Chapter 14 She really shines
Zhong Lishan looked up at Yu Sui, who was walking onto the judge's platform, and was somewhat surprised. After a while, he lowered his head and replied: "Nangong Sui, Princess Qingyang, I heard from my sister that she and Gu Gan are childhood sweethearts, and their relationship should be very good."
Yu Sui handed the black box containing the Di constellation Libra to the renowned Zhu Lao, and said respectfully, "This was asked to be brought by my father, Nangong Ming."
The Legalist Yu Sheng said slowly, "One of the Three Yama Kings of the School of Names, the daughter of Nangong Ming?"
Yu Sui looked up and smiled, "My name is Nangong Sui."
The girl spoke crisply and sweetly, with a clear and generous manner.
The Wind Listening Ruler in Mei Liangyu's hand glowed slightly. He looked down and saw his well-defined fingers rapidly pressing the crossword grid.
Yu Sui glanced at those long, beautiful hands out of the corner of her eye, then stepped back and stood beside Old Zhu, waiting to see the next verdict.
Sha Qian didn't expect Princess Qingyang to suddenly appear out of nowhere. He heard Gu Gan's low laughter, turned around and looked at her unwillingly, and Gu Gan returned his gaze with a provocative look.
"It's over, it's over, it's over! My sister descended from the sky with the Di constellation Libra to save Gu Gan from dire straits. This hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress move caught Sha Qian completely off guard." Mu Mengbai patted Sheng Fei's shoulder, shaking his head and sighing in anguish. "You should have told me you had such a beautiful sister. If I had known, I would have worked harder to help you kick Gu Gan out of Taiyi."
Sheng Fei turned around and glared at him fiercely: "Where did this 'hero saves the damsel in distress' nonsense come from!"
Mu Mengbai covered his mouth and remained silent.
Princess Shangyang, puffing out her cheeks, stared at Yu Sui on the judgment platform for a long time before finally tilting her head and whispering to her sister beside her, "What is the Di Su Tian Libra? How come she has it? Why don't my mother and the others have it?"
The girls looked at each other blankly when asked the question.
Seeing that her sisters couldn't answer, Princess Shangyang widened her eyes and turned to ask Xun Zhiya, who was not far away, "Xun Zhiya, what kind of evil are you trying to do by bringing the Legalist school's most precious treasure to the trial?"
The girl beside Xun Zhiya was displeased by her attitude and was about to retort when Xun Zhiya stopped her. She said calmly, "The Di Su Tian Ping, as a treasure of the Legalist school, can capture the five elements and the movement of the light core of the criminal during interrogation. Based on the movement of the five elements, it can measure whether the criminal is lying and thus judge the truth."
“If he has nothing to do with the theft of the Milky Way, then the Scales of the Di constellation are the evidence, and today’s trial will have reached a conclusion.”
Even if there are many doubts about this matter, as long as the Libra constellation Di gives a no answer to the question of "did you steal the Milky Way water", then Gu Gan will be fine.
The function of the Libra constellation is absolute fairness and impartiality, an authoritative judgment that cannot be refuted in the eyes of the world.
When the renowned scholar Zhu opened the box, Mei Liangyu replied in a message: "I wondered why the Fa family suddenly relented. It turns out they exchanged it for the Di constellation Tianping."
Zhong Lishan replied, "I never expected that the Nangong family would be willing to exchange the Di Su Tian Ping and the Legalist school for Gu Gan."
Mei Liangyu slightly curved the corners of his mouth: "If this thing falls into the hands of outsiders, the Legalist school will lose face. The Nangong family is willing to exchange the Di Su Tian Ping for him, which is exactly what the sage desires."
Zhong Lishan glanced at the judge's bench, then lowered his head again: "What do you mean?"
After Mei Liangyu finished speaking, she put away the Listening Wind Ruler and slowly glanced at the Di Constellation Libra to the side.
Zhonglishan received a message: "If the truth and falsehood can be manipulated behind the scenes, how dare the Legalists let others know that the Di constellation Libra has such a loophole?"
When Mr. Zhu opened the box, a golden scale came into view.
Mr. Zhu took it out of the box and placed it on the table.
The bamboo beam of the balance scale is very slender, with small copper plates hanging from each end by gold silk threads. The copper plates are black and white, and both sides are engraved with small gold characters of Legalist laws.
Although it looks small and exquisite, when you look at it, you can feel a powerful and imposing aura that makes you feel awe.
Even those in the furthest stands could feel an invisible sense of oppression spreading outwards.
“Since it is a treasure of Legalism, you shall be the one to interrogate it,” Elder Zhu said to Yu Sheng.
Yu Sheng did not refuse.
The Scales of the Di constellation were placed in the very center of the table, directly facing Mei Liangyu, who was sitting between the two saints. He was still leaning back in his chair, looking relaxed and without any pressure.
Mei Liangyu wasn't playing with the Wind Listening Ruler at this moment. He was looking at the Di Constellation Scales in front of him, with one hand on the table and his fingers lightly tapping the surface, one tap after another.
Yu Shengchao's Di Su Tianping stretched out his hand, and the five elements of Qi flowed into it. The scales remained motionless, but the golden thread hanging from the copper plate split off into strands that flew towards Gu Gan on the interrogation platform, wrapping around his hands and feet, and entering his brow and eyes.
Countless Legalist rules were also spinning on the gold thread, with characters almost invisible to the naked eye rotating rapidly.
Yu Sui looked at Gu Gan and heard Yu Sheng ask, "Your name is Gu Gan?"
Sitting in the chair, Gu Gan slightly raised his head and answered in a hoarse voice, "Yes."
The scales tilted, and the white copper pan fell downwards, making a crisp tapping sound, before returning to balance after a moment.
White is true, black is false.
The interrogation room was completely silent; no one uttered a sound, all intently watching the Scales of the Di constellation on the judgment platform.
Yu Sheng continued, "Gu Gan, you will recount the events of the day the Milky Way was stolen."
Gu Gan twisted his neck, staring at the Di constellation Libra in front of him, and said slowly, "That night I received a message asking me to meet at the entrance of the Upside-Down Moon Cave."
Yu Sheng asked, "Who is that person?"
Gu Gan replied, "I don't know."
The scales tilted towards the brass pan with another crisp sound.
Sha Qian sneered and looked over: "How could you not know? If you haven't exchanged the inscription on the Wind Listening Ruler with someone, you can't send a message at all. Or maybe you hid the message in the Earthly Branches Star Sea, so it can't be found on the Wind Listening Ruler."
Gu Gan also sneered, "I really didn't know, because it was a message that wasn't sent through inscription exchange. Out of curiosity, I went to the appointment, wondering if only someone from the Communications Institute could do something so bizarre."
"If I hide the message in the Earthly Branches Star Sea, you can have the people from the Communications Institute find out with a simple search."
The scales tilted towards the brass pan again.
Mu Mengbai, standing in the stands, gaped in astonishment: "No way! This explanation is obviously a lie, and the Di Su Tian Ping (a mythical creature) still considers it true? Even the Communication Academy itself can't bypass the Listening Wind Ruler inscription to send a message!"
Xue Mushi sat up from the stone steps, scratching his head somewhat dazedly. Beside him, Xue Jiayue was completely absorbed in the trial, muttering softly, "If the Di Su Tian Pang's judgment is correct, and he wasn't lying, then is there a problem with the communications institute here?"
Wei Ren nodded: "If something goes wrong at the Communications Institute, then that's a really big problem."
Yu Sui blinked slightly upon hearing this.
That's interesting.
If Gu Gan wasn't lying, then someone had cracked the communication array of Taiyi Academy.
If he was lying, Yu Sui glanced at the three judges behind the table; that meant someone was cooperating with Gu Gan in this charade. Just as Gu Gan said, even if the message was hidden in the Earthly Branch Star Sea, the people from the Communications Institute could find it from the three mountains.
Taiyi Academy has twenty-four Sages, and at least more at the Thirteenth Realm. Half of them participate in the maintenance of the communication arrays of the six kingdoms, so checking a junior disciple's message transmitted by the Wind Listening Ruler is not a problem at all.
Mei Liangyu, who was originally looking at the constellation Libra, suddenly looked up and caught Yu Sui peeking at her.
Yu Sui remained calm and gave a friendly wink.
Mei Liangyu didn't react much, and went back to playing with the Wind Listening Ruler, seemingly having lost interest and finding it no longer fun.
Yu Sui silently withdrew her gaze.
At Yu Sheng's prompting, Gu Gan continued, "I arrived at the Upside-Down Moon Cave at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), but I didn't see the person I was supposed to meet. They kept sending me messages, asking me to go in."
He paused for a moment, then said frankly, "I admit that I ventured into the forbidden area because I was too curious about why someone could send a message without exchanging inscriptions."
The white copper plate continued to make a crisp sound.
Sha Qian couldn't help but ask, "So you went in and stole the Milky Way water?"
Gu Gan seemed to find his words too funny, his face full of mockery: "I didn't see this person, and I don't know where the Milky Way Water was placed. After entering the Upside-Down Moon Cave, I have been hiding from the guards."
The sound was still coming from the white copper plate.
Sha Qian suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Why has the Milky Way disappeared?!"
Gu Gan sneered, "I didn't take the Milky Way water."
Everyone heard the sound coming from the white copper plate.
“You…” Sha Qian wanted to press further, but Old Zhu on the stage spoke up, “Things may not be as complicated as we imagine. According to the answer from Di Su Tian Ping, he has not told a single lie so far.”
Old Zhu looked at Yu Sheng, his kind expression hardly changing: "The Legalist Di-constellation scales distinguish truth from falsehood, know good from evil, and determine punishment. At this moment, it is the evidence against Gu Gan."
Sha Qian turned to Yu Sheng: "Yu Sheng, Gu Gan still needs to be interrogated!"
Yu Sheng's gaze remained calm: "But he did trespass into a first-level forbidden area of the Legalist school after all."
Mr. Zhu said, "One matter should be tried in one trial. Today's ruling is not about his trespassing into the restricted area."
Yu Sheng's eyes flickered, as if he were glancing at Old Zhu.
Old Zhu added, "From his words, it seems we should focus on the Listening Wind Ruler. The Communications Institute has not yet given an answer. If they insist on accusing him of stealing the Milky Way Water, it is not enough evidence."
Yu Sheng asked, "So you mean to release him without charge?"
Master Zhu said, "None of the results from the Scales of the Di constellation lead to a conviction, so I advocate releasing Gu Gan without charge. May we begin the trial?"
Yu Sheng lowered his raised hand, and the golden thread of the scales was pulled back from Gu Gan.
“Okay,” Yu Sheng said.
Mei Liangyu was still playing with the wind-listening ruler, not even looking up: "Okay."
Old Zhu nodded, stroked his long beard, stood up and said, "Regarding Gu Gan's acquittal, I have made a ruling and agree."
Yu Sheng also stood up and said, "My decision is to continue the observation period."
Now there's one vote in favor and one vote against, with the crucial vote on Mei Liangyu's side. People couldn't help but turn their attention to the relaxed-looking man on the judge's bench.
Suddenly under the scrutiny of countless eyes, Mei Liangyu showed no change. He put away the Wind Listening Ruler, and as he stood up, his gaze seemed to sweep over Gu Gan below. His clear, cold voice, like the striking of jade, said, "Continue to keep an eye on him."
Yu Sui was the first person on the judgment stand to look at Mei Liangyu. Although Yu Sheng and Zhu Lao were surprised, they did not show it at all.
As he delivered his verdict, whispers broke out in the once silent interrogation room.
Gu Gan, standing on the platform, frowned and looked directly at Mei Liangyu, who had already walked off the platform. Under the gaze of many people, she met Zhong Lishan, who was walking down the platform, and the two walked straight outside.
"Stop right there!" Princess Shangyang was furious and tried to chase after him to argue, but her sisters held her back tightly. "The Scales of the Di Constellation have determined that he wasn't lying, that everything he said was true, and that he didn't take the Milky Way water. Why are you allowed to stay here and explain yourself!"
Xun Zhiya's fingers, which had been loosened under her sleeves, involuntarily clenched together again. She looked at Gu Gan on the stage with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Oh no, this isn't what I expected."
Ji Meng, who had thought he had it in the bag, was stunned. He scratched his head in frustration, while the black-bearded man beside him also looked solemn.
Those who were worried about Gu Gan were either silent or distressed.
Only Sheng Fei, whose gloomy and unpleasant expression had been present ever since Yu Sui left, finally showed some relief.
"I didn't expect that. Do Mei Liangyu and Gu Gan have some kind of grudge?" Mu Mengbai stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Could it be that Mei Liangyu also likes Xun Zhiya? What a complicated relationship this is. Wow, this is quite interesting."
At this moment, only Sha Qian could still laugh. The gloom that had been hanging over him ever since Yu Sui appeared with the Di Su Tian Libra had finally lifted after Mei Liangyu made his ruling.
"Take him back and keep him under surveillance," Sha Qian said with a smile to the other Legalist disciples, his expression towards Gu Gan extremely arrogant.
The sages of both the Legalist and the Fa schools remained silent and turned to leave.
The black-bearded man below saw the Legalist disciples dealing with the Di-Su Heavenly Scales. He thought, "They haven't even saved the person, and they still want to take the things?" He hurriedly ran towards the platform.
As soon as Blackbeard ran onto the judgment platform, he saw Yu Sui with one hand on the box, smiling at the Legalist disciples who were tidying up, "Thank you for your help, sister."
The Legalist disciples were somewhat embarrassed, but Yu Sui was not; he naturally held the box in his arms.
Blackbeard breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his silly princess would also let the Legalists pick up the Di Su Scales.
The Legalist disciple who failed to obtain the Di Su Tian Ping (a type of weight) slunk off the stage, stuck out his tongue at Yu Sheng who was looking over, and looked helpless.
Yu Sheng sighed inwardly, "So be it."
Yu Sui carried the box downstairs, calling out to Gu Gan, who was being taken away ahead of her: "Brother Gu!"
Gu Gan turned around and looked over. Just as Yu Sui was about to go over, she was grabbed and pulled backward by someone. The force was so great that she staggered a few steps before she could stand up.
Sheng Fei blocked their path, his gloomy gaze sweeping over Yu Sui: "Who sent you?"
Yu Sui looked at Sheng Fei. This was the first time Sheng Fei had spoken to her after two years of cold war.
"Third Brother," Yu Sui called out obediently, standing on tiptoe to look behind him, "I'll go see Brother Gu first and then I'll tell you."
She wanted to ask Gu Gan about the Wind Listening Ruler.
To her surprise, Sheng Fei pulled her away, saying, "That guy can't even protect himself, why are you getting in his way?"
"Hey!" Yu Sui turned around and looked back.
Gu Gan waved to her across the crowd, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Sui Sui, don't worry."
Yu Sui looked away. She wasn't really worried. After all, it wasn't a death sentence. It was just that she had messed up the task given to her by Nangong Ming as soon as she arrived. Who knew if he would cancel her tuition and send her back to the Prince's Mansion?
She was pulled away by Sheng Fei, with Blackbeard following closely behind, calling her "Princess" and "Third Prince" at the same time, but neither of them paid any attention to him.
Xiang Feifei and the young man in the golden robe walked up to Ji Meng and she mocked him rudely, "Is this the reinforcements you brought?"
“The problem isn’t with the Di constellation’s scales,” Ji Meng said, scratching his head. “What does Mei Liangyu mean by this? When did we ever offend him?”
The young man in the golden robe took out the Wind Listening Ruler and said, "Ask him."
Ji Meng: "Where should we ask? Should we just ask Mei Liangyu?"
“You can ask Zhongli Mountain,” the young man in the golden robe said. “I don’t have Mei Liangyu’s inscription.”
Ji Meng laughed and said, "Okay, I don't have any from Zhongli Mountain either."
Xiang Feifei: "..."
What can I expect you two to do?
Having already left the scene of trial, Mei Liangyu and Zhong Lishan's listening rods continued to glow, receiving many messages.
The two walked on the road to the military camp, their feet on a gravel path, with countless towering wisteria vines on both sides. It was the season for wisteria to bloom, with clusters of purple flowers growing close together, and fallen petals covering the ground. It was inevitable that they would step on many of them as they walked along the road.
Zhongli Shan was reading the messages, which were mostly from people trying to indirectly gather information from him. So he asked Mei Liangyu, "Why don't you look at the Wind Listening Ruler?"
As Mei Liangyu spoke, he took out the Wind Listening Ruler: "I know what's there without even looking."
Zhong Lishan then put away his words of advice: "I didn't expect you to let Gu Gan stay in Cha."
"Old Zhu and Yu Sheng were putting on a show, thinking I would judge him innocent based on the result of the Di Su Tian Ping (a celestial scale)." Mei Liangyu said casually, idly waving the wind-listening ruler. "The Di Su Tian Ping is no longer absolutely fair and just, and its authenticity cannot be guaranteed. The two old men didn't ask the key questions either."
Zhong Lishan: "What would you ask if you were in my shoes?"
Mei Liangyu chuckled softly: "Ask him if he knows who took the Milky Way Water, where it is, and whether he knows the person who sent the message. If I ask him these questions, even Old Master Zhu wouldn't know how to protect him."
Zhong Lishan nodded. The Legalist sage's trial of Gu Gan this time could not be described as lenient; it was more like a complete sack.
It seems that the Legalists, in order to reclaim the Di constellation's scales, had decided to turn a blind eye, assuming that Mei Liangyu would definitely follow the outcome of the Di constellation's scales. That's why they said to continue to observe him. Who knew that this kid would rebel and not play along with them, instead doing his own thing.
Zhong Lishan asked, "Do you think what Gu Gan said about the 'Wind Listening Ruler' is true or false?"
“It’s probably fake,” Mei Liangyu said. “The inscription is the only pass. Without an inscription, you can only transmit a message if the person has cracked the academy’s communication array.”
He said, "Even if there were someone in this world who could crack the three communication arrays, they wouldn't live long."
Both of them made a soft humming sound.
The four-person group jumped out to deliver the message:
Xing Chun: "Have you eaten?"
Cang Shu: "No."
Mei Liangyu: "No."
After looking at it, Zhong Lishan asked him, "Aren't you going to eat?"
"I won't eat." Mei Liangyu put away the Wind Listening Ruler and parted ways with him at the fork in the road ahead. "I just saw someone remind me that there are new people being admitted for testing today, and I have to go and check on them for my master."
Zhongli Shan replied, "No."
Xing Chun: "Even if I die today, I will never eat alone."
It's still early.
As dawn fades, the sunlight begins to warm.
Yu Sui was dragged out of the interrogation room by Sheng Fei, and the people on the street looked at her with the feeling of "a pair of lovebirds being separated by force".
But Sheng Fei was notoriously difficult to deal with. Apart from Mu Mengbai, no one dared to chase after him, panting and shouting, "What's with this rudeness? Can you afford to compensate me for hurting my fairy sister? Sheng Fei, if you're angry, just hit me, don't take it out on my sister! Stop it!"
Sheng Fei didn't hit Yu Sui; he just stared at her coldly.
Yu Sui said softly, "Father sent me. He paid a lot of tuition fees for me and asked me to bring Di Su Tian Libra. He said that Brother Gu was in trouble and asked me to deliver something and also stay at Taiyi Academy for two years to study."
"If Third Brother has any complaints, he can go back and talk to Father."
"I can't make that decision either."
Sheng Fei grew increasingly angry at her words, and the black-bearded man who had caught up with Mu Mengbai earlier said urgently, "Third Prince, the princess is a newcomer to the academy and still needs to go to the Hundred Families Hall for a talent test. It would be bad if she were late."
Blackbeard stepped forward and said, "Princess, only academy disciples can enter the Hundred Families Hall. I can't go in. I'll have to trouble the Third Prince to take you there."
Is this person willing to take on the role?
Yu Sui looked towards Sheng Fei.
Sheng Fei scoffed, "You still need to take a talent test?"
Yu Sui said, "Then I'll go by myself."
After saying that, he turned around.
Sheng Fei said coldly, "Where are we going? This way."
"Oh." Yu Sui obediently turned around and followed him.
Sheng Fei walked ahead, but his mouth didn't stop: "With your talent, you dare to listen to your father and come to Taiyi? Don't blame me if you're ridiculed as a mediocre person every day."
Yu Sui said, "If you hadn't refused to help Brother Gu in his time of need, Father wouldn't have sent me here."
Sheng Xun: "..."
Yu Sui added, "I've heard people say I'm mediocre so many times that it's nothing to me. It's like how you, Third Brother, are called a genius every day, so you don't even react when you hear the word 'genius'."
Sheng Fei glanced at her sideways: "How can they be the same?"
Yu Sui nodded: "It's all the same. I even paid money, a lot of money, more than what you all paid. Paying money to get things done is only right. Even if I have no talent, Taiyi still has to teach me."
Sheng Fei remained silent.
Perhaps it's because of the long-standing cold war these past two years, but without realizing it, this silly little sister has become quite eloquent, spouting a whole bunch of fallacies.
I think it's not impossible for you to become a renowned debater among famous scholars.
Sheng Fei said sarcastically, "With your stupid brain, you learn things so slowly, it's a waste of time to teach you."
Yu Sui smoothed her hair: "If they can't teach me, then it's Taiyi's problem, it's Taiyi's teachers who are incompetent, not that I'm too stupid, because I paid money, a lot of money."
Sheng Xun: "..."
You're really going to have a problem with this money, aren't you?
Sheng Fei laughed angrily, gritted his teeth, and changed the subject: "You better not associate with Gu Gan under my nose, or I'll either kick you out of the academy or throw Gu Gan out."
Yu Sui sighed and said, "Third Brother, Father sent me to help Brother Gu. If you ruin Father's plans, I won't be able to help you then."
"Don't try to threaten me with him." Sheng Fei completely ignored him.
Yu Sui looked up at him and asked, "Then why don't you dare go home, Third Brother?"
Sheng Fei said coldly, "I have a lot of schoolwork to do and no time to go back."
Yu Sui said "Oh" and nodded: "That's good. I thought Third Brother disliked me, which is why I haven't gone back these past two years."
Sheng Fei paused, his expression strange, but he didn't turn around. He only stopped briefly, and then continued walking forward the moment Yu Sui caught up.
Mu Mengbai was nowhere to be found. Sheng Fei brought Yu Sui to Baijiatang, where many newcomers had already gathered.
Some newcomers to the hospital have had their talents tested but have not officially joined a school of thought. Others have only had their talents tested at one or two schools. Not all schools have had their talents tested. In order to choose the school with the highest talent compatibility, a person usually tests at more than five schools.
The nine schools that provide a guaranteed minimum for new students at Taiyi Academy are the current mainstream and dominant schools of thought.
The open-air testing ground of Baijiatang was packed with hundreds of people. This was only the first day. The test would last for three days. Some people felt that the first day was too crowded and would come to test their talents on the last two days when there were fewer people.
There are nine testing rooms in the hall, with the doors open. In the center of the hall hangs a portrait of the family's ancestor or a representative saint, and the tests are conducted according to each family's regulations.
Those in charge of registration were all masters of the thirteenth realm, and there were also several saints present.
Mei Liangyu slowly walked into the Ghost Path Testing Room, where a portrait of his master, Saint Changgen, hung.
As one of the few saints in the Ghost Daoist school who has cultivated to the "Transformation of the Spirit" realm, it is reasonable to display his portrait to recruit students.
The thirteenth-realm master from the Ghost Dao family who was cooperating with the test registration was named Zhang Xuanyu. He was recording information on the student roster when he saw Mei Liangyu arrive. He called out, "You've come at the right time. Help me watch for a while, I need to pee."
Mei Liangyu sat down at the table.
Currently, there are few capable members of the Ghost Dao family in the academy, and many of the Thirteen Realms have died in the war a few years ago. These two years are the time to urgently expand enrollment.
Even if the talent compatibility is only 50%, the Ghost Path family is willing to accept the student as long as they are willing.
The first person Yu Sui consulted was a famous expert.
Talent compatibility is 10%.
Then he went to the Legalist school.
Talent compatibility is 10%.
Next came the military strategists.
Talent compatibility is 10%.
I bravely ventured into the world of Yin and Yang.
Talent compatibility is 10%.
No matter which company she tests with, the compatibility remains consistently at 10%.
Sheng Fei laughed and said that since it's all 10%, just pick one and learn it for fun. Why bother? Anyway, no matter which one you choose, you can only learn basic skills.
Yu Sui remained calm and composed, ignoring the strange looks from others, and happily walked into the Gui Dao family's testing room.
The sunlight was bright. Mei Liangyu sat behind the desk, propping her head up with one hand. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she looked up at the person walking in against the light.
Yu Sui said, "I'm here to test my talent."
They recognized each other, but there were no extra expressions or words exchanged.
"Put your hand on it." Mei Liangyu tilted his head and gestured to the instrument on the corner of the table, which was a black handprint mold connected to a dial for testing talent.
Yu Sui stepped forward and did as instructed, placing her right hand on the black handprint. A moment later, the dial spun rapidly.
Mei Liangyu stared at the spinning dial and smiled when it finally stopped at the number ten.
While a 50% compatibility rate is necessary, a 10% compatibility rate among those with similar skills is unnecessary.
“Talent compatibility: 10%.” After saying that, Mei Liangyu thoughtfully added, “Too low,” fearing that Yu Sui might not understand what he meant.
Yu Sui glanced at him, then extended her left hand and said, "Can I try again with my left hand?"
Mei Liangyu slightly raised her chin, without stopping her.
Yu Sui switched to her left hand and pressed down, her eyes fixed on the spinning clock face without blinking.
Mei Liangyu and Sheng Fei were also looking at the clock, and seeing that the dial was still stuck at ten, they both looked at Yu Sui at the same time.
Yu Sui withdrew her hand and shook her head regretfully: "It seems we're not meant to be."
Sheng Fei walked out, scoffing, "I told you I'd just let you pick any one."
Yu Sui smiled sheepishly at Mei Liangyu, then turned and followed Sheng Fei away, saying, "This kind of thing can't be done so casually."
Mei Liangyu didn't pay any attention. The next person to be tested had already arrived at the table. But in that instant, everything in the room lost its color, and time became incredibly slow, as if it had been forcibly frozen by some force, yet she could still feel her own slow heartbeat.
Except for Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu, everyone else was frozen in place.
An invisible aura emanated from the Ghost Dao Family's testing room, and the entire Hundred Families Hall and even the nearby Military Strategy Academy could feel the turbulence of this Five Elements aura.
People all looked toward the Ghost Path family's testing room without prior arrangement.
The ink on the portrait flew off the paper, rapidly spinning and dancing in front of Yu Sui, transforming into a three-dimensional body composed of ink lines. The minimalist ink lines, however, outlined the majestic posture of a saint.
Yu Sui's eyes twitched slightly, but he did not act rashly.
The sage in black seemed to whisper something, but no one heard his voice. After he finished speaking, he vanished, and the five elements that had swallowed the colors in the room dissipated, while the ink on the paper stirred up visible waves of energy.
Soon, the military strategists and the people in the Hundred Schools Hall will all witness what it means for ghosts to transform into gods.
They did not see the Sage Changgen, nor did they hear any sound. However, upon returning to the mortal world, a clear consciousness was transmitted into their minds, and everyone received the same message:
My disciple, Nangong Sui.
The Ghostly Saint Chang Gen has just taken on a new disciple named Nangong Sui.
When Yu Sui realized this "information" in his mind, he subconsciously turned around to look at Chang Gen's eldest apprentice.
Mei Liangyu sat behind the desk, her posture unchanged, one hand resting on the table, squinting at the girl who turned around against the light at the doorway. She really did shine.
[Author's Note]
My senior brother himself was a somewhat chaotic and evil person.
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