"Yes, Dad, I think my eldest sister and second sister are both right."
Jiang Huangyuan and Jiang Lüyuan echoed this sentiment, their voices filled with resentment and anger when they mentioned the name " Jiang Fan."
"Why!"
Jiang Qifeng let out a heavy sigh, looked at Jiang Youtian huddled in the corner, and his expression was very complicated.
" Youtian, with your grades, although you definitely won't get into the top five elite martial arts schools, getting into Donglang Martial Arts University is no problem. Your older sisters are right, Jiang Fan is currently very popular, but there's a high chance that his success will stop there. Moreover, given his arrogant and conceited nature, he might not be motivated to improve. You still have a great chance to catch up with him and surpass him, so work hard."
Since things had come to this, Jiang Qifeng could only hope for the best.
Seeing that the Jiang Family still cared about him, Jiang Youtian breathed a long sigh of relief.
He deliberately reddened his eyes, pretending to be deeply moved.
"Thank you, Dad. Thank you, eldest sister, second sister, third sister, and fourth sister."
After the Jiang Fan family finished their meal, they found a nice place to stay in the upscale neighborhood and settled down.
"Knock, knock, knock!" A knock sounded at the door.
Wang Shuqin was busy in the kitchen when she heard the noise. Seeing her hands covered in foam, she called out to the outside.
" Xiao Fan, go see who's here."
Jiang Fan had originally planned to come out and take a look, and upon hearing the shout, he immediately responded.
"Okay, Mom."
When they reached the door and opened it, they were surprised to find that the person who entered was Wei Cangyue.
" Instructor Wei, what brings you here?"
Wei Cangyue stood with his hands inside his trench coat, looking completely unruly.
"Let's go for a walk."
Jiang Fan nodded, changed his shoes, and followed Wei Cangyue outside.
The two stopped when they reached the pavilion in the residential area.
" Instructor Wei, what exactly do you want to see me about?"
Wei Cangyue didn't waste any words and went straight to the point. "I've come to invite you to join my team."
Jiang Fan looked at Wei Cangyue's serious gaze and knew he wasn't joking.
" The Crazy Old Man had mentioned this to me before."
"I knew it! He must have told you beforehand not to join my team. Teacher, you taught me before, I'm practically your student! How could you be so heartless?" Wei Cangyue howled.
Jiang Fan shook his head. "Not really."
Upon hearing this, Wei Cangyue's howling stopped abruptly, and he looked at Jiang Fan with a puzzled expression.
"What did you say?"
Jiang Fan: " The Crazy Old Man said I should make this decision myself."
Only then did Wei Cangyue dare to believe what he had just heard.
"Did the teacher really say that?"
"Um."
"So what do you mean? Are you coming or not?"
"Go register at the martial arts school first, we'll talk about the rest later."
Jiang Fan neither agreed nor refused.
"Okay, that's enough."
Wei Cangyue smiled at Jiang Fan, then looked around and whispered, "Don't worry, I'll keep your matter of Spirit Master a secret. Even if you join my team, I'll still keep it a secret."
Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow. He wasn't surprised that Wei Cangyue had guessed he was Spirit Master.
"You have my contact information. Let me know when you want to come," Wei Cangyue said.
From Wei Cangyue's words, Jiang Fan realized that he was about to leave.
"Are you planning to leave?"
"I've been gone for so long, I'm the captain, of course I have to go back."
When do we depart?
Tomorrow morning.
The conversation ended there.
the next day.
During lunchtime.
The family sat around the dining table for a meal.
Tang Guo turned on the TV out of boredom.
All the channels were broadcasting news reports about Jiang Fan.
Topics like the peerless genius of Fortress No. 31, the top scorer in the martial arts exam, and a 17-year-old Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist.
The Tang Family beamed with joy.
Soon, Jiang Fan's attention was drawn to the next news item.
"Congratulations! Our Great Xia has discovered cult members within its borders, and by following the trail, we have destroyed the stronghold of thousands of people."
Cult?
Is it the Church of Justice?
Jiang Fan pondered this in his heart.
The scene changes.
In a narrow alley, two men, trying to conceal their identities, met.
"This is utterly despicable! They actually managed to find our hideout. Some of my brothers are dead, some have escaped, and some have been captured."
"If I hadn't run fast enough, and if my brothers hadn't fought to the death to protect me, I probably would have died at the hands of those henchmen of the Divine Wind Guard!"
"I can't tolerate this grudge!"
What are you planning to do?
One of the men's faces turned sinister, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Aren't the Divine Wind Guard the guardians of Great Xia? Aren't they supposed to protect the people of Great Xia? They destroyed the stronghold of thousands of our people, so we'll make them pay tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"
So what are you planning to do?
"They destroyed our stronghold, causing the deaths and injuries of thousands of our brothers. In return, we'll destroy one of their fortresses!"
"Destroy... destroy the fortress?"
"That's right! Didn't we buy a large batch of beast-attracting powder before? We'll scatter all the beast-attracting powder around the fortress walls. Do you think the monsters won't go crazy for it?"
"Gulp!" He swallowed hard. "That's a whole ton of animal-attracting powder!"
Are you scared?
"Hmph! How could I—how could I be afraid? It's just that we are the Church of Justice. Our doctrine is to do good deeds and create a better future. If we really do that, wouldn't we—"
"What is it? Those self-righteous people who regard us as a cult and even destroyed our strongholds—such evil people deserve this retribution!"
"You're right! But have you chosen your target? Which fortress will you be targeting?"
"This—" Just as the man was pondering, a news report was playing on the LED screen of the tall building at the end of the road.
" Jiang Fan from Fortress No. 31, with the strength of Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist, became the champion of this martial arts examination. Such strength not only crushed his peers in Fortress No. 31, but also remained unmatched among the candidates in Fortress No. 1."
Upon seeing this, the heavily disguised man muttered something to himself.
" Fortress No. 31... Jiang Fan..."
Hearing him mutter like that, the other person immediately guessed what he was thinking.
"You mean Fortress No. 31?"
"That's right! This Jiang Fan has such amazing talent; he's destined to become a pillar of Great Xia. We absolutely cannot let him grow up smoothly. Let's set our sights on Fortress No. 31. That way, we can avenge our fallen brothers and also ruin Great Xia's promising future. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
"I agree, let's Fortress No. 31!"
Jiang Fan was still eating when Wang Shuqin said, " Duoduo's on holiday tomorrow, Xiao Fan, if you have time, go to Xijiao City to pick her up."