Familiar (3)
After Ye Langâs lecture, Edward went completely silent. He never asked Ye Lang about it anymore- at least not on this topic!
âYou sick bastardâŠâ Unfortunately, another person appeared to annoy Ye Lang just as Edward stoppedâŠ
And this person was the teenage girl on the same team as Edwardâ Fei!!
ââŠâ Ye Lang walked along, following the walls and looking at the etchings on the walls and not reacting to Feiâs shouts.
Bastard? Thatâs not my name!
ââŠâ After witnessing Ye Langâs utter disrespect towards her, Fei was about to explode in rage when she was stopped by Kesha who was next to her.
Kesha gave a seething glare at Ye Lang then said, âFei, donât go after him. Heâs not a good person, what if he hurts you?â
âWhatâs there to be scared of? Iâve just entered Level 9 as a fighter, heâs nothing to me!â scoffed Fei proudly with some disgust as she swung a sword in her hand.
Her pride was of course in herself. Her disgust wasâof course at Ye Lang!
âIf weâre talking about skills, he canât even win if you fought with one finger but this person is too lowly, too shameless!!â Kesha shook her head. She was very apprehensive about Ye Langâs methods in the battlefield.
âYeah, heâs exactly that kind of person, donât you go near him!â agreed Edward. He had completely forgotten about Ye Lang helping himself!
âButâŠâ Fei wanted to say something but was interrupted by Edward.
âBe patient, I heard heâs here to participate in the competition, thatâs why heâs here. I know weâll definitely meet him again!â said Edward.
âOh, alright! You bastard, just wait!â Fei stomped her foot- at least this released some of her rage. And this matter stopped here.
As for Ye Lang, he seemed to be fated to be annoyed by everyone today. He wasnât found by Ye Lanyu but rather by other people.
âYe Lang! I canât believe youâre alive!â At one point, there was a group of people who seemed to recognise Ye Lang.
And within this group, some were friendly, some were clenching their teeth while the rest were neutral. It was very odd.
All would be clear once you knew which school they were from!
Thatâs right, they were from the Soaring Sky Empireâs Royal Institute of Education!
âYou areâŠâ Ye Lang was confused once again. He hadnât met these people in a very long time. No, a more accurate explanation was that he hadnât met most of them ever, and met a small portion of the group only a handful of times.
Ye Lang was a famous person in the Royal Institute of Education but it was always other people recognising him and not vice versa. He always stayed within the compound of the alchemy academy and only talked to people within the same academy.
There were alchemy participants here but very few and they werenât even in the same class as Ye Lang. That was why he could barely remember them.
âMy nameâs Li Xiande, you shouldâve heard of it!â growled one of the people who was clenching his teeth.
Ye Lang thought for a moment. âIâm sorry, I havenât!â
ââŠâ Li Xiande fell silent. From Ye Langâs reaction, he knew Ye Lang had never placed any important on his entire family.
âMy brother is Li Danteng!â he clenched his jaw.
âOhâŠOhâŠâ Ye Lang waggled his finger, as if he remembered, but⊠âWho?â
Crash! Everyone present almost fainted!
Even if Ye Lang didnât respect them, everyone thought he would at least remember them. In this situation, he even forgot them entirely. It was embarrassing for the First Swordsmanâs family!
Especially Li Danteng. If he knew, he wouldâve jumped out of his grave!
After their fight, Li Danteng struggled for his life for a few days at home before dying because of how serious his wounds were. It was a very heavy blow to the swordsmanâs family.
And as for Ye Lang⊠Well, he didnât know and didnât ask about it. He had no time for it!
Why would he care?
âHeâs the person you murdered! Although it was a fair fight, and I have no way of putting the blame on you, but I will remember it! And if we ever meet on a battlefield, Iâll definitely kill you!â Li Xiande looked very proud of himself, giving himself a very good reason to avenge his brother, to kill Ye Lang.
He wouldnât have attacked Ye Lang before this because he would be looked down upon by other people. Other people would gossip when the swordsmanâs family would take revenge over something like that.
Every noble swordsman was clear how many battles they had witnessed, and how many opponents they themselves had killed out in battle. Taking revenge for a swordsmanâs death was not right!
Also, Li Danteng knew the risks. He was the one who ambushed Ye Lang, no one could be blamed for his death!
âI murdered him? Oh, I remember, Li Danteng! Heâs dead?â Ye Lang finally recalled him, but unfortunately, his question was very insulting.
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âYouâre Li Xiande?â asked Ye Lang again, as if he remembered something else.
âYes! Li Xiande, Di Level fighter!â Li Xiande nodded proudly. He was very proud of himself for attaining the Di Level at such a young age. Although he was a very, very regular fighter compared to the other experts.
[Note: both the brotherâs names add together to sound like a different phrase: Xian De Dan Teng éČçèçŒ â which means so bored (my) balls hurt]
âXiande, DanTtng⊠InterestingâŠYour dad was a smart man, no wonder he was the First Swordsman of the kingdom!â Ye Lang didnât notice the mentioning of âDi Levelâ but rather thought the brothers had a very interesting name combination.
To Ye Lang, they were indeed bored enough for their balls to hurt- why did they have to come harass him? Out of boredom?!
âWhat do you mean?!â roared Li Xiande.
âNothing, you do your thing. I still need to look for my sister. We donât go to the same school anymore, Iâm sure they wonât be hereâŠâ Ye Lang quickened his pace as he spoke, leaving the group of students who only looked at each other.
Li Xiande wanted to follow but couldnât find a good enough reason to. Even if he did have a reason, he still couldnât do anything because they were currently in Sheng City. Everyone must be civilised in this place!
This was how Ye Lang met the Violet Academy students, then the Royal Institute students- but still he didnât meet his own Ye Academy classmates!
He could only continue lookingâŠ
Very soon, someone shouted for Ye Lang again. And this person was still not from Ye Academy!
âEh? Isnât that Ye Lang?â a very pretty aristocratic girl, so pretty you wouldnât be able to look her in the eye, spotted Ye Lang while talking to a friend. Ye Lang was walking slowly along a wallâŠ