Chapter 19: Playing Tricks

  Fang Li lazily leaned against the big tree, narrowing his eyes to look at Fang Yanhu in front of him. Fang Yanhu's right hand was already on the hilt of his knife, as if he was ready to strike at any moment.

  "The clan leader has arrived, let's be quiet."

  But at this time, a loud voice suddenly rang out, and more than a dozen figures flew over, with the leader being Fang Han, the head of the Fang family.

  "Brother Yán Hǔ, the clan leader has arrived." Fang Kāng stood at the side, originally wanting to see Fang Yán Hǔ teach a lesson to Fang Lì, but suddenly hearing that the clan leader had arrived, he immediately spoke out to remind him.

  "Bad timing, you didn't come early or late, but came at this exact moment. Today I, Fang Yanhu, will let you off the hook, but next time don't let me see you again, otherwise I'll take your dog life!" Fang Yanhu's face was full of annoyance as he inserted his knife back into its scabbard with a clang. Looking at him, if it weren't for the tribe leader happening to come over, he might have really attacked Fang Li.

  Fang Li stood up straight, his eyes piercing like an eagle's, and said calmly: "Do you really think you can beat me? Not speaking doesn't mean I'm afraid of you, it just means I don't want to bother with you."

  Fang Li looked at Fang Yanhu, who had just sheathed his Nine-Ringed Great Sword, with a hint of disdain on his face. In his mind, neither Fang Yanhu nor Fang Kang was his match anymore. Currently, the only one who could pique his interest was probably Fang Yanhu's grandfather, Fang Lie, also known as the Guardian Elder with whom he had made a two-year pact.

  "You... courting death!" Fang Yanhu was not good at expressing himself verbally, and upon being spoken to by Fang Li like that, he suddenly became hot-headed, and the nine-ring great knife that had been sheathed again was unsheathed once more.

  Fang Li smiled lightly and said indifferently, without even looking at him, hugging his father's spirit tablet: "Get out of the way, today is my father's day to enter the ancestral hall, I don't want to see red, it's unlucky."

  Fang Li finished speaking and directly pushed Fang Yanhu aside, walking towards the position of the clan leader and those elders.

  Fang Yan's face turned pale, his hand holding the hilt of his sword trembling slightly. To be honest, this was the first time he had been so thoroughly seen through. Although he had lost to Fang Li before, at that time Fang Li had only relied on the advantage of his treasured sword. Now that his fake magic tool had long since exploded, how could he still dare to be arrogant in front of him?!

  "Fang Li, stop right there!" Fang Yanhu bellowed, at this moment he didn't care about anything else, even if the clan leader was present, he still wanted to make things difficult for Fang Li, otherwise the anger in his heart would suffocate him.

  "Brother Rock Tiger, the overall situation is important. Today is the clan meeting and all the elders and clansmen are present. If a fight breaks out openly, both you and that little brat Fang Li will be punished. Why not wait until the Four Clans Gathering two months later? At that time, not only can you teach him a lesson, but also let him be humiliated in front of everyone. Wouldn't that be delightful?" Fang Kang held up his paper fan, blocking it in front of Fang Rock Tiger's face, trying to calm down this furious and stubborn donkey.

  "Brother is right, at this time if you take action against Fang Li, the clan leader and elders will intervene to maintain the dignity of the clan meeting. Not only will they not be able to teach him a lesson, but it will also bring trouble. It's better to wait for the four-clan gathering and settle the score together. Besides, there is a rule in the four-clan gathering that if someone accidentally kills their opponent due to excessive intensity during the duel, they will not bear any responsibility." Fang Qing also came out at this time to advise Fang Yantiger.

  Fang Yan's face was gloomy and uncertain, watching Fang Li walk further and further away. Finally, he let out a cold snort: "Fine, I'll let this little brat be arrogant for two more months. When the time comes for the Four Clans' gathering, I will definitely kill him on the dueling platform!"

  "It's true, but he's just a clown, why take it so seriously. However, I heard that he and your grandfather have signed a wager, to engage in a life-or-death duel two years from now. He's quite arrogant, perhaps he really has an ace up his sleeve. Don't be too careless." Fang Kang furrowed his brow again, reminding him once more.

  "What trump card can he have, signing a betting contract with my grandfather is just a delaying tactic. My grandfather actually believed it, if it were me, I would not give him two years of time, I must find an opportunity to get rid of him, even if I have to assassinate him myself. With my grandfather's cultivation base of eight layers, he won't have any chance of survival. What a pity! What a pity!" Fang Yantao said "what a pity" twice, obviously dissatisfied with his grandfather signing the two-year betting contract with Fang Li.

  "Shou Ge elder must have his reasons for doing this, has Yan Hu brother forgotten the warning from Tai Shang elder a month ago? Whoever dares to cause trouble for Fang Li will be killed without pardon. Shou Ge elder is just trying to find an excuse, although it's going to take two years, at least this way, even if they get rid of Fang Li, Tai Shang elder can't blame them."

  "Hmph, I don't know what kind of ability or virtue that little brat Fang Li has, to actually be able to cling to the thigh of the Great Elder." Fang Yanhu was indignant, and also had a lot of complaints about the Great Elder.

  "Who knows, but in any case, that Fang Li kid will at most have only two years of life left. Two years later, he will definitely die at the hands of the Guardian Elder." Fang Kang gently shook his paper fan, a hint of ruthlessness appearing on his face.

  Fang Yanhu looked at him and coldly snorted: "No, you're wrong. Fang Li that little brat has at most two months of life left. Two months later, at the Four Clans' gathering, I will definitely kill him!"

  "I hope so." Fang Kang smiled slightly and said, but in his heart he felt that things wouldn't be so simple. At least with Fang Li, there were still many places where he couldn't see through him.

  ……

  "I have seen the clan leader, I have seen all the elders." With Fang Han and more than a dozen people appearing, the ancestral hall door responded with waves of courtesy voices, the sound was so loud that it echoed through the sky, Fang Han and more than a dozen elders behind him all showed satisfied expressions.

  "This family gathering was convened by the Supreme Elder, everyone please wait quietly for a moment, and the Supreme Elder will appear soon to explain the important matters of the family gathering." Fang Han pressed his hands down slightly, indicating that everyone should be quiet. However, at this time, Fang Han saw a young man walking towards himself, and couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled.

  The young man was dressed in a shabby manner, and the one worn-out blue shirt he wore was unknown how many years it had been worn. Compared with the surrounding people of the same clan who were dressed in bright clothes, he seemed somewhat out of place. However, this is normal, except for Fang Li, all the others who can attend the clan meeting are legitimate children, and they have a family allowance to receive every month, so their lives will not be bad, and it's not surprising that they dress brightly.

  "If I'm not mistaken, you should be Fang Li, a member of the Fang family's branch." Fang Han's pupils constricted as he stared at the young man in front of him, his tone clearly that of a superior questioning an inferior.

  Fang Li slightly furrowed his brow, he respectfully revered the heavens and his parents, but towards this clan leader in front of him, he wasn't too enthusiastic. Firstly, because they weren't friendly to him, secondly, because they hadn't shown him any kindness. Apart from having the title of clan leader, they were just a stranger, so why put on an air of superiority?

  Jian Fangli stared at himself for a long time, but didn't make a sound. Fang Han couldn't help but get slightly angry and said: "I asked you something, why don't you answer?"

  "I have seen the clan leader," Fang Li nodded slightly, then said lightly: "I am indeed Fang Li, and also a descendant of the branch you mentioned." The last four words Fang Li said with some emphasis.

  "Since you're a collateral descendant, why are you appearing here? Don't you know that the clan rules don't allow collateral descendants to participate?" Fang Han's expression turned slightly angry and resentful towards Fang Li's tone. As someone who became the head of the Fang family before the age of 50, he naturally had his own pride. Now, encountering a junior with an equally strong sense of pride was not something he could tolerate.

  At this time, the elder Fang Lie walked out from behind and whispered to the patriarch: "Patriarch, this person has been granted the honorary elder by the Supreme Elder, so he is qualified to attend the clan meeting."

  "What? There's actually such a thing, what virtue and ability does this child have to become the honorary elder of our family?" Fang Han felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart. Although the Supreme Elder had the highest authority, after all, he was the clan leader, and without his consent, he arbitrarily appointed an honorary elder, which was a bit excessive.

  Fang Li, however, was too lazy to pay attention to their whispers and calmly said: "Has the Guardian Elder already told the Clan Master the reason? That kid won't explain any further, lest he becomes annoying."

  Fang Han looked at Fang Li with a stern face and said in a cold voice, "Wasn't the Supreme Elder who appointed you as Honorary Elder? Take out the Elder Token." The previous sentence was just an casual inquiry, but the latter sentence was a straightforward command.

  Fang Li was most annoyed by this tone. In the past, as an ordinary branch member, those noble direct descendants often spoke to him in this tone. Now that he had become an honorary elder, the clan leader still used this tone when speaking to him. Fang Li already didn't get along with him, so naturally he wouldn't bother to be polite. How could the clan leader be like this? You don't show respect for me, why should I put on a flattering face to fawn over you?

  With this mentality, Fang Li just smiled lightly and didn't say a word, standing there like an eyesore pillar.

  At this time, the people around suddenly woke up, they were hearing for the first time that Fang Li became an honorary elder, a small branch of a younger generation actually became an elder, was this a joke! The direct descendants on the scene kept whispering to each other, discussing this unbelievable thing.

  "How dare you! Didn't you hear what I said? Bring out the Honor Elder's token!" Seeing Fang Li had no reaction, as the tribe leader, Fang Han felt his dignity was greatly challenged and immediately burst into furious shouting.

  Fang Li rummaged through his ears and said, "Was the clan leader just talking to me? Sorry, I was distracted and didn't hear clearly. Could the clan leader please repeat it?"

  It's convenient like this, if others speak kindly to him, he will also smile and respond, but if others have a bad attitude towards him, sorry, how you ask is your business, as for whether I respond or not, that depends on my mood.

  "Bring out the Honorary Elder Token!" Fang Han suddenly shouted, his eyes wide with anger, revealing the fury in his heart.

  "Fang Li, I think you're doing this on purpose! You dare to disobey the Clan Leader's words? What a big nerve you have!" The Guardian Elder saw the Clan Leader's anger and immediately jumped out to accuse Fang Li. If he could use this to create conflict between the Clan Leader and Fang Li, maybe he could get rid of this thorn in his side even faster.

  "Sorry, sorry, it turns out the clan leader wants to see my elder token. Let me find it." Fang Li pretended to search his body, as if he was looking for something.

  Fang Han kept staring at him, seeing that he was still yielding to his own lustful power, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved in her heart. What's the point of being an honorary elder? I say east, can you go west?

  Just when Fang Li was about to get what he wanted, he suddenly stopped moving. His originally respectful face changed in an instant, reverting back to his usual cold demeanor. He shrugged and said indifferently, "Sorry, I couldn't get it out. I forgot to bring it."

  "Forgot to bring it?" Fang Han was taken aback at first, but then reacted quickly. What forgot to bring? The little brat in front of him didn't even plan to take out the Elder Token. Suddenly furious, he shouted: "How dare you! You actually dare to play tricks on me!"