Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 230 - 229: I, Shen Han, Am Surely That Unruly Junior
Firstly, in Tianyi Academy, exceptional performers will be rewarded with treasures, which the students can choose from the academy’s treasury at the time.
Secondly, there are rewards from the Imperial Court and the host academy of this year’s competition. The Imperial Court isn’t as generous, mostly offering honors.
This year’s host academy is Mountain Sea Academy, and the specific rewards are currently unknown.
Within the pavilion, Dean Tianyi explained all the arrangements.
The competition between academies is called fair, but it’s only relatively fair.
After all, the talented participants vary in age.
Some are a few years older, some a few years younger.
For ordinary people, a few years make no difference.
After all, many with average talent find it hard to advance even one rank in several years.
But for these geniuses of Great Wei, it’s different.
Many talents can climb a major step in just two years.
Even after reaching the Sixth Grade, going from the First Snow Realm to the Half-Step Realm usually takes only two to three years.
So in the academy’s grand competition, students aged twenty-four or twenty-five would naturally have a significant advantage over those like Shen Han, who is only nineteen.
But in the academy, it’s considered a dynamic kind of fairness.
After all, the young people in the academy will also grow up.
And those initially older will eventually shed the status of a student.
So in Dean Tianyi’s view, the goal for this year is merely not to drop from fourth place to fifth.
As long as they don’t lose to the newly arrived Hongtai Academy, it will be fine.
Newly risen prodigy Shen Han, still young, should just wait another two years.
Reaching the Sixth Grade Half-Step Realm, if he can advance another step, he will surely shine in the academy competition.
This year, the dean doesn’t expect to rely on Shen Han to elevate the academy’s status.
After the dean finished speaking, everyone quickly left without wasting time.
Before leaving, the personally trained students nodded apologetically toward Shen Han.
Shen Han understood their meaning, not daring to get too close with Luo Zuchen the madman out there.
The date for the academy grand competition has also been set, June 20th.
Counting precisely, there are just over ten days.
During these days, Shen Han stayed calmly at the academy.
With the mobile array, though he could fend off some of Luo Zuchen’s methods.
Still, caution was warranted.
His consciousness entered the world constructed by the ’Gen Mountain Secret Technique.’
Shen Han directly engaged in the study of arrays and Sword Dao here.
After activating the Delayed Array around him, he contended against the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum.
The originally fierce and unrivaled sword techniques now even lost a significant part of their Sword Might.
Before, to surpass the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum, Shen Han relied only on Desperate Intent.
Risking his life with Desperate Intent, he could surpass the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum by half a move.
But with the Delayed Array, surpassing the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum became much easier.
There is, however, one problem...
The jade pendant that can suppress the negative effects of the array cannot accompany him into this consciousness realm.
In the consciousness space created by the ’Gen Mountain Secret Technique,’ the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum is affected.
But darn it, I also get affected by the Delayed Array!
But it doesn’t matter, even if I can’t cheat to surpass the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum here.
In the real world, I still hold the upper hand.
During these days, Shen Han never left the courtyard.
When slightly fatigued, Shen Han would sit in the courtyard at noon.
Chai Haifu and the other two would come to Shen Han at this time to discuss their cultivation practice.
They naturally hoped to gain some guidance from Shen Han.
It was now officially summer.
Under the shade of trees in the courtyard, it was quite pleasant, with an occasional cool breeze, refreshing it further.
"Brother Shen, this year’s academy competition is hosted by Mountain Sea Academy. I heard it’s going to be more grand than previous years.
The competition venue is rumored to be a unique spectacle."
Chai Haifu shared the gossip he had gathered with Shen Han.
But Shen Han wasn’t particularly concerned about where the competition would be held.
"Additionally, Brother Shen, I’ve heard that your family’s Madam Shen is coming to the Capital City this time.
They say Madam Shen no longer manages family affairs, now enjoying her old age.
In her free time, she wants to come and see her good grandson..."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Shen Han’s face.
"Her good grandson should refer to Shen Ye and Shen Ao. In her eyes, I’m probably the family’s misfortune~"
This remark from Shen Han left Chai Haifu and the other two momentarily stunned, with a hint of surprise on their faces.
"Brother Shen, you are now a renowned prodigy among the younger generation. Surely, she wouldn’t dare call you a misfortune..."
"With Brother Shen’s current talent and potential, the family should value and flatter you..."
Tang Xuhe nodded as well: "If I had half your abilities, Brother Shen, my elders would be willing to clean up any mess I made."
These words were true; if their families produced a prodigy,
it would be like a blessing from the ancestors. Being called a misfortune would be impossible; they’d be revered like an ancestor instead.
But things were different in the Shen Family.
"The Shen Family already has a prodigious descendant. For the Shen Family’s upper echelons, having an additional prodigious descendant would be a good thing.
But the premise is, this additional prodigious descendant must be obedient.
In their eyes, I, Shen Han, am probably the disobedient junior.
A disobedient junior, perhaps harboring grievances against the family.
They’d likely prefer me to meet an early demise~"
Upon hearing Shen Han’s words, the three around him couldn’t help but furrow their brows.
Indeed, everyone has their own struggles to endure.
The once prodigious path of Brother Shen now seemed filled with difficulties within his family.
"Madam Shen has ended up like this, even losing the right to manage the family.
I heard it was because I outshone Su Jinyu.
The patriarch accused her of failing to manage the family properly, not understanding the potential and talent of the younger generation.
She always looked down on me, considering me useless and incompetent.
This time she comes to observe the academy competition, likely to see how her good grandson Shen Ye will outshine me~"
Shen Han had a solid grasp of Madam Shen’s intentions.
To her, the only salvaging grace was Shen Ye. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Shen Qingshan also considered that she had nurtured someone like Shen Ye, which spared her from punishment.
Although she misjudged Shen Han, the more outstanding Shen Ye was indeed cultivated.
Shen Han stood up slightly and gazed outside the courtyard.
The surrounding lush vegetation was teeming with vitality and hope.
If one day I surpass the Shen Family prodigy Shen Ye, I wonder what expression Madam Shen will have.
Before, she could always find excuses to look down on me and deny my potential.
On that day, how will she face herself?
Shen Han was not particularly interested in these matters that could cause embarrassment.
But regarding Madam Shen, he genuinely wanted to see.
When that time comes, what kind of attitude will she present?
How will she argue her case, how will she belittle me?
To put it another way, this even became another reason why Shen Han strived to cultivate diligently now.
