Xuanyuan Po was participating in the Heavenly Selection ceremony? And he had even won nine matches in a row? Tomorrow, he was going to enter the Celestial Tree and accept the trials of the Wildfire and the ancestral spirits?
Luoluo was shocked by this news, and it took her quite a while before she came to her senses.
She took the silk handkerchief from Guardian Li's hands and wiped the tea, but her furrowed brows could not be smoothed out.
She knew that once the news of the Heavenly Selection ceremony spread, Xuanyuan Po would assuredly do something, so she had sent people to keep an eye on him. But seeing that there was no reply in two days, she believed that there was nothing to worry about. Who could have expected that Xuanyuan Po would sign up for the Heavenly Selection!
She could not understand why Xuanyuan Po would participate in the Heavenly Selection ceremony.
With his personality, it was more likely that he would take a kitchen knife and barge into the Imperial Palace in an attempt to save her.
"Just what does this fellow want to do?"
Guardian Li gazed at Luoluo's furrowed brows and inwardly sighed in worry.
She thought of a certain possibility, but it was truly difficult to accept.
Xuanyuan Po liked the Princess?
But the Princess liked His Holiness the Pope.
Why did the people of the Orthodox Academy all like this?
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Upon learning of Xuanyuan Po's identity and background, countless gazes fell upon him.
The luxuriously dressed denizens of the upper city and the reserved noble ladies all had their mouths agape, so shocked that they didn't know what to say. As for the people of the lower city that had come with Xuanyuan Po, they had already known a few things, but upon receiving confirmation, they still found it impossible to suppress their excitement.
The high official in charge of the Heavenly Selection ceremony had an extremely unsightly expression. He looked at Xuanyuan Po's bearded face that still retained its childishness and coldly asked, "Why have you come to participate in the Heavenly Selection ceremony?"
Logically speaking, this question was meaningless and did not need to be raised. Everyone knew what benefits participating in the Heavenly Selection ceremony would bring them, or else why would the young experts of the demi-human tribes all rush to White Emperor City in such a short amount of time?
But when it came to Xuanyuan Po, this question was extremely meaningful, and it was a question that everyone present wanted to know the answer to.
Because if that rumor was true, then Xuanyuan Po was not only a student of the Orthodox Academy, but also Princess Luoluo's student.
"Don't tell me you also want to marry Her Highness?"
The high-ranking official stared into Xuanyuan Po's eyes, his voice extremely low, filled with anger and disdain. "Don't forget, even though the imperial court has no records, everyone knows that you were once a disciple of the Orthodox Academy!"
Master and disciple eventually became partners. This kind of thing was not unheard of on the continent, but in the end, it was not a good thing.
Especially for students, if they had such thoughts, anyone would think that it was an improper thought.
Xuanyuan Po said, "To be able to become Her Highness' student is my greatest honor. Whether Her Highness acknowledges it or not, I will always be her student."
The high-ranking official became even angrier and coldly rebuked, "Then why did you come to participate in the Heavenly Selection ceremony! Are you trying to humiliate His Highness? "
Xuanyuan Po said: "I have never thought of marrying Your Highness, how is this humiliation?"
The high-ranking official asked, "In that case, why have you come here?"
Xuanyuan Po thought about it and said, "I'm here to cause trouble."
When he said this, his expression was very serious, and his tone was very firm.
He was like a mud monkey that had just crawled out of a rice paddy, a mischievous kid that had jumped from a tree into a lake, yet he spoke like an old scholar.
The high-ranking official somewhat didn't dare believe his ears. "What do you want to do?"
Xuanyuan Po explained, "By causing trouble, I mean that I want to make it impossible for the Heavenly Selection ceremony to smoothly proceed."
The high-ranking official vaguely understood what he meant and asked, "You don't want Her Highness to marry?"
"Correct." Xuanyuan Po gazed at the distant Xiaode, the Second Prince of the Great Western Continent, and the other participants, and then raised his head to the high ground of the Imperial City. He earnestly and firmly declared, "No one wants to marry Her Highness, because I will not let you win."
It was very quiet in front of the Imperial City, and his voice was very bright, able to travel very far.
The high-ranking official sneered, "The Heavenly Selection ceremony is for the ancestral spirits to choose a husband for Her Highness the Princess. What right do you have to stop them?"
Xuanyuan Po replied, "No one can decide on Her Highness' marriage, not the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees or the ancestral spirits."
The crowd fell into an uproar at these words.
The high-ranking official was so angry that his entire body trembled. He harshly yelled, "You dare blaspheme the Celestial Trees, disrespect the ancestral spirits!"
"If it really was up to the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees and the ancestral spirits to choose, the Heavenly Selection ceremony would not have proceeded according to the current procedure, and there would not have been a baptism of the Wildfire in the second round. In the end, the so-called Heavenly Selection is a self-choice. Her Highness' marriage can only be decided by Her Highness herself."
Xuanyuan Po gazed up at the Imperial City and said, "I know that Her Highness the Princess would never be willing to marry an outsider."
No matter how angry that high official was, no matter how aloof and intimidating that palace was, his expression was always just that calm, to the extent where he even seemed a bit wooden. His voice was the same, yet it possessed a type of strangely persuasive power.
Countless cheers rose from all around the Imperial City.
These voices came from the most ordinary demi-human populace, regardless of whether it was the upper, middle, or lower part of the city.
Because Xuanyuan Po had spoken their minds.
It was rumored that the Empress wholeheartedly wanted to marry Princess Luoluo off to her nephew, but the Council of Elders and clan leaders strongly opposed this, forcing the Heavenly Selection ceremony to be held. Even so, the Empress had not changed her mind.
Look, the Second Prince of the Great Western Continent is standing not far from the Imperial City.
How could Princess Luoluo be married to an outsider? What right did he have to become the next White Emperor?
The vast majority of the demi-human populace thought this way, but they did not dare to express their thoughts due to the Empress's centuries of majesty.
Only when Xuanyuan Po said these words did they feel a great deal of satisfaction.
"After participating in the Heavenly Selection ceremony and passing through layers of selections, those who can ultimately stand here are all true experts, just like you."
A cold and dignified voice resounded from the highest point of the Imperial City, piercing through the clouds and descending to the ground.
The White Emperor was in seclusion, so this was the only voice of the entire Demi-human race.
The Imperial City instantly fell silent.
Many demi-human populace kneeled on the ground.
"And how do you know that Luoluo isn't willing to marry one of you?"
Many of the demi-human populace were perplexed by these words. Whether it's the Heavenly Selection or the trial of the ancestral spirit, the Great Western Continent's Second Prince, as an outsider, has no advantage. Could that rumor be false? Had they wrongly accused the Empress?
Yes, the entire continent knew that Princess Luoluo was the Empress' only daughter and had always been doted on. How could the Empress possibly treat her unfavorably? Presumably, she just wanted to find the best marriage for Princess.
As they thought of this, the crowd began to look at Xuanyuan Po in a different light.
This being the case, you shouldn't have come to make trouble.
Xuanyuan Po looked up at the Imperial City and said, "Her Highness does not like anyone here."
Madam Mu's voice was still cold. "And how do you know?"
This question was extremely difficult to answer.
Madam Mu was Luoluo's mother, so how could Xuanyuan Po know something that not even she knew? Did he really have something to do with Her Highness?
Countless gazes once more fell on Xuanyuan Po.
Some people wanted to know his answer, but even more people and important personages hoped that he would not say another word.
Xuanyuan Po had no idea what they were thinking, nor did he need to think before giving his answer.
"Of course I know. Everyone in the Orthodox Academy knows."
He seriously said, "Her Highness likes the principal, so how could she be willing to marry someone else?"
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