Xu Yang bought some jewelry and clothes for Xu Qing. When he returned to the Violet Sun Gate's lodgings, he found that everyone else was back.
"Junior Brother Xu, where did you go?" Sun Tao rose and waved him over.
Xu Yang went over and sat down. "I bought a few things. I'd like to ask the Peak Master to take them back to Xu Qing for me."
Sun Tao knew that the siblings had depended on each other since childhood. Xu Yang was both her elder brother and her "father," so it was hardly surprising that he would buy things to send back to her.
"The final trial is over. The final version of the Cloud Ascension Rankings will be released in three days, and then we can enter the Heavenly Strategy Academy," Sun Tao said.
"Thank you for letting me know, Senior Brother." Xu Yang cupped his hands.
Then he looked across at the disgruntled Qi Xuancheng and asked curiously, "Why do you look so dejected, Senior Brother Qi?"
Qi Xuancheng looked up, his eyes all but spitting fire, but said nothing.
"He was eliminated and didn't get into the Heavenly Strategy Academy. Of course he's dejected," Sun Tao said, taking delight in his misfortune.
He knew Xu Yang was being sarcastic.
Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou had made plenty of snide remarks at his and Xu Yang's expense before. Naturally, he would not let this chance to mock them slip away.
"Eliminated? With Senior Brother Qi's talent, how could that be?" Xu Yang looked astonished.
"You two..." Qi Xuancheng seethed.
He wanted to say something nasty, but remembering the talent the two had displayed, he forced himself to swallow his words.
His former status might have put him above Sun Tao and Xu Yang, but now, never