A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 243 Please have mercy

Zhou Hanzhang's mind raced through the information about these people, and he felt something was off. "Dean, I think any one of these senior brothers or sisters could easily defeat an entire academy. If they all go together, how can anyone else possibly survive? Mingyun and I probably don't need to participate, right?"

She just couldn't understand why she had to be included.

Mo Xuan was a little annoyed and looked at Xuan Lingzi, who had been silent the whole time, and said, "You talk to her."

Seeing that his junior brother, who usually didn't care about anything, had been forced to this point, Xuan Lingzi couldn't bear it. "It's like this, your maternal grandfather has always thought that you are the most outstanding. He knows that we have this event coming up, and he insists that you participate."

"...Grandpa's request? Our academy isn't a place where just anyone can represent us in the battle, I really can't."

“...Your maternal grandfather gave you a bit too much.”

Oh.

Understood.

Zhou Hanzhang then understood.

“Originally, your maternal grandfather wanted us to bring your cousin Li Xianda along, but your cousin does have some, well, room for improvement in certain areas, so Mo Xuan declined. But you are already quite good, so we couldn’t refuse.”

"How about I go and talk to my maternal grandfather? I don't think our academy has anyone representing the academy in the competition during their first year of enrollment?"

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Anyway, you just need to go out and show your face. Your maternal grandfather has sponsored several painters, and they will definitely record your performance that day."

Speaking of this, Mo Xuan felt like he was about to have a headache.

"Would other academies agree to let my maternal grandfather send someone in to record things?"

“Your maternal grandfather covered all the expenses for this event, and we are quite satisfied with these arrangements.”

At this moment, Zhou Hanzhang really didn't know what to say to express his feelings.

“I’ll discuss it with my grandfather later.”

Mo Xuan grabbed her immediately, "Please don't!"

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Xuan Lingzi, who had nothing to hide, "Your grandfather said that if he doesn't see you at this event, he won't sponsor it anymore."

"How could they do this? I'll go and talk to him."

Mo Xuan was practically begging her on his knees, "Please have mercy, our academy really needs this money."

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"I really don't have any special talents."

Whether it was her previous life in the modern world or the original owner of this body, she had studied various subjects and disciplines, but it seemed that she was not particularly good at any one of them.

"We don't need you to have any special talents. Besides, to avoid suspicion, we never know what kind of questions they will come up with for the competition. They are always all kinds of questions. There is no question that they can't come up with, only questions that we can't think of."

Mo Xuan continued, "What if they were to compete in appearance? I think few in the capital can match your looks."

"...No way?"

"Who knows? You won't lose anything by agreeing. At worst, when our academy buys things in the future, we'll give priority to your maternal grandparents' family."

"No need for that." Who knows if you'll try to take advantage of the situation.

Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang wouldn't agree no matter what, and that Mo Xuan looked frustrated, Xuan Lingzi couldn't help but feel pleased. "It's alright, think about it first. Actually, we called you here today for another matter."

Xuan Lingzi didn't say what the matter was, only that Zhou Hanzhang should follow them.

After passing through Tianan Academy and arriving at their dormitories, we walked for several more miles and found a large area fenced off. In front of the fence stood a large stone with the words "Forbidden Area" written on it.

"Forbidden place?"

"Correct."

Seeing that Mo Xuan and Xuan Lingzi were about to take him to the forbidden area of ​​Tianan Academy, Zhou Hanzhang felt inexplicably flustered. "Teachers, this... is it not appropriate for me to go into the forbidden area of ​​our academy?"

"It's alright, you can come with me."

Zhou Hanzhang didn't have a penchant for prying into other people's privacy. She understood the principle that the more you know, the faster you die, and she was somewhat averse to it. "I just remembered that I have some things to take care of at home. Maybe I should go back and deal with them first?"

She tried to slip away as she spoke, but she was caught between Mo Xuan and Xuan Lingzi, unable to move forward or backward.

"There's no rush in your family matters, and you don't need to be nervous. We just have something to show you."

Xuan Lingzi calmly looked at her.

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Zhou Hanzhang had no choice but to follow them into the forbidden area.

As Zhou Hanzhang passed through the forbidden area's gate, he suddenly felt that the place was strangely familiar.

"Just follow our steps and don't go the wrong way. You have experience, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Xuan Lingzi's words made Zhou Hanzhang glance at him a few more times.

Nothing can be hidden from a fortune teller. Afraid that she would forget her steps, she quickly followed.

Sure enough, as soon as she followed Xuan Lingzi into this area, many white light spots floated by on the road, which were the same as the ones she had seen in the stone mountain before.

This time was very different from the last. As soon as those points of light saw Zhou Hanzhang, they seemed to have seen something that attracted them, and they all flew around Zhou Hanzhang. Finally, before they walked out of the path, they all fell into Zhou Hanzhang's body.

Zhou Hanzhang watched this scene with great confusion.

Xuan Lingzi knew she must have questions in her heart, but he didn't answer them. Instead, he continued to let her follow him to a place where star beads were displayed, just like the one on the stone mountain. However, the star beads were purple and seemed to be twice the size of the ones on the stone mountain.

"This is?"

"You should know that this is a star bead, and it comes from the same source as the one you encountered when you went to the stone mountain."

"Why did you two teachers bring me here?"

“You should have changed a bit since you came back from Shishan. You should be able to notice it yourself. I brought you here on His Majesty’s orders.”

"Did my royal uncle send you to bring me here?"

The two old men nodded. "The light spots you absorbed in the rocky mountain are from the same source as the light spots we just saw. We call it the power of stars."

"Why is the power of the stars within me?"

“I can’t explain this, but when you were born, there was a alignment of seven stars in the sky, which is probably related to that,” Mo Xuan explained.

Xuan Lingzi continued, "Back then, there was a wise man who predicted that you would affect the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty. So His Majesty and the Zhou family raised you as a boy, which will keep the Star Beads stable over the years."

A year ago, something unusual happened. The alignment of the seven stars in the sky was abnormal, and then the Star Beads at Stone Mountain malfunctioned. At the time, His Majesty and your father intended to handle it themselves, but who knew that you would go to Stone Mountain to find them and absorb the stellar power within it.

"What's the use of this stellar power?"

"The main purpose is to maintain the stability of the Zhou Dynasty's fortune."

Zhou Hanzhang found this matter somewhat strange. How could the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty be stabilized by these few beads, and why did the so-called power of the stars happen to fall on him?

"Now that these stellar powers are falling on me, what impact will it have on the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"