My Brother Is Zhan Kong!

Xu Fang's sudden shout left everyone momentarily dumbfounded.

Then the whole place erupted!

"Holy crap, that's a thing?"

"I knew there was no way I was only a D! It had to be that dark stone. I demand a retest!"

"Me too!"

"And me! The rising star of the magic world can't be snuffed out!"

The entire crowd was in an uproar!!!

This was the only way people in this society could get ahead. Blocking someone's future was like killing their parents. Even an uncle might put up with it, but an aunt sure wouldn't!

Take one student on their own, and they were like a firecracker: light it, and at most you'd hear a pop. No big deal.

But get enough firecrackers together, and they could still blow someone to pieces!

As the uproar threatened to spread from Class 8 to the other classes, the Mu Family board members found themselves in a real bind.

Principal Zhu and the other school administrators stood off to the side, watching the show without any intention of stepping in to smooth things over.

Mu He glowered and confronted the bald examiner first. "Who told you to do this? Planting a dark stone to undermine the fairness of the exam—you've got some nerve!"

As he spoke, he shot the examiner a threatening look.

The bald bastard's whole family lived in Bocheng. It'd be easy to put him in his place.

But just then, another damn voice rang out.

"Hey, what's wrong with your eyes? Why do you keep winking?" After a brief moment of confusion, Mo Fan caught on too. "The examiner works for the Mu Family. You're the one who ordered this!"

"Mo Fan, you'd better take responsibility for what you say!" Mu He said coldly. "I'm a board member of Tianlan Magic High School. Why would I target you?"

Mo Fan was just as stubborn, not backing down at all. "Obviously, it's because of Mu Bai! Everyone knows you're his uncle."

"Bullshit!" Mu Bai had been hit where it hurt, and cursed without thinking, completely at odds with his usual image as a refined young master.

The students gave him strange looks.

That reaction... He'd basically confessed without being asked.

He'd framed me, and now he dared to curse me? Furious, Mo Fan opened his mouth to insult eighteen generations of the Mu Family's ancestors.

Xu Fang put on a show of trying to calm him down. "Forget it, Mo Fan. Maybe this really was the bald monk's own doing. We can't condemn the whole family just because of one rotten fish."

That was a vicious jab. Not only Mu Bai, but even Mu Zhuoyun couldn't take it anymore. He turned a cold gaze on Xu Fang. "Young man, watch what you say. Insulting the Mu Family will have consequences!"

"How do you know my brother is Zhan Kong?"

"...Even the Military can't insult the Mu Family for no reason!"

"My brother is Zhan Kong!"

"You!"

"My brother is Zhan Kong!"

Mu Zhuoyun wanted to curse, too.

How could someone throw their weight around like this? Was there any justice? Any law!?

He couldn't back down and lose face, so he stubbornly said, "So what if he's Zhan Kong? Does he think he can curse the Mu Family?"

Xu Fang nodded, perfectly sincere. "He really does."

Mu Zhuoyun: "..."

Deng Kai, a board member from the Hunter's Alliance, nearly lost it beside them. The other senior staff who weren't with the Mu Family also wore constipated expressions, struggling to hold back their laughter.

Mo Fan had no such qualms. He laughed so hard his stomach hurt, then gave Xu Fang a thumbs-up. "Blondie, I'm impressed. You're way more vicious!"

"Come on, how is that vicious? I'm just repeating the things the Mu Family does all the time. How does that make me vicious?" Xu Fang corrected him. "That's just the code of conduct for a prestigious family. The domineering CEO style. I've gotta say, it feels pretty damn good."

"Hahaha, you're right."

The two played off each other like a comedy duo.

They were both transmigrators, both shameless troublemakers. One had a cheat-like artifact, and the other was about to head off to the Ancient Capital next semester. What did they have to be afraid of?

"Enough!" Mu Bai shouted through gritted teeth. "You were both trash who'd been expelled anyway. It makes no difference whether there was a dark stone or not!"

At his shout, the others who wanted to be the Mu Family's lapdogs joined in.

"Those were the examiner's personal actions. Don't blame the Mu Family." "You may be the victim, but refusing to let it go makes you the one in the wrong." "You only made such a fuss to get compensation." There was even, "Why did he frame only you and not anyone else? You should reflect on that..."

"This is getting annoying." Xu Fang dug at his ear and looked at Mo Fan. "You wanna go first, or should I?"

"I'll go first!"

The new Star Sensing Stone had arrived. Mo Fan strode over and entered a meditative state.

Brilliant light blazed!

S! S! S!

"Fire Spark!"

The wooden dummy was instantly engulfed in flames. The crimson fire grew fiercer and fiercer, completely consuming the dummy in just a few seconds!

Xu Fang was next. He entered a meditative state even faster than Mo Fan!

The examiners watched the dazzling light and swallowed nervously as they gave him three S's. In fact, judging by the light alone, Xu Fang's was even more intense than Mo Fan's.

Unfortunately, S was the highest possible score. There was no going higher.

"Radiance!"

The Light Element students in the audience stared wide-eyed, blurting out one "Holy crap!" after another.

That was Radiance? Weren't they supposed to be light bulbs?

That was clearly a little sun! It was so dazzling people could barely keep their eyes open. Even though it was broad daylight, the whole place somehow looked a shade brighter.

"Excellent!"

Principal Zhu was the first to applaud. His eyes burned as he looked at Mo Fan and Xu Fang.

What talents!

Mo Fan went without saying. He'd gone from dead last to near the top, and his destructive power ranked first across Tianlan Magic High School. Hadn't Deng Kai from the Hunter's Alliance been staring at him with wide eyes?

Xu Fang was even more impressive. He had the Light Element, widely acknowledged as a bottom-tier element in the early stages—a type whose very name could make people lose heart.

Most of the students who had scored a D on this assessment had the Light Attribute.

And Xu Fang had cultivated his Light Element to this level. Whatever his talent was like, his sheer perseverance was remarkable.

When he reached the Intermediate Level and awakened a new element, wouldn't he take off like a rocket?

He wasn't the only one. The seasoned administrators had all thought of this, and they looked at the two of them as if they were priceless uncut jade.

The Mu Family lapdogs who'd mocked them before looked as if someone had grabbed them by the throat. They couldn't get a word out, and all they could feel was the sting of humiliation.

"How is this possible? How can this be..." Zhao Kun San muttered, unwilling to accept what he was seeing.

"Shut the hell up!" Mu Bai snarled, his face twisted. Anyone who didn't know better would've thought he was a gambler who'd just lost everything.

The good news was that Mu Zhuoyun and Mu Ningxue hadn't seen him like this.

The bad news was that both of them had their eyes fixed on his two sworn enemies.

Mu Ningxue's gaze softened a little. Mu Zhuoyun stroked the few remaining hairs on his goatee and said, "Your cultivation has really surprised me. Here's what we'll do: the Mu Family recently acquired a batch of cultivation resources, but our core disciples all have the Ice Attribute, so no one can use them. From now on, you can train under Mu Jiangming."

His voice carried. Everyone could hear him!

As far as Mu Zhuoyun was concerned, he'd given the two juniors more than enough respect.

Those two brats had just been making sarcastic remarks and showing no regard for the Mu Family.

But Mu Zhuoyun knew their type. They were just sour grapes. The moment he gave them his approval, they'd come crawling back, tails wagging. He'd seen it plenty of times.

He'd forgiven them for their offense, and he was sure it would become a fine story to tell.

That's it. Tomorrow, I'll have the Bocheng Daily save me a spot on the cover. The headline can be: "Mr. Mu Zhuoyun Sets Aside Past Grudges and Recognizes Talent; Young Mages Overcome with Gratitude." And make sure the title's in bold black type!

Mu Bai was stunned. Mu Jiangming was Mu Zhuoyun's eldest son. Training under him meant you'd be a retainer at the very least!

This was the opportunity he'd dreamed of!

Why had Mu Bai worked so hard, cultivating day in and day out? To seize this chance to escape the awkward position of living under someone else's roof and finally become one of the Mu Clan's elite!

He could've accepted not getting the opportunity himself. But they'd given it to the two people he hated most!

Unforgivable!!!