The second person dared to bring two wolf heads, and under the circumstances where everyone else was far behind, Wu Xiaogong became the top scorer of that year's assessment, which shows the prestige of this Princess Wu.

  Ye Chen returned to his small cottage in the academy and took a look at the Blood Essence Ring, for a moment he wasn't quite clear about the effects of this unorthodox magic tool refined by a cultivator.

  He also remembered that Zheng Zhicheng said this Blood Jade Ring had a slight flaw.

  Ye Chen thought for a moment, put it on the table. Wait until there is free time, and then slowly study it. This small treasure, he temporarily does not plan to turn it into a 'Tian Li' of Xian Fu Gu Hua.

  Ye Chen boiled hot water, took off his clothes and got into the bathtub to wash away his fatigue and bloodstains.

  "This ancient painting is not stained with blood, nor is it wet. My cloth shirt was torn by the wolf's claws, but this painting didn't even leave a single mark from the wolf's claws! It's truly a great treasure. Worn close to the body as an inner armor, it can also be used to save one's life!"

  Ye Chen was soaking in the bathtub, holding a scroll of Xianfu ancient painting, secretly delighted.

  After washing up, he reattached the ancient painting to his body and put on a clean coarse linen shirt. He placed the Blood Jade Ring in his bosom, feeling refreshed all over.

  At this time, a teacher outside the house heard a call saying that Wu Xiaogongzhu had summoned him and asked him to come immediately.

  "Little Princess of Wu?"

  Ye Chen was suddenly startled and thought of a proud red-clothed girl in his mind.

  The students of Beifeng Academy include more than half of the aristocratic families in Wuguo. The little princess of Wuguo also studied at Beifeng Academy for a few years and was notorious for her arrogance, she is a person who makes everyone change color when mentioned in the upper house of the academy.

  Ye Chen had been practicing martial arts in the academy for ten years and naturally had seen this arrogant little princess on the school grounds.

  At the age of 13, Wu Xiaogongzhu participated in the graduation assessment of Shuyuan and brought back only one wolf head from the deep mountains. As a result, no one dared to bring two wolf heads that year, and under the circumstances where everyone conceded defeat, Wu Xiaogongzhu naturally became the top scorer of that year's assessment, which shows the prestige of this Princess Wu.

  Compared to this Princess Wu's arrogance, Ma Ruyuan probably only has the qualifications to hold her shoes. Of course, Ma Ruyuan's status in the State of Wu is also only worthy of holding this Princess Wu's shoes. The ruler and princess of the State of Wu are the masters, while others are just subjects.

  However, at that time Ye Chen was just a low-ranking disciple of the Lower Court, and he could only gaze from afar. It was impossible for him to appear within ten feet of Princess Wu Xiao, let alone personally experience her arrogance. Since Princess Wu Xiao returned to Wang City two years ago, he had gradually stopped hearing news about her in the academy.

  "How did Little Princess return to the academy?"

  Ye Chen didn't dare to be slow, and hastily arrived at the reception hall of the academy's mansion to receive the noble guest. He was afraid that if he went late, it would cause trouble. As soon as he arrived outside the noble guest's mansion, he saw Yan Han and Wei Xuan Yu already present in the large courtyard, arriving even earlier than him.

  "Strict Brother, Wei Sister! Has Princess Wu also summoned you two? What did she summon us for?"

  Ye Chen cupped his hands and asked.

  "I don't know, this is probably related to Dean Tao, otherwise we wouldn't have entered Princess Wu's sight."

  Wei Xuan Yu shook her head.

  His face was stern with a hint of puzzlement and deep apprehension.

  When Princess Wu was arrogant and invincible at Beifeng Academy, the three of them did not know where they were hanging out. The title of Yan Han's senior brother also came into being only in the past six months.

  The teacher led the three of them into the building.

  Ye Chen entered the hall, and at a glance, she saw Wu Xiaogongzhu sitting in the main seat of the hall, with a pink face and an air of majesty. A pair of small hands played with a horse whip, with the demeanor of a spoiled princess.

  Dean Tao then sat down beside him with a bow.

  "Commoner Ye Chen pays his respects to Your Highness!" "Yan Han has seen Your Highness!" "Wei Xunyu has seen Your Highness!"

  Ye Chen, Yan Han and Wei Xunyu all went forward together to pay their respects.

  "The Yan family's Yan Han, the Wei family's Wei Xuan Yu, are all among the top ten aristocratic families of our Wu Kingdom, their loyalty is beyond question... Hmm, who is this person? Why haven't I seen him before?"

  The princess looked at Principal Tao with a curious expression, stretched out her slender jade finger and pointed at Ye Chen.

  "Ye Chen is a commoner son of our Wu State, and also the top scorer in this year's academy graduation exam. There are many commoner students in the academy, so the little princess may not have noticed him before."

  Dean Tao hastily explained.

  "Oh, a small commoner martial artist actually managed to get the top spot at Beishan Academy? How rare! How many gray wolves did he kill and bring back how many wolf heads?"

  The princess was startled and raised her right hand with a whip, the whip sheath rose.

  "Hmm... a wolf head. He spent all his might, for half a month in the northern mountain range, to finally kill that grey wolf."

  Dean Tao's old face turned red with anger, and he said with a hint of a smile.

  Ye Chen slightly broke out in sweat.

  After hearing Dean Tao's response.

  The crowd in the hall almost let out a collective sigh of relief. If Dean Tao had said there were five wolf heads, it was unknown what kind of intense reaction this little martial princess would have.

  "Hmph, truly useless. This princess only took a day to hunt back then. If not for being tired, I would have killed all the gray wolves in the mountains."

  The princess Wu opened her bright eyes and smiled without hesitation.

  Fortunately, she didn't dwell on the issue either. "This princess has come to Beimou Academy at the behest of my father, the king, to carry out a special task. I have summoned you three as my escorts to assist me in completing this task."

  "Princess, where are you going?"

  Ye Chen raised his head and asked cautiously.

  "Go to a place very, very far away, so far that you can't even imagine. But our destination is confidential, you don't need to know, just do your job as a guard."

  The little princess explained with unusual patience.

  "If this journey is extremely far, I request to return home once to bid farewell to my parents, please grant me permission, Your Highness."

  Ye Chen thought for a moment and said.

  He knew in his heart that the territory of Wuguo was not large, with an area of several thousand miles, and it would take only a month to ride a horse around it. There was no need for words like "very far away". The destination was probably outside of Wuguo.

  "I will stay in the academy for one day, and you only have one day's time. Given that this task is quite dangerous, it may even cost your lives. The princess rewards each of you with a precious horse, 100 taels of gold, and takes care of your families. You three can go now, I still have something to discuss with Dean Tao."

  The little princess is very generous.

  "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness!"

  Three people thank you.

  Ye Chen, Yan Han and Wei Xunyu walked out of the yard together.

  Yan Han and Wei Xunyu were both descendants of the top ten aristocratic families in Wu Guo, so there was no need to make arrangements for their families. They just needed to send a letter to inform them of their whereabouts.

  Ye Chen is an ordinary person, so he has this need.

  The sweat-blooded horse is the mount brought by Princess Wu and her entourage, specially prepared for this special task. After arriving at the academy, it has already been fed.

  Ye Chen wore a hundred taels of gold, a golden silk scabbard and a precious knife at his waist, rode a sweat-blooded horse, and left the North Mountain Academy overnight, rushing to his hometown.

  Ye Village is a remote village in the heart of Wu State, where most villagers have the surname Ye. The village is nearly 70-80 miles away from Beimiao Academy, and the road is mostly mountainous. If an ordinary person rides a horse, they would probably be exhausted to death if they try to make a round trip within a day.

  Ye Chen was a seventh-level martial artist in the Refining Body stage, so this distance wouldn't make him feel tired. The endurance of the Xuebai Treasure Horse was also excellent, and it could travel 300 miles in one day, enough for him to run back and forth once.

  At dawn when day breaks.

  Ye Chen had ridden a tall horse and arrived at the entrance of Ye Village.

  "Since I was five years old, my parents sent me to Beifeng Academy to practice martial arts. I rarely returned to my hometown. After ten years of hard work at Beifeng Academy, I finally returned home in glory today. My physical training has reached the seventh level, and I have a precious horse, gold in my pocket, and a treasured sword by my waist. I didn't disappoint my parents' high hopes for me to make a name for myself!"

  Ye Chen reined in his horse, gazing at the serene Ye Village shrouded in morning mist. He muttered to himself. Perhaps this was also his last day in his hometown, as he had been summoned by Princess Wu Xiao to a very faraway place, and who knows when he would have the chance to return again.

  This may be his last days at home, in Beiyue Academy, and even in the State of Wu.

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  This is the last chapter of Ye Chen in Beifeng Academy. Next, it will be Ye Chen's journey to embark on the path of cultivating immortality.