Chapter 115 - 112: You Can Also Choose Me

Chu He had three votes, and Xian Ling’Er had two. The final decision fell on Chu Yiming. If he chose Chu He, Chu He would become the Ya Kui. If he chose Xian Ling’Er, the two would tie.

One was his biological son, and the other was his disciple. More importantly, it was genuinely difficult to determine whose talent was superior. Either choice was justifiable. This was undoubtedly a grueling dilemma for Chu Yiming. Selecting one might inflict a massive blow on the other. Anyone in his shoes would find it an agonizing choice.

Standing nearby, Ye Xiao immediately grew tense. If Chu Yiming chose Chu He, the title of Ji Kui would have nothing to do with him. But if he chose Xian Ling’Er and there were two Ya Kuis, wouldn’t he still have a shot at becoming the Ji Kui?

"Master..." Xian Ling’Er looked at Chu Yiming. She opened her mouth to speak but hesitated, swallowing her words. She wanted to say he should choose Chu He for the Ya Kui title. However, she knew Chu He was incredibly prideful; if she suggested it, he probably wouldn’t even accept the outcome. In the end, she remained silent.

"Since this is decided by votes, there cannot be two Ya Kuis," Chu Yiming finally spoke.

As soon as these words left his mouth, everyone had an answer in mind. Chu He had three votes, and Xian Ling’Er had two. Since there couldn’t be two Ya Kuis, did Chu Yiming ultimately choose Chu He? He chose his own son?

"I choose Xian Ling’Er!" Chu Yiming continued.

"What?" The crowd was dumbfounded. They were completely bewildered. Didn’t he just say there could only be one winner and not two?

"Master Chu, what are you..." the Grand Elder of the Yuwen Family asked in confusion.

The others also looked at Chu Yiming in bafflement.

"Since they have an equal number of votes," Chu Yiming continued, turning to look at Mo Qianqian, "Master Kui is the people’s choice and will surely reach our level in the future. How about we give Master Kui a vote? The selection of the Ya Kui will be decided by him. What do you say?"

"What?" The crowd was taken aback again. Master Kui choosing the Ya Kui—was that even allowed?

By choosing Xian Ling’Er, Chu Yiming had shown he favored his disciple over his son in this selection. Now, he was tossing the deciding vote to Asura. It was giving Asura the choice, giving Xian Ling’Er another chance to win outright. Was Chu Yiming trying to dump this burden onto Asura? Thinking about it from this angle, they couldn’t help but marvel at Chu Yiming’s wisdom.

Of course, this required the agreement of the royal family, the three major families, Tai Xuan Academy, and the Spirit Masters of the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion. After all, they were the factions with the real authority at this Spirit Master banquet.

"I agree," the Eldest Prince was the first to speak.

"I agree!" Qiu Fengliang immediately followed.

"I agree!"

"Agreed!"

The major factions quickly chimed in. It seemed as though they were being given the power to approve or veto, but in reality, Chu Yiming’s move was so brilliant that they had no room to object.

Why? Because everyone wanted to win over Master Kui! As for the Ya Kui and Ji Kui, one was Chu Yiming’s disciple, and the other was a lone Spirit Master who had previously declared he wouldn’t join any faction—they couldn’t recruit them anyway. Besides, given Asura’s monstrous talent and abilities, who wouldn’t want to recruit him? Objecting now would be tantamount to rejecting Asura. If they did that, would Asura ever choose them? Furthermore, by passing the buck, Chu Yiming was also showing goodwill toward Asura. If they objected and contrasted themselves with Chu Yiming, how could they compete with him for the talent? Naturally, Asura genuinely possessed the qualifications for this right.

"In that case, the positions of Ya Kui and Ji Kui between the two will be decided by Asura," Chu Yiming announced.

Ye Xiao felt a surge of disappointment. If two people couldn’t be chosen as Ya Kui simultaneously, his hopes of securing the Ji Kui title were dashed.

Mo Qianqian was also stunned. He hadn’t expected this at all—they wanted him to choose? Now, all eyes were fixed on him. In truth, everyone present, whether they were a Spirit Master or not, had no objections to this arrangement.

"Uh..." Mo Qianqian, who hadn’t even stepped off the stage yet, was momentarily speechless. However, since they were asking him to choose, he wouldn’t hold back. Chu Yiming might have reservations, but he didn’t.

"Xian Ling’Er was the one who invited me in," Mo Qianqian said suddenly.

The crowd was taken aback. Was this how Asura was making his choice? Just because Xian Ling’Er invited him, he was going to choose her? Wasn’t this method of selection a bit too unfair?

However, Mo Qianqian continued, "But that has absolutely nothing to do with who I choose."

The crowd was speechless. What kind of nonsense was that?

"Perhaps you all understand the two of them and feel there’s a real choice to be made here. But from an outsider’s perspective, there is no choice to make at all." Mo Qianqian’s words left the crowd confused once again.

"In the first two rounds, the difference between Xian Ling’Er and Chu He wasn’t that significant. Given her age, she can easily make up for that gap," Mo Qianqian said. "But in the third round, Xian Ling’Er swept through all the First-Grade Spirit Masters. With just a single strike, she completely overwhelmed everyone.

"On the contrary, Chu He lost, and he lost so badly he spat blood. Tell me, is there even a need to choose?"

Hearing this, everyone understood. Asura had chosen Xian Ling’Er!

And just as Asura pointed out, evaluating the three rounds of competition, Chu He did refine one more pill than Xian Ling’Er in the first round. The gap in the second round was negligible. But in the third round, their performances were starkly different—one swept away the competition, while the other suffered a miserable defeat. The difference was massive. Factoring in Xian Ling’Er’s younger age, the obvious choice was indeed her.

"Brilliant!" The crowd couldn’t help but admire Asura’s shrewdness. By first mentioning that Xian Ling’Er had invited him, then clarifying it had no bearing on his decision, and finally providing a reasoning everyone agreed with, he completely dismissed any suspicions. Now, no one would think Asura chose Xian Ling’Er just because of her invitation.

"The Ya Kui is Xian Ling’Er, and the Ji Kui is Chu He! The Spirit Master competition has concluded. The banquet will now continue; everyone, please enjoy yourselves!" Chu Yiming announced loudly.

"Asura, would you be willing to join the royal family as our Vice Chief Spirit Master?" the Eldest Prince suddenly asked.

The status of a Vice Chief Spirit Master within the royal family was second only to Chu Yiming!

"Asura, would you be willing to become the Chief Spirit Master of the Lie Family? Name whatever you want, and it’s yours," the Grand Elder of the Lie Family immediately offered.

"The Yuwen Family offers the exact same conditions! Furthermore, you may choose any young woman from our Yuwen Family to marry. Having three wives and four concubines is absolutely not a problem!" the Grand Elder of the Yuwen Family hastily interjected.

"You shameless old geezer!" the Grand Elder of the Lie Family couldn’t help but curse.

The others secretly cursed as well. The Grand Elder of the Yuwen Family had completely thrown his dignity out the window just to recruit someone. The first two who spoke had offered proper, respectful conditions, but this old geezer wasn’t playing by the rules at all—offering his family’s young women and promoting polygamy.

Hearing the words of the Grand Elder of the Yuwen Family, the face of the Grand Elder of the Ling Family darkened. The Yuwen Family could allow him to choose three wives and four concubines, but their Ling Family could not. Ling Qingxue was ranked first on the Hidden Dragon List. She couldn’t just be ’chosen,’ and even if she were, he certainly couldn’t have three wives and four concubines.

"Little Brother Asura, if you come to our royal family, you can choose me too."

Now, the Third Princess spoke up. Her voice was charming and tender, and coupled with the alluring sway of her graceful figure, she was incredibly captivating.