After the song ended, Xiao Tao smiled. "These endless lotus flowers go even better with this little song. Director Yu, all your hard work wasn't for nothing."
As it turned out, the endless lotus flowers at Sunny Rain Pavilion had been transplanted there after Director Yu fell in love with this little song.
Director Yu stretched her slender waist, breathed out a mouthful of turbid Qi, and gazed into the distance. Her mood improved considerably.
Lately, she had grown increasingly fond of riding a small boat through the pink blossoms and green leaves.
"Hey, tell me, how does Xu Yi's brain work? How can he understand a woman's heart so well? No, 'well' isn't enough. After this little song, even if someone said he was a woman who'd turned into a man, no one could doubt it."
Xiao Tao casually plucked a lotus flower and tucked it into her hair.
Suddenly, the Ruyi Pearl at her waist stirred. She lifted its restriction. There was no voice or image; when she let her awareness sink into it, she found line after line of text.
"Good heavens!"
Xiao Tao cried out. Director Yu reached over and smacked her on the head. "What are you making a fuss about? Has the sky fallen or the earth caved in?"
"The sky hasn't fallen, and the earth hasn't caved in. The competition's over. Xu Yi passed the assessment and earned an impressive sixty-seventh place in the second class."
Xiao Tao's bright eyes widened in astonishment.
Director Yu's face went pale. She stared back at Xiao Tao. "That can't be right. With his meager abilities, there's no way he could pass the Martial Trial. The people who enter the competition aren't ordinary. Even someone like Han Ba'er might not make it into the second class."
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