Chapter 71

Four huge, milky-white characters almost dominated the sky above the grand hall. Everyone raised their heads slightly, staring at the four large characters, their eyes almost bulging out.

At this moment, a pin could be heard dropping in the grand hall, as it was deathly silent without a single sound.

After a moment, someone finally cried out in shock.

"Heavens! It's actually a high-grade superior talent!"

"I knew that the son of the Shoulder-Level King had astonishing talent, but I didn't expect him to be this strong..."

"Shoulder-Level King, you have a fine son!"

Exclamations of surprise and congratulations poured out from the officials, while the younger generations had complex expressions, with a hint of envy and jealousy.

If they were outside, wouldn't each of them be called a "genius"? However, now, under the blazing sunlight of Ye Ruhong, they were like the faint glow of fireflies, completely overshadowed.

The Shoulder-Level King revealed a smile, clearly having anticipated this result.

Ye Ruhong stood in front of the stone tablet, feeling the gazes of everyone. A hint of pride appeared on his handsome face, but he had clearly known this would happen, so his expression remained quite normal, without much change.

Elder Yun stared at Ye Ruhong for a while before slowly nodding and smiling, "Very good! Come over here."

Ye Ruhong raised his head and walked to Elder Yun's side, his face carrying a faint smile. Most of the people present were in high positions, so he naturally wouldn't show excessive pride, which might offend them.

"The next one." Elder Yun glanced at him and continued.

After a moment of silence, another person nervously walked to the stone tablet.

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"Hey, buddy, your talent is pretty good!" The next few people only had average talent and failed the test, their faces pale as they were eliminated. Jiang Han, finding it boring, whispered to Ye Ruhong beside him.

Ye Ruhong's lips twitched slightly, clearly not used to Jiang Han's way of speaking.

However, he didn't look down on Jiang Han just because he had a high-grade superior talent. After all, just the conditions to enter the Supreme Heaven of the Holy Sect were so strict, and Elder Yun, as a Martial Venerable, would require even stronger talent to become his disciple.

At the very least, it wouldn't be worse than his own, right?!

"Each other, if you can become Elder Yun's disciple, you must be at least as good as me," Ye Ruhong also whispered.

"Hehe." Jiang Han smiled, neither confirming nor denying. His eyes twinkled, "Speaking of which, we're almost from the same hometown. If you have any trouble in the sect, remember to come find me!"

Ye Ruhong looked at Jiang Han in surprise, not expecting him to say such a thing. However, for him, this was a good thing, so he wouldn't refuse... at least, that's what he thought.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang. If there's anything I can do for you, I won't hesitate!"

That's what I wanted to hear!

Jiang Han was secretly delighted. He naturally knew that as long as Ye Ruhong didn't fall along the way, his future achievements would definitely not be low! And as the son of the Shoulder-Level King, Ye Ruhong wouldn't lack life-saving treasures, meaning that unless there was a major accident, Ye Ruhong would definitely grow up!

Moreover, Jiang Han was the son of an emperor. If he were to recognize Ye Qianchou, it would certainly touch upon the interests of some people. Having a friend of high status would be very important for him!

Among the imperial princes, there are usually all kinds of disputes... as an Earthling who has watched countless palace dramas, Jiang Han understood this very well!

After much thought, his face remained calm, and he smiled, nodding, "Let's formally introduce ourselves. Jiang Han, the 'Jiang' in 'river' and the 'Han' in 'cold'!"

"Ye Ruhong, the 'Ye' in 'fallen leaf,' the 'Ru' in 'like,' and the 'Hong' in 'flying goose!" Ye Ruhong smiled and introduced himself in the same way.

"Got it!" Jiang Han muttered, then tugged at Yan Yumo beside him, "Let me introduce you. This beauty is Yan Yumo. Although she's not Master's disciple, she is a disciple of the Holy Sect."

Yan Yumo gave him a glare and nodded at Ye Ruhong, "Yan Yumo."

"Ye Ruhong." Ye Ruhong also nodded, his gaze lingering on Yan Yumo's fingers for a moment before moving away.

From the beginning, he had noticed Jiang Han and Yan Yumo, finding it strange that they could have seats granted by the emperor. Later, when Jiang Han claimed to be Elder Yun's disciple, he was relieved and assumed the same for Yan Yumo.

But he didn't expect that Yan Yumo's master was not Elder Yun but someone else.

"Probably another Holy Sect elder with strength comparable to Elder Yun," Ye Ruhong thought.

He was new to the Holy Sect and unfamiliar with the place, but having lived in the treacherous imperial capital, he was more aware of potential conflicts than Jiang Han and the others!

Therefore, having one or two high-status friends who got along well would be very useful for him!

Jiang Han's eyebrows slightly raised. Although Yan Yumo's appearance wasn't the most beautiful, she was still a rare beauty. However, Ye Ruhong's gaze didn't linger on her face but instead looked at her hands.

Indeed, Yan Yumo's hands were very beautiful. Delicate and white, like white jade, they had a special beauty.

But if one looked more closely, they would notice that Yan Yumo's hands always maintained a peculiar posture, which was the best way to hold a dagger because she often played with a dagger!

In other words, Yan Yumo could draw her dagger and attack at any time!

This was probably due to her being known as the "Queen of Assassins"!

Jiang Han's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly understood. After all, as the son of the Shoulder-Level King, what kind of beauty hadn't Ye Ruhong seen? Even if Yan Yumo had the beauty of a celestial fairy, it would only make him slightly more attentive.

"Hey, you two, you're so boring." Seeing the silence, Jiang Han couldn't help but pout, "Why don't you chat a bit? It would be good to look out for each other in the sect."

Yan Yumo was taken aback, turning to look at Jiang Han, a sense of gratitude rising in her heart. She knew that Jiang Han's actions were for her own good, after all, Jiang Han had Elder Yun's support, while she didn't even know who her master was!

"... What kind of look is that?" Jiang Han grinned at Yan Yumo, "You're not in love with me, are you?"

"You... go to hell!" Yan Yumo's gratitude vanished, her face turning red with anger, her chest heaving.

Ye Ruhong stood by, speechless, his gaze filled with shock at Jiang Han.

Although his first impression of Jiang Han was that he was somewhat shameless, he didn't expect Jiang Han to be so shameless!

Saying to a girl, "You're not in love with me, are you?" and doing so with a straight face, as if it was the right thing to say. Ye Ruhong admitted that he couldn't do it even if his life depended on it!

But strangely, in his eyes, Yan Yumo only blushed, though she was angry, it seemed to be more out of embarrassment.

This... is this flirting?

"Cough, Brother Jiang, can you introduce me to the sect?" Ye Ruhong, unable to bear Jiang Han and Yan Yumo's "flirting," spoke up.

"What?" Jiang Han was taken aback, then looked at Ye Ruhong with a strange expression, saying something that almost made Ye Ruhong want to vomit.

"I've never been there, how can I introduce it to you?"

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