"No way, I was just reassigned, I just suddenly felt a bit nostalgic about this kid! You should seize the chance, oh. If you still haven't managed him by the time I get back, then big sister here is going to steal your man!" "I was thinking the exact same thing!" Yaoye suddenly cut off Ya Fei. Ya Fei stood frozen on the spot for a moment. She couldn't quite figure out what Yaoye was up to. "I was thinking the exact same thing!" Yaoye lowered her body, brought her mouth right to Ya Fei's ear, and said it again. "Why?" Ya Fei was extremely curious. As the grand Eldest Princess of the Jia Ma Imperial Family, she was actually taking the initiative to propose serving a single husband alongside her? "Because this way I can simultaneously keep a tight leash on both the Mittel Family and the Nalan Family!" Yaoye stated her objective very bluntly. "Our two families will also be stabilized for another few decades!" "I have to hand it to you!" Ya Fei praised from the bottom of her heart. This woman really went all out for the imperial family, but was the Jia Ma Imperial Family really already weakened to this extent? "Thanks for the praise, big sister. I want to know what your answer is," Yaoye asked stubbornly. Given Yaoye's personality, she spoke her mind and would not stop until she got her answer. "Letting two proud daughters of heaven like us serve a brash kid, don't you think it makes it way too easy for him?" "I understand!" Yaoye nodded. Ya Fei became somewhat confused again. She didn't even know what kind of feelings she held for Nalan Chaoge, yet Yaoye claimed she understood? "I heard that the place big sister was just reassigned to is called Wutan City?" Yaoye asked. "Mhm, a remote small city that can't even compare to a single street in the Holy City!" "Indeed. The higher-ups of the Mittel Family really are far-sighted. There are a total of one thousand two hundred and seventy-seven towns and cities in our Jia Ma Empire, and the Mittel Family also has one thousand two hundred and seventy-seven auction houses scattered throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire. Out of twelve hundred towns, big sister just had to go to Wutan City..." It was rare for Yaoye's words to not be finished in one go. "Because Nalan Yanran of the Three Beauties of the Holy City is about to be married there. You go over, and then you'll probably gain control of the entire Wutan City..." Indeed, Ya Fei's objective was to arrive at Wutan City in advance, and then win over or help Nalan Yanran, or seize the opportunity to rope in the Xiao Family. Xiao Yan was trash, but Nalan Yanran was not. Given Nalan Jie's personality, Nalan Yanran was bound to be married off to Wutan City. "I used to pity little sister Yanran, but now it seems we are the ones more worthy of pity than her!" "What if we both married that little brat Nalan Chaoge?" "Perhaps this way the three of us beauties of the Holy City won't have to separate!" "Perhaps!" Yaoye gently pressed her legs against the Heavenly Winged Horse beneath her. Receiving its master's prompt, the Heavenly Winged Horse suddenly spread its wings with a bang. Its three-zhang-long wings unfurled, and with just a single flap, propelled by powerful Dou Qi, it instantly soared into the air. Soaring freely through the sky, the rivers and mountains, the beauties, like a painting! "Young Master, Young Master, wake up quickly, Princess Yaoye has already left!" Guo'er shouted impatiently before even entering the room. Nalan Chaoge blinked his eyes open, looked around, and gave a start as he scrambled off the others. "Where is Grandfather?" "The Marshal hasn't returned yet. He should still be dealing with Princess Yaoye!" "I really never expected Young Master to actually take down the Female Mule of the Mu Family!" "It feels so satisfying!" "I've found him unpleasing to the eye for a long time. Last time at the Trading Market, he threw his weight around with the Mu Family's prestige and snatched a second-grade medicinal herb of mine." "Young Master, how did you pull that off? A month ago, you couldn't even cultivate yet!" Young Master must exercise more caution. Although Mu Lu of the Mu Family possesses startling talent, there are plenty of people with even higher talent than him. Even the one with the lowest talent, Mu Tong, is already a two-star Dou Shi. It's rumored that Mu Tong's brother Mu Tie has even reached the level of a five-star Dou Ling, while Mu Jin is rumored to have already stepped into the Dou Wang level with one foot! Nalan Chaoge froze in his tracks. Wasn't this tantamount to making a powerful enemy for himself? Damn it! He had miscalculated after all! If he had known, it would have been so much better to quietly and invisibly take down Mu Lu! "Alright, it's not quite that exaggerated. Young Master should just be more careful from now on. We must also work hard, otherwise we won't be able to keep up with Young Master's pace!" The one speaking was Cheng Zhou, the eldest among the Nalan Family's disciples and also the one with the highest cultivation. He was already sixteen years old, with the strength of a three-star Dou Zhe. Hearing Cheng Zhou's words, everyone else fell silent as well. Clearly, a very strict hierarchical system existed within the Nalan Family. Everyone strictly obeyed it as well. Everyone looked up to Cheng Zhou as their leader, but between Cheng Zhou and Nalan Chaoge, they undoubtedly chose Nalan Chaoge without a second thought. After all, the grooming and nurturing from childhood were not things that could be changed so easily. "That's right! Since Young Master is able to cultivate now, Young Master can also participate in the Jia Nan Academy admissions in a few months!" someone suddenly remembered something and exclaimed. Jia Nan Academy was a renowned Dou Qi institution of higher learning on the Dou Qi Continent. Its foundation and strength far exceeded ordinary people's imaginations. It was rumored that wanting to become an instructor in Jia Nan Academy required a strength of at least around the Da Dou Shi level. If one were to compare heritage and strength, probably even the Misty Cloud Sect was several fractions weaker. On the Dou Qi Continent, academies were somewhat different from sects. Joining a sect meant being subjected to certain restrictions imposed by the sect, and future actions also represented the sect behind one's back. Academies, however, were different; after graduation, the two sides would not have any mandatory relationship! Even so, people were not creatures devoid of emotion after all. In a pure ivory tower like an academy, students easily developed an emotional attachment to the academy. After graduation, this subtle sentiment would compel many people to offer the academy some assistance within their sphere of ability. One person's help might not amount to much, but if it were thousands or tens of thousands of people, the deterrent force generated by such a network of connections would be quite terrifying... And this was precisely the objective of all academies. Entering an academy was the best shortcut to acquiring cultivation methods and Battle Skills. In an institution of the caliber of Jia Nan Academy, if one performed outstandingly or caught the eye of certain instructors, one might even obtain some high-tier cultivation methods and Battle Skills. With these two things, one would be that much closer on the path to becoming a powerhouse. Cultivation methods, Battle Skills, and medicinal pills were the three most attractive things on the Dou Qi Continent, and Jia Nan Academy occupied two of them. Therefore, in the hearts of countless people across the continent, stepping into Jia Nan Academy basically meant that one's future prospects were worry-free. Every student who successfully graduated from Jia Nan Academy would be vied for as talent by various forces, and their future could be described as bright and boundless. Consequently, countless young people in the Jia Ma Empire every year broke their heads trying to squeeze into Jia Nan Academy by any means possible. Yet, Jia Nan Academy truly was a wonderful place for gilding oneself; however, its admission requirements were also exceptionally strict: before the age of eighteen, one had to reach eight Duan Dou Qi! This strict admission baseline shut everyone with insufficient talent outside the door. Therefore, those capable of entering Jia Nan Academy were without exception young people with decent talent. "Jia Nan Academy?" Nalan Chaoge muttered a sentence. Since Jia Nan Academy was so formidable, why didn't Nalan Yanran enter? With Nalan Yanran's strength, entering the academy should be a breeze, and even the Inner Academy would pose no problem. He hadn't understood before, but now Nalan Chaoge somewhat understood. The instructor level at Jia Nan Academy was the Da Dou Shi realm, while the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect was a Dou Emperor. Entering Jia Nan Academy naturally couldn't compare to Yun Yun's one-on-one guidance. "That's right, Young Master. Are you going or not?" someone asked with curiosity. "Go, why wouldn't I go? I heard Jia Nan Academy even has Heavenly Flames!" Nalan Chaoge smiled cryptically. "Heavenly Flames? How do you know, Young Master?" "I guessed!"
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