In Southern State, the Academy was an authority in every sense of the word.
Its legacy stretched back through the ages, and its foundations ran deep.
It gathered the finest talents in all of Southern State.
And it had powerful backing as a branch of the Great Dao Academy in Central Province.
People, money, connections—it had them all!
Apart from the Academy, the most famous powers were the three Royal Family clans: Ye, Zhao, and Chu. Their ties to the Academy were tangled beyond counting.
But that did not mean no one could stand against them, or even rise above them.
Take the Northwest Great Plain!
The land there was vast and sparsely populated, rich in resources, and the Northwest Luo Family was its undisputed ruler.
Especially in this generation. Luo Lin, the King of Northwest, was a formidable man through and through.
Rumor had it that years ago, he had stormed the Academy alone with a hammer, turned it upside down, dealt the three great clans grievous losses, and still walked away unscathed.
And he had done it three times.
Now he held an Imperial Post from the Academy, making him the officially recognized ruler of the northwest.
The King of Northwest in name and deed!
Ye Qiu had heard of him back on South Mountain. The man was practically a legend.
This burly, bearded man before him was the King of Northwest?
And Luo Ling was his daughter!
Holy shit!
Wu Xiaokai, you lucky bastard!
Still, a wicked thought stirred in Ye Qiu's mind: Wu Xiaokai might not have such an easy time of it later.
Luo Ling might obey his every word now and nestle against him like a little bird, but after the wedding, she would probably turn into a fierce tiger!
Could a daughter of