Chapter 476: with translation of chapter title

Since meeting them, Ling Xueyao hasn't had a single day go smoothly!

"Mother, don't listen to them. I just can't believe they'd actually cancel our qualification and drive us out without us apologizing!"

Nanguo Buxie was unconvinced.

"Exactly! Our Huangjin City and Dan Valley have that many Elders at the Shenzhou Academy; if you offend us, no one will ever have it easy!"

Nanguo Qingyuan was brimming with confidence.

Ling Xueyao, however, hesitated a bit.

Huangjin City and Dan Valley are indeed powerful; they can intimidate many people.

But Ye Xiu clearly didn't read the situation.

For a person like that, she has plenty of means to kill him.

However, before that, she had no way at all.

If Ye Xiu truly wanted to cancel her child's Heavenly Class examination qualification, she would be powerless.

"Ling Xueyao, think about your child—if you miss this, it's for a lifetime; would you want to see your child spend their whole life living under a blemish?"

A child has only one chance in their lifetime to take the Heavenly Class assessment.

The children of the Nanguo family are no exception.

If the qualification is revoked in such a setting, it is not only a regret but a disgrace, and they would be nailed to the Pillar of Shame.

Ling Xueyao's heart was filled with extreme hatred.

"As you wish, I say it then!"

Those words were almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

Murderous intent surged in her eyes.

Ye Xiu, Ye Qingran.

After today, she must tear them to pieces, a thousand cuts and countless slashes, to avenge the hatred in her heart!

Everyone, seeing Ling Xueyao submit, found it utterly unbelievable.

As the Young City Lord's Wife of Huangjin City and the prized jewel of the Lord of Dan Valley, Ling Xueyao had always been reckless and arrogant.

Today, she actually fell flat on her face?

Truly unheard of!

"I... Ling Xueyao..." A massive humiliation surged from her heart, permeating every drop of blood.

This is definitely the most shameful thing Ling Xueyao has ever done in her life!

She was so angry!

"What a... fool!"

She expended tremendous effort—like nine oxen and two tigers—to get that sentence out in full.

After speaking, her face turned pale and her whole body trembled.

The crowd fell silent.

Ling Xueyao called herself a fool!

This... is truly interesting!

"Hah, I've already told you, you just don't believe it; don't do this next time!"

Murderer, be punished!

It was referring to Ye Qingran.

Gazes fell on Ye Qingran, each containing a hint of admiration.

One must know that Ye Qingran is probably the first who dared to publicly humiliate Ling Xueyao and succeeded.

"Ye Qingran, this feud, you and I will never share the same sky!"

The voice entered Ye Qingran's eardrum.

It was a secret transmission.

Others couldn't hear it.

Ye Qingran raised an eyebrow, but was not very surprised.

Since the first clash between her and Ling Xueyao, or perhaps even earlier, she knew that the hatred between them would not be so easily turned over.

"Did you see? Your mother set a good example for you; now it's your turn!"

Xiao Hu said to the Nanguo Buxie siblings.

The Nanguo Buxie siblings clearly hadn't expected their mother to submit, and were momentarily surprised.

Hearing Xiao Hu say that, they were all incensed.

Before Ling Xueyao could speak, Xiao Chen waved a hand and generously said, "Enough, since you are still children, we won't quarrel with you over petty matters."

Such magnanimous words left everyone stunned.

Did Xiao Chen mean to spare Nanguo Qingyuan and Nanguo Buxie?

Xiao Chen and Xiao Hu had clearly planned it, so Xiao Hu was not surprised at all.

"Exactly, who hasn't made mistakes? Yet a death penalty can be avoided, but a life penalty is hard to escape. Since you made mistakes, you must learn some lessons to avoid repeating them later, right? So here's the deal: you don't need to kneel and apologize to us; just give us a hundred thousand taels of gold, and then apologize, and that's it."

Ye Qingran smiled and shook her head.

These two kids are really mischievous.

They probably saw that Nanguo Qingyuan and Nanguo Buxie would never kneel, so they simply took the opportunity to say that, showing their magnanimity and winning others' favor.

Of course, Ye Qingran didn't expect that Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen's actions also had an important reason: they wanted the Nanguo Buxie siblings to take part in the upcoming Second Round.

They intended to crush the siblings in the later Second Round, to show them what a gap looks like!

"Oh dear, these two kids are so kind it makes one's heart ache!"

Wu Shushan was deeply moved, his aged face wrinkling into a chrysanthemum.

He was delighted.

He had been worrying about how to handle this tricky problem, but unexpectedly, the Emperor Sovereign's child voluntarily offered a concession, which truly let him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Nanguo Buxie, Nanguo Qingyuan, everyone has already been willing to make such a big concession; aren't you going to apologize to them quickly?"

He urged.

"No, I won't!"

Nanguo Buxie was extremely stubborn.

Nanguo Qingyuan was much the same; in any case, they absolutely refused to apologize.

The level of courtesy they displayed toward Xiaohu Xiaocheng showed a stark contrast.

"Ye Qingran's two children, though their status doesn't match the two little princes of Huangjin City, are impeccable in upbringing and demeanor; I am fully convinced!"

"I actually think Ye Qingran's two children come from top-tier power lineages, whereas those from the Nanguo family are truly lacking, even badly raised!"

"Not only that, Nanguo Qingyuan and Nanguo Buxie aren't as good-looking as those two children! I used to think Nanguo's kids were handsome, but now I see without comparison there's no difference."

The crowd murmured.

When Ling Xueyao heard this, her hatred toward Xiaohu Xiaocheng grew even more overwhelming.

However, Ling Xueyao was still an adult; no matter how arrogant, she could not be as clueless as a child about timing.

"Apologize."

She said lightly.

The two children completely ignored her.

She flickered her gaze, crouched down, whispered something unknown into the two children's ears, and their eyes suddenly brightened.

"You want us to apologize, right? Then we will. Don't regret it!"

Nanguo Buxie squinted, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"You will certainly regret it!"

Nanguo Qingyuan snorted.

The two gave Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen a very perfunctory apology.

"Sorry, I didn't hear—what did you just say?"

Xiao Chen asked loudly.

Although they agreed to the concession, it didn't mean Nanguo Buxie and the others could be treated carelessly.

"We apologize to you; it's our fault, don't take it to heart!"

Their tone was harsh, teeth clenched.

"What, you don't even say sorry when apologizing?"

"Exactly, such a tiny voice—learning from mosquitoes?"

Nanguo Buxie and Nanguo Qingyuan, with Ling Xueyao's consolation, barely restrained the raging anger within.

"Sorry, we were wrong, please forgive us!"

Their voice was not small, and they said sorry.

It already left many people astonished.

The young master and miss of Huangjin City publicly apologizing is truly a once-in-a-century rarity!

"Well performed, keep trying next time!"

Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen exchanged a glance and blinked at each other.

These words angered Nanguo Qingyuan and Nanguo Buxie considerably.

The turmoil was over at this point.

Soon, the list of those who passed the first round of the Second Round was compiled; Xiao Hu and Xiao Chen, with two Introduction Letters from the Summit of the Hunt and Medicine King Valley, ranked first, with the Nanguo Buxie siblings close behind.

The second round of the Second Round began immediately.

The second round of the Second Round should be the most technically demanding of all the assessments, examining students' abilities from every angle.

For example, the written test contains a thousand questions covering fields such as medical arts, pills, beast taming, runes, and many others; the comprehensive ability required of the children is extremely high.

In addition, the written test must be completed within two hours, making the time extremely tight.

After the written test comes the martial test.