Chapter 204 (2/2)
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“Brother Dongtu, how do you like the little boy just now?” asked a middle-aged man in a white robe suddenly.
He had earlier stood in the distance of white-jade square and watched those young practitioners enter Mist College.
“Not bad. He’s a rare talent,” said a tall man standing upright beside him while nodding.
Attired in black clothes with wide sleeves, the man had a broad forehead and cold eyes. He carelessly stood there but released an awe-inspiring mien.
If the big shots of Mist City were here, they would definitely recognize that the middle-aged man in a white robe was Wei Lingzhen, head of Mist College and a great practitioner with unfathomable cultivation, who was well-known in Southwestern Province.
Beside Wei Lingzhen was Du Dongtu, commander-in-chief of Ziling Army stationed in Southwestern Province. Governor Liu Wujun was the only one who was on a par with him in terms of the power and status in the whole Southwestern Province.
Wei Lingzhen said with a smile, “Haha, since you call him a rare talent, he must be outstanding. I wonder which clan he comes from, for I haven’t heard of his name before.”
Having thought for a while, Du Dongtu said, “I’m quite sure that he isn’t from a noble family. Based on his performance, I really want him to join my Ziling Army. He’ll absolutely become somebody in the future with the strength he has shown.”
Wei Lingzhen couldn’t help smiling, “Brother Dongtu speaks highly of him. But in my view, he acted unscrupulously just now. He showed his capabilities. It seemed he cut a smart figure but actually he offended many people. His behaviors thereby appear to be too reckless.”
Du Dongtu said disapprovingly, “A teenager should have the courage and uprightness. If he had chosen to climb down just now, I would have definitely despised him.”
Wei Lingzhen now was certain that Du Dongtu really liked the teenager. He couldn’t help but smile, “What a pity! According to his temperament, I’m afraid that he wouldn’t join the army. In his eyes, signing up for the Nation Test is probably more attractive.”
Du Dongtu said while frowning, “If so, I can’t do anything.”
Wei Lingzhen said, “According to the intelligence I’ve got, there will be many preeminent practitioners attending the test. They aren’t inferior to him in terms of the strength.”
“Oh”, Du Dongtu replied to him. He asked with curiosity, “Who are they?”
Wei Lingzhen said, “Such as Shue Shaolin, Yu Wenjing, Le Zhiyou, and Yun Zitong. They all are the top-notch figures of the Human-gang Realm. There is another one called Liu Qianhuan, the youngest daughter of Liu Wujun, who is also outstanding.”
After a pause, he continued, “Rumor has it that Lian Fei, the son-in-law of Yao Tuohai, a great practitioner, is quite extraordinary, too. The above-mentioned ones are rising stars among the young generation. Besides, many powerful people remain to be discovered just like the boy. When the Province Test kicks off, you’ll probably find how many dark horses will stand out.”
Du Dongtu nodded his head, “When the test starts, I really hope they can widen my knowledge.”
Wei Lingzhen said with a smile, “Of course. Governor Liu Junwu is the chief examiner, and we two are the eyewitnesses. With the shape eyes of the three of us, we can absolutely select the real top-notch practitioners.”
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Lin Xun didn’t know that he had already got attention from Wei Lingzhen, head of Mist College, and Du Dongtu, commander-in-chief of Ziling Army, before the registration for Province Test.
At the time, he came to the registration desk after having queued up, handed the State Test Certificate, and paid 10 imperial silver coins as the registration fee, thus, received a token as an emblem of attending the Province Test.
Then Lin Xun directly walked away without any delay.
The teacher in charge of distributing the tokens was a serious middle-aged man named Lyu Zizheng.
As watching Lin Xun leave, he took out the State Test Certificate Lin Xun had given him, looked at it carefully for a while, and put it away silently.
“Donglin Town, Lin Xun, 14 years old… I think it should be him.”
Having thought for a while, Lyu Zizheng asked another teacher to help handle the registration-related matters and then left in a hurry.
Thirty minutes later, before a magnificent palace in Mist City, Lyu Zizheng took out a letter and gave it to an old servant, guardian of the palace. “Give it to your master and tell him that the man he’s been waiting for shows up.”
Then, he turned around and left.
The letter was passed onto the owner of the palace a few moments later.
“Lin Xun! I didn’t expect he really shows up…”
The owner of the palace was a pretty girl. No sooner had she unfolded the letter, she
became cheerful.
“Susu, who did you say show up?”
On one side of the palace was a young man sitting cross-legged in meditation. He suddenly opened his eyes with cold light surging.
“It’s Lin Xun. He’s registered for the Province Test today!”
The girl waved the letter in her hand with exhilaration on her face, “Fei, you can eventually take you revenge.”
The young man promptly stood up and grabbed the letter. As he read it, he looked excited, with his face even a little twisted.
“Lin Xun, you finally show up after a whole year. It’s time to settle the old scores between us!”
He then tore the letter into pieces. The young man showed a hint of indelible hatred in his eyes.
If Lin Xun had been here, he would definitely recognize that the young man and the girl were exactly Lian Fei and Yao Susu!