The visitor was somewhat surprised upon hearing what the man said.

You see, the man held a very high position in the military department.

Yet, even so, when the man invited the other party to join the military department, they actually refused straight away.

For others, it would have been an opportunity they wouldn't even dare to dream of.

"Right, there's another lead." The visitor continued to speak.

"Go ahead."

The man's expression was indifferent. Having just learned that Wang Ye's sniping skills were also formidable, he felt that the news the visitor was about to report would no longer surprise him.

However, he heard the visitor say, "According to the intelligence we've gathered, Wang Ye is going to break through to Third Grade Martial Warrior soon."

"Going to break through to Third Grade Martial Warrior so soon?"

The man's face changed instantly. He looked at the visitor, and though he tried to hide it, his voice still betrayed a hint of surprise, "Are you sure this information is correct?"

"Certain."

The visitor nodded, "This is absolutely true, or else I wouldn't have come back to report it."

"Alright, I understand."

The man waved his hand, dismissing the visitor, then he stood up and went to the window, looking out and falling deep into thought.

Wang Ye... was about to make a breakthrough to Third Grade Martial Warrior.

This genuinely surprised him.

After all, when had he last seen Wang Ye?

A month and a half ago.

And a month and a half ago, the power he felt emanating from Wang Ye was just that of someone who had recently been promoted to Fourth Grade Martial Warrior. Although Wang Ye had just been promoted, his strength was already quite formidable compared to the average Fourth Grade Martial Warrior.

But from the man's perspective, it was clear that Wang Ye had only just achieved the Fourth Grade Martial Warrior realm.

"Advancing so quickly?"

"A genius indeed!"

"How long did I take to advance from Fourth Grade to Third Grade Martial Warrior? Half a year, wasn't it? And this fellow is going to be even faster than me?"

"Could it be because of the anomaly I sensed last time that this guy's strength has improved so quickly?"

The man pondered, but after a moment, he stopped dwelling on the question. A smile crossed his face, "Could it be... the tides are turning in this era, and that's why his strength is increasing so rapidly?"

He sighed.

What a pity.

In terms of martial prowess and medicine, among other areas, Wang Ye was simply exceptional. The key issue was that despite this, Wang Ye had no intention of joining their military department. Such a waste.

If the man hadn't discovered Wang Ye, it would be one thing, but now that he had, and Wang Ye still hadn't chosen to join them, it left the man with a sense of loss for missing out on such talent.

...

At Taiyuan City Prefecture, in the Giant Stone Building.

The Giant Stone Building was a landmark structure within Taiyuan City Prefecture, superficially resembling a massive stone.

Of course, it wasn't just any massive stone. The Giant Stone Building appeared from the outside to emanate a sturdy, powerful presence, as if symbolizing a certain kind of power.

In essence, it also served as an office building.

At that moment, on the top floor of the Giant Stone Building, the heads of the five great families of Xijiang Province sat together.

The top floor of the Giant Stone Building was an extremely spacious area, surrounded by glass on all sides, allowing those inside to have an unobstructed view of a part of the prefectorial scenery.

The view near the Giant Stone Building was, without a doubt, the most beautiful in the entirety of Taiyuan City Prefecture.

One of the other four family heads turned their gaze to Zhao Han, looking at him with some dissatisfaction and spoke, "Zhao Han, why have you called us here today of all days?"

It wasn't just this one family head; the others also looked at Zhao Han with dissatisfaction.

After all, during their last collaborative plan against Wang Ye, the other four great families had taken direct action, but the Zhao family had not contributed at all.

In the end, their plan had failed, and after its failure, they naturally harbored thoughts of blaming Zhao Han for the defeat.

In their view, if Zhao Han hadn't refused to cooperate during their last attempt to deal with Wang Ye, maybe their joint plan would have succeeded.

There was even a suspicion in their minds that Zhao Han might be inclined to protect Wang Ye for some reason.

They knew through their intelligence channels that Zhao Han had previously visited Yun City while searching for his daughter. During his time in Yun City, he had met with Wang Ye.

Thus, today their looks toward Zhao Han were especially displeased.

Although they all came when Zhao Han called them together today, it wasn't out of respect for him. Instead, they planned to give Zhao Han a proper scolding in the near future.

"That's right, Zhao Han, what do you want from us by calling us here? Perhaps someone has stopped being on our side a long time ago. If so, then there's no need for you to summon us here just to inform us again," the Head of the Tan Family said in a sarcastic tone.

This indicated that he was about to fire the opening shot.

After he fired it, the other three great family heads would join him in attacking Zhao Han.

However, what Zhao Han said next made them pause.

Zhao Han sighed, his expression full of self-reproach, "Gentlemen, it was my mistake not to send reinforcements last time, but I also felt the timing was off."

"But now, through my spies, I've learned that Wang Ye is about to break through to Third Grade Martial Warrior soon."

"And he has yet to comprehend 'intent,' so soon he will visit certain places to seek an understanding of 'intent' through the comprehension of nature."

"That is why I've called you together again."

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