Chapter 127: Feng Yue
Facing Ao Yan’s provocation and contempt, Yun Che merely glanced at him indifferently before looking away. He had paid a bit of attention to him earlier, but now he had lowered his estimation to the absolute minimum—not bothering to respond, not even bothering to look at him again. Arrogant, overbearing, and dismissive of everything, likely with intelligence to match. Such a person was granted only the evaluation of "trash" by Yun Che—unqualified to be his friend, even less qualified to be his enemy. His not-insignificant profound strength was probably nothing more than a pile of resources forcefully crammed into him by his family.
Seeing that Yun Che gave no response, Ao Yan assumed he was scared, not even daring to answer. He sneered again and turned his head away.
"Th-this is too much!" Yun Xiaofan said indignantly, lowering his voice beside Yun Che. "He's clearly not as good as Brother Yun, yet he dares to say such things. Shameless to the extreme!"
"What did you say?" Though Yun Xiaofan had deliberately lowered his voice, Ao Yan stood close by and still caught it. He slanted his eyes, his gaze filled with gloom. "Say that again."
"I..." Yun Xiaofan's body instinctively shrank back, his face paling slightly. He knew Ao Yan's background, while he himself came from an ordinary family, carrying his family's hopes and traveling alone here to chase his dream. How could he dare to make an enemy of someone with such strong influence right at the start of entering the Cangfeng Mystic Palace?
However, this was, after all, the examination grounds of the Cangfeng Mystic Palace. Ao Yan didn't dare to openly cause trouble here. He snorted coldly and turned his head away, but the smirk in his eyes proved he had already taken a grudge to heart.
Only then did Yun Xiaofan secretly breathe a sigh of relief, his expression turning uneasy. Yun Che glanced at Yun Xiaofan's somewhat plain attire and said, "Xiaofan, are you afraid of this Ao Yan?"
"I..." Yun Xiaofan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I'm not a coward, but I heard he's the second heir of the Aotian Family in the Western Giant Desert City. Their influence is huge, and his profound strength is far above mine. If I offend him, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the Cangfeng Mystic Palace. Being able to enter the Cangfeng Mystic Palace is the biggest dream of my life and my family's. I don't want something like this to happen."
"Don't worry," Yun Che said with a shake of his head and a smile. "The identity of a great family's heir sounds impressive, but this is the Cangfeng Mystic Palace. His status is worthless here. What..."
Feng Yue came forward and struck hard right away. It was indeed a bit too excessive, for this wasn't a sparring match—he was merely a tester, and his opponent's profound strength level was far below his. How could those young profound practitioners who hadn't even entered the academy withstand his counterattack? However, Instructor Qi then thought: Those who could pass the first round of tests all had considerable talent and pride in their hearts. Suffering such a heavy setback would, to some extent, temper their arrogance, which was a good thing for them. Moreover, based on his understanding of Feng Yue, such an incident was completely normal for him. If Feng Yue later seriously injured his opponent, he wouldn't even find it strange.
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