The Fierce Battle
"What? Elder Cheng actually took the initiative to recruit him? Did I hear that right?"
"That kid's really struck it lucky. Elder Cheng thinks so highly of him!"
"Don't be jealous. If you had talent that high, those Aristocratic Clans and great sects would be fighting to recruit you too!"
"Do you think that kid will accept?"
"He probably will! It's the Cheng Family, after all!"
"I'm so jealous!"
Listening to the voices around them as they watched Bi Fan, the three gatekeepers wore complicated expressions. They had assumed that Bi Fan and the others would be swiftly subdued by Cheng Lao Liu.
But they hadn't expected Bi Fan to withstand one of Cheng Lao Liu's attacks. What was more, Cheng Lao Liu had taken a liking to him and wanted him to join the Cheng Family.
With talent like Bi Fan and his companions', if they joined the Cheng Family, their status might even surpass the gatekeepers'.
Wouldn't they have to bow whenever they saw them from now on? And if Bi Fan's group turned against them, wouldn't it be easy as pie to deal with them?
At the thought, their faces turned deathly pale.
They hadn't even considered that Bi Fan might refuse. Who would turn down a family no less powerful than an Aristocratic Clan?
Everyone present wore a different expression as they watched Bi Fan, waiting for his answer.
Under everyone's gaze, Bi Fan looked straight at Cheng Lao Liu and slowly said, "You want me to join the Cheng Family?"
At Bi Fan's words, quite a few people shook their heads. "So he can't resist the temptation after all?"
"That makes sense. It's the Cheng Family, the clan with the deepest foundations and the best chance of rising to the ranks