Chapter 14
Zhongli Shan looked up at Yu Sui walking onto the judgment platform, somewhat surprised. After a while, he lowered his head to reply: "Nangong Sui, Qingyang Princess. I heard from my sister that she and Gu Qian are childhood friends, their relationship should be quite good."
Yu Sui handed the black box containing the Di Su Balance Scale to Old Master Zhu from School of Names, saying properly: "This is what my father Nangong Ming asked me to bring."
Saint Yu from Legalist School said slowly: "The daughter of Nangong Ming, one of the three Yama Kings of School of Names?"
Yu Sui looked up and smiled: "My name is Nangong Sui."
The girl spoke crisply and sweetly, neat and generous.
Mei Liangyu's Wind-Listening Ruler glowed slightly. He looked down, his slender, beautiful fingers rapidly pressing the fill-character grid.
Yu Sui glanced from the corner of her eye at those slender, beautiful hands, then stepped back to stand beside Old Master Zhu, waiting to watch the upcoming trial verdict.
Sha Qian hadn't expected a Qingyang Princess to appear halfway through. He heard Gu Qian's low laughter, turned back unwillingly to look, and Gu Qian returned a provocative gaze.
"It's over, it's over. Sister descends from heaven with the Di Su Balance Scale to save Gu Qian from fire and water. This hero-saves-beauty move caught Sha Qian completely off guard." Mu Mengbai patted Sheng Hao's shoulder, shaking his head in anguish. "You should have told me earlier you had such a beautiful sister. If I'd known, I would have worked hard to kick Gu Qian out of Taiyi."
Sheng Hao turned back to glare at him viciously: "What hero saves beauty?!"
Mu Mengbai covered his mouth and stopped talking.
Princess Shangyang on the first level of stands puffed her cheeks, staring at Yu Sui on the judgment platform for a long time, finally turning to whisper to her companions: "What's the Di Su Balance Scale for? How does she have it? Why don't my mother and the others have it?"
Her companions looked at each other, unable to answer.
Seeing her companions couldn't answer, Princess Shangyang widened her eyes and turned to ask Xun Zhiya nearby: "Xun Zhiya, what are you trying to do with your Legalist School treasure for judgment?"
The girls beside Xun Zhiya were displeased with her attitude and wanted to retort, but Xun Zhiya stopped them. She said flatly: "As a Legalist School treasure, the Di Su Balance Scale can capture a criminal's Five Elements qi and light core operation during interrogation. Based on the Five Elements qi operation, it can measure whether the criminal is lying, thus determining truth from falsehood."
"If he's unrelated to the Silver River Water theft, the Di Su Balance Scale is evidence, and today's trial verdict will have its result."
Even if this matter had many suspicious points, as long as the Di Su Balance Scale gave a negative answer to "did you steal the Silver River Water," then Gu Qian would be fine.
The Di Su Balance Scale's function was absolute fairness and justice, considered unquestionable authoritative judgment in people's eyes.
When Old Master Zhu was unpacking the box, Mei Liangyu was replying to messages: "I wondered why Legalist School suddenly relented, turns out they traded it for the Di Su Balance Scale."
Zhongli Shan replied: "The Nangong family is actually willing to trade the Di Su Balance Scale with Legalist School for Gu Qian, truly unexpected."
Mei Liangyu's lips curved slightly: "If this thing fell into outsiders' hands, Legalist School would lose face. The Nangong family is willing to trade the Di Su Balance Scale for him, Saint Yu couldn't ask for more."
Zhongli Shan couldn't help glancing at the judgment platform, then lowered his head: "How so?"
After Mei Liangyu finished replying, he put away his Wind-Listening Ruler, his gaze lazily drifting toward the Di Su Balance Scale beside him.
Zhongli Shan received the message: "Truth and falsehood can be manipulated behind the scenes. How dare Legalist School let others know the Di Su Balance Scale has such loopholes."
……
Old Master Zhu opened the box, revealing a golden scale.
Old Master Zhu took it from the box and placed it on the table.
The scale's bamboo beam was very slender, with golden silk threads at each end suspending small, delicate copper plates, one black and one white, with golden Legalist School law characters carved on both front and back.
Though it looked small and exquisite, when you gazed at it, you could feel a strong, dignified pressure forcing itself upon you, making you involuntarily feel awe.
Even people in the farthest stands could feel an invisible oppressive force spreading.
"Since it's a Legalist School treasure, you conduct the interrogation," Old Master Zhu said to Saint Yu.
Saint Yu didn't refuse.
The Di Su Balance Scale was placed in the center of the table, directly facing Mei Liangyu who sat between the two Saints, still leaning back in his chair with a leisurely, pressure-free demeanor.
Mei Liangyu wasn't playing with his Wind-Listening Ruler now. He looked at the Di Su Balance Scale before him, one hand resting on the table, fingers lightly tapping the surface, one tap after another.
Saint Yu extended his hand toward the Di Su Balance Scale, Five Elements qi flowing into it. The scale remained motionless, but the golden threads holding the copper plates separated into fine strands, flying toward Gu Qian on the trial platform, wrapping around his hands and feet, entering his forehead center and ears.
The golden threads also rotated with countless Legalist School laws, characters almost invisible to the naked eye spinning rapidly.
Yu Sui looked toward Gu Qian, hearing Saint Yu ask: "Your name is Gu Qian?"
Gu Qian, sitting in the chair, raised his head slightly, answering hoarsely: "Yes."
The scale tilted, the white copper plate dropping down with a clear striking sound, returning to balance after a moment.
White represented truth, black represented falsehood.
The Trial Ground was completely silent at this moment, no one speaking, all focused intently on the Di Su Balance Scale on the judgment platform.
Saint Yu continued asking: "Gu Qian, restate in your own words what happened on the day the Silver River Water was stolen."
Gu Qian twisted his neck, staring at the Di Su Balance Scale in front of him, saying slowly: "That night I received a message asking me to meet at the entrance of Inverted Hanging Moon Cave."
Saint Yu asked: "Who was that person?"
Gu Qian answered: "I don't know."
The scale tilted toward the white copper plate with another crisp sound.
Sha Qian sneered and looked over: "How could you not know? If you hadn't exchanged Wind-Listening Ruler inscriptions with someone, you couldn't send messages at all. Or did you hide the message in the Earth Branch Star Sea, which is why it can't be found on your Wind-Listening Ruler?"
Gu Qian also sneered: "I truly don't know, because it was a message sent without inscription exchange. Out of curiosity about who could do such an extraordinary thing, I went to the meeting, thinking it might be someone from the Communication Academy."
"If I had hidden the message in the Earth Branch Star Sea, the Communication Academy could check and find out immediately."
The scale tilted toward the white copper plate again.
Mu Mengbai in the stands stared with his mouth agape: "No way, the Di Su Balance Scale judges this obviously false explanation as true? Even the Communication Academy can't bypass Wind-Listening Ruler inscriptions to send messages!"
Xue Mushi sat up from the stone steps, scratching his head with some confusion. Beside him, Xue Jiayue was completely absorbed by the trial, muttering quietly: "If the Di Su Balance Scale's judgment is correct and he's not lying, does that mean there's a problem with the Communication Academy here?"
Wei Ren nodded: "If there's a problem with the Communication Academy, that would be a real big problem."
Yu Sui blinked lightly upon hearing this.
Quite interesting.
If Gu Qian wasn't lying, then someone had cracked Taiyi Academy's communication array.
If he was lying, Yu Sui glanced from the corner of her eye at the three judges behind the table, then someone here was cooperating with Gu Qian in an act. As Gu Qian said, even if messages were hidden in the Earth Branch Star Sea, Communication Academy personnel could find them in the three number mountains.
Taiyi Academy had twenty-four Saints, with Thirteenth Realm practitioners only being more numerous. Half of them participated in maintaining the six kingdoms' communication arrays. Checking a junior disciple's Wind-Listening Ruler messages was no problem at all.
Mei Liangyu, who had been looking at the Di Su Balance Scale, suddenly looked up, catching Yu Sui who was stealing glances.
Yu Sui didn't panic, blinking at him friendlily.
Mei Liangyu showed no reaction, looking down to play with his Wind-Listening Ruler again, seemingly losing interest and finding nothing fun anymore.
Yu Sui quietly withdrew her gaze.
At Saint Yu's indication, Gu Qian continued: "I arrived at Inverted Hanging Moon Cave at the seventh hour, didn't see the person I was meeting. They kept sending me messages, telling me to go inside."
He paused here, finally saying with a frank expression: "I admit, because I was too curious about why someone could send messages without inscription exchange, I entered the forbidden ground."
The white copper plate continued making crisp sounds.
Sha Qian couldn't help saying: "So you went in and stole the Silver River Water?"
Gu Qian seemed to find his words ridiculous, his face full of mocking smiles: "I never saw this person, nor did I know where the Silver River Water was kept. After entering Inverted Hanging Moon Cave, I was constantly evading guards."
Still the white copper plate made sounds.
Sha Qian suddenly raised his voice: "Then why did the Silver River Water disappear?!"
Gu Qian sneered: "I didn't take the Silver River Water."
Everyone heard the sound from the white copper plate.
"You..." Sha Qian wanted to press further when Old Master Zhu on the platform spoke: "Perhaps things aren't as complex as we imagined. According to the Di Su Balance Scale's answers, he hasn't spoken a single false word so far."
Old Master Zhu looked at Saint Yu, his kind expression hardly changing: "The Legalist School's Di Su Balance Scale distinguishes truth from falsehood, knows good from evil, determines punishment. Right now it is Gu Qian's evidence."
Sha Qian turned to look at Saint Yu: "Saint Yu, Gu Qian needs further interrogation!"
Saint Yu looked calmly: "But he did break into Legalist School's first-level forbidden ground."
Old Master Zhu said: "One matter, one trial. Today's verdict isn't about his trespassing in forbidden grounds."
Saint Yu's eyes moved, seeming to glance at Old Master Zhu.
Old Master Zhu continued: "From his words, it seems we should focus on the Wind-Listening Ruler. The Communication Academy hasn't given an answer yet. Insisting he stole the Silver River Water could be considered insufficient evidence."
Saint Yu asked: "According to your meaning, he should be released without charges?"
Old Master Zhu said: "None of the Di Su Balance Scale's results can convict him, so I advocate releasing Gu Qian without charges. Can we begin the verdict?"
Saint Yu lowered his raised hand, the scale's golden threads withdrawing from Gu Qian.
"Yes," Saint Yu said.
Mei Liangyu was still playing with his Wind-Listening Ruler, not looking up: "Yes."
Old Master Zhu nodded, stroking his long beard, standing up: "Regarding Gu Qian's release without charges, I make the verdict: agree."
Saint Yu also stood up: "My verdict is: continue observation."
Now there was one agree vote and one oppose vote. The crucial vote lay with Mei Liangyu. People couldn't help turning their gaze to look at the relaxed-looking man on the judgment platform.
Suddenly receiving countless examining gazes, Mei Liangyu showed no change. He put away his Wind-Listening Ruler and stood up, his gaze seeming to sweep over Gu Qian below, his voice cold as jade striking: "Continue observation."
Yu Sui was the first person on the judgment platform to look at Mei Liangyu. Though Saint Yu and Old Master Zhu were surprised inwardly, they showed no expression.
With his verdict answer, the previously silent Trial Ground erupted in whispers.
Gu Qian on the trial platform frowned, looking straight at Mei Liangyu, who was already walking down the platform. Under many gazes, he met up with Zhongli Shan coming down from the stands, and the two walked straight toward the exit.
"You stop right there!" Princess Shangyang angrily wanted to chase after them to argue, but was firmly held back by her companions. "The Di Su Balance Scale already judged that he wasn't lying, that everything he said was true, that the Silver River Water wasn't taken by him. On what basis do you continue observation! Come back and explain clearly!"
Xun Zhiya's previously relaxed fingers under her sleeves unconsciously clenched again, her gaze looking toward Gu Qian on the platform with vague worry.
"It's over, this isn't what I expected."
Ji Meng, who had thought it was a sure win, was stunned, somewhat distressed as he scratched his hair. Beside him, Blackbeard also looked serious.
Those worried about Gu Qian were all silent or distressed.
Only Sheng Hao, whose face had been dark and ugly since Yu Sui appeared, finally looked somewhat relieved.
"Didn't expect this. Do Mei Liangyu and Gu Qian have some grudge? Could it be that Mei Liangyu also likes Xun Zhiya? What a complex relationship, this is getting interesting." Mu Mengbai touched his chin thoughtfully.
At this moment, only Sha Qian could still laugh. The gloom that had enveloped him since Yu Sui appeared with the Di Su Balance Scale cleared when Mei Liangyu made his verdict, and his world became bright again.
"Take him back, continue observation," Sha Qian said with a smile to other Legalist School disciples, looking at Gu Qian with extreme arrogance.
The Saints from School of Names and Legalist School said nothing, each turning to leave.
Blackbeard below saw Legalist School disciples collecting the Di Su Balance Scale. They hadn't saved the person and still wanted to take the item? He rushed anxiously toward the platform.
Just as Blackbeard ran onto the judgment platform, he saw Yu Sui place one hand on the box, smiling at the collecting Legalist School disciple: "Thank you for your help, sister."
The Legalist School disciple felt awkward, but Yu Sui wasn't embarrassed, naturally holding the box in her arms.
Only then did Blackbeard sigh in relief, thinking his foolish princess might let Legalist School take the Di Su Balance Scale too.
The Legalist School disciple who failed to get the Di Su Balance Scale slunk away, sticking out her tongue helplessly at Saint Yu who was watching, looking helpless.
Saint Yu sighed inwardly. Never mind.
……
Yu Sui carried the box down, calling to Gu Qian being led away ahead: "Brother Gu!"
Gu Qian turned back to look. Just as Yu Sui was about to go over, someone grabbed her and pulled her back with such force that she staggered several steps before standing steady.
Sheng Hao blocked between the two, his gloomy gaze sweeping toward Yu Sui: "Who told you to come?"
Yu Sui looked at Sheng Hao. This was the first time Sheng Hao had spoken to her after their two-year cold war.
"Third Brother," Yu Sui called obediently, standing on tiptoe to look behind him. "Let me go see Brother Gu first, then I'll talk to you."
She wanted to ask Gu Qian about the Wind-Listening Ruler matter.
But Sheng Hao directly pulled her away: "That guy can barely protect himself, why are you getting involved?"
"Hey!" Yu Sui twisted around to look back.
Gu Qian waved at her across the crowd, smiling with raised eyebrows: "Sui Sui, don't worry."
Yu Sui withdrew her gaze. She indeed wasn't very worried. After all, it wasn't the death penalty, just that Nangong Ming's task had been bungled right after her arrival. She wondered if he might withdraw her tuition and make her go back to the manor.
She was pulled away by Sheng Hao, with Blackbeard following closely behind, calling out "Princess" and "Third Prince," but neither paid him any attention.
Xiang Feifei and the gold-robed youth walked to Ji Meng's side. She mocked unkindly: "These are the reinforcements you called?"
"The problem wasn't with the Di Su Balance Scale though," Ji Meng scratched his head. "What does this Mei Liangyu mean? When did we offend him?"
The gold-robed youth took out his Wind-Listening Ruler: "Let's ask."
Ji Meng: "Ask who? Ask Mei Liangyu directly?"
"We could ask Zhongli Shan too," the gold-robed youth said. "I don't have Mei Liangyu's inscription."
Ji Meng laughed: "Great, I don't have Zhongli Shan's either."
Xiang Feifei: "......"
What could she expect from these two?
Mei Liangyu and Zhongli Shan, who had already walked far from the Trial Ground, both had constantly glowing Wind-Listening Rulers, receiving many messages.
The two walked on the path to Military School, their feet on a gravel road with countless towering wisteria on both sides. It was wisteria blooming season now, purple clusters growing densely together, flowers covering the ground. Walking on the path inevitably meant stepping on many.
Zhongli Shan was reading messages, mostly from people trying to get information through him indirectly. So he asked Mei Liangyu: "Why aren't you checking your Wind-Listening Ruler?"
Mei Liangyu said while taking out his Wind-Listening Ruler: "I don't need to look to know what's there."
Zhongli Shan put away his Wind-Listening Ruler: "I didn't expect you'd make Gu Qian continue observation either."
"Old Master Zhu and Saint Yu were putting on their double act there, thinking I'd follow the Di Su Balance Scale's results to judge innocence." Mei Liangyu casually operated his Wind-Listening Ruler. "The Di Su Balance Scale is no longer absolutely fair and just. Its authenticity can't be guaranteed, and the two old men didn't ask the key questions."
Zhongli Shan: "What would you have asked instead?"
Mei Liangyu chuckled coldly: "Ask if he knows who took the Silver River Water and where it is, whether he recognizes the person who sent the message. If I had asked these things, Old Master Zhu wouldn't have known how to protect him."
Zhongli Shan nodded. Saint Yu's trial of Gu Qian this time couldn't be called lenient, it was an ocean of leniency.
It seemed Legalist School had decided to turn a blind eye to get back the Di Su Balance Scale, thinking Mei Liangyu would definitely follow the scale's results. That's why they said continue observation, not expecting this guy to rebelliously not play along with them.
Zhongli Shan asked: "Do you think Gu Qian's part about the Wind-Listening Ruler was true or false?"
"Mostly false," Mei Liangyu said. "Inscriptions are the only pass. To send messages without inscriptions, unless this person cracked the Academy's communication array."
He said: "Even if there really is someone in this world who could crack the three schools' communication array, they wouldn't live long."
Both their Wind-Listening Rulers buzzed.
The four-person group sent a message:
Xing Chun: "Dinner?"
Cang Shu: "No."
Mei Liangyu: "No."
Zhongli Shan looked and asked him: "Not eating?"
"Not eating." Mei Liangyu put away his Wind-Listening Ruler, separating from him at the fork ahead. "I just saw someone remind me that there are new students entering the Academy for testing today. I need to go check for my master."
So Zhongli Shan also replied: "No."
Xing Chun: "I'd rather die than eat dinner alone today."
……
It was still early.
The morning light had dispersed, and daylight began to warm.
Yu Sui was dragged away from the Trial Ground by Sheng Hao. People along the way looked at her with the meaning of "little mandarin ducks separated by force."
But Sheng Hao was notoriously difficult to deal with. Except for Mu Mengbai, no one dared chase after him gasping and shouting: "How is such rudeness acceptable? Can you afford to pay if you hurt my fairy sister? Sheng Hao, if you're angry, just beat me up instead of taking it out on my sister!"
Sheng Hao didn't hit Yu Sui, just stared at her coldly.
Yu Sui said softly: "Father asked me to come. He paid a huge tuition fee for me and made me bring the Di Su Balance Scale, saying Brother Gu was in trouble and asking me to deliver something while staying at Taiyi Academy for two years to study."
"If Third Brother has any complaints, go back and talk to Father."
"I can't make the decisions."
Sheng Hao grew angrier at her few words. Blackbeard, who caught up before Mu Mengbai, said urgently: "Third Prince, the Princess is a new Academy student and still needs to go to Hundred Schools Hall for talent testing. It would be bad if she's late."
Blackbeard stepped forward: "Princess, only Academy disciples can enter Hundred Schools Hall. I cannot go in, so I'll have to trouble the Third Prince to take you there."
Would this person be willing to take her?
Yu Sui looked toward Sheng Hao.
Sheng Hao said mockingly: "You still need talent testing?"
Yu Sui said: "Then I'll go by myself."
She turned around after speaking.
Sheng Hao said coldly: "Which way? This way."
"Oh." Yu Sui obediently turned back around to follow him.
Sheng Hao walked ahead, but his mouth didn't stop: "With your talent, you dare come to Taiyi following Father's words. Don't blame me for not warning you when you get mocked daily for being an ordinary practitioner."
Yu Sui said: "If not for you refusing to save Brother Gu, Father wouldn't have sent me."
Sheng Hao: "......"
Yu Sui continued: "Being called an ordinary practitioner is nothing new. It's like how you're called a genius so often that the word 'genius' doesn't affect you anymore."
Sheng Hao glanced at her sideways: "How is that the same?"
Yu Sui nodded: "It's all the same. I paid money too, a large sum, more than any of you paid. Paying for services is natural. Even if I have no talent, Taiyi must teach me."
Sheng Hao was silent.
Perhaps the cold war had lasted too long these two years. Without realizing it, this foolish sister had become sharp-tongued with plenty of twisted logic.
I think you could even become a name-debater in School of Names.
Sheng Hao said sarcastically: "With your slow brain, you learn things deadly slow. Teaching you is useless."
Yu Sui smoothed her hair: "If they can't teach me, that's Taiyi's problem, meaning Taiyi's teachers aren't good enough, not that I'm too stupid, because I paid money, a large sum."
Sheng Hao: "......"
Are you obsessed with this money?
Sheng Hao was amused despite his anger, gritting his teeth and changing the subject: "Don't associate with Gu Qian under my nose, or I'll either kick you out of the Academy or throw Gu Qian out."
Yu Sui sighed: "Third Brother, Father sent me to help Brother Gu. If you ruin Father's plans, I won't be able to help you then."
"Don't threaten me with him," Sheng Hao completely ignored this.
Yu Sui looked up at him: "Then why doesn't Third Brother dare go home?"
Sheng Hao said coldly: "Heavy coursework, no time to go back."
Yu Sui made an "oh" sound and nodded: "That's good then. I thought Third Brother hated me, which is why you didn't go back these two years."
Sheng Hao stopped in his tracks, his expression strange, but didn't turn back. After a brief pause, when Yu Sui caught up, he continued walking forward.
……
Mu Mengbai was lost somewhere. Sheng Hao brought Yu Sui to Hundred Schools Hall, where many new students had already gathered.
New Academy students might have been tested for talent but hadn't officially joined schools, or some had only tested one or two schools, not all schools. To choose the school with the highest talent compatibility, one usually tested five or more schools.
Taiyi Academy's new students had baseline testing for Nine Schools, the current mainstream and dominant nine school factions.
The Hundred Schools Hall's outdoor testing ground was filled with hundreds of people. This was just the first day; testing would continue for three days. Some felt the first day was too crowded and would wait for the later two days when there were fewer people.
The hall had nine testing rooms with open doors. The main hall had hanging portraits of founding masters or representative Saints according to each school's regulations.
Those responsible for registration were all Thirteenth Realm Masters, with several Saints also present.
Mei Liangyu leisurely walked into the Ghost Way testing room. The hanging portrait was of his master, Saint Chang Gen.
As one of the few Ghost Way Saints who had achieved "Divine Transformation," hanging his portrait for recruitment made perfect sense.
The Thirteenth Realm Master cooperating with Ghost Way testing and registration was named Zhang Xuanyu. He was recording information in the student roster when he saw Mei Liangyu arrive and called out: "You came just in time. Help me watch for a bit, I need to pee urgently."
Mei Liangyu sat down at the table.
Currently, Ghost Way School in the Academy had few presentable people. Many Thirteenth Realm practitioners had died in wars from previous years, so these past two years had been urgent recruitment time.
Even if talent compatibility was stuck at fifty percent, as long as students were willing, Ghost Way School would accept them.
Yu Sui first went to test School of Names.
Talent compatibility: ten percent.
Then she went to Legalist School.
Talent compatibility: ten percent.
Next was Military School.
Talent compatibility: ten percent.
Boldly trying Yin-Yang School.
Talent compatibility: ten percent.
No matter which school she tested, the compatibility remained stubbornly at ten percent.
Sheng Hao laughed, saying since they were all ten percent, she might as well randomly pick one to study for fun. Why bother deliberating? Regardless of which school she chose, she could only study ordinary techniques.
Yu Sui remained very composed, ignoring others' strange looks as she happily walked into the Ghost Way testing room.
The sunlight was bright. Mei Liangyu sat behind the table supporting his head with one hand, his eyelashes fluttering lightly as he looked up at the person walking in against the light.
Yu Sui said: "I'm here to test talent."
Both recognized each other but had no extra expressions or words.
"Put your hand on it." Mei Liangyu tilted his head toward an instrument at the corner of the table, a black handprint mold connected to a talent-testing dial.
Yu Sui stepped forward and complied, placing her right hand on the black handprint. After a moment, the dial spun rapidly.
Mei Liangyu stared at the spinning dial, smiling when it finally stopped at the ten position.
Though they'd accept fifty percent compatibility, ten percent ordinary practitioners weren't necessary.
"Talent compatibility, ten percent." After speaking, afraid Yu Sui didn't understand what this meant, Mei Liangyu thoughtfully added: "Too low."
Yu Sui looked at him and extended her left hand: "Can I try again with my left hand?"
Mei Liangyu lightly raised his chin, not stopping her.
Yu Sui switched to her left hand, pressing down while staring unblinkingly at the spinning dial.
Mei Liangyu and Sheng Hao were also watching. Seeing the dial still stop at ten, they both looked at Yu Sui simultaneously.
Yu Sui withdrew her hand, shaking her head regretfully: "Seems there's no fate."
Sheng Hao walked out, sneering: "I told you early on to just pick a school."
Yu Sui smiled apologetically at Mei Liangyu, turning to follow Sheng Hao: "How can such things be done casually?"
Mei Liangyu didn't mind either. The next person to be tested had already come to the table. But at this instant, everything in the room lost color, time became extremely slow, as if forcibly frozen by some power, yet you could still feel your slow heartbeat.
Except for Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu, everyone else was frozen in place.
Invisible qi scattered from the Ghost Way testing room outward. The entire Hundred Schools Hall and even nearby Military and Legalist Schools could feel this Five Elements qi disturbance.
People unanimously looked toward the Ghost Way testing room.
Ink from the portrait flew off the paper, rapidly spinning and dancing to Yu Sui's front, forming a three-dimensional body composed of ink-colored lines. The extremely simple ink lines outlined the dignified posture of a Saint.
Yu Sui's eyes moved slightly, not acting rashly.
The ink-colored Saint seemed to whisper something. No one heard his voice, but after speaking, he dispersed. The Five Elements qi that had swallowed the room's colors scattered, returning to the paper's ink and stirring visible air currents.
Soon, people from Military and Legalist Schools and those in Hundred Schools Hall would all witness what Ghost Way Divine Transformation meant.
They didn't see Saint Chang Gen, didn't hear any sound, but when returning to the present world, a consciousness was clearly transmitted into their minds. Everyone received the same information:
My disciple, Nangong Sui.
Ghost Way Saint Chang Gen had just taken a new disciple named Nangong Sui.
When Yu Sui realized this "information" in her mind, she instinctively turned back to look at Chang Gen's senior disciple.
Mei Liangyu sat behind the table, his posture unchanged, one hand resting on the table, squinting at the girl who turned back against the light at the doorway. She really could shine.