Absolute Resonance

you and I will be winners.

“Besides, Li Luo is getting really cocky.
I'm going to show him what it means to pay!”

“Well…”

Song Shan finally smiled now, then he sighed with relief.
“I have much to thank you for.
I know that the power of the Inkwater Villa is substantial, far more than what the Songs command.
I will not say more, then, but I promise that the Song family will definitely help the Inkwater Villa gain footing here in the Tianshu Province.”

Mo Ling assured him it was nothing.
After chatting a bit more with Song Qiuyu, he left to rest.

After Mo Ling left, the shy smile on Song Qiuyu's face vanished.
“Looks like it was useful to bring him to the Tower Qingfeng today.”

“I didn't expect Li Luo to act that way.
Otherwise, Mo Ling would not have conceded so quickly.
He would have played for more time if not for Li Luo.”

Song Shan sipped his tea, his expression cheerless.
“Who's to say that letting the Inkwater Villa into the Tianshu won't be akin to letting the proverbial wolf into the house? Although their spirit liquids and purifying lights' formulas will be handed over, I understand that those are unimportant.
What is crucial are the secret watersource and lightsource, the Black Swampwater and the White Moonlight.

“It is these sources that make their Inkwater Villa formulas shine with full potential.

“We might be inviting them to wrap their hands around our throats instead.”

Song Qiuyu gave a soft laugh.
“Still, could it get any worse? Our market share in liquids and lights is paltry.
Without strong support, we're just feeding the Suncreek Villa at this point.”

Song Shan sighed deeply.
“Damned House Luolan.
Damned Li Luo.
Damn it all.”

“Do not worry.
I came back home precisely for the Festival of Purifying Spirits.
I will represent the Pine Nut Villa as the foremost resonance artificer.
With my win and the support of the Inkwater Villa's spirit liquids and purifying lights, we will be able to turn things around,” Song Qiuyu said.

“Your rival should be the Suncreek Villa's Yan Lingqing.
Are you confident?” Song Shan said.

“Yan Lingqing? Old rivals.
We crossed paths countless times in the Astral Sage College.”

Song Qiuyu gave a cool smile.
“But this time, she will lose for sure.”

Song Shan nodded, feeling pleased.

Song Qiuyu changed the topic.
“How is Yunfeng?”

“Not badly injured, but devastated,” Song Shan replied.

In the preliminaries, Li Luo had managed to beat Song Yunfeng to a marginal draw thanks to the Water Mirror Art.
Song Yunfeng had never once considered Li Luo an equal match, but now? In the exams, Li Luo had easily thrashed him, as if he were far below Li Luo in strength.

It had crushed Song Yunfeng with a huge inferiority complex.

“Will he be able to make it into the Astral Sage College?” Song Qiuyu scowled.

Song Shan hesitated.
At the behest of the Governor's Mansion, Song Yunfeng had ended up helping Shi Huang against Southwind Academy.
It had invited much loathing.
However, his position in the preliminaries was clear.
One of Southwind Academy’s entrance slots should go to him.

However, however.
Southwind Academy's old dean was a stubborn rock, hard and petty as could be.
He had not even shown courtesy to Governor Shi.
Who knew what he would do?

“I hope Wei Sha isn't too unreasonable about this.”