"yes."
"Hehe, your talent is indeed extraordinary, but the academy doesn't accept arrogant people like you. Let's go." Chang Wei waved his hand.
"Grandpa Chang, he wasn't arrogant, it was Brother Chang..."
"Alright, Xiaocao, why aren't you focusing on developing your career? Why are you helping this kind of person when you have nothing better to do? With that energy, you should study how to write songs or improve your singing skills. I recently watched a video of you singing, and I noticed that your singing has deteriorated a lot," Chang Wei said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaocao's expression changed slightly. She wanted to get angry, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Just then, two more elderly men came over and greeted Chang Wei with smiles.
"Old Chang, why are all the big stars here? What's going on?" one of the older men asked.
"Second Elder, this lad wants to enter our academy. He is quite talented, but he is arrogant and doesn't respect me, Chang Wei, at all. I rejected him. If you think he's good enough, you can take him back?" Chang Wei smiled at the two elders.
The two old men immediately waved their hands at the same time.
"If you, Old Chang, don't want someone, how could we dare to take them?"
“The academy isn’t recruiting new students now. Young people, go back to where you came from,” another old man said with a smile.
"Okay, until we meet again."
Ye Qiu turned and left.
Wang Xiaocao hurriedly followed Ye Qiu's footsteps and whispered, "Why don't we try again?"
"What's there to fight for?" Ye Qiu laughed. "Haven't you noticed? At Tongcheng Academy, no one is willing to offend Chang Wei just to take me in. It's alright, if they don't want me here, there are plenty of other places that will."
"All right."
Wang Xiaocao was also helpless.
The two walked out of the building together, but at the entrance of the corridor, they encountered an elderly man with white hair.
Upon seeing this person, Wang Xiaocao hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Palace Master."
"You're Little Grass?" the white-haired old man exclaimed in surprise. "You've been away from the academy for a year now, haven't you? Have you come back for a visit?"
"I brought my friend here to see if we could enroll in the academy, but we were rejected," Wang Xiaocao said with a wry smile.
"Is it him?" the white-haired old man asked with a smile.
"Um."
"This child's aura is restrained; he should be a promising talent. Why was he rejected?"
"The Third Elder said he was arrogant and refused to accept him. Since Chang Zilong and Ye Qiu had a conflict yesterday, could the Palace Master help mediate?" Wang Xiaocao asked.
"I see." The white-haired old man waved his hand and smiled. "As you know, the most important thing in an academy is unity. Even if this young man is truly talented, I will not offend the Third Elder for his sake. It's not that I'm afraid of the Third Elder, but there's no need for that, understand?"
"Understood. Well then, farewell."
Wang Xiaocao pulled Ye Qiu away.
Ye Qiu hadn't gone far when he turned back with a smile and said, "Palace Master, remember my name. I am Ye Qiu. We'll meet again."
...
As she walked out of the academy, Wang Xiaocao clenched her fists, her face pale with anger: "These damned power-hungry people are disgusting."
"It's okay," Ye Qiu said with a smile. "Don't be angry. I'm the one who got rejected, and I'm not even angry yet."
"So what are you going to do next?" Wang Xiaocao asked.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qiu asked, "Are there any other academies?"
"Of course there are academies, and there are many, but most of them are privately run academies. They are not well-known and are expensive. They are full of rich kids or people who can't get into the Tongcheng Academy, so they go to those private academies."
"Of course, there are good private academies too, but those are hard to get into. The fees can be over ten thousand a year. Money isn't the problem; the problem is that you have to use connections. It's a real headache," Wang Xiaocao said.
Ye Qiu was slightly taken aback. Wasn't this a private school?
"Little Grass, take me to the worst academy, the kind that's easiest to get into," Ye Qiu said.
"Huh?" Wang Xiaocao was startled. "Why?"
"If Tongcheng Academy doesn't want me, then I'll go to the worst academy and, with my lowly qualifications, crush them. I want to see just how amazing Tongcheng Academy is," Ye Qiu said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaocao was slightly shaken and understood Ye Qiu's ambition.
“In Tongcheng, various families, sects, or academies jointly hold a competition every year called the Tongcheng League. The competition covers martial arts, literature, and skills. The skills competition includes four categories: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. It’s very lively. If you can shine in the league, you can really give the Tongcheng Academy a good slap in the face. But I think it will be very difficult,” Wang Xiaocao said.
Ye Qiu's heart skipped a beat: "Has this year's league been held yet?"
"Not yet, it'll be more than a month."
"That's perfect timing. Take me to the academy," Ye Qiu said.
"Why not a sect?"
“No, I can find a teacher, but I can’t become an apprentice,” Ye Qiu said.
"Understood." Wang Xiaocao smiled and said, "I'll take you to the academy, and I guarantee it will be easy to get in. But let me make this clear: this academy is rubbish. Don't blame me if you regret it."
"I don't blame you."
...
With Wang Xiaocao's help, Ye Qiu easily entered an academy called "Jiedao".
Jiedao Academy ranks very low in Tongcheng. It has a bad reputation and a terrible public image.
After completing all the formalities, Wang Xiaocao pulled Ye Qiu away from Jiedao Academy: "Where's your Dalong ID card? I'm impressed that you managed to get rid of it. If this were a better academy, it would be very difficult to complete the enrollment procedures without your Dalong ID card."
"I actually just came from a secluded village and I don't have one of these. Could you get me one?"
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