Chapter 2: Turning Over

  Yan City was just a small city in the Great Qi State, but Fang Li's family was one of the rulers of this small city, along with the royal family, Wei family and Zhou family, known as the four major families of Yan City.

  "It seems that in this year, the city of Yanjing has not changed much. The city wall is still the same city wall, and the bustling streets are still the same bustling streets." Returning to his hometown, Fang Li couldn't help but look around nostalgically, feeling a sense of solidity in his heart.

  Better hurry back home and take a look, hoping that my mother and sister are living well. Fang Li felt a little anxious, and suddenly a sense of urgency rose in his heart, and his thoughts about his mother and sister became stronger.

  "Leaving home for a year is also unfilial." Fang Li felt very guilty and couldn't help but quicken his pace, circulating the air in his body, striding swiftly.

  At that time, Fang Li was worried about his mother and sister at home, and had refused the request of Shangxu Zhenren to accept him as a disciple, refusing this request that countless people would envy to death. But Shangxu Zhenren indeed valued him, and even personally found his mother, explaining the bright future of an array master.

  Fang Li's mother was also a sensible person, seeing that the immortal-like Xū Zhēn Rén wanted to take her son as an apprentice, she was overjoyed. Although she had a hard time letting go, she still tearfully sent Fang Li out of the house. Fang Li was unwilling, but eventually submitted under threat of death.

  Although this is the case, he still feels somewhat guilty for not being able to serve his mother. However, now that he has returned home, he can finally make up for it, which is his only comfort.

  "Hey, isn't this Fang Li that idiot?"

  As soon as he entered the Fang family, Fang Li heard an ear-piercing sound and turned his head to see two young men dressed in luxurious attire. These two were also familiar to Fang Li, both being direct descendants of the clan and also the two who used to bully him the most. The one wearing a white shirt was named Fang Kang, grandson of the second elder of the Fang family, gently swaying a paper fan with an air of elegance; the one wearing a yellow shirt was named Fang Yantao, grandson of the Guardian Elder of the Gongfa Pavilion, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, sturdy physique, like a small bull.

  As soon as he opened his mouth, it was Bai Sheng, a young man named Fang Kang.

  "Fang Li? Is that the one who was afraid of being beaten by us and ran away from home? You didn't mention it, I almost forgot about him. It's been a long time since we last loosened up his muscles." Fang Yantao also became interested, following Fang Kang's gaze to look over, immediately spotting Fang Li who was preparing to head back home.

  "Others are not running away from home, his mother said, this guy is actually following an immortal to practice, now he is a disciple of the immortal, I suggest we quickly apologize to him, otherwise we will be beaten to death, hahaha..." Fang Kang first pretended to be afraid, then laughed loudly, with sarcastic intentions. He didn't believe that Fang Li would be favored by some immortal, probably no one in the entire Yan City believed it.

  "Hmph, immortal, to ordinary people, we cultivators are all immortals, but a true immortal is not someone who can roam the mortal world. It's laughable that his mother thinks her son is so powerful and goes around bragging, only inviting ridicule." Fang Yantao let out a cold snort, his eyes filled with disdain.

  Fang Li walked away, not far from them, and naturally heard all their words. His eyes narrowed instantly. However, eager to return home to see his mother and sister, Fang Li did not intend to confront them now, but instead let out a cold snort and continued walking in the direction of his home.

  "Hmm, being away from home for a year has indeed made you bolder, daring to snort at me. Have you forgotten my fists?" Seeing that Fang Li ignored him, Fang Yanhu was somewhat displeased and wanted to scold Fang Li.

  He didn't care and continued on his way without even looking back once.

  "What a big nerve!" Fang Yanhu burst into a loud shout, and this time he was thoroughly enraged. This stupid guy who used to be kicked around by him at will actually dared to ignore him? Fang Yanhu felt extremely insulted. Seeing Fang Kang stifling a laugh on the side made him even angrier, he strode forward in big steps, immediately blocking Fang Li's way, and his massive fist was raised, ready to strike him down.

  "Get out!" Fang Li's eyes narrowed, staring fiercely at the approaching Fang Yantao. At first glance, he had already seen through Fang Yantao's cultivation, which was about the same as his own, only reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining. On the other hand, Fang Kang's cultivation on the side was slightly higher, having reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, but still couldn't pose a threat to himself.

  This sudden loud shout, however, stunned Fang Yanhu, and the raised fist did not fall for a long time. He must not have reacted yet, wondering how this humble collateral descendant dared to say "get out" to himself?

  "I want you dead!" Fang Yan's face turned bright red, thinking that he had just been intimidated by Fang Li's aura, a surge of shame and anger rose in his heart, almost making him lose his rationality.

  Fang Kang stood by, not saying a word, with an expression of watching a show. Even if Fang Yanhu were to beat Fang Li to death, he wouldn't stop him. In his heart, Fang Li was just a dispensable younger generation member, and killing him would be no big deal.

  "I've told you to get out." Fang Li said calmly, seeing Fang Yan still charging over, the iron sword on his back flashed out of its scabbard, with a "clang" sound, two red and black lights burst forth, directly stabbing towards him.

  All of a sudden, there was a loud crash, and Fang Yanhu only had time to let out a mournful cry before he flew out, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His chest clothes were torn apart, revealing half-burned and half-frozen skin underneath. This was still the result of Fang Li's mercy; otherwise, it wouldn't have been just burns and frostbite - he would have directly pierced his heart.

  "This is... a law enforcement tool!" Fang Yanhu lowered his head to look at his own chest, and suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock. He didn't even bother to get up, but immediately looked at the iron sword in Fang Li's hand, with an incredulous expression in his eyes.

  Not to mention him, even Fang Kang, who was watching from the side, was shocked. Just now, he clearly saw that the iron sword in Fang Li's hand emitted red and black light, which was a manifestation of water and fire attributes. Ordinary instruments can't have attributes!

  It's no wonder they're so surprised, after all, the known weapons and treasures of the Great Qi Kingdom are divided into four levels, from low to high: ordinary objects, law objects, spiritual objects, and immortal objects. Each level is further divided into ten grades. A small city like Flame City probably only has a few law objects, which are mostly used as family heirlooms. As for spiritual objects and immortal objects, it's not even worth thinking about. Now that they've suddenly seen Fang Li take out a law object, how can they not be shocked?

  "It's just a pseudo-magical artifact, its power is only equivalent to that of an ordinary fifth-grade artifact. If it were a true magical artifact, even if the sword energy only hit your body, you would already be dead." Fang Li said calmly, but he didn't secretly rejoice at defeating Fang Yanhu because he knew that if Fang Yanhu hadn't been too careless, he might not have been able to defeat him so quickly. Moreover, it was just a victory over someone with the same level of cultivation as himself, and it wasn't worth getting too excited about.

  After finishing speaking, Fang Li didn't even turn his head back and continued to walk towards home. In the past, he was nothing in the eyes of these two people, who would beat him at will. But now, after a year had passed, things had turned around, and they could no longer act arrogant in front of him. Moreover, facing the weak and timid them, Fang Li couldn't even muster up the thought of revenge. It was as if he was dealing with two jesters, and thinking back to how they used to show off in front of him, he found it laughable.

  Jian Fangli had already walked far away, and Fang Kang and Fang Yanhu exchanged a glance, their faces full of surprise.

  "Fake artifact, even if it's only a fifth-grade ordinary artifact, its power is still better than many elders' weapons. Did he really find a fairy as his master?" Fang Yantao muttered to himself, his eyes somewhat dull and envious.

  "Shut up, what immortal are you talking about? Haven't you read any ancient books? Even if he really did find a master, that person is just a slightly stronger cultivator." Fang Kang snapped his paper fan shut and glared fiercely at Fang Yantao.

  Fang Yanhu didn't say another word and furrowed his brow deeply. In short, before he figured out Fang Li's true nature, he didn't plan on bothering him again.

  "Not good!"

  Fang Yanhu was silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and let out a loud cry.

  "What's wrong?" Fang Kang was somewhat perplexed, thinking that the wound inflicted by Fang Li had worsened.

  Fang Yan Hu's eyes widened and he said anxiously: "Yesterday, my second brother Lin Bao went to Fang Li's house!"

  "Oh? Did Lin Bao make things difficult for his mother and sister?" Fang Kang furrowed his brow, clearly not wanting to offend Fang Li either, after all, he still didn't know if there was a powerful cultivator backing him.

  "It's even worse," Fang Yanhu patted his forehead and continued: "Lin Bao saw that Fang Li's sister was beautiful, so he forcibly took her back to the mansion as a maid, wanting to wait until she grew up a bit before secretly... and also injured Fang Li's mother."

  "Preposterous! Incest is forbidden among our kin, it's the first of the Ten Great Ancestral Teachings. Your brother must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard to even think such a thing!" Fang Kang shouted in anger. Although Fang Yan Hu didn't explicitly state it, he had already guessed the truth. He had heard before that Fang Lin Bao was depraved and lustful, but he never thought that he would dare to have designs on his own kin. It's truly disgusting. At this moment, a surge of emotion rose up in Fang Kang's heart, making him want to distance himself from the two brothers as far as possible, lest he invite trouble upon himself. This wasn't just a matter of offending Fang Li, if this affair were to be exposed, it would be a violation of the ancestral teachings, and even his grandfather's position as elder wouldn't be able to protect him.

  "I also wanted to advise Lin Bao, but thinking that Fang Li was not around and the two weak mother-daughter duo couldn't make a big deal out of it, I turned a blind eye and let them do as they pleased. Who would have thought that Fang Li would come back?" Fang Yanhu was getting anxious, if this matter were to be exposed, his younger brother would be completely finished, and he might even get implicated himself.

  Fang Kang thought for a moment, stopped Fang Yanhu and said: "Don't be in a hurry, you're just afraid that Fang Li will expose this matter. If he disappears, then nothing will happen." A cold glint flashed in Fang Kang's eyes.

  "Fang Yanhu was taken aback, 'You mean kill him? I'm afraid the clan leader will investigate and hold us responsible, not to mention his master...' Fang Yanhu hesitated, secretly weighing the pros and cons in his mind."

  "Just be cleaner." Fang Kang said coldly. After saying this sentence, he didn't bother to pay attention to Fang Yantou anymore and turned around to leave.

  Fang Yan Hu didn't say another word, and let out a deep breath. He had already made up his mind.