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"I will obey." Mr Lee bowed slightly, a bright light flashing through his narrowed eyes.
After being mediocre in Washington for so long, he finally had a chance to show off his skills.
The Hall of Sages has a library for disciples to look up, which includes many areas such as cultivation methods, medical books, literature, and other such areas. The first two levels are for free access.
However, from the third level to the fifth level, merit points were needed. In other words, only people who had performed meritorious deeds for their Hall of Sages or nation could go up to the third level.
Because it was late for Hua Ruge to return, no one brought up the matter of the noble title, so she went straight into the library to look up medical materials.
She thought that she had a deep understanding of the human body, but she had never heard of Tuoba Rui's problem.
Normally speaking, if a person's meridians were damaged, they definitely wouldn't be able to continue cultivating. However, Tuoba Rui was an exception.
She could only come here and try her luck to see if she could find anything.
Hua Ruge smoothly entered the second floor while holding the sign. She discovered that the amount of books here was much more abundant than in the academy. There were all types of medical books and a whole row of books.
There were always Illuminating Pearl in the library, so she wasn't afraid of the night. She chose a pile of books and placed it on the floor, then sat down and leaned against the bookshelf to read.
Recently, Lan Bing'er rarely left his own small courtyard. He spent most of his time cultivating in his own room, talking less and smiling less.
Everyone felt that after Hua Ruge left, she became even more eccentric.
Dean Fang had already decided to accept her as his disciple and had chosen an auspicious day to perform the ceremony, which would take place ten days later.
That day, a young man walked into Lan Bing'er's courtyard and knocked on her door.
"Who?" A somewhat young and clear voice sounded from within the room.
"I am from Washington, there are some things I would like to talk to the lady about." The man said politely.
The room muttered to himself for a bit, then Lan Bing'er's voice came out: "I'm not familiar with your house, there's nothing much to say."
"I've come for the matter with Young Master Ru Ge, can this young lady help out a little?" the man said again.
Creak." A door opened.
Lan Bing'er looked at the man in front of him who seemed to be in his twenties and asked: "What is it?"
Her face was calm to the point of being somewhat indifferent. Her blue dress made her seem somewhat cool. In the past year at the academy, her appearance had become even more beautiful, to the point that even men who saw her would be stunned for a split-second.
He did not expect that he would meet such a beauty just because he was looking for a little girl.
He was not inferior to the young miss of the Hua Family, Hua Ruxue.
"Can I come in?" The man's reaction was extremely fast. His eyes drooped, and he had a very courteous attitude.
"Alright." Lan Bing'er turned to let the man in, but he did not close the door.
The man laughed and said: "Miss, no need to be nervous. Patriarch is here to ask Miss for your help because he wants to forget all grudges between us and Master Hua."
"What can I do?" Lan Bing'er asked.
The matter of Hua Shengxiong chasing after Hua Ruge had caused a huge commotion, so she naturally knew about it.
"Patriarch wants to forget about the past, but Master Hua does not appreciate your kindness. You also know that going against the Hua Family is very dangerous." The man continued.
Lan Bing'er's gaze shrunk as he began to think.
As a hanger-on of the Hua Clan, the man was most adept at observing the expressions of others. When he saw Lan Bing'er's change in attitude, he added:
"That's why Patriarch thought of Miss. Miss, can you tell us some information about the Master Hua, so that we can understand more about what we should do to dispel the misunderstanding?"
"What do we need to know for making peace? I think you guys want to deal with your big brother, right? " Lan Bing'er said coldly.
Although she was young, she could recognize this fact.
The man was startled, but he quickly replied: "How can that be? The Emperor has already scolded the Duke, if he does it again, isn't it just asking for trouble. We truly want to remove the misunderstanding, but we can't help but understand the temper of that young lady in Master Hua."
His words were sincere, Lan Bing'er revealed a face of doubt, but he did not speak in a hurry.
After all, Hua Ruge's temper was something that would easily be taken advantage of.
"We don't need to know too much. We just want to know, who is Young Master from and with whom do you usually go about this sort of business. We can chat about it." the man asked again.
Lan Bing'er pursed her lips.
The man took out a small box from his sleeve and said:
"If young lady is willing to talk, then the clan is willing to give a three hundred year old spiritual herb as a token of gratitude. young lady has been stuck at Rank 4 for quite some time already, if I have this spiritual herb, I believe I can make a breakthrough very soon."
Lan Bing'er looked at the small box and did not say a word.
The man was sure that the little girl wouldn't be able to take such a huge temptation, and continued, "I can assure you that I won't harm the Master Hua in the slightest."
"Swear it." Lan Bing'er raised his head and said, as if he was truly moved.
"I swear." The man said confidently.
Lan Bing'er then nodded: "I can tell you everything I know."
Hearing this, the man was overjoyed, but he did not show it on his face. He felt that the little girl in front of him was also very vigilant.
Hua Ruge, who was completely unaware of all that was happening, was still reading medical books in the library. His eyes were completely red, and he could not find any valuable information, as he continuously flipped through the books.
Tuoba Rui had always been sincere to her, and this was the only thing she could do to help Tuoba Rui.
It would have been amazing if anyone had known that she, too, a sleepyhead, would stay up all night.
The hanger-on talked for a good fifteen minutes in Lan Bing'er's room. Only when Lan Bing'er had nothing else to say, did he rush out.
Before, when he had investigated Hua Ruge's information, he found out that it basically coincided with what Lan Bing'er had said, but there were still some information that greatly surprised him.
After rushing back to the Hua Manor overnight, he saw the Mr Lee.
Mr Lee felt that building a little girl was too useless, hence he sent him there.
After hearing the report, Mr Lee was overjoyed. He sent for the Duke of Hua Yun from the bedroom to the study room.
Of course, Hua Shengxiong couldn't sleep well, it had been a long time since he suffered such a loss. Even if it was late at night, he would roll around, thinking of a way to give Hua Ruge a head-on attack.
"Any news?" Hua Shengxiong donned a simple outer robe and walked over.
Mr Lee laughed: "I have good news, this little girl really knows a lot."
"What is it?" Hua Shengxiong was immediately interested.
In order to deal with Hua Ruge, he didn't care about his own status right now, and used all means available to him.
However, he felt that he had no other choice. After all, Hua Ruge was not only cunning of his own, but also had such a strong backer as the Battle King.
"That little girl said something that we can make a big fuss about. She said that Hua Ruge's talent is very bad." The Mr Lee said with a slight smile.
"How is this possible?" Hua Shengxiong was confused: "She cultivates so many Soulcast s at the same time, her aptitude should be an absolute genius, how can she be weak?"
"Prince Fu, listen to my analysis and you will know where the trick is." Mr Lee continued, "Don't you think it's too fast for Hua Ruge to break through from the third stage to the seventh stage?"
Hua Shengxiong frowned.
"If this child has a high innate talent since he was young, how could he only reach the third step at the age of fifteen?" The Mr Lee said.
Hua Shengxiong revealed a face of doubt: "It does seem weird, but what can make her breakthrough so quickly?"
Mr Lee did not speak immediately.
"You are talking about Dharma treasures." Hua Shengxiong's eyes lit up: She has a treasure on her?
The Mr Lee nodded and continued, "I sent that person to ask about the relationship between Hua Ruge and Battle King in detail. That girl said that the relationship between the two of them is not good."
"Bad?" Hua Shengxiong raised his eyebrows, "If it's not good, why did you protect Hua Ruge?"
"I think it's because Hua Ruge has a treasure that even the Battle King would covet." The Mr Lee concluded.
Hua Shengxiong nodded his head: "What mister says makes sense, it must be true, then what should we do?"
"Let's start with her poor talent." The Mr Lee laughed: "Hua Ruge will definitely be a noble tomorrow. You just need to send someone to take her talent as an essay and say that she has entered the Hall of Sages through some evil path."
"If the Hall of Sages is investigated, wouldn't the treasure fall into their hands?" Hua Shengxiong said unwillingly.
"Prince Fu is confused now, Battle King is coveting this treasure, wouldn't we be provoking disaster if we were to obtain it?" The Mr Lee said.
Hua Shengxiong thought. He definitely could not offend the Battle King.
"When you send someone to cause trouble, send someone to the palace and have the Emperor send someone. I believe the Emperor is very interested in those kinds of treasures that could help him advance so much in a year."
Hua Shengxiong nodded slightly.
"The Battle King and the Emperor will definitely be unhappy because of this treasure. No matter who gets hold of this thing, the Emperor will loathe the Battle King more and more. When that happens, the only person the Emperor can rely on will be you." The Mr Lee said.
Hua Shengxiong was happy when he heard it.
If he could defeat the Battle King in one move, then his status would definitely rise again, and at that time, he would truly be above everyone else.
"Sir, we will do as you say." Hua Shengxiong laughed and said.
Mr Lee also narrowed his eyes, a slight smile could be seen at the corner of his eyes.
He actually hoped that Hua Ruge wouldn't be defeated so easily, or else he wouldn't be able to play anymore in the future.
Hua Ruge had been nibbling on his book all night, and when the sky lit up, his eyes were red.
She yawned as she exited the library. The Hall of Sages on her waist slightly flashed, just as she was wondering what was going on, a deacon ran over, probably following her sign and looking for her.
She thought to herself, this thing also has a locating function?
"Why are you still here? Today, we will hold a ceremony to bestow your title upon you. Quickly, follow me to the grounds. " The deacon said snappily.
He didn't think that there would be someone who wasn't active in such a good matter.