Chapter 1645: You Are the Fake!

Relying on appearance and soul aura, she couldn't tell who was real and who was fake. Since that was the case, she could only judge based on their previous conversation.

"You said..." After thinking for a moment, Jiang Fangyou was about to answer when he heard the guy in front speak: "You said... I don't want to marry that Zhang Xuan! He's always showing off and putting people down, and he even publicly broke off the engagement, making the little princess miserable. He has no pity for the fairer sex..."

"This..."

Stunned, Jiang Feifei nodded: "Right, that's what I said..."

"..."

Staggering again, Jiang Fangyou felt as if his memory had been read by the other party.

This was a conversation between him and his daughter. How could this person know it so clearly?

"No, you... were you hiding near us just now? Otherwise, how could you know what Feifei and I talked about?"

Unable to hold back any longer, veins bulging on his forehead, Jiang Fangyou roared.

He had come to catch the thief who stole the family treasure, but ended up not even knowing who he was himself. He was truly going crazy.

"I say, you've been hiding near us all along!" Zhang Xuan snorted coldly. "Alright, obediently reveal your true form. Otherwise, if we all attack together, you'll only have one way out—death!"

"I..."

Jiang Fangyou clenched his fists, his body trembling incessantly. He wanted to say something but couldn't.

What the other said was true. If the elders really didn't believe him and now he had no family head token or similar treasure, once everyone joined forces, he would indeed be unable to resist.

He might even be killed on the spot.

"Alright, let me say a few impartial words!"

Just as he was at a loss, he heard a faint voice. An old man stepped out from the crowd.

Zhang Xuan looked over and recognized him as Elder Jiang Fangyun of the Jiang family.

Although his current position in the clan was not high, he held great prestige and had also given pointers earlier.

"Elder Fangyun, please speak!"

Recognizing him, Zhang Xuan cupped his fists.

"Hmm."

Nodding, Elder Jiang Fangyun looked over, his eyes full of complexity: "I heard all the pointers you gave everyone just now. They cut straight to the essence of the soul and the nature of cultivation, without a single mistake... To be honest, I wish you were really our clan leader. How wonderful that would be! The clan would surely progress rapidly, and surpassing the Zhang and Luo families would be just around the corner... Unfortunately, you are not."

"Not?" Zhang Xuan was startled. "I really am Jiang Fangyou..."

Raising a hand to stop him, Jiang Fangyun shook his head: "Actually, it's not just me who sees it; all the elders have seen it. Clan Leader Jiang Fangyou has been with us for over a hundred years. We know very well what abilities he has. To see through our ailments and flaws at a glance and give pointers... He doesn't have that ability, nor can he do it! If he really had such skill, the Jiang family wouldn't be ranked last among the three great families..."

"Yes, although Jiang Fangyou has good character, he still lacks ability..."

"You are far more capable than the clan leader..."

As soon as he finished speaking, several other elders chimed in.

"..." Jiang Fangyou's vision went dark.

Damn it, is this how you all see me? Lacking ability... Where do I lack?

Can't you speak nicely?

Just now, he had been thinking about getting the elders to recognize who he was. Now that they truly recognized him as the real one, why didn't he feel happy but instead felt so stabbed in the heart?

While he was sulking, he saw his daughter on the side nod solemnly and say: "My father does lack some ability; he absolutely couldn't say what you said..."

Jiang Fangyou clutched his chest.

Even if they recognized me as the real one, there's no need to be this heart-wrenching!

How did I end up with such a disappointing offspring?

I was even considering that a marriage alliance would be unfair to my daughter, but since you talk about your father like this, in a little while I'll consider marrying you off to that detestable Zhang Xuan...

Jiang Fangyou was disheartened, and Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.

He thought that by pointing out flaws and resolving cultivation issues, everyone would be convinced, but instead, he had sold himself out...

Being too outstanding really makes it easy to be seen through.

No matter where I am, it's like a firefly in the dark, so bright, so outstanding...

"Guiding soul cultivation with perfect accuracy, every detail without error... No matter who you are, you must have read all of the Jiang family's collected works! If I'm not mistaken, the ancestor who bowed in the ancestral house earlier—was that you, having comprehended the True Solution of the Soul?"

Jiang Fangyun continued.

"Yes."

Seeing that the other party was not aggressive or intent on killing, Zhang Xuan knew he couldn't deny it and had to nod.

"Having comprehended the Jiang family's True Solution of the Soul and knowing the family members so well... Could it be that you are also an unknown branch member?"

Jiang Fangyun wondered.

The Luo family had produced a super genius, Luo Tianya!

As a branch member, he had comprehended the True Solution of Sealing—they had all heard of it. Could it be that their Jiang family also had someone like that?

Otherwise, why would he know everyone so well and be so familiar with the family's techniques?

Full of distress, Zhang Xuan didn't know how to answer.

"Actually, whether you're a branch member or not... having comprehended the True Solution of the Soul qualifies you to be the family head! Moreover, you have truly refined the family head token and control the clan's grand formation!"

With eyes shining, Jiang Fangyun stepped forward, cupped his hands and bowed: "So... we hope you can become our true family head, leading the Jiang family through this crisis!"

"..."

Zhang Xuan was stunned, then after a moment, couldn't help shaking his head: "To be honest, I am not a member of the Jiang family!"

If he were truly a collateral branch, that would be one thing, but unfortunately, he had no connection whatsoever with the Jiang family.

"Not a member of the Jiang family?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"It doesn't matter if you're not. Having comprehended the Jiang family's Soul True Solution, you are now inextricably linked to the Jiang family. How about this... we marry Jiang Feifei to you, and you can still be our Jiang family head..." Jiang Fangyun nodded.

"No..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as this elder opened his mouth, he was betting her happiness. Jiang Feifei quickly shook her head.

This man before her, disguised as her father, of unknown age—she would never marry him...

"Elder Fangyun is joking. Being the family head is fine, but marrying her—forget it!" Zhang Xuan also hastily refused.

If the other party truly didn't mind an outsider becoming their family head, it was indeed worth considering.

Jiang Fangyou, despite being with the fair-skinned youth, the Jiang family had been passed down for tens of thousands of years; having one or two rotten apples was one thing, but it was impossible that the entire family had betrayed them!

Otherwise, the Master Teacher Hall would have surely detected it long ago.

Most importantly, if they had truly betrayed, as the family head, he could better correct them and prevent them from harming humanity.

"Marrying me is... forget it, what do you mean?"

Before she had even finished her refusal, this guy was already eager to reject...

Hearing this, Jiang Feifei exploded.