What Happened to Brocade World?

That day:

The mysterious dean first went to see the Princess.

Although he had the Princess's token, he still waited four or five hours before seeing her while she was eating.

The Princess ate as she spoke with him.

In the end, she said, "Chu Qing is quite capable."

"Although I can't help him with the First Task."

"I can help him with that Recommendation Letter."

"But two Recommendation Letters aren't safe enough."

"He still needs to find a way to get another one!"

"And before then, I can't step forward."

"Otherwise, my enemies will obstruct him and retaliate against me!"

The mysterious dean muttered, "Then... which department has the least enmity with you?"

The Princess pondered for a moment and said:

"The Ministry of Works!"

"The Ministry of Works has had the fewest conflicts with me. We've even worked together before."

"It'll be easier for Chu Qing to get things done there."

The mysterious dean nodded.

Before leaving, the Princess reminded him, "Tell Chu Qing that whenever they fight over the slots each year, people bring incomplete divine weapons and wear full armor."

"He has neither a divine weapon nor full armor."

"Once he encounters an enemy, he won't be able to withstand a divine weapon's attack, nor break through full armor's defenses."

"If it truly comes to it, he can admit defeat."

"When the time comes, I'll find a way to scrape together half a share of Heaven-Connecting Path resources for him."

"Then we can proceed slowly in the future!"

The mysterious dean nodded.

After bidding the Princess farewell, he went to see an old friend.

Several decades ago, this old friend had been just like him—both had served as lackeys for the son of some aristocratic family.

Though they had not met for many years, they had