135: New faces

"How can it speak directly?"

Teacher Lu's voice was filled with disbelief, her eyes fixed on Wumian beside Li Wen, as if she had seen something incredible.

Li Wen merely smiled faintly at this, his heart undisturbed.

To him, a talking pet beast was no rare treasure; he had seen more talking pet beasts than he could count on one hand.

Therefore, in his opinion, it was perfectly normal for some special or sufficiently powerful pet beasts to possess the ability to speak.

"Can't you speak too? What's so strange about that?"

Li Wen responded indifferently, a hint of nonchalance in his tone.

However, Teacher Lu's reaction was completely different from his. She seemed deeply moved by something, her emotions suddenly becoming agitated, and her voice rising several octaves.

"It's not normal, it's too abnormal! I can speak, of course I can speak."

"Because I am an Overlord-level pet beast, possessing extraordinary wisdom."

"But this Commander-level little fellow can actually speak human words, this is simply..."

At this point, Teacher Lu seemed unable to find suitable words to describe her shock, and could only shake her head helplessly, continuing, "It's truly a case of 'strange giving birth to stranger'—it's utterly bizarre. This is the first time I've encountered such a thing."

"It seems that the strange things in this world are becoming more and more numerous, and more and more unfathomable."

With that, Teacher Lu said no more, turning to leave.

She knew she needed time to digest this information, and even more, she needed to find the most learned and talented person she knew to uncover the truth and mystery behind it.

"You prepare your things, I'm going to ask the person who knows the most." Teacher Lu left in a hurry after dropping this sentence... Three days passed before she saw Teacher Lu again.

When she stepped into the villa, an indescribable sense of urgency washed over her, as if she wasn't truly there for a serious purpose, but merely to join in the fun.

"Li Wen, although we still haven't fully figured out why Wumian can speak, I've managed to get some even more interesting news!"

Teacher Lu said seemingly calmly, yet only she knew that her outward composure was merely a facade.

Whenever she recalled Principal Qin's words, an involuntary chill would run up her spine.

"Regarding his matters, unless his safety is directly threatened and endangered, I will never use my innate talent to investigate any other situation."

"Because I know the importance of his growth." Principal Qin's words still echoed in her ears.

"If it's truly necessary, even if it means sacrificing you for it, I will not hesitate. Do you understand what I mean?"

The intense killing intent emanating at that moment was absolutely not a Disguise, and precisely because of this, the usually somewhat willful Little Lu had now become well-behaved.

She no longer dared to explore secrets related to Wumian as before, instead shifting her attention to news clues that interested her more.

With the entrance examination looming, Li Wen considered taking a break to relax his tense nerves. He leisurely said,

"Tell me about it."

Teacher Lu quickly responded, "I heard that a busybody has created a ranking for the new students of the six major prestigious schools this year, based on their performance in the College Entrance Examination."

Hearing this, Li Wen raised an eyebrow, finding the matter quite interesting.

After all, achieving such a feat was not easy; one needed to know not only the admission lists of the six major prestigious schools but also the specific performance of each examinee.

Although there were live broadcasts during the College Entrance Examination, those were merely small split-screen displays.

To successfully complete such a massive undertaking in such a short time, this person was indeed extraordinary!

Li Wen immediately pressed, "So, who made this ranking?"

The other party replied, "I'm not quite sure, that person calls himself 'Tiannan Baixiaosheng'."

At these words, Li Wen nearly spat out the mouthful of water he had just drunk, coughing violently.

He widened his eyes and exclaimed in disbelief,

"What did you say?!"

Li Wen secretly thought, "There's even an imposter?"

However, upon closer consideration, since this person knew the performance of various contestants, it was highly likely that he was impersonating, perhaps attempting to lure out the true "Tiannan Baixiaosheng" by doing so.

Thinking of this, Li Wen decided to first probe the situation. So he composed himself and asked,

"Is Su Chen on this list?"

"Third on the ranking, Su Chen! Gudu University, title — 'Little You Emperor'. During the College Entrance Examination, this person successfully cultivated two powerful Commander-level pet beasts."

"These two pet beasts can even merge, thereby achieving a strong amplification of power. Once, facing three highly skilled examiners, Su Chen instantly killed them with just one move!"

When Li Wen heard this, he knew that the ranking was indeed credible.

After all, with the strength and talent Su Chen displayed, he was absolutely worthy of such a high ranking.

Leaving aside other aspects, just the title of "Little You Emperor" alone, if one did not possess extraordinary strength, they would likely be unable to match it.

One must know that the name You Emperor is considered one of the most powerful emperors throughout the entire history of the Eastern Splendor.

Back then, that You Emperor had single-handedly carved out a legendary era from among numerous fierce beast kings from various regions.

Looking at the strength Su Chen currently displayed, although it was difficult to accurately estimate for now, Li Wen was certain that he was no match for him even when they first met in Guifeng Village.

With a certain degree of credibility, Li Wen's interest in this ranking naturally became thoroughly piqued.

So, he asked, "And the second place on this ranking?"

Little Lu slowly said,

"Second on the ranking, Lin Ning, Imperial Capital University, his title is 'Fire Virtue True Body'."

"Also during the College Entrance Examination, the pet beast he possessed had already reached Commander-intermediate level."

"He commanded multiple types of fire-element pet beasts, and these fire-element pet beasts were able to skillfully use secret combination techniques to fight collaboratively, remaining undefeated in his duel with the chief examiner."