Seeing this, Jiang Ling also spoke up to stop him: "Yes, what could be more important than the Heavenly Ladder Tournament right now! If you miss this opportunity, wouldn't that just let Qi Feng succeed?"
"I'm sorry, but this is a matter of life and death, and I have no choice but to leave." Feng Yu said solemnly, as if he had made up his mind.
"What happened?"
Jiang Xin asked with a puzzled look, mainly wanting to know who exactly was worth Brother Feng Yu giving up this rare opportunity to leave.
“It’s my younger sister, Lan Xi. She’s still in the Immortal Peak Forest…” Lan Zhao said.
"What!"
"Time is of the essence, I must go now..." With that, she quickly walked past Jiang Xin and left.
Jiang Xin felt a pang of pain in her heart. She stared in disbelief at Feng Yu's retreating figure, her eyes gradually clouding over. Her fingers clenched so tightly that she didn't even notice her nails digging into her flesh.
Has Feng Yu been completely taken over by her now? They're clearly not that close, they've only known each other for a short time... Why is this happening!
Biting her lower lip tightly, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face. Lan Zhao and Jiang Ling looked at her, patting her shoulder with heartache: "Xin'er, don't..."
However, Jiang Xin pushed Lan Zhao away, and Lan Zhao staggered back a few steps.
"I hate you! Why did you bring her to the academy? If you're sick, don't go out and harm others. Why did you let her appear in front of Brother Yu? Give Brother Feng Yu back to me! I... Waaah, let me go, waaah..."
Jiang Ling was startled by her words and quickly covered her mouth. Although the Lan family had declined, Feng Yu's grandmother was the former eldest daughter of the Lan family, and her status in the Lan and Feng families was unassailable. It was a fact that she had an inextricable relationship with the Feng family.
It's true that Lan Zhao likes Xin'er, but everyone has their limits. Xin'er's words will definitely anger Lan Zhao! It won't do them any good.
As expected, Lan Zhao felt his heart shatter into pieces. He looked at Jiang Xin, who was on the verge of madness, in disbelief. The person he had loved for so long, it turned out, was actually how she viewed his own sister. Even with her illness, although Lan Xi was not his biological sister now, it was enough to prove how his sister was in her heart.
So all the friendliness he showed her before was fake... Lan Zhao even doubted himself for a time, wondering what he really liked about her—was it just because she saved him when they were children...?
"Lan Zhao, don't take what Xin'er said to heart. She just said those nonsense in a moment of impulse. I apologize to you on her behalf," Jiang Ling explained.
Lan Zhao snapped out of her daze, shifting her gaze from Jiang Xin to Jiang Ling with a distant look in her eyes.
"An unintentional mistake...?"
"But often, what people say in the heat of the moment is the truest thing they think!"
"You can talk about me, scold me, hit me, but you can never bring up my sister's illness!"
After saying that, she turned and left. Jiang Ling felt a sinking feeling in his heart, disappointed that his sister was so hopeless.
"Brother, what are you doing! I didn't say anything wrong!"
"Xin'er, do you know what consequences our Jiang family will face if your words today reach the Lan family?"
"However, he is just a fallen family. Our Jiang family is the lord of Sifang City. Are we afraid of him?"
Upon hearing her words, Jiang Ling was instantly enraged and hissed in a low voice, "Xin'er! Shut up!"
"You actually yelled at me for the sake of an outsider! I'm going to tell my father when I get back!"
Jiang Ling rubbed his forehead, thinking that Xin'er was truly spoiled rotten, and lowered his voice.
"Xin'er, even if you tell your father and mother about this, you will definitely be grounded!"
"No, it's you who's grounded, brother."
"Alright, Xin'er, I'll ask you, who is Feng Yu's grandmother?"
"Of course it's Old Madam Feng!"
"What is Old Lady Feng's surname?"
“Of course it’s Lan…” Jiang Xin stopped abruptly, lowering her eyes. Jiang Ling continued, “Although Old Madam Feng has returned to the Lan family, it’s a fact that she is the matriarch of the Feng family. The old patriarch of the Feng family and those gentlemen all have to listen to her. Besides being Old Madam Feng, she is also the eldest sister of the Lan family. Given her protection of the Lan family, if she knew that you spoke of Lan Xi like this, do you think she would let you off easily?”
"At that time, not only will you not want to marry Feng Yu, but your position as city lord will also be affected."
Upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, Jiang Xin immediately understood the seriousness of the situation and wiped away her tears: "Brother, what should we do now?"
"Xin'er, I know you're upset. As a man, I can sense that Feng Yu's feelings for Lan Xi are definitely not romantic. So don't overthink it. As for Lan Zhao, he's liked you for so long. Just go and apologize to him."
Jiang Ling patted her shoulder to comfort her, but in his heart he thought of Lan Zhao's deliberately distant look just now, and sighed softly. Now he could only hope that he could forgive Xin'er's unintentional mistake.
After hesitating for a long time, Xin'er still chased after him.
Meanwhile, Yuehua and Huang Qiming from the Array Sect also noticed that Ji Jiuying was nowhere to be seen, and they couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Professor Huang, why hasn't Lanxi arrived yet?"
Huang Qiming's brows were furrowed with doubt: "Your Majesty, I...I don't know either!"
The cold-hearted mentor standing to the side smirked slightly, his eyes filled with schadenfreude. As he thought of something, an idea popped into his head.
"If she doesn't come, wouldn't our Array Sect be one person short? And one person short means one less chance of winning, right? How about we find someone from the Heavenly Class to replace her... Moonflower Goddess, what do you think?"
Hearing these words, Leng Qingqing, who was not far from the instructor, was overjoyed. She straightened her back instantly, as if the spot had already fallen on her head, and the upturned corners of her mouth were harder to suppress than Ak's.
Yuehua frowned slightly. If she hadn't come, they would have had a lower chance of winning. Huang Qiming glanced at Instructor Leng with some displeasure. How could he not know what Instructor Leng was thinking?
"So who do you think would be suitable?"
When Instructor Leng heard Yuehua's words, he was overjoyed. So what if they won? The final spot would still go to Qingqing!
“Moon Goddess, I think Leng Qingqing from the Heavenly Class is a suitable candidate.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Instructor Huang snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, I think Yang Luohe is more suitable than Leng Qingqing."
Yuehua hesitated upon hearing this, but Instructor Leng was anxious: "Your Majesty, Qingqing has already advanced to the peak of the Mahayana stage a few days ago, and our Leng family even gave Qingqing the Thunder Spirit Orb, all so that she could bring glory to our Array Sect in this year's Heavenly Ladder Tournament. Who knew that a little accident would occur in the class competition? Your Majesty, I think Qingqing is the best candidate to replace Lanxi."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold voice came from the crowd, and Huang Qiming's eyes lit up.
"What kind of bastard dares to replace me?"
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