Another man beside him shook his head and said, "Don't spout unnecessary nonsense and be careful of what you say if you love your tongue."
"Just think - if An enemy really ambushed young Master Fang, why was the latter left alive?"
"And another thing would be - Young Master Fang isn't a target that's worth an ambush. Maybe if it was Fang Yunru, your words might have come true."
Hearing this man's words, the others quieted down.
It was indeed true that while Young Master fang was famous, he was not renowned for the right reasons.
Young Master Fang only had one good thing about him - his background.
Even then, the enemy would be stupid if they targeted Fang Chen instead of Fang Yunru because the latter's death would have given a deeper blow to the Fang Clan.
As for Fang Chen, he was considered a dispensable character.
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Similar to this, many discussions were going on at different corners of the Capital City.
But this is only limited among the commoners.
For the cultivators in the higher hierarchy, they couldn't care less if Fang Chen came back or died on the way.
To them, Fang Chen was insignificant.
However, there were still few people in the whole Capital city who were affected by his arrival the most.
One of them was someone from the Gao Clan, while the other was from the Fang Clan, Fang Yunru.
Being the most talented cultivator in the whole capital city, he had his own arrogance and wit.
Since birth, he was at the top of the food chain, and there were not many he considered to be his friends.
Fang Chen, however, held a special place in his heart.
Fang Chen was younger than him, but the latter was First Young Master of the Fang Clan.
When he was young, the servants used to comment about this, and sometimes he even heard how unfair it was.
Maybe he was naive or jealous, but he began to hate his cousin Fang Chen.
But when he turned eight, things began to change.
His talent had not yet fully bloomed at that time, so not many people knew about his true potential.
And one day, Fang Yunru made an acquaintance.
That was Fang Chen.
Even though both of them were so closely related, that was their first official meeting.
From then on, both of them became good buddies, and Fang Yunru couldn't help but feel stupid when he thought how jealous he was of such a good person.
He used to spend a lot of time whenever possible with his younger brother, and both of them used to have a lot of fun.
But the distance also grew as the difference in both of their cultivation potential became apparent.
While the whole capital city treated Fang Yunru like a prince, Fang Chen never changed his way of interacting with him, and this was what Fang Yunru liked the best about their brotherly relationship.
There was nothing 'fake' about it.
And now, upon hearing about Fang Chen's arrival in the Fang Clan, Fang Yunru rushed towards the clan to meet his younger brother.
"Ah, Second Young Master!" The maid at the entrance was surprised to see Fang Yunru.
To anyone else in the Capital City, Fang Yunru and Fang Chen appeared to be rivals.
To them, a huge clash between these brothers was going to happen soon.
Because while Fang Yunru had the talent and potential, he didn't have the right to be the next Clan Head.
Whereas, even though Fang Chen had the highest possibility of being the next clan head, there was no cultivation potential.
And in a world where the winner is decided by strength, a clash was pretty apparent.
People had seen both of the young kids being jolly to each other, but no one believed it was real, and many were sure that both were faking it.
This was the reason why the maid outside Fang Chen's room was surprised to see Fang Yunru.
But Fang Yunru had no patience to reply, so he went straight in.
Inside the room, as soon as he entered, two pairs of eyes landed on him.
The Royal Physician Han and his aunt Xin Xue Yan.
There was someone else too - his little Cousin Sister, Fang Ning. But she was depressed and crying while looking at unconscious Fang Chen and didn't notice Fang Yunru's arrival.
All three of them were sitting on either side of Fang Chen, who was currently in a seemingly deep sleep.
They were surprised to see Fang Yunru entering the room.
"How is First brother?" Fang Yunru asked.
Madam Xin pursed her lips, "Uncle Han says he will wake up soon."
Uncle Han was precisely the old man on the other side of the bed, mainly known as the Royal Physician.
Royal Physician Han cupped his fists at Fang Yunru as a greeting, and glancing at Fang Chen's face; he said, "There are almost no signs of major injuries. However, there is a presence of harmful qi inside the meridians which might be the cause of Young Master's current state."
"What kind of qi is it, Royal Physician Han?" Fang Yunru came closer to the bed while greeting him.
Royal Physician Han shook his head, "I failed to identify this qi. But it's different from the one we use to cultivate. But one thing is sure - upon testing it, I found out that this qi is very harmful to one's body. I will have the alchemists concoct a Qi Repelling Pill if Young Master Fang doesn't recover in the next two days."
"The pill will be our last option because it has a few side effects and might hurt the cultivation."
Fang Yunru frowned and stared at the unconscious Fang Chen.
The room turned quiet, and only the occasional sobbing from Fang Ning was heard.
However, Ye Tian Yun, who was simply pretending to be unconscious, was currently having a big urge to laugh.
The qi that Royal Physician Han had mistaken as poison was nothing else but the Chaotic Qi that Ye Tian Yun had stuffed inside his meridians during his visit to the Sword Stele in the Gracious Sword Sect!
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A/n: We have reached 500 Chapter Mark! Thank you for reading my novel.