Zhang Ruowu, hearing this, turned his head excitedly to look at Ye Hao...

He also envied being young! These days when he saw his elder brother Zhang Ruochen's appearance, he secretly thought about whether he should ask Ye Hao if he could also make him younger.

After all, youth is capital. If he could also become forty or fifty, he was confident that he could go further and follow in the footsteps of his brother Ruochen, not to be left too far behind by him.

"Disciple, are you saying you can also make me younger?" Zhang Ruowu asked, trying to suppress his excitement.

"Yes, Master, but as for how much younger I can make you, I'm not too sure," Ye Hao said with a smile.

"Haha, very good! Good disciple, you have this heaven-defying ability, I'm truly gratified!" Zhang Ruowu laughed heartily.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen walked up and laughed, "Then I must first congratulate my junior brother on regaining his youth."

"It's all thanks to our disciple's ability, haha!" Zhang Ruowu said happily.

Then Ye Hao took out the Ice and Snow Pearl he got earlier in the cave.

When Zhang Ruowu saw this Ice and Snow Pearl, he instinctively took a few steps back. It was clear how much change the Ice and Snow Pearl brought to his heart. Fortunately, this Ice and Snow Pearl wasn't a person, but something to cultivate. Otherwise, Zhang Ruowu would live under the shadow of the Ice and Snow Pearl his whole life.

"Disciple, what is this..." Zhang Ruowu asked with some fear.

"Master, don't worry! I don't know exactly what this pearl is, but I know it contains a lot of spiritual power. Instead of discarding it, it's better to extract its spiritual power to stimulate your body for a second time, making you younger," Ye Hao explained with a smile.

"So that's how it is, Master is powerless! Being scared by a little Ice and Snow Pearl," Zhang Ruowu admitted honestly about his fear of the Ice and Snow Pearl.

Ye Hao just smiled and said nothing, as this was a personal fear, one he couldn't interfere with even if he wanted to help.

Next, Ye Hao extracted the spiritual power from the Ice and Snow Pearl and used it to stimulate Zhang Ruowu's second-time cells.

...

"This is outrageous, do strong countries think they can treat our small countries like this?" The president of Mauritius Island Country shouted angrily at the national institute after they finally received information about the incident that clearly indicated people from countries like Russia and India acted against them.

"It truly is incomprehensible, who gives these countries such a sense of superiority?" Jamaica's president also roared loudly in his own country.

The Prime Minister of the Maldives felt the same way, though there was a slight hidden agenda behind their anger as they pondered the true cause of the matter.

About two days later, twenty-five out of forty-eight island nations united to report to the United Nations, hoping for an investigation.

The United Nations later provided a vague statement, suggesting that individuals similar to those from Huaxia played a key role in the incident.

Of course! They dared not directly state what role Huaxia played because Huaxia's public departure from Thurston Island was visible to all. If the United Nations pointed directly at Huaxia, they would be left speechless when questioned by Huaxia.

The United Nations is not just a single country like the United States, but a government formed by many countries.

One cannot malign Huaxia merely because the UN president is American, for it would face social backlash.

So, even the UN president could only provide such a vague answer.

As for India, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France, they offered an explanation that individuals were lurking among their island nationals, then acted covertly.

The islands they implied had some degree of cooperation with Huaxia, which could then confuse the public and lead everyone to mistakenly believe that Huaxia planted people on the islands, who then emerged at critical times to incite conflicts between nations.

"It's always Huaxia, Huaxia, Huaxia, it's infuriating. Aren't they just a weak country that crawled out of war, now when their arms get a little stronger, they think they can ride over us..." Those small countries whose military strength wasn't strong enough, whose development was challenging and reliant on Huaxia, all showed looks of resentment.

These looks naturally stemmed from envy of Huaxia's vast territory and long-standing civilization history.

Generations of heritage allowed Huaxia to cultivate more talent.

As for countries like Germany that accused Huaxia of killing their small island people, they only snickered but didn't stand up to deny it.

They were happy to see others pointing the finger at Huaxia.

"Oh, Huaxia, your actions are truly disgraceful," another country voiced its anger, though their outrage lacked conviction.

In remote Asia, Huaxia's military and political leaders laughed off these angry accusations without responding.

However, a small island nation, Nauru, backed by the Australian government, wanted to test Huaxia's resolve to see how strong it was.

Unexpectedly, Huaxia's highest leader responded forcefully, stating that for those who spread rumors and make false accusations against Huaxia, Huaxia would confront them. If they couldn't provide strong evidence, Huaxia was prepared to go to war with them. Huaxia does not like war, but it is not afraid of war.

When Huaxia's highest leader said this, the countries that had been making accusations fell silent.

However, within Huaxia itself, the country was booming.

Because after a long time of low-profile development, the country finally stood up strongly to declare its readiness for war, a statement that required immense determination and confidence...

Of course, what they were concerned about was not this, but the attitude of those island nations...

The island nations withered, unable to produce even weak evidence, let alone strong evidence, because at that time, Huaxia did indeed lose twelve people and then left Thurston Island.

As for why Huaxia returned later and then left after ten or so days, it was not something they understood.

...

As time flew by, it was almost June, and Ye Hao, who left Peng City not long after the new year, found that almost half a year had passed.

It must be said that time flies quickly.

However, Ye Hao's progress on Thurston Island was undeniable. His strength was firmly established at the early stage of the seventh rank in National Martial Arts, and Xu Shaoyuan and Hu Yanhu's strength also just stepped into the seventh rank.

Of course, the major reason for their significant progress was naturally the guidance from Zhang Ruochen and Zhang Ruowu.

These two seniors were incredibly meticulous in teaching Ye Hao and the others; as long as Ye Hao had questions, they answered them exhaustively.

Of course! Some things that Ye Hao and the others shouldn't know, they didn't reveal.

"Disciple, you understand the basic skills of Tai Chi. Now it's time for practice. Your journey is one you must walk on your own. As teachers, we can only guide you; we can't always be by your side," Zhang Ruochen instructed Ye Hao, sitting cross-legged.

Ye Hao nodded upon hearing these words...(To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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