46: Zhang Family Grand Competition

"Zhang Hai, I can't believe it's really you! I heard about the Law Enforcement Hall incident. They described that pervert's appearance, and as soon as I heard it, I knew it was exactly like you."

Zhang Lanlan walked up to Zhang Hai with a smile, completely disregarding the other two people present.

"How can such a barren and desolate place like Spirit Gathering Peak still have three people? Wouldn't it be better to turn this place into a feed Cultivation area for our Beast Rearing Peak long ago?"

Zhang Hai slowly stood up, a hint of displeasure appearing on his face.

The two had been at odds since childhood because their fathers didn't get along, but Zhang Hai had always managed to keep Zhang Lanlan in check.

Zhang Lanlan, unable to get by at home, eventually chose to study elsewhere. With her talent, she was barely accepted as a Disciple, which is why she stayed at Heavenly Profound Sect.

Now, she had made a name for herself among the outer Disciples of Beast Rearing Peak. Today, she heard that a new Disciple named Zhang had arrived, and he even resembled her. Zhang Lanlan specifically came to Spirit Gathering Peak to investigate.

Li Haotian watched the two with a look of someone enjoying gossip, and Su Yao was equally curious. She picked up a radish with her chopsticks, took a bite, chewed it, and watched the confrontation between the two.

"Rats are truly greedy, dreaming of things that are completely impossible."

Zhang Hai retorted unhurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lanlan merely chuckled, a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"I heard your parents took you and ran away. I was curious where you could run to, turns out you came to Heavenly Profound Sect. The current Zhang Family Patriarch has long since changed hands; my father inherited the position and personally kicked your lineage out of the ancestral temple!"

"You three are simply homeless dogs. Now that you've lost your only support, without our Zhang Family backing you, what are you out there?"

"Weren't you very arrogant back then? Showing off all sorts of dazzling halos in front of me. Well, look at you now, you can't even go back home. Let's see if you can still smile?"

Zhang Hai's gaze was calm; he didn't feel anything. It was just a Zhang Family; he didn't care if he wasn't part of it.

With him around, what difficulty would there be in building a new Zhang Family in the future?

"How melodramatic, truly worthy of a protagonist."

Li Haotian chewed on his hotpot radish while watching the two, occasionally sharing the current plot development with Su Yao.

He also guessed what Zhang Hai would say next.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man for being poor. He's definitely going to say that next."

Li Haotian whispered into Su Yao's ear.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man for being poor. Although I, Zhang Hai, have nothing now, one day..."

"I will take back everything I've lost."

Li Haotian continued to whisper to Su Yao, directly speaking Zhang Hai's latter half of the sentence.

"Revered Master is amazing! Does Revered Master also have mind-reading abilities?"

Su Yao looked at her Revered Master with stars in her eyes.

Zhang Lanlan burst into laughter upon hearing his arrogant demeanor.

"You don't really think you can do well in Heavenly Profound Sect, do you? Heh, you probably can't even participate in the Zhang Family Grand Competition now. A month from now, I will represent the Zhang Family, while you are only fit to continue wasting your days in Heavenly Profound Sect. A trash whose Cultivation hasn't moved in three years, yet you still want to reclaim everything you once had? What makes you think you can?"

After Zhang Lanlan finished speaking, she displayed the Token in her hand. The Token was made of a special, seemingly very hard, precious metal.

The character 'Luo' was engraved prominently on the front.

"Do you see what this is? This is the Luo Family's Token. I, Zhang Lanlan, am about to marry the Luo Family's Young Master. He is currently the number one outer Disciple of Beast Rearing Peak. By then, my Zhang Family will only reach higher and higher positions under the leadership of my father and me, while you three will ultimately become sinners in the Zhang Family's records."

"Hmm, that's right, I did hear about this. Someone named Zhang Lanlan hooked up with the number one outer Disciple of Beast Rearing Peak. It caused quite a stir back then. This fellow forcibly climbed into his bed, then got pregnant with his child, was beaten severely, lost the child, and now shamelessly cries injustice every day. The Luo Family had no choice but to give her the status of a concubine."

Upon hearing this, Li Haotian suddenly raised his hand and recounted what he had seen and heard. This had all happened several months ago.

At the time, it caused a huge commotion, shocking the entire sect that a female Disciple could be so audacious.

This fellow was confined to the back mountain for self-reflection for a period before being released.

Zhang Lanlan's face instantly flushed red, but then she gritted her teeth firmly, glaring at Li Haotian.

"So what? With this Luo Family identity, who would dare to provoke my Zhang Family? As long as the Luo Family helps even a little, my Zhang Family's business can reach the ends of the earth. From now on, we won't have to look at the Su Family members' faces anymore!"

She was now like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, roaring furiously after her shortcomings were exposed. Li Haotian, seeing this, showed no significant emotional fluctuations and continued to eat his radish.

"Revered Master, let's have barbecue for lunch. I'm a bit hungry."

Su Yao and Li Haotian directly discussed what to eat for lunch in front of the two, seemingly not putting Zhang Lanlan in their eyes at all.

Zhang Hai sneered at her, then sat down at the table, no longer paying attention.

Zhang Lanlan, who had specially come to mock Zhang Hai, was now like a clown, somewhat awkwardly at a loss. She left a few harsh words and then slinked away.

Li Haotian had never lost a verbal argument. Having been a keyboard warrior for so long, who could gain an advantage in a debate with him?

"Don't be unhappy, Disciple. With your Revered Master here, letting you participate in that Zhang Family Grand Competition is just a matter of a word."

Li Haotian was a Chief, after all. Surely the entire Heavenly Profound Sect wasn't so powerless.

"Revered Master, you don't know, this Zhang Family Grand Competition is quite significant. I'll figure out a way myself."

Just as Zhang Hai's voice fell, the System's voice entered Li Haotian's mind.

[Ding! Disciple task detected: Help Zhang Hai qualify. Reward: Heaven-Grade golden magical treasure, Dragonfly Skimming the Water.]

Li Haotian's eyes immediately lit up as he began to check the mission reward. The Dragonfly Skimming the Water Magic Treasure was a pair of boots; wearing them could increase speed severalfold.

Clashes between Advanced experts could be decided in an instant due to overwhelming power, but if one's speed was sufficient to dodge the opponent's attacks, then one would be invincible.

Therefore, speed was also an important attribute among Advanced experts.

"Don't worry, your Revered Master will definitely help with this!"