
Bang, Bang, Bang.
The night watchman on patrol hit his wooden clapper with a rhythm.
The sound spread to the tall pillar house, Fang Yuan opened his dry eyelids while his heart silently thought, 'It's been 1 hour before dawn.'
He had been lying in bed thinking for a long time last night. He thought of many plans.
He probably only slept for more than 2 hours.
His body had yet to begin cultivating, his energy had not been so strong that his body and mind were still shrouded in exhaustion.
Yet with 500 years of experience, Fang Yuan had long since built up a deep steel-like determination.
This kind of sleep deprivation meant nothing to him.
Soon he put away the thin silk blanket and got up neatly. He opened the window and found that the spring rain had stopped.
A blend of earth scents, trees and wildflowers greeted him. Fang Yuan felt his head clear, his drowsiness gone cleanly.
At this time the sun had not yet risen, the sky was still deep dark blue, not dark but not bright.
Looking around, the tall houses made of bamboo and green wood that contrasted with the mountain, were a sea of pale green color.
The tall houses had at least 2 floors, it was the unique structure of the mountain people's house.
Due to the uneven mountain terrain, the first floor was a large wooden stake, the second floor was where people lived.
Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng stayed on the 2nd floor.
"Young master Fang Yuan, you're awake. I'll go upstairs and wait for you to take a shower."
At this moment, a girl's voice sounded from downstairs.
Looking down, Fang Yuan looked at his personal servant, Shen Cui.
Her appearance was only slightly above average, but she dressed up well.
Shen Cui wore a green robe with long sleeves and trousers, embroidered shoes on his feet and his black hair had pearls.
His body from head to toe exuded youthful vitality.
He looked at Fang Yuan happily while carrying a basin filled with water, and walked up.
The water is at the right warm temperature and is used to wash your face.
After gargling, he used a willow twig with snow salt to clean his teeth.
Shen Cui waited gently, his face smiling and his eyes living like spring.
After she was done, she helped Fang Yuan get dressed,*********** a plump one rubbed against his elbow or back several times during that process.
Fang Yuan's face showed no expression, his heart was as calm as water.
This servant girl was none other than her aunt and uncle's guard and a vain and heartless girl.
In his previous life he had lured her, but after Awakening Ceremony when his status plummeted, he quickly looked away and gave her countless insulting gazes.
When Fang Zheng came, he was just in time to see Shen Cui tidying up the folds of clothes on Fang Yuan's chest. His eyes were jealous.
These years of living with her brother, under Fang Yuan's tutelage she also had a servant guarding her.
But her servant was not a young girl like Shen Cui but a fat and wide old woman.
'I wonder what day Shen Cui can serve me like this, wondering what it's like?'
Fang Zheng thought in his heart, yet he did not dare to do so.
The biased love of her aunt and uncle to Fang Yuan was not a secret to everyone. At first he didn't even have a servant to look after him.
It was Fang Yuan who decided to take the initiative and ask one for Fang Zheng.
Although there was a difference in the status of masters and servants, but usually Fang Zheng did not dare to underestimate Shen Cui.
It was because her mother was Mother Shen who was standing beside her aunt and uncle.
Mother Shen was the caretaker of the entire household, having the full trust of her aunt and uncle, her authority was not small.
"Alright, there's no need to clean up."
Fang Yuan impatiently brushed off Shen Cui's soft little hand.
Her clothes had been neat for a long time, she was just trying to seduce him.
For Shen Cui and his future brightness, the possibility of Fang Yuan possessing A-grade talent was huge.
If he could become his concubine, he would be able to rise from servant status to master, that was a considerable move.
In his previous life, Fang Yuan was tricked by him and had feelings for Shen Cui.
After his rebirth, he became clear like a blazing fire, his heart ice-cold.
"You can go."
Fang Yuan did not even look towards Shen Cui as he tidied up his own sleeves.
Shen Cui pouted slightly, feeling that Fang Yuan's puzzling behavior today was a bit strange and annoying.
He wanted to retaliate in a spoiled manner but was afraid of his cold and confusing nature.
"Are you ready?" Fang Yuan asked Fang Zheng.
His sister stood in the doorway, her head bowed to look at her toes. He muttered 'yes' lightly.
Fang Zheng had actually been awake since 4 o'clock, too nervous to fall back asleep.
He quietly got out of bed and got ready a long time ago, his eyes had dark circles.
Fang Yuan nodded. In his previous life he was unclear about his sister's thoughts, but in this life how could he not understand?
But right now it was nothing to him, and he lightly said, "Then let's go."
So the two brothers left home.
On the way they passed by many youths of the same age, all in groups of 2 or 3 people, quite clearly headed towards the same destination.
"Look at friends, it's the Fang brothers."
Their ears could hear the small cautious talk.
"The one walking in front was Fang Yuan, it was Fang Yuan who made the poem."
Some of them emphasize.
"So that's him. His face was expressionless as if he had no respect for others, as the rumors had said."
Someone said in a sour tone filled with envy and jealousy.
"Hmph, if you are like him then you can also act like that!"
Someone coldly replied to the person, concealing some sort of dissatisfaction.
Fang Zheng listened expressionlessly. He had long since gotten used to this kind of discussion.
His head lowered, he followed quietly behind his brother.
Now the light of dawn had peered over from the horizon, casting a shadow of Fang Yuan onto his face.
The sun rose gradually, but Fang Zheng suddenly felt like he was walking towards darkness.
The darkness came from his brother. Perhaps in this life, he would never be able to escape the shadow of his imprisoned brother.
He felt a burst of pressure in his chest making his breathing difficult. This damned feeling even made him think of the word ' suffocate'!
"Hmph, this talk is a good example of the saying, 'those with extraordinary talent easily elicit jealousy from others'."
Fang Yuan thought while sneering as he listened to the surrounding gossip.
No wonder when it was announced that he had a C-class talent, he would be surrounded by enemies and suffer from a cold, contemptuous demeanor for a long time.
Behind him, Fang Zheng's breathing became gloomy and tried to stop listening.
What Fang Yuan had not managed to realize in his previous life, he could see with the best detail in this life.
This was the sharp insight ability he had gained from 500 years of life experience.
He suddenly thought of his aunt and uncle and how cunning they were.
Giving her Shen Cui to watch over her and handing her sister an old nurse, excluding other things in life that were different between them.
All of these actions have intentions. They wanted to cause unhappiness in his sister's heart and trigger a rift between brothers.
People don't worry about whether they receive less, people worry about whether what they receive is not well distributed.
In his previous life, his experience was too little, whereas his sister was too stupid and naive that his aunt and uncle managed to trigger a quarrel between them.
After being reborn, with the Awakening Ceremony before him, it seemed like the situation was difficult to change.
But in Fang Yuan's evil manner and wisdom, it didn't mean that the situation could not be changed.
Her sister can be suppressed completely, that young Shen Cui she could turn into a concubine early on.
Not forgetting her aunt and uncle as well as the clan elders, she had at least several hundred ways to defeat them.
"But I don't want to do that..." Fang Yuan sighed carefully.
So what if it was his own sister?
Without blood ties, his sister was just an outsider, he could easily let go of her at any time.
So what if Shen Cui is beautiful?
Without love and loyalty, he is but a lump of flesh.
Maintain her as a concubine?
He's not worthy.
So what if it was her aunt and uncle, or the clan elder?
They are just passers-by in life, why waste the energy and energy to defeat these people?
Hehe.
'As long as you don't hinder me, then you can step aside and leave, I don't need to care about you.'