Immortal of the Nine Realms

Chapter 637: Unreasonable?

"Yes, yes, yes. Let’s ask the friends from the Immortal Giant Sect to speak fairly. The Langya Clan started this conflict. Shouldn’t they compensate us?" the elder of the Wei Clan also chimed in.

"It seems you are unwilling to listen to my advice. Fine, if my position as the prefect is not enough, let the friends from the Immortal Giant Sect make a statement," Qi Jian said, shooting Langya Xing Zhou a look.

Although everyone saw that Jiang Tian’ai and Fang Chen had a good relationship, that was personal. This matter involved higher-level confrontations. In the end, personal relationships could not affect the bigger picture. They were confident that the Immortal Giant Sect would not offend the Ninth Generation King’s Manor over a matter of personal friendship.

"Sir Fang, do you think this compensation is fair and reasonable?" Jiang Tian’ai said suddenly.

The crowd was momentarily stunned.

Qi Jian and the others exchanged glances, their expressions growing grim.

"Who exactly is this person?"

"I don’t know... but it seems like a cultivator from the Grand Thousand Dao Sect."

"The Grand Thousand Dao Sect? That’s impossible."

They communicated through voice transmission. They couldn’t discern Fang Chen's background and furrowed their brows in confusion.

"This is the Immortal Giant Sect’s representative?"

"Her cultivation level is not high. Since she is in charge, it means the other few are merely accompanying and supporting her.... For her to have Middle Three Realms experts accompanying her, she must have an extraordinary status in the Immortal Giant Sect."

"She didn’t make a direct decision but consulted this Fang cultivator brought by the Langya clan... Could he be the Langya clan’s trump card?"

The crowd was uncertain and worried. Some of the leaders who had sided with the Qin Family were suddenly uneasy and began secretly inquiring about Fang Chen's background. However, they didn’t find any useful information.

The ancestor of the Langya Clan revealed a hint of a smile. Langya Da Zhao and the others were secretly delighted, though they tried to appear calm and showed no signs of it.

"Lady Jiang, asking an unrelated person about such an important matter seems inappropriate, doesn’t it?" Qi Jian said, interrupting before Fang Chen could respond.

"Does the Immortal Giant Sect need to be constrained by the rules of the Azure Dao Manor regarding who we consult? Although I came here on my master's orders, my master said I can do as I wish," Jiang Tian’ai replied with a frown.

Qi Jian was taken aback and instinctively looked toward the other Immortal Giant Sect cultivators. They were all in the Middle Three Realms and should have a say.

However, they completely ignored his query. Only one of them softly said, "We are merely accompanying Tian’ai on this outing. She will proceed as she sees fit. Unless it concerns safety, we cannot interfere. We hope you understand, Prefect Qi."

Qi Jian’s expression was strange. "I see...."

Everyone's attention turned to Qi Fa, who responded with an innocent smile. "Father, I don’t mean to intrude. I’m just curious why Daoist Fang is sometimes a distinguished guest of the Immortal Qin Clan, and at other times so close with the Langya clan."

The Langya clan’s cultivators looked at Fang Chen with a mix of curiosity and suspicion.

"Yes, I’ve seen him at the Qin Manor before," someone from the Qin Clan added.

"It was Lady Chu Lan who invited him," another person from the Qin Clan chimed in.

Langya Wenqiu, looking surprised, asked, "Senior Brother Fang, do you have connections with the Immortal Qin Clan?"

"Yes, I am acquainted with Lady Chu," Fang Chen confirmed with a smile.

The crowd’s expressions turned odd as they realized that Fang Chen might be shifting allegiances among different powers.

Chu Lan’s eyes showed a hint of wry amusement, while the head of the Qin Clan frowned, lost in thought.

"Daoist Fang, since you have connections with Lady Chu, it seems questionable from an ethical standpoint that you are speaking in favor of the Langya Clan now," Qi Fa said with a smile.

Fang Chen laughed lightly. "Ethics? Langya Wenqiu is my junior sister. If I don’t speak up for her, should I instead speak up for you, Young Master Qi Fa?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Fang is a disciple of the Extreme Sword Peak in the Void Immortal Sword Sect and is highly regarded by the elders. Shouldn't he speak up for me rather than for you?" Langya Wenqiu retorted on the spot.

The atmosphere immediately grew tense as the crowd registered the shock.

So he’s a a Void Immortal Sword Sect disciple too?!

At this moment, Chu Lan realized why Fang Chen was a sword cultivator. "No wonder...."

She quickly grasped that the Void Immortal Sword Sect was Fang Chen's true backing.

The Qin family head was visibly surprised. "To think he's a disciple of the Void Immortal Sword Sect...."

He subconsciously sent a transmission to Chu Lan, "Lady Chu, did you know his identity beforehand? Why didn’t you inform us?"

"I had no idea. Like you, this is my first time learning of this," Chu Lan replied tersely.

The head of the Qin Family looked uncomfortable, while the head of the Wei Clan thought to himself that the situation had worsened. Another disciple of the Void Immortal Sword Sect was here, and with the apparent bias from the Immortal Giant Sect, things were looking increasingly unfavorable.