Chapter 73

When the bell signaling the end of the major exam echoed through the White Spirit Mountain, the atmosphere outside the mountain also began to boil. Countless gazes, filled with amazement, looked at the积分榜 on the crystal wall.

The name in the first place was clearly written.

Li Luo, Nanfeng Academy.

This first place was clearly unexpected by everyone. At the start of the major exam, no one would have thought that the one to secure the top spot would not be the most popular Lu Qing'er, nor the only one who could pose a threat to her, Shi Kong, but rather Li Luo, who had previously been unassuming and had never shown any remarkable achievements.

People in Tian Shu County were not unfamiliar with the young lord of Luo Lan Manor, after all, Luo Lan Manor had started in Nanfeng City and eventually stood firm in the Great Xia Kingdom. The two lords of Luo Lan Manor had once been the subject of many Tian Shu County residents' boasts about the outer counties.

As the son of those two, Li Luo had never lacked attention from a young age. However, due to his so-called Empty Phase, countless people had secretly lamented that Li Tai Xuan and Dantai Lan, who had been wise all their lives, had a son who did not inherit their talents.

Phrases like "a tiger father and a dog son" were probably what Li Luo had heard the most over the years.

Some even said that perhaps Jiang Qing'e was the true bloodline of Li Tai Xuan and Dantai Lan, and Li Luo was not their biological son.

Such rumors were numerous and varied.

However, this scene today refreshed their understanding of the young lord. That young man, though lacking the sharpness and dominance of Jiang Qing'e, gave off a sense of hidden depth and gentleness. Until the very end, you never knew what cards he had hidden.

This seemed quite different from his parents and Jiang Qing'e.

At the foot of the mountain, Xu Shanyue, the leader of the Nanfeng Academy team, looked up at the crystal wall, his gaze seemingly fixed on it, unable to move. After a long while, he finally stammered, "Did you see that? Li Luo is first place!"

Lin Feng's face was stiff, and he was unsure whether he should be happy or sad.

Although the first place remained at Nanfeng Academy, it did not stay in the First Hall under his jurisdiction. More importantly, this first place was someone he had strongly advocated to be demoted to the Second Hall.

Previously, although Li Luo showed signs of rising, Lin Feng did not take it too seriously. After all, in his view, even if Li Luo could catch up now, he could not compare to Lu Qing'er and Song Yunfeng, as he had fallen behind by a considerable amount of time.

But he never imagined that the one who would ultimately become the top of the major exam would be Li Luo.

At this moment, facing Xu Shanyue, who was ecstatic to the point of a distorted expression, Lin Feng felt an intense sense of regret for the first time.

He regretted not loosening his stance when he noticed Li Luo's rise and pulling him back to the First Hall.

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Now that Li Luo had become first, it was easy to imagine that he would face many unusual gazes in Nanfeng Academy in the future, after all, Nanfeng Academy had never had a case where the top of the major exam was not from the First Hall.

He, Lin Feng, would be criticized for his short-sightedness, while Xu Shanyue would be praised for his keen insight.

So at this moment, although Nanfeng Academy had retained the golden sign of the top academy in Tian Shu County, Lin Feng felt an urge to cry.

Xu Shanyue also came to his senses. He glanced at Lin Feng, whose face was twisted as if he had eaten something foul, and shook his head in sympathy, while not forgetting to express his gratitude.

"Teacher Lin Feng, you're a true brother. I'll never argue with you again!"

Lin Feng forced a smile that was uglier than a cry, his voice trembling like a leaky wind.

"Heh, heh... We're all brothers, too formal."

...

Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing also stared at the name of the first place for a long time before they could recover from the unexpected surprise.

"Such an unexpected result," Cai Wei said with a sigh.

"Tsk, tsk, this Li Luo really kept his cards close to his chest. If this result reaches Qing'e's ears, even she would be surprised," Yan Lingqing nodded, giving Li Luo a very high evaluation for this major exam.

"If the young lord can enter the Holy玄Star Academy, it will boost his prestige within Luo Lan Manor and ease some of Qing'e's pressure," Cai Wei said softly.

Yan Lingqing nodded slightly. Although Luo Lan Manor was currently facing internal and external troubles, there were still some so-called royalists. The so-called "royal" was actually Li Luo, after all, no matter what, he was the biological son of the two lords, and his inheritance rights were the most legitimate, even surpassing Jiang Qing'e.

However, due to the Empty Phase issue, his future prospects were bleak, so some people had to give up. If Li Luo could perform better in the future, he might be able to rally people's hearts again. With Jiang Qing'e's assistance, he should be able to secure the position of lord of Luo Lan Manor.

At that time, Luo Lan Manor would stabilize again.

And Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing were both looking forward to that day.

...

In the main pavilion, when the results appeared, the Governor Shi remained silent, but anyone could feel the terrifying aura emanating from him.

But the old dean didn't care and stood up, clapping loudly.

"Good boy, you truly live up to being the son of Li Tai Xuan and Dantai Lan. Everyone underestimated you, including this old man with failing eyesight," the old dean laughed heartily.

Governor Shi gave a dark laugh, said nothing, and did not bid farewell to the old dean or An Lie. He stood up and left, enveloped in a dark aura.

Seeing this, Teacher An Lie could only laugh helplessly at the old dean, "Congratulations, Dean Weisha. This year, Nanfeng Academy has once again secured the golden sign of the top academy in Tian Shu County."

The current leaderboard, with Li Luo and Lu Qing'er taking the first and second places, was the best result Nanfeng Academy had seen in recent years. The additional twenty-one spots would make Nanfeng Academy the biggest winner in Tian Shu County.

It was easy to imagine how many families would try to get their children into Nanfeng Academy next year, after all, even if they couldn't secure a spot on their own, they could still rely on the academy's additional spots to enter the Holy玄Star Academy.

The old dean was beaming with joy.

The excitement at the foot of the mountain continued, and the students in the mountain began to leave one by one. Especially when Li Luo, Lu Qing'er, and others appeared, the atmosphere reached a climax, with thunderous cheers echoing.

Li Luo, who became the focus of everyone's attention, looked troubled. His good looks had already brought him many troubles, and now his talent would bring even more?

This pressure is already beyond what my age can bear.

"Brother Luo, you're amazing!" Zhao Kuo, full of excitement, rushed over. Although he had been eliminated in the top ten, Li Luo and Lu Qing'er's excellent performance meant that he would definitely get a spot at the Holy玄Star Academy based on his ranking at Nanfeng Academy.

Other Nanfeng Academy students also smiled, looking at Li Luo with admiration. Because of the additional spots, almost everyone who participated in the major exam would get a spot.

Truly, one person's success brings fortune to all.

Li Luo smiled at Zhao Kuo, patted his shoulder, and looked around for Yu Lang, spotting him outside the crowd.

At that moment, Yu Lang was holding the hand of a cute and petite junior, and with a deep expression, said, "Do you know why Li Luo could defeat Shi Kong? It's because I cleverly made Shi Kong lose his composure, so Li Luo getting first place is half my doing. But it's okay, I'm his good brother and don't mind these empty titles. I don't care much about these things anyway."

The innocent junior looked at him with admiration.

"What a scoundrel."

Li Luo was speechless and didn't bother with this guy whose thinking was different from others.

Meanwhile, Lu Qing'er, who was talking with a group of juniors, smiled and said, "They say today is a good day, so they want to have a party tonight. Do you want to come?"

Li Luo sighed. Such parties were not very meaningful, just a chance for everyone to praise and admire him. In the past, these juniors would take advantage of him at parties, and today it would probably be even worse.

So in the end, he nodded in agreement.