Chapter 108: This Little Girl Is Not Normal

Duan Qing furrowed his brow. Season after season, Ji Tianxin had always been so oblivious and inattentive to people. Perhaps the third young lady of the Ji family truly had some problem with her mind; she seemed slow and dawdling, likely not very bright.

Thinking this way, Duan Qing felt that Ji Tianxin’s behavior was somewhat understandable.

“But… isn’t the third Miss Ji only seven years old?” The Empress had already voiced the question on everyone’s behalf.

Elder Du and the people from Yufeng Academy exchanged glances, then Elder Du stroked his beard and smiled. “If one’s talent is exceptionally high, even at a young age, the academy can make such an exception.”

“It seems Elder Du holds Miss Ji in very high regard,” Duan Qing remarked involuntarily.

Elder Du merely smiled without replying. If this girl knew the whereabouts of the fierce beast, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to bring her to Yufeng Academy. That way, it would be more convenient for them to inquire about the beast’s location.

Having heard Yan Xu and Ye Ling’s accounts, he was also very interested in this little girl. They had met once before in the forest, and even then Elder Du sensed something was off about her.

He couldn’t quite pinpoint what was unusual, but something felt wrong.

As far as he knew, fierce beasts rarely accepted a master so easily. Since this beast could devour humans upon birth, it was impossible for it to casually follow a little girl.

Hence, he wanted to see exactly what peculiarity this young girl possessed.

Elder Du was the first, and indeed the earliest, to realize that the so-called spirit beast was actually a fierce beast.

It was also the only fierce beast discovered so far on the Tianwu Continent, and very likely a beast of king-level power.

Ancient texts recorded that a mature fierce beast at its peak could wield power enough to destroy heaven and earth.

No matter what, while others remained unaware, he wanted to be the first to find that young fierce beast.

Ye Ling and Yan Xu exchanged a glance, still haunted by a shadow of fear toward Ji Tianxin. They could barely meet her gaze without instinctively looking away.

How could it be like this?

Both were utterly puzzled, yet it was beyond their control.

Murong Wuhen had originally thought their fear was directed at the masked man, but seeing this now… could it be that they were truly afraid of that child?

His eyes darkened as he followed the two elders’ gaze toward Ji Tianxin.

“Of course, not long ago, we also had a brief encounter with this Miss Ji,” Elder Du said with a smile as he looked at Ji Tianxin.

“Master, have you met them?” Su Qing, who had been listening, couldn’t help but ask.

Only then did Ji Tianxin lift her head to look at Elder Du, shaking it. “No, I haven’t met them.”

Su Qing suddenly felt a bit foolish; even if she had met them, the master would have forgotten.

Moreover, according to that person, the meeting had been quite some time ago.

Ji Huaili frowned. How was it that he didn’t know this girl had met the people from Yufeng Academy?

Ji Yuanruo’s expression turned somewhat worried. He had just witnessed that the people from Yufeng Academy held some design toward Ji Tianxin. This could mean they harbored ulterior motives that might harm her.

He pondered whether to warn her.

But then again, she was so formidable—did she really need his warning? He snorted softly in his heart.

“In that case, Elder Du shall proceed to examine Miss Ji’s talent,” Duan Qing said without objection. Besides, he was curious as to why the people from Yufeng Academy would pay such close attention to this little girl.