As she was about to step onto the long staircase of the Zhang family mansion, her gaze froze, fixed intently on what lay ahead.
A familiar figure appeared before her eyes; it was Zhang Tian.
"Is that rascal following Zhang Tian Zhang Erjiao?"
Zhang Ling, expressionless, coldly asked a young woman beside her.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's him." The young woman gritted her teeth and said. Zhang Erjiao was really blind to have provoked her master. He would definitely suffer the consequences.
"Brother Zhang Tian, how have you been lately?"
Zhang Ling walked straight over, looked at Zhang Tian, and said with a forced smile.
"So it's Sister Zhang Ling, I'm very pleased." Zhang Tian greeted her with a smile, though the smile seemed a bit forced. After all, Zhang Ling was his cousin in name only, and given that his men had acted somewhat inappropriately last night, it was only natural for him to be polite to her today.
"Zhang Tian's younger brother has been acting really arrogantly lately. Even the dog beside him is so cocky, as if he holds the power of reward and punishment in the Zhang family. If you didn't know better, you would really think that the Zhang family has a young patriarch who is in charge of the entire Zhang family."
Zhang Ling smiled, the sarcasm in her words quite obvious.
When her sharp, cold eyes fixed on Zhang Yun, a hint of murderous intent flickered within them.
Zhang Tian's expression changed instantly. Zhang Ling's words were a serious case of flattery that could be detrimental, implying that he harbored ambitions to usurp the throne, which was a major taboo in the Zhang family.
Zhang Ling probably never dreamed that three years later, she would meet Zhang Yun himself. "My body contains countless worlds."
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Chapter 300 Another Zhang Yun?
Zhang Ling smiled, the sarcasm in her words quite obvious.
When her sharp, cold eyes fixed on Zhang Yun, a hint of murderous intent flickered within them.
Zhang Tian's expression changed instantly. Zhang Ling's words were a serious case of flattery that could be detrimental, implying that he harbored ambitions to usurp the throne, which was a major taboo in the Zhang family.
However, Zhang Ling's current status in the Zhang family is not much lower than hers, and given that he was somewhat in the wrong last night, Zhang Tian decided to hold back and not get angry with such a woman.
“Sister Zhang Ling, what you’re saying is a bit too serious. My loyalty to my uncle is as clear as day. How could I possibly have such a rebellious thought?”
Zhang Tian naturally knew what Zhang Ling was thinking, but it was an undeniable fact that Zhang Erjiao was the most promising young man he valued most at the moment, and he couldn't show weakness in front of Zhang Ling, after all, he was the true direct descendant of the Zhang family.
"I was just saying, little brother, you don't need to take it too seriously." Zhang Ling chuckled, her eyes fixed on Zhang Yun: "I've heard that your servant is quite formidable, but I don't know how he's so formidable. How about we have a friendly spar during the engagement banquet? What do you think, little brother?"
"Well, we'll see when the time comes," Zhang Tian hesitated for a moment, speaking ambiguously, after all, he was very clear about Zhang Ling's strength.
At only twenty-five years old, her cultivation had already reached the peak of the eighth level of the Heavenly Origin Realm, and she was only one step away from the ninth level of the Heavenly Origin Realm. Moreover, her actual combat strength was much stronger than that of other experts of the same level.
This is precisely the biggest reason why Zhang Ling gained the favor of her family patriarch, Zhang Xiaotian. In terms of cultivation alone, Zhang Ling is indeed much stronger than him.
Although Zhang Erjiao was able to kill many Tianyuan Realm cultivators in a short time, his cultivation level was only at the sixth level of Tianyuan Realm, and there was a clear gap between him and Zhang Ling.
He had no doubt that Zhang Ling herself possessed the absolute strength to instantly kill those Heavenly Origin Realm experts from last night.
In this so-called friendly competition, Zhang Ling seems to have a much better chance of winning.
Zhang Ling's purpose is also obvious.
If Zhang Ling were to accept this sparring match on behalf of Zhang Erjiao, given Zhang Ling's fiery temper, she would surely make Zhang Erjiao pay a bloody price, making his chances of survival slim.
With Zhang Erjiao's martial arts talent, he is very likely to become his most outstanding right-hand man in the future. What he values is Zhang Erjiao's future, so how could he let him take such a risk at this time?
"Your servant was quite arrogant last night, how come you've become such a coward today?"
Zhang Ling glanced at Zhang Tian, then at Zhang Erjiao, and sneered mockingly.
“There will be plenty of opportunities to spar in the future, not necessarily today.” Zhang Tian pondered for a moment and said, “Besides, Sister Zhang Ling’s cultivation level is clearly superior, so the competition would be unfair…”
"I'll suppress my cultivation to the same level as hers, whatever her cultivation level is." How could Zhang Ling let go of this opportunity to avenge her brother?
Today, not only have almost all of Zhang family disciples gathered, but also bigwigs from various forces have come. She wants to prove herself at this engagement banquet, and let those so-called bloodline direct descendants of the Zhang family know that she, Zhang Ling, and her family are not so easy to bully.
"Alright then, I'll accept this sparring match on behalf of Erjiao, but it will have to wait until three months later," Zhang Tian thought to himself. Three months was a compromise that would save face for both sides.
If Zhang Ling agrees, he will do everything in his power to provide Zhang Erjiao with the best cultivation resources over the next three months, so as not to lose face.
Before Zhang Ling could respond, Zhang Yun interjected, "Young Master Zhang Tian, there's no need to wait three months to deal with this kind of trash. Let's do it now."
"Right now?"
As soon as Zhang Yun finished speaking, not only Zhang Tian, but also Zhang Ling and the others were stunned.
Who exactly gave this country bumpkin his confidence?
And you even called Zhang Ling trash?
Do you really think that killing a few insignificant Tianyuan Realm experts makes you invincible?
They don't even take a piss and look at themselves to see what kind of person they really are.
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!" The young woman immediately pointed at Zhang Yun's nose and shouted coldly.
"Zhang Yun, don't be so presumptuous, step aside." Zhang Ling was relatively calm, looking at Zhang Tian with a cold smile: "Little brother Zhang Tian, since your dog is out here biting people, would you mind if your older sister personally taught him a lesson on how to be a good dog?"
In terms of actual strength, Zhang Tian is indeed inferior to her, but in terms of status in the Zhang family, bloodline still takes precedence.
Therefore, Zhang Ling has always been subtly overshadowed by Zhang Tian.