Kang Shi unleashed his full might.
He put considerable pressure on Xun Zhen.
Xun Zhen narrowed his eyes and murmured,
"Lord Shen's camp really is brimming with talent..."
He knew that the Literary Scholar Yan An had taken an interest in must have exceptional qualities, but he hadn't expected Kang Shi to bare his fangs with such dazzling force.
That was good, too. It put his mind at ease.
Truthfully, Xun Zhen had some regrets.
Had he made his decision too quickly?
Should he have met Lord Shen in person before deciding?
If Lord Shen disliked him, wouldn't this mean he'd offered his eager face only to have it pressed against a cold backside? He'd just be making a fool of himself.
Looking at the whole picture, aside from her somewhat advantageous reputation, Shen Tang was at a disadvantage in every other respect. Her foundation was too weak, and Longwu Commandery was remote, making development in every area difficult. It was easy to imagine how hard it would be to establish a foothold in the war-torn Northwest Continent.
And he was in this state, too—an exorbitant expense.
Building a Literary Palace and bringing the Way of the Scholar to maturity were both inseparable from "money," and they were the foundation on which a Literary Scholar stood.
And if the only cost were money, that would be one thing. But truly putting the Way of the Scholar into action came with another, deadly "threshold"...
What Kang Shi and Chu Yao had shown today was as good as a reassurance pill. Yan An's admiration alone might not prove anything; after all, even Yan Xingning had been wrong about people before—like that disastrous junior fellow. But for Chu Yao and Kang Shi to serve her wholeheartedly, this Lord Shen must have exceptional abilities