The chief priest said firmly, "No, let her speak. I really want to know the reason why she rejected me. Otherwise, I will not be able to sleep well or eat well every day."

"This..." The Queen Mother looked at Mu Nanjin.

Princess Xueyu said on behalf of the chief priest, "Mu Nanjin, just tell him your reasons so that the chief priest will give up."

"Yes, please tell me quickly so that I can give up this idea."

The chief priest was very curious about Mu Nanjin's reasons.

Mu Nanjin had no choice but to say, "I'm not praising my son. He is really smart. I'm sure that within a month, Jijiu will have nothing to teach him. In the years to come, you will have to ask him questions frequently. If this gets out, it will only bring bad reputation to you."

If a master asks his apprentice for advice, everyone will think that the master is useless.

The chief priest frowned and said, "Are you exaggerating?"

"From today's teaching, you should be able to see that I am not exaggerating this matter."

[My son is Bai Ze, who can predict the future and is very knowledgeable. He not only knows astronomy, geography, and human affairs, but is also proficient in both literature and martial arts. Such a person can only teach you.]

The libation wine: “…”

I had also noticed when I was teaching Bai Ze just now. No matter what I taught him, he would not understand anything. In addition, he had the ability to remember everything he saw and heard. It was really possible that after a month, there would be no knowledge left for him to teach.

But wasn’t Mu Nanjin’s thoughts a bit exaggerated?

It would be fine to say that his son is knowledgeable, but predicting the future is something that only a national teacher who understands divination can do. Could it be that Bai Ze can also tell fortunes?

Princess Xueyu, who had seen Bai Ze's abilities, did not think that Mu Nanjin was exaggerating at all.

Since Xiao Bai Ze has the ability to make her son smarter, it is not surprising that he has the ability to predict the future.

Mu Nanjin asked the chief priest: "Are you still determined to accept him as your disciple?"

The chief priest still had doubts: "There is one thing I don't understand, please explain it to me, Master Mu."

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

"Before Bai Ze entered the palace, he could not read a single word and had never memorized any books. How did Lord Mu know that he was so smart?"

"I am his mother. If I don't understand my own son, am I still worthy of being his mother?"

“…”

The chief priest could not refute it.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Okay, everyone sit down and have your meal."

She asked everyone to take a seat.

Princess Xueyu sat down and said to Mu Nanjin, "I didn't find you at the Duwei Mansion today, nor did I see you at Mu Mansion. I thought you were out on a business trip."

Mu Nanjin said: "I am only a seventh-rank flag officer now, and the chances of being sent on a business trip to other places are not high."

"Who said that people with lower positions have fewer official business trips? You are now a member of the Zuoyuan, which is responsible for capturing members of the royal families of the other four countries and rectifying the affairs of the martial arts world. It is common for them to go on official business trips once a month. You haven't been assigned to work in other places yet. Most likely, they didn't send you because they saw that you just returned to the capital."

The Queen Mother also said: "The royal families of the four countries were very good at hiding. We haven't heard any news about them until now, otherwise the governor would have led people to capture them long ago."

[The former royal families of the four countries have fled to medium-sized countries for refuge, so of course they cannot be found. ]

Everyone: “!!!!”

Is this really true?

The chief priest coughed lightly and said, "Speaking of the royal family, let me think of something. I have heard that although our Daqian Kingdom has merged with the other four countries to become a great country, there are other countries in distant places. I don't know whether it is true or not."

[Of course it is true. They are superior to Daqian in terms of financial resources, manpower, and strength. It will take Daqian at least 500 years to catch up with them.]

[What worries people the most is that the Great Qian Kingdom is not far from the medium-sized countries at all, but in the past, there was a barrier blocking them so that you didn't notice their existence. If one day they want to come over, it will only take a few minutes.]

[Now they have been keeping their troops on hold against Daqian because they suspect that Daqian has a national master secretly helping her, otherwise Daqian would not have swallowed up the other four countries in such a short time.]

[They really guessed correctly that there was a national teacher helping the Great Qian Kingdom. Now the clone left by Feng Si Nan is still in the emperor's body. ]

The Queen Mother, the Chief Priest, and Princess Xueyu looked at each other, worry evident in their eyes.

Originally, they thought that Daqian Kingdom was really lucky enough to be able to conquer the other four countries in one fell swoop, otherwise they would be the ones fleeing now.

But I didn't expect that there are countries abroad, and there are even countries bigger than Daqian that are eyeing Daqian covetously.

The Queen Mother shook her head: "I have never heard of this."

Princess Xueyu pretended to be ignorant and asked Mu Nanjin, "Mu Nanjin, you have been away from the capital for many years. You must have traveled around. Have you heard of this?"

"Yes." Mu Nanjin said, "This one thing is true."

Princess Xueyu asked again: "Do you know what countries those are? Are they as big as Daqian?"

"I can only say that before Daqian unified the five countries, the five countries were the lowest among all the countries. Only after Daqian unified the five countries could it barely squeeze into the middle countries. There are five middle countries in total, plus Daqian, which makes six countries. Among the six countries, Daqian is the weakest. The other middle countries are full of martial masters and martial kings. Above the middle countries are high-level countries. The strength of high-level countries is equivalent to the five middle countries combined. In high-level countries, martial masters and martial saints can be seen everywhere. Above that are ancient countries, where there are so many martial gods that you will be dazzled."

Princess Xueyu smacked her lips and said, "How come there are so many countries outside Daqian, and so many powerful people? How can Daqian survive among them?"

The Queen Mother frowned and asked, "Why haven't I heard of middle-class countries, advanced countries, and ancient countries?"

"That's because the emperor and the officials who knew about this kept the news secret for fear of causing panic."

Imagine if ordinary people knew that there was a more powerful country, would they not be afraid? Therefore, the fewer people who know about this, the better.

The Queen Mother said: "Since the Emperor did not tell us this, we should just pretend that we don't know."

Princess Xueyu and the chief priest nodded.

After dinner, it was already dark.

Everyone then left.

Mu Nanjin and Princess Xueyu took Bai Ze and others away from Yongshou Palace.

The palace road was very quiet at night, except for the sound of footsteps and Princess Xueyu's non-stop chattering.

[Mu Nanjin.]

Mu Nanjin heard someone telling her to stop. (End of this chapter)