Meng Pan watched Chu Youzhao's departing figure and couldn't help but lick his lips: "This girl is as delicate as a little girl, she's so attractive."

At this moment, someone next to him laughed and said, "He is the only heir of the Mingyue family. Be careful, or the Mingyue family might fight you to the death."

The speaker was a man in his thirties, who was quite handsome, but had a neatly trimmed mustache and a wicked smile that always lingered around his lips, making him look somewhat greasy.

He is Liu Yao's youngest son, Liu Xian, whom Bi Linglong describes as a spoiled brat.

Standing next to him was a companion of similar age, with thin lips, narrow eyes, a clean-shaven face, and meticulously combed hair. Unlike Liu Xian's frivolous expression, he had a serious demeanor and looked like a responsible person. This was Gao Ying, Liu Yao's nephew.

Upon hearing Liu Xian's words, Meng Pan couldn't help but scoff: "Master Mingyue? He's nothing but a declining, impoverished man. Why would I be afraid of him?"

His grandfather was the Minister of Works of the court, and his father was the head of the Secretariat. In terms of family background, they were even higher than the Chu family, so naturally they were not afraid of the other party.

“We’re not afraid of the Chu family, but we should at least be mindful of the Qin family.” Bi Linglong cleared her throat. After all, Chu Youzhao was Zu An’s brother-in-law, and she didn’t want anything to happen to him, otherwise Zu An would probably go crazy.

Although she was very resentful that Zuan hadn't shown up and had broken his promise to her, she hadn't lost her mind and still wanted to take care of his family.

Upon hearing about the Qin family, Meng Pan chuckled twice but didn't say anything boastful. He didn't care about the Chu family, but he dared not offend the Qin family easily.

At this moment, Liu Xian laughed and said, "Let's not talk about that. Weren't we just talking about that Zu'an topic?"

Gu Xing laughed and said, "They were just talking about whether Zu An could defeat the eighth-rank Prince Qi, especially with the ninth-rank peak Han Fengqiu in charge."

"Isn't this already settled? There was a mysterious expert lurking in the shadows back then." Another young man, who had been silent all along, said. This man had a gloomy look in his eyes and was clearly a very shrewd person. He was none other than Pei You of the Pei family.

These outstanding individuals among their peers all have their own pride, and it's hard to believe that anyone could challenge so many levels above them.

"Haha, at least you can say that Lord Zu is lucky. No wonder the Crown Princess values ​​him so much. With him in the group, our luck on this trip will probably be much better." Gu Heng said. His words seemed fair, but in reality, he was completely trying to shift the hatred onto Zu An.

The others gradually learned that the Crown Princess was late because she was waiting for Zu An, and they were all immediately dissatisfied.

"With so many experts around, why should we rely on one Zuan?"

"That's right, Your Highness, you don't need to worry at all. We're more than enough."

"What merit or ability does the man surnamed Zu have that requires you, the Crown Princess, to wait for him personally? One more or one less makes no difference."

...

Bi Linglong was already irritated, and hearing everyone talking at once, she finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Enough!"

The crown prince, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, was startled, clearly remembering the fear he had felt being dominated by her over the past two years.

The other young masters also looked rather displeased. They could clearly sense the Crown Princess's anger, but for a moment they didn't know where they had offended her. Could it really be because of Zu'an?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Bi Linglong realized that she had been a bit out of line and hurriedly said, "They've already started testing cultivation levels over there, let's go test ourselves."

It turns out that the Emperor and Prince Qi's factions have reached a tacit agreement, agreeing that the Crown Prince can bring people in, but their cultivation level cannot exceed the seventh rank.

To prevent cheating, a device for measuring energy fluctuations was specially set up at the entrance to the secret realm, instead of selecting a person to act as a referee.

This device was developed by the National Royal Academy. It uses a precious starstone in conjunction with a complex and exquisite rune array to quickly measure a person's vital energy strength, thereby determining their cultivation level.

By this time, most of the other warriors accompanying each family had been tested, and most of them were of the fourth or fifth rank. Only their group had not yet been tested.

The group walked over. The crown prince naturally didn't need to be tested, as everyone knew his condition and wanted to avoid embarrassing himself if the test came back positive.

Then it was naturally the Crown Princess's turn. Bi Linglong climbed up a high platform step by step, and looked around carefully, but still couldn't see the person's figure. She sighed inwardly, and then walked directly forward. Next to the Star Stone stood a girl wearing a witch's hat and a dark blue starry robe. She yawned and said, "Put your hands on it, and then activate your energy."

The group of scions of prominent families below the stage lit up, and Liu Xian couldn't help but whistle: "Who is this little girl? She's quite pretty."

Pei You, standing to the side, sneered, "I advise you to put away those messy thoughts. She is Qi Yaoguang, the close disciple of the chief priest, and the most beloved junior sister of many teachers in the back mountains of the academy. She is not someone you can afford to offend."

Liu Xian tossed his hair and revealed what he thought was a charming smile: "No matter how much those senior brothers dote on her, they can't stop her from dating, can they? As long as we truly love each other, even the Chief Priest won't stop us, right?"

Pei You: "..."

A group of people stared at him with strange looks; this guy really had an inexplicable confidence.

Liu Xian's cousin's face twitched, and he quietly moved away from him, giving him an expression as if he didn't know him.

At this moment, the test results on the stage were in. Seeing the light emanating from the Star Stone, Qi Yaoguang announced: "Sixth Rank!"

A murmur rippled through the crowd. Not long ago, the Crown Princess was only a fifth-rank cultivator, but she's already a sixth-rank cultivator so quickly. Her cultivation talent is truly one in a million.

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