From the Heavens Descended an Immortal Sister

At this moment, even the crowd outside watching the live broadcast on the floating screens could clearly hear the noise from inside the venue.

"This... why aren't they following the script? Shouldn't Ranzi get on stage, give a little speech, and put on a show? Why have they started a literal Huashan Sword Meeting?"

The teachers and students of Class Three from the Medical School were stunned as they watched the scene unfold on the big screen, not understanding why Fang Ren, a once-in-a-lifetime Alchemy genius, would engage in swordplay with someone?

What swordplay? If you get slashed, how can you continue to strut around?

Only Liu Qianqian and Jian Qi'er were not surprised by this. Liu Qianqian knew everything about Fang Ren, including his identity as Master Qing'an, which had not been exposed until now. She had complete confidence in Fang Ren.

And Jian Qi'er knew all too well the grievances between Fang Ren and Xia Fu Lan, as well as Fang Ren's terrifying Cultivation Talent. Though this battle seemed like a sure loss for Fang Ren, Jian Qi'er thought otherwise.

Because yesterday, the leader in Jiang Ling told her that Fang Ren had safely helped her break through Realms and even advanced two levels, reaching that legendary Realm!

What was even more terrifying was that Fang Ren himself had absorbed a Heavenly Tribulation and broken through five minor Realms in succession!

Jian Qi'er recalled the time at Linglong Bay, when Fang Ren, at the Peak of Yuanxin Realm, had bypassed the Ruoshui Realm and dominated someone at the Mid-Stage of Chongshan Realm. She had no reason not to believe that the current Fang Ren could put up a fight against Xia Fu Lan with the strength of Peak of Azure Sky.

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"There are a lot of people here today, Young Master Fang," Xia Fu Lan said with a cold smirk, her lips curled with confidence as she looked at Fang Ren.

Fang Ren couldn't be bothered to banter with her and instead turned his head slightly and gave a modest bow toward the VIP seating area. The Chairman, seeing this, immediately bolstered a sound amplifying array with True Qi and placed it in front of Fang Ren, so his voice could be heard louder.

After all, there were rumors that Young Master Fang couldn't practice Cultivation. Although the former Family Heads had been discussing Fang Ren's sudden ability to cultivate, he still thought it unrealistic.

"Thank you, Chairman," Fang Ren continued, "I'm sorry to disturb everyone during this grand opening ceremony. For personal reasons between Princess Fulan and myself, we set this matter during the subdivision competition. Personally, I admire the Sword Dao of the Tiandao Sword Sect, so it's either taking a lesson from Princess Fulan or rather, I'm thinking of giving Princess Fulan a free lesson."

Whoosh—

The entire scene erupted in a buzz.

"Holy cow! This is actually happening! Are these two really going to face off in a swordplay duel right here?"

"Damn! Young Master Fang must be crazy, challenging the daughter of the Sect Master of Tiandao to swordplay? Oh no! He said he's going to teach Princess Fulan a lesson! Did I hear that right?"

"Such arrogance from Young Master Fang! Indeed, the rumors the other day weren't false! Young Master Fang is not as mild and low-key as he seems on the surface! This guy is extremely audacious!"

"In my opinion, Young Master Fang must have been struck by an emotional blow, which is why he's doing this!"

"Oh? What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you know? Just last night, Young Master Fang and Princess Bai Xi went to a hotel, and Young Master Fang wanted to stay in the same room but got kicked out by Princess Bai Xi! Clearly, Princess Bai Xi still has feelings for Brother Song! The marriage with Fang Family might be due to the elders' commands that are hard to disobey, so she's never broken off the engagement with Young Master Fang!"

"Holy moly! Is that really what happened? That means Young Master Fang is jealous, which is why he provoked Tiandao Sword Sect during the subdivision competition? And it just so happens that Princess Fulan was upstaged by Young Master Fang over an issue with a pill, so the two of them ended up clashing?"

"Definitely! But on another note, Young Master Fang is really... not that great. If she doesn't like you, she doesn't like you. A melon forced off its vine is never sweet, and now calling out the Tiandao Sword Sect for a duel? Isn't that...

a fool's errand?"

"Ah! Poor Princess Bai Xi, clearly not liking the other party but still having to marry them, and the wedding is set to be right after the Alchemy competition!"

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The spectator stands became another whirlwind of gossip.

This time, many voices reached Bai Xi's ears. She gritted her teeth in frustration over her attitude toward Fang Ren that night!

And now she had to endure being talked about like this by these people!

Bai Xi turned around, wanting to shout at the dense crowd to shut up, but with no Cultivation Level, even screaming herself hoarse wouldn't be heard by many.

Moreover, the most important thing was that she couldn't embarrass the Bai Family here in front of her grandfather. How could a princess yell like this, unruly and unbefitting, especially if nobody even heard her?

After listening for a while, Bai Xi seemed to catch more important information, her emotions trembling all over.

After the Alchemy competition was over, she was going to marry Fang Ren? Was this also spoken personally by her grandfather today?

Bai Xi looked back at Bai Chaojin in the VIP seating area with mixed feelings. She was not at all pleased with this marriage because Fang Ren truly didn't like her. What would it be like to be with Fang Ren, then?

She felt her grandfather had made the wrong decision on her behalf, that none of this should be the way it was.

Fang Ren's words had stunned everyone in the VIP seats, all heads of the great families included. Had the Alchemy prodigy of the Fang Family become too overconfident?

Although they wanted to say this, with the Head of Fang family sitting beside them, it wouldn't be appropriate to speak.

"Tongtong! Your brother is going to compete in swordsmanship with Princess Fulan!"

On the side where the family heirs were gathered, Wang Lin, caught up in the excitement, shouted as she grabbed Fang Tong's hand, looking at the center of the arena.

"This..."

Fang Tong was completely stunned, her brother didn't seem as low-profile as the rumors suggested...

"Heh! He's asking for humiliation!" Fang Liqun scoffed as he saw this, a cold smile spreading across his face.

What he wanted to see most was Fang Ren lying on the ground begging Xia Fu Lan for mercy; he didn't believe Bai Qi would still want to be with such a disgraceful man after that.

In the center of the arena, Xia Fu Lan, hearing all the gossip, felt a chill in her heart and immediately circulated her True Qi to amplify her voice, "Young Master Fang really has a way with words, glossing over everything by saying it's for 'personal reasons'. I don't understand why Young Master Fang wouldn't elaborate on what happened?"

Fang Ren looked at Xia Fu Lan as if looking at an idiot, explain the process? Explain how I slapped your face?

Xia Fu Lan sneered, "Since Young Master Fang is unwilling to share, then let me tell you all. I'm sure everyone is dying to know what happened."

As soon as Xia Fu Lan began speaking, the entire venue went silent in an instant.

Xia Fu Lan glanced intentionally at Bai Qi in the distance and said, "In fact, everyone's guess is close to the truth. Our Young Master Fang has unrequited love for Sister Apprentice Bai Qi, but who in Tianjiang doesn't know that My Sister Apprentice Bai Qi's heart belongs to someone else? Sister Apprentice Bai Qi fancies the senior brother from Tiandao Sword Sect!

So during the division tournament, Young Master Fang became irritated upon seeing our Sword Sect and subsequently stepped up to provoke us. First, he flaunted his high achievements in alchemy to teach me a lesson, then proclaimed he'd give me a lesson in Sword Dao as well."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted into chaos.

"Holy shit! So this is the real story!"

"Motherfucker! Of course, it's gotta be this explosive to be interesting!"

"Man, it seems that despite being praised to the skies, Young Master Fang's approach to love is still no match for Brother Song. Getting jealous and causing all this fuss, doesn't he know how to let go or reflect on his own issues?"

"Now that you mention it, I suddenly have a lower opinion of Young Master Fang!"

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Fang Ren listened to Xia Fu Lan's words, blinked, and thought this woman was really vicious with rumors, just snatching the audience's narrative and pushing it along with the flow.

Now, even if he tried to explain, everyone would be predisposed to believe Xia Fu Lan's side of the story.

However, Fang Ren had no intention of explaining, because soon the matter with Mu Huanqing would come to light, and all the rumors and slander would collapse on their own.

Xia Fu Lan would end up slapping her own face.

From a specially arranged seat, Mu Huanqing, after hearing Xia Fu Lan's words, couldn't help but feel indignant, rarely showing such an emotional reaction. But the idea of people using their thoughts to demean her husband was unbearable for her.

Still, she remained seated because she could break Xia Fu Lan's clownish rumors at any moment with just a word.

Bai Qi, however, was panicked. She could not have anticipated Xia Fu Lan being so malicious, resorting to such tactics!

She could not hold back any longer and stood up, ready to go on stage to tear apart this attack on Fang Ren's reputation!

But, just as she was about to move, a sovereign glance from the specially arranged seat swept over her, and as Bai Qi looked back, she realized it was her grandfather's.

He was forbidding her from going up to help Fang Ren.

Bai Qi didn't understand; since her grandfather had already said he would let Fang Ren marry her after the alchemy competition, Fang Ren losing face would also be a loss of face for her grandfather. So why wouldn't he let her go up and settle it?

Was her grandfather planning to help Fang Ren himself, or did he think Fang Ren was capable of resolving it on his own?

After hesitating for a moment, Bai Qi eventually sat down again, filled with complex emotions.

Meanwhile, outside the venue, the students of the Third Medical Class, especially Jing Haichuan and Li Xingwang, were outright explosive with emotion.

"Motherfucker! Saying our Ranzi has unrequited love? Pining for the princess? Bullshit! Who's being insulted here? Our Ranzi changes eight girlfriends in a single night, and doesn't even drink the same brand of Kiddneybao twice!"

"This Xia Fu Lan must not know about the ordeals our class leader has undergone at, uh, under Ranzi's hands! We would scare her pissless with the tale, yet she speaks of unrequited love!"

"Exactly! Our medical school's top playboy harboring unrequited love? These rumors are brainless!"

"Fuck! When our Ranzi was flirting with Xuan Nv... no, I mean, that white-haired beauty, even Princess Bai Xi didn't dare to meddle!"

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Hearing the whole class of boys shouting in an uproar, Liu Qianqian was so furious she was about to throw a punch! When had she ever had that kind of relationship with Fang Ren!?