Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1339: Chapter 1341: Setting the Engagement_1 Chapter 1339: Chapter 1341: Setting the Engagement_1 Within the Dahua Imperial Palace, Emperor Lin Zhigao was examining the apparatus that had been damaged earlier at the academy.

Lin Zhigao himself was a supreme expert at Meteor Level Nine, with a deep understanding of the Martial Way.

After carefully examining the damaged dummy, Lin Zhigao fell into deep thought.

The apparatus was destroyed by a Dark Force.

Anyone who can use Dark Force silently must be a War General at least.

In fact, it couldn’t have been done by an ordinary War General.

Deceiving everyone present could only be done by a War God at least.

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Could it be that the youngster Lin Fan from Parallel King Mansion be a War God?

The possibility was low, but he recalled when Lin Fan was born with a lotus light protecting him, so Lin Zhigao had doubts.

The Parallel King is the only family that can threaten the royal power in the Da Hua Empire.

During the foundational period of Da Hua, the Parallel King exerted great effort and had a high reputation among the people, making Lin Zhigao very uneasy.

If the fourth generation of the Lin family can’t excel in literature or military affairs, Lin Zhigao could revoke this royal title.

However, if Lin Fan is a genius, he can’t revoke the title.

“The lotus light as a protector, destroying dummies, smashing the crystal ball…..”

Contemplating these incidents, Lin Zhigao considered two possibilities.

One is that Lin Fan is truly a hidden genius.

However, he felt this was unlikely.

After all, Lin Fan lazes around all day and never trains.

Could he have been born with a grasp of the Martial Way and Mental Power?

Logically, this is impossible.

But the circumstances before him made him wonder.

How did these things get broken?

Could it be that someone has been secretly aiding Lin Fan?

This was the second possibility – there’s a skilled person supporting Lin Fan.

“Get someone to observe Lin Fan, if he shows any abnormal behavior, notify me at once.”

Lin Zhigao, with a thought, vaguely formulated a plan.

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Lin Fan’s performance in the entrance examination drew a lot of attention, but not in the way of commendation.

News circulated that Lin Fan cheated during the entrance examination, intentionally damaging the machine to achieve a full score, but he was actually a complete dimwit, a fancy surface with no real substance.

These rumors were spread convincingly, many people ardently claimed to have seen Lin Fan cheat.

After enrollment, students avoided Lin Fan like the plague, keeping a respectful distance.

Even with such ostracism, Lin Fan didn’t show the slightest dissatisfaction.

His distinct status in the school of no consequence to him.

Having the Lin family name was beneficial – Lin Fan stood apart at school, not participating in training or attending classes, and didn’t indulge in conversations with classmates.

He spent every day either at home with his parents or sleeping at the academy.

He had virtually no friends at the academy.

His performance only further confirmed his reputation as a waste.

Over time, no one took Lin Fan seriously.

There was even speculation within the school that Lin Fan would inevitably fail at the graduation exam and then the Parallel King Mansion would be over.

In the blink of an eye, seven years passed and it was nearing the time for the graduation exam at the Dicui Peak Academy.

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Seven years have passed, and children who joined the academy have now grown into fourteen-year-old adults.

In Da Hua, one could get engaged at fourteen.

Lin Fan had been an adult for about two months, and Lin Xia was planning his wedding.

The intended bride was none other than the Prime Minister’s daughter, the flower of the Dicui Peak Academy, Kong Qianqian!

After coming of age, Kong Qianqian’s stunning beauty evolved further.

Besides, she had become a Late Bronze Stage Spiritual Mind Master right after coming of age and reached the rank of Junior War General.

There are a lot of men in the capital yearning for such a woman.

Even an imperial grandson of Lin Zhigao volunteered to meet the Emperor to ask him to grant a marriage to Kong Qianqian.

This imperial grandson was very much loved by the emperor, leading many people to guess that a hundred years later, Lin Zhigao might directly hand over the throne to this grandson.

But Lin Zhigao refused without hesitation, not granting this marriage to his loved one.

The reason was, even the emperor can’t force it on others, especially the Kong family who would get to choose their son-in-law.

Some have speculated that Kong Qianqian and Hu Feng, who was also at the academy, might have some romantic intimacy and the Kong family and his family would become relatives sooner or later.

But this was only a speculation; there was still much guessing about Kong Qianqian’s future match.

But no one expected it to be with the Lin family of the Parallel King.

Lin Xia and his wife Yue Qingqing were very anxious about Lin Fan’s marriage.

The older their son grew, the less they could understand him.

The fourteen-year-old boy was no different from a grown man, tall and handsome, a veritable dragon amongst people.

However, their son’s lack of ambition left them helpless.

The couple felt that maybe once their son had a wife, he would gradually have ambition, a sense of responsibility, and would improve a lot.

For the choice of a wife, the couple carefully considered all options and finally decided on Kong Qianqian as the best and most suitable.

In their hearts, Lin Fan naturally had many advantages: possessing the Green Lotus protection at birth, perfect scores at the entrance examination, although a bit lazy, there weren’t many girls who could match up to him.

Kong Qianqian qualified in terms of appearance and ability, and her background was also excellent.

In the future, she might even become Lin Fan’s aide.

Initially, they hoped for their son to lead an ordinary life, but since he didn’t, then the selection must be the best.

Lin Xia proposed a marriage to the Prime Minister’s Mansion and was prepared for Kong Fang to reject or evade.

Much to his surprise, Kong Fang agreed outright, making Lin Xia’s prepared speeches useless.

In Da Hua, parents’ blessings are respected.

Since Lin Xia and Kong Fang had agreed, basically this marriage was settled.

The opinion of the two children wasn’t really important.

The moment the news came out, it shocked many people.

Most people felt pity for Kong Qianqian.

How could such an outstanding woman, both beautiful and skilled, marry a good-for-nothing young master like Lin Fan?

Indeed, a beautiful flower stuck in the cow dung, what a waste!

And when Kong Qianqian received the news, she had a huge fight with her father at home.

But this time, Kong Fang’s attitude was unusually firm, and he directly ordered to confine Kong Qianqian.

After a standoff for several days, Kong Qianqian finally compromised and agreed to her father’s request.

She was then released and allowed to return to school.

As for Lin Fan, one of the parties concerned, he was indifferent about it.

He accepted whatever his parents decided.

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Inside the Dicui Peak Academy, there was one more month left for the graduation exam.

In the shrubs of the academy’s back mountain, Lin Zhen laid on the grass looking up at the sky with a blade of grass in his mouth.

The clouds in the sky shifted and the breeze was gentle.

It was quite pleasant.

Two months after reaching adulthood, Lin Zhen had already advanced from the War God Realm to the Star Core Middle Stage!