My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Oh, that's enough, that's enough!"

Jiang Xiaobai snapped out of his daze, a smile immediately spreading across his face. Looking at Li Zhiwei, he said, "Yesterday, the delegations from both countries booked the entire Chunyue Pavilion, spending a full ten thousand taels of silver!"

"My small amount of money was easily waived by Chun Yue Lou!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai glanced at Helian Zhaoyue again: "After all... I was just having a few drinks there yesterday!"

"Unlike some people, who call all the girls from Chun Yue Lou to keep them company!"

"Jiang Xiaobai!"

Upon hearing this, Helian Zhaoyue trembled with anger once again.

That's right, her intention was to embarrass Jiang Xiaobai.

Surprisingly, the masked woman wasn't angry at all; she even asked Jiang Xiaobai if he had enough money!

This backfired, giving Jiang Xiaobai the opportunity to outmaneuver her.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Helian Zhaoyue's furious expression, Jiang Xiaobai laughed twice, then, too lazy to pay her any more attention, turned to Li Zhiwei and asked, "You arrived yesterday?"

"Um!"

Li Zhiwei nodded slightly: "I heard that the delegations from both countries would be visiting the Imperial Academy, so I thought... I'd come and take a look!"

"Want to look at me?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"no!"

Li Zhiwei shook her head shyly and said, "Look...look at something else!"

"Are any of the others as good-looking as me...?"

Jiang Xiaobai asked in surprise.

"No, no, there is!"

Li Zhiwei shook her head and nodded at the same time.

Jiang Xiaobai's smile deepened, and he began to chat quietly with Li Zhiwei.

Helian Zhaoyue gritted her teeth, stared at the two of them for a moment, forcibly suppressed her anger, and looked around.

At that moment, she saw the list of articles, and a strange look flashed across her face.

In fact, after she met Teng Zixiu, she also heard about Jiang Xiaobai.

She especially wanted to read the handwritten version of "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" last night.

The entire article is not only rich in elegant language, but its artistic conception is also extremely beautiful.

It's hard to imagine that Jiang Xiaobai, this foul-mouthed and shameless guy who can drive people half to their deaths, could write such magnificent articles.

You should know that she had heard of Jiang Xiaobai's reputation before; he was an uneducated, dissolute, and lecherous playboy.

Taking advantage of his status as the heir of the Marquis of Zhenbei, he acted recklessly throughout the capital.

But now, he has not only transformed into the top scholar in China, but his poems and essays are also so flawless that it is hard to find any fault with them.

More importantly, since their delegations entered the capital, neither Teng Zixiu, who arrived first, nor Jiang Xiaobai himself, have gained any advantage over them.

Without a doubt, this guy is much more difficult to deal with than they knew before they came!

"Hehe, this one... must be the princess of Beiyu!"

Just then, a smiling voice rang out from not far away.

Helian Zhaoyue looked up and saw an old figure leading several people walking towards them.

The person leading the group was none other than Fan Xinghe, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Upon seeing Fan Xinghe, the surrounding students all began to bow in greeting.

After regaining her senses, Helian Zhaoyue looked at Fan Xinghe and her expression naturally became much more polite: "You must be the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, Elder Fan?"

"It is indeed this old man!"

Fan Xinghe smiled slightly, glanced at the delegations from both countries, and said, "Hehe, Your Highness, are you satisfied with our Imperial Academy after your visit?"

"Please feel free to share any suggestions or ideas you may have!"

"No, no!"

Upon hearing this, Helian Zhaoyue politely replied, "The Imperial Academy of Great Hua far surpasses our Northern Yu's academy in both scale and academic atmosphere!"

"We've come here only to learn; we wouldn't dare offer any suggestions!"

At this point, Helian Zhaoyue paused slightly, "However... we from Beiyu and Qi have made some preparations for our visit to the Imperial Academy!"

"I hope we can have a competition here at the Imperial Academy!"

"Oh?"

Fan Xinghe raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this.

The two delegations had just arrived at the Imperial College when they wanted to compare themselves with the people of Great China?

"We already discussed this matter with the young master of the Jiang family on our way here!"

As she spoke, Helian Zhaoyue glanced at Jiang Xiaobai.

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Fan Xinghe also looked at Jiang Xiaobai and asked, "So, how do you plan to conduct the competition?"

Before Jiang Xiaobai could speak, Helian Zhaoyue took the initiative to say, "Oh, our Northern Yu and Qi Kingdom will each present a research topic!"

"Young Master, let's set a topic and see which side has more students attending the lecture!"

"Is that so?"

Fan Xinghe looked even more surprised after hearing this.

For a moment, he couldn't figure out the purpose of Helian Zhaoyue's actions.

That's right. If the delegations from both countries win a lecture at the Imperial College of Dahua, they will naturally become famous.

But this is Dahua after all, and all the students here are Dahua people.

Where does this princess get her confidence that she can win?!

"Since the princess and Prince Jiang have reached an agreement, this old man naturally has no objections!"

After a moment's thought, Fan Xinghe ultimately did not refuse: "However... let's not decide based on the number of people; let's have each side speak one by one!"

"Wouldn't it be better to have the students vote after the presentation?"

"That works too!"

Helian Zhaoyue responded softly.

"Well, as for the location of the lecture..."

Fan Xinghe looked around and smiled, "Let's settle on this spot!"

After saying that, Fan Xinghe began to make arrangements.

Before long, students from the surrounding area gathered, and the number of people kept increasing.

After all, the fact that the two delegations and Jiang Xiaobai would be discussing things at the Imperial College was naturally a novel idea.

Once most people had gathered, Fan Xinghe gestured that they could begin at any time.

Helian Zhaoyue looked at Jiang Xiaobai: "Young Master Jiang, who should go first?"

"Oh, you two countries can go first!"

Jiang Xiaobai spoke casually.

"Alright, let's start from Beiyu!"

After Helian Zhaoyue finished speaking, she straightened her clothes and walked to the front herself.

"Um?"

Jiang Xiaobai's expression immediately turned to surprise upon seeing this.

Judging from this, is Helian Zhaoyue preparing to give a lecture herself?

So, the capable person this woman mentioned earlier was herself?

Surprised, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze remained fixed on Helian Zhaoyue.

The students around were also somewhat surprised, after all, no one expected that the princess of Beiyu would personally take part in the event.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Helian Zhaoyue stepped to the front, turned around, and gave a slight bow to all the students present.

"Thank you all for attending, students of the Imperial Academy. Today, our two delegations will be discussing the topic..."

At this point, Helian Zhaoyue paused slightly, and as she looked at Jiang Xiaobai, her expression clearly carried a hint of coldness.

"What constitutes an enemy, and what constitutes respect?"

"as well as……"

At this point, Helian Zhaoyue said softly, "On how much I, Helian Zhaoyue, admire the young master of the Jiang family!!!"