38: Calculating each other, who is the better one?

“Young Miss, I heard that the Family Head wants to select a few young Disciples with high Realms to attend a banquet at the Jun Family as a facade. Should we not go and see?”

Inside Qiu Jinyao’s small courtyard.

Even though Qiu Jinyao could not see, she was still arranging her hair in front of the dressing table.

Evidently, she had no interest in what her maid said.

“Why go? I am a blind person, and still his former fiancée.”

“Going would only embarrass him. As long as I know he is doing well, that’s enough.”

“My focus now is on the Family Head’s trial.”

As Qiu Jinyao spoke, she found her hair getting messier, so she called out, “Cui’er, come and comb my hair.”

“Coming, Young Miss.”

The maid responded and stepped forward. As she touched the hair in her hand, she suddenly thought of something that had happened earlier and felt like laughing.

“Young Miss, wasn’t that Young Master trying to comb your hair a while ago? Why did you refuse him?”

“That Young Master? You mean that attendant, right?” Qiu Jinyao frowned, then recalled the previous incident.

That attendant wanted to help her comb her hair, but she refused him and even scolded him.

“A woman’s hair is not for just anyone to touch, especially a man. Besides my father, only my husband can touch it.”

“Men are possessive. I don’t want any strange rumors reaching his ears.”

Qiu Jinyao explained, which elicited a soft chuckle from the maid.

Indeed, Qiu Jinyao still did not know that the attendant was Jun Lingxiao.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

“Cui’er, don’t mess around. What’s with these letters? They don’t have any ink smell, and they feel extremely smooth to the touch.”

“Tell me honestly, are these really letters from him?”

As Qiu Jinyao spoke, her hand touched the letters on the dressing table. Although she could not see, her nose was not broken.

At first, she could still feel words on them, but later that changed.

It changed after that attendant personally delivered and read the letters to her. She even suspected if someone was tampering with them.

The maid twitched, stifling her laughter.

Of course they were blank!

After all, Jun Lingxiao came once in a while, so why would he write letters? He just took a blank piece of paper and started making things up on the spot. It was quite attentive of Qiu Jinyao to notice.

It was also fortunate that Jun Lingxiao said he would not have time to come anymore, so the maid could finally reveal his identity today.

“Young Miss, actually, that attendant is the Divine Son of the Jun Family himself!”

“Himself?!”

Qiu Jinyao suddenly stood up, appearing somewhat incredulous, but upon closer thought, it seemed to be within expectation.

“That’s right… no wonder there was always a familiar feeling…”

“He was always here…”

Two years of interaction, although he came once in a while and did not stay long, she could still detect some clues. It was not that she had not speculated.

After all, she was a cripple before, and the Jun Family breaking off the engagement was expected. It was also normal for Jun Lingxiao to come and take a look, as they had been playmates for several years.

But she really did not expect that, despite being so busy in the Jun Family, he could still make time to visit her… And then, the maid was chased out of the room by Qiu Jinyao.

The maid stood at her peeking spot again, thinking that her Young Miss would probably be very excited.

But unexpectedly.

She was not.

A drawer in Qiu Jinyao’s room was filled with Medicinal Pills sent by Jun Lingxiao. As she said at first, she had not eaten a single one, saving them all.

But today, after learning that Jun Lingxiao was the attendant, Qiu Jinyao uncharacteristically dug out these Medicinal Pills and devoured them, then immediately began to Cultivate, as if she did not want to miss a single moment.

This scene dumbfounded the peeking maid, who did not understand what her Young Miss meant by this.

But after thinking carefully, it seemed the other person was also abnormal.

The Divine Son, who concealed his identity and pretended to be an attendant.

The two of them truly were a pair.

— — — — — —

Meanwhile, the Fang Family, also one of the Ten Chiefs, naturally received an invitation from the Jun Family earlier than most.

Fang Sheng’s grandfather, Fang Yuan, was currently the head of the Fang Family.

He sat there, holding the invitation in his hand, feeling it was truly a hot potato. He called a few trusted aides to discuss it.

“We and the Jun Family have always been at odds. In the past, the Jun Family never sent us invitations. This is a banquet with ill intent!”

Everyone in the hall sat upright. Someone was silent for a while before speaking.

“Indeed, it’s clearly a banquet with ill intent. I’m afraid the Jun Family has some plan this time.”

“A plan? So what? Do we not have a plan? We originally thought of finding a casual excuse to visit and offer congratulations, but now they have actively sent invitations. Heaven helps me!”

“There are only a few occasions when the Jun Family’s gates are wide open. Our plan is now set in motion and must be carried out. Regardless of what countermeasures the Jun Family has, and whether or not it’s a banquet with ill intent, we must go.”

The Jun Family had seventeen Immortal Emperors. Just the presence of a dozen Immortal Emperors in the deliberation hall showed its profound heritage. The Fang Family, however, appeared much poorer. Although those present were also Immortal Emperors, there were only four or five, a far cry.

“Fang Sheng, do you have confidence in a one-on-one fight with that boy?”

Fang Shi looked at his grandson, who was sitting there with his eyes closed, and asked in a deep voice.

The boy he referred to was naturally Jun Lingxiao.

Hearing this, Fang Sheng opened his eyes, and a flash of light immediately gleamed within them. But when Jun Lingxiao was mentioned, his face showed no significant change, as if he had never considered him an opponent.

“Although the spy did not send news of his Realm, normally, a ten-year-old Prodigy with a special Physique can only reach Spirit Dao Realm Cultivation. Furthermore, while the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo possesses extraordinary combat power, it does not offer a significant advantage in Cultivation speed. Although it is a Sacred Body, reaching Divine Dao Realm at ten years old is already far beyond his peers.”

“I am twenty-three this year, and under the transmission of power, my Cultivation has reached Spirit Domain Realm, and I have mastered a Domain. Not only have I Cultivated for thirteen years longer than him, but my Cultivation is also more than two major Realms higher than his! This is even after I spent three years researching the Domain.”

“Having a Domain and not having one makes for a completely different battle. If it were other ten-year-old Prodigies, I could decide the outcome in one breath. But with his Sacred Body, there might be some variables, yet the Realm gap is too large. I dare say I can kill him within fifty breaths!”

When Fang Sheng said this, there was no joy on his face.

After all, to be honest, a twenty-year-old fighting a ten-year-old has nothing to do with talent; it’s purely bullying the weak.

The kind of thing that would be shameful to speak of.

If it weren’t for the plan absolutely requiring him to act against Jun Lingxiao, he wouldn’t do it. What kind of skill is it to bully a child?

Although he had no enmity with this child, since he possessed such a Physique and was born into the Jun Family, to prevent the Jun Family’s Old Ancestor from potentially Breaking Through to Immortal Emperor, he could only be intercepted and killed!

Otherwise, if he were allowed to grow, the Fang Family would surely face a dead end.

“Hmm.”

Fang Shi nodded in satisfaction.

“While using someone else isn’t impossible, entrusting this matter to you is the most reliable. No accidents must occur.”

“There is no banquet with ill intent. The Jun Family has intentions towards us, and we likewise have intentions towards the Jun Family. It’s merely mutual scheming, and it depends on who is one step ahead.”

“But this time, their Jun Family has miscalculated. Our Fang Family has external assistance. As long as they let us into the Jun Family, everything will not go according to their Jun Family’s wishes.”

“Stick to the plan. You just need to remain calm, and someone will create a one-on-one environment for you. When that time comes, do not hold back!”

“You have been hidden by the Fang Family for so many years; no one even knows of your existence. After you kill him, someone will help you leave. You don’t need to worry about that.”

After Fang Shi finished speaking, he stood up and walked outside the hall, standing with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of the distant Jun Family with a hint of mockery.

So what if your Jun Family is strong? Many ants can still devour an elephant.

So what if we know we are being used as pawns? As long as we can sever the Jun Family’s Dao lineage, everything is worth it.

Even if the matter is exposed, it’s just losing a Fang Sheng.

In exchange for the Divine Son of the Jun Family.

It’s simply too valuable.