Ambrose raised his eyebrow, he felt pity for Fane for what Zeph said was true. With or without Fane, the Dual Sovereign Pavilion would still go on as ever. There was also the matter of Zeph having most of the decision making power in the Dual Sovereign Pavilion.
Fane was only a candidate for the assessment and he did not have the power to veto Zeph's decisions. Ambrose wanted to put in a few good words for Fane but he did not want to take the risk as what Zeph said about Fane being a spy could turn out to be true after all and he would be branded as a traitor for helping Fane. Thus, he kept quiet and quietly observe the unfolding of the events.
Fane’s expression became chillier by the moment. It had finally dawned on him that this matter would not be easily solved.
Zeph walked toward him with an eyebrow raised and whispered into Fane’s ear, "Give it up, you little brat. As a Dual Sovereign Pavilion officer, if I say you can’t take the test then you can’t take the test. This is what you get for messing with the wrong people."
Even if Zeph did not tell him that, Fane had already guessed what was going on. He laughed coldly and looked sideways at Zeph, who was looking at him as if he was nothing but an ant underneath his booths. No matter how strong Fane was, there was no way he would let him take the test.
Fane laughed coldly and put some distance between the two of them. He turned his head to look at the angry mob, then he looked at Ambrose who had been standing quietly all this while, and finally at the silent Elder Lee. He made sure everyone's gaze was on him and spoke, "I knew you would cause trouble for me today. Don't think I don't know what you’re doing. I knew all about the deal you've made with Warren. You must have known I would get my hands on the sengen pill so you wanted to stop me. After all, you’ve been lusting over the sengen pill for the longest time.”
His words shook everyone and they could not process the new information. What did Fane mean? What was the deal Zeph made with Warren? Was it true that Zeph was specifically targeting Fane? Zeph was staring at Fane thinking he must be the most foolish person in the world. He knew Fane would not give up that easily but he did not expect him to take it this far—when did he ever think that Fane had a chance to get his hands on the sengen pill?
He did not even know Fane that well. He knew as much as what Warren had told him albeit very ineloquently. He had never ever stopped and thought about Fane's cultivation level at all. All he needed to know was he was definitely much stronger than Fane. After all he was an officer of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion and him, merely just a boy.
"One shouldn't lie even if one is trying to get out of a situation. Where did you even get the confidence to say that you'll definitely get your hands on the sengen pill?" asked Zeph with a cold laugh.
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