Chapter 71 (1/2)
Zhe¹, the a.s.sessment is over. This time we all became Inner Disciples and got to watch a good show. It’s really good that we came.”
“That’s correct, to everyone’s surprise, this Fang Han actually challenged s.h.i.+xiong Hua, it’s just throwing an egg against a rock. There are still a few months until the ShanHe list is reorganized, let’s see if this Fang Han can make it on the list or not.”
“I heard if one ranks first then they can get a Baoqi as a reward from the Sect! A true treasure…even more so, the rest of the top ten can get a Lingqi level flying sword and robes.”
“Bulls.h.i.+t, you think this Fang Han can get on the list? The only reason he can act so overbearing is because of the Seven Evil Gourd and now that First s.h.i.+xiong Hua has taken it away, what can he do? Even the Inner Disciples who have flying swords can kill him easily.”
“Can someone like him be worthy to be chosen for the ShanHe list? Masters on the Shanhe list were people who could enter the G.o.dly Expert Realm at any time, they were all but destined to be Core Disciples, and the Sect even treated them as half Core Disciples. They were liberally given Linqi and Medicinal Pills.”
“Silence, it is better for us to not talk about Fang Han, didn’t you see his connection to the JiaLan Group?’”
“Let’s go, let’s go! We have to cultivate too if we want to display our skills at the ShanHe list compet.i.tion a few months from now, the Sect will reward us handsomely if we do well.”
Fang Han had heard the people talking about him, he stood up without a care and brushed the dust off of himself. He heard that the people considered him as a typical example of someone biting off more than they could chew, a self-righteous p.r.i.c.k. His only fear was that the rumors mill would spin at full speed through the entire sect, rousing countless people to laugh at him.
However, that didn’t spoil his confidence, instead, it reaffirmed his desire to pursue strength.
Never happen before had he yearned for power like this.
“Hua Tian Du will temporarily forestall anyone trying to cause problems for me, but I’m not sure what Fang Qing Xue will think when she exits closed door cultivation and learns that I challenged Hua Tian Du. Maybe she will definitely admire my bravery? This time the first ranking Inner Disciple of ShanHe list compet.i.tion will be gifted a Baoqi from the sect? I need to obtain that Baoqi in order to make everyone shut up and recognize that I’m qualified to challenge Hua Tian Du!”
Fang Han secretlythought that the reason why he took such a great risk in challenging Hua Tian Du, firstly was to avoid future troubles, and secondly, to raise his value in the eyes of Fang Qing Xue’s heart.
It was characteristic of Fang Qing Xue to respect someone the more domineering they were. Now that he had the ident.i.ty as a small Inner Disciple he actually dared to challenge a Core Disciple, and to top it all off it was Eldest s.h.i.+xiong Hua! “He who is not afraid of death by a thousand cuts dares to unhorse the emperor.” He wondered what Fang Qing Xue will think when she came out of the Small Immortal World.
“Fang Han, it’s Jia Lan s.h.i.+jie.”
When they saw Fang Han stand up after making the vow, the two female disciples, Xue Yue Er and Ye Yu, were shocked. They still couldn’t believe that the body in front of them could possess such great courage!
A small body yet posses
s a thousand times of the courage of the body, where did they come from?
Frankly speaking, if the two girls were in the same situation they wouldn’t have even dared to breathe, and if Hua Tian Du decided to kill them, they wouldn’t have even fought back due to his overwhelming presence.
To them, it was a case of “If the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister had no choice but to die.”²
“Jia Lan s.h.i.+jie, I really appreciate you saving me just now, otherwise, I would have had my martial foundation crippled and wasted.” Facing the woman known as “Jia Lan of the West,” Fang Han respectfully saluted.