Chapter 2024: Out of Expectations


    Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions


    Qiao Mu nodded. “In other words, these newly opened up areas on Blinsheet Ind originally had no owners?”


    Zhou Danjin hummed in agreement and continued, “As for whypeting in the rankingpetition became a prerequisite to enter this ce. It was indeed because students from other academies also coveted these spiritual domains. After a series of negotiations, they decided to distribute the usage rights to these three spiritual domains through a fairpetition between all the academies in the Six Prefectures.”


    “Henceforth, the top academies in the Six Prefectures joined hands to draft up the academy rankingpetition, with these Blinsheet Ind spiritual domains as the prize.”


    “This triennialpetition has been a long-standing tradition, with all the academies in the Six Prefectures Continent eligible to participate. Not only can the victor obtain the rights to cultivate in the spiritual domain, the prefecture lords of the Six Prefectures will also bestow them with various gifts,” Zhou Danjin sighed emotionally.


    Mentor Hu also added, “After all, the talents these academies nurture will basically return to the Six Prefectures three to five yearster and still work for the Six Prefectures’ benefit.”


    Qiao Mu nodded inprehension and mused: This was probably the reason the prefecture lords of the Six Prefectures were disinclined to snatch Blinsheet Ind from the many academies.


    After all, an academy was just an academy. No matter how outstanding the talent they nurtured, wouldn’t the person still have to give back to the Six Prefectures and work for their benefit?


    In that case, did the Six Prefectures have to fight for this?


    There waspletely no need, right!


    “The thirdponent tomorrow sure is bizarre enough.” Zhou Danjin couldn’t resist roasting, “What do you mean by using the spiritual conscious to control birds? Isn’t that still a test of one’s spiritual conscious?”


    “I wonder what kind of trick these people will pull again. I keep feeling that thepetition won’t be that simple,” the little fatty grumbled.


    Ma Ta nodded in full agreement. “Mentor, have you all thought of a good countern?”


    The mentors looked at each other in dismay.


    Zhou Danjin dered with a cough, “Believe in yourselves. Tomorrow’s bird-catchingpetition will most likely be a group exercise. Just do your best!”


    This was equivalent to saying nothing. The students all swept disdainful looks at Mentor Zhou and them. They harrumphed and waved their hands while chanting, “Off to sleep!”


    They didn’t feel like quibbling with these unreliable mentors!


    “Ah, have Your Excellenciese to stay? Sincere apologies, but this humble inn is at full upancy! This humble inn’s third floor has already been... eh, so many people?” The innkeeper muttered.


    A purple figure bent over as she whisked open the door curtain and walked inside. A long stream of youngdies wearing the same crimson robes walked in after her.


    For a moment, everyone was dazzled by the fluttering red robes.


    Qiao Mu rubbed her eyes. She had originally nned to go back to her room and sleep.


    Yet who knew that when that woman in purple walked in and their gazes met, Qiao Mu dropped her teacup onto the table. Tea spilled from the rolling teacup and ran down the table, dripping on the hem of Crown Prince Mo and Young Sir Feng’s clothes.


    Everybody looked toward the entrance when they saw her diposure.


    They saw that woman in purple walk over withrge strides and lift up the little fatty who was sitting opposite to Qiao Mu. After tossing him aside, she scooped Qiao Mu up and pulled her over the table into her arms.


    “Little fellow.”


    “Second, Second Aunt-Master?” This was too unexpected.


    Didn’t Senior Sister Yu Gui say that she’d bring her back to the sect only after thepetition was over?