CHAPTER 149: CHAPTER 149: REGARD WITH NEW RESPECT

Have General Zuo beg them?

Noble Lady Shi looked incredulous, and Little Xinzhuo hesitated for a moment, but seeing Xin Lin’s confident demeanor, he felt reassured.

"Sister, what should I do?"

"Ah Zhuo, you don’t need to do anything. The only thing you need to do is to diligently cultivate the Five Spirits Introduction these next few days, and then participate in the Zixiao Palace Exam with your sister,"

Xin Lin encouraged.

"If the Prince participates in the Zixiao Palace Exam, wouldn’t that be walking right into a trap?"

Noble Lady Shi’s face was one of shock and panic as she hastily embraced Xin Zhuo.

The Zixiao Palace Exam is currently the grandest event in Purple Cloud City, attracting the attention of countless people.

This year, the top ten in the Palace Exam will have the chance to meet Emperor Longteng, and the Empress will surely be present.

Xin Lin’s move was without a doubt walking into a trap.

"Noble, it’s precisely because the Zixiao Palace Exam is important and a chance to meet Emperor Longteng that we must participate."

Xin Lin explained.

"But if we do, won’t the Empress..."

Noble Lady Shi was still somewhat hesitant.

She had gone along with Xin Lin’s suggestions all this way, but Xin Lin was, after all, only fourteen.

"Noble, why do you think General Zuo refuses to help you? It’s not that he fears the Empress, but rather that he has deemed Ah Zhuo’s talents insufficient. He would rather Ah Zhuo live an ordinary life than entangle him in the Imperial Family’s strife."

General Zuo’s thoughts were seen right through by Xin Lin.

If General Zuo truly had no conscience, he wouldn’t have saved Noble Lady Shi back then, nor would he have cared for Noble Lady Shi and her son in secret all these years.

"Perhaps General Zuo’s thinking is correct."

Noble Lady Shi couldn’t help but sigh.

Little Lin had only just arrived in Purple Cloud City; it was not her fault that she was ignorant of the situation at the Imperial Palace.

The Empress has two sons, the Eldest Prince and the Third Prince. Both are extremely talented and are greatly favored by Emperor Longteng.

The Third Prince is at Qingtian Academy and has already reached the Fourth Rank as a Xuanwu Practitioner.

As for the Eldest Prince, he was sent to a major Sect outside of the world in his childhood and does not often reside in Purple Cloud City.

Not to mention, under Emperor Longteng’s knees, there are many other Princes and Princesses, all with exceptional talents. By comparison, the Prince has always been raised on the outside, and from his birth, it was determined that he was unsuitable for martial arts.

General Zuo probably knew this too, and that’s why he decided the Prince was a lost cause.

"Noble, you are mistaken in this. The Prince may not be suitable for martial arts, but he is a Spirit Warrior,"

Xin Lin said with a smile.

"Little Prince, is this true?"

Noble Lady Shi was both shocked and overjoyed.

Noble Lady Shi knew nothing about Spiritual Cultivation; she had not noticed the changes in Little Xinzhuo.

"Mother, I know quite a few Spiritual Formulas. General Zuo underestimates me. I’m going to make him look up to me and win respect for you."

Little Xinzhuo puffed up his little chest.

Since he has taken on the body of the Seventh Prince, he has to take care of Noble Lady Shi in his place.

"Don’t get ahead of yourself. These next few days, you better focus on your cultivation."

Xin Lin was both annoyed and amused as she knocked Little Xinzhuo on the head.

Little Xinzhuo could only rub his forehead and took the Five Spirits Introduction to go and cultivate.

"There’s one more thing—I need your help, Noble. How much silver do you have?"

Xin Lin thought of another problem.

When Noble Lady Shi heard this, she felt somewhat embarrassed and fished out a purse.

"Little Lin, do you need money? It’s a pity that I’m short on funds. This is all I have."

Inside the purse, there was just over one tael of broken silver.

With just over one tael of silver, plus the silver on hand for Xin Lin, it amounted to only five or six taels of silver at most.

Would this money be enough to buy the Antidote for refining the Three Corpse Dissolving Powder?

Xin Lin was deeply skeptical.