Chapter 14 (2/2)

At the same time, the young disciples of the various large family clans felt the same.

The Luo Clan’s Luo Yi, ranked sixteenth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, the Wei Clan’s Wei He, ranked thirteenth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, and the Yi Clan’s Yi Caidie and other young disciples were present.

Everyone examined Li Yu curiously.

As part of the younger generation, they were naturally curious about the first place on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, Li Yu.

They wanted to see who had overcome the Zhu Family’s Zhu Xiaotian and top the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

The first to step forward was naturally the crown prince, Murong Xingqiao.

The third prince, Murong Taisheng, and the fifth prince, Murong Zhengnan, were clear about their intention to vie for the throne. And it was common knowledge that they competed openly and secretly.

However, Grand Tutor Shen Qiuming was right behind Murong Xingqiao. The elders and young masters of the various vassal families were also present.

Naturally, the two would not be rude on such an occasion.

“You should be Li Yu, right?” Murong Xingqiao smiled and cupped his hands, showing courtesy to talent.

“That’s me!” Li Yu cupped his hands as well.

At this moment, the system interface suddenly popped up in front of Li Yu.

Similar to Ye Qiu, detailed information regarding Murong Xingqiao appeared on it.

Gender, height, weight, hobbies, cultivation realm, etc…

Hold up?

Gender—female?

Li Yu was surprised.

The crown prince in front of him was actually a woman…

However, one could not tell from appearance alone.

Although he was extremely handsome, his physiological features were indeed that of a young man.

She must have used a form of magic treasure to change her appearance, even her voice. Therefore, no one could tell that she was a girl.

At the bottom of the introduction, there was a row of large red words. [This person can activate the Mystic Bird Palace mission.]

It looks like another person I’m fated to meet!

Although he was filled with thoughts, Li Yu’s expression remained natural.

Murong Xingqiao sincerely invited Li Yu to become his retainer and promised him very generous treatment.

Li Yu only politely thanked Murong Xingqiao for his kindness, but he did not give him a direct answer.

At this time, the other two princes stepped forward one after another and offered more generous benefits in their attempts to snatch Li Yu.

The various vassal families did not give up either, and they similarly promised money and status that exceeded their original plans for Li Yu. They wanted to contest recruiting Li Yu to join their family or become their retainer.

Upon hearing the benefits and conditions offered by the various powers of the Great Xia Dynasty, Lin Chen and the disciples of the other two sects could only envy Li Yu.

This was especially so for Lin Chen, who was on the verge of losing his cool.

He was an absolute star in the Jade Pure Dao Sect, the most dazzling existence, developing a sense of superiority in him.

However, comparison breeds discontent.

He seemed to be only fit to be a green leaf compared to Li Yu.

How great would it be if he could be fought over by so many nobles?

“Third Uncle, you can’t beat the Crown Prince and the two princes with this offer!” Yi Caidie said with a smile. She saw that her third uncle was like everyone else, promising the standard treatment to recruit Li Yu as a guest of the Pingnan Estate.

“There’s no other way. We’ll do our best and leave it up to fate!” Yi Caidie’s third uncle, Yi Wanxiong, said in a low voice.

Seeing that the crown prince and the others were here, Yi Wanxiong felt hopeless already.

Hearing Yi Wan Xiong’s words, Yi Caidie’s eyes sparkled. Her thoughts were unknown.

After the various factions named their conditions and offered their sincerity, Li Yu pondered for a moment before saying, “I’m indebted to everyone for your kindness. However, I only want to lead a carefree life, so I might disappoint everyone!”

Li Yu knew that becoming a retainer was different from becoming a sect disciple.

Becoming someone’s retainer was equivalent to working for someone in his previous life.

He would be given salary and benefits while generating value for the employer. It’s more like an employment relationship.

However, Li Yu would never work for someone else again.

Therefore, he promptly rejected everyone’s invitation.

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