Chapter 10: The Test of Three Questions

After sending off the crown prince, Jun Huang started planning on how she would take her leave of Nan Xun. She’d come to Northern Qi in order to destroy Eastern Wu for revenge. This journey would no doubt be fraught with peril. Although Nan Xun had a strong faction in Northern Qi, his enemies were everywhere. If she stayed in Prince Nan Manor, she would certainly bring untold trouble to him.

“Is something the matter?” Nan Xun asked faintly when he noticed Jun Huang seemingly biting back words.The sound of the gong ringing silenced the crowd for a moment before the din returned in full. The person who’d gone before had such a perfect answer, but he still hadn’t qualified! And here was someone daring to challenge these three questions again? Was this newcomer full of hot air or did they really possess the ability to be so confident?

“What answer might this gentleman have?” The examiner was unperturbed by the crowd’s voices as he maintained his calm demeanor.

Jun Huang raised her hands in an assured cupped fist salute, sweeping her gaze beneath the stage. When the crowd noted how at ease Jun Huang seemed to be, they slowly simmered down and waited quietly for her response. She didn’t speak until she’d commanded everyone’s attention. Jun Huang answered slowly, “Although Prince Chen has listed three questions, they are in fact all related to one another. Therefore, I only have one answer.”

“One answer? One answer is good enough for all three questions?”

“He’s just boasting, isn’t he?”

“Let’s see what he says first. What kind of answer does he have to make the ludicrous claim that one answer is good enough for all three!?”

“……” Those beneath the stage began murmuring again after hearing Jun Huang’s words. They were all waiting to see if she was just boasting emptily or really did have some skill to her name.