Dapeng leaned over from the side.
"Brother, will you still participate in the next selection?"
Kong Xuan did not hesitate in the slightest.
"I will."
Dapeng froze for a moment.
"You're still entering? You already came in second."
"Second place isn't first place."
Kong Xuan had already made up his mind. If he could still participate in the next selection, he would definitely enter.
As for the reason?
Making money. It was that simple.
"Maybe I can even earn enough to cover several Atonement Assessment slots."
Dapeng understood.
His brother wanted to buy Atonement Assessment opportunities for the Little Phoenixes in their clan.
The Phoenix race carried too much Karmic Debt. If the new generation wanted to Enter Farm Teachings, they first had to pass the Atonement Assessment.
The Atonement Assessment was expensive, and the clan had never managed to gather enough funds.
He bore some responsibility for that as well. If not for him back then, the clan would not have become so strapped for cash.
If he could compete again next time and achieve another good ranking, this problem could be solved.
Dapeng patted his chest and promised.
"Brother, I'll participate next time too. I'll help you earn."
The Fellow Disciples who had overheard the brothers' conversation secretly left emotional comments in the Internal Channel:
"Martial brother Kong Xuan has paid off his debts!"
"It wasn't easy. How many years had that enormous debt weighed on him?"
"The Phoenix race's loans from back then have finally been repaid."
"Dapeng said he'll participate again next time!"
"He's joining for his brother, right?"
"What deep brotherly affection, even though he gets despised to death all the time."
"One look from martial brother Kong Xuan, and Dapeng behaves himself."
"Strict older-brother control, confirmed."
"Dapeng is happy for his brother, while his