âLass, that President Zhouâs full name is Zhou Kun, and he is the president of Sun Zhou Cityâs Mystic Association. Sun Zhou City is one of the three main cities of the Boundless Heaven Continent, and its area is much larger than Carefree Cityâs. Moreover, it is the main city of the Sun family. The Zhou family is Sun Zhou Cityâs second-largest family, and the Zhou family has had a very close relationship with the Sun family for thousands of years. This Zhou Kun is the first son of the Zhou family and is extremely talented. His mother is also the eldest young lady of the Sun family, so Zhou Kunâs status in the Sun family is also very high.
âZhou Kun is the beloved disciple of the vice president of the Mystic Association Headquarters, and my master is the president. However, my master has been in seclusion for many years, so basically the vice president decides everything in the Mystic Association Headquarters. He has always hoped that his beloved disciple could inherit the position of president of the Mystic Association Headquarters, so he has been suppressing me. He was the one who arranged for me to be sent to the Mystic Association in Windless City,â Lan Ming explained.
âOld Lan, youâre from the Lan family, right? Isnât that vice president afraid of offending the Lan family by doing this?â Leng Ruoxue asked curiously.
âAlas! Lass, Iâm from a branch family of the Lan family. Moreover, the Mystic Association has regulations that the direct descendants of the Three Great Families are not allowed to hold important positions in the Mystic Association. Moreover, even if Iâm from a branch family, becoming a president of the Mystic Association is equivalent to leaving the family, so the family naturally wonât protect me,â Lan Ming said helplessly.
âIt seems like the Mystic Association has a lot of rules,â Leng Ruoxue said in realization. This was probably a last resort to prevent the Mystic Association from being controlled by the Three Great Families! However, she didnât think it was a good idea.
âYes.â Lan Ming nodded in agreement.
âDoesnât Zhou Kun also have a close relationship with the Sun family? If he becomes the president, whatâs the difference between him and the Sun family being the president?â Leng Ruoxue asked in puzzlement. In her opinion, this was simply exchanging soup for medicine!
âErm⦠He isnât a true member of the Sun family after all. So if he becomes the president, he wonât violate the rules of the Mystic Association.â Two drops of cold sweat dripped down Lan Mingâs forehead.?Alas! Must this girl be so sharp! Even though this is something everyone knows, no one has dared to ask so directly!
âIf Iâm not mistaken, you didnât really break away from the Lan family, right?â Leng Ruoxue said calmly. Rules were dead, but people were alive. People could find loopholes in rules and use them at any time. This had long been an unchanging fact.
âYes, I have to do my duty for the Lan family, but the Lan family doesnât have any responsibilities to me,â Lan Ming said helplessly. This was probably the sorrow of the descendants of aristocratic families! They would always be pawns of their families, and they even had to sacrifice their lives if necessary for the sake of their familiesâ strength.
âHavenât you thought about changing your destiny?â Leng Ruoxue asked calmly.
âThat wonât be easy.â Lan Ming sighed.
âAs long as you have the heart, thereâs nothing you canât do.â Leng Ruoxue didnât agree at all with Lan Mingâs slightly negative thoughts because becoming stronger had always been her goal. She knew very well that only by becoming a powerhouse above everyone could she control her own destiny, so she had always been working in this direction.
âLass, you really donât understand the power of a family.â How could Lan Ming not want to break free from his familyâs control! But he couldnât do it at all at present.
âHehe, this girl is our family head. Her words are like an imperial edict to us. What else does she need to know!â Old Zao interrupted.
âThatâs true. Oh right, Lass, we might be going on the road with Zhou Kun and the others later,â Lan Ming reminded.
âWhy?â Leng Ruoxue asked with some displeasure. She didnât want to go with that Zhou-whatâs-his-name.
âI was notified this morning that the headquarters has already sent people to fetch us, so I guess we have to set off together.â This was also the main reason why he told Leng Ruoxue about Zhou Kun. On the way, he had already understood Leng Ruoxueâs character of taking revenge for any enmity, so he was very afraid that she would have a conflict with Zhou Kun. After all, she was definitely not Zhou Kunâs match now.
âOh, donât worry. As long as he doesnât provoke me, I wonât take the initiative to provoke him,â Leng Ruoxue said indifferently.?But donât blame me if that fellow foolishly provokes me!
âThatâs good.â Lan Ming was relieved after hearing Leng Ruoxueâs promise because he knew that she wasnât someone who liked to cause trouble.
âOld Lan, when will they send people?â Leng Ruoxue asked.
âThey should be here in an hour. Itâs enough for us to have breakfast in the dining hall.â Lan Ming looked at the time.
âThen letâs go!â Leng Ruoxue said.
Leng Ruoxue and the others arrived at the restaurant on the first floor and deliberately found a window seat. But an annoying voice sounded in their ears just as they sat down.
âYo, isnât this President Lan? I heard that people from your Windless Cityâs Mystic Association can finally participate in the competition this year?â a frivolous voice said provocatively.
But no one bothered with himâ¦
âWe havenât seen each other for so long, but I didnât hear anything about you becoming a mute, President Lan. What? Are these mystics you brought also mute?â Zhou Kun, who was standing by their table, endured his anger and continued provoking. Hmph! He didnât believe that Lan Ming wouldnât get angry!
âNo one will think youâre a mute if you donât speak,â Old Zao said indifferently with his head lowered.
âHow dare you! How dare you offend your superiors! Do you know who I am?â Zhou Kun roared furiously. No one had dared to speak to him like this before! This old man was dead for sure.
Leng Ruoxue looked up with slight displeasure and glanced indifferently at the man standing in front of their table.?This greasy-looking asshole must be Zhou Kun!
Zhou Kun was about 30 years old. He was considered handsome but a little too effeminate. There was a brutal aura between his eyebrows, and his strength should be on par with Lan Mingâs. But this bearingâ¦! It was totally different from Lan Mingâs.