The Fierce Battle
"What? Elder Cheng actually took the initiative to recruit him? Did I hear that right?"
"That kid's really hit the jackpot. 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 agree?"
"He probably will! That's the Cheng Family!"
"I'm so jealous!"
Listening to the voices around them and watching Bi Fan, the three gatekeepers wore complicated expressions. They had originally thought that Bi Fan and the others would be swiftly subdued by Cheng Lao Liu.
But they had never expected Bi Fan to withstand a strike from Cheng Lao Liu—and for Cheng Lao Liu to take a liking to him and offer him a place in the Cheng Family.
With Bi Fan and the others' talent, if they joined the Cheng Family, their standing might even surpass the gatekeepers'.
Wouldn't that mean they'd have to bow whenever they saw them from now on? And if they turned against the gatekeepers, wouldn't it be child's play for them to deal with them?
At the thought, their faces turned deathly pale.
They hadn't even considered the possibility that Bi Fan might refuse. Who would turn down a family no weaker 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 directly at Cheng Lao Liu and slowly asked, "You want me to join your Cheng Family?"
Hearing Bi Fan's words, quite a few people shook their heads. "Looks like he still couldn't resist the temptation."
"That's only natural. It's the Cheng Family, after all—the family with the deepest foundations and the best chance of becoming an Aristocratic