<b>Chapter 104: Proiming Across the World to Recruit Maids, the Crown Prince Has Gone Crazy!</b>


    Ding!


    A new task has been issued to assist the host in bing a supreme viin.


    Task 1: Announce to the world that the most outstanding woman at the literary meet will be invited to serve the Crown Prince personally.


    Task 2: At the literary meet, use crude and harshnguage to belittle the Destined Child.


    Reward: 100,000 Viin Points.


    Lin Qi’an, who had been loungingfortably with his head resting on Su Xueni’sp, suddenly jolted awake upon hearing the system’s notification.


    These tasks… they reek of viiny!


    A literary meet? That was supposed to be a refined gathering of schrs and literati, where the main focus was on elegance, with activities such as ying the qin, chess, calligraphy, and poetry recitation. The participants were all cultured individuals, polite and courteous.


    Yet here Lin Qi’an was, tasked with issuing an announcement about inviting women to serve as personalpanions in such a sophisticated setting! It was utterly shameless, scandalous even, as if blinded by lust.


    To top it off, he had to choose the woman who performed the best at the literary meet, making it even more thrilling—truly a viin’s style.


    The second task was even more ssic: belittle the Destined Child with biting sarcasm. Such scenes usually led to the protagonist pulling off some dazzling move to turn the tables. This type of trope was asmon as theye.


    But since the task was already issued, how could he not ept it? After all, 100,000 Viin Points was no small sum. Plus, along the way, there would surely be more opportunities to earn arge wave of Viin Points. He really needed those points.


    “Your Highness, you’re awake?” Su Xueni asked softly, her voice filled with concern as her gentle fragrance wafted over.


    “Mmm.” Lin Qi’an stretched and lifted the curtain of the carriage. “Someone,e here!”


    “What are your orders, Your Highness?” A sword guard in white immediately stepped forward.


    To apany the Crown Prince on his travels was considered the greatest honor, not to mention that he was the champion of the Great Hunt and the pride of Beiyang. Thest group of guards who had apanied him on a mission received great rewards when they returned. This kind of duty was far more enjoyable than working in Tianjian City.


    “Announce my decree to the world,” Lin Qi’an ordered calmly. “Say that I have four words that I do not fully understand, and the woman who performs best at the literary meet will have the honor of joining me toprehend them.”


    With a wave of his finger, Lin Qi’an wrote four golden characters in the air: Feng Hua Xue Yue (Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon).


    “Understood! I will take care of it immediately,” the guard replied.


    The maids were left in shock as they watched the scene unfold. The hidden meaning behindprehending the four characters together was obvious—it was an open invitation to be his personal maid in bed!


    Oh my heavens…


    “As expected of the Crown Prince, always capable of doing things we couldn’t even imagine!”


    “Turning an elegant literary meet into apetition for bed maids… Only the Crown Prince could pull off something like this!”


    Su Xueni and Ran Yuwei, on the other hand, were quite calm. After all, they were already secure in their positions and had no reason to worry.


    However, Zhao Qingmeng was instantly furious, “Lin Qi’an, you shameless scoundrel! You’re looking for a bed maid even at the literary meet? Why don’t you just ascend to the heavens while you’re at it!”


    Why don’t you choose me instead?! she raged internally.


    Lin Qi’an, knowing exactly why she was so upset, couldn’t help but chuckle. I had nned to choose you, but this is a system task. ns change.


    “Don’t worry, as the saying goes, ‘Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west; fortunes change in turn.’”


    “Fortune my foot!” Zhao Qingmeng wanted to kick him off the carriage.


    Even Zi Lianyou was getting anxious. Grabbing Su Xueni’s hand, she asked, “Sister Xueni, do you think I still have time to cram and improve my literary skills?”


    “I’m afraid… it’s a littlete for that,” Su Xueni replied, covering her mouth as she giggled softly.


    Zi Lianyou: QAQ…


    (TL: QAQ is a crying or feeling sad emoticon/emoji)


    In any case, once the sword guards spread the message, the news exploded like wildfire throughout the northern part of the Cann Dao Domain!


    Beiyang, located in the northern region of the Cann Dao Domain, was surrounded by tens of thousands of sects and sacrednds, both big and small. The first to receive the message, naturally, was the host of the literary meet, Yunmo Dao Pce.


    “Urgent news! The Crown Prince of Beiyang, Lin Qi’an, has announced that the woman who performs best at the literary meet will have the honor of helping himprehend four characters!”


    “What four characters?”


    Feng Hua Xue Yue (Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon).


    “What?!”


    “To put it bluntly, the Crown Prince wants to select the most outstanding woman at the literary meet to be his bed maid!”


    Upon receiving the news, Yunmo Dao Pce was thrown into chaos.


    At first nce, Lin Qi’an’s demand seemed absurd and inappropriate,pletely at odds with the elegant nature of the literary meet, but he was the Crown Prince of Beiyang, the son of the Sword Emperor, and the champion of the Great Hunt!


    During the Great Hunt, he single-handedly defeated Princess Zhao Yunji of Tai’an and imed the title of champion, even handling a demonic beast that the Sword Emperor himself couldn’t defeat. The news of this battle had spread far and wide, across the entirend.


    Who didn’t know his name by now? Without exaggeration, Lin Qi’an was the undisputed top prodigy of the younger generation in the Cann Dao Domain!


    Being chosen by him would not only offer the possibility of soaring to great heights but would also grant immediate ess to the powerful Beiyang faction, ensuring a life offort. Which sect wouldn’t want to cling to such an influential figure?


    The Holy Land of Tianchi was the first example. Ever since the Crown Prince had taken an interest in the Holy Maiden of Tianchi, sects from all around hade daily with gifts and offerings, doubling Tianchi’s influence in the process.


    And all of this was simply because the Crown Prince had shown interest in the Holy Maiden. Lin Qi’an, the Crown Prince of Beiyang, had the right and the stature to do as he pleased.


    The elder of Yunmo Dao Pce hastily dered, “For this literary meet, all outstanding women should be encouraged to participate as much as possible!”


    The more women there were, the better the chances that one might catch the Crown Prince’s eye.


    Even the Saintess Mo Shuiqiu had heard the news. Her heart raced with excitement. She was in her study at the time and slowly set down her calligraphy brush. On her desky a painting of a man, elegant and refined, handsome and dignified.


    Ever since she returned from the Great Hunt, she had been restless, her heart unable to find peace. Only when she painted his portrait could she feel a moment of calm.


    She had been eagerly awaiting the literary meet every day, and now that the Crown Prince had spoken, her chances, as one of the most talented women of her generation, seemed very promising. She couldn’t help but feel a secret joy.


    Her only realpetition would likely be Saintess Lu Miaoyin from Qinglian Holy Ind. Once Miaoyin arrived, Mo Shuiqiu intended to have a word with her. After all, she was confident that Miaoyin wasn’t the type to be interested in men anyway.


    Qinglian Holy Ind, a peaceful and isted sect on a mystical ind far from the maind, was a sanctuary of tranquility.


    A schr dressed in a Confucian robe was pacing back and forth, furious. His name was Ji Bai, the top schr of the Dust Dynasty’s imperial exams.


    Due to his exceptional literary talent, he had been invited to Qinglian Holy Ind by its cultivators. Though hecked cultivation, his knowledge and schrship earned him immense respect, and he enjoyed the best treatment possible for an ordinary man.


    “The literary meet is about to begin, and the Crown Prince of Beiyang wants to take the most talented woman for himself!”


    When Ji Bai heard the news, his usual calmposure shattered in an instant. The person he had long admired—the Qinglian Saintess, the woman of his dreams—was very likely to be the most talented woman at the literary meet!


    He rushed to the lotus pond, where that familiar graceful figure in a green dress was feeding the fish. Her slender eyebrows, snow-white skin, and flowing dress that bloomed like a lotus highlighted her serene beauty.


    Though she had been ranked third on the Saintess List, in Ji Bai’s heart, she was unquestionably number one. No one could match her elegance and beauty.


    “Miaoyin!”


    “What’s the rush?” Lu Miaoyin asked in her usual calm tone as she continued to scatter feed for the fish, her voice as gentle as ever, exuding a transcendent aura.


    “Have you heard the news from the Crown Prince of Beiyang? His intentions are utterly vulgar! You shouldn’t attend the literary meet this time.”


    “Why pay it any mind?” Lu Miaoyin turned to face him, her beauty as serene as a lotus in bloom. Just looking at her brought a sense of peace to one’s heart.


    “Though the Crown Prince of Beiyang may be a peerless prodigy, he is not the man my heart desires. Even if I attend the literary meet, I won’t bepeting for such a position.”


    “That’s wonderful!” Ji Bai was overjoyed, a huge weight lifting from his heart. Lu Miaoyin was someone he could trust.


    She wasn’t the type to be swayed by power or status, and no matter how powerful a man was, he wouldn’t catch her interest. He was determined to make the Crown Prince realize that the literary meet was not a ce for vulgar disys of power.


    In another carriage, Zhao Ziyu was also on his way to the literary meet. He knew that Lu Miaoyin had a calm and refined temperament, and using force would never work with her.


    The best approach was to use his literary talent to win her over and capture her heart. To ensure his sess, he had even brought along the national schr of his immortal dynasty to offer advice in secret.


    With such backing, he was certain that he would be able to win over Lu Miaoyin!


    “Your Highness… we have a problem!”


    “What is it?”


    “News has arrived that the Crown Prince of Beiyang has issued an invitation to the world. He ns to invite the most outstanding woman at the literary meet to join him inprehending four characters!”


    “What four characters?”


    Feng Hua Xue Yue (Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon).


    Zhao Ziyu was left dumbstruck, his eyes wide with disbelief. How dare he? To be so vulgar and arrogant at a literary meet—wasn’t he afraid of alienating the noble women with such crude behavior?


    “The Crown Prince of Beiyang truly is a vulgar man! When I arrive, I must teach him a lesson and put him in his ce.”