Chapter 273: Zhu Youxiao

A certain Acting Family Head: "Isn't it because you are closer?"

Old Cun Tou's mouth twitched. This Family Head was too treacherous; he didn't want to bear the risk himself, so he was making him act as cannon fodder?

If the Young Lady were to blame him for this, he would definitely be in deep trouble.

Moreover, that person preferred to let the younger generation hone themselves through a hands-off approach and had clearly stated that unless Zhu Ying took the initiative to ask, it was best not to disturb her growth to avoid "pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

Thus, Old Cun Tou decided to change the subject and asked: "So, Family Head, what have you investigated? What is that Yun Shen's background exactly?"

A certain Acting Family Head: "The investigation is complete. His background is very 'clean'—spotless. He is too ordinary, to the point where I can't find a single special thing about him. He grew up in an orphanage, has no support, no assets, and even when he wanted to seek investment, he was rejected by Penguin's angel investors. As for the matter of True Person Sanfeng wanting to take him as a disciple, you already know about that, so I won't repeat it."

Old Cun Tou was somewhat surprised and asked: "Are Penguin's angel investors brain-damaged?"

A certain Acting Family Head: "If it were me, I wouldn't invest in him either. Back then, he awakened a Gray Inferior Grade Territory Core. The medical report from the hospital also showed that he only had Common Grade talent at the time. Under normal circumstances, isn't this a guaranteed losing business?"

Specialized lord-testing institutions can detect what grade of Territory Core one will awaken some time in advance, and one's own talent can also be measured.

It's just that the price is quite expensive. Ordinary families are tight on funds, so if they lack money, they don't do it, only finding out the specific grade when they awaken.

Students with the means will definitely go for testing in advance and then decide which resources to bring to the Myriad Races Battlefield in the future.

If ordinary students purchase resources through official channels, those resources can be returned at the original price if they are not used.

If, upon awakening, they awaken a Territory Core of extremely high grade, they can consider seeking investment from institutions. At that time, they can sell the resources in their hands to the institutions at the original price in exchange for higher-grade resources, and the institutions will handle the return of those resources on behalf of the students.

It is also fine not to seek investment from institutions; various lord high schools have all kinds of shops. Students can go to these on-campus shops to make purchases before descending to the Myriad Races Battlefield, and the resources in their hands can also be sold at the original price.

The prerequisite is that you must have money.

There is one testing service that is free, which is when graduating from junior high, the school will take all students to the hospital to test their specific talent.

Most people can only feel what level their physique attributes are roughly at; their spiritual power and mental attributes are relatively vague.

This Family Head had already had people compile all of Yun Shen's information, and even the initial resources Yun Shen brought into the Myriad Races Battlefield had been checked.

A certain Acting Family Head: "You might not know this yet, but when this kid entered the Myriad Races Battlefield, he only brought one Hero Token, one Troop Token, one Wooden Fence Blueprint, one axe, and one bag of Grain Grain Bigu Pills. All of them were of Common Grade. As for Source Crystals, it should have been around one hundred; it couldn't have been much more."

With such a pathetic start, how on earth did he pass the Ultimate Campaign and become a Heaven-Proud Lord?

"Hiss..."

Old Cun Tou gasped: "Damn, this kid is this badass? This is about the same as the Ming Emperor's start, right? That person started with one bowl, thirteen rice seeds, and one Superior Grade 【Transcendence Sutra】 skill book. His talent could only be called Superior Grade. Compared to that, Yun Shen's starting comprehensive configuration is actually about the same, yet his performance is not inferior in the slightest. I'm afraid he is also a person of great destiny."

The Martial Ming Domain Lord Zhu Yuanzhang, originally named Zhu Chongba—that broken bowl was kept from age six until sixteen; the thirteen rice seeds were left by his parents before they died; the 【Transcendence Sutra】 was a small portion of Buddhist dharma he had practiced for a period when he was a monk, a gift from the temple the year he became a lord at sixteen.

Even the Territory Trait he awakened was only the Gray Inferior Grade 【Poverty-Stricken】...

In the Dragon Kingdom, who doesn't know that among the many Domain Lords of the Blue Star, Zhu Yuanzhang's start was the most miserable?

A certain Acting Family Head: "Indeed, I have truly seen that person's shadow on him... So, go and stop them."

Old Cun Tou: "..."

So you are not only afraid of offending that person and the Young Lady, but also afraid of offending this student who is highly likely to be extraordinary in the future?

You really are prepared to let me, Wei, bear all the bad things, aren't you?

A person suspected of possessing great destiny—who would dare to offend him?

When a person's destiny is strong enough, all obstacles standing in front of him will be washed away by the torrent called "the era"!

He didn't want to become that dam that gets washed away!

Just as Old Cun Tou wanted to say something more,

"Hm? What's the situation?"

Old Cun Tou felt that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around them was not quite right.

"What's wrong?"

A certain Acting Family Head was a bit strange. Could it be that something had happened?

"In the Young Lady's manor, it seems something is constantly gathering spiritual energy. The commotion is a bit big. Perhaps you should come over yourself, Family Head."

Old Cun Tou looked up; the speed at which the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was gathering was too fast, causing gusts of hurricanes.

"I am already here."

The voice came from beside his ear. Old Cun Tou turned his head to look. This cowardly Family Head could arrive in the blink of an eye; why was he just babbling about being closer?

Above the manor, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to surge, forming a huge spiritual energy vortex here.

As more and more spiritual energy gathered, a faint spiritual mist gradually permeated the courtyard, which meant the spiritual energy was so dense it was almost about to condense into liquid.

This Acting Family Head observed seriously: "The Ming Emperor twice summoned True Person Sanfeng to be an official, but unfortunately, he always avoided meeting. Although I have never had the honor of seeing him make a move, I have felt the power aura of Wudang Sect disciples using Tai Chi. It is somewhat similar to the aura in the Young Lady's manor, but also vastly different..."

"So I suspect this commotion might be caused by this kid practicing 【Tai Chi】."

A certain Acting Family Head felt his guess was truly a genius idea.

"Practicing 【Tai Chi】 can cause this kind of commotion?"

Old Cun Tou expressed disbelief. A thought suddenly popped into his mind that was somewhat possible but also extremely outrageous.

"Family Head, you say this student Yun Shen has great destiny, and with such heaven-defying talent, could it be that he is this year's Human Clan Taboo?"

If Yun Shen were a Human Clan Taboo, I'm afraid that even if the Ming Emperor were here, he would have to consider temporarily modifying the ancestral teachings and forcing the Young Lady to marry him, right?

I'm afraid they would have to enter the bridal chamber tonight.

"Hahaha, Wei Zhongxian, what kind of joke are you making? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even if I, Zhu Youxiao, were to fall into the water and drown, or be poisoned to death, I would absolutely not believe this kid is a Human Clan Taboo!"

"Enough talk, you keep watching here; I'm going to do some woodworking..." ===== CHAPTER 275 =====