40 The Tenth Door 2

The teachers walked over and went into shock when they saw her wooden token. How could this happen? Zhan Yunge had ended up drawing the token for the tenth door! It was inconceivable!

Even though it was unfathomable, it was true. This pretty girl had genuinely gotten the token for the tenth door. The teachers looked at her with complicated expressions on their faces. One of them said, "You got the tenth door. Make the vow."

Zhan Yunge sighed quietly. She was undoubtedly very lucky to draw the hardest test. She let go of the wooden token. The token floated in mid-air as she calmly made her vow and entered the tenth door with composure.

The person making the vow had to say her name. The teachers were stunned when they heard her name. Zhan Yunge was the first person to finish the written test this year! They looked at her in disbelief. Her test result was even more shocking than the fact that she had drawn the tenth door, which no one else had ever done.

The teachers did not know Zhan Yunge was not only the first to finish the written exam, but she had also scored full marks. If they knew, they would probably lose it.

They looked at Zhan Yunge in astonishment as she walked towards the tenth door.

Meanwhile, a beige silhouette entered from outside.

"Greetings, Your Highness," everyone promptly greeted him.

After Nangong Xuan entered the room, he glanced at the teachers and looked at the doors. "Which door did she draw?"

They were still reeling in shock from the fact that Zhan Yunge had drawn the tenth door. They promptly replied, "Your Highness, Her Highness drew the tenth door."

After answering him, they could not help feeling anxious. The crown princess had gone through the tenth door. Would the crown prince throw a fit about it? They did not know what to do if he got angry.

Nangong Xuan spoke calmly. "I must say, she is really lucky."

The moment he finished his sentence, he turned to leave, leaving the teachers in shock. The teachers looked at each other quizzically. Did the crown prince genuinely just come over to ask which door Zhan Yunge had entered? Was he not worried she could not pass the test now that she had gotten the hardest one? How could he say she was lucky?

Little did they know, even though the doors were there for exam purposes, two of them came with special surprises. The first one was door number nine. It was the door Nangong Xuan had drawn when he took the exam. The second one was door number ten and Zhan Yunge got it. The surprise was only ever activated once. Since Nangong Xuan was the only person ever to get door number nine, he walked away with the reward.

Zhan Yunge was the only person to draw door number ten. In the history of the academy, no one else had ever gotten doors numbers nine and ten. Now that they had both gotten those doors, it felt as though they were cosmically linked.

The Royal Academy was established after the founding of the Shengyu Empire. The capital and academy were situated here because of the ten doors.

When Nangong Xuan's ancestor found the place, the doors were already there. His ancestor built his residence around the doors and used them to cultivate. His cultivation base improved phenomenally. In time, he used his powers to build a nation.

After the capital was established, the Nangong clan's ancestor built the Royal Academy here. The academy was used to groom talent. For some reason, the people who tried to use the doors from then on were only able to enter one of them, including the royal family. The Nangong clan ancestor felt he was able to access more doors because he was the true dragon and emperor.

However, the Nangong clan ancestor could never get over the fact that he could not access the last two doors. It was the greatest regret he would hold in his heart all his life. All the other emperors in the royal family wanted to fulfill his wish but to no avail. When Nangong Xuan succeeded in getting the ninth door three years ago, the royal family was blown away. This meant Nangong Xuan was even more powerful than their forefathers. Moreover, Nangong Xuan was an exceptionally intelligent child. No one dared to treat him as a three-year-old. He was the most powerful crown prince in the history of Shengyu Empire and its future emperor.

Nangong Xuan came to the academy to find out whether Zhan Yunge would share the same fortune as him. When he heard she had drawn the tenth door, he was relieved. He felt she could handle it.

After leaving the academy, Nangong Xuan found himself stopped by a blue silhouette. When he got a close look, he realized it was Zhan Yunshu. When did he get to the capital? Why didn't he know about it? Sure enough, the Zhan Yunshu he knew on Mount Qingnan was not the true Zhan Yunshu. He was capable of entering the capital at will, avoiding the secret guards and appearing before him. This meant he was an extraordinary spirit cultivator. Zhan Yunshu genuinely lived up to his name as one of the top three up-and-coming young men in the country alongside Nangong Xuan.

Zhan Yunshu was probably keeping a low profile back home to stay out of his eldest uncle's way. This was Zhan Yunshu's true abilities.

Zhan Yunshu stood with his hands behind him and glanced at Nangong Xuan mildly. "Your Highness, are you free?"

Nangong Xuan narrowed his eyes. "Since you are asking, even if I am not free, I must make time."

"Your Highness, this way please." Zhan Yunshu gestured and disappeared.

Nangong Xuan felt impressed. Zhan Yunshu had an exceptional cultivation base. His skills came so naturally that he was nearly undetectable. Nangong Xuan followed Zhan Yunshu's trail and disappeared as well.

In the other exam hall, a lot of students started to submit their test papers an hour later. Most of the students who had turned in the tests first tended to be more confident, so they naturally passed. One after another, they drew their lots and entered the corresponding doors. No one else was able to get the tenth door.

When the time was up, all the students submitted their test papers, even if they were unable to complete them. Otherwise, they would not have enough time for the practical exam.

Cao Yihan's uncle finally came out.

"Uncle…"

Cao Yingsheng raised his hand and stopped her mid-sentence. "Come with me."

Cao Yihan knew this was not the place to speak. She followed her uncle to his living quarters on the campus.