"This Royal Academy exam gathers talented children from all over the country." Liu Xiaoguang looked at Yu Tianlu and Yan Yue and said, "It's like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Do you think you can stand out?"
"I said Director Liu, can you trust us? What are you doing by always boosting other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige?" Yan Yue said angrily.
"Yan Yue, you have the nerve to say it. Don't think that I don't know about you." Liu Xiaoguang glared at Yan Yue, "If you talk about Brother Yu, there is still hope of being shortlisted, but it will be difficult for you!"
"Why?"
"Those candidates who are more powerful than you, and whose family backgrounds are a hundred times more prominent than yours, may not be able to pass the entrance exam. Ask yourself, can you do it?" Liu Xiaoguang almost added, "You are just pissing yourself in the face."
"How about Xiaolu, do you have confidence?" Xiang Xiaoyuan looked at the two of them, she wanted to know what Yu Tianlu was thinking now.
Who knew that Yu Tianlu didn't take Liu Xiaoguang's words to heart at all.
"As the saying goes, everything depends on human effort, isn't it just the entrance exam? There is no such thing as failing the exam in my dictionary." Yu Tianlu said seriously.
In his previous life, Yu Tianlu was the top student in the school. After going through all the exams on his way to school, he could not fail to pass them.
After hearing this, Liu Xiaoguang wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Ding Dai on the side.
"I admire such fearless young people. Since I promised you, there is no problem with the recommendation letter." Ding Dai said with a smile.
"Master Ding, when will you write it?" Yan Yue looked directly at Ding Dai.
Ding Dai felt uncomfortable being looked at by such eyes that looked like debt collection.
"That's it, that's all, I'll write it now, I'll write it now!"
More than ten minutes later, two letters of recommendation for the Royal College Entrance Examination were delivered to the two friends.
Yan Yue was already dancing with joy when he took the recommendation letter.
"I can finally go to the Royal Academy to study!"
But Yu Tianlu seemed relatively calm.
Facing the unknown exam, although Yu Tianlu didn't take it too seriously, he had to make long-term plans if he wanted to take this little friend with him.
"Okay, since the two kids are so ambitious, I, Ma Zhenbei, will never be stingy." At this time, Ma Zhenbei also walked out, "I know that you two have difficulties at home, so I promise you. As long as If you can pass the Royal Academy’s entrance exam, I will pay for your first-year tuition, how about that?”
"Since Mr. Ma is so generous, we would be disrespectful."
Yu Tianlu is not a pretentious master, and he has also heard from Yu Hongze that the royal tuition is not a small amount.
Now that Ma Zhenbei is willing to bear part of the tuition fees, they have no reason to refuse.
After leaving Ma Mansion, Xiang Xiaoyuan had to say goodbye to her two friends.
In fact, if Yu Tianlu hadn't participated in the art competition, the three of them might have seen each other for the last time at the market.
But this time's separation brings more hope of reunion than before.
"Xiao Lu, I will wait for you at the Royal Academy in the provincial capital. I believe that with your strength, you will have no problem passing the entrance exam." Xiang Xiaoyuan said firmly.
"Of course? Weren't even the real Xianghua masters defeated by us?" Yan Yue said confidently, "What Zi family and Chang family? As long as Xiaolu is here, those royal nobles, They are all chickens and dogs."
Seeing Yan Yue's self-satisfied look, Yu Tianlu said to himself: "A Yue, you really don't feel guilty at all when you say this!"
But looking at Xiang Xiaoyuan's expectant eyes, Yu Tianlu naturally would not show weakness in front of his girl.
"Xiaoyuan, I promise you, I will definitely enter the Royal Academy."
"Okay, miss, it's time for us to leave!" Butler Yu Bo came forward and said.
At this time, the carriage also ran over and stopped in front of everyone.
On the carriage, Mu Linfeng opened the curtain and greeted Xiang Xiaoyuan: "Miss, hurry up and get on the carriage!"
"I know!" Xiang Xiaoyuan responded quickly.
Then Xiang Xiaoyuan turned around, took off a pendant from her neck and put it on Yu Tianlu's neck.
"Xiaoyuan, what is this?"
"This is the amulet my mother asked for for me. Now I give it to you. I hope this amulet can help you succeed in the exam."
"Thank you so much, I will treasure it with all my heart."
While talking, Xiang Xiaoyuan also stepped onto the carriage.
The carriage had already moved some distance away, and Xiang Xiaoyuan leaned out and waved to the two friends.
Looking at the back of the carriage as it drove away, Yu Tianlu was also at a loss and did not come back to his senses for a long time.
At this time, Yan Yue walked up to his brother and waved his hand in front of his eyes.
"I'm talking about Xiaolu, this Xiaoyuan can't be seen anymore, why are you still here like a piece of wood?"
"Okay! I'll definitely meet you there." Yu Tianlu turned around and walked away minding his own business.
Upon seeing this, Yan Yue quickly chased after him: "Why did you change your face all of a sudden? Wait for me!"
Inside the carriage, Xiang Xiaoyuan finally calmed down.
She looked at Mu Linfeng and said, "Teacher Mu, what do you think is the success rate for Xiaolu and the others to enroll this time?"
In fact, Xiang Xiaoyuan herself has no idea about the Royal Entrance Examination.
"Well... 30% at most!" Mu Linfeng thought for a while and said.
"Is 30% so little? There are two of them!"
"If Yu Tianlu is just a person, he has about a 70% chance of getting into the Royal Academy based on his talent. Although he has no background and is not a relative of the emperor, it is not too difficult to become a middle-level student."
"Wait a minute, Teacher Mu, when did you start living in a way that you hate? Do you also have a sense of family status?"
"This..." Mu Linfeng was also startled. He stared blankly at Xiang Xiaoyuan in front of him.
At this time, Mu Linfeng's memory came to mind.
Once upon a time, Mu Linfeng was just a young boy with talent and strength but no background. If the head of the Xiang family hadn't been able to discern pearls with his keen eyes back then, it is very likely that Mu Linfeng, a powerful Xianghua master, would have been lost to everyone.
Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng's expression gradually softened.
Now he can finally understand why Xiang Xiaoyuan is so optimistic about Yu Tianlu.
"It turns out that it's just like the head of the family valued me back then!" Mu Linfeng nodded, "Yu Tianlu, I hope you will not disappoint the eldest lady's expectations and can become the support of the Xiang family in the future!"
"But miss, if it were me, I wouldn't want Yu Tianlu to enter the Royal Academy!" Mu Linfeng said suddenly.
"Why?" Xiang Xiaoyuan was also very shocked when she heard this. At this moment, she suddenly remembered that the teacher in front of her, Mu Linfeng, was not from the Royal Academy.
"Isn't the Royal Academy the best school?"
"The Royal Academy is undoubtedly the best elephant chemical school in Huaxu Kingdom, but not the best school is suitable for the best students." Mulinfeng said lightly, "Actually, Yu Tianlu has a better place to go. .”
At the same time, in a magnificent mansion in the center of the provincial capital, a man who was very close to Yu Tianlu was looking at the old man sitting in front of him with a solemn expression.
This person is none other than Chu Xiangling, the judge of the previous Muyang Town Art Competition.
"I'm sorry, Master, I've really tried my best." Chu Xiangling said very apologetically.
"Xiang Ling, you made a promise to me when you left, saying that Xuan'er would definitely win the championship in the art competition." The old man said with a serious face, "Now that he can't even enter the top three, it seems unreasonable! "
"Master of this family, I have tried my best! But those competitors are too powerful." Chu Xiangling said with some embarrassment.
"Xianling, although the art competition in Muyang Town is limited in scale and influence, it is known as the cradle of art masters. Otherwise, the Art Association would not appoint someone like Ding Dai to be a judge."
"I know this..."
"You must know that four years ago, our Zi family devoted all our efforts to win the championship for you. Only then can you occupy a place in the art world of Huaxu Country. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a young artist like you to get ahead. I don’t know how long it will take.”
"I know this too! Xiangling will never forget the Zi family's kindness to me."
"Originally, we wanted to take advantage of Xuan'er's victory as the champion to build momentum for her candidacy as the next head of the family. Now it seems that we have to take a long-term view. But the opportunity cannot be lost, and time will never come again."
"Master, Xiangling is naturally aware of all these relationships. It's just that a big dark horse emerged from this competition. Xiangling was really caught off guard!"
"Big dark horse? Apart from the close disciples of the Dejing Jing family and Ding Dai, who else can win the championship in one fell swoop?" The head of the Zi family couldn't help but frowned.
"He's just a young boy, not even an elephantist."
"Not even the Xianghua Master?" The head of the Zi family was also quite surprised, "That must be a child of a certain aristocratic family."
Chu Xiangling still shook his head: "As far as I know, that child is just a grassroots native of Muyang Town."
"How can an unknown guy beat our Xuan'er?" the head of the Zi family said angrily, "Xuan'er is the most talented jade carver in our Zi family in the past fifty years!"
"I admit that that boy is really talented, but the most important thing is that there is a big tree behind him!" Chu Xiangling said sourly.
"Dashu? Which family dares to go against our Zi family?"
"Master, if you're from an ordinary family, I wouldn't be afraid of him. But that guy got lucky and is friends with the eldest daughter of the Xiang family."
"What? She's the heir to the Xiang family!" The head of the Zi family was a little uneasy now, "But as far as I know, the eldest lady of the Xiang family usually lives in seclusion and doesn't make much public appearances. Even after studying at the Royal Academy for a year, I haven’t made any friends either!”
"I don't know this, but that Yu Tianlu is indeed closely related to the eldest lady of the Xiang family. So in that case, if I act recklessly, my reputation in the art world will be ruined, and our Zi family will be attacked by the outside world. The capacity to tolerate no one is too great!" Chu Xiangling defended himself.
The head of the Zi family also nodded.
"If what you say is true, then we have to pay close attention to this kid."
"There is one more thing that I would like to ask the head of the family to decide."
"Anything else?"
"As far as I know, the little guy named Yu Tianlu will report to the Royal Elephant Master Academy this time. Because he is determined to become a real Elephant Master." Chu Xiangling said seriously.
"What? This guy wants to apply for the Royal Academy? I just know Miss Xiang. Do you really want to turn a black chicken into a phoenix?" The head of the Zi family said coldly, "Xianling, if I remember correctly, this honor will I should also apply for the Royal Academy this time!"
"What does the head of the family mean?" Chu Xiangling showed a surprised expression.
