Dugu Yan, however, found it rather amusing. Seeing Xue Ke cry until she looked like a tabby cat, she hugged her and comforted her. Xue Ke was deeply moved. "Sob, sob... Sister Yanyan, you really are the best!"
"This..."
The accompanying instructors exchanged looks. In the end, the head year instructor stepped forward. "Miss Dugu, I'm sorry, but our academy has admission rules. Those who do not meet the requirements will not be admitted unless they possess exceptional abilities!"
By exceptional abilities, she meant someone like Chen Yue, who could allow a person's soul ring to exceed the recorded limit without any backlash so far.
Though she felt that Dugu Yan was merely comforting her, she was afraid the Princess might take it seriously. That was why she felt it necessary to make things clear. If the Princess truly ended up staying, it would be the reception instructors like them who suffered!
"Ah?"
Xue Ke froze, then protested indignantly, "Why?"
"Isn't it just a water-element martial soul? My swan counts too, doesn't it? And I remember you have Third-Level Academies for sea-beast types, right? My swan can swim on water too! If you don't believe me, I can show you!"
The instructors, "..."
The Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team, "..."
Dugu Yan quietly took half a step back. Uh, don't say you know me, girl...
"Well... why don't you ask the headmistress, Your Highness?"
The instructors struggled to hold back their laughter. They felt that Xue Ke was simply too innocent and adorably foolish. After all, the way elders viewed a beautiful young girl differed from the way her peers did.
"Fine, I'll go find the headmistress!"
Xue Ke rushed off in a flurry, truly going to find Shui Bingyue.
As for this—
Chen Yue knew nothing about it. After