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Intimidated by Priest Wu’s tone, Chaoge cringed.

Feng Wu stepped out with a smile. “I did it.”

Priest Wu stared at Feng Wu and found her very familiar. He had seen that face before!

Then it came to him!

He had seen her before entering the Fang manor.

The girl had a Grandmaster Level formation on her bracelet and Priest Wu had called her a vain girl. He hadn’t expected to meet her again so soon.

Master Bian rushed to his side and said to Priest Wu, “Master! Master! Please don’t blame her! It’s her!”

Priest Wu nodded.

“It’s you!” Priest Wu had deemed Feng Wu an extravagant girl and he smirked. “You’re already this vain at such a young age. Shame on your family!”

Xuan Yi frowned. He didn’t like Priest Wu criticizing Feng Wu like that.

However, before Xuan Yi could intervene, Master Bian tugged at Priest Wu’s sleeve and yelled, “Master! It’s her! The Whistling Vase girl!”

What?

Priest Wu turned around and looked at Master Bian in confusion.

“I’m telling the truth, Master! This young lady made that Whistling Vase! I saw it with my own eyes!”

Priest Wu’s eyes widened. He stared at Master Bian, then shifted his gaze to Feng Wu.

It couldn’t be!

That was impossible!

“But she’s so young…” She was in her teens, right? 13, tops!

Just then, footsteps came from inside.

Grand Secretary Fang had come out.

All the “it’s her” talk intrigued Grand Secretary Fang greatly, so he came out to have a look. “Why, young lady, it’s you.”

Priest Wu turned to stare at Grand Secretary Fang. “You know her, too?”

Grand Secretary Fang snapped, “Of course I do. Back in Elegant Ink Gallery, this girl broke that Whistling Vase herself at first, then put it back together before breaking it again and sticking it together a second time. She also put in that mind-calming formation while she was at it. So many people saw it. I can’t lie about that.”

Both Master Bian and Grand Secretary Fang were saying the same thing…

Priest Wu had no choice but to believe them.

He then turned to stare at the bracelet on Feng Wu’s wrist, which had a formation embedded in it.

He had reprimanded the girl for being vain because of that invaluable formation on her wrist. He believed that such a rare treasure should be put in a shrine and worshipped.

However… if this girl really was the maker of the Whistling Vase… that was very embarrassing for him.

Xuan Yi looked at Grand Secretary Fang and Feng Wu in turn and narrowed his eyes. “Grandpa, is she… the girl you were talking about?”

Grand Secretary Fang nodded. “That’s right. She’s the one. She’s unbelievably talented in formations.”

Xuan Yi’s mouth fell open.

To most people, Feng Wu was a crippled good-for-nothing, but according to his grandfather, Feng Wu was incredible.

“It sounds like you two know each other as well.” Grand Secretary Fang found the coincidence interesting.

“We do.” Xuan Yi nodded.

Not only did they know each other, they had come back to the imperial capital from Northern Border City together.

“Which family is she from?” Grand Secretary Fang asked curiously.

Xuan Yi gave him a wry smile and pointed at the house next door.

Grand Secretary Fang looked at him in confusion.

Xuan Yi said, “She lives right next door.”

“The Feng clan?” Grand Secretary Fang looked surprised. “I didn’t know they had such a talented daughter. That clan is so blessed.”

Priest Wu had been listening to their conversation and he interrupted them.

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He rushed up to them. “The Feng manor? Wait, where have I heard that name before? That clan had an unmatched genius years ago, didn’t they? I think her name was Feng Wu.”

Grand Secretary Fang nodded and said with regret, “If that girl hadn’t been crippled, she would have been accomplished by now, and the Feng clan would have risen with her… what a pity.”

Priest Wu sighed with emotion. “I didn’t expect to see such a talented member of the Feng clan again after Feng Wu. They must be so blessed by their ancestors!”

Grand Secretary Fang chimed in, “I have to agree with you on that —”

“Grandpa, Old Master Wu —” Xuan Yi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “This girl is the Feng Wu you’re talking about.”

WHAT?!

Grand Secretary Fang and Priest Wu cried out in surprise and both turned to look at Feng Wu!

Both elderly men moved in unison and even their astonished faces looked identical.

“Feng Wu? That crippled girl? I thought she was dead.”

“That’s right. I was told she passed away as well.”

Xuan Yi said awkwardly, “Grandpa, Old Master Wu, she’s standing right there. Stop calling her a dead person. Look at her livid face.”

Grand Secretary Fang said in amazement, “Why, she really is that girl? Wow —”

Priest Wu’s eyes widened. “If she’s really Feng Wu, she’s only like, 14 now?”

“No, 13. She’s 13!” Grand Secretary Fang corrected him immediately.

13 years old…

Grand Secretary Fang and Priest Wu exchanged looks and both saw resignation in each other’s eyes.

What did they do when they were 13? They probably didn’t know the first thing about formations. As for the girl here, her formaton skills were already so solid at the age of 13.

Imagine what she would become one day!

Priest Wu hurried to Feng Wu’s side in one stride. “Kiddo, would you like to be my pupil?!”

Feng Wu frowned.

Grand Secretary Fang was glad to see her reaction.

Excuse me? You’re in my home now. Are you trying to steal my pupil away?

He then ran up to her and pushed Priest Wu aside. “Kiddo, pick me! I’ll be your master!”

Priest Wu nearly fell down. He ran back to Feng Wu in a hurry, pushed Grand Secretary Fang away, and tugged at Feng Wu’s sleeve. “Kiddo, pick me! I’m the head of the formation department at Imperial College; I can make you a student of the department with a snap of my fingers!”

Grand Secretary Fang threw a dirty look at him. “What’s your problem? She’s already more capable than any of your graduates. She doesn’t need your lousy department.”

After mocking Priest Wu, Grand Secretary Fang turned to Feng Wu with the brightest smile. “Miss Wu, I’m Grand Secretary Fang, and even the emperor needs to address me as his teacher. Isn’t that wonderful? Be my pupil and I’ll get you all the best resources. By the way, you know him, right?”

Grand Secretary Fang was doing all he could to get this pupil. He dragged Xuan Yi over and presented the latter to Feng Wu.

Priest Wu was all the more vexed!

For Grand Secretary Fang had a very appealing-looking grandson, while he only had an unsightly pupil!

However, while everyone thought that Grand Secretary Fang was trying to set up Xuan Yi and Feng Wu together, the whimsical old man said, “Look, this guy is His Royal Highness’s buddy. Don’t all girls want to get close to His Royal Highness?”