Upon hearing the bearded man’s words, Feng Tianlan was very calm. “I see.”
Her real strength was that of a Middle-stage Heavenly Supreme. Even if she used the Ice Soul Sword to suppress it, the pressure of the stairs would not have affected her. It’s no surprise that she was fine.
“What a strange person.” The bearded man reached out and pulled at the beard on his face. He had tested her level a few times, but it still revealed that she was an Earth Supreme. Yet, she was able to come up the mountain so easily. It didn’t make sense at all.
Deng Hu also walked over. When he realized what was happening, he also tried to test Feng Tianlan’s level a few times, but the result still showed that she was an Earth Supreme. He couldn’t figure out why, so he went and called the head of the Shang Institution.
Feng Tianlan looked up at the head who had flown over. He had grey hair and a grey beard and he was dressed in grey clothes. If not for the serious expression on his face, he would look like a sage.
“It is a great honor to see you, Master.” When the bystanders saw the Prefecture Master, they bowed and greeted him.
The head had the spiritual force of an Advanced-stage God Supreme. When he arrived in front of Feng Tianlan, he sized up the youth in front of him, asked for his name, and then tested him. Immediately, he frowned deeply.
“Master, is there a problem?” Deng Hu and the bearded man quickly asked when they noticed his reaction.
The head did not answer them. Instead, he looked at Feng Tianlan seriously again and used his spiritual force to test her again, but the familiar spiritual force he felt made him frown again. “Your name is Shen Lan?”
Feng Tianlan replied with a straight face, “Yes.”
“Is it the Shen family of the Dongshu Nation?” the head asked seriously with a dark face.
Feng Tianlan looked up and saw that everyone was looking in her direction. She frowned and said, “I’m from East Shu.”
“Alright. Make arrangements for the others.” The head looked at Feng Tianlan sternly. “Come with me.”
Everyone turned to look at her with eyes filled with curiosity, speculation, and even some hostility. How did she win the head’s favor so easily?
Feng Tianlan was also puzzled by this for a moment, but she followed the head of Shang Institution. She didn’t come to the Shang Institution to cultivate but to pass through this place to get to the Tianfeng Nation.
The study was silent. In the courtyard outside the study grew an upright pine. It looked comfortable, but at the same time, the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
The head of Shang Institution sat down and gestured for Feng Tianlan to sit as well. “Sit down. I have something to ask you.”
“Thank you,” Feng Tianlan replied politely and sat down on the chair beside him.
The head of Shang Institution looked at Feng Tianlan and admired her manners and attitude. Recalling the spiritual force he had detected, he asked, “Lady, are you from the Shen family?”
“Hmm?” Feng Tianlan raised her eyes and looked at the patriarch in surprise. She couldn’t help but touch her face. Her skin wasn’t as fair and tender as when it was in her female form—which meant the disguise’s effect was still there. She was still a man, so how did he recognize her?
Looking at her actions, the head of Shang Institution almost could not keep the serious expression on his face. “You have the spiritual force that I am familiar with, young lady. And as far as I know, she has only given birth to one daughter.”
Feng Tianlan put down her hand and looked up at the head who had changed his tone. “If there is something you want to say, just say it.” After that, she would decide whether or not she was going to reveal her identity.
“Shen Shu and Shen Borui are your parents, right?” Seeing that she was so direct, the head naturally did not beat around the bush and spoke clearly.
Feng Tianlan’s eyes narrowed, and she almost asked a question. However, she suppressed her excitement and replied calmly, “Yes.”
