Chapter 758: The Big Fish May Still Be Verifying the News and Weighing the Pros and Cons!

“Your Majesty, please recognize this! Your Majesty, please recognize this!”

Lothema’s voice trembled with excitement as he immediately pointed to Sylvie and spoke with absolute certainty:

“This woman is named Sylvie, the descendant of an old friend of mine. She is usually quiet, uninterested in vanity, diligent and hardworking. I have always thought her a promising talent, but I never imagined she possessed such fortune—bearing such a noble ancient bloodline! To be recognized by Your Majesty’s keen eye is her greatest fortune and the honor of my Windwhisper family!”

At this moment, he wished to praise Sylvie to the heavens, as if she had always been the family’s hidden treasure.

Sylvie, kneeling on the ground, heard Li Chen’s words and was overwhelmed with emotion—she knew this was the turning point of her fate!

She forced herself not to look up at Li Chen, instead lowering her head even further, her shoulders trembling slightly with excitement, which to outsiders appeared as humble awe.

Li Chen glanced at Lothema with indifference, as if seeing through his scheming, yet said nothing—only leaned back against his chair, resuming his languid demeanor: “Enough. Let it end here. With a little refinement, this girl may prove useful.”

With that, he rose and walked away without another glance at the crowd.

Although Li Chen had not explicitly taken her as a disciple, his words—“a promising talent,” “may prove useful”—and his clear interest were more than enough!

After Li Chen left, Sylvie’s status underwent a complete transformation!

She was no longer the forgotten, insignificant stepdaughter cast into the corner—she had risen to become the most sought-after core figure of the Windwhisper family!

A future star, personally certified by the Ancient Elf King "Your Majesty" as possessing the noble bloodline of the Great Wind Elf, and explicitly declared "interested"!

Even her mother, Birodis, benefited from her daughter’s rise, her status soaring in tandem.

Former clan members who had once ignored or cruelly bullied them now wore the warmest, most fawning smiles.

Lothema personally arranged for Sylvie and her mother to be moved immediately into the family’s finest independent courtyard, and precious cultivation resources, luxurious garments, and exquisite jewelry flowed to them like water.

He also sought Sylvie privately, speaking with solemn sincerity and a touch of flattery: “Sylvie, the family’s neglect of you in the past was my fault as clan chief! Now that Your Majesty has taken notice of you, this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity—and the greatest honor for our family!”

“You must seize it, serve Your Majesty with devotion, cultivate diligently, and never disappoint His Majesty’s expectations. In the future, should you speak well of our family before Your Majesty, I would be deeply grateful.”

Sylvie looked at Lothema, whose attitude had turned a full 180 degrees, and inwardly sneered—but outwardly she appeared humble and sensible, bowing slightly: “Clan Chief, you overstate things. As a member of the Windwhisper family, I naturally strive to serve it. Your Majesty’s grace is etched in my heart—I will cultivate hard and never fail Your Majesty or the Clan Chief’s expectations.”

Yet deep within her lowered gaze, and in the subtle straightening of her spine and the natural poise she now carried, a long-suppressed, now-released air of pride began to emerge.

This was precisely the script Li Chen had already planned with her: to show gratitude, yet also to embody the dignity and bearing befitting that “noble bloodline.”

From this moment on, Sylvie would hold a transcendent status within the Windwhisper family.

Inside the Windwhisper family’s castle, Li Chen had originally intended to maintain a facade of “low profile,” continuing to play the role of the ancient powerhouse disinterested in worldly affairs, solely focused on restoring his strength.

But the news of the “awakening of the Elf King bloodline” had spread like wings, reaching every corner of the surrounding region.

Not only in Silverglow City, but across dozens of nearby cities, clan chiefs and elders of half-elf families, as well as powerful lone cultivators, upon confirming the truth of the rumor, flocked to the Windwhisper castle like pilgrims, hoping for a chance to pay homage to this legendary being.