Half an hour later, Fang Yi explained the ins and outs of the matter to the two men, but he omitted details about the old man because he didn’t want them to know what sort of existence he was about to face.
"Fang Tianqi... really just let you go like that?" Shen Binan couldn’t believe it.
"It wasn’t Fang Tianqi who let me go, but the Fang Family, with the condition that I must not enter Tianjing for three years," Fang Yi said. The Fang Family might not take issue this time, but that didn’t mean Fang Tianqi wouldn’t pursue it.
Thus, a grudge had formed between Fang Yi and Fang Tianqi.
This grudge was, indeed, a deep and bitter hatred!
"Why are you prohibited from entering Tianjing for three years?" Shen Binan puzzled over this detail.
"Perhaps they are afraid I might cripple Fang Tianqi again," Fang Yi said half-jokingly, though he actually knew the reason.
Shen Binan immediately gave Fang Yi a disapproving look.
"So, as long as you don’t go to Tianjing for these three years, the Fang Family can’t do anything to you. During these three years, you could accomplish a lot," Lin Shang said.
However, Fang Yi shook his head, "I can’t wait three years, a year at most, and I must go to Tianjing."
Within a year, he aimed to enter Tianjing and reunite with his parents, the goal Fang Yi had set for himself. Expecting him to wait three years? Please, he couldn’t wait that long.
"How are things going with the Ren father and son?" Fang Yi asked, shifting the conversation away from this heavy topic.
"They can’t stir up any trouble anymore," Shen Binan responded, a single statement that signified the resolution of the whole affair.
Fang Yi nodded, honestly feeling relieved.
Although Shen Binan didn’t elaborate, Fang Yi could guess that the Ren father and son were finished. Shen Binan’s move this time would leave no room for mercy. For enemies, being merciful was cruelty to oneself, and Shen Binan surely understood this.
"Even though the Ren father and son can’t stir up trouble now, you still can’t be careless," Lin Shang said. He glanced at Shen Binan, then closed his mouth, signaling with his eyes for Fang Yi to send Shen Binan away.
But Shen Binan spoke up, "Go ahead, I’m not some little girl, it makes no sense to hide things from me."
Lin Shang looked questioningly at Fang Yi, who nodded, signaling him to speak.
"I received news from abroad that a group of Assassins will infiltrate Xuan Cang, all targeting you, and among them are not a few from the God of Killers Organization," Lin Shang said.
"When are these Assassins expected to arrive?" asked Fang Yi.
"I don’t know," Lin Shang replied. "I think I need to go back first. This time, someone has put a ’high bounty’ on your head, which is different from before, definitely targeting you deliberately. So I plan to go there and take care of some people on the way."
Fang Yi frowned, "With your current strength, going there is akin to seeking death. These people are coming for me, not for you."
Lin Shang smiled, stood up, and sat next to Fang Yi, rubbing his hands together, "I won’t hide it from you, although you can be annoying, I already consider you a brother."
"So, when a brother is in trouble, I can’t just watch."
Fang Yi sighed, "It seems I am not alone."
Lin Shang responded, "I always felt I was alone too, but after meeting you, I realized I’m not alone anymore."
Both deeply empathized with each other. Initially thinking they were alone, they hadn’t expected to find that they weren’t alone indeed.
After all, with brothers by your side, how could you be lonely?
Without delaying further, Lin Shang soon set off, but before leaving, he asked Fang Yi to check on a little girl if he had time, giving him the address and a photo before departing.
Fang Yi didn’t say much, because even if he didn’t speak, Lin Shang knew what he was thinking.
Not blood brothers, but perhaps even closer than real brothers.