The girls beside him also looked up. They didn't know Tianming, but they laughed at the sight of Qingyu and gave each other smug looks. To think that girls could be so mean among themselves.

"Oh, it's the sect master's daughter."

"You're here to train at the Imperial Ninefold Gates again? Haven’t you broken through to the fifth level of Unity yet?"

"To think that you're a member of the Apex Branch with your level of talent...."

"Apex indeed, eh?"

They clung to each other as they talked and giggled. Tianming couldn't help laughing either. "Wow, you're also mocked all the time like I was. It seems that we really are siblings after all."

Qingyu forced a smile. "I'm already used to it." For the Apex Branch to fall to its current state, many people couldn't help but want to kick them while they're down. Not to mention, Qingyu didn't fit in well with the crowd, as she didn't praise anyone she didn't mean to, or spout false platitudes to match the group rhetoric. It went without saying...