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Chapter 151 The Third Prince’s Gift
In front of Yunxizhou's stall, Ouyang Jian looked at the sneer on Shen Bai's face and couldn't help but move closer out of curiosity.

"Brother Shen, what on earth do these lunatics want to do?"

Everyone knows how crazy those people in Xinhuo Academy are.

He is notorious throughout the Great Zhou Kingdom and even outside of it.

Ouyang Jian knew that Shen Bai had offended a member of Xinhuo Academy, but he didn't expect that in a place like Yunxi Province, the other party would also smell the scent and come looking for him.

Shen Bai placed the letter on the table, pushed it in front of Ouyang Jian, and said, "Look, this guy gave me a multiple-choice question and asked me to choose."

"Multiple choice?"

Ouyang Jian picked up the letter with a puzzled look and read it carefully.

Lines of casually written words jump out of the paper.

"Master Shen, long time no see. This time, we meet again. The last time we met, you ruined my plan, and I still feel resentful about it."

"Of course, if my plan is ruined, then so be it. It was just a trivial little research of mine."

The beginning was a relatively formal opening, but when it came from the crazy people in Xinhuo Academy, it seemed a bit sarcastic.

Ouyang Jian thought for a moment and continued reading.

The following content is the main topic.

"Master Shen and I hit it off right away, and I'm very interested in him. But Master Shen should never, ever destroy my research, even if it's insignificant."

[For me, I have also put in a lot of effort, so I believe in revenge. Now I will give you a very simple choice.]

[This internal examination is a very serious matter. I will make a very surprising plan during this internal examination.]

[It's okay to tell you in advance, since you can't catch me anyway, but before that, I hope you don't take this internal exam.]

"Actually, the reason is very simple. I just don't want to see you. So, in exchange, after this internal exam, I will only focus on dealing with you and will not care about your friends."

[Qin Shuang and Zhou Qing seem to be your good friends, your choice is simple]

[I'll take the internal exam. Once I'm done with this plan, I'll focus on dealing with those two.]

[Don't take the internal exam, don't cause me any trouble, and I'll leave them alone. I think someone like you would choose the second option. After all, they are your only two friends in the Great Zhou Kingdom.]

At this point, the letter is completely finished.

Ouyang Jian placed the letter on the table, his expression becoming extremely serious. He said, "Brother Shen, this is a threat. He's using Qin Shuang and Zhou Qing to threaten you not to take the internal exam."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "How could I not see it? This guy obviously wants to use this as an excuse to make me give up the internal examination so that he can complete his plan smoothly."

This is already a very obvious thing. Even if Shen Bai uses his feet to look, he can see it clearly.

Ouyang Jian thought for a moment and asked, "So, Brother Shen, what are your plans?"

Two choices were placed before Shen Bai.

If he took part in the internal examination, after this incident, Wang Tianxing would definitely deal with Shen Bai's two friends.

Neither Qin Shuang nor Zhou Qing has the strength of Shen Bai. If they are really targeted by the guys from Xinhuo Academy, the consequences will be unimaginable.

But if Shen Bai gave up the internal examination, then all the hard work of making the round trip would be in vain.

Moreover, Wang Tianxing’s plan will probably succeed because of Shen Bai’s absence.

The choice this guy put in front of Shen Bai had already told Shen Bai in advance that he could only choose one of the two.

Shen Bai turned around to look at the bustling scene around him and said lightly: "You may have misunderstood one thing."

Ouyang Jian was slightly stunned, not understanding what Shen Bai was talking about. He asked, "Isn't it obvious what I'm thinking? He gave two directions. Does Brother Shen still want to choose the first one and take the internal examination?"

Ouyang Jian thought that Shen Bai only had those two friends and would definitely not participate in this internal exam.

But now according to what Shen Bai said just now, it seems that Shen Bai is going to take the internal exam.

If that's the case, wouldn't that mean we're disregarding the lives of those two people?
Although Ouyang Jian had only known Shen Bai for a short time, he had gotten to know Shen Bai over this period of time.

As long as they are Shen Bai's friends, Shen Bai will definitely help them wholeheartedly.

If it was an enemy, the sword in Shen Bai's hand would be extremely sharp.

So Ouyang Jian believed that Shen Bai would choose the second option.

Shen Bai said slowly, "Brother Ouyang, have you ever thought about why we should believe the words of someone from Xinhuo Academy?"

Ouyang Jian was slightly stunned, then reacted and showed a look of sudden realization.

"I understand what Brother Shen means. Even if we don't take the internal exam, after this matter is over, Wang Tianxing might still go after your two friends."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "In this case, he has truly achieved a win-win situation. He wins twice. I won't let him win twice."

Ouyang Jian fell into deep thought. After a while, he asked, "Since Brother Shen is planning to take the internal exam, he must seize this opportunity to capture Wang Tianxing. Otherwise, he will become angry and will definitely attack them."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Don't worry. Since I've made the decision, I will definitely catch him this time. He will definitely not survive this internal examination."

Just like Shen Bai said before, the people at Xinhuo Academy are a bunch of lunatics, and what they say cannot be trusted at all.

The so-called choices seem to be two, but in fact they are full of uncertainties.

If Shen Bai chose the second option, the other party would really go crazy and would not care about the promise in the letter at all.

So in Shen Bai's view, the seemingly two-way choice is actually just one.

"Brother Ouyang, go to bed early." Shen Bai said.

Ouyang Jian nodded and agreed: "Brother Shen, you should also go to bed early."

Since the decision has been made, Ouyang Jian did not express any other opinions. After all, all of this is related to Shen Bai, and he agrees with whatever decision Shen Bai makes.

When I returned to my rented room from the stall, it was already completely dark.

The sun sets and the full moon shines high in the sky. Under the bright full moon, the moonlight like silver glow shines down, illuminating the quiet room.

Shen Bai lit the oil lamp on the table, and the Qi in his body began to circulate. Above his palm, a stream of water continued to flow, surrounding his palm and slowly swirling.

He is not working hard on the Soul Casting Technique now. Although the Soul Casting Technique is also a fourth-level magical power, the environment required is too high.

So Shen Bai planned to first practice the Water Control Technique until it reached the second qualitative change, and then go look for the strange news.

After all, he really has no evil spirit at all now.

The night was getting darker and darker, and Shen Bai was addicted to the happiness of being a liver emperor and could no longer extricate himself.

As for what happened in the morning, Shen Bai put it on his mind for the time being. It would not be too late to look into it when the internal examination was held.

"continue."

Shen Bai gathered his thoughts and continued to control the water flow.

……

On Shen Bai's side, he was quietly practicing the Water Control Technique.

On the other side, in a room very far away from where Shen Bai was.

At this moment, there were three people sitting at the table, looking at each other in silence.

The oil lamp in the room was placed on the table, reflecting a dim light that made people drowsy.

Under the light, the surrounding dark shadows moved in waves, illuminating the faces of the three people.

The man on the far left was dressed entirely in black, but between his eyebrows there was a fiery red mark like a maple leaf. Looking closely, one could see a few streaks of red hair mixed in with his black hair.

The person on the right is wearing a green robe. Although his palms are placed on the table, if you look at the palms, you will find that there is a black air flowing on the palms of his hands.

The person sitting in the middle had a pair of hooks behind him, which flashed a heart-pounding cold light under the light, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.

These three are the three most anticipated members of the Tianjian Division in this internal examination.

From left to right, they are Lu Bei, Xiang Quan and Chen Yu.

Fire-praying Master Lu Bei glanced around and saw that the other two were silent. Then he cleared his throat and took the initiative to start a conversation.

He looked at the glowing oil lamp on the table and said slowly, "This time, Shen Bai's arrival has sounded a wake-up call to all members of the Tianjian Division. In the morning, I also saw Shen Bai's sword strike from a distance."

After Lu Bei said this, Xiang Quan, who was holding the double hooks, looked gloomy.

"I wasn't there, but I heard something very strange. It was spreading from person to person, and it was so contagious. They said Shen Bai just blew on it, and the six people fell to the ground and convulsed."

Chen Yu, who was good at poisonous attacks, twitched his lips slightly. "The more this news spreads, the more scattered it becomes. It's really hard to believe. By the way, Lu Bei, you saw it with your own eyes. Why don't you describe the scene?"

The three of them gathered here all for one person, that is Shen Bai from Fenglin State.

Ever since Shen Bai became famous in Fenglin Province, his title of Young Master Liu Jue has also been quietly spread among many celestial supervisors, not just in Fenglin Province.

The eight words "fighting across levels and overcoming adversity" have given Shen Bai a label.

But few people believe it.

After all, the Tongmai realm, which is known as the watershed, can never be broken by adversity.

Most people in the martial arts world believe in another version, which was deliberately spread by Liu Wufeng, the celestial official of Fenglin Prefecture.

In order to create momentum for Maple Forest State, this incident was deliberately created.

However, even though they didn't believe it, they still had to be cautious, so the three of them gathered together.

When they arrived earlier, there was even a fight between them.

In the end, it was a draw.

Lu Bei felt the other two people's eyes on him, nodded and said: "Then I will give a general explanation. Just like what Brother Xiang said just now, blowing a breath, it is a bit exaggerated, but not too exaggerated."

Xiang Quan frowned slightly: "You mean, he didn't blow it, but it's almost the same."

Chen Yu said with disbelief, "Even if I were to face those six people, it would take me a lot of effort, probably half an incense stick, to defeat them. How could it be that easy?"

Lu Bei nodded confidently and said, "I can tell you with certainty that he only struck out once, and immediately after that strike, blood-red sword energy exploded. Thousands of blood-red sword energies were so terrifying that they pierced through the limbs of the six men in an instant."

"If those six guys weren't also at the Tongmai realm, they would have already become corpses."

After reaching the Tongmai realm, all abilities of the practitioner will increase, and recovery ability is naturally no exception.

After Lu Bei said this, the other two fell into a silent silence.

Xiang Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Why would such a young genius come to compete with us for this position? The organization is going too far."

Chen Yu clenched his fists to conceal the black energy in his palms, his face becoming solemn. "I'd like to see if his swordsmanship is exquisite, but can it withstand my poison? My poison is fatal. Even if he is very powerful, he won't be able to resist it."

Lu Bei shook his head and said, "I'm not really sure about this, but although his strength is not as great as what Jian Tiansi boasted, even if he is truly in a difficult situation, he is still considered extremely powerful in the Tongmai realm."

The four words "extremely powerful" are a pinnacle evaluation, and are also what Lu Bei wants to say in his heart.

When he saw the blood-red sword energy, he even felt powerless to resist.

Seeing that the two did not respond, Lu Bei continued, "So gather everyone together. I hope we can deal with Shen Bai together."

Xiang Quan frowned and asked, "How are you going to deal with it?"

Chen Yu didn't say anything, but the meaning in his eyes was very clear, and it also carried a questioning meaning.

Lu Bei organized his words a bit and said, "We'll know the specifics of the assessment when the time comes. We just need to find an opportunity to deal with him in the first round."

Xiang Quan and Chen Yu looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Obviously, they agreed with Lu Bei's decision.

Lu Bei nodded and said, "Since we've agreed, there should be trust between us. I don't want any more problems to arise, especially from within our ranks."

Xiang Quan said, "Please rest assured about this. I will never turn against you if I don't get rid of this great enemy, Shen Bai."

Chen Yu also said on the side: "That's right, our target is only Shen Bai."

With the promises of these two people, Lu Bei was greatly surprised.

This can be considered a small alliance. Although the credibility of this ally is not very high, as long as everyone ensures that they will not turn against the alliance, at least there will be no unexpected situations.

"Okay, then let's do this." Lu Bei said.

The other two nodded and then left quietly.

In a flash, Lu Bei was the only one left in the room.

Lu Bei looked at the empty room and raised his right hand.

On his right hand, a ball of flame was constantly flickering.

The flame should have been orange-yellow, but the flame in Lu Bei's hand at this moment emitted a green color, which looked extremely creepy.

"I don't know if my flame will be useful to Shen Bai." Lu Bei thought to himself.

As he thought about this carefully, the room became quiet again.

……

Yunxi Prefecture has become increasingly lively in recent times.

Countless members of the Tianjian Division entered Yunxi Province one by one in the next few days, making Yunxi Province overcrowded.

Fortunately, this situation has happened before, so the Yunxi Prefecture government is familiar with how to deal with it.

There was no chaos in the surrounding order.

It is worth mentioning that since the time when the six members of the Tianjian Division came looking for Shen Bai, Shen Bai has been very free these days.

He was working on improving his proficiency in the Water Control Technique every day, and no one came to disturb him. Even when he was walking on the street, some people would think he was deliberately avoiding Shen Bai.

Shen Bai was actually happy and relaxed about this kind of thing.

During this period of time, Shen Bai also gained a lot of proficiency.

Shen Bai was naturally happy that his water control skills had improved a lot.

But he is also very worried now, because he is still short of ten strands of evil spirits, and he doesn't know where to collect them.

It was already dawn, and the outside was bathed in bright sunshine.

Shen Bai touched his chin and decided to go out and have breakfast first.

Tomorrow will be the internal examination of the Tianshi Department.

By then, it will be in an extremely closed place and no one else will be allowed to enter.

So these days, Shen Bai has been holding the mentality of eating as much as he can. After all, he can treat others badly but not himself badly.

As soon as he went out, Shen Bai met Ouyang Jian.

At this moment, Ouyang Jian was packing things in the living room.

It’s true, Ouyang Jian looks like he is obsessed with kendo, but he is actually very organized when doing housework.

Shen Bai asked Ouyang Jian at that time why he was so skilled at it.

Ouyang Jian only gave one answer: I have no money.

These four simple words reveal a sense of helplessness.

Although the salary of the Tianjiansi was high, Ouyang Jian spent it all on his swordsmanship. How he spent it specifically was a secret that Shen Bai did not know.

But having no money really makes a person particularly hardworking.

After all, according to Ouyang Jian, he had been living in Jiantiansi in Huaxing Prefecture.

It's free there, you just have to clean up after yourself.

"Brother Shen, you got up so early today." Ouyang Jian said.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Let's go out for dinner early. We have to take the exam tomorrow. By the way, Brother Ouyang, have you confirmed your seat for the internal exam?"

Ouyang Jian nodded and said, "Yesterday, I went to the Tianjian Division to check and confirmed the location. It seems to be Qingling Mountain in the west. There is a special location there, so we will go there early tomorrow morning."

The location has been announced, and as for the follow-up, we will naturally have to wait until we arrive at the place to know.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Since it's almost done, let's go out for dinner."

The two of them said no more, then walked out of the room and went to the street next door to have breakfast.

……

In front of the breakfast stall, people were constantly coming and going, including members of the Tianjian Division.

The common people seemed to have long been accustomed to these officials in official uniforms. They went from avoiding them at first to becoming accustomed to them, and even passed by them as if they were nothing.

After all, some things may look intimidating, but as you come into contact with them more, you will gradually get used to them.

Only the members of the Tianjian Division were not used to it.

Due to Shen Bai's outstanding performance in Fenglin Province, many members of the Tianjian Division have seen Shen Bai's portrait.

Of course, this portrait was only circulated within the Tianjiansi.

When these members of the Tianjian Division saw Shen Bai eating here, they remembered what Shen Bai had done not long ago and all avoided this stall.

The internal examination is coming soon, and no one wants to make Shen Bai unhappy.

After all, the most important thing now is to get good grades in the internal examination.

Of course, the reason they didn't dare to get close was that they were afraid that Shen Bai would become moody and cause trouble for them.

Of course Shen Bai wouldn't do that, he just happened to be free now.

After ordering a few buns and a bowl of white porridge, Shen Bai and Ouyang Jian chatted while eating.

At first, Ouyang Jian seemed a little embarrassed. After all, both the rent and the meals were paid for by Shen Bai.

This young kendo genius seems to not like spending other people's money when it comes to spending money.

After Shen Bai repeatedly expressed it, Ouyang Jian gradually got used to it.

As for this little bit of money, it's really nothing to Shen Bai.

He has never been short of money, even before he got the golden finger.

When I opened a pawnshop in Shengyun County, I could make a living for three years from the first opening.

In addition, the salary from the Tianjiansi was also generous, so Shen Bai had a surplus every month and naturally had no restrictions on spending it.

Shen Bai sometimes wondered where the heroes in martial arts novels got their money from when they were doing justice every day.

Could it be robbing the rich to help the poor?

They rob the rich and use their wealth to help themselves.

Of course, Shen Bai just thought so, he did not delve into the loopholes in the novel.

Shen Bai originally thought that today's meal would be a peaceful one and nothing would happen.

But unexpectedly, when he was about to pay the bill, a man suddenly walked up, put the silver and money in his hand on the table, and shouted to the boss.

"Boss, I'll pay for these two."

Shen Bai was slightly stunned, then looked up and saw the man's appearance.

Still an acquaintance.

The person who came was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.

The scar runs from the left eyebrow along the bridge of the nose to the right corner of the mouth, looking extremely scary.

Shen Bai hadn't said anything yet, but Ouyang Jian next to him was stunned.

Seeing this, Shen Bai touched his chin and suddenly remembered something.

"You two have the same surname, are you relatives?" Shen Bai asked.

Ouyang Jian came back to his senses, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Brother, long time no see. How have you been recently?"

The middle-aged man's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile, but combined with the scar, it looked a little scary: "I'm living a good life, working for the Third Prince, and the Third Prince treats people well. I just didn't expect that you, brother, would have a relationship with Lord Shen."

The person who came was Ouyang Wu, the close confidant of the Third Prince.

Back in Fenglin Province, Shen Bai had met him once.

At that time, Ouyang Wu was ordered to search for geniuses from the Tianjian Division who were taking the internal examination in various cities, just to get acquainted with these geniuses and tell this group of people that the third prince was one of the judges of this internal examination.

Shen Bai thought about this incident and it was not strange to meet Ouyang Wu here.

After all, Ouyang Wu is a close confidant of the Third Prince.

But what Shen Bai did not expect was that Ouyang Wu and Ouyang Jian were brothers.

Shen Bai gave Ouyang Jian a puzzled look and said nothing.

Ouyang Jian nodded and said, "As Brother Shen expected, this is my eldest brother. We both come from the Ouyang family, a powerful family that is quite well-known locally. I became his disciple, and my eldest brother passed the selection of the Third Prince. After several years of hard work, he eventually became his trusted confidant."

Shen Bai showed a look of sudden enlightenment, touched his chin, and thought: "It turns out that the Ouyang family has taken the right side."

The three princes' open and secret struggles were carried out with the permission of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and were also carried out in order to select the most outstanding prince.

As for what to do next, everyone knows it very clearly.

Now, the Ouyang family has sent a direct descendant of the family to be the confidant of the third prince, which shows that they have taken sides.

Shen Bai saw this very clearly.

Ouyang Jian said helplessly, "I really don't care about family matters. After all, I've only been obsessed with swordsmanship in this life, so I don't really know much about it."

Shen Bai waved his hand and said, "I just asked casually. Brother Ouyang, just answer it. I don't mind what Brother Ouyang has to do with the power struggle."

Along the way, Shen Bai had a clear understanding of Ouyang Jian's various personalities.

Even though he is obsessed with improving his proficiency every day, he also carefully observes the big and small things around him.

Apart from inheriting the kingly temperament of Mu Lao and his group, Ouyang Jian is actually not a bad person by nature. It can even be said that he is very simple at times.

People who are obsessed with kendo and only like swordsmanship are very persistent and single-minded.

In comparison, the Ouyang Wu in front of him seemed a bit cunning.

Ouyang Wu smiled and said, "Master Shen is truly open-minded. You are right. Friendships between you are naturally based on personalities, not on material gains."

Shen Bai pointed at the table and said, "Why don't you sit down and have a meal together?"

Ouyang Wu looked at the mess on the table, shook his head, and said, "Master Shen has already finished eating. If I sit down now, it would seem very inconsiderate, so there is no need to eat here."

Shen Bai looked at the money on the table and said, "In that case, you must have come here to talk to me about something. Why don't you sit down and let's talk slowly."

There are so many people here, and many members of the Tianjiansi are walking on the street, but Ouyang Wu just ran over.

Shen Bai understood the reason behind this very well.

Either Ouyang Wu came here on his own initiative to make friends, or the Third Prince had other intentions.

Shen Bai was more inclined to the second one. After all, he and Ouyang Wu were not actually familiar with each other and had only met once.

Ouyang Wu nodded and sat down next to Shen Bai naturally. "We all know about Lord Shen's heroic deeds in Maple Forest Province. His ability to overcome adversity is simply fascinating. His Royal Highness the Third Prince asked me to come here to show his goodwill to Lord Shen."

As he spoke, Ouyang Wu took out a box from his arms, placed it on the table, and handed it to Shen Bai.

Shen Bai touched his chin and picked up the box.

The box is exquisite, with traces of exquisite carvings on it. It is obvious that this box alone is extremely precious.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai opened the box and found a small bead inside.

The beads are only the size of a thumb and shimmer with a warm luster.

But if you feel it carefully for a moment, you can detect that underneath the warm luster, there is a chill that makes your whole body cold.

Shen Bai was very familiar with this cold and gloomy aura. It was a strange aura.

Shen Bai touched his chin and asked, "How did this bead come from?"

Ouyang Wu said, "This bead was made by a special profession that specializes in the art of sealing. His Highness the Third Prince specially hired someone to find such a strange creature at the level of unity. He spent a great deal of effort and money to completely seal it within the bead."

The weirdness of the state of unity?
Shen Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the so-called heavy money is really heavy."

In the entire state-level city, the top combat power is only at the Unity Realm, and now the small gift given to him by the Third Prince is a strange thing at the Unity Realm. It can be said that in a state-level city, it is also a big disaster.

Ouyang Wu smiled and said, "As long as Lord Shen likes it, then it's worth it. As long as the beads are crushed, the strange creature can be killed."

Shen Bai tapped the table with his fingers: "Do you know that I need to kill Weird?"

Ouyang Wu nodded and said, "Rumor has it that Young Master Liu Jue has a special hobby, which is to kill weird creatures. There are also rumors that if you can find a powerful weird creature for Young Master Liu Jue, he will definitely be very happy after killing it."

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince heard this rumor and, considering Lord Shen's experiences, prepared this gift."

Hearing this, Shen Bai almost spit out the tea at his lips. Fortunately, he had strong self-control and restrained himself, drinking the tea calmly.

Although Shen Bai appeared calm, he was already complaining madly in his heart.

What a bullshit rumor! They even say that killing weird things is my hobby.

Isn’t this nonsense?
It makes me feel like I have some unique fetish.

Although Shen Bai was complaining, he still pushed the wooden box in front of Ouyang Wu along the same path.

Ouyang Wu had a strange expression on his face: "Master Shen, what does this mean?"

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "Please thank the Third Prince for me. I am just a warrior and have never thought about having anything to do with power, so I cannot accept this gift."

He is a hard worker, and working hard to improve his proficiency is his correct answer.

As for the so-called power struggle, Shen Bai has never been so fond of it.

In this world, strength is respected. Only when you become extremely powerful can you become the strongest.

Only after you have mastered all your magical powers to the highest level and stand at the pinnacle of the world can you rest easy.

By then, you won’t be able to get any good things you want, so why pay a huge price for a little benefit now?

Ouyang Wu was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he laughed and said, "Master Shen has misunderstood."

Shen Bai said: "Then what does His Royal Highness the Third Prince mean?"

Ouyang Wu pointed at the wooden box and said, "Actually, the Third Prince's intention is very simple. He knows that Lord Shen is a proud man and has no intention of recruiting him. By accepting this gift, Lord Shen only needs to show that he will not help the First and Second Princes in the future."

"This is a promise that both parties will abide by. In the future, if Lord Shen needs the Third Prince's help with anything, the Third Prince will also do it."

The meaning behind the words is very clear.

Ouyang Wu closed his mouth.

Beside him, Ouyang Jian said curiously, "It seems like the Third Prince is at a disadvantage."

It was indeed so. He sent out the strangeness of the state of unity and sealed it in the bead with great effort, just to prevent Shen Bai from helping the eldest prince and the second prince. He also asked Shen Bai to go to the third prince if he had any difficulties in the future.

No matter how you look at it, the third prince is at a disadvantage.

He not only gave a gift but also made a promise, and did not ask Shen Bai how to help him.

Ouyang Wu looked at his younger brother with disdain and said, "Who can really tell what those important figures are thinking? Just practice your sword skills and stop getting bogged down in these matters. Don't you understand what the family means?"

Ouyang Jian scratched his head and said, "I really don't understand what family means. Anyway, when I said I wanted to learn sword from the teacher, my father was very willing."

Shen Bai said: "The Ouyang family's intention is to be able to preserve some things when standing on the wrong side."

No matter how innocent Ouyang Jian was, he finally understood and his expression changed.

Sending him to learn swordplay is a way of telling everyone that he is not involved.

If any problems arise at that time, his lineage will be preserved.

Ouyang Jian did not show any exaggerated movements or tone, he accepted it.

In fact, this was also the family's arrangement. He knew very well that no matter how much he made a fuss, it would be of no avail.

Ouyang Jian thought for a moment, then asked, "Brother Shen, you haven't told me why the Third Prince suffered such a huge loss."

Shen Bai shook his head: "It seems that he suffered a loss, but in fact, he also took advantage of it. These princes are really amazing. Their minds are really beyond many people."

When Shen Bai was reading some novels in the past, many of them would portray the prince as a villain, who would offend the protagonist like a madman and be killed by the protagonist in the end.

But when he really tried it in real life, he found that none of these princes were easy to deal with.

The Third Prince knew that Shen Bai was arrogant and would never agree to recruit him, and it would even make Shen Bai disgusted. So, what he couldn't get, he wouldn't let others get.

Giving so many benefits is just to tell Shen Bai one thing.

I have given you so many benefits and I haven't asked you to do anything. This promise is completely possible.

I even made you a promise in return. This is an absolutely real deal.

Ouyang Wu nodded and said, "Master Shen has a clearer view of this aspect than I, your younger brother."

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "It's not that I can see clearly, but when you are in the situation, sometimes you need to see the bigger picture."

Ouyang Wu's eyes fell on the wooden box and asked, "Master Shen, are you willing to accept this?"

Shen Bai smiled, took out the wooden box, and casually put it on his body. He said, "I agree to this matter. Please go back and tell the Third Prince that the decision I, Shen Bai, made will not be changed. Let him do his own thing without worry. I will definitely not help the other two princes."

Ouyang Wu breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, I can also complete the task assigned to me by His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

As he spoke, there was a hint of complexity in his eyes as he looked at Shen Bai.

A person's strength will cause changes in the interpersonal relationships around him, and will also make the various backgrounds around him appear to rise step by step.

Shen Bai is a living example.

If Shen Bai was in Shengyun County, he would never be valued so highly by the Third Prince.

Even after Shen Bai went to Fenglin Province and met Ouyang Wu, the Third Prince suddenly said that he knew.

Later, after Shen Bai's various deeds were reported, the Third Prince finally placed Shen Bai in an important position.

The third prince made this decision after thinking about it for a few days.

Ouyang Wu had to admire Shen Bai. He had truly made his way from a grassroots to his current position of power.

Ouyang Jian looked left and right, as if he understood something but not quite. However, he nodded anyway, pretending to know everything.

Seeing this, Ouyang Wu couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You fellow, have you put all your talent into swordsmanship? Dad is right. If you come to join us, I'm afraid it won't be long before you bring our Ouyang family into despair."

Ouyang Jian smiled awkwardly, unable to refute at this time.

Shen Bai stood up and said, "Now that things have been made clear, it's time for me to go back."

Tomorrow is the internal exam, so Shen Bai plans to go back and improve his proficiency first.

When it comes to proficiency, every bit of effort counts, and time is pretty tight every day.

Shen Bai didn't want to waste too many things at this time.

Ouyang Wu nodded and said, "Then I won't see you off, Master Shen."

"No need."

Shen Bai bowed and prepared to leave with Ouyang Jian.

But before he could take a few steps, Ouyang Wu suddenly seemed to think of something, patted his head, and walked in front of Shen Bai.

"Master Shen, please stay. I have thought of something."

Shen Bai asked, "What's the matter?"

Ouyang Wu asked, "Did Lord Shen offend anyone from Xinhuo Academy while in Fenglin Province?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Indeed, I ruined one of their plans, and they seem to hold a grudge against me. Tell the Third Prince that Xinhuo Academy has plans to implement in Yunxi Province, so be careful."

Ouyang Wu nodded and said, "We have already checked this matter through the intelligence network, and we have also found a very useful piece of information. Lord Shen happens to be here, so we will talk to him about it. After all, Lord Shen has a grudge against Xinhuo Academy."

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes: "What information?"

To be honest, he just has no clues now, otherwise he wouldn't mind sending Wang Tianxing to the west.

But now Ouyang Wu told him that he had information, which immediately aroused Shen Bai's curiosity.

If Shen Bai could really analyze useful clues from this information and find Wang Tianxing's whereabouts, he would be able to reduce a lot of processes.

After a brief moment of thought, Ouyang Wu slowly said, "According to our intelligence, the academy seems to have arranged a traitor during the internal examination, and the traitor seems to be among the participants of this internal examination."

(End of this chapter)