On the way back.
“Yes, Father believes that Yunxi will definitely be able to get into the Beast Academy!” Xiao Chenzhao said.
Remembering something, Xiao Chenzhao said, "Yunxi, do you need your father to teach you some skills?"
"No need, Father, last-minute cramming won't help," Ling Yunxi said.
"Really not necessary?" Xiao Chenzhao gave Ling Yunxi a look.
"Then... Father, tell me about the content of the previous competitions, right?" Ling Yunxi said. "I never paid attention to these things before, so I didn't know what would be tested."
“Okay, um…” Xiao Chenzhao said excitedly, “In the past, they would test your hands-on ability. For example, they would show you how to make something, and after you finished making it, they would let you do it yourself on the spot.”
"Or it tests your memory, like a herbal formula for a certain disease. They read it once, and you have to repeat it."
"Or perhaps..."
Xiao Chenzhao talked to Ling Yunxi as they walked.
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Father, for explaining all this to me," Ling Yunxi said, looking around as they entered the cave.
"Alright, Yunxi, go to bed early and get plenty of rest to prepare for the future." Xiao Chenzhao was moved once again when he heard Ling Yunxi express her gratitude.
“Okay, Father too,” Ling Yunxi said.
Puyue Lingdong Cave—
"What?! Ling Yunxi wants to steal my spot in the Beast Academy?"
Pu Yueling, who was eating, was so angry when she heard the news that she slammed her bowl down on the table and stood up, shouting angrily.
"Sit down!" Pu Canzhi said sternly, his eyes serious. "You're so easily angered by Ling Yunxi. How will you achieve anything great in the future if you can't even keep your temper up?"
Pu Yueling was startled by Pu Canzhi's stern reprimand and sat down defiantly.
"Ling'er, don't worry. Ling Yunxi is ignorant and lazy. How could she possibly be better than you?" Lei Huiren comforted her.
After hearing this, Pu Yueling resumed her arrogant attitude.
“Father is right. What can Ling Yunxi compare to me? I have been studying hard since I was a child in order to become the next High Priest. There are few females in the entire wolf clan who can compare to me.”
"All Ling Yunxi does all day is eat, drink, and have fun. Her father has fattened her up to the point that she's out of breath when she walks." She smiled with a look of disdain as she said this.
"She just wants to harass those high-quality males from various tribes at the Beast Academy." After saying that, she secretly glanced at Pu Shenzhi.
"Um, Mother, Father, I..." she said shyly.
"Ling'er, is there something you want to say?" Lei Huiren asked while picking up some meat.
"I want to be partners with Mo Yanche!"
The two people looked at her in surprise upon hearing her words.
“Alright, it’s time for Ling’er to find a partner.” Lei Huiren said happily.
“No,” Pu Shenzhi refused.
"Mother, why?" Pu Yueling asked, "If Ling Yunxi can win over a male, why can't I? Is it just because she is the daughter of the Holy Mother?"
“Ling’er, it’s not like that. This has nothing to do with Ling Yunxi,” Lei Huiren comforted her daughter when she couldn’t get what she wanted.
“Mo Yanche is the next beast husband that the Holy Mother has chosen for Ling Yunmeng, so don’t even think about it,” Pu Canzhi said.
"How come all the best resources are going to Ling Yunmeng! It's bad enough that she can get into the Beast Academy without having to compete, but now even Yan Che is going to be hers!" Pu Yueling said angrily.
“She is the Holy Mother’s most valued eldest daughter and is to be raised according to the Holy Mother’s standards. You’d better not mess with her,” Pu Shenzhi warned.
“Oh…” Pu Yueling replied while gritting her teeth as she ate.
"No matter what, I'm sure I can win tomorrow's competition," Pu Yueling vowed inwardly.
Evening, inside the zoology dormitory—
"Have you heard? Have you heard?" the monkey-like beastman exclaimed excitedly inside the schoolhouse.
"What's got you so excited?" the Tibetan fox beastman gossiped.
"The wicked female Ling Yunxi will be competing with Pu Yueling for a spot in the Beast Academy tomorrow!" the monkey-like beastman shouted.
"No way!? Where does she get the confidence to compete with the daughter of the wolf clan's high priest for a spot in the Beast Academy? She must be desperate for a male." The Tibetan fox clan beastman said disdainfully.
"It's true, I just heard it from the Holy Mother's subordinates, and the time is set for tomorrow morning."
"That's amazing! We have tomorrow off, shall we go check it out together?"
"OK."
"Yan Ling, aren't you worried?" Cang Huilang noticed Chi Yan Ling lying flat to the side and asked.
"What are you worried about?" Chi Yanling said indifferently with her eyes closed.
"She's the wicked she who plucked your feathers during the opening ceremony!" Cang Huilang said. "Aren't you afraid she'll go to the Beast Academy and continue plucking your peacock feathers?"
"So what?" Chi Yanling said coldly, then opened her eyes and lay on her side. "Do you think she can compare to the High Priest's daughter?"
“Of course she can’t compare!” Cang Huilang immediately said, “But she is the second daughter of the Holy Mother, what if…”
"Don't worry, the Holy Mother isn't that kind of person," Chi Yanling said, continuing to lie lazily.
"She wants to enter the Beast Academy, but unless she relies on her own abilities, it won't matter even if she is the daughter of the Holy Mother."
"I just don't know what the competition will consist of?"
The next morning—
The morning is perfect, cool and refreshing.
Before the competition even started, the area below the sacrificial altar was already crowded with orcs.
The news that Ling Yunxi, the ugliest female wolf in the wolf clan, and Pu Yueling, the daughter of the high priest, were vying for a place in the Beast Academy had already spread to every corner of the wolf clan.
Besides the wolf-kin beastmen, other beastmen from various tribes who came to learn from the wolf-kin also came to watch.
"Why hasn't it started yet?" the orcs who had arrived early began to complain.
"Yeah, we've been waiting all morning. Could it be that Ling Yunxi overslept?"
"I think she's just too scared to come."
The beastmen were buzzing with discussion. Although they were getting impatient, the interesting scene made them reluctant to leave.
"They're here, they're here." A voice came from below the altar.
All the orcs looked up at the stage.
As soon as Pu Yueling stepped onto the stage, the beastmen were attracted by her appearance and all looked at her.
When Ling Yunxi went on stage, a series of disdainful snorts came from the audience.
Then a dignified female walked onto the stage, surveyed the audience, and began to speak:
"The purpose of holding this competition in public today is to ensure fairness. As everyone knows, Pu Yueling has already defeated many of the orcs who came to challenge her."
“As I said, before she entered the Beast Academy, anyone could challenge her. Now, if Ling Yunxi wants to enter the Beast Academy, she must defeat Pu Yueling to be qualified to enter the Beast Academy.”
As soon as Ling Huashuang finished speaking, many orcs began to discuss among themselves.
"Isn't Ling Yunxi the daughter of the Holy Mother? Although she is only the second daughter, it's just a matter of asking her to enter the Beast Academy. I didn't expect the Holy Mother to be so fair."
"Although we can ask questions, it would only delay the teaching progress if a dull-witted orc tried to learn, so we need to have a competition."
“However, Ling Yunxi is usually good-for-nothing and only knows how to chase after males all day long. She doesn’t have any real skills. I think this competition is unnecessary.”
"..."
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