The moment she heard the sound, Fang Yun'er frowned.
She pursed her lips, glancing at the person approaching not far from her, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.
Even though she is not the same person she used to be, she still feels subconsciously at a loss when facing people who used to ostracize and treat her coldly for years.
Fortunately, they didn't retreat.
Fang Linlin's eyes widened instantly, and she stepped forward, glaring angrily at the person who had spoken.
Who do you think you are? Can't you speak properly?
"If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"
The newcomer, Fang Zhenyu, narrowed her eyes slightly and first looked at Fang Linlin's waist. After seeing clearly that it was the sign for Black Robe Lane, her expression immediately changed, and a deeper look of disgust appeared between her brows.
"You're just a piece of trash with no talent, how dare you speak to me like that?"
After saying that, he turned to Fang Yun'er, his disdain deepening.
" Fang Yun'er, you're really getting worse as you get older. You're such a good-for-nothing, even the friends you make are the same."
As she spoke, she swayed her hips slightly.
The waist tag belonging to Silver Frost Lane shone brightly on her waist, attracting envious glances from many.
Behind Fang Zhenyu were other Fang Household descendants of the Fang family from Jinglan City.
A group of people followed behind her, clearly taking her as their leader. They all looked at Fang Yun'er with disdain and rejection, as if she were some kind of insect.
As Fang Zhenyu made her stance clear, the others started chattering amongst themselves.
"It's amazing that the kind-hearted Fang hasn't been killed by his own kindness. Heaven really has no eyes! Tsk tsk, speaking of which, what about the person you saved? Could he be dead or have left you?"
"What a kind and benevolent person you are, not caring about anything, not even about almost missing the Lineage assessment. I think you don't take the Fang Household Lineage assessment seriously at all. What, are you so confident that you can pass it yourself?"
"Hahaha, that's absolutely hilarious! If she can pass, then who among us here can possibly fail?"
"A good-for-nothing like her dares to cause trouble? Zhenyu is right, why didn't she die in the Desolate Forest?"
"It's shameful that a mute person is from the same clan as me."
"Tch, it's only a little bit of time left. Everyone knows she's a mute girl with terrible talent from a young age. After the assessment, she won't even have the identity of Fang Household anymore. We won't have to be ashamed because of her anymore."
"..."
Several mocking voices, like sharp blades, slashed deeply into Fang Yun'er's heart.
She felt as if the very tip of her heart was trembling.
Wronged.
sad.
anger.
A sense of helplessness and bewilderment welled up in her heart, almost like an irresistible torrent threatening to drown her.
She clenched her teeth, and finally, when a warm palm covered the back of her hand and touched Fang Linlin's worried yet angry eyes, she could no longer hold back. She whimpered and quickly wrote a few lines in Fang Linlin's palm.
'I am not.'
'They abandoned me, Uncle Li, and my master on the edge of the Desolate Forest.'
'If it weren't for my master's rescue, I would have died a horrible death.'
'They're the ones who went too far, not me.'
Her fingertips trembled, and she wrote quickly, her words somewhat blurred, but Fang Linlin still understood what Fang Yun'er was saying.
During their time together, Fang Yun'er explained why she was late.
Aside from some details, she also told Fang Linlin that her luckiest moment was meeting her master in the Desolate Forest.
My master is truly an incredibly powerful figure.
She admired him greatly.
Fang Linlin and Fang Yu were both skeptical about this.
Would a strong person be injured to that extent, even to the point of falling into a coma?
However, Fang Yun'er was not injured at all— Fang Yun'er did not mention that she had given the only Heavenly Zenith Pill to Lin Xuan —so they didn't care much and just comforted Fang Yun'er, telling her not to be afraid.
Now, looking back at Fang Yun'er's words and recalling the crisis she so casually described, Fang Linlin and Fang Yu both felt a wave of fear.
Inside the Desolate Forest...
Although it's not the complete interior, the area closest to the interior is still a very likely place to encounter Saint Realm Demon Beast!
What do these people value the lives of their own kind for!?
Enraged, the two men became even more ruthless, pulling Fang Yun'er behind them and glaring angrily at Fang Zhenyu and his group.
Fang Yu's expression darkened further, and he spoke sharply.
"You keep calling me a mute and a piece of trash, how strong do you think you are?"
"When the official competition comes, will you dare to fight me?"
These words, coupled with the sign for Black Robe Lane at her waist, immediately made Fang Zhenyu laugh.
She gave a mocking smile.
"Just because..."
Before the word "you" could even be uttered, Fang Yu's imposing aura had already been unleashed.
Its fierce aura, like a rainbow piercing the sun, rushed Fang Zhenyu's face.
The aura, though faint, carried a hint of emerald green, like the glow of spring, or like a bluebird in the cold winter, emitting a clear cry. So compelling, it instantly suppressed all the words Fang Zhenyu was about to say.
"Is it... the unique aura emanating from the Fang Household bloodline?"
"Wow! What a sharp little girl!"
"How could such a genius be assigned to Black Robe Lane?"
In an instant, Fang Zhenyu's pupils contracted.
A sense of unease, that things were getting out of her control, surfaced in her mind and assaulted her heart, but her body, her fighting instincts, moved much faster than her thoughts.
Almost before she could react, her imposing aura was forced out.
A pagoda tinged with pale blue suddenly appeared, firmly blocking the approaching kingfisher. The two forces clashed, neither gaining the upper hand.
Fang Zhenyu quickly came to her senses, suppressed her astonishment, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.
"Want to fight me?"
"What is there to be afraid of!"
The other Fang Household of the Fang family who were watching stared wide-eyed and gasped in astonishment.
"Another strange phenomenon!"
"No wonder he was assigned to Silver Frost Lane Alley! Our Fang Household truly produces many talented individuals!"
Meanwhile, some of the direct descendants at the head of the table, drawn by the sounds of the argument and watching the fight, chuckled softly.
"Interesting. It seems quite a few geniuses have emerged from the collateral branches this year."
However, some people shook their heads.
"It looks strong, and it certainly is strong."
"Unfortunately, no matter how strong they are, they can't surpass that monstrous talent from the fourth branch. It's said... if I heard correctly, that guy was already at the Thearch Realm three years ago."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others changed slightly.
Four rooms...
The seventh child, named Fang Xing, was such a prodigy that they didn't want to recall him too much.
After all, that guy is the goal that the entire younger generation of the Fang Household family strives to achieve.
He became Venerable at the age of ten, broke through to the Heavenly Venerable at sixteen, and reached the Thearch Realm at twenty. His cultivation speed astonished the entire Azure Wave City.
He has comprehended all the ancient scriptures of the Fang Household, and has refused many powerful figures who have come to take him as a disciple.
When asked, he simply replied that no one was worthy to be his teacher, much less to teach him anything.
After rejecting all the powerful figures, he left the Fang Household without hesitation and traveled alone to all corners of the world. Now, no one knows how strong he is.
But just mentioning him caused a group of direct descendants to fall silent.
After a long pause, someone finally spoke with a cold laugh.
What nonsense are you spouting?
"Don't you even know what kind of genius that seventh brother is? Let alone the collateral branches, even among our direct descendants, no one can compare to him."
"You actually still hope that someone in the collateral relatives of this generation is more talented than him?"
Stop dreaming!
"I'm putting this out there: if anyone can truly defeat Seventh Brother, all my Cultivation Resources for the next ten years will be given to her!"