"Court Chief Wu, Zhang Shi isn't a reckless person..."
Not expecting this Zhang Shi to anger the usually composed Court Chief Wu with just a few words, Pavilion Master Kang's mouth twitched violently. He felt as though he was going insane.
He had put in a lot of effort for these two slots, and yet, this fellow actually offended them with just a few words...
"Send the guests out!"
Ignoring Pavilion Master Kang's explanation, Court Chief Wu bellowed.
Huala!
Hearing this voice, the white-robed lady who had escorted them in earlier walked forward with an unfriendly expression. "Guests, this way please!"
"Court Chief Wu..."
Pavilion Master Kang was just about to say something when Zhang Xuan interjected, "Alright, Pavilion Master Kang, there's no need to bother with this fellow. Just let us go."
Jiya!
Ruohuan gongzi's feet slipped, and he nearly fell to the ground.
Pavilion Master Kang was also petrified on the spot.
He had known Court Chief Wu for many years. Her beauty and elegance were such that even women would feel ashamed of themselves before her... Yet, she actually called such a person 'neither male nor female'...
Even if she didn't agree to give him an additional slot, two slots wasn't too bad either. Even if he were to be chased out, at least he would be able to leave safely.
Now that he had insulted the other party, it would be strange if the Transcendent Mortal 5-dan expert didn't fly into a rage and beat him to death on the spot...
Driving his zhenqi, Pavilion Master Kang stood before Zhang Xuan. As long as the other party were to fly into a rage, even at the cost of severe injuries, he would send the other party out.
"What did you say?"
As expected, Court Chief Wu's face was as dark as steel. Her eyes were blazing with fury, and it seemed as though she could tear one into shreds.
"Don't you know what I'm saying? Must I say it out loud? "
Zhang Xuan wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he continued calmly, "If I'm not wrong, the hair on your body should be growing very quickly, right?"
"Pu!"
Ruohuan gongzi's vision darkened. Unable to hold himself back any longer, he nearly died on the spot.
The heck!
Brother, are you doing this on purpose?
It was already shameless enough to scold the other party for being neither male nor female. To think that you would be concerned about the other party's hair... No matter how long the other party's hair is, it's covered by his clothes. What does it have to do with you?
Saying it out loud in front of everyone, if it wasn't acting like a hooligan, then what was it?
Besides, even if the hair is long … how can you tell?
The eye of discernment of a master teacher... What are you using it for...
Pavilion Master Kang was in the same state as his student. It wasn't easy for him to gather the zhenqi in his body, and he nearly lost control of it.
He was the head of Pavilion Master Mingshi Tang, one of the most respected experts in Myriad Kingdom City. As a teacher, he was a man of honor, and he was a man of few words and actions... Yet, he ended up accompanying this fellow here to provoke the court chief of the Glacier Plain Court...
For a moment, his face contorted, and he even felt like killing himself.
However, Zhang Shi was brought here by him after all. He was a part of Mingshi Tang. No matter how rude he was, he could not give him up.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan was just about to endure the other party's fury when the furious Court Chief Wu suddenly turned to look at him with a pale face, "H-how did you know?"
"Ah?"
With another clash of zhenqi, Pavilion Master Kang's body went limp.
Am I right?
He called her neither a man nor a woman and said she had long hair … Not only did he not get angry, he even admitted it?
Am I hearing things, or has Court Chief Wu gone mad?
"Simple. Your body is cold, but your acupoints are filled with yang energy. Your movements are delicate, but your words are filled with vigor."
As though knowing that she would admit to it, Zhang Xuan's expression remained calm. "If I'm not wrong, your yin and yang are conflicting, and it's impossible to reconcile them! That's also the reason why you grow a beard, the pores on your skin, and your hair grows longer! "
"This..."
Court Chief Wu's body jolted.
The other party was right. Her yin and yang were indeed conflicting, and in the past two years, she had grown a beard!
If not for her shaving it off daily to maintain her dignity, she would have been mocked to death by others long ago.
Initially, she thought that it was just due to her inability to reconcile the yin and yang in her body, and as long as she cultivated properly, she would be able to resolve the problem. Who knew that... as time passed, the problem would only get more and more intense, and even her hair would grow thicker.
This matter involved the secret of a lady, and she was too embarrassed to talk about it. She didn't dare to show it to anyone else. Yet, to think that the person before her would actually speak of it.
How... did he see through it?
"The hair you speak of... is your beard?"
Court Chief Wu's body trembled in shock. On the other hand, Pavilion Master Kang and Ruohuan gongzi's mouths were agape. They wiped the sweat off their foreheads in embarrassment.
When they heard about hair growing, their thoughts immediately went astray. How could they have imagined that a lady would grow a beard as well?
"You were injured by the searing sword qi, and you felt that you wouldn't be able to bring out the full might of the incomparably sharp [Great Ancient Ascension Art]... Thus, you decided to cultivate a yin attribute cultivation technique. In the end, you failed to reconcile the yin energy in your body, resulting in such a state. If you can't clear it in time, you might still be able to suppress it with brute force. However, three years later, you'll be unable to conceal it anymore. "
Zhang Xuan.
The other party wasn't able to utilize battle techniques, and he wasn't able to use the Library of Heaven's Path, so he was unable to see through the details. However, through the Eye of Insight, while Court Chief Wu might be able to fool others by shaving her beard every day, it wasn't able to fool Zhang Xuan's eyes.
Judging from the imbalance between yin and yang, and the question that Pavilion Master Kang had asked him previously, it wasn't too difficult for him to deduce the cause.
The Great Ancient Ascension Art focused on sharpness. It was a yin attribute cultivation technique, and it was an extremely ferocious cultivation technique. When Zhang Xuan first saw the problem, he thought that the other party was a male, so he didn't think much of it.
When he learned that the other party was Court Chief Wu, he was already perplexed. Now that he saw the problem with the other party, how could he still not understand?
She must have cultivated a yin attribute cultivation technique after cultivating the Great Ancient Ascension Art, resulting in the clash of yin energy.
The best way to resolve this problem was to destroy her foundation and start all over again... But how could a court chief, the strongest expert of the Glacier Plain Court, bear to do such a thing?
Initially, she was still able to suppress it, but as time went by, the frequency of it relapsing increased, making it impossible for her to control it anymore.
As for why a lady would cultivate a ferocious cultivation technique, Zhang Xuan wasn't too sure either. However, it might have something to do with the Yin-Yang Lake.
Take the red-robed lady from before for example, she cultivated a fire and yang attribute cultivation technique.
Hearing those words, Pavilion Master Kang and the others felt that it was a little too far-fetched, and Court Chief Wu's face paled.
The other party was right.
Back then, after cultivating the Great Ancient Ascension Art, she had sustained severe injuries. Even though Pavilion Master Kang had treated her, she had dissipated her cultivation in the process. Thus, she chose to cultivate a yin attribute cultivation technique to achieve a breakthrough and neutralize the searing sword qi in her body. (See Pavilion Master Kang's three questions for more details on the solution to dissipating one's cultivation.)
As she had cultivated it once, her rate of improvement was extremely fast. Very soon, she succeeded in dissipating the sword qi and recovering from her injuries.
But... it was precisely because of this that the root of her illness was left behind, resulting in the current situation.
"May I ask... if there's a solution?"
Knowing that the other party could tell with a single glance, Court Chief Wu couldn't help but ask.
"There's a solution, and the most direct one is to dissipate your cultivation and become an ordinary person!"
Zhang Xuan.
"Become an ordinary person... That won't do. My lifespan has already exceeded a hundred years. If I were to dissipate my cultivation, I would surely die of old age..." Court Chief Wu hurriedly said.
It wasn't that she hadn't thought of this method before.
However, her current age had already exceeded a hundred years. Without the support of her cultivation, she would age swiftly, and in less than three days, she would die.
If that was the case, what would be the point of solving her problem?
She might as well just live on like this.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
The other party was speaking the truth.
The lifespan of a Transcendent Mortal was dependent on one's cultivation. Without one's cultivation, how could one possibly continue living beyond a hundred years old?
"Is there any other solution?"
Court Chief Wu asked.
"This... How about this, why don't you execute a battle technique for me? I can offer you some pointers to resolve your affliction... However, it's hard to say whether I'll be able to resolve it or not."
Zhang Xuan waved his hands casually.
Even though he could guess the other party's affliction, without the Library of Heaven's Path to analyze it, he wasn't too sure how he could resolve it.
But of course, he couldn't guarantee whether he could resolve it or not. Thus, he didn't dare to speak too confidently.
"Alright. Regardless of whether Zhang Shi can resolve it or not, I'll give you three slots for the examination!"
After a moment of hesitation, Court Chief Wu nodded.
She was about to go crazy from being in this state where she was neither a man nor a woman.
If the person before her could resolve it, she wouldn't hesitate even if she had to pay a huge price, let alone a slot for the examination.
"Un!"
Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
The reason why he said so much was for the slots. Since the other party had agreed to it, naturally, he would do his best to resolve the other party's illness.
"This... is enough?"
Seeing how the hostile Court Chief Wu, who seemed as though she would kill at any moment just a moment ago, not only did her rage dissipate, she even agreed to give him the slots. Pavilion Master Kang was dumbfounded.
This was way too incredible!
Even though he was witnessing it with his own eyes, he still found it hard to believe.
Ruohuan gongzi was so shocked that he felt frenzied.
Initially, he thought that it was his bad luck that he lost to the other party in the selection round. As long as he cultivated and studied diligently, it wasn't impossible for him to turn the situation around and reclaim the title of the number one genius of the League of Nations.
However, after this incident, he realized that... the other party's eye of discernment and grasp of details were far beyond his!
In fact... even his teacher might be inferior to the other party.
Was this fellow... really a 4-star master teacher who had just passed the examination?
"Let's begin!"
Oblivious to Ruohuan gongzi's thoughts, Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
"Alright!"
Nodding her head, Court Chief Wu flicked her wrist, and a battle technique flew out from her palm.
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan pretended to look through the books in the Library of Heaven's Path to examine the crux of the problem.
Hu!
Soon, Court Chief Wu stopped and turned to look at Zhang Xuan. "Is there... any other way to treat my condition?"
Zhang Xuan's breathing hastened as he asked.
If he couldn't resolve the problem, how was he going to survive in the future?
"This... can be solved!"
Exhaling deeply, Zhang Xuan didn't answer directly. Instead, he looked at Court Chief Wu with a bizarre gaze and asked, "What do you think of Pavilion Master Kang's character?"
"Ah?"
Court Chief Wu was stunned.
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