"Who is Kong Ningyuan?" Thousand Faces asked, feigning curiosity.
Of course he knew who Kong Ningyuan was. He was his beloved disciple at White Deer Grotto Academy.
But he was afraid his own teacher had forgotten Kong Ningyuan.
Although Kong Ningyuan could be considered the person who had guided his teacher into White Deer Grotto Academy-that seemed to have happened a very long time ago.
Afterward, his teacher had soared into the heavens, while Kong Ningyuan had become just another nobody by the roadside.
Thousand Faces had never expected his beloved disciple and his teacher to have another chance to cross paths.
Unaware that Thousand Faces had his eye on something other than the wine, Nanny Zhou explained, "Kong Ningyuan is the most outstanding young man of this generation of the Kong Family. He made his name by giving up a pear at four years old, another hypocrite who deceives the world and steals a reputation. These local clans have absolutely no bottom line. They can trumpet giving up a pear as the height of filial devotion and purity, and even have him recommended as a worthy talent for it. The Dao Lord despises this sort of power-for-power dealing most."
By the end, Nanny Zhou's voice was filled with loathing too.
Thousand Faces showed little reaction. After all, he had known about this long ago.
"Aside from someone with genuine ability and learning like Xunyang, this is how clan scions make their names-by singing one another's praises," Thousand Faces said calmly.
Nanny Zhou nodded in firm agreement. "True young prodigies can break into the Hidden Dragon Ranking through their own abilities. Only these mediocre clan scions need to take this road. The Imperial Court knows their caliber, more or less, and won't actually entrust them with important responsibilities."
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