The campus of the Noble Academy was brilliantly lit; even though it was already night, it remained as bright as day. The facilities within were the height of luxury, and every blade of grass and every tree was perfectly pleasing to the eye. For Ye Wen Ni, who had lived at the bottom rungs of society since childhood, it was all a novelty. As she looked around with curiosity, she suddenly heard a piercing voice.
"Well now, the Duke's precious daughter, General Ling's little treasure, the princess of the Ling Family. You've come again? What's this? Did you run home to find a helper to win back some dignity? The one you found is quite pretty, I'll give you that. But what good is a pretty face? She looks like she's never seen anything of the world! Tsk, tsk. Since when can country bumpkins enter the Noble Academy? You should have called for that powerful third brother of yours! Keh keh keh..."
