Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return-Chapter 1037: Whenever She Appears, It’s Always a Losing Game

Knowing Mu Hanyan’s true identity, it felt somewhat strange to keep calling him "young master", and addressing him as "Han Yan" seemed too familiar, so Zirong simply chose to call him "sir".

"What’s so strange?" Mu Hanyan looked at Zirong.

"Logically speaking, if Anyun and Shangyue are planning to renew diplomatic relations and exchange embassies, they should send experienced and prudent envoys. Why send someone so young?" Zirong said.

"That’s true." Mu Hanyan frowned slightly. She hadn’t considered this issue before, but after hearing Zirong’s remarks, it did seem somewhat abnormal.

According to her guess, Yue Fanchen is likely a royal from Shangyue Country, which makes his identity suitable for foreign diplomacy. However, Anyun and Shangyue have been mortal enemies for generations. Renewing diplomatic ties is significant; how could they send someone so young? Those guards are troublemakers, better suited for challenging opponents than diplomacy.

"Do you think they’re also here for the Long Yan Academy enrollment?" Zirong pondered aloud.

Mu Hanyan’s heart skipped a beat; the selection for Long Yan Academy was happening soon. Yue Fanchen arriving in Anyun Country at this time might not be a mere coincidence.

In fact, Long Yan Academy, as the premier among Anyun Country’s Four Great Academies, is quite famous among the continent countries. Every selection season, young talents from other countries come to participate, and certainly, Anyun’s young people can also apply to academies in other nations. The countries maintain friendly exchanges, and the academies do not prohibit this.

However, after the great war a thousand years ago, Anyun and Shangyue completely broke off relations, and no young people have gone to each other’s academies for the selections.

Yue Fanchen coming to Shangyue Country at this time might really be for the Long Yan Academy election, or perhaps to pave the way for reconciliation between the two countries. Re-establishing diplomatic ties is no small matter; testing the reactions of officials and citizens to avoid abrupt establishment causing opposition is wise.

After all, the ethos of the Holy Court Continent countries is enlightened and not solely driven by royal authority. Even a monarch often must consider the sentiments of their people.

The more Mu Hanyan thought about it, the more Zirong’s speculation made sense. However, given Yue Fanchen’s demeanor and even she couldn’t see through his powers, he is likely outstanding even among the Shangyue royal family. If he were merely a probe, why send him when an average noble family’s son would suffice?

Could he have other motives? Mu Hanyan suddenly recalled the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate hidden within Long Yan Academy, which had ignited a feud between the Mu Family and the Yan Family.

Although both the Mu and Yan families are highly secretive, there’s no wall without a crack. Could Yue Fanchen’s true purpose be that Heavenly Destiny Star Plate?

If that were the case, everything would fall into place.

With this thought, Mu Hanyan quickened her pace. If the competitor were someone else, she might not care, but facing Yue Fanchen, she would have to proceed with caution. Returning to the Capital, she needed to focus on increasing her cultivation as soon as possible.

Given her current strength, there might be limited short-term improvement, but in contests between experts, even the slightest advantage can change the outcome.

In sum, knowing Yue Fanchen might be her greatest rival, Mu Hanyan wouldn’t dare be careless.

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As Mu Hanyan and others embarked on their return journey, in the Capital, the Fifth Prince and Qu Fengting locked eyes and sighed deeply.

"I didn’t expect, after all our struggling, Mu Hanyan would seize all the benefits, leaving us with nothing." The Fifth Prince said woefully.

He managed to heal in the days since his return, and no lingering issues remained, yet the thought of the Flying Peak incident filled him with grievance.

Most frustrating was that upon returning, Nian An Yao took his leave, citing immense damage to his lifespan and Primordial Energy from repeated uses of Beastly Heart Beast Taming Technique, claiming he could no longer serve.

The Fifth Prince could see that Nian An Yao’s departure was not only due to the damage but also his series of setbacks causing disillusionment. After some persuasion, he reluctantly let him go.

In the end, it was just him and Qu Fengting.

Qu Fengting listlessly glanced at the Fifth Prince, remaining silent. During the Exotic Beast Valley escapade, his Heavenly Secret calculations yielded no benefit, whereas Mu Hanyan snatched an Exotic Beast Egg that even chased Xia Youchen like a lost dog. Though Qu Fengting didn’t know what kind of egg it was, he suspected it was extraordinary.

Whatever the circumstance, encountering Mu Hanyan meant all plans were worthless, and the one calculating would always lose.

Following her to Anyun Country, he believed he could finally settle scores, but once meeting Mu Hanyan, even the Fifth Prince ended up the loser.

As he reminisced, he couldn’t even muster revenge plans anymore.

Seeing Qu Fengting’s dispirited state, the Fifth Prince also felt uninspired, reflecting on Mu Hanyan’s "servant." He silently lamented, pondering why he lacked such competent subordinates, believing if that person were under his command, victory would surely follow.

No wonder he thought such things, recalling how during the battle with Nian An Yao, simply a casual wave from Ye Lanfeng subdued the Dragon Whisker Thunder Beast like a tame pet, and later against the Aolai Divine Beast, Ye Lanfeng’s timely appearance ensured Mu Hanyan escaped unscathed with the beast’s memory inheritance.

Though there were other factors he wasn’t aware of, he credited it all to Ye Lanfeng.

"By the way, did you find anything about the person I asked you to investigate?" the Fifth Prince asked with interest.

"The person is very mysterious. I tried many methods to no avail. I only know he accompanied Mu Hanyan from Heishi City to the Capital, likely a confidant recruited along the way." Qu Fengting replied.

"So he hasn’t been with Mu Hanyan long and his loyalty must be limited. Can you brainstorm how to recruit him for me?" The Fifth Prince, unwilling to abandon his ambitions, asked inflected with hope.

Quality over quantity, as long as he could recruit such a person, it would surpass any noble playboy under his command! The Fifth Prince’s plan echoed loudly in his mind.

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