Chapter 23: The Center of Attention
Jing Yan detected hatred in Jing Lucheng's gaze.
Although many other disciples of the Jing Clan had made derisive comments about Jing Yan and some didn't even lower their voices when they insulted him, no one had gotten up in his face yet.
Jing Lucheng, however, walked right up to Jing Yan as he mocked him. Anyone could tell that Jing Lucheng was picking on him.
Jing Yan gave Jing Lucheng a half-smile and held his gaze. "Whether I take this test or not doesn't have anything to do with you, Jing Lucheng."
"Nothing to do with me?" Jing Lucheng said as his eyes darkened.
"Humph! How can it not have anything to do with me? Jing Yan, you know very well that your rank has been falling for some time now. You have no future in martial arts. But you still want to waste the family's sources for nothing. Thankfully, you barely get any stones anyway. But the more you waste, the fewer people who really need them will get. Now, you tell me; how does it not have anything to do with me? I'm not the only one affected. It has to do with a lot of people in the family!" Jing Lucheng said with a sneer.
The conversation between Jing Yan and Jing Lucheng caught the attention of many Jing Clan members. Now they all turn their gazes to these two.
"Jing Yan, I heard that half a month ago, you got tons of Spiritual Stones at the Ru Yi Pavilion! Well, well. I don't get it. How did someone like you get that many sources? Since you've already got that many Spiritual Stones, and you still come to the family's abilities test for another one or two, is it somehow inappropriate for me to call you shameless?" Jing Lucheng said as he glanced around at the bystanders. He then returned his gaze to Jing Yan. Something savage flickered in his eyes.
After listening to Jing Lucheng's little speech, Jing Yan realized what was going on.
Jing Lucheng was trying to stand up for Jing Yuqin. It seemed like he was very close to her.
Otherwise, Jing Yuqin would never tell someone random about her humiliating experience at the Ru Yi Pavilion.
Only a few people knew that Jing Yan had sold a lot of sources there. Besides Jing Yan, only three people had been present for the actual transaction: the Manager of the Ru Yi Pavilion, Wang He; Jing Yan's uncle, Jing Chenxing; and the last was Jing Yuqin.