Chapter 1019 - 1019 59 Shocking Great Emperor Targets Wang

Chapter 1019: Chapter 59 Shocking! Great Emperor Targets Wang Anye?_4 Chapter 1019: Chapter 59 Shocking! Great Emperor Targets Wang Anye?_4 “You little Azure Dragon of Primordial Water,” Emperor Longchang gave her an odd look, “seem quite adept at playing dumb to catch the wise. Not an easy feat for a dragon to achieve such scores. Reward… five, no, one hundred thousand Qian Gold.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” Wang Liling showed a smug expression, an air of conceited pride as if to say she was an academic overachiever all along, dispelling her previous slump.

It must have been a fluke.

Wang Liling was likely the best student among the Three Little Ones of the Wang family, Emperor Longchang consoled himself as he flipped to the next exam paper.

“Ninety… ninety-eight points!” That glaring score stung Emperor Longchang’s eyes and his heart alike.

Upon seeing the name, it turned out to be Wang Yingxuan.

Another master of trickery. Why do you display the temperament of an underachiever when your grades are so stellar? This is clearly a deception against the throne.

The pain scorched Emperor Longchang’s face as he felt the day’s hunting backfire, blinded by the very geese he sought to catch.

“Ah, I actually lost two points; my carelessness remains consistent,” Wang Yingxuan lamented with seemingly regretful demeanor, struggling to hide the triumph in her eyes as she cast a provocative glance at Wu Xuening, who had scored only sixty-five.

While Wu Xuening was irate, she had no choice but to turn away in silent indignation, opting for ‘out of sight, out of mind.’

As a result, Wang Yingxuan became even more smug, her heart brimming with satisfaction, a feeling far more exhilarating than winning a fight.

No wonder those top students at the Clan School always carried an air of lofty pride, looking down on the underachievers with a hint of disdain. She now understood the mindset of an academic achiever.

“Little Yingxuan, I didn’t expect you to be so modest with your talents.” Despite his annoyance, Emperor Longchang wouldn’t vent his frustration on a child; he waved his large hand in resignation, “Reward… a scholarship of one hundred and fifty thousand.”

The last one, Wang Anye, appeared composed and solid. Surely he wouldn’t be an underachiever, would he? Here’s hoping for a twist.

Upon opening the next exam paper, Emperor Longchang realized that no miracle had occurred; a perfect score glared back at him.

Closing the paper with a snap, he waved dismissively, “Not bad, award two hundred thousand Qian Gold.”

The exemplary performance of the three Wang youngsters somehow made him feel swindled. He had intended to parade the exam papers jubilantly in Wang Shouzhe’s face, to reprimand and mock him repeatedly.

But now! The papers had ended up humiliating him instead.

“Anye, you little rascal, why learn anything other than straightforwardness at such a young age?” Emperor Longchang muttered his complaints while eyeing Wang Anye sulkily, “Dishonesty.”

“Your Majesty…” Beads of sweat formed on Wang Anye’s brow as he bowed, “Why would you say that?”

“What did you say during the exam? You claimed there was a problem with this paper.” Emperor Longchang glared at him, “You’ve been fooling me.”

“Your Majesty.” Wang Anye replied helplessly, “I actually meant to say that the questions were too easy, perhaps the wrong exam paper was given?”

“Easy?” Emperor Longchang’s eyes bulged, then turned to Old Yao.

“Your Majesty, it’s an injustice,” Old Yao cried out, “This paper might not be the hardest, but it’s certainly above average difficulty for this age group.”

Emperor Longchang remained skeptical as he turned back to Wang Anye, “Since you claim it’s easy, let’s try something harder, do you dare?”

“Your Majesty…” Old Yao interjected with a comforting tone, as if foreseeing the Emperor’s eventual downfall dealing with five little wolves.

“It’s no problem to try, Your Majesty, but don’t blame me if I do poorly,” Wang Anye answered earnestly.

“Alright, increase the difficulty,” Emperor Longchang declared with a wave of his hand, ready for the next round.

This round was indeed much tougher; even Wang Liling, the minor “academic overachiever,” managed to scrape only twenty points, and Wang Yingxuan barely passed.

As for Wu Xuening, that poor student, she scored a mere eight points, while Wu Zhixing achieved eighty.

The difficulty was nearing the standard of the Wang Family School; everyone was revealed in their true light.

Only Wang Anye continued to present a perfect score paper, sticking it onto Emperor Longchang’s face yet again.

Sure enough, only true difficulty could determine who the real academic achiever was.

Everyone looked at Wang Anye with a mix of shock and admiration, yet he remained cool and collected.

“Very well, young Anye, your studies are not half-bad, barely worthy of my daughter Yiluo.” Despite the hot pain on his face, Emperor Longchang, like a gambler unable to quit, said with a smile, “Anye, there is one last exam paper, dare you take the challenge?”

“Your Majesty, that paper…” Old Yao lamented with compassion.

“Silence,” Emperor Longchang glared at him before turning back with a smile, “Anye, the last paper indeed poses quite a challenge; it was unearthed from the ruins of the Divine Martial Dynasty. It’s alright if you don’t dare.”

“If you can get another perfect score, I will grant you one condition. As long as it’s not too outrageous, I can satisfy your wish.”

“Your Majesty, this seems inappropriate,” Wang Anye shook his head, “Shall we call it a day?”

“Call it a day?” Emperor Longchang felt a surge of irritation. His face had been swollen by Anye’s doing, and now, with a chance to turn the tables, he was being told to quit?

Immediately, his gaze grew dark and unfriendly.

“Alright then,” Anye reluctantly agreed, “Your Majesty, I can only say I’ll try.”

“Good, good,” Emperor Longchang perked up, and with a kindly look told Wang Anye, “Don’t feel pressured, just give it a shot, I won’t withhold your reward.”

Yet inwardly, he sneered coldly, waiting for the moment an unsatisfactory paper would appear, ready to take issue with Wang Shouzhe.

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