Chapter 44: Proving the worth

"Okay, now that everyone has left, Li Chang'an has been tentatively chosen as the candidate for the Holy Son. Li Chang'an, you must prove yourself within a year, after which you will be officially recognised as the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall!"

Bibidong's majestic voice rang out from the back of the Papal Palace, stopping everyone in their tracks, though everyone's gaze was drawn to Li Chang'an to varying degrees.

Some were surprised, others were jealous, and some congratulated.

Just as everyone was getting ready to leave, Li Chang'an heard Bibi Dong's voice transmission: "Come over to me!"

Naturally, Li Chang'an didn't dare not to go, and he was eager to go, so he casually found an excuse while the situation was still somewhat chaotic and dashed into the Papal Palace.

Bibidong sat on the main seat in the main hall, and Chrysanthemum Douluo or Ju Douluo stood next to him.

When Ju Douluo saw Li Chang'an enter, he raised an eyebrow at him and smiled encouragingly, while Bibidong looked at him with an unfavourable expression.

"It's true that having a spirit core allows you to recover spirit power quickly, and that your spirit power is thick, but did I tell you to overload it? Don't you realise how unstable your spirit core is right now?" Bibidong appeared and pounced on Li Chang'an with a scolding, but her expression was more concerned than angry.

"I'm sorry, teacher; I was mistaken." Without resistance or explanation, Li Chang'an immediately bowed deeply, profoundly admitting his mistake.

When it was clear that you were wrong and the other party was concerned about you, but you still argued without knowing what was wrong, that was unreasonable, not to mention reasoning with a woman, which he, Li Chang'an, couldn't do either.

Furthermore, his current situation was indeed dire; one spirit core was constantly spinning, it was already overloaded, and if he didn't have an expert to assist him, he would undoubtedly suffer a dantain break. (TN: It's more like a heart attack, but it's in his dantian)

"Come with me to my room, and I'll assist you in readjusting." Bibi Dong did not reprimand Li Chang'an any further after seeing him in this state, and she walked towards the main hall's exit with a sorrowful sigh.

Li Chang'an hurriedly greeted Ju Douluo and then quickly followed.

To be honest, he missed her bed, and he wasn't sure if there were any more little clothes that would pique his interest today.....

Even though Bibidong's bed was clean today and there were no surprises, Li Changan enjoyed sitting on the bed and letting Bibidong tune his body and stabilise his spirit core.

Bibidong's strength was still terrifying, as after Bibidong's spirit force intervened strongly, Li Changan's spirit core was quickly stabilised, and he let out a soothing cry.

"Oh, mmm, mmm..."

It wasn't that he, Li Changan, was knowingly doing it but Bibidong made him feel so good that it was comparable to mastu...

"Changan, to be honest, you surprised your teacher this time; from now on, don't overwork yourself in these kinds of situations." At this point, Bibidong spoke from behind.

"More than just the role of the holy son. Is it clear that your teacher is more concerned with your body and your foundation?"

Bibi Dong had initially accepted Li Chang'an as his apprentice because of his twin martial spirits, but now, after two months together, Bibi Dong looked at Li Chang'an as if he were her own family.

She received a lot of attention and ate a lot of food, she felt genuine care from Li Chang'an.

"I'm sorry, teacher; I won't make you worry again." Li Changan took advantage of the situation by twisting his body and resting his head on Bibidong's soft thighs, his eyes full of innocence.

Bibidong was taken aback at first, but after Li Chang'an laid down on her lap, she found herself not recoiling, but instead tenderly stroking Li Chang'an's head, just like a mother.

"I simply want to demonstrate that I am not inferior to others; I will have to work harder in the future to protect you, teacher. Anyone who dares to harm you must step over me!" Li Chang'an said solemnly as he looked into Bibidong's eyes.

"All right, I'll wait for you to protect me." Bibidong's heart warmed as he continued to stroke Li Chang'an's head gently and said so.

.....

When Li Chang'an returned home, he immediately found a special paper for writing documents and put the pen to work.

"Development strategies for the Spirit Hall's long-term development!"

That's right, Li Chang'an wasn't going to wait a year to prove himself because that would be too slow; instead, he was going to strike while the iron was hot with this document!

He'd simply be more reckless now that he'd been noticed; the big deal would be to restrain himself a little more in the future.

It was a little early for Li Chang'an to say these things, but he didn't want to wait another eight or ten years, and the Spirit Hall couldn't wait either, so he could just make something up.

Li Chang'an had seen many reports of this level in his previous life, and he also knew the plot direction of the Douluo Continent for the next 30,000 years, so putting forward a feasible development report in the light of reality was not difficult.

In terms of the populace, for example, Li Chang'an proposed the concept of for the people and to the people. Apart from continuing assisting people with his martial spirit awakening, all the spirit masters of the Spirit Hall's various divisions should go out between the common people.

For example, from assisting orphans and widows to assisting civilians in ridding themselves of spirit masters and spirit beasts that endanger people's lives when, to giving lectures in villages on occasion.

This may not appear to be a good thing at first, but once the Spirit Hall decides to establish a country, the recruitment to the people will undoubtedly be massive, directly weakening the foundations of the two empires!

Of course, this was just a ploy; in fact, Li Chang'an dedicated a full five pages to this aspect of the people as a top priority!

In the military, for example, Li Chang'an focused on the proposal of allocating special research funds and establishing an institute to research spirit guides, spending a lot of money on research and not being afraid of failure.

This report took five days to write, and when Li Chang'an presented it, Bibidong had read it for an entire day.

Bibidong was working on some of these things, and others she hadn't considered at all, but Li Chang'an's report was like a summary, systematically putting many of her ideas, making Bibidong clap her hands!

The following day, Bibidong personally went to the Hall of Elders to meet with the Grand Elder, Qian Daoliu.

Then there was the Spirit Hall's highest-level meeting; no one knew what was discussed, but Li Chang'an was specifically summoned to attend a portion of it, answering some questions and telling the board what the word genius meant! At the same time, his status as a holy son was formalised!

Then, in the Spirit Forest, an underground research institute was established, and some policies were piloted in various locations.