CHAPTER 1043: CHAPTER 1043: SEEING XIE YANN AGAIN

Both of them spoke at the same time and glanced at each other, clearly not expecting that the other person would also know Gu Zhiqi.

However, they merely exchanged a look and then immediately took several large steps toward Gu Zhiqi, their eyes filled with eagerness.

"Miss Gu, you’ve come?"

"Master Zhizhi, we meet again!"

They spoke again in unison.

The two of them both seemed young; one looked about eighteen or nineteen, with a hint of youthful innocence on his face, fair skin, and handsome, clean-cut features.

The other seemed to be around twenty-three or twenty-four, with handsome and sharp features, sun-kissed skin, cropped hair, and a firm and strong demeanor.

Gu Zhiqi glanced at the two of them, feeling a sense of familiarity but not recalling their names.

She nodded slightly to them and then asked, "Names?"

As soon as Gu Zhiqi asked, the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy quickly spoke, "Master Zhizhi, it’s me, Xie Yann. We met in Soraya and Yan City. Last time, you sold me a talisman paper."

Mentioning the talisman paper seemed to open up Xie Yann’s chatterbox, leaving the young man beside him no chance to interject, "Master Zhizhi, you’re amazing! The talisman paper you sold me was really useful. If not for that paper, I might have really been wasted..."

The Xie family holds a martial arts competition every year. This year’s competition was held in early October, just recently.

In the competition, martial artists often struggle to control their strength.

If there’s no enmity, they hold back and avoid seriously harming each other.

However, when encountering arch-enemies, some might claim they lost control and thus go all out in the match.

This year, Xie Yann encountered people sent by his arch-enemy. If not for the talisman paper he bought from Gu Zhiqi, he feared he really might have been crippled by them.

After Xie Yann mentioned his name and brought up Soraya and the talisman paper, Gu Zhiqi finally recalled who he was.

Xie Yann?

No wonder when she had previously calculated Xie Yann, the name felt familiar to her. Moreover, she had calculated that there was a Fate Law between them.

It turns out they had met before.

But... why did she fail to notice his talent deprivation in their previous encounters?

Curious, Gu Zhiqi scrutinized Xie Yann up and down once more.

Just looking with the naked eye, it was indeed hard to see.

Thinking this, a blue glimmer flashed in Gu Zhiqi’s eyes as she scanned Xie Yann again.

After the scan, Gu Zhiqi realized the truth.

It seemed not only was his talent taken, but his fate was also altered, and his Fate Pattern deliberately hidden.

Simply relying on facial observations or basic calculations wouldn’t reveal these changes.

"Master Zhizhi, I really thank you. After the martial arts competition, I wanted to find a time to thank you, but you didn’t reply to my messages..." Xie Yann finished narrating his story and began expressing his gratitude.

Gu Zhiqi was lost in thought and didn’t fully listen to Xie Yann since he was saying too much, yet some bystanders heard everything Xie Yann said.

The young man standing beside Xie Yann who also greeted Gu Zhiqi was named Lok Gui.

Before Gu Zhiqi arrived, Lok Gui had already struck up a conversation with Xie Yann, but Xie Yann’s demeanor was aloof, responding politely yet distantly.

Initially thinking Xie Yann had a cold personality, it now seemed... he was clearly talkative.

Meanwhile, Lok Gui was secretly shocked by what Xie Yann said.

He hadn’t expected that Miss Gu was not only skilled in alchemy but also in drawing talismans.

Miss Gu was truly incredible.