"That is indeed true."
Yet after hearing Jia Sixie's words, Lin Ke's brow relaxed instead. "And rightly so."
It was perfectly normal for Jia Sixie to have such concerns.
He, too, was a product of the era of the Old Rites, his ideology and way of thinking born of those former rites.
Of course Jia Sixie would worry.
"There are so many hidebound pedants in this world. Your talents could benefit heaven and earth. To be cut down in a ritual duel would be a dreadful waste."
Seeing how unconcerned Lin Ke looked, Jia Sixie grew even more solemn. "You do not know what the Rites Department is capable of. Even as Lin Xuanji's son, you cannot stand against the rites."
This...
Lin Ke suddenly understood.
Jia Sixie was not in the Great Wei Sacred Dynasty, so he surely knew nothing of the changes taking place there.
The heavens over Great Wei... had changed!
Previously, Jia Sixie had only been there when he wrote the Encyclopedia of Biology. He knew nothing of the court assembly held afterward.
Even now, in fact, many people did not know that the Imperial Court had convened an assembly.
The Imperial Court had yet to finish its preparations. Only when everything was ready would it announce the news to the world.
Thus, Jia Sixie's reason for coming now was very simple.
He recognized Lin Ke's talent and wished to cherish it.
Beyond that, he probably knew about Lin Ke's contest with Qi Ye and such matters, but not about Lin Ke's current standing or status.
Jia Sixie's intention was simple: take Lin Ke away and protect him.
"What do you say, Lin Ke?" When Lin Ke did not answer immediately, Jia Sixie asked again. "With your talents, you might enter the Sage Realm within a