"I... shouldn't have... yelled at you..." Feng Wu bit her lower lip, darted a quick glance at him, then lowered her head again.

Jun Linyuan smirked. "That's it?"

"I... I shouldn't have accused you of... not keeping your promise..."

"Hmph!"

"I... I shouldn't have called you a liar..."

"Heh!"

Feng Wu twisted her sleeve between her fingers. "I... I shouldn't have..."

Without knowing it, Jun Linyuan's heart had already begun to soften when he looked at the girl's sad face. However, his tone remained just as stiff. "Which is more important to you, your life or the broken star piece?!"

"Of course the b..." Feng Wu saw Jun Linyuan frown as soon as she blurted out her reply, and she changed it right away. "My life! Of course my life is more important!"

Feng Wu even made a fist to go with the answer!

Jun Linyuan glanced down at her. "Then?"

Then? Then what?

Feng Wu was dumbfounded.

However, judging by the look in Jun Linyuan's eyes, she was expected to say something...

Jun Linyuan threw off Feng Wu's hand and went on walking.

She couldn't let him go now!

Running after him in exasperation, Feng Wu caught Jun Linyuan's sleeve. "Then, then your life is more important than the broken star piece!"

That was what she was supposed to say, right?!

Jun Linyuan's gaze remained blank.

Flustered, Feng Wu cried out, "Jun Linyuan! Your life is more important than mine!"

This was it! Right? She had said the right thing, hadn't she?

Feng Wu rested her chin on her fists and blinked her shiny eyes, eager to hear the verdict.

Jun Linyuan snorted and looked less pissed.

Feng and Granny Gong exchanged looks and both gave the crown prince a thumbs up in their heads.

Your Royal Highness! Awesome!

Feng Wu had no idea what those words she had impulsively cried out meant to Jun Linyuan. She only watched him expectantly and was very excited.

Her fair skin was flawless and she was so slim that it seemed she could barely hold up the weight of her clothes.

She looked so attractive this way.

The thick layer of ice wrapped around Jun Linyuan's heart cracked at that moment.

Unfortunately, he didn't know it himself.

He coughed into his fist to ease the awkwardness.

Was she right? Was she? Feng Wu looked at him eagerly and tugged at his sleeve without realizing it.

"Hmph -" Jun Linyuan grunted.

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"How does it have anything to do with you?" Jun Linyuan darted her a glance.

"It has everything to do with me!" Feng Wu snapped. "Look, does a breakthrough happen to you everyday? No, right? So, it happened today because I gave you a massage, opened up your energy channels and relaxed your muscles. And voila! You leveled up! Am I right?"

Jun Linyuan raised his chin proudly and looked up at the sky. "Well -"

Feng Wu pouted, then said quietly, "Was that not the case... Have I really done nothing to help..."

She then lowered her head, looking crestfallen. Her long eyelashes quivered and she wrung the lower hem of her clothes. She looked so adorable that it reminded him of a spiritual pet.

Jun Linyuan didn't say anything.

He then patted her head and said impatiently, "Fine. You did help a little."

"Really?!"

Feng Wu's beautiful eyes sparkled and she stared at Jun Linyuan in excitement. "Really? Really? I really helped you?!"

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Jun Linyuan threw a contemptuous glance at her. Why was she so happy? It was a tiny compliment.

Holding Jun Linyuan's arm, Feng Wu hopped around. "Since I helped you so much, can you give me that broken star piece? Please~"

There were stars in the girl's eyes.

But Jun Linyuan only gave her a knowing look.

She might be fawning on him now, but once he gave her that broken star piece, she would forget all about him and run away as fast as she could! Jun Linyuan knew that side of her too well.

"No."

"But why?" Feng Wu pouted.

"Because I said so."

"Then what about Imperial College?" Feng Wu eyed him eagerly.

Jun Linyuan pondered.

"Please put in a good word for me with Mr Lu, won't you? He wouldn't listen to me no matter what I said and it was so humiliating. Brother Jun~" Feng Wu wriggled around.

"Stand still and stop squirming!" Jun Linyuan scolded her.

"Alright..." Feng Wu drew out the word.

"Fine!" Jun Linyuan said with a stern face and waved his hand impatiently. "There can be an extra candidate for the exam. Feng -"

After standing in the background for so long, Feng was finally put to use again.

Feng nodded, then left the courtyard.

He returned shortly afterward, handing Feng Wu an envelope with Jun Linyuan's personal seal on it. "Miss Wu, please put this away carefully. You'll be able to exchange this letter for an exam permit."

Feng Wu put the envelope in her chest pocket right away, fearing that Jun Linyuan might take it away again.

Jun Linyuan's face darkened.

Why did he have the feeling that she liked that letter better than him?

Once the exam permit was secured, Feng Wu had nothing to ask from Jun Linyuan for the time being. She was back to her proud self again. She gave a wave of her hand and was ready to leave.

Granny Gong went up to her in a hurry.

"Miss Wu, please have this ten thousand-year-old purple ginseng soup while it's still warm. It's a great tonic for your body." Granny Gong smiled kindly at Feng Wu.

Feng Wu wanted to turn it down, but she had made several breakthroughs in a short period of time and she did indeed feel like she was lacking some energy... But why was Granny Gong offering her a tonic?

Could it be that Granny Gong had found out about her cultivation? Feng Wu's stomach lurched.

She looked at Granny Gong and asked tentatively, "... But why?"

"Miss Wu, you worked really hard back there and you need something nutritious. Now, drink this. It won't be as effective when it's cold. This works wonders," Granny Gong said cheerfully.

Of course Feng Wu knew how wonderful it was. But...

"I didn't work hard... It's not like I actually did anything." Feng Wu tried to explain.

Granny Gong said immediately, "Yes. Yes, of course. I apologize for His Royal Highness. Miss Wu, you're way too young to go through that. Now, please drink this purple ginseng soup."

"... Alright."

Feng Wu nodded. It seemed that Granny Gong knew how Jun Linyuan had bullied her, and this purple ginseng had been made for her as an apology.

Why let it go to waste? At that thought, Feng Wu drained the bowl in one go.

Jun Linyuan glanced at Granny Gong in silence...

Feng Wu then took the letter to Imperial College.

This was the second time today that Mr Lu took an envelope from Feng Wu.

The first one was from Old Man Ba, his old friend, and that letter had stirred him.

And this second time...

Seeing that Feng Wu had come back, Mr Lu felt sorry for her and gave her a wry smile.

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"You came back empty-handed, didn't you? It's understandable. The door to that residence isn't open to everyone."

After all, given Feng Wu's status and capability, it was impossible for her to get through that gate.

However, Feng Wu only took a letter from her chest pocket and carefully put it down on the table.

Mr Lu frowned when he saw the envelope. Was this girl trying to bribe him now?

He picked up the envelope, took out the letter, and shook it open.

It consisted of one line only, but there was a scarlet seal at the bottom of the letter.

Mr Lu gave the right bottom corner a casual glance.

His eyes opened wide the next second!

This letter was from...

The crown prince's residence?!

Mr Lu raised his head abruptly and looked at Feng Wu in disbelief. He didn't come back to himself for quite a while. After some time, he said in an affirmative tone, "This is the seal of the crown prince's residence!"

Feng Wu nodded indifferently.

"How did you get this letter? You -"

Mr Lu couldn't believe his eyes!

Feng Wu recalled the things she had to do for Jun Linyuan back in the residence and she didn't know where to begin. She only said casually, "Will this letter do?"

"Yes! Of course!" The seal had to be authentic and so was Mr Feng's handwriting.

Moreover, no one would dare fake a letter from the crown prince's residence. If they were found out, they would wish for the death penalty.

Mr Lu just found it difficult to understand.

His Royal Highness's man had come here to stop Feng Wu from getting the permit, but His Royal Highness had written a letter to recommend her now. What was that about?

Mr Lu asked Feng Wu tentatively, "Are you and His Royal Highness... very close?"

Close? Feng Wu snorted. "Mr Lu, what do you think?"

Mr Lu shook his head and decided that he was thinking too much. How could these two people be close?

He nodded and wrote Feng Wu a recommendation letter. With three such letters, a cultivator below Level 9 could take part in the entrance exam for Imperial College.

Feng Wu smacked her forehead. "Oh, damn -"

Mr Lu looked at her in bewilderment.

Feng Wu said, "I forgot to mention that a friend of mine is taking the exam as well."

Mr Lu frowned. Another one?

"And what level is she?"

"She's a Level 7 Spiritual Master."

Mr Lu shook his head. "Are the two of you serious? You have no spiritual essence and she's a Level 7. How are you going to get in at all?"

However, since Feng Wu had been given permission, an extra candidate wouldn't make much of a difference, and Mr Lu didn't plan to make it more difficult for Feng Wu.

After all, Grand Secretary Fang and Priest Wu had both mentioned Duan Chaoge in their letters.

Once his letter was finished, Mr Lu handed all the letters to Feng Wu. "Off you go. You can get your exam permit at the assessment office."

Mr Lu even sent his young servant along with Feng Wu to show her the way.

The assessment office was awfully quiet at the moment.

For registration was over.

"We have quite a few good candidates this year," said a pretty blond and blue-eyed female teacher as she flipped through the forms. She nodded appreciatively. "Princess Mu is taking the exam. This Ning Chenxi also looks really promising. And -"

Knock, knock, knock -

Someone was tapping on the door.

"Who can that be? At this hour?"

About half a dozen teachers were in the office and everyone turned to the door in bewilderment.

The door opened.

Feng Wu walked in and everyone was astonished by her stunning beauty. All teachers, male and female, stared at her with open mouths.

"Young lady, you are?" An affable elderly female teacher rose to her feet and went up to Feng Wu with a smile.

Such a pretty girl. How wonderful.