After the Choosing of the Mentors came to a close, Vice Principal Su Xin turned to the little emperor, the First Princess, and the Regent with a big smile. "You have graced us with your presence at the Choosing."
"Vice Principal, you are too kind. Besides, I'm still a student here." The First Princess laughed.
"It's boring at the palace. The Astral Sage College looks fun. Can I come here and cultivate sometime?"
"The Astral Sage College's doors are open to all with strength, and blind to any status," Su Xin answered brightly. "And given His Majesty's abilities, it should not be difficult to get into the Astral Sage College.
"But at that time, you will probably have to hide your identity."
The boy practically glowed with eagerness.
The First Princess patted him on the head. "But his body is frail." She sighed. "He needs medicine regularly. For many years, we've searched high and low through the Xia Kingdom, but no one has managed to heal him."
"I understand a bit about the condition," Su Xin said sympathetically. "His Majesty has an inborn frailty. It's hard to heal by normal means and needs the healing resonances of light, water, and wood. Moreover, it needs not just a singular element, but a Duke-level mastery of two of them."
"It's easy enough to find a Duke expert with water, light, or wood resonance, but for a water resonance cultivator who has also awakened light or wood... that's much rarer.
"Besides, even such a person might not be able to cure this natural frailty. Perhaps not even... a King cultivator with all three mastered."
A brief look of despair flashed on the First Princess' face. A King expert... That was incredibly rare within the domain of the Xia Kingdom. And to find one with water, light, and wood resonances? It was basically impossible.
"Do not fret." The Regent sighed. "We'll definitely find someone."
The little emperor tugged on her sleeve. "It's alright, Sis. I'm used to it anyway."
"Hey, isn't Li Luo's second resonance a wood resonance?" He piped up. "Does that mean that when he becomes a Duke and opens one more resonant palace, there's a chance?"
Even Vice Principal Su Xin was shocked by the realization. "Logically, yes. But Li Luo is only a first-tier Resonant Master. Who knows how long it will take him to reach the Duke Stage. Besides, resonance affinities are up to fate. There's no guarantee that he will have a light resonance."
"But there's still a chance," the First Princess said with shining eyes.
"Yes, let's keep an eye out," the Regent said. "But just an eye," he warned. "It wouldn't do to hope too much and be disappointed later."
She nodded. It was the rational thing to do.
They chatted briefly and then prepared to leave.
The First Princess rose gracefully, the little emperor in hand. Her eyes briefly paused in Li Luo's direction.
The Regent, Gong Yuan, followed them, an impressive figure of power, quiet and confident. He also took a brief look at Li Luo on his way out.
...
The crowd in Newcomers' Hall was dispersing, and Li Luo was trying to look for Yu Lang and the others. But things were so confusing that he gave up on the idea, instead heading to where Jiang Qing'e and Yan Lingqing were.
He was definitely a closely-watched figure now, and there were many passing looks and open stares as he weaved his way through the crowd.
If he was a hot topic because of Jiang Qing'e before, then now he had won his own credit here in the Choosing of the Mentors.
"Congratulations, Li Luo. You've knocked off all the socks now," Yan Lingqing said, looking at him proudly over her silver-rimmed spectacles.
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