“The Crown Prince already arranged for Yun Hailan to win this thing,” Yun He continued. “Anyone who interferes will become his enemy, and he has power in all four of the institutes. Think things through carefully Yang Qi….”

With that, Yun He was gone.

However, his words rang loud and clear in Yang Qi’s mind.

It was now abundantly clear that the Crown Prince was someone not to be trifled with. In the past, Yang Qi had heard that he had influence in the other institutes, but had always assumed it was minimal. After all, the institutes wouldn't allow outsiders to hold sway over their students, would they?

As it turned out, he had been wrong. Clearly, experts from all the institutes feared him, and would heed his commands.

Even this expert among experts, Yun He, held the Crown Prince in high esteem.

That was a level of power that couldn’t be described as ordinary in any way.

In fact, Yang Qi even wondered if the four institutes were collectively grooming the Crown Prince to be their future leader. It seemed unlikely. After all, despite the fact that all four institutes claimed to be...