Meanwhile, south of the city.
Fan Weiping, head of the Fan Family Winery, waited for the Martial Exam results with his daughter, Fan Wanyu, and her younger brother, Fan Yang.
Watching the yamen runners bustle about, Fan Weiping shook his head.
"Wanyu, I told you long ago that Wu Yanshu wasn't a good match for you. He has his own family and would never consider what's best for our Lineage."
"If you marry him, it'll be like a sheep walking into a tiger's den. When I'm gone, won't all this enormous family estate end up in his hands?"
"Didn't Fan Yang mention some fellow named Li, a practitioner of Dark Force? He comes from a respectable family and has a good character, too."
Fan Wanyu pursed her lips.
"That one? He's nowhere near as good as Big Brother Wu... Big Brother Wu is a man who's passed the Martial Exam. That fellow is just an ordinary Dark Force practitioner, as common as dirt."
"Honestly, I just don't like him!"
Fan Weiping pointed at Fan Wanyu. He seemed about to say something, but let out a sigh instead.
"If your Big Brother Wu fails to earn a title again this year, I won't agree to the two of you being together!"
Fan Wanyu smiled confidently.
"Father, don't worry. Big Brother Wu missed by just one place last year! He's had another year to prepare. How could he possibly fail?"
While they were talking, the yamen runners finished posting the results.
Fan Wanyu gave her younger brother's head a firm smack.
"Fan Yang, go take a look!"
Fan Yang grunted and walked over reluctantly.
"You keep calling him Big Brother Wu so affectionately. If he doesn't pass, you'll be in for it!"
Though Fan Yang thought this, he knew perfectly well that