Chapter 39

Just a moment ago, the knights and their attendants were chattering noisily, but suddenly they fell silent, not daring to say a word. The knights and attendants, along with the priests, looked at each other, their gazes finally settling on Little Price, wanting to know what had happened. Why did Little Price stand up to testify for the apprentice at the herbal shop? If it were anyone else, even if all the merchants and travelers stood up to testify for Junming, it wouldn't have mattered.

But Little Price... he was the son of the Bishop of the Dawnlight Church. If he testified... all the knights and attendants were at a loss for what to do. The words they had just spoken, all the ridicule and jokes about Junming, still echoed in their ears. But with one word from Little Price, everyone was turned into a laughingstock! All the mocking words about Junming felt like slaps in the face of those who had mocked him.

With his testimony, was there even a need for an appeal? Wasn't this just a joke? If they had known Little Price would speak up for the apprentice named Junming, who would have gone out of their way to offend that boy?

Junming was also surprised that Little Price would stand up to testify for him. The short merchant showed a look of joy; with Little Price's testimony, all his previous worries vanished.

With Little Price's words, the scene became even more awkward and strange. The knights and attendants who had been so arrogant and the priests who had initially framed Junming fell silent, not knowing what to say or what to do. They stood there, helpless, like a group of strange and ridiculous puppets.

The priest sitting next to Little Price saw that the priest who had accused Junming and the other knights and attendants were standing there in a daze, not knowing how to end this farce. He stood up and said with a smile, "It was just a small test, Junming. Don't take it seriously. The journey is lonely, and everyone was just playing a little joke on you."

Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Since Little Price was willing to testify, Junming would be fine. Since the priest of the Dawnlight Church was willing to smooth things over, they couldn't miss this opportunity. The knights and attendants all followed the priest's words, as if they had forgotten what they had just said.

"That's right, everyone was just playing a joke on you. How could you take it seriously?"

"It's just some roughhousing among classmates. There's nothing serious about it."

"Once you get to the Church Academy, you'll need to take care of each other. We were just trying to loosen you up a bit."

"..."

"Junming, come sit over here." Little Price, still as indifferent as ever, didn't pay attention to what the knights and attendants were saying. He just waved Junming over and said.

Junming, feeling grateful, walked over with a smile and said, "Thank you."

"It's nothing, just a small matter. I just can't stand seeing them use their status as priests and attendants to bully others," Little Price said indifferently.

Sitting next to Little Price, Junming felt the way others looked at him had changed.

Dwight watched Junming sitting next to Little Price, chatting and laughing, feeling confused. This apprentice from the herbal shop was still so thin and looked so weak. How could he be so strong? Strong enough to defeat him, and even now, he still couldn't figure out where he had lost. He had used his strongest combination of punches, but as soon as he started, he was knocked to the ground. What had happened? How had he been defeated? It was strange.

Being defeated wasn't strange. What was strange was that Dwight himself didn't know how he had been defeated. Now, seeing Junming sitting next to Little Price, one of whom had been called a genius of Moonlight City since childhood, with a bright future under the tutelage of the Bishop of the Dawnlight Church, and the other a poor apprentice from the poorest district of Moonlight City, who had grown up in an orphanage, the two of them sitting there seemed to have no difference. For some reason, Dwight felt that Junming's figure was even clearer.

The two young men, one fat and one thin, also watched Junming sitting next to Little Price. Their eyes no longer held jealousy but more fear. Junming's two slaps had left them with swollen faces, and especially the fat Chadus, whose eyes were almost closed. They never thought Junming would be so strong, strong beyond their imagination.

If Junming's unexpected performance in the Church Academy entrance test was cheating, his defeat of Dwight could not be faked. Although they still couldn't believe Dwight had been knocked to the ground by Junming, it was a fact, undeniable. But how could this be? How could the thin Junming be a match for Dwight? Not to mention martial skills, just in terms of physique, Dwight could have beaten two or three Junmings.

Why? The two young men, one fat and one thin, thought about it, and their thoughts became jumbled.

The knights, merchants, and travelers were also re-evaluating Junming. They all couldn't understand how a thin young man, who looked so weak, could perform so strongly in the fight with Dwight. His simple movements were full of explosive power. Unlike Dwight, who looked fierce and released his strength in an instant, deciding the outcome, where had Junming learned this?

Cheating in the test? Perhaps... a thought that no one dared to believe appeared in their minds. During the test, Junming's performance might not have been cheating. He was really strong, whether in receiving and releasing divine power or in face-to-face combat like a warrior.

Could such a person exist? Perhaps, but they were all great figures that one could hardly see. Could Junming's talent really be at such a level?

Junming found that not only had his hearing improved, but his senses had become much sharper. He could feel the strange looks others were giving him, but he didn't feel proud or wonder what they were thinking. He continued talking to Little Price, "No matter what, without your help, I would have been in big trouble."

Little Price recalled the day of the test when he saw Junming perfectly receive and release divine power. He couldn't believe that in Moonlight City, no other young man could do better or have a more perfect talent. Even after that, he still didn't want to believe it and preferred to think that Junming had cheated.

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Xiaolong woke up late. I beg for your collection, recommendation, and support. If I can make it to the homepage new book list, I will definitely update three times!

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