Everyone heard Zhang Xiang declare shamelessly, "What kind of trash is the Medicine King Valley? As if I'd ever need to beg you for anything. Besides, our Zhang Family's affairs are none of your business. Get lost!"
Zhang Bingchun's expression shifted, anger finally surfacing on his face, along with a trace of anxiety. "You!"
Li Ran merely smiled. "Trying to sow discord? You want me to think you're still connected to the Zhang Family, then offend me and drive me away?"
The spectators erupted in an uproar. Only then did they understand what Zhang Xiang had been scheming.
They heard Li Ran continue, "Tsk. Whatever else you might say, the Zhang Family raised you for decades. Isn't this enough to chill their hearts?
"Besides, don't forget that the two of us already have a grudge. Never mind that I watched the whole thing earlier and know exactly what happened.
"Even if I hadn't seen it all, do you think a few flaps of your lips would convince me to believe your little performance?
"Having no brains isn't such a big problem. But stuffing straw into your head and pretending it's a brain? That's where you went wrong."
Li Ran's words left Zhang Xiang's face flushed crimson, and the laughter around him was utterly unrestrained.
Zhang Xiang's gaze turned sinister. "I never imagined a disciple of the Medicine King Sect would be so magnanimous."
Li Ran curled his lips, a hint of danger seeping into his gaze. Everyone heard him say coldly, "No, I think you've misunderstood something. I've never been particularly magnanimous."
He was exceedingly petty, but he also knew to repay each grievance and avenge each wrong. He never confused the targets of his vengeance. At that thought, Li Ran unconsciously licked the corner of his mouth.
Having failed