Chapter 57
Her eyes flickered to hide the shock, but it was quickly replaced by confusion. “Tianling Dynasty?”
“You don’t know? Oh, right. You used to have such a miserable life in the Chu family. It is only normal that you don’t know about the existence of different levels.” Si Yang finally gained some internal balance. At least he knew more than Chu Liuyue in this aspect. As the descendant of the Si family, all he heard was actually a few rumors. However, this was more than what any ordinary person could hear.
Chu Liuyue curled her fingers, seemingly unperturbed by his words. She smiled. “What? Is that so-called Tianling Dynasty that powerful?”
“More than powerful! The whole Country Yao Chen has to look up to them. That…” Si Yang got more and more excited as he spoke.
Then, Si Ting gave him a look. “Si Yang.”
Si Yang suddenly quieted down and coughed. “… I know, I know. I shouldn’t speak about such things.”
Chu Liuyue was silent for a moment before she asked, “Earlier, you said that whoever comes in first gets to see the ambassadors?”
Si Yang cautiously glanced at Si Ting. When the latter didn’t object, he nodded. “That’s right. Although we don’t have the chance to go to the Tianling Dynasty, it’s a great opportunity to be able to see their ambassadors too!” Saying that, he looked at Chu Liuyue and shook his head. “It’s futile for you to ask. The assessment is over. You came in second, so there’s no chance for you.”
Chu Liuyue lowered her eyes.
Si Ting suddenly asked, “You seem to be very… concerned about this?” As a bystander, he saw everything clearly. Chu Liuyue seemed to be different after hearing the news.
Chu Liuyue was calm. “Teacher, you seem to have forgotten that I just enrolled today. I… haven’t decided which discipline I am going to specialize in yet. This means that I’m eligible for the other assessments, aren’t I?”
Her words shut everyone up.
Oh, right! Chu Liuyue had entered the academy with three passes in all three assessment categories. Therefore, she could actually take the examination for any category before she decided which one to specialize in.
Another teacher couldn’t stop himself from commenting. “B-But, you have the most talent as a Xuan Master, and you have already come in second place. You won’t be able to get a better result, even if you partake in the other assessments!”
Chu Liuyue, however, was unmoved. “I won’t know until I’ve tried.”
“You’re crazy!” Si Yang was stunned for quite a while before he realized what Chu Liuyue was planning to do. He rushed to her side and shouted, “I admit that you are gifted as a Xuan Master, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have an advantage in the warrior assessment or the heavenly doctor assessment! You’re going to get yourself killed. Coming in second place is good enough. Why can’t you just think about it carefully? If you get beaten half to death, let’s see what pride you’ll have when you come back!”
Chu Liuyue looked at him with some surprise. Is this brat worried about me getting bullied?
Si Yang blushed and raised his voice when she saw his embarrassment. “Don’t you dare think otherwise! You’re one of us now that everyone knows you’re the second-best Xuan Master! If you embarrass yourself, people will laugh at us too!”
Putting the heavenly doctors aside, the warrior students and Xuan Master students had been secretly competing against each other.
Si Yang had already recognized Chu Liuyue as one of his own. Now that he saw her like this, he naturally objected.
Chu Liuyue patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry. I’ll be back after taking first place.”