Chapter 145: I found You (2/2)
”Is it a mistake?”
”Normally, only the daughters of supreme elders or extremely talented disciples could be placed directly into the Phoenix class. I didn't see him in the top 5 in the first or second round. Could he be the son of a supreme elder?”
”I don't think so. I've never heard of him before.”
”Neither have I.”
No one in the audience knew who he was. The more they realized that, the more they were confident that it was a mistake. However, there were a few inner court elders that could recognize him, but since their dealings with him were shady, they stayed relatively quiet about knowing who he was.
Since no one saw Xiao Fang walk out of the same door Li Xiang did, they all assumed that he did the same ordinary test everyone else did. So if he wasn't in the top 10 it didn't make sense that he would be put into that class. Also, since no one knew who he was, they were confident that he wasn't the son of any supreme elders in the sect.
The crowd continued to stare at Xiao Fang. There were hardly any men in the sect, fewer men in classes, but there were absolutely none in the Phoenix class. The elders and disciples discretely made sure of that.
The illusory beast in the sky finally returned back into the 4th crystal, then the chatter began to get louder.
Based on what Xiao Fang could hear, it seemed that most of them were wondering the same thing. Was it a mistake?
Zhao Pan's general dislike of men made it so that she didn't even care to look at him when he walked up to the stage.
”Hm? Bai Fan... why is your face so red,” Zhao Pan noticed.
”It's nothing,” Bai Fan replied quietly.
Zhao Pan could tell it wasn't 'nothing', but she didn't care enough about other people's business to get too involved, so she ignored her.
Xiao Fang wasn't wearing the same ripped robes as before. Although he loved having his arms unrestricted by the loose fabrics, he felt it was inappropriate to wear it during the exam.
To Xiao Fang's surprise, many of the girls didn't recognize him. Even the girls that did, it was only a hunch. Since his sculpted physique, violet eyes, and handsome face was mostly hidden by his new robes, blindfold, and hair. There were only a handful of disciples that were able to recognize him. However, when the crowd started referring to him as Long Wang, they were starting to have doubts.
What Xiao Fang was forgetting was that the girls he did dual cultivate with had only seen him once, and the most defining feature about him wasn't his face or incredible physique, but his violet eyes. It was enchanting to the point that it was the only thing they could remember.
Furthermore, Xiao Fang had only dual cultivated with about a quarter of the girls standing around the stage, and most of them preferred to sleep with him with the lights off, just like Chun Hua did the first time he did it with her.
Despite all these reasons as to why they might have not been able to recognize him, he was still a bit confused by it.
'Most cultivators have a fairly decent memory, could the reason they forgot have anything to do with my eyes?' He wondered.
Xiao Fang had only recently learned about the [ charm ] effect his eyes had, so he was always wondering what else they were capable of.
Xiao Fang was actually relieved and a bit happy that they couldn't recognize him. Judging by the girl's reactions it seemed that he could start anew in the inner court.
As Xiao Fang, Bai Fan, and Zhao Pan were waiting to receive their reward from the elder, Xiao Fang noticed that Bai Fan was being a bit fidgety. She eventually built up the courage to turn and face him.
”You're him... aren't you,” Bai Fan asked vaguely.
Xiao Fang quickly recognized Bai Fan, it wasn't hard to forget a cold beauty like her. Back when he was trying to get Jiang Mei's attention, he tried to find the most beautiful girl in the outer court so that he would have a better chance at getting Jiang Mei's attention. Unlike the other girls, Bai Fan was a lot harder for him to attract, but in the end she also fell victim to his [ charm ].
With his head turned slightly in her direction, he replied somewhat harshly.
”Who I am is none of your business.”
Bai Fan was a bit taken aback by Xiao Fang's words. She never expected him to reply to her like that.
'Is he really the same person?' she thought.
She knew he had the same appearance as Da Long, but his aura was completely different. What she was feeling was his Death Reaper aura, it was a dark and sinister aura bubbling up inside of him. At first, Xiao Fang didn't think much about it, but the longer he went without cultivating the Death Reaper method after killing those disciples, the harder it was to control himself.
'Whether he is Da Long or not, really is no concern to me,' Bai Fan thought.
They had only hooked up once. Since she tried it she didn't have any more excuses not to move on. She didn't want to be like those other girls that were obsessed with him.
'It really is none of my business since I never planned to do that sort of thing with him again,' she thought. Finally thinking clearly, she realized that he was right to act that way, and she was a bit glad he did.
Despite what she thought, Xiao Fang was getting a bit worried. All the negative energy he got from the 20 disciples he killed was starting to affect the way he spoke. He needed to cultivate it quickly before he did anything too troublesome.
A few steps away, Zhao Pan was watching him silently. She was curious as to why Bai Fan would bother talking to Xiao Fang considering her reputation as being an unapproachable goddess in the outer court.
Zhao Pan had her arms crossed as she curiously stared at Xiao Fang. Of course, Xiao Fang noticed this, but considering how much his Death Reaper method was affecting him, he wanted to avoid any more confrontations for now.
Xiao Fang collected his reward from the elder, then walked off the stage. However, after he got off the stage, the corner of Zhao Pan's lips began to curve upwards.
'I found you.'