Menglan Jun nodded solemnly. He had already sensed the threat posed by the array ahead. Fortunately, he knew Ranxi's attainments in arrays, so he stayed close behind her, afraid that one wrong step on his part would only hold her back.
The Luo Family's assessment elders then watched Yunxi stroll leisurely through the gaps between the arrays, precisely avoiding every possibility of stepping into one. They exchanged glances, and one elder said:
"Isn't this cheating?"
"How is she cheating? Isn't she openly walking this way? She merely avoided the assessment arrays we set up."
"If she avoids them all, how are we supposed to know her strength?"
"Her combat strength truly cannot be assessed, but her attainments in arrays are clearly above Luo San's."
The named Third Elder Luo was not angered. Stroking the little mustache at the corners of his lips, he said:
"The Great Elder is right. This girl's attainments in arrays are indeed extraordinary. With only one glance, she precisely found the gaps between the arrays and could advance without triggering them. It seems the arrays I set up still need improvement.
"Moreover, it is not only her arrays. Judging by the calling card she sent, her artifact-refining skills are no less impressive."
Great Elder Luo was somewhat surprised that Luo San admitted so readily that he was inferior. After all, Third Elder was usually the most unwilling to concede defeat.
Second Elder Luo rolled a pair of black jade walnuts in his hand. Looking at his eldest brother and third brother, he lazily said:
"It is obvious that you both admire this Ranxi greatly. But the guest elder we are inviting this time is meant to improve the combat strength of the younger generation in the clan. Is there really any need to keep her?"
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