Once again, they came to the familiar carriage, but this time, Jinning did not let Lan Ling get in, because she had learned from the previous mistake. She was really afraid that Lan Ling would not play by the rules, bite her again, or even do something worse.
"I've read your policy paper. It's very well written. Have you been pretending to be weak all this while?" Zhi Ning asked.
Lan Ling shook his head. "No, I've only gone to the Demonic Mountains. My soul has been baptized, and my cultivation has improved. I've gained new insights."
"Oh? What insights? "Zhi Ning asked.
"Are you sure you want to hear it?" Lan Ling asked.
"Why wouldn't I dare to hear it?" Zhi Ning replied.
"For example, Zhi Ning is a b * tch." Lan Ling repeated what he said to Yi Manman.
When these words were spoken, the first to change expression was the eunuch Li Zhu. His palm trembled slightly, almost unable to restrain himself from killing Lan Ling with his palm.
As for Jinning, her beautiful face flushed in an instant. No one had ever scolded her like that since she was a child. She gasped for air, her chest rising and falling, accentuating the curves of her breasts.
"Søren, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Zhi Ning said fiercely. Her words were filled with murderous intent.
Lan Ling said, "You want to hear it. I can only tell you the truth."
Zhi Ning closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down. She had come to see Søren for serious business. She was here on Zhi Li's orders. She couldn't be so petty, even though she realized that her self-control was useless in front of Søren.
"His Highness Zhi Li admires your policy paper," Zhi Ning said. "He believes that you are a wise man."
"So?" Lan Ling asked.
"Therefore, he hopes that you can give up your territory in Tianshui City and join him." Zhi Ning said, "With your talent, you can at least enter the cabinet. He might even become his future prime minister. "
Hearing this, Lan Ling was shocked.
He didn't expect that Feng Li, who wanted to kill him, would recruit him after a policy paper.
Zhi Ning continued, "You're very far-sighted. In the future, when the civilian elites completely rise, they will become difficult to control. As for you, you will represent the nobles to weigh them. I believe you can also see the weight of this matter. When the time comes, you will become the representative of the entire nobles. Your stage is the entire Raging Wave Kingdom, not just Tianshui City. "
Zhi Ning stared at Lan Ling and said slowly, "I believe that with your intelligence, you can understand the relationship of letting go. You can only gain by letting go."
Lan Ling was still silent.
Zhi Ning continued, "And you also know that Tianshui City is related to His Highness Zhi Li's grand strategy. You will not be able to keep it. Smart people will not be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Once you lose your title and territory, in order to prevent the Suo Family from rising again, you will die. The difference in power between you and us is too great. "
Lan Ling still didn't respond.
Jinning said, "Then, the next choice is very simple. Should I choose to live, join His Highness Feng Li's camp, and reach the peak of the court in the future? Or do you want to perish along with your Tianshui City? You have to answer. "
Lan Ling looked at Zhi Ning's beautiful face and said, "Princess, how about I ask you to make a choice?"
"Say?" Zhi Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly. She felt that Søren was going to use words to humiliate her again.
Lan Ling asked, "For example, I am very strong in martial arts, and you are weak. One day you fall into my hands and I want to rape you. Will you choose to protect your innocence with death, or choose to be raped by me and swallow your anger, humiliate yourself and become my woman? "
For a long time, there was no sound in the carriage.
Then, Zhi Ning suddenly rushed out of the carriage and slapped Lan Ling's face with her jade-like hand.
She really couldn't help it. She knew that it was very improper, but she really couldn't help it.
Lan Ling instinctively wanted to catch her hand, but he found that his whole body suddenly couldn't move. Then, he felt that there was one more person behind him. The damned eunuch Li Zhu's finger directly pointed at his neck, making his whole body seem to be locked.
"Pa …" Zhi Ning slapped Lan Ling's face.
Then, she re-entered the carriage and shouted coldly, "Let's go!"
"Søren, don't even dream about getting a high score in the third exam." Zhi Ning said coldly, "We will suppress you fair and square."
Lan Ling said, "Don't you care about the face of the cultivators of the Dragon Temple?"
Zhi Ning said, "The cultivators of the Dragon Temple are also human. Do you think they will go against the royal family for a small noble like you? Unless you compose a song that's rarely seen in a hundred years, conquer their souls, and make them worship you. Do you think that's possible? "
That's right, it was almost impossible.
It should be known that the great cultivators of the Dragon Temple who came this time were at the top of the pyramid of the world's art world. They were like gods. They were so arrogant that they didn't seem like humans. For hundreds of years, there was no song that could conquer their souls.
Zhi Ning said word by word, "So, they will definitely sit and watch us suppress you and be indifferent. You must be looking forward to your score in the third exam. Let me tell you in advance, it won't be more than 30 points. "
Then, she left in a flustered and exasperated manner.
Søren, who was left behind, touched his cheek that was slapped. His handsome face trembled slightly.
…
Before the third exam, Zhi Ning represented the royal family and called for a meeting with all the examiners of the Royal City Academy.
"I want to make one thing clear. Everyone must obey His Majesty's will. Everything must make way for the kingdom's future strategy." Zhi Ning said, "The kingdom's southern expansion strategy must not be affected in any way. Do you all understand?"
Even though Zhi Ning didn't mention a single word about Søren, everyone could tell that Zhi Ning was representing the royal family to suppress Søren.
In the first exam, Søren got a high score. Zhi Ning didn't mind at all.
But in the second exam, Søren got a high score again. His policy theory even shocked the entire cabinet and the royal family. Zhi Ning couldn't be indifferent anymore.
Because everyone knew about the bet between her and Søren. If Sauron really made it into the top 10 and won the Noble Warrior Medal, it would not be a big deal for her to be kissed by a snake. At most, she would become a laughing stock. And the Silver Casino would have to pay 100,000 gold coins. At most, they would go bankrupt. That would hurt Zhi Ning and Zhi Li's finances.
But there was another condition in the bet. If Søren won the noble warrior medal, then he would inherit the title of Lord of Tianshui.
Moreover, this bet was already known by the entire Royal City, and everyone was paying attention to it. If Søren got into the top ten and won the noble warrior medal, then the royal family wouldn't dare to stop Søren from inheriting the title of Lord of Tianshui. If that happened, the royal family's reputation in the eyes of the people would plummet.
Neither Zhi Ning nor Zhi Li could afford to pay such a price.
Therefore, she directly shed all pretense of cordiality and began to completely suppress Sauron in the exam. Even though this would cause great damage to her reputation, she couldn't care less about it now.
The examiners were all from the art department of the Royal City Academy, including famous artists in the city.
"I don't agree." Professor Niya stood up. "Art is fair and just. It can't be tarnished."
That's right, Professor Niya was also one of the art examiners. Even though she hadn't met Søren, she had been paying attention to Søren's results. She felt proud and happy about Søren's results in the first two exams.
As for Sauron's third exam, her heart was filled with anticipation. Everyone in the Royal City Academy knew that Søren took music as an elective because he wanted to woo the beautiful professor. In fact, he was good at painting and his music skills were terrible.
Niya was the only one who knew how amazing Sauron's talent in music was. She was looking forward to seeing Sauron's performance in the third round of the exam.
However, she didn't expect that Zhi Ning would decide Søren's fate before the exam.
Without a doubt, once this group of people decided, even if Søren played the sound of nature, he would be given the lowest score. Because this kind of scoring was idealistic.
Jinning seemed to have foreseen this scene, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
Just then, Professor Niya saw a golden light in front of her. She felt dizzy and fell on her chair.
"Professor Niya is unwell and can't handle the rest of the work. You should go back first," Zhi Ning said.
Then, two female warriors came forward, grabbed Professor Niya's arms and brought her out.
"Despicable, shameless, dirty …" Teacher Niya cried out in grief and indignation, "Ladies and gentlemen, please face your conscience, face your conscience!"
Zhi Ning said, "Since Professor Niya is not available, let the royal musician take over the examiner's work. Is there a problem?"
Everyone quickly shook their heads. Then, a man with snow-white skin, who was even more beautiful than a woman, walked in and bowed to Zhi Ning.
This person was the royal musician, the famous handsome man Long Yang.
Zhi Ning continued, "I think that happiness comes from the heart. If a person's moral character is not good, then his artistic character must be terrible. And a student who seduced a married woman and committed adultery with his professor, I think his character is despicable. What kind of score do you think he should get for such a messy person? "
"Zero," Long Yang said. "Art is the sublimation of the soul and moral character, followed by the level of skill."
The full score for the art exam was 100, but this famous handsome man Long Yang gave zero.
"I think that if your skills are good, I can give you 30 points."
"Twenty-five!"
"Thirty-five!"
Finally, all the scores were out. Deducting the highest and lowest score, Søren's score was twenty-three.
That's right, Søren's score was out before the exam even started. And with this score, he wouldn't even be able to pass the graduation exam, let alone get into the top ten and get the noble warrior medal.
"Very good, the royal family will not forget your contribution," Zhi Ning said.
At this time, Dean Jian Yong suddenly said, "Your Highness, of course we will follow the kingdom's strategy unconditionally. But there are also the sages from the Dragon Temple, they … "
Jinning said, "Speaking of which, it's really a coincidence that the great cultivator Byron who will be the chief examiner this time happens to be my art instructor in the Flame Capital's Divine Dragon Temple."
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