Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2815: Chapter 2816: Ascending the Celestial Staircase

The credibility of her previous words should be taken with a grain of salt.

Moreover, even if what she said is true, it’s still a betrayal of her brother’s deep affection.

In such circumstances, Tang Xiao’s impression of Yun Lingxuan has greatly deteriorated.

Upon seeing her arrive on the scene today, Tang Xiao’s gaze became even more unfriendly.

Yun Lingxuan, being so perceptive, naturally sensed her gaze as well.

But at this moment, Yun Lingxuan couldn’t care less about such things.

She lifted her head with a solemn expression to glance at Kuixing Mountain, took a deep breath, and then began meditating with her eyes closed.

In contrast, Tuan’er beside her was much more lively.

She kept looking around, also searching for Xue An’s presence.

But after trying for quite a while, she still found nothing.

This inevitably aroused a bit of suspicion within her heart.

Why hasn’t the young master arrived yet?

In fact, she wasn’t the only one with this question.

Among the onlookers, some people were also filled with doubt.

Even among the onlookers watching the scene, there were clear distinctions.

At the very front stood those who were not qualified to participate in this literary assembly from the Academy.

Though these people were not qualified to participate in the grand assembly, it doesn’t mean their skills were weak.

Many academies fell off the list for one reason or another.

Especially in this year’s grand assembly, because many academies voluntarily gave up.

Of course, these academies were mostly from Xihua City, especially those who witnessed Xue An kill Kou Zhengfeng on the street that day; almost nine out of ten withdrew.

These were also the people who were puzzled at the moment.

”Strange, why hasn’t Xue An come yet?”

”Yeah, the sun is about to reach its zenith; if he doesn’t come soon, he won’t make it!”

”Could he be afraid?”

As soon as this was said, everyone around looked at the speaker as if he were an idiot.

The speaker himself felt he had misspoken, and his face turned very embarrassed.

”I... I was just speaking casually!”

This reaction was because everyone present understood that if there was any chance of that white-clothed youth being delayed for other reasons, it was possible, but him not coming out of fear was absolutely impossible.

After all, even when faced with a raging crowd on the long street that day, the white-clothed youth did not show a trace of fear and decisively killed Jin Han Academy’s Kou Zhengfeng.

How could such a person be afraid?

At the same time, in a corner of the crowd, a few rotund merchants were whispering among themselves.

”Is Xue An afraid to come?”

”He probably wouldn’t be!”

”Hmph, today I want to see what kind of person dares to kill my adopted son on the street!” One of the fat-faced men suddenly exclaimed loudly.

”What if you do see him? Do you intend to avenge your adopted son?” a woman’s sneer came from behind.

The merchants turned their heads to see that the people from Xingshi Pavilion had somehow appeared in front of them, at the forefront being the senior sister, Shang Hairong.

That statement just now had come from her mouth.

The fat-faced man’s expression turned red, and he sinisterly said, ”Shang Hairong, what do you mean by this?”

”Just what the words mean!” Shang Hairong replied bluntly, ”Mao Cong, there’s no need for you to make a fuss here; if you were capable, you would’ve confronted Xue An directly when your adopted son Kou Zhengfeng was crushed on the street!”

The person called Mao Cong was indeed one of the backers of Jin Han Academy and the adoptive father of Kou Zhengfeng.

Which is why his reaction was the most intense after Kou Zhengfeng was killed.

Shang Hairong’s words hit the nail on the head, leaving Mao Cong’s face oscillating between green and red, finally forcing a grim smile.

”Shang Hairong, there’s no need for your sarcasm; you’re no better for being so frightened by witnessing the scene that you didn’t even attend the grand assembly; you...”

”That’s right, I’m indeed afraid of Xue An, so what?” Shang Hairong straightforwardly admitted before Mao Cong could finish.

And this greatly exceeded Mao Cong’s expectations, ”You...”

Shang Hairong responded calmly, ”I’ve never denied being afraid of Xue An! But as for you!”

”What about me?” Mao Cong retorted, trying to cover his fear with bravado.

Shang Hairong sneered, ”Knowing your adopted son died long ago, yet only daring to make a fuss now, isn’t this just pretending to be bold?”

”Do you think now that Xue An isn’t here, or even if he were, he’d have no time to bother with you, so you dare to make a scene?”

This remark was indeed spot on, and Mao Cong’s face turned pale instantly.

”You... you...”

”What do you mean ’you’? The ones I despise most are those who have no courage to avenge yet still insist on putting on a brave front and making a fuss!”

As she spoke these words, Shang Hairong’s face was full of disdain.

Mao Cong was almost infuriated to the point of spewing blood, but as Shang Hairong had said, he truly didn’t dare to do anything in front of so many people.

The fuss he was making was merely to save some face for himself.

Watching Shang Hairong look up at the sky, Mao Cong clenched his teeth silently.

You wretched woman, aren’t you just trying to cozy up to Xue An?

But now, with the ladder about to open, Xue An still hasn’t shown up; I bet he won’t make it this time, and then let’s see what you have to say!

As expected.

Just at this moment, the sun in the sky arrived at its exact zenith.

Immediately, a beam of light emanated from the top of Kuixing Mountain, directly intersecting with the sun.

Boom!

The earth trembled.

Following this, a multitude of dazzling lights erupted from Kuixing Mountain, so bright they seemed to blind anyone who dared look.

”The Heaven’s Ladder has opened!” someone in the crowd exclaimed.

More people then looked upward with grave expressions.

While the earth trembled, the chaotic lights on Kuixing Mountain gradually reorganized, transforming into steps leading toward the mountain peak.

The peak, which was previously visible at a glance, was now shrouded in mist.

The ladder disappeared into the mist, its destination unknown.

In an instant, the scene was thrown into commotion.

Academy elites on various ancient stone platforms rushed toward the ladder without hesitation or prior arrangement.

There have always been rumors that the first one to climb the ladder would gain an advantage in the proceeding assembly.

Even if it’s just a baseless rumor, none of these elites wants to fall behind, even if it’s just for a good omen.

Tang Xiao was no exception, and as she rushed toward the ladder, she still scanned the area, hoping to spot Xue An.

But she found nothing once again.

Tang Xiao frowned.

She knew the time to climb the ladder was limited to a quarter of an hour; missing it would mean voluntarily forfeiting this grand assembly.

Xue An still hadn’t arrived by this time—he was really keeping his composure!

And just as this thought emerged in her mind, a light laugh was heard from the distant sky.

”Quite a lively scene!”