"And one more thing."
Just as Yue Li Lian reached the courtyard gate, the Junior Minister of the Military Mansion raised his voice and called after her.
Yue Li Lian had not intended to stop, but she had not expected the Junior Minister to say, "I heard you took in a student—a rather unusual Astral Realm beastmaster—who even defeated Xiao Ai's disciple named Feng Buqing?"
Yue Li Lian stopped and turned to look at the distant man beneath the bloody red moon in the pavilion. Calmly, she said, "Defeated is an exaggeration. It was merely a three-breath test. At most, that Upper Yu scion underestimated him."
"That is already quite impressive! And he is a beastmaster, too. These days, the words 'beastmaster' are quite valuable." The Junior Minister sighed with feeling, then relaxed somewhat and smiled. "Since this boy is attending the Tai Yu Divine Treasury Assembly under the name of our Hunyuan Military Mansion, he is, in every sense, one of us. For talent—especially talent from outside—we naturally have to win him over and give him a proper identity."
"And what does Lord Junior Minister mean?" Yue Li Lian asked, her delicate brows knitting slightly.
"He can bring down the Upper Yu scion disciple newly accepted by Tianyu's Junior Minister, and you are personally guiding him. By all appearances, this boy has long met the standard. Let him join the Divine Mysteries Camp directly," the Junior Minister said bluntly.
"However, his goal is Kanglong Chen Palace." Yue Li Lian shook her head.
"He can enter the Divine Mysteries Camp first, then continue aiming for Kanglong Chen Palace. The two do not conflict. After graduating from Kanglong Chen Palace, given his status, entering the military will be far easier than becoming an officer. With the Divine Mysteries Camp as his