At the front of the exam hall, Jun Yuzhou clenched his fists, his gaze toward his grandfather filled with complex emotions.
In the next moment, the entire room erupted in astonished gasps!
Jun Weiling’s disorder level suddenly dropped by a staggering three thousand! Three thousand!
The strange sensation in his body, combined with the surrounding reactions, left Jun Weiling stunned. He instinctively turned his head, only to see the number drop to seven thousand, then four thousand, two thousand, and finally one thousand—
His pupils contracted sharply.
The entire room was now screaming in disbelief.
In the previous rounds, the other Illusionists could only bring Jun Weiling’s disorder level down to about five thousand before it bounced back, but Xu Yin had directly brought it down to one thousand, and it was still dropping!
Xu Yin closed his eyes again and spoke, “Your Majesty, you’re old, and this is the cause of the condition, but it’s exactly what Illusionists are here to help with, to solve such ailments.”
Jun Weiling turned around and looked at Xu Yin, his gaze deep and contemplative.
Xu Yin continued, “There’s a condition; it can be solved, and it will be fine.”
He added, “Let’s all work together, it’ll go faster that way.”
The other nine were stunned, and after a moment, they quickly focused and began to gather their energy.
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation, and they had no idea how to proceed. But what Xu Yin was implying with his words was clear: he didn’t mind them observing his treatment process. For many accomplished Illusionist masters, this would have been an impossible thing to offer.
Their hearts were deeply moved, but the situation was critical. No matter how complicated their emotions were, they had to focus immediately. They reconnected with Xu Yin’s energy flow and observed how he detected the “grains” in Jun Weiling’s energy channels, wrapping and shattering them.
While they were shaken by the experience, they quickly began learning from Xu Yin. They followed his lead and helped to identify and eliminate the tiny, scattered grains one by one.
The crowd watched as Jun Weiling’s disorder level continued to decrease without showing any signs of rebound.
Excitement filled the air. Many felt embarrassed about their earlier doubts about Xu Yin.
Someone even screamed in joy!
“It’s really amazing!”
“Xu Yin!”
“He’s a genius!”
“Xu Yin, do you have a girlfriend?”
The last shout caused an uproar of laughter.
At the front, Jun Yuzhou silently watched.
A moment later, Jun Weiling let out a deep chuckle and spoke up, “Xu Yin.”
Xu Yin opened his eyes and looked at Jun Weiling, indicating that he was ready to listen.
Jun Weiling smiled wryly. “I heard my grandson is quite fond of you.”
Xu Yin froze for a moment, clearly caught off guard.
To make it easier for the onlookers to understand the situation, everyone was wearing headsets, which is why everything they said could be heard clearly by those around them.
When Jun Weiling spoke, the entire room fell into a brief silence. The other nine illusionists, who were focused on clearing the “grains,” opened their eyes in shock.
Everyone was left in confusion: “Huh?”
The old king mentioned his grandson?
Who is his grandson?
All eyes turned to the man sitting at the front — Jun Yuzhou!
The man seemed as surprised as anyone else, frozen in place, his posture stiffening, and a deep red creeping up from his neck to his face.
— The Crown Prince blushed! He blushed!!
The old king wasn’t joking!
Wait a minute—only then did some of the onlookers remember that when the Crown Prince appeared in beast form yesterday, he wagged his tail happily several times. Some people had even speculated that his lover might be sitting below…
At that time, many guessed among the young women in the crowd, but no one had thought it might actually be Xu Yin!
This handsome, talented young man!!
As Xu Yin realized what was going on, he couldn’t help but laugh lightly.
Jun Weiling spoke again, his tone calm and composed: “What about you? What do you think?”
The commotion in the room was almost uncontrollable. Mr. Lu and the others hurriedly signaled the palace guards to restore order. Even Jun Yuzhou stood up, a rare look of unease crossing his face.
Xu Yin, however, simply smiled gently, his voice soft: “I know, I feel the same.”
The entire room: ‘What?!’
Xu Yin curved his lips into a gentle smile. “I like him too.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the screen displayed Jun Weiling’s disorder value dropping to 100.
The other nine illusionists swallowed nervously and quickly let go of Jun Weiling’s hand.
Xu Yin then performed a final check on Jun Weiling, clearing away the remaining grains. The numbers on the screen gradually dropped from 99, 96, 95…
Finally, he used the officially approved special energy flow technique, and the disorder value dropped to zero.
The entire room gasped in shock.
Zero.
Zero was the number every illusionist longed for but had never been able to achieve in thousands of years.
Yet, Xu Yin achieved it so effortlessly.
At this point, Jun Weiling’s appearance had undergone a tremendous change.
Jun Weiling’s complexion slowly regained a healthy glow, with a hint of redness replacing the pale yellow.
The wrinkles, the marks left by time, couldn’t be completely erased, but many had faded considerably.
His hair had grown a little, and though the new white strands revealed the elderly man’s true age, at that moment, despite the mix of black and white hair, he didn’t look old at all.
It was as though he had suddenly become a few years younger, turning into a charming old man.
When Xu Yin let go of his hand, Jun Weiling looked at his own hands, moving his fingers.
It was effortless.
Even in his youth, he had never felt such ease.
It felt as if he was living in a sponge, surrounded by bubbles, light and weightless.
Jun Weiling even thought he could stand up and run another kilometer.
He smiled.
What kind of change would this young man bring to the entire empire?
He slowly leaned back into his chair and looked at Xu Yin, saying, “Excellent.”
“I really like you, Xu Yin.”
“You and Yuzhou should get married. I’ll give you both my full support.”
…
The entire room erupted in shock!
It was supposed to be an Imperial court’s illusionist qualification exam, but what they got was an earth-shattering revelation. What could be more exciting than this?
Xu Yin, the talented illusionist who had been the center of attention, was actually the lover of the Crown Prince Jun Yuzhou, the First Prince!!
They didn’t even care about Xu Yin’s gender, nor did they dwell on whether the First Prince’s lover being chosen as a court illusionist master might be unfair—because Xu Yin had already fully demonstrated his abilities. Who could doubt his strength? Who could question it?
All they could do was mentally scream—Prince Jun Yuzhou really knew how to love, to have snagged such a treasure!
Amid the excitement in the crowd, the exam panel quickly tallied the results and discussed, ultimately choosing the five most outstanding candidates.
In the end, You Yuan was not selected.
There was no conspiracy to kick him out just because the Queen didn’t like him.
The results announced by the exam panel were detailed, and You Yuan could sense the areas where he fell short. For the first time, he was able to accept the outcome calmly, sighing as he began to plan how to improve and study moving forward.
The five chosen walked onto the stage to receive their Court’s illusionist badges.
The one who approached Xu Yin was none other than Jun Yuzhou.
The handsome man walked over with a smile, his ears flushed with color.
The entire hall was still erupting in cheers, and the officials nearby were applauding wholeheartedly. Jun Weiling had even stood up from his wheelchair, arms crossed, smiling contentedly as he looked at them.
Jun Yuzhou, gazing tenderly at Xu Yin, said, “Congratulations.”
Xu Yin glanced down, noticing that in Jun Yuzhoue’s hand, besides the Court illusionist badge, there was something else.
He smiled. “So this was part of your plan all along?”
Jun Yuzhou gently took Xu Yin’s hand, sliding a ring onto his ring finger with a soft smile, his lips curving up. “You said after the exam, we’d get married. I think that’s a wonderful idea.”
“So… let’s get married, Yin Yin.”
