Prince Qingyuan frowned, taking a while to slowly sit down.

The news surprised him somewhat. Just over a year ago, Shen Ye had only just broken through to the Fifth Grade.

And now...

"If I calculate, Shen Ye is just about to turn twenty-three, right..."

In the past two years, the Shen Family has been making constant small moves, and their influence is expanding.

Their control over the Eastern Garrison is also growing stronger.

If it were just this, it would suffice, but the heir of the Shen Family is also so extraordinarily talented.

Originally, I planned to use that royal marriage to slightly weaken some of the Shen Family's control over the garrison.

But in the end, it was the Su Family that ended up as the scapegoat.

"How can the fortune of the Shen Family be so prosperous..."

Looking at the worried expression on Prince Qingyuan's face.

The hunched old man quickly interjected with comfort, "There's a saying, 'what reaches its peak must decline,' why should Your Highness worry so much?"

However, these words did not smooth the furrowed brows of Prince Qingyuan.

"With Shen Ye in the Shen Family now, how could they possibly decline…"

Just relying on this one prodigious junior already predicts that the Shen Family will flourish for at least another sixty years.

And because of the existence of this prodigious junior, many forces will now invest in the Shen Family.

The hunched old man said no more; in fact, he thought the same way in his heart.

As long as a junior like Shen Ye does not fall, the Shen Family has almost no possibility of declining.

...

As the night passed,

upon hearing the morning watch sound at 7:00 AM, Shen Han had already gotten up.

He looked at the content noted in the manual, indicating that in the morning, there should be a lecture by the tutor.

Being new to the Academy, Shen Han thought he'd first listen.

If it was useless, he would rearrange his schedule later.

It seemed they drank a few more cups last night, and the three fellow students were sleeping soundly.

Shen Han woke them one by one, tidied up, and went to attend the lecture together.

The lecture was held in a pavilion at the Academy.

The pavilion was very spacious, with over fifty students seated, yet it still seemed empty.

This time attending the lecture was quite coincidental, as it was Dugu Tian guiding everyone.

In the Academy, actually, each tutor would come to give a major lecture.

But if there were doubts after the lecture, they would have to consult their own tutor.

At 8:00 AM, Dugu Tian arrived.

Still looking disheveled, with messy hair hanging loosely.

Wearing a robe that didn't fit, looking quite odd.

If he were any dirtier, he really might resemble a beggar.

But Dugu Tian had an arrogant expression, as if he looked down on everyone.

This lecture was on the strategy of sword cultivators in enemy opposition.

Just as Chai Haifu and the others mentioned, Dugu Tian held a tome and started reading.

He seemed a little impatient while reading.

Not even a quarter of an hour had passed before he finished reading, immediately tossing the tome aside.

"What needed to be taught, I've already explained in full, and you've all heard it.

Next, it's up to you to comprehend it yourself. If you can't comprehend it, go back to your room and continue pondering."

Saying this, Dugu Tian then found a chair to sit down, raising his eyes to look out the window.

Seemingly indicating he doesn't belong here, but rather to the world.

For others, it's fine, if they don't understand, they have their tutors to ask.

But for Shen Han and his group, they could only rely on themselves.

Before they could complain, Shen Han saw a bold student stand up.

"Everything we have to comprehend ourselves, just reading it once without guidance, why do we need tutors then?"

He seemed very displeased with Dugu Tian's conduct.

This speaking student's tutor wasn't Dugu Tian.

Regarding such a reckless teaching method of Dugu Tian, being confrontational had no big impact, even if Dugu Tian held a grudge.

Hearing a student stand up and retort, the unkempt Dugu Tian merely chuckled softly.

Within that laughter, it seemed filled with mockery.

"You say I just read it once and don't guide, and thus you can't comprehend or fathom it.

Then why can students of Mountain Sea Academy comprehend it?

Is it really my problem, or is it yours?"

Dugu Tian pretended to be a reclusive sage, as if he had seen through everyone's future.

With just a few words, he belittled all the students who came to listen.

Indeed, as the top academy in Great Wei, Mountain Sea Academy had the most stringent requirements when recruiting students.

The young people who entered Mountain Sea Academy were almost the best of their generation in Great Wei.

But even so, no one wanted to be belittled like this.

Moreover, just relying on current ability and talent couldn't possibly represent the achievements in the coming decades or even centuries.

"What? No one dares to rebut me? Does everyone know they aren't as good as the students of Mountain Sea Academy?"

Dugu Tian strolled leisurely on the platform, pacing back and forth, occasionally glancing at everyone's expressions.

Seeing many people flushed with anger, he seemed somewhat pleased.

"Knowing when to keep silent is good enough, at least it shows self-awareness, seeing one's own talent and potential clearly.

Not indulging in those unrealistic fantasies, achieving some minor success in the future is still possible."

In these words, he spared no effort in belittling the students of Tianyi Academy.

Hearing these words, Shen Han raised his head to glance at Dugu Tian, feeling he resembled a clown in an opera.

In his shabby appearance, he might believe himself to be the wise one awake among the drunken masses.

In the face of such belittlement, some students couldn't sit still.

Youngsters, how could they endure so much resentment.

"Dugu Tian, don't think that just because you used to be a tutor at Mountain Sea Academy, you can look down on us like this.

Let me tell you, we're not necessarily worse than the folks from Mountain Sea Academy!

Maybe in the future, students of Tianyi Academy will stand at the top of Great Wei!"

Although his words were a retort against Dugu Tian, they were indeed empty and cliché.

"Not worse than those from Mountain Sea Academy?

Who do you mean? Would you like me to find two students from Mountain Sea Academy to compare?

Besides, talking about the future, just set it aside.

Without having the present, what future is there to talk about?"

These young students were no match for the experienced tutor Dugu Tian.

With just a few statements, they were rendered red with anger.

"No matter what you say, we won't accept it, we definitely aren't inferior to those people from Mountain Sea Academy!"

As he said these words, that young student almost shouted them out.

Yet Dugu Tian simply smiled calmly.

"It seems you don't understand how great the gap is between yourselves and the students of Mountain Sea Academy..."

While speaking, Dugu Tian's gaze fell on Shen Han, then he walked over slowly.

"Come on, take a look at this ready-made example.

The same descendants of the Shen Family, prodigy Shen Ye went to Mountain Sea Academy, while this Shen Han ended up at Tianyi Academy.

The difference between Shen Ye and Shen Han is the difference between Mountain Sea Academy and Tianyi Academy!"

Upon these words, everyone's gaze shifted.

They just realized that the Shen Han in front of them was actually the younger cousin of the Shen Family prodigy Shen Ye!

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