Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 282 - 7: Sisters Slaying Each Other (7)

Before long, the banquet officially began.

That’s right, this banquet was held in the Imperial Palace, celebrating the fifth birthday of the Emperor’s youngest son.

In this world, five years old marks a turning point for a child.

At the age of five, every noble child has their talents assessed.

If a talent is detected, that child will receive appropriate training.

If no talent is detected, they will have to live as a minor noble henceforth.

Li Shuning wore a riding outfit, and there was a reason for it.

In the storyline, she was wearing a courtly ball gown.

At that time, Li Shuning, along with Jiang Lin, thought of some possibilities and wanted to wear a riding outfit; however, she was persuaded by Jiang Lin, who said it was too casual and so on.

Li Shuning inexplicably listened, which later led to some incidents.

At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was already holding the Little Prince’s hand and coming out.

Following them was not the Empress, but the Imperial Concubine.

And the Imperial Concubine was actually Li Shuning’s aunt.

Seeing Li Shuning, the Imperial Concubine waved at her, and Li Shuning walked over.

"Your Majesty, why not let Shuning be Xiao Qi’s guide?"

The Emperor looked at Li Shuning, thought it over, and nodded.

He had heard of Li Shuning’s reputation for genius and hoped the Little Prince could achieve a good outcome under her guidance.

After Li Shuning paid her respects, the Emperor had someone announce that Li Shuning would be the guide.

It was the same in the storyline.

As a guide, she had to lead the Little Prince along Crystal Avenue, walk up to the Magic Crystal Ball to test for Elemental Affinity, or approach a Golden Giant Sword to sense any resonance within the meridians.

In the storyline, Li Shuning was wearing a ball gown, making walking somewhat inconvenient while holding the Little Prince’s hand.

At that moment, Jiang Lin began quarreling with a noble girl.

That girl was the one who was forced to apologize on that street back then.

This quarrel disrupted the ceremony.

Jiang Lin, whether intentionally or unintentionally, stepped on the hem of Li Shuning’s ball gown.

Although Li Shuning was a mage, naturally mages have ordinary physical strength, and that step made her fall, causing the Little Prince to also fall.

When guiding the Little Prince afterward, he showed no Elemental Affinity or resonance.

This meant the Little Prince would have to become a minor noble in the future.

As an aunt, the Imperial Concubine had always been fond of Li Shuning.

However, because of this incident, the Imperial Concubine was a bit cold towards Li Shuning.

Especially knowing that Jiang Lin was brought by Li Shuning and still quarreled at the banquet, such a girl was truly disgraceful.

The Imperial Concubine thought if it hadn’t been for that fall frightening her son, the outcome might have been different.

As part of the harem, her life was not particularly comfortable; her son was her hope after all.

Yet, Li Shuning personally dashed her hope.

From that day on, Li Shuning and her party became the laughingstock among the nobles.

Holding the Little Prince’s hand, Li Shuning solemnly stepped onto Crystal Avenue.

Her affinity was with the Fire Element.

Fire Magic is fierce, with strong destructive power.

However, at this moment, under Li Shuning’s guidance, the elemental particles gently floated around them.

Li Shuning’s spiritual power enveloped those particles, keeping them adhered to the Little Prince.

This was a special method that could make someone who could generate Elemental Affinity more sensitive to the elements.

Even without Elemental Affinity, being enveloped by elements would have some special effects.

This was a method Li Shuning slowly devised after arriving in this world.

Honestly, this banquet was quite important to the Li Family.

Although Li Shuning was eventually discarded, the banquet significantly impacted the Li Family’s downfall.

Li Shuning focused on the Little Prince while also keeping her spiritual power attentive to Jiang Lin.

Her spiritual power was strong, multitasking without any pressure.

Little did she know, her heroic and valiant demeanor made her the center of attention, driving Jiang Lin mad with jealousy.

She quickly scanned the area and found a familiar face.

As in the storyline, she made a small maneuver, causing the leading noble girl back then to become agitated and argue with Jiang Lin.

Soon after, the girl pushed Jiang Lin, who had already secured her footing, and she lunged towards Li Shuning.

Li Shuning’s spiritual power had long sensed the situation and quickened her pace, slightly deviating from the original straight line.

Jiang Lin fell flat on the ground with a thud, likely taking a hard tumble.

The Little Prince was entirely focused, enjoying the warm, soothing sensation around him, completely unaware of Jiang Lin’s fall.

Li Shuning was even less inclined to pay attention to Jiang Lin.

Unwilling to give up, Jiang Lin reached out to grab Li Shuning, but with Li Shuning dressed in riding gear, instead of the ball gown, her attempts were futile, and Li Shuning swiftly moved away.

However, Jiang Lin’s actions did not go unnoticed, and guards soon stepped forward to drag her off Crystal Avenue.

Normally, during the ceremony, nobles were well-behaved and quiet, so no one anticipated such an incident.

Lin Zifeng was trembling all over, questioning what Jiang Lin was doing.

The usually obedient and sensible woman had caused such trouble at this critical moment.

Lin Zifeng wanted nothing more than to find a hole to crawl into.

He hoped the ceremony would proceed smoothly; otherwise, if anything happened to the Little Prince, he feared he wouldn’t bear the brunt of the anger.

By now, Li Shuning had led the Little Prince to the Crystal Ball.

Suddenly, Li Shuning began to sense the elemental particles.

All around, the fire elemental particles were converging towards Li Shuning.

Gradually, the entire Crystal Avenue began to change color, turning into a fiery red.

When the entire Crystal Avenue transformed into this vivid red, the audience was astonished.

Truly, Li Shuning’s reputation as a genius wasn’t unfounded.

Those who had previously been guides only managed to change half of the avenue at most.

In the storyline, the protagonist didn’t possess Li Shuning’s strength, nor her spiritual power, coupled with unexpected events, causing the protagonist to falter, coloring only a third of Crystal Avenue.

The Emperor, with some surprise in his eyes, also harbored great hope in his heart.

The Empress had three sons, yet their talents were mediocre. The other Princes, born of various concubines, were similarly mediocre. Only the Sixth Prince had Elemental Affinity, but after ten years of cultivation, he was still only a beginner mage.

He held great expectations for this youngest son.

If not, he wouldn’t have brought only the Imperial Concubine to this banquet.