LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 48 – Admission spot to Tianyue Academy
Terra could tell that Sophia had been living quite comfortably recently. Her old injuries no longer flared up, and with the five hundred Minor Origin Elixirs Terra had given her, she had no worries about cultivation resources for the time being.
Sophia scrutinized Terra closely, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She felt that Terra seemed different today, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what had changed.
After a long pause, Sophia tentatively asked, "Little Terra, have you... broken through to the tenth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm?"
Terra hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I broke through!"
"Great, that's wonderful!" Sophia's face blossomed into a smile. She had thought she might be mistaken, but it turned out that Little Terra had indeed broken through to the tenth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm. This trip into the mountains had brought him such significant gains.
Sophia felt a sense of relief and joy, even more so than if she had made the breakthrough herself.
But what Sophia didn't know was that Terra was still hiding his true cultivation level. Advancing from the peak of the eighth layer to the tenth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm in half a month was already astonishing. If he revealed that he had actually broken through to the first layer of the Condensing Origin Realm, it would scare people to death.
"By the way, there are two things I need to tell you!" Sophia said, getting to the point.
"What is it?" Terra asked.
"First, Emma is going to Tianyue Academy. The academy's teacher has already arrived in Clear River City to pick her up." Sophia mentioned this with a hint of joy.
"The teacher from Tianyue Academy?" Terra was taken aback, a strange feeling rising within him.
"Yes," Sophia nodded, "You should have heard about this from your parents. Emma's father, your uncle Robert Jiang, had an agreement with Tianyue Academy years ago. Robert helped them retrieve something from a forbidden area, and as a reward, Tianyue Academy promised Emma an admission spot when she turned fifteen."
"You know what happened next. Robert completed the task but went missing. Now, ten years have passed, and Emma is fifteen. Tianyue Academy has sent someone to fulfill their promise." Sophia explained.
"The teacher from Tianyue Academy, huh?" Terra murmured to himself, recalling that this had indeed happened in his previous life.
Before Terra could think further, Sophia brought up the second matter.
"The second thing is that the old lady's seventieth birthday will be held in five days." Sophia mentioned this with less enthusiasm, even pursing her lips.
Terra knew that the old lady Sophia referred to was the matriarch of the Jiang Family, the widow of the late patriarch.
This old lady was the biological mother of Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang, but not of Robert Jiang and Rene Jiang, as they were born to a concubine.
The old lady had always been unkind to Robert and Rene, but in the Cloud Abyss Empire, the main wife was held in high regard. Even though she wasn't their biological mother, she was still their mother in name.
Moreover, she was the highest-ranking person in the Jiang Family and possessed unfathomable strength. Therefore, the entire Jiang Family revered her.
"In five days, it's the old lady's birthday, Little Terra. You should go too." Sophia said. Since Terra was currently living with the Jiang Family, he was considered half a member of the family. If he didn't attend the old lady's birthday celebration, he would be seen as disrespectful.
"As for the birthday gift, I'll help you prepare it... Little Terra?"
Sophia was speaking when she suddenly noticed Terra's face darken, his eyes flashing with cold light. She had never seen Terra with such an expression and was momentarily stunned.
While Sophia was in a daze, Terra's eyes locked onto her, and he said, word by word, "Aunt, listen carefully to what I'm about to say!"
"What?" Sophia, caught by Terra's intense gaze, couldn't help but become serious.
"Otto and Robert plan to use the old lady's seventieth birthday as an opportunity to conspire with her and take Emma's admission spot, giving it to Otto's daughter, Liz Jiang!"
Sophia was stunned by Terra's words.
"What? Little Terra... are you serious?"
Sophia found it hard to believe that Otto and Robert would have such intentions.
"Absolutely."
Terra's tone was firm because this was something that had indeed happened in his previous life.
In his past life, because the teacher from Tianyue Academy would also attend the old lady's birthday celebration, Otto and Robert used their silver tongues to convince the teacher that as long as it was a Jiang Family member, whether it was Emma or Liz, it would fulfill Tianyue Academy's promise to Robert.
As for Emma, Otto and Robert undermined her confidence in every way, making her believe that her talent was inferior to Liz's and that attending Tianyue Academy would only bring shame to the Jiang Family.
In the end, Emma missed her chance to attend Tianyue Academy, and Liz took her place, happily going to the academy.
After this incident, Emma was forcibly married to Wang Sheng by Otto and Robert, beginning a life of tragedy.
"The old lady is actually conspiring with them to scheme against my Emma?" Sophia muttered to herself. She knew the old lady had always been biased against the second and fourth branches, but she hadn't expected her to be this extreme.
Even though the second and fourth branches weren't her biological children, they were still Jiang Family blood!
"Aunt, don't expect anything good from that old lady." Terra sneered. He had another reason for disliking the old lady: she was from the Wang Family. When the Wang Family and Jiang Family married, she was a branch member of the Wang Family who married into the Jiang Family.
Terra had no fondness for the Wang Family.
"Little Terra, what should we do now? We can't let Emma's spot be taken!" Sophia always believed in Terra unconditionally, including this time. She didn't question how Terra knew what would happen at the birthday celebration.
Terra said, "This time, we have to rely on Emma herself."
"Rely on her?"
"That's right. The teacher from Tianyue Academy values strength. If Emma can demonstrate overwhelming strength over Liz at the birthday celebration, no one will question her admission to Tianyue Academy!"
"But Emma's strength isn't inferior to Liz's." Sophia was puzzled. If Otto wanted to switch the spot to Liz, Liz would have to be very strong, or the teacher wouldn't agree.
"Currently, Emma's strength is indeed not inferior to Liz's. However, the day before the birthday celebration, Otto will find a way to add a muscle-weakening powder to Emma's food. By the time of the celebration, Emma will be weak and only able to display thirty to forty percent of her usual strength." Terra said calmly, revealing Otto's true sinister plan.
Sophia was shocked, "They are truly ruthless!"
