Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 77: Fighting the prince

When the two young princes heard they had to fight him, there was a moment of silence before they stepped forward.

The second direct son took the lead and walked to A’qi before asking "When do we start?"

"It has already started. Your enemy fights you the moment they see you."

Surprised, the second son instantly raised his fist and pushed his legs behind, about to attack when suddenly, a voice came from behind.

"Attack his belly or try to fight with his hands directly, anything else will have no effect."

The second son glared back in annoyance, not listening.

He put all his strength together and jumped forward with his legs, taking the momentum to hit A’qi.

Seeing this, A’qi simply raised his two arms to shield his face, feeling no pain at all.

The prince didn’t stop and pulled his arm with all his might, his hand forming a claw –

He aimed for A’qi’s hand, trying to grab and create an opening.

A’qi, seeing this, didn’t take it serious. He raised his arms even more, seemingly leaving his face open.

Thinking this was an opening, the prince instantly rushed forward and tried to attack –

The moment his hand transformed from a claw to a fist and approached the target, suddenly, A’qi turned his head lower, taking the hit straight with his head!

"You-" the prince was shocked but it was too late to stop his attack!

The moment it hit the head, he heard a breaking sound!

"What-" he suddenly exclaimed, only to find his hand broken.

His hand had become a bloody mess, chips of bones spread on the ground.

"The minute has passed," on the side, Ren Yu commented.

The prince was shocked, his hand a mess.

He looked back to his mother in grief, but when he turned around, he saw the other prince simply standing and looking at him with a cold and calculated look.

"Hmph!" he snorted. At least he tried, but this guy, after just a few words, refused to participate!

A’qi announced the results "Putting all your might into fighting is commendable, deserving of a royal spirit. Retreating when one’s own assistance is ignored is calculated, deserving of a scholar."

Mu Yan looked up, focusing on those two, "We Royal Eunuchs raise Royal Descendants, whether you take the royal path or other paths is open to you.

But not knowing one’s talents and forcing a path will create obstacles.

Ning Yuanyun, with your calculated mind, you realised the weak points of A’qi and told your competitor. This shows your willingness to cooperate when facing difficulties and your deep knowledge regarding martial arts, able to offer advice.

You are very suited for my lineage. Step back."

Mu Yan announced the final result on his own, not caring more about the other prince. From the start, this had already been a decided matter. This trial was but merely a test to see how well he was suited, and from it, he could truly agree with A’qi recommending these two to him!

Him telling Yuanyun to step back was telling him that he shouldn’t take the trial of others.

The prince, on the side, felt a bit confused when he heard Mu Yan announcing the results.

He couldn’t understand why he didn’t win. Wasn’t straight forwardness and attacking better than standing behind? And what did this eunuch mean when he said ’forcing paths one doesn’t have the talent for’?

Lu Shang on the side nodded when he heard this.

He agreed deeply with this, but for a different reason.

They, Royal Eunuchs, absorbed the same fortune as princes of the Royal Path. This meant that they were sharing a limited pool. Although they wouldn’t exactly take from the same pool since fortune would be superimposed.

Regardless, the best case would be to take this pool wholly, not sharing it with others. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He had already planned to do something about it, and now looking at this prince who’s clearly talented for the Martial Path, this idea manifested even further.

Not hesitating, he spoke up "Your martial prowess and direct confrontation are a sign for your great talent of the Martial Path. You are suited to my lineage. Step back."

When the prince heard this, he was once more confused.

What? He wanted to take the Royal Path like his elder brother... looking back at his mother, he saw her head shaking.

Hearing this from the two top eunuchs of this assignment, she knew that her son’s fate had been decided. Maybe her overeagerness to push him into royalty wasn’t correct...

To be honest, she had known it for a long time. But a mother always hoped for her children to do best. Then again, she knew that she couldn’t favour the younger son over the older, so maybe this was the best choice.

After the two chose their disciples, the rest of the eunuchs had their own trials. Usually they were just questions, one of them fought directly with them and chose.

But this trial only chose the first apprentices. The second round of assignment was the Questionnaire.

The prince raised his hand once more, "I hereby conclude the Trial. The Questionnaire begins now!"

All those that remained looked uncomfortable. Everyone knew that those chosen in the trial were the most suitable, while the questionnaire was only added to give a way for those left over to be chosen.

Nine were chosen in the first round, eight boys and one girl. Two girls remained.

The two rejected outright by Mu Yan were among the remaining six boys.

Looking over to Lu Shang, Ren Yu confirmed that this eunuch didn’t want to take care of another descendant. Since they took the first step in the trial, he was willing to give in this time.

But since there was no need to do so, he simply walked forward and looked at the remaining eight, "In the Royal Family, who is the most important? The Father, Mother, Eunuch, or yourself?"

Every one of the eight stepped forward, but the first to answer was the girl next to Yuanyun "The Mother!" she said, not hesitating.

Her mother behind had a worried look, but she didn’t say anything.

The others looked weirdly. Their mothers were present so they were supposed to say mother, but without exception... every one of them said Father.

Ren Yu commented "Honouring the father is honouring legitimacy. Honouring the mother is a symbol of gratitude. Honouring oneself is proof of self-obsession and needs to be reprimanded. Everyone can remain."