were.
Zhao Ya set the gold notes aside and continued to check the other items in the package.
Several small bottles filled with elixirs, which upon a slight inspection, seemed to be for healing or replenishing Qi Blood, but they were well-crafted and evidently not ordinary.
But even combined, these couldn’t match the excitement Zhao Ya felt upon seeing the little booklet in the package.
"Little Five Paths Chasing Soul Leg"
The name on the booklet unmistakably told people that it was a martial arts secret manual recording leg skills.
Zhao Ya couldn’t wait to open and carefully read it.
He read for a full hour.
After finishing, Zhao Ya was full of excitement.
None other than this leg technique was simply too suitable for him now.
Zhao Ya had always lacked a leg skill, which was his biggest shortcoming.
Zhao Ya even suspected that his Lightweight Body Technique had been stuck at 99% without progress, very likely because he lacked leg skills.
So Zhao Ya planned to consult with martial arts halls specializing in leg techniques in the city after completing his current tasks.
However, none of the martial arts halls in the city specializing in leg techniques were particularly strong, with the strongest master only in the Fourth Realm.
Such skills offered little help to Zhao Ya now.
Thus, the appearance of this leg skill was like spring rain after a drought, greatly solving the problem Zhao Ya faced.
However, Zhao Ya didn’t rush to cultivate it because there was still an important matter to attend to.
...
"First bow to the heavens and earth!"
With a shout from the matchmaker, Shen Dao, dressed as the groom, and Shi Qingqing, in her bridal attire with a red veil over her head, bowed to the ground together.
"Second bow to the parents!"
This time they bowed to Lu Dingtai, who was seated in the main seat.
Since Shen Dao’s parents had passed away when he was very young, Lu Dingtai was as good as his parent.
"Hahaha, good!"
Although previously he had complaints about Shen Dao visiting the Drunken Flower House, given the recent events, Lu Dingtai understood that Shi Qingqing was a good girl, so he was very happy today.
"Husband and wife bow to each other!"
Shen Dao and Shi Qingqing stood facing each other, and as Shen Dao looked at the dimly visible beauty under the red veil, his heart was filled with happiness.
After they bowed to each other, the matchmaker cheerfully announced, "Send them to the bridal chamber!"
Newly dressed Zui’Er and Meng Shiwen stepped forward to help the bride leave.
After she departed, all the martial artists present burst into laughter.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother!"
"Today is Senior Brother Shen’s big day, he must drink to his heart’s content!"
"Ah, how can we let Senior Brother Shen get drunk with a beautiful bride alone in the bridal chamber?"
"Let’s paint some ink on Senior Brother Shen’s face first!"
Amidst the uproar, someone approached to offer congratulations and toast, and Shen Dao thanked each one.
But continuing to drink like this wasn’t ideal.
Just then, Zhao Ya walked up with a smile, picked up a glass, and blocked the drink for Shen Dao.
"Senior Brother has many tasks today and cannot drink too much, so I will drink on his behalf from now on."
"How can this be, such things can’t be replaced?"
"Indeed, Young Hero Zhao, how can you replace him?"
The crowd buzzed with excitement.
Zhao Ya smiled and said, "How about this: you drink one glass, I’ll drink three, how about that?"
"Is that true?" many people asked in surprise.
"Of course."
Now the people had no reason to decline.
Moreover, many wanted to take this opportunity to get Young Hero Zhao drunk.
After all, Zhao Ya’s reputation in the city was extremely high now, and if they could get him drunk, they could brag about it for a lifetime.
Watching Zhao Ya being surrounded and toasted in the distance, Miao Shaocheng chuckled.
"I suppose after tonight, no one will dare drink with junior brother again!"