Chapter 219: Approaching a Deity (Forty-One)
As for why Liu Sheng was a Little Eyeball at this moment?
This must be explained starting from the second step of the “Nail Project.”
Second step: Pinprick.
This name was unpleasant, but it was still approved by 56.73% of Liu Sheng, who found it vivid and interesting, receiving unanimous praise from the humorous Liu Sheng.
Specifically, this was also a method the world came up with; it proposed that since it had already controlled the playback of the Mirage to some extent, it could try to go a step further and let Liu Sheng “open her eyes to the world.”
“See the world? See you?” Liu Sheng couldn't help but joke, grabbing onto this phrase.
As a result, the world disliked this joke.
Then the world continued to explain.
“Previously, I had controlled the recording and playback of the Mirage in our space.”
“Yes, very impressive.” Liu Sheng praised.
“So, in fact, I have already opened a passage from the inside to the outside. Next, I can let ‘you’ go outside to take a look.”
“Look at what?”
“Look at the rankings.”
“...Understood.”
Immediately, Liu Sheng asked: “How do I look?”
“Let ‘Mama’ differentiate an eye for me, and I will send it into the passage.”
The world, fearing Liu Sheng wouldn't understand, continued: “You remember that the existence of weird objects can Transmigrate through space, right?”
“Of course, I remember, the rotten apple theory.”
So, Liu Sheng had Little Tentacle grow a crystal-clear, dust-sized eye as per the world's request, and then detach from the main body.
Liu Sheng hadn't even clearly seen if the eye had grown, let alone when it detached, when she heard the world say faintly: “It's done.”
Then, Little Tentacle presented Liu Sheng with a brand new perspective.
As her perspective shifted, she saw five people sitting side by side, all staring intently at her, which made her eyeballs twitch in fright.
However, she quickly realized that they were not looking at her, but at the Mirage, which Little Tentacle's eye had possessed.
So, she began to confidently size up the five people.
It seemed these five people were the Examination Managers, four men and one woman.
Two people sat side by side in the center, one of whom was the oldest, with a messy white beard, and he barely spoke.
Next to the elder sat a serious-faced middle-aged female official, whose demeanor was quite similar to the Instructor Liu Sheng had seen during her studies.
The other three were all middle-aged men.
Liu Sheng guessed that one of them was Minister of Public Works Ling Fu, her maternal uncle whom her mother had recently told her about but she had never met.
Soon, her gaze locked onto one of them.
That person had a bland and cold expression, but his facial features were somewhat similar to her mother's.
Hmph, it's a pity she couldn't say that by looking at his face, she felt he wasn't a good person.
However, just by looking at the depth of the frown lines between his eyebrows, she knew he was a person of deep cunning, unlike the middle-aged handsome man in white next to him, whose temperament was as warm and gentle as jade, with only laugh lines at the corners of his eyes, making him look like a good person.
Liu Sheng silently criticized them in her mind, regardless of whether she was biased and deliberately nitpicking.
It was a pity Liu Sheng didn't bring an ear, nor did she understand lip-reading, so she could only watch their mouths open and close without knowing what they were saying.
Next time, she should ask the world to learn lip-reading.
Suddenly, Liu Sheng's gaze shifted, and the scene before her completely changed.
Everywhere she looked was resplendent with gold, and her Little Eyeball was almost blinded by the sheer amount of gold.
It was a pity that Liu Sheng's perspective could not take in all the furnishings in the room, but judging by the high ceilings, beams, and the intricate patterns and gilded carvings everywhere, it was enough to guess that this was by no means an ordinary household.
Then she looked at the man and woman sitting in front of her.
The man, about forty years old, was dressed in a golden brocade robe embroidered with exquisite Dragon patterns. He was seated on a Dragon-carved, gold-inlaid couch, his face serene and majestic, his eyes bright and full of spirit, and his demeanor extraordinary.
The other woman in luxurious attire, nearing middle age, had a beautiful face like a peony. She was the woman Liu Sheng had seen who was most fitting to be described by the four words “graceful and noble.”
The two were chatting and laughing, drinking tea, eating snacks, and occasionally glancing at Liu Sheng's side, looking quite at ease.
Suddenly, the Dragon-robed man frowned, his gaze like a torch fixed on the Mirage, as if noticing something unusual.
His gaze was majestic and carried a strange power. Liu Sheng was instantly terrified by this gaze, feeling as if her soul had left her body.
Immediately, the scene cut off, the view switched, and the five Examination Managers reappeared before her eyes.
...
“What's wrong, Imperial Brother?” Princess noticed the Emperor's gaze fixed on a certain spot, so she asked curiously.
“Nothing... I just had a feeling of being watched.” The Emperor frowned, “It's gone now, maybe it's because I just became a Divine Emissary and am overly sensitive to power from the Void Realm...”
“After the Examination ends, Imperial Brother should quickly go back and rest properly. These past few days, you've been busy handling official duties and worrying about the imperial Examinations, personally attending to everything. It's truly been hard on you.” Princess said worriedly.
“Okay, don't worry.” The Emperor pressed his temples and forced a smile.
“This Examination process is indeed too long... It's already night and it's not over yet.” Princess pouted her red lips, complaining.
“Are you worried about Xuanning?” The Emperor reminded her with a smile.
“It's not just Xuanning, we've only been watching for one day from outside, but the candidates inside have been staying for a full thirty days!” Although Princess said this, her eyes were full of heartache as she looked at Wen Xuanning's figure.
“Haha, thankfully, it's almost over.” The Emperor smiled, watching the gap between Wen Xuanning and the second place on the rankings grow wider and wider, and nodded, “Moreover, it seems that your Xuanning's first place is unshakable.”
Princess said nothing, but her face was full of pride and arrogance.
...
The scene change was too fast just now, Liu Sheng hadn't had time to react, but now that she had come to her senses, she realized that the man in the Dragon robe couldn't possibly be the current Emperor Li Xu, could he?
As for who the woman was, Liu Sheng didn't know at first.
But looking at the Dragon-patterned attire, she must also be from the royal family, probably a Princess. Given her age, it should be the current Emperor's only imperial sister—Princess Li Xi.
Thanks to Senior Sister Nangong's training, she now had some understanding of the royal family, unlike before when she “didn't know, didn't understand, didn't care,” and would even retort, “What does it have to do with me?”
After all, she used to be just a small figure in the Li County Weaving Institute, never imagining that one day she would come to Chang'an, or even have the opportunity to become an official in earnest.
Things were different now; she should thoroughly research her Manager's situation, right?
She just didn't expect that inadvertently, she had already met her future top Manager. It was truly unpredictable.
“But, what happened just now?” Liu Sheng quietly asked the world.
“Because they were also watching this Mirage, and the passages are connected, so it accidentally switched over.”
“Can I go over again?”
“It's best not to. That uncle is very perceptive; you were almost discovered.”
It seemed that the last heart-stopping glance was not an illusion, but that he had truly discovered something.
Liu Sheng remained silent, deciding to focus on observing here and gathering the necessary information quickly.
So she turned her eyeball inward, no longer looking at the five Examination Managers, but spinning around within the Mirage.
Soon, she saw what she wanted.
Liu Sheng in Xuan Thirty-Nine City couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly upward.