Gu Long was quite satisfied with the scene he had created. In his opinion, it was impossible for Zhang Hao to have survived. After all, with this strike, he had unleashed his strongest power below the Martial King level.
Gu Long was about to leave, but after the smoke and dust cleared, everything before him left him dumbfounded. This was because a youth stood there at ease. Player Zhang Hao, who should have been blasted into dust by his palm strike, was surprisingly not much different from before.
"How is this possible?"
Huge waves surged in Gu Long's heart. His strongest strike had actually been wasted.
"Zhang Hao!"
"Brother!"
"Boss!"
Jin Bao and the others were overjoyed when they saw that Zhang Hao was unharmed. If Gu Long hadn't still been there, they would have rushed over long ago.
Zhang Hao seemed not to notice the embarrassed look on Gu Long's face. He simply walked up to Gu Long, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Senior, for your guidance. This Junior was fortunate enough to withstand three of Senior's palms!"
"Hmph! Very good!"
Although Gu Long's expression was somewhat unsightly, the killing intent in his heart towards Zhang Hao was unstoppable. However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it was difficult for him to go back on his word.
After speaking, Gu Long let out a cold snort and flew away.
After Gu Long left, Zhang Hao felt as if the pressure had suddenly vanished and finally could not hold on any longer. His vision went dark, and he fainted on the ground.
"Brother!"
"Boss!"
Zhang Hao vaguely heard the anxious calls of Jin Bao and the others. But soon, he knew nothing more.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Hao finally woke up. The first feeling was that his whole body was in great pain, as if it were about to fall apart. He slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing that came into view was his sister, Qin Zinan.
"Zinan, where am I?"
"Brother, you're finally awake! You're at home!" Qin Zinan cried with joy, jumping and skipping.
"Oh, how many days have I been unconscious?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Brother, you've been unconscious for three days and three nights. Zinan was so worried about you!" Qin Zinan said, her eyes red as she looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao saw that Qin Zinan looked a bit haggard and knew that his sister had been taking care of him these past few days. He was deeply moved and gently held Qin Zinan's small hand, smiling, "Zinan, you've worked hard."
"Brother, it's not hard. As long as Brother is well, Zinan will do anything," Qin Zinan said, looking at Zhang Hao with a smile.
"Okay! Where are Jin Bao and Zi Qian?" Zhang Hao asked, looking at Qin Zinan.
Qin Zinan looked at Zhang Hao and smiled, "Brother, Jin Bao also came to see you often these past few days, and Zi Qian came a few times too, but you were unconscious. I know Sister Zi Qian is also very worried about you. Several times, Zinan saw Sister Zi Qian's eyes were red, she clearly had been crying."
Zhang Hao naturally knew that since Zi Qian was a Princess and lived in the Imperial Palace, it probably wasn't easy for her to come and see him.
"Gurgle!"
Zhang Hao felt his stomach was a bit hungry and looked at Qin Zinan with some embarrassment.
Qin Zinan seemed to remember something and said to Zhang Hao, "Brother, you must be hungry. Zinan will go get something to eat."
Soon, Mother and sister entered the room together, carrying porridge. Looking at Zhang Hao, Mother was very relieved and said to Zhang Hao, "My son, it's good that you're alright. Otherwise, how would your mother live?"
Zhang Hao said somewhat guiltily, "Mother, this child is fine."
"You child, you just like to show off. Your mother lost your father, I don't want to lose you too."
"I understand, Mother. From now on, this child won't make Mother worry anymore," Zhang Hao quickly promised.
"Okay! You rest well. Mother won't disturb you anymore," Mother said with a satisfied smile.
After Qin Zinan and Mother left, the room finally became quiet.
Zhang Hao remembered that after completing the System task of getting first place in the Family Competition, the System should have rewarded him with a large gift package, which he hadn't claimed yet!
"Ding dong!"
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for completing the System side quest 'Zhang Family Competition First Place'. Reward: One System D-Rank large gift package. Do you wish to claim it?" A very mechanical voice sounded in Zhang Hao's ear.
A D-Rank large gift package? Zhang Hao was very satisfied.
Zhang Hao silently said, "Claim!"
As everyone knows, when players play games, the System always rewards random large gift packages. Some are ordinary large gift packages with fewer rewards. But if it's a ranked gift package, it's definitely a good thing. Although the D-Rank large gift package is the lowest Rank among gift packages, even the lowest Rank is still ranked. Zhang Hao was also very curious about what good things he would get from this package.
After claiming the gift package, Zhang Hao immediately opened it.
"Ding dong!"
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for completing the System task, gaining Level +1. Current Player Level: Martial Master third heaven."
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for obtaining Divine Artifact Fragment +1. Currently 2."
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for obtaining one Martial Arts Character Possession Card!"
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for obtaining the Pai Yun Palm secret manual. Do you wish to Cultivate it?"
Holy cow, it really was a large gift package, getting so many things at once. Zhang Hao was thrilled! Level +1 was one thing, but the Pai Yun Palm secret manual was really awesome!
Although Zhang Hao had some guesses in his heart, he immediately called up the Pai Yun Palm secret manual and checked its attributes.
Item: Pai Yun Palm (Profound Tier Mid-grade)
Proficiency: 10
Special Attributes: 5% to 60% chance to trigger petrification effect. 5 to 20 seconds of ice damage.
Introduction: The palm technique used by Bu Jingyun in "Fengyun". It contains the meaning of "clouds are impermanent", its Moves are unpredictable and difficult to grasp, yet its power is immense. Founder: Xiong Ba!
Absolutely awesome. This was Bu Jingyun's martial art from the Fengyun World. He didn't expect the System to reward him directly. And it was even a Profound Tier cultivation method.
After clicking 'Cultivate', various information about the Pai Yun Palm immediately flooded into Zhang Hao's mind.
"Ding dong!"
"Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for successfully cultivating Pai Yun Palm. Current Level: Beginner."
Zhang Tianhao continued to look at the information about the Martial Arts Character Possession Card. After reading the introduction, he found that it was a card that summoned martial arts characters. At critical moments, it would definitely be useful. It could summon the skills of a martial arts character to possess him. However, summoning the skills of a martial arts character to possess him also had a time limit of half an hour. Moreover, he didn't know which character would be summoned. He could only rely on luck, but even so, it was still very impressive and would definitely be a trump card for Zhang Hao at crucial times.
After Zhang Hao's level increased to Martial Master third heaven, his injuries healed instantly. This made his unsuspecting sister and Mother exclaim in wonder, but only after confirming that Zhang Hao's body had indeed fully recovered did they completely relax.
Zhang Hao came outside the room where Grandpa was and gently knocked on the door. This time he came to find Grandpa about his father's disappearance. Now, the only person who knew his father's whereabouts was Grandpa. As a son, Zhang Hao had to know his father's whereabouts, both emotionally and logically.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Zhang Hao knocked gently on the door.
"Is that Zhang Hao? Come in!" Zhang Yaobang's booming voice came from inside the room.
Zhang Hao took a deep breath and pushed the door open.