Would the Fang Family Fear His Jiang Family?

"Big Brother, something's happened!" The moment Fang Yuanyuan arrived, she drew a deep breath and said, "Li Yuan's team is not right." Fang Tianyi frowned. Fang Yuanyuan barely paused to catch her breath before speaking again. "My people were heavily wounded by Li Yuan's group. I suspect they have a second Qi-Linking seventh layer among them. I think it might be Yan Huimin, but I'm not certain. "That Jiang Man is also a possibility, though I have no proof. "What's more, they deliberately let me escape just so they could track me back to you. "I was worried they would launch an ambush, so I had no choice but to lead them straight here. "At least now we can fight four against three." Fang Yuanyuan spoke at a frantic pace, terrified that the pursuers might suddenly strike and catch them off guard. Only after finishing did she let out a sigh of relief. Yet she was bewildered. Why hadn't they attacked already? Just a moment ago would have been the best opportunity. "Big Brother, what do we do now? Who do you think is that new Qi-Linking seventh layer?" Fang Yuanyuan asked. Fang Tianyi kept his brow furrowed, gazing in the direction from which Jiang Man and the others were approaching. He sighed softly. "No need to guess. It's Jiang Man." Hearing that, Fang Yuanyuan looked baffled. Fang Tianyi said calmly, "Do you see their formation? Li Yuan is already deferring to Jiang Man as their leader. That means Li Yuan was defeated." Fang Yuanyuan froze. She immediately recalled that earlier, Li Yuan had indeed been standing slightly behind Jiang Man's flank. So... She should have realized it from the start. No wonder Li Yuan had mocked her for having no vision. She had been careless. Before long, Jiang Man and his group walked over. "Did you marry into someone's family?" the tall Fang Tianyi asked, looking at Jiang Man. "Your clothes tell me you wouldn't possess so many resources unless you married in. "Is it the Luo family? "The Luo family certainly knows how to pick them—they chose a decent one. "Who do they plan to marry you to?" Hearing this, Li Yuan and Yan Huimin grew rather curious as well. They only knew Jiang Man possessed high cultivation, having no idea about his background. They had originally assumed he was just poor, and poor people had no noteworthy pedigree. There had been no need to investigate. Yet marrying into a wealthy house certainly counted as a background. Still... Could someone dressed so shabbily really be a married-in son-in-law? Jiang Man glanced down at his clothes. He hadn't expected the root of every misunderstanding to be his attire. Poverty had become the explanation for everything. These people always assumed that being poor made it impossible to reach such heights. Yet talent did not discriminate. Jiang Man could no longer be bothered to explain. He would locate the spell first. Then, if an opportunity arose to beat the man flat, he could offer an explanation. Only then would the other person listen. Otherwise, even if he explained, they wouldn't believe him anyway. "Does Young Master Fang know where the Nine Clouds Dragon Suppressing Seal is?" Jiang Man asked. "Not yet," Fang Tianyi replied. "You intend to vie for the Nine Clouds Dragon Suppressing Seal?" Jiang Man nodded. "Yes, I'd like to try." "It seems you plan to make a name for yourself across the Six Pavilions." Fang Tianyi stepped forward, his aura beginning to billow outward. "Let me see what you're made of." The moment the words left his mouth, he vanished into a wisp of azure smoke, instantly reappearing right before Jiang Man as a palm strike came crashing forward. Six Harmonies Palm. Six palms merged into one. *Whoosh!* As the strike swept in, Jiang Man stepped back, dodging the blow by a hair's breadth. His mental awareness could just barely detect it, his spiritual qi could be mobilized just in time, and his physical reflexes were just quick enough to keep pace. In that split second, Jiang Man understood: the man was at the Qi-Linking seventh layer, not yet at the eighth. Otherwise, his body would have lagged slightly behind just now. He could win. Seeing Jiang Man evade so easily, Fang Tianyi was somewhat surprised. Instantly, the chime of a dragon's roar resonated from his hand as he followed through with another attack. Jiang Man took another step to the side, slipping away once more. As though anticipating this, Fang Tianyi lashed out with a kick. Jiang Man glanced at it, and the instant the strike arrived, he turned into a wisp of azure smoke, evading the kick before reappearing to the side. Yet Fang Tianyi moved with astonishing speed. A tempest surged around him, completely enveloping Jiang Man. Not even the start of Azure Smoke Prelude could slip past it. Closing the distance, Fang Tianyi thrust out a palm. Jiang Man watched the incoming strike, then raised his own hand. Six Harmonies Palm. Six palms merged into one. *Bang!* The two palms collided. *Crack!* Fang Tianyi's arm visibly bent out of shape. Immediately after, a massive palm imprint coalesced from Jiang Man's hand, tearing through the arm with a deafening blast and crashing directly into Fang Tianyi's torso. *Rumble!* Fang Tianyi sprayed a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward, slamming into the perimeter of his own tempest. As that palm force swept through, it shattered the storm completely. *Thud!* Fang Tianyi hit the ground hard, tumbling twice before coming to a stop. Fang Yuanyuan and the others behind him rushed over at once. Fang Yuanyuan helped him up, while the remaining two stood guard in front of them. "A good match," Jiang Man said politely as he approached. Having won, one naturally had to show good manners. The bearing befitting a peerless prodigy had to be upheld. Fang Tianyi stared at Jiang Man in sheer disbelief. "The Qi-Linking eighth layer? Just how many resources did the Luo family pour into you?" Jiang Man: "..." Seeing the man's utter shock, he could only explain, "I have nothing to do with the Luo family." "Then which family is it?" Fang Tianyi asked. Jiang Man sighed. "The Jiang family." Fang Tianyi racked his memory, only to realize there was no Jiang family in Luoyun City. Had he been played? "Does Young Master Fang know where the Nine Clouds Dragon Suppressing Seal is now?" Jiang Man asked. "Were you playing the pig to eat the tiger?" Fang Yuanyuan blurted out. "Last time you were pretending to be weak!" Jiang Man looked confused. He hadn't done anything last time. "You even took a thousand spirit sources from us!" Fang Yuanyuan added. Jiang Man: "..." Even if you told me to pay it back, I don't have it. Li Yuan spoke up. "I told you before, last time Jiang Man just happened to want the Qi-Linking Method." Though he didn't fully understand what had transpired, rubbing it in their faces was all that mattered. Fang Tianyi stared fixedly at Jiang Man. "You mastered it?" Those words left everyone else bewildered. Jiang Man merely smiled without answering. "How did you comprehend it?" Fang Tianyi pressed again. Jiang Man looked at him. "Young Master Fang had better worry about what you can fight for this time instead." Jiang Man asked again about the location of the Nine Clouds Dragon Suppressing Seal. The other truly did not know, though he was able to rule out a few areas. That was enough. Jiang Man led his companions away. Fang Tianyi fell silent. A troublesome issue had emerged: the other man's rate of advancement was absurd. Back when they studied the superior-grade Visualization Method together, everyone had been at the Qi-Linking sixth layer. Now, Jiang Man was already at the Qi-Linking eighth layer. He would likely take first place among the Three Pavilions. Not only that, the rankings across the Six Pavilions were about to open. With a showing like this... He was becoming someone they simply could not afford to provoke. They had offended him before, and now they had crossed him again. "Brother, what's wrong?" Fang Yuanyuan asked. "We'll have to apologize and offer compensation. We crossed the wrong person," Fang Tianyi said helplessly. "Would our Fang family fear his Jiang family?" Fang Yuanyuan asked. Fang Tianyi shook his head. "The Fang family isn't afraid. We belong to the Fang family, but the Fang family does not belong to us." What he was considering now was how much compensation would be suitable. Jiang Man was certainly short on money. It would work. *** At the Gao family residence. Today, the little fatty was not at home, giving Gao Cunfeng an opportunity. All that remained now was a brand-new training plan. He needed to replace that tormenting regimen. It was truly doing terrible harm. Just because someone knew how to cultivate did not mean they knew how to teach. Most people only understood themselves, instinctively assuming everyone else was built the same way. Still too young, lacking experience.