Chapter 1464: Chapter 1464
When did Master Sun gain another Supreme of the Seventh Realm! And the higher-ups of all the factions know: the real core people in Master Sun’s home are the ones who are privileged enough to share a meal when Ava Bertram cooks. This Supreme of the Seventh Realm, who eats out every day, obviously does not have this privilege. How surprising that even in the Seventh Level, he hasn’t made it into Master Sun’s core circle!
As for these discussions, Master Sun and the Little Princess were oblivious, and even if they knew, they wouldn’t care. The Little Princess went out for a walk the next day and ran into a lively scene. She bought a skewer of candied haws and sat on the eaves of a house, enjoying her snack.
This family in the capital city is considered rich. The man of the house had been a businessman in his early years, spent a large amount of time away from home, so he and his wife spent little time together. They had a son and a daughter who have grown up. It turns out, they have recently discovered that the little daughter is not the man’s child.
However, the woman insisted that she knew all along that her husband had an affair outside and even had two sons from it...
As the Little Princess was listening, a light bulb went off in her head, and she thought she had found a way to completely defeat the stumbling stone: she just had to prove the two weren’t real siblings!
She thought she was so smart, and on her way home, she kept pondering how to let her brother and the stumbling stone discover they were not real siblings, but unfortunately, she couldn’t come up with any solutions.
In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Snake List was about to begin. His Majesty the Emperor wanted to lean towards Lily in the "exam topic," but after sending the Imperial City Department to investigate for a few days, it remained unclear what Lily excelled in. Since Lily followed her lady, she always appeared as a bodyguard maid, fending off many young talents with "improper thoughts" about her lady. Normally, it should have been easy to find out.
However, after the Imperial City Department’s secret investigation, they found that the information provided by everyone was different. Lily had used many different methods to defeat them; it could be summarized as: whatever you excel in, Lily will defeat you in that area.
The Imperial City Department and His Majesty were baffled, and the Emperor had to just come up with a topic randomly.
The first stage of the exam was "Great Pursuit." The Emperor cleared an imperial manor outside the city, sealed it with an Array, and released three hundred spirit insects that were the size of green beans. No matter what means were used, catching a spirit insect would mean passing the test; the faster and more captured, the higher the ranking.
For many years after this Dragon Snake List, this "topic" was brought up as a negative example to admonish those setting the exam that they must be careful; the exam rules must be robust.
Master Sun brought his sister to watch the competition; there was limited space in the manor, and only the rich or noble could enter. As soon as Master Sun appeared, the Emperor waved his hand vigorously and called him to sit beside him.
The Imperial Noble Consort was still copying the Female Precepts at this time. The sole prince was temporarily in the care of the Empress, and the Wright Clan was being disciplined behind closed doors. Now everyone in the manor saw with their own eyes that Master Sun is still favored by the Emperor and understood the situation.
The Emperor enthusiastically discussed with Master Sun: "This first topic of the exam, I prepared it myself, and I can tell you there are many tricks to it. These spirit insects themselves are not to be underestimated, good at hiding their presence, and know all kinds of magic techniques. I have also left many puzzles in the Manor, which will comprehensively assess the quality of the new generation of cultivators.
Those who excel in tracking, in evasion techniques, in careful thinking will all benefit. If one is no good at anything, then it will be really hard to pass this stage. Who do you think will be the first to stand out? Among this generation of cultivators, there are a few good seeds. Lily is one among them..."
Master Sun originally didn’t want to let him down, but after thinking about it, he felt that he should leak some information in advance to avoid embarrassment for His Majesty when the results come out.
"Your Majesty, why didn’t you include a ban on private fights in your rules?"
The Emperor chuckled, confidently saying: "That’s on purpose! It’s a way out for those cultivators who are excellent in fighting techniques but don’t excel elsewhere. Even if they can’t find one, they can snatch it from others. The rules of the exam don’t forbid it."
Master Sun hesitated for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty, please be prepared that the final result may diverge greatly from your estimation."
The Emperor didn’t grasp his meaning: "What do you mean, how much of a difference could there be?"
The difference is substantial! Master Sun knew well what kind of character those fellows from his home possessed! In a nutshell, they were all influenced by Verna, who had a knack for coming up with the most straightforward solution for any complicated problem. Yes, they preferred actions over words.
Just like Verna, they were all gluttons, which extended to their greed for everything; they never thought there was too much, only not enough.
After learning about the exam in the manor today, Master Sun could guess what these fellows would do. But he couldn’t tell the Emperor directly. Despite trying to drop some hints, His Majesty had yet to understand.
The first stage assessment of Dragon Snake List officially began. From morning to noon, no one had come out yet. Both the sovereign and his courtiers were puzzled about what was happening. Seeing Master Sun, sitting calmly next to him, who seemed to know something, the Emperor asked, "Why hasn’t anyone come out yet?"