"Did you assume that we would send you straight to the Grand Spirit Hunt as soon as you're selected?"
Ye Tian Yun immediately shook his head, "No, Elder, that was not my point. My problem was, I may not even get selected because of low combat experience."
Elder Lai Chang shrugged, "Disciple Fang, there's nothing to lose in trying it out. Maybe things will turn out different, and this may very well change your life."
Ye Tian Yun nodded his head and didn't say anything to pursue this topic anymore.
However, inwardly he was trying hard to control his urge to roll back his eyes. He didn't care about a useless ranking in a sect which was just a temporary stay for him. He wasn't interested in showing off in front of others; he just wanted to finish his task and move on.
Elder Lai Chang, however, wasn't intending to leave this subject, "Disciple Fang, Do you know why Sect Leader Su chose to send you to the Sword Stele?"
Ye Tian Yun, who was walking a few steps behind Elder Lai Chang, inwardly let out a sigh while saying, "He must have seen through my heaven-sent supreme godly immortal level cultivation talent. Thus he decided to give me a little boost."
Elder Lai Chang was immediately stumped at his words, "uh… well, your guess is half true. Sect Leader Su did see a good potential in you. However, the main reason why he sent you to the Sword Stele is much more complex."
Ye Tian Yun slightly squinted his eyes. He had a hunch about what Elder Lai Chang was talking about. However, acting ignorant was the best step in this situation.
"What is it, Elder?" He asked.
Elder Lai Chang, however, didn't respond. He continued to walk.
Ye Tian Yun didn't pursue the topic. He had no interest in the hidden connection between Sect Leader Su and Fang Chen; neither was he interested in entertaining people who would want to reap benefits by using this secret.
…
Soon the pair was about to reach the end of the stairway.
Seeing the huge door entrance to the Grand Meeting Hall at a slight distance, Elder Lai Chang suddenly stopped.
Without turning back, he slowly whispered, "Disciple Fang, be careful of Sect Leader Su. Things are much more complicated than what you know, and never forget that you're a part of the Fang Clan too. And you should know the relationship between Sect Leader Su and your father, Fang Yuan."
With that said, Elder Lai Chang continued with his steps without waiting for any response.
Behind him, Ye Tian Yun rolled his eyes after he heard those words.
'Did this guy think I would fall for this? Maybe Fang Chen would have fallen for this, but me? No way it would be this easy.'
Even Fang Chen wouldn't fall for this bullshit warning. Moreover, he knew that Sect Leader Su was his birth father… Well, maybe he might fall for this because it's a known fact that the Gracious Sword Sect would kill any bastard child of Sect Leader Su if he or she were ever found out.
But that didn't mean Ye Tian Yun would fall for this too. He also only knew as much as Fang Chen did. However, there was one thing that he had an advantage over - he was good at judging people. At least he was better than Fang Chen.
And the only vibe that Ye Tian Yun got from most of the higher-ups was either neutral or good.
Even Grand Elder Xuan, who was always scheming something big and only cared about his benefit, didn't have malice towards Ye Tian Yun.
One might think that Ye Tian Yun was too naive to trust the first impression and instincts. However, in both of his lives, it was this instinct that had saved his life countless times. No way he was going to doubt his own instinct.
And his instinct told him that there was more to the story than what everyone knew and the final nail on the coffin was the way Sect Leader Su looked at Ye Tian Yun every - single - time.
It was a look of how a father looked at his son.
An unfamiliar look that Ye Tian Yun wasn't used to, but he was sure what it meant.
Ye Tian Yun didn't need more than one brain cell to know that Sect Leader Su knew.
Sect leader Su knew of the fact that Fang Chen was indeed his son. It wasn't a secret anymore.
And Sect Leader Su loved his son. This fact couldn't be more clear to him.
Thus, Ye Tian Yun trusted his instinct and wasn't going to fall for the trap Elder Lai Chang was trying to lay in front of him.
'If Sect Leader Su knows that Fang Chen is his son even before the big events of the timeline started, he must have known about this in his previous life too. So how come he still died?'
'Either Fang Chen was too dumb in his younger days or he was blinded with ignorance or both. How could he not feel the look that Sect Leader Su must have given him? It was definitely how a father looks at his son. Still Fang Chen fell for the bullshit that everyone fed him with and ended up killing his own father.
But to Ye Tian Yun, this wasn't a matter that he needed to get himself involved in.
Just like how there was no need to participate in the Gracious Sword Rankings, there was also no need to care about the relationship between Fang Chen and his father.
Just as Ye Tian Yun was thinking, he suddenly heard a squeaking of the huge gate.
Raising his head, he saw Elder Lai Chang passing through a huge gate.
Ye Tian Yun knew that this gate was the entrance to the Grand Meeting Hall where Sect Leader Su was eagerly waiting to check the cultivation progress of his 'son'.