Chapter 85: Ruolin's Complicated Feelings
Ruolin was experiencing an indescribable feeling.
She certainly had a fondness for Xiao Cang.
However, since they had only met today, and considering that she was his future mentor and he would be her student, she hadn't thought about it too deeply.
But to her surprise, Xue Ni already made her move? and she even succeeded?
It was too fast!
If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, Ruolin wouldn't have believed it. Suddenly, her emotions were in turmoil.
What was she thinking?
Xiao Cang was going to be her student!
If he didn't join the inner court as an exception, she would be his mentor.
How could she think about such things?
With these thoughts, Ruolin forcefully stopped herself from thinking further and hurriedly left the place.
But her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't help but think about it.
Soon, she arrived outside the tavern to clear her mind and ran into Ke Zhen, who was returning from a walk outside.
"Teacher Ruolin," Ke Zhen greeted.
Although he had achieved a lot and was now a commander in the Gama Empire's army, he still had great respect for the academy's teachers.
"Ke Zhen," Ruolin greeted him with a smile. Their recruitment trip to the Gama Empire was entirely thanks to Ke Zhen's security work.
"Teacher Ruolin, you don't seem to be in a good state?"
Ke Zhen asked, not referring to Ruolin's emotional turmoil, but noticing that she had just practiced hastily and seemed a bit unstable.
"I encountered some troubles in my cultivation and almost suffered a backlash, but it's nothing serious. I'll pay more attention next time," Ruolin explained.
"I see," Ke Zhen nodded, then thought, "The prince consort is interested in joining the Canaan Academy, isn't he? If you're familiar with him, Teacher Ruolin, you could ask him for guidance or request one or two Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pills."
"The prince consort? You mean Xiao Cang?" Ruolin was taken aback, blinking her beautiful eyes in confusion.
"Yes, Xiao Cang married our Gama Empire's Princess Yao Ye a month ago and became our prince consort," Ke Zhen said seriously.
Ah?
Ruolin was visibly shocked.
How did Xiao Cang get married at such a young age? In that case, wasn't she out of luck with Xiao Cang?
In Ruolin's subconscious, she had never thought of being a concubine for anyone. Then she thought of Xue Ni and Xiao Cang…
She didn't know if Xue Ni knew about this.
She wouldn't have been played by Xiao Cang, would she?
"Hehe, Xiao Cang is indeed very lucky to be able to marry Princess Yao Ye," Ruolin said with a smile on her face.
To her surprise, Ke Zhen shook his head, "Princess Yao Ye is not the prince consort's wife, but his concubine."
"Concubine?!" Ruolin was shocked. Letting the princess be a concubine? Then who was the main wife? Who could make a dignified princess willingly become a concubine?
Seeing Ruolin's confusion, Ke Zhen explained, "The prince consort's wife is the master of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Yun."
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Ruolin was even more shocked. "Isn't the master of the Yunlan Sect a powerful Dou Huang? How could she and Xiao Cang…"
Ruolin's words trailed off. Xiao Cang was an eighteen-year-old Dou Wang, who was bound to step into the realm of Dou Huang in the future, and even Dou Zong was not impossible. Of course, he was worthy of Yun Yun.
"The Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill is too precious, let's forget about it," Ruolin knew that with Xiao Cang's talent and status, he would definitely be heavily cultivated by the Yunlan Sect, but the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, a precious pill, was probably not something that could be given away to someone she had just met.
"Ah, Teacher Ruolin, you don't know. The Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill may be extremely precious to others, but in the eyes of the prince consort, a fifth-grade alchemist, it's nothing," Ke Zhen said lightly.
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"A fifth-grade alchemist?"
Ruolin's eyes widened. This was even more shocking than when she heard that Xiao Cang was a Dou Wang.
"Doesn't Teacher Ruolin know? The prince consort is our Gama Empire's youngest Dou Wang and fifth-grade alchemist," Ke Zhen said.
"Hiss…"
Ruolin had seen many geniuses in the Canaan Academy and had a certain immunity to them.
But hearing Ke Zhen's words, she couldn't help but gasp, her chest heaving.
An eighteen-year-old Dou Wang + fifth-grade alchemist.
Such talent was enough for the elder of the inner court to personally take him as a closed-door disciple, right?
What Ruolin didn't know was that this realm was already old news. If she knew that Xiao Cang was now an eighteen-year-old nine-star Dou Huang + sixth-grade alchemist, she would probably immediately write a letter to the academy, asking the elder of the inner court to come and accept him as a disciple.
Even so, she felt her worldview was being overturned. Was this talent still a normal person?
Seeing Ruolin's expression, Ke Zhen showed a satisfied smile. Seeing others shocked by the talent of his Gama Empire's prince consort made him, a commander, very happy.
"So I said, Teacher Ruolin, you can try to ask the prince consort for something."
"I see." Ruolin's eyes flashed with interest. After a brief conversation, her thoughts had changed.
Actually, being a concubine to such a promising genius… wasn't a bad idea!
But even if she wanted to be a concubine, would Xiao Cang be interested in her?
Ruolin couldn't help but smile bitterly. Compared to Princess Yao Ye, her status was far from comparable.
…
The next day, early morning. Xiao Cang and Xue Ni got up, had breakfast, and went outside to participate in today's Canaan Academy recruitment ceremony.
There were many people who came to register, and a long queue was formed at the entrance of the tavern.
"Teacher, I'm here to help."
Xue Ni wanted to run to Ruolin, who was preparing to start the recruitment at the entrance, but because her legs were weak, she could only walk quickly.
"You're finally here, get ready to start registering." Ruolin put her hands on her waist and gave Xue Ni a reproachful look.
She saw that Xue Ni's steps were limping, and she came out with Xiao Cang, which immediately confirmed her "hearing" from yesterday. This girl, she really was with Xiao Cang last night.
"Okay." Xue Ni didn't notice the complexity in Ruolin's eyes and happily became the teacher's little helper.
Xiao Cang didn't line up because Ruolin had written his registration form yesterday. He planned to wait until the evening when there were fewer people, and then directly find Ruolin for registration.
So he also helped out during this process. During this process, Xue Ni kept circling around Xiao Cang, exchanging glances with him.
And Xue Ni's little actions were all seen by Ruolin. It made her feel very upset. Because she saw Xiao Cang and Xue Ni exchanging glances, it didn't seem like they were just playing.
Then if the two of them were serious, did it mean… She also had a chance to rise like Xue Ni?
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