The Academy test

And so, Huo Hai's courtyard gained two new residents: Fang Biya and Xiao Cui. The two of them then hired some servants, making his courtyard even livelier.

With more people in the household, things certainly became lively, but everyone felt differently about it. How could Ji Mu not be angry when a woman whose beauty matched hers, and whose bearing surpassed hers by a shade, moved in? Fortunately, Huo Hai seemed to have no interest in Fang Biya, and the two were not particularly close. After a few days, Ji Mu gradually adjusted and stopped making icy remarks to him.

Fang Biya, meanwhile, was full of resentment and frustration. She resented being forced by her family to move here. After she had stayed only a few days, rumors were already spreading outside, branding her unmistakably as Huo Hai's woman.

That was not even the worst of it. The real problem was that Huo Hai had no fondness for her whatsoever. Fang Biya could even sense that he found her irritating. He kept many things from her, unwilling to let her know about them.

When had she, the third young lady of the Fang Family, ever been treated like this? And she might very well have to endure this treatment for the rest of her life. It was impossible for Fang Biya not to feel aggrieved.

Huo Hai was even more frustrated. He simply had too many secrets he could not expose, especially to a young lady of the Fang Family like Fang Biya. He was certain the Fang Family had no shortage of Spirit Practitioner Realm experts, and who knew how many Spirit General Realm experts they had? With his current strength, he stood absolutely no chance against a colossus like the Fang Family.

Once his secrets were exposed, the