The white-bordered light screen continued.
【Fang Yuan, lacking Yuan Stones, had his sights set on his fellow students.】
【Since every new Gu Master could receive Yuan Stones from the academy at regular intervals, Fang Yuan simply resorted to taking them by force.】
【He stood guard at the academy entrance, demanding a Yuan Stone as a toll from everyone who passed, threatening violence if they refused.】
【The new students, naturally, refused to comply and immediately clashed with Fang Yuan.】
【However, Fang Yuan possessed five hundred years of combat experience. How could these new students possibly be his match? They were subdued with three or five moves, leaving only a few timid souls.】
【Upon witnessing Fang Yuan's ruthlessness, these timid souls quickly handed over their Yuan Stones. Fang Zheng wanted to rebuke Fang Yuan but also received a punch from him.】
【The academy's elders witnessed all this but did not intervene. Instead, they were pleased.】
【Having pressure placed upon them could actually help these students grow faster.】
【However, Gu Yue Mo Bei's older sister, Gu Yue Mo Yan, was extremely displeased. She was determined to seek retribution from Fang Yuan for her younger brother.】
【Upon encountering Fang Yuan, Mo Yan immediately prepared to attack.】
【But Fang Yuan remained calm and unhurried. "Who told you I was Gu Yue Fang Yuan?"】
【Seeing Fang Yuan's composure, Mo Yan was somewhat surprised. "Could he be Fang Zheng?"】
【Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng were twin brothers, with incredibly similar features. Mo Yan could not tell them apart for a moment.】
【This made her hesitate. Fang Yuan was a trash-tier, Bing Deng Zi Zhi, but Fang Zheng was truly a Tian Cai, a top-tier, Jia Deng Zi Zhi. She simply could not afford to offend him.】
【After a brief moment, Fang Yuan spoke again. "You want to find Fang Yuan? Come with me. I'll take you to the academy dormitory to find him."】
【"Very well, I'll go with you to the academy. Please." Mo Yan stepped aside, extending her palm, her eyes gleaming with sharp light, gesturing for Fang Yuan to lead the way.】
【Behind Mo Yan followed a group of Mo Family servants. If they found Fang Yuan had deceived them, they would immediately charge forward and cripple him. But Fang Yuan remained unfazed and led them to the academy.】
【"Halt! The family academy is only open to our own Gu Masters." Two guards at the entrance stopped Fang Yuan and Mo Yan's group.】
【"Audacious! You don't even recognize me? How dare you block me!" Mo Yan glared at the two, her voice booming with fury.】
【"Miss Mo Yan, we hold you in our hearts. However, the clan rules are strict. Let me propose this, Miss. We can allow you to bring in one servant. That is the most we can concede." A seasoned guard replied respectfully.】
【Mo Yan was displeased but, given that it involved the clan rules, she could only let the others wait outside. She herself, accompanied by Gao Wan, followed Fang Yuan.】
【"Let's go, junior brother." Mo Yan smiled at Fang Yuan with a deep meaning.】
【Fang Yuan's expression remained calm as he led the way.】
【He arrived at the dormitory entrance, opened the latch, and pushed open the door.】
【The door swung open, revealing the entire room, sparsely and simply furnished. There was no one else inside.】
【Upon witnessing this, Mo Yan's expression turned dark. "Junior brother, you better explain yourself. There's nobody in the room!"】
【"Aren't I a person?"】
【"The one I'm looking for is Gu, Yue, Fang, Yuan!"】
【"I never said I wasn't Gu Yue Fang Yuan, did I?"】
【Mo Yan, realizing she had been tricked, erupted in anger. She was about to attack Fang Yuan.】
【"Hmph, you're audacious, even daring to deceive your own grandmother!"】
【Fang Yuan stood his ground, threw back his head, and laughed. "Mo Yan, think carefully!"】
【There were explicit regulations within the family. Students were protected within the academy, and no one was allowed to break into their dormitories and apprehend them. Mo Yan only wanted to teach Fang Yuan a lesson, to let him experience some hardship. She absolutely did not want to risk violating the clan rules.】
【"If I alone break the clan rules, that's fine. But I fear it might implicate the family and even my grandfather." Thinking about this, Mo Yan withdrew her hand with resentment.】
【She looked at Fang Yuan in the room, her eyes wide with anger. If her rage could transform into flames, it would incinerate Fang Yuan in an instant.】
【The distance between Fang Yuan and Mo Yan was just a single step. One inside the room, the other outside.】
【But this distance was like an insurmountable chasm.】
【Mo Yan was vastly superior to Fang Yuan in strength, but bound by the rules, she could not lay a hand on him.】
【Fang Yuan had long understood Mo Yan's character.】
【If he closed the door or left it half-open, there was at least a 50% chance Mo Yan would force her way in.】
【But when he deliberately left the door completely open, it forced Mo Yan to calm down, becoming more cautious. The possibility of her forcing her way in became negligible.】
【Five hundred years of experience had allowed him to see through the weaknesses of human nature.】
【He confidently turned around, completely exposing his back to Mo Yan. If she decided to attack him, she would likely strike him with ease.】
【Yet Mo Yan stood outside, unmoving, as if an invisible mountain stood between them.】
【Even as Fang Yuan sat down on the bed, Mo Yan continued to stare at him angrily, gnashing her teeth, never once making a move.】
【"This is the tragedy of humanity."】
【Seated in the lotus position, Fang Yuan watched Mo Yan, standing foolishly at the door, and sighed inwardly. "Sometimes, what prevents people from acting isn't a physical obstacle, but a mental shackle."】
【In terms of cultivation, Fang Yuan was no match for Mo Yan. But she, despite being a Er Zhuan cultivator, could only watch helplessly as Fang Yuan, unable to take action.】
【She was just a few steps away from Fang Yuan, the door was wide open, no obstacle in her way. What truly bound her hands and feet was herself.】
【"Humans tirelessly learn to understand the world, to know its rules. It is to utilize these rules. But if one becomes bound by these rules, becoming restrained by their own knowledge, that is the true tragedy."】
【Fang Yuan finally glanced at Mo Yan once more, then slowly closed his eyes and immersed his mind in his Yuan Sea.】
【In the end, Mo Yan could only leave in resentment. She was bound by the rules, lacked the courage to break them, and could only become a slave to those very rules.】
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In the chat group.
【Feng Tian Yu: "Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Fang Yuan's genius is truly unparalleled throughout the ages. If Fang Yuan had not been born, the Gu world would have been eternally dark! Just those two words, 'rules,' could effortlessly repel a formidable foe! Fang Yuan, you're truly amazing!"】
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