Testing Rank

"Elder Ye Zhong, I never expected you to be the one bringing people for the assessment again. Looks like everyone else knows this is rather embarrassing!" The moment they entered the room, a sharp, caustic voice rang out.

Xiao Heng followed the voice and saw a hunched, aged gray-robed old woman baring her yellow teeth as she looked at Ye Zhong and the others with a mocking expression.

Xiao Heng frowned, but he did not immediately make a move. This was, after all, Pill Tower territory, so he had to give them some face.

"That hateful old hag is from the Bai Family..." Ye Zhong explained softly.

Seeing that no one retorted, the old woman assumed they feared her, and the mockery on her face deepened. She and Ye Zhong were from the same generation. Back then, the Ye Family had been incomparably glorious, firmly suppressing the Bai Family beneath its feet. Who could have imagined that the once-brilliant Ye Family would decline to the point where even a Bai Family elder could mock them openly?

However, not everyone in the room wanted to kick the Ye Family while they were down. A purple-robed elder looked at Ye Zhong with a somewhat friendly gaze and said, "The Ye Family has arrived as well..."

Ye Zhong cupped his hands slightly toward the elder, his manner quite courteous. "Sorry to trouble you, Elder Han Li."

Seeing Ye Zhong's gesture, Elder Han sighed inwardly. He wanted to say something, but found himself unable to say anything at all. He could only nod slightly.

"Enough, Ye Zhong. Stop wasting time. I have no interest in being delayed because of you. Could these two boys behind you be the ones your Ye Family brought for testing? Why don't they even have rank badges? Don't tell