Zhao Yi also noticed Zuo Xiaoluo.

There was no way around it.

From the moment Zuo Xiaoluo entered, she'd been staring at him intensely, not even glancing at Yao Qing's great backside.

It was impossible for Zhao Yi not to notice her!

"Who is this?" Zhao Yi asked.

Before Miaoyin could introduce her, Zuo Xiaoluo chimed in first, "Benefactor, I am Zuo Xiaoluo."

Zuo Xiaoluo?

Zhao Yi was taken aback, looking her up and down, his eyes full of surprise.

Zuo Xiaoluo is young, looking about the same age as Miaoyin.

She is slender and graceful, with a rosy, glossy complexion, long and delicate fingers, no calluses on her palms, and no signs of hardship on her body.

This woman looked more like a pampered lady raised in a grand mansion rather than an invincible commander of the Northern Border!

Miaoyin saw Zhao Yi's expression and immediately guessed his thoughts.

She sneered, "Don't use common perceptions to judge her! Do you know what realm her cultivation is?"

"What realm?" Zhao Yi asked curiously.

Before Miaoyin could answer, Zuo Xiaoluo said quickly, "Benefactor, I am at the peak of Tier Eight Ascension Realm, half-step into Tier Nine Saint King Realm!"

Gasp!

Zhao Yi immediately took a deep breath.

But that wasn't all.

Miaoyin added, "She is also the legendary Pure Body!"

Zhao Yi wasn't the clueless novice he was when he started cultivating.

He already understood what it meant to be in the Tier Nine Saint King Realm at twenty years old.

Compared to him, Zuo Xiaoluo's talent was simply heaven-defying!

Zhao Yi finally understood.

No wonder in the original story, when Zuo Xiaoluo guarded the Northern Border, the Barbarian Race and the demon beast coalition couldn't advance south, and they almost faced annihilation.

Facing such a prodigy, the Barbarians must have been quite hopeless, right?

Looking at Zuo Xiaoluo, Zhao Yi asked oddly, "Why do you call me benefactor?"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Xiaoluo took out the Jade Pendant she had worn close to her heart.

She held the pendant up to Zhao Yi and asked earnestly, "Benefactor, do you still remember this pendant?"

Zhao Yi glanced at the pendant and immediately replied, "I remember, the bird carved on this pendant is Ming Di. I found it in a Secret Realm. Besides the pendant, I also found a Ming Di bird egg, but then a pesky fellow snatched it away after it hatched!"

After speaking, Zhao Yi gave Miaoyin a fierce glare.

Miaoyin turned away with a dismissive pout, not even looking at him.

Feeling defeated, Zhao Yi sighed heavily and then looked at the Jade Pendant in Zuo Xiaoluo's hand.

He recalled, "I remember giving this pendant to a little girl at the Northern Border Fortress so she could buy some food."

Then suddenly, a realization hit Zhao Yi, and he looked at Zuo Xiaoluo, realizing, "Are you that little girl from back then?"

Seeing that Zhao Yi remembered her, Zuo Xiaoluo's face was full of joy.

She nodded forcefully, "Benefactor, I am that little girl!"

Zhao Yi heard this and frowned, "But I remember the little girl back then was a beggar. Don't you have parents?"

Zuo Xiaoluo quickly explained, "I was helping my parents transport coal at that time, so my body was dirty, making me look like a beggar."

Zhao Yi suddenly understood: "I see, that was quite a coincidence. I didn't expect we'd know each other from such a young age."

Zuo Xiaoluo said, "I received your gift, benefactor, and have guarded the Northern Border Fortress all these years as a way to repay you."

Finishing her sentence, she sneaked a peek at Zhao Yi, feeling a bit bashful, "Also, to protect you..."

Miaoyin took a sharp breath.

She looked at Zhao Yi as if he'd performed sorcery.

Though Miaoyin knew Zhao Yi was always lucky, to the point of finding money whenever he left home.

She never expected he could also find people.

A Jade Pendant traded for an invincible commander with a Pure Body.

What kind of absurd luck does he have?

Zhao Yi's expression was also quite peculiar.

Zuo Xiaoluo's words sounded familiar to him, as if he'd heard them somewhere before.

Upon deeper thought.

Isn't this reminiscent of those over-the-top romances he watched in his past life?

A story of a boy and a girl developing feelings through chance encounters in childhood, then growing up to come together.

Classic case: Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo.

But Zuo Xiaoluo wasn't following the usual storyline!

Normally, shouldn't the plot flow with misunderstandings, rivalries, reversals, clarifications, and then a joyful union? No wait, lovers coming together!

How does she just outright recognize him?

So straightforward?

You know, without misunderstandings, rivalries, reversals, the author loses — oops, readers miss out on so many scenes!

Seeing Zuo Xiaoluo gazing at him eagerly, Zhao Yi felt his well-prepared rejection speech slip away.

He signaled to Miaoyin.

Previously, Zhao Yi had made a bet with Miaoyin, and Miaoyin lost, the wager being to interfere with his matchmaking with Zuo Xiaoluo.

Now that the Empress wasn't around, it gave Miaoyin a chance to act.

Ahem!

Miaoyin coughed lightly, stepped forward, and tentatively asked Zuo Xiaoluo, "General Zuo, how do you intend to repay him?"

Zuo Xiaoluo replied without hesitation, "A meal's gratitude calls for a lifelong commitment!"

Miaoyin was momentarily stunned.

If the Empress was forcibly matching them, she could find a way to disrupt.

But now it's Zuo Xiaoluo's own decision.

Miaoyin was powerless.

She glanced at Zhao Yi and whispered, "Why not just go along with it? General Zuo is a Pure Body; her cultivation potential is limitless, marrying her is all gains and no losses!"

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