From the crowd, an SS Level female from the Sand Cat Clan walked toward His Majesty the King.
Everyone bowed in unison.
Yu Zhizhi followed the Rabbit Clan, standing near the hot spring pool and watching from a distance as the master of ceremonies conversed with His Majesty the King.
With an announcement from the master of ceremonies, the cultural ceremony officially began.
Respected elders from each clan came forward to exchange written works. A variety of musical instruments began to play, their melodies weaving together as the performing Beastmen danced with gracefully fluttering sleeves.
Yu Zhizhi took a bite of an orange and listened to the Rabbit Clan Beastmen chatting among themselves.
The Cat Clan led this cultural ceremony, with the other clans merely observing. The afternoon would bring the highly anticipated Level testing for the Beast Clan females.
Contrary to what one might imagine, the Cat Clan from the Deep Sea were surprisingly elegant and gentle. The Cat Clans of Moonrise and Cang Mountain had always been on good terms. The Cangshan Territory was currently quite desolate; ever since the fall of the Cangshan Empire, many from the Cat Clan had moved to the "Land of Prophecy."
A small number went to "Demon Hunting City."
"Look—" a female from the Rabbit Clan couldn’t help but grab Yu Zhizhi’s arm. "They’re the Cat Clan from the Cangshan Prophecy Land!"
Hearing the word "prophecy," Yu Zhizhi quickly looked over.
An elderly Cat Clan Beastman, leading four young Cat Clan Beastmen, was bowing to His Majesty the King.
Behind them, attendants carried a sedan chair. Through its beaded curtain, which shimmered like falling jade, a figure could be faintly seen.
"I heard that the person in the sedan chair is the Young Master of the Land of Prophecy."
The Rabbit Clan female whispered, "Rumor has it that he awakened the Power of Prophecy right after he was born, but it’s never been confirmed, so no one knows if it’s true."
Yu Zhizhi stared blankly.
They were quite far apart, and with the beaded curtain in the way, she couldn’t see the person in the sedan chair clearly at all.
But...
’Zero said he’s the only Prophet in the world right now.’
’The one in the sedan chair...’
’Could it be him?’
The Sand Cat Clan female standing beside the King watched the magnificent sedan chair behind the Cangshan Cat Clan with great interest. She stared for a while before her gaze shifted, falling upon a young Cat Clan man to the side.
Soon, a rare, faint smile appeared in her cat-like eyes.
But the smile carried a hint of coldness.
Yu Zhizhi wanted to get closer to the Cat Clan members, but because she had to undergo the testing, she had to stay with the Rabbit Clan Beastmen for now.
’Finding Zero will have to wait for the intermission,’ she thought.
As soon as the break began, while the Cat Clan Beastmen were still conversing, Yu Zhizhi made her way through the crowd. Lifting her dress, she slowly squeezed through to get near the Cangshan Cat Clan.
Not far away, the Duke watched her every move.
He watched as she went to great lengths, forcing a path through the crowd just to get a look at these cats from Cang Mountain.
The Cat Clan Beastmen were quite curious when they saw her. ’What a beautiful Rabbit Clan Lady. Her status must be incredibly noble for her to attend a ceremony at the Royal Palace.’
The leader of the Hughes family was the first to step forward. "Ms. Zhi Zhi, you’re here?"
Previously, Ms. Zhi Zhi had gone to their territory to select attendants, and the patriarch of the Hughes family remembered her well. His attempt to push his own son on her had also been unsuccessful.
This time, his sons had all come as well—
’This is the public testing day for the Empire’s noble S-Class females. What if one of them takes a liking to one of my boys?’
’Besides, Miss Hui Chu of the Sand Cat Clan is here too—’
’She’s an SS Level female!’
If she weren’t currently standing with the King, countless Beast Clan members would have already rushed over to curry favor with her.
"Mm, I just came to take a look."
Seeing the other Cat Clan members swarming in front of the sedan chair, Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but stand on her tiptoes, trying to catch a glimpse of the person inside when the wind stirred the beaded curtain.
Not far away, Mumu of the Snake Clan couldn’t hold back either.
Especially after seeing Zhi Zhi, she secretly broke away from the Snake Clan and ran over. Even though she knew the Duke was present, she was just too curious—
’What on earth does this Young Master from the Land of Prophecy look like?’
’He won’t even set foot on the ground to meet His Majesty the King.’
’I heard they have so many rules over there.’
’Everyone says he awakened the Power of Prophecy. Can he really prophesize? I wonder if he can do a divination for me and tell me when I can advance to an SS Level female?’
Mumu squeezed in next to Yu Zhizhi, and the two of them exchanged a smile. They tacitly "spied" on the sedan chair together, not caring in the slightest what others thought.
Almost there...
Just a little closer...
The maidservant standing beside the Sand Cat Clan female couldn’t help but say, "Miss, look at them. As S-Class females, they have no regard for their image whatsoever. They’re a disgrace to the Valoran Empire."
Hui Chu of the Sand Cat Clan sized up the Snake Clan female, then glanced at the Rabbit Clan female. The Empire’s S-Class females were noble, but in her presence, they were nothing.
She couldn’t be bothered to give them a second look, but she still felt a bit displeased, probably because—
’The toy I’ve set my sights on is now being coveted by other females.’
"Did you see anything? Did you see?" Mumu asked curiously.
Yu Zhizhi shook her head slightly.
There were too many people, and the beaded curtain concealed everything too well; it was impossible to see who was sitting in the sedan chair.
Only a faint silhouette was visible.
There was no other choice. The testing was about to start, so they had to return the way they came.
On the way back, Mumu walked with Yu Zhizhi for a bit. With an envious look, she said, "If only I were SS Level, I could pick whoever I wanted. By the way, Zhi Zhi, have you heard how Miss Hui Chu’s previous Beast Husbands died?"
"How did they die?" Yu Zhizhi really hadn’t heard.
Mumu lowered her voice. "They were all tortured to death by her...! Four of them have already died!"
"Just now," Mumu continued, "I saw her staring at the sedan chair. I bet she’s just like us, completely intrigued by this Young Master from the Land of Prophecy. What do you think? After her testing is over, will she specifically demand him as her Beast Husband?"
Yu Zhizhi couldn’t hide her emotions. She looked in astonishment toward the Sand Cat Clan female standing on the high platform, but Mumu blocked her view as soon as she looked up.
"Don’t look, don’t look! It’s too obvious. This SS Level female has a bad temper. If she thinks we’re talking bad about her behind her back, she’ll definitely come looking for trouble."
"That Sand Cat Clan female really has a grand presence. She’s the only female who can stand with His Majesty the King and the Duke at the ceremony."
Yu Zhizhi didn’t look again.
She returned to the Rabbit Clan, and Mumu also bid her farewell, slipping back to her own Snake Clan.
Yu Zhizhi was still thinking about what Mumu had just said...
’They were all...’
’Tortured to death?’
Following the crisp sound of a bamboo bell, the most anticipated event, the testing ceremony, was finally about to begin.
The master of ceremonies who had presided over the cultural ceremony appeared once again—
"Next, I would like to invite the most noble ladies of our Empire to the front. On this wonderful, highly anticipated day, I hope all the ladies from every Beast Clan can have their wishes fulfilled."
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