Removing the [bland] entry, the original dish finally tasted a bit better.

The four of them chatted idly together, occasionally taking a sip of clear wine.

The three came from different cities.

Chai Haifu came from Five Tyrants Bay, Wu Jiahuan was a person from Xinglin City, and the youngest Tang Xuhe was from Mingsha City, all were small border towns.

Shen Han naturally mentioned his own name.

After leaving Yun'an City, his reputation wasn't as prominent.

The three did not recognize Shen Han.

In fact, the same was true. The matters between Shen Han and Su Jinyu, in others' eyes, were just amusing anecdotes for conversation.

Everyone has their own life; not everyone has the energy to remember these things.

"Ah, I really regret it now, I really shouldn't have come to Tianyi Academy..."

"Coming to Tianyi Academy wasn't actually wrong, we were just a bit unlucky, following that bastard Dugu Tian."

The two seemed to have deep resentment towards Dugu Tian. After drinking some wine, they openly cursed Dugu Tian.

Tianyi Academy lacked foundation and depth as an academy.

Attracting those excellent students is not easy.

The main reason many outstanding students still come to Tianyi Academy is that it can save a lot on educational expenses.

Especially some students from ordinary families.

Even if they were qualified to go to slightly better academies, they would end up choosing to transfer to Tianyi Academy.

The reason was the same for the three in front of him.

Of course, the talents of the three of them might still be a bit lacking to enter the Mountain Sea Academy.

"Brother Shen Han, you might not feel the hardship now, but you'll know later...

When Dugu Tian guides us, he just reads the characters in the book impatiently.

He doesn't care if we understand or not; as long as he's read it, it counts as guiding us..."

After Chai Haifu finished speaking, Wu Jiahuan next to him added.

"If we don't understand and go to him for guidance, he'd roll his eyes and say, 'You can't carve rotten wood...'

Perhaps, to him, acting as a tutor to us is an insult."

"At this rate, we probably won't be able to go to next month's Secret Realm training..."

After drinking a few more cups, a blush appeared on all three of their faces.

They expressed their inner thoughts freely in front of Shen Han, a newly met person.

Fortunately, Shen Han bore no malice and felt more sympathy for the three.

Shen Han could actually understand their experiences.

Whether there's guidance or not makes a huge difference, even for a genius.

It's just like back at the Shen Mansion, where I didn't have a suitable cultivation technique in hand.

What's the use of having some talent if I had to make up a cultivation technique and then practice...

Shen Han didn't really care about these matters.

However, he was somewhat concerned about the Secret Realm training mentioned in the same conversation.

After reaching the Sixth Grade, Shen Han needed training.

Whether it's a competition or the Secret Realm contest, it's extremely important.

If you come to Tianyi Academy and don't participate in those trainings, wouldn't it just be a wasted trip?

At around 5:00 PM, the four returned, the three were drunk and needed Shen Han's support to get back to their lodgings.

After helping each of them back to their rooms, Shen Han began to tidy up his inner room.

Perhaps the days at Tianyi Academy wouldn't be very smooth, but they would certainly be much more comfortable than at the Shen Mansion.

Lying on the bed, his consciousness once again wandered into the sea of knowledge.

...

On the west side of the Capital City, in the Prince Qingyuan Mansion.

As the brother of the current Emperor, Prince Qingyuan held an extraordinary status in Great Wei.

Moreover, Prince Qingyuan was quite insightful and was highly valued.

Many national laws would only be promulgated after being discussed with Prince Qingyuan by the Great Wei Emperor.

It was late at night, and the cold winter silenced the insect chirps, making it very quiet.

Outside the door, a hunched old man arrived with a lantern, gently knocking on the door.

Inside, Prince Qingyuan waved a hand gently, the door opened, and the old man quickly stepped in, closing the door behind him to keep out the cold wind.

"Your Highness, this afternoon, that grandson from the Shen Family, named Shen Han, has already arrived at Tianyi Academy."

Hearing this news, with the candlelight illuminating him, Prince Qingyuan had a faint smile on his face.

"I didn't expect a casual move by me to bring such a surprise.

The performance of this boy is indeed unexpected."

Prince Qingyuan sighed with emotion. When he extended his goodwill to Shen Han through Prefect Xu a few months ago, he truly hadn't thought much about it.

At the time, Prince Qingyuan simply wanted to make some amends to Shen Han.

Frankly, to Prince Qingyuan, in such a situation, Shen Han ending up in ruin, physically disabled and disgraced, seemed inevitable.

But in the end, he miraculously endured it and emerged unscathed.

He forced the Su Family to abandon their interests and enter the palace to petition for the cancellation of the engagement.

After a moment, Prince Qingyuan seemed to think of something else and looked towards the hunched old man by his side to ask.

"Uncle Fu, a few days ago I received news about a family examination in the Shen Family.

Did Shen Han really defeat Qianmu Fan in that contest, is it true?"

Upon hearing this, the hunched old man nodded.

"It's true, many people witnessed it at the time, so it is indeed true.

However, the reason Qianmu Fan lost should be because his strategies were seen through.

Moreover, he was there as the examiner and perhaps underestimated his opponent."

"Even with these reasons, being able to defeat Qianmu Fan is commendable.

Very good, with proper nurturing, maybe he can help us curb the Shen Family's arrogance in the future.

Who is Shen Han's current tutor?"

"It's Mr. Dugu Tian."

Upon hearing the name, Prince Qingyuan's expression turned more serious.

"Is he still the same as before?"

"There's no other way, much of the teaching material at Tianyi Academy relies on Dugu Tian to simplify and explain.

With such leisure conduct, the academy can hardly do anything about him..."

Prince Qingyuan naturally understood this; it's arrogance based on talent.

Who can blame Tianyi Academy for lacking enough competent talents, allowing Dugu Tian to be indispensable?

"Let's observe for now. If things become too difficult under Dugu Tian, we'll get Shen Han a different tutor."

The hunched old man nodded and then prepared to leave.

As he opened the door, he recalled something and returned.

"Your Highness, an hour ago, I also received another message...

It seems that genius from the Shen Family has advanced again..."

Upon hearing this news, Prince Qingyuan stood up suddenly.

"Advanced again?

If I'm not mistaken, he was at the Fifth Grade, First Snow Realm; advancing again, wouldn't that bring him into the Fifth Grade, Half-Step Realm?"

Prince Qingyuan frowned, the news made him uncomfortable.

"The message indeed states this...

Shen Ye went into seclusion before the year's end, and the timing matches..."

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