Three days later, the emperor summoned the head of the Ye Family and his son, specifically requesting the presence of the 13th young master of the Ye Family.
After the audience with the emperor, there was more news about the 13th young master, reporting that he had an unmarried fiancee, who happened to be the princess of the empire, born on the same day but slightly earlier, coinciding with the miraculous event, so the emperor felt that the 13th young master and the princess were a natural match.
Marriages between the princess and the Ye Family were not uncommon, occurring at least eight out of ten times, so naturally, there was no one opposing or objecting to this.
A month later, the 13th young master had his full moon celebration, and the Ye Family naturally hosted a feast, inviting almost all the civil and military officials, even the emperor himself, who brought the princess to the event.
At the time, the emperor's idea was to have the two little ones celebrate together, saving the trouble of hosting separate events, and he chose not to have the celebration at the palace for particular reasons.
In any case, everyone could see that the emperor was giving the Ye Family face, and once again, the 13th young master's prestige increased.
A year later...
There seemed to be a slight change in the situation. The growth of the 13th young master's body was good, just not as everyone expected. According to some people's speculations, he should already be walking and speaking at his age, but...
"Chengtian, how can our child be like this all the time?" A noble and gentle woman of the Ye Family, Long Anqi, looked at her one-year-old child with some concern.
This woman was the mother of the 13th young master - Long Anqi. And Chengtian, her husband, also had a furrowed brow.
Why was he frowning? Because the so-called divine child, the 13th young master, was not extraordinary as expected, but rather seemed a bit slower than normal children.
Usually, children at the age of one would already be walking and speaking some simple words, but this 13th young master couldn't do either.
"It's okay, some children walk and talk later but still turn out great when they grow up. This doesn't mean anything," Chengtian furrowed his brows, comforting his wife and seemingly reassuring himself as well.
"Mmm..." Long Anqi smiled slightly as she held the 13th young master, accepting this explanation.
Yes, some children are indeed like that. There's nothing significant about it. Whether this thirteenth little prince is like this or not, we'll have to continue watching to find out.
Two years later...
The thirteenth little prince finally learned to walk and could speak, but at a beginner's level. This disappointed many people, and slowly led to the possibility that they were reluctant to consider.
At that time, there were people in the Ye family who were happy and worried. Concern was, of course, directed towards the thirteenth little prince, while the joy was felt by those in the family who were at odds with Ye Chengtian.
However, there was an exception among those who cared - a young girl, who was the thirteenth little prince's sister, and she was very pleased with her brother's situation. She was a lively girl who liked to hold her little brother. She spent her days happily hugging the thirteenth little prince, as if trying to make up for past regrets. Although she had grown up a bit, hugging her brother still seemed a bit strange.
Imagine this scene - a five-year-old girl holding a two-year-old boy. It was quite a peculiar sight to be able to lift him at all.
However, such a scene gave off a warm feeling, making the two siblings seem very interesting.
Three years later...
Basically, everyone knew one thing: the thirteenth little prince was not a genius, but rather a fool. Or rather, he was a stupid person.
He had only just learned to say a few simple words at this point, and his intellectual development level was disappointing. A child blessed by fate had turned into a little idiot. The contrast was unexpected to many.
The result of this day left the thirteenth little prince completely abandoned. No one held even a shred of hope for him. Of course, this was only true for outsiders, not his family.
In the Holy Land, there was a tradition that when a person turned three, they would undergo a talent attribute test.
The talent attribute, unique to the people in this world, was usually singular. Only a very small number of people had two or more, and the most common talent attributes were four: wind, fire, earth, and water.
There were rare attributes such as light, darkness, space, and a few others. These were extremely rare, and only one or two would appear in a thousand years.
One's talent attribute determined the strongest power they could exert in magic or martial arts of that series. This was commonly referred to as an advantage, and it certainly was no small benefit. It could absolutely impact a person's strength significantly.
In simple terms, a master of water attribute, when using water skills, was a master. But if they used a different series, it would be difficult to achieve even half the power of water skills, making them ordinary.
There seemed to be a saying that it was important to test one's talent attribute at the age of three. Well, it's close enough. The point was that it seemed to be a lifelong decision.
It was said that by the age of three, a person's lifelong attribute was almost determined, and there would be no further variations.
The test result of the thirteenth little prince was shocking - he was found to have no attribute. This was a situation that hadn't been seen in ten thousand years. Even if someone had a poor or peculiar attribute, they would still have at least one.
He truly was a child of the gods, but the way he was called changed a bit. Previously he was a child favored by the gods, but now he was abandoned by them, or rather - a god's abandoned child!
A waste, even if extraordinary talent, in a world where strength reigns supreme, those without strength would find it difficult to receive the highest respect.
Moreover, with his intellectual level lagging behind others, he was an absolute fool, a waste among wastes.
Of course, many people had this thought, but no one dared to say it. Even if the thirteenth little prince was a fool, no one dared to say it, at least not directly. After all, the Ye family's power could provide him with a carefree life and anyone wanting to humiliate him was akin to humiliating the Ye family. This was not something an ordinary person could afford.
Perhaps, this was a kind of luck, born into the Ye family. It ensured that the thirteenth little prince would have a life free of worries and that his idiocy would separate him from struggles for power.
This was also a kind of blessing.