Wang Rongrong said, "Everyone has confidence in you. To be honest, even I don't know why I'm so confident in you. It's mainly because whenever you take something on, little brother, you always succeed. It's hard not to have confidence in someone who keeps succeeding."
"The Heavenly King's test is simple. Whoever among the five candidates can obtain a painting personally done by Northern Court Saintess Ning Wuyou will win. The deadline is three months from now, because Ning Wuyou will be hosting the Tassel Gathering at Shaoyin Pavilion then. There's a good chance she'll paint something herself."
Xu Yi's face was full of confusion. Old Sui hurried to clear things up for his future superior. "Brother Sui might not know this, but Ning Wuyou is famous far and wide. Her paintings are certainly precious, but everyone who seeks one is after the painter herself, because so far, no one has ever obtained a painting by Ning Wuyou."
Old Sui's explanation made Xu Yi understand. So, after all that, the Heavenly King of the Imperial Way had his eye on Ning Wuyou too. But the test was downright outrageous. If no one could get a painting from Ning Wuyou, what made them think the few candidates in the competition could?
Gu Beiting answered his question. "The Heavenly King has a clear purpose. Xiongchu Emperor Tianjun Changsun will attend this year's Tassel Gathering, so it's sure to be a grand occasion. Out of respect for him, Saintess Ning will certainly paint something. When she does, people will fight over it, and many have been steeling themselves to get that painting. The Heavenly King took the opportunity to set this test. By the way, Lord Shaoqing, who are the other candidates competing with Brother Sui?"
Wang Rongrong said, "None of them are