"What? Fang Yuan walked 27 steps?"
"So he was just a C grade talent?!"
"Unbelievable, only a C grade for such a genius like him?"
A great disturbance erupted from the crowd.
"Big brother…" Among them, Gu Yue Fang Zheng looked up, watching with shock as Fang Yuan returned across the river.
"Damn, he was only a C grade!" The Gu Yue clan head clenched both his fists, drawing a deep breath, disappointment in his voice.
The elders watching from the darkness had mixed reactions. Some were frowning, some lowering their head in discussion, some looking up with a sigh.
"Could the results be wrong?"
"How can that be? This method is accurate beyond reasoning, not to add that we were watching the entire time, even cheating is hard."
"But all his actions and intelligence previously, how do you explain those?"
"Sigh, the bigger your hopes the bigger the disappointment. The Gu Yue clan's generation now is no longer like the first generation."
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Fang Yuan walked with the same emotionless face, his distance getting closer and closer towards the crowd. He could clearly see the academy elder's heavy expression, and was aware of the stares thrown at him from over a hundred youths.
These glares were mixed with amazement, shock, sneering, and some taking pleasure at this unfortunate event, some indifferent.
But Fang Yuan's heart was calm. He thought of the legend: When Predicaments come, give your heart to Hope.
And today that hope is inside of him. Even though it was not big, but it was better than those people who had totally no primeval talent.
If others feel disappointed, then let them be disappointed. What else can they do?
What does other people's disappointments have to do with me? The most important thing is to carry hope inside my heart!
There is no need to ask others around you to not be disappointed or make them like it.
Walk on your own path, let others be disappointed and unhappy however they please!
"Sigh…" The academy elder let out a deep breath and shouted, "Next, Gu Yue Fang Zheng!"
But no answer came.
"Gu Yue Fang Zheng!" The elder yelled again, the sound of his voice reverberating inside the cave.
"Ah? I'm here, I'm here!" Fang Zheng snapped out of his shock and ran out hurriedly. Unfortunately he tripped over his own foot and fell, hitting his head with a groan and tumbled into the river.
Instantly the entire cave was filled with huge laughter.
"The Fang brothers, nothing special."
"This is such a huge embarrassment!" The Gu Yue clan head scoffed, feeling a sort of annoyed boredom towards Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng struggled and splashed in the water. The bottom of the river was just too slippery; he couldn't get up properly. Trying his best only made him look more stupid and clumsy. His heart increasingly flustered as the sounds of laughter filled his ears.
But right at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong pull lifting him up. His head finally left the water surface and his body found balance again.
He wiped his face in a panic and focused his sight. It was actually his older brother Fang Yuan who had grasped his collar and pulled him up.
"Big brother…" He opened his mouth to say. But instead he started choking on water, ending up triggering a violent cough.
Fang Zheng was completely at a loss on what to do, and then he heard his brother say to him, "Go on. The road to the future will be interesting."
Fang Zheng could not help but open his mouth in surprise. Fang Yuan's back was facing the crowd so they could not see properly, but Fang Zheng could clearly feel the calmness radiating from Fang Yuan. As his older brother spoke the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a deep and thoughtful smile.
'It was obviously only a C grade talent, yet how can big brother be so calm?' Fang Zhen could not help but wonder, his heart full of doubt. Yet Fang Yuan did not say any more. He patted Fang Zheng on the back, and turned and walked away.
Fang Zheng wore a stupefied expression as he walked towards the flower sea. "I never thought big brother would actually be so calm. If it was me, I'd…"
He lowered his head, walking forward absent-mindedly. Yet he did not know that he was playing out a miraculous scene. When he finally snapped out of his reverie, he was already deep in the sea of flowers, standing in a distance that no one else had reached before him.
43 steps!
"Oh my god, A grade talent!" The academy elder screamed, seeming to have lost his mind.
"A grade, really an A grade!?"
"It's been 3 years, an A grade talented genius has finally appeared in the Gu Yue clan!"
The clan elders that were watching in the darkness were also screaming out at the same time, losing their composures.
"Well, the Fang bloodline originated from us Chi bloodline. So we Chi family will adopt this Gue Yue Fang Zheng," Gue Yue Chi Lian immediately announced.
"How is that possible? You old bag Chi Lian, your morals and abilities are out of order, but you're definitely good at misleading young boys. It's better to pass this kid to I, Gu Yue Mo Chen to raise!" Gu Yue Mo Chen roared back instantly.
"Stop arguing. No one is more qualified to raise this child than the current clan leader. Whoever has any objections is to go against me, Gu Yue Bo!" The Gu Yue clan head had gone crazy and swept his fiery red gaze over the disappointed and discouraged looks.