Chapter 460: Is This the Trouble of Being Too Outstanding?

"Isn't this guy Zhao Dake? He's pretty strong, and this woman is probably not his match!"

"So that's Zhao Dake? Then this woman basically has no chance!"

"Alas, such a great beauty, but she has a lying mouth!"

Ye Qingran didn't expect that her opponent was also a somewhat famous figure at Shenzhou Academy.

Since that's the case, she could be a bit harsher.

"Miss, if you obediently admit that you're lying, I'll let you off; if you want to continue, I won't spare you just because you're a woman."

Ye Qingran let out a scoffing laugh.

"If you're a man, stop the nonsense!"

The words provoked a chorus of jeers from the watching Academy disciples.

Zhao Dake felt a wave of embarrassment.

This woman, by implication, was saying he was dithering like a woman?

Damn!

"Then I won't be polite!"

Zhao Dake's breath deepened, he surged forward, his aura towering.

However...

This contest ended before it even began.

No one even saw what rank Ye Qingran was; the disciple named Zhao Dake fell.

Everyone was a disciple of Shenzhou Academy, roughly where they were from; although they hadn't seen Ye Qingran's rank, the force and speed she just unleashed were undeniable.

Expert!

That was the assessment of many disciples regarding Ye Qingran.

When they looked at her again, their eyes held a few more degrees of solemnity.

"Alright, you may go in."

The many disciples hurriedly cleared a path for Ye Qingran.

Entering the mountain gate, they ascended ten thousand steps, disappearing into the clouds.

Ordinary people would struggle just to climb these ten thousand stone steps, let alone become a disciple of Shenzhou Academy.

But for Ye Qingran, it was all trivial.

The second gate was at the summit.

When Ye Qingran said she was applying for the Special Grade Instructor position and had passed the first gate, an Academy disciple respectfully led her to a huge Training Ground within the Academy.

By then, near noon, there were several hundred figures in the Training Ground.

Obviously they were all there to apply for Instructor positions.

Vice‑Dean Wu Shushan personally presided over today's Instructor selection.

"Applicants for Regular Instructor, please follow me this way."

a disciple beside Wu Shushan said.

The Training Ground had several raised battle platforms.

Those applying for Regular Instructor were taken to a platform at the side.

The rest were applying for Special Grade Instructor.

Ye Qingran glanced; besides her, there were only eight people!

Thinking that the basic requirement for Special Grade Instructor was Xuan Emperor, Ye Qingran was not surprised.

However, among those eight, seven were men in their fifties or sixties. The remaining one was a middle‑aged man, broad‑shouldered and muscular, vigorous as a dragon.

She was the only woman!

"Girl, are you sure you're applying for Special Grade Instructor?"

The middle‑aged man asked with a smile. His tone held no mockery.

"Yes," Ye Qingran replied with a faint smile.

She felt quite depressed inside; why did everyone doubt her? Strong talent, high power—was that her fault?

Alas, is this the trouble of being too outstanding?

The middle‑aged man smiled again and fell silent.

Obviously, he had no confidence in Ye Qingran.

Over there, the hundreds of applicants for Regular Instructor had already begun the assessment.

There was no movement on their side.

Wu Shushan glanced at the Training Ground's main gate, cleared his throat, "Sorry, another applicant is still on the way; we'll wait for her a moment."

Ye Qingran suddenly recalled the news she had heard on the street yesterday.

The remaining applicant was presumably the Young City Lord's Wife from Huangjin City.

Sure enough, an applicant from a great power received such treatment.

The others, though a bit impatient, dared not say much.

They probably all knew whose person that was.

An hour later, with the sun at its zenith, the legendary Young City Lord's Wife finally arrived, fashionably late.

She didn't come alone; she was surrounded by maids and attendants, a host of stars encircling the moon; those unaware might think a queen from some nation had arrived.

Even more outrageous, she also brought two children!

A boy and a girl, both rather cute.

Their ages seemed about the same as Xiao Hu and the others.

It's just that there is no Xiaohu Xiaocheng who is clever, cute and good-looking...

This is Ye Qingran's heartfelt sentiment.

But the fact is indeed so.

Xiaohu Xiaocheng is exceptionally talented and graceful, inheriting the parents' virtues; truly no other child could surpass them!

Those two children were being held by a maid, eyes closed, sleeping lazily.

Ling Xueyao indifferently scanned the crowd, her eyes full of arrogance.

As the daughter of Dan Valley and also the Young City Lord's Wife of Huangjin City, her status is simply unparalleled in nobility.

She finally fixed her gaze on Wu Shushan, and calmly said, "Wu Yuanzhang, I have arrived; may we begin?"

Although phrased as a question, it was in fact a commanding tone.

Wu Yuanzhang was speechless, but given her powerful background—several Elders were linked to Huangjin City or Dan Valley—he, even as Vice Dean, dared not confront her directly.

Since Miss Ling Xueyao has arrived, let us begin.

Ling Xueyao gently nodded.

The others, upon seeing Ling Xueyao, each flattered themselves, greeted her, and smiled obsequiously.

However, Ling Xueyao didn't cast a single glance at them.

Even if they were Mysterious Emperors, in her eyes they were nothing!

Only Ye Qingran, and that middle‑aged uncle, did not do so.

The two children Ling Xueyao had brought seemed to awaken at that moment, looking around; the little girl's eyes lit up, pointing at Ye Qingran and shouting, "Mother, I want that!"