Chapter 259: Chapter 354: The Curtain Falls_1
Before Fang Tong had a chance to properly watch Fang Ren leave the arena, Wang Linlin's shaking gave her such a headache. She turned back to look at her starry-eyed best friend, always feeling as if Fang Ren was not her brother, but Wang Linlin's own brother.
Interrupting Wang Linlin's shaking, Fang Tong looked at Fang Ren, who had just sat back in the spectator's area. Her heart was happy for her brother, but more so she was filled with a sense of bewilderment.
She couldn't help but think, if her parents were also here right now, what would they do on the spot?
She vaguely remembered the baby on her mother's phone wallpaper; her mother would stare at it every night for a long, long time. It was only two months ago that she learned the baby on her mother's wallpaper was her brother.
Fang Liqun, who was also in the Tianjiang aristocrats' viewing area, sat there with a dumbfounded expression. The unfolding events, from start to present, were nothing like what he had imagined in his head!
Every time he thought Fang Ren was about to face misfortune, Fang Ren would display incredible talent and turn the situation around. Even in the end when Song Mobei made his move, Mu Huanqing was there to help him!
This stirred a certain degree of anger in his heart, eventually leaving him completely dumbfounded, with nothing to say.
Fang Ye, sitting in the specially reserved seat, had a constant smile on his face, although the smile was rather ferocious, and anyone could clearly see the twitching at the corner of his eyes.
At this moment, what Fang Ye was thinking was completely different from Fang Liqun. The shock given to him by Fang Ren was indeed great, but compared to Fang Ren's strength, Fang Ye was more concerned about another matter.
That was what the Patriarch of Fang family told him yesterday—outside of Tianjiang, a great power of the Xuan Ye Realm suddenly emerged, and beside this great power of the Xuan Ye Realm, there also stood a young man at the peak of the Azure Sky Realm.
In this world, besides the Patriarch of Fang family, there is only one person who could break through Xuan Ye Realm, and that is Mu Huanqing!
Now that Fang Ren's realm is precisely at the Peak of Azure Sky, doesn't that confirm the truth about that matter! The person who broke through to the Xuan Ye Realm yesterday must be Mu Huanqing!
Damn it!
Fang Ye clenched his teeth fiercely. He had intended to have Fang Ren killed by Song Mobei, and then use his son's marriage to Princess Bai Xi to establish contact with Indra Sky and ultimately achieve his goal of domination. But as it stands now, whether anyone dares to kill Fang Ren has become a significant issue.
With the strength Fang Ren has now shown, the Central Area, seeing this, would naturally not allow anyone to touch a hair on Fang Ren. Given Song Mobei's intention to act against Fang Ren, it's likely that no one in the entire Central Area would agree, for anyone can see that Fang Ren's talent will contribute significantly more to the future of humanity.
Moreover, aside from that, Mu Huanqing, who has always had a personal affair with Fang Ren, has broken through to the Xuan Ye Realm. This whole Central Area doesn't dare to touch Fang Ren!
"Does that mean only grandpa can personally take action?" Fang Ye thought to himself in extreme turmoil.
But if the Patriarch of Fang family were to appear, then the Central Area, feeling the strong Void Energy, would definitely come to besiege him. Furthermore, the Patriarch's recently revived body is still not stable, and Mu Huanqing alone might be able to suppress him.
A dead end!
Fang Ye was furious.
If he could not gain control of Indra Sky, then the Patriarch of Fang family could only depend on Qi and Blood Pills made from the bloodline of descendants to sustain his body. Wouldn't that mean Fang Ye would end up killing off the Fang family bloodline too soon?
No! He must think of another way! Even if it's a dead end, he still has to play this game!
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"How are you feeling now?"
Just as Fang Ren had stepped down from the center of the venue, Bai Xi, who had been standing on the edge of the audience platform, immediately rushed over, her face filled with concern.
She grabbed Fang Ren's arm to check it; his arm had just been pierced by a longsword, yet the skin was now smooth, white, and flawless, without a single sign of injury.
Seeing Bai Xi holding onto his arm without letting go, Fang Ren gently loosened her grip and said, "I'm fine, didn't I tell you I could win?"
When Bai Xi saw him push her hand away, the expression on her face paused momentarily, and then she quickly moved her hand from Fang Ren's arm, speaking with a hint of embarrassment, "I was just... I saw you get hurt and got concerned."
Fang Ren felt a bit helpless inside but followed Bai Xi back to their original seats.
The people sitting close to them, having witnessed the scene, suddenly felt a surge of anger within.
"Didn't Xia Fu Lan say that Princess Bai Xi really disliked Young Master Fang? It seems that was all nonsense. It's clear that Princess Bai Xi is very concerned about Young Master Fang, isn't it?"
"Exactly! If Princess Bai Xi really liked Brother Song, she should be going over to care for Princess Fulan from the same sect at this time, not coming up to grab hold of Young Master Fang's hand?"
"I think last night's rumors were spread by some malicious hotel staff, just to ruin Young Master Fang's reputation."
...
In the center of the venue, the president announced the results of the duel and immediately shifted the focus to the opening ceremony without causing any disturbance.
A female soldier with Earth Attribute Spiritual Root from the Nine Heavens Corps stepped forward, activated her cultivation technique, and restored the center of the venue, which had been destroyed beyond recognition, back to its original intact state.
Song Mobei returned to his special seat, but this time, the smile of spring was nowhere to be seen on his face.
He hadn't stopped the duel at the beginning; instead, he fanned the flames and even wanted the situation to escalate further, adding fuel to the fire when stirring the situation up.
The outcome was what he deserved.
As for this incident, the students from the Lan Zhu Alchemist Guild exam had it all etched in their memory.
The venue then returned to its initial state, with the opening ceremony resuming in an orderly fashion, but compared to the prior duel, the ongoing events seemed dull and tedious to the audience.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Alchemy competition opening ceremony came to an end.
Bai Chaojin left the venue expressionless, the first to leave. Mu Qing Mountain immediately recognized Shang Han at the very back of the audience platform and dragged him away without a word, just as he was about to look for Fang Ren.
Mu Huanqing led the Nine Heavens Corps back to their accommodation, as she couldn't risk going out to look for Fang Ren tonight and arousing suspicion.
The disciples from the Tiandao Sword Sect had completely lost their initial arrogance, taking an injured Xia Fu Lan back to the place arranged for them in the Central Area. Before leaving, each of them gave Fang Ren a fierce glare.
Fang Ren didn't mind, and he left the venue with Bai Xi. Outside, there was still a sea of people, and one could clearly hear his name being called out, along with words of admiration.
Right at the forefront of this crowd, he clearly saw his classmates from Class Three of the Medical College, each one of them excitedly gesturing and shouting wildly.
But at the very back of Class Three of the Medical College, Liu Qianqian glanced at Fang Ren, then at the text message she had just received on her phone, and finally turned around with a dim expression and quietly left during this joyful time for Class Three of the Medical College.