Liú Fēiyān smiled and said, "I've asked about this too, and he answered that, based on past peerless talent contests, the dominating judges and audience are men, and to captivate a man's gaze, it's natural to come here. He said as long as Xiǎoyàn can captivate these men, she will definitely win first place."
This, indeed, is the case. Although this contest is said to be about talent performances, in reality, it's a display of looks, and looks play a significant part.
However, most of the peerless talents disdain this, as they believe their real attractiveness lies in their talent, and they seldom sacrifice their looks. Yè Làng disregarded these opinions, as long as he can win, that's all that matters. Besides, it's not as though he's sacrificing his looks; he's completely unscrupulous.
However, there's a problem in the midst of this. Is Zhēn Xiǎoyàn attractive? How many people are willing to buy into her appearance? No, should we say, are there people who will buy into it?
"If it were you, I believe it could work, but as for Zhēn Xiǎoyàn, even if a miracle occurs, it's still very unlikely," the emperor expressed what everyone was thinking.
"Yes, considering her appearance, maybe it could be improved in one or two years, but in just over twenty days, even if there's improvement, it's still far, far from their level," Yè Lányǔ said directly.
"At first, I also thought the same way as all of you, but in these twenty-plus days, I feel like it's not impossible. Thirteen and Little Yàn, both of them are unimaginable." Liú Fēiyān sighed.
Unimaginable in what way? Which side is unimaginable?
Just when everyone wanted to clarify this matter and ask questions, Liú Fēiyān lightly continued,
"I believe they will succeed this time! Little Yàn endured inhuman suffering, yet she still persevered. Just based on this, I deeply believe she will succeed!"
Inhuman suffering? From this statement, most people could speculate to some extent that Zhēn Xiǎoyàn had paid a price that ordinary people cannot bear for this competition.
"I also believe in Thirteen. He can change a person, I am a perfect example. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have this side. I also hate him..." Liú Fēiyān's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, almost inaudibly by the end.
During these twenty-plus days of interaction, as Liú Fēiyān changed Zhēn Xiǎoyàn's refinement, she herself gradually changed. In the end, she seemed to understand that perhaps it wasn't her who changed Zhēn Xiǎoyàn, but rather Yè Làng, who changed her own self, also changed Zhēn Xiǎoyàn.
With Yè Làng, she always felt a kind of natural closeness, which made her gradually let go of her seductive and aloof exterior, and slowly recover that side deep within, radiating a purity untouched by the world.
"What?!" Everyone couldn't understand what Liú Fēiyān was talking about. Even if they heard it, they still couldn't understand, let alone not hearing it.
Liú Fēiyān smiled as if waking from a dream, then shook her head and said, "It's nothing, you'll see. Xiǎoyàn will surprise you all!"
"Why can't you just tell us directly what Zhēn Xiǎoyàn is like now, and what he has done to her?" Seventh Princess frowned. She didn't like guessing games, especially when it came to Yè Làng; she wanted clear answers.
"What has Thirteen done?" Liú Fēiyān shook her head. "I don't really understand. All I know is that he used some very miraculous alchemy, causing a miraculous change in Xiǎoyàn's body. However, this kind of alchemy has also brought great pain to Xiǎoyàn. And in addition to enduring this pain every day, she also has to undergo our training."
"A miraculous change?" Everyone was puzzled. What kind of change exactly, and what kind of miraculous alchemy did Yè Làng use, none of them knew.
Although everyone knew that Yè Làng could perform alchemy, their knowledge was limited to him being an ordinary alchemy student. They had no idea what specifically he was capable of.
However, nobody would believe that Yè Làng's alchemy could hold anything spectacular. Perhaps this was because Yè Làng always kept a low profile, and because he had never displayed his skills in this area.
Thus, this time, many people would be shocked by his "alchemy."
"Yeah, it's very miraculous, so miraculous that it's hard to believe. In these twenty-plus days, Xiǎoyàn..." Liú Fēiyān was about to say something when, suddenly, she stopped. At that moment, a change occurred in the crowd, a change brought about by the arrival of someone.
By this time, the performance by the talented women on stage was nearing its end. Unless something unexpected happened, this competition would soon be a done deal.
However, at this last moment, an unexpected event, or rather, something that everyone had been hoping for, happened as if by a miracle.
"Sorry for the delay, we arrived late, apologies, apologies!" A boy was pulling a girl towards the stage from the outside, while apologizing as they ran.
Who the boy was, everyone present could recognize him, he was the person everyone had been waiting for and speculating about, the thirteen-year-old from the Ye family who had disappeared for over twenty days—
Ye Lang!!
However, who was the young girl he was pulling along? This was a question everyone wanted to ask, and they also wanted to ask him where Zhen Xiaoyan was, why she wasn't coming together with them.
No one would think this young girl was Zhen Xiaoyan, because she had a good figure and a beautiful face. She was definitely not like Zhen Xiaoyan, who was a "three-nothing product."
"Sorry, we are a little late due to some unexpected circumstances, but it seems like we made it just in time." Ye Lang went straight to the stage, under the gaze of everyone, and with an apologetic and indifferent tone, he spoke.
"Bang!" Suddenly, Ye Lang was tapped on the head by a little fist.
"Ah...Sis, why did you do that?" Ye Lang looked at the person hitting him, crying out in pain.
Sister? That was Ye Lan Yu, but it was strange, just a moment ago, wasn't she beside Ye Chengtian and the others?
"?! How did this girl run so fast?" The emperor and others just then realized that Ye Lan Yu had already disappeared from their side and appeared on the stage. This process seemed to have been unnoticed, and at the same time, they also noticed that the Seventh Princess had disappeared from their side and appeared next to Ye Lang.
“What are you saying? If you dare to greet me like this next time, without hitting me, I’ll beat you! If you play disappearing games with me, I’ll hit you!!" Ye Lan Yu threatened with a raised fist.
"Aren't you beating me now?" Ye Lang asked in confusion.
"This is just a small hit, far from a beating!" Ye Lan Yu grumbled as she began to examine Ye Lang's body, carefully observing for any changes from before, making sure he hadn't suffered, or endured hardships.