HRPM – Chapter 246 Forced into a Dilemma (4)

“Master, I’m exceptionally skilled at arguing. If this were a verbal sparring competition, I’d definitely win first place for you. But take a good look—this is a talent competition. Aside from being sharp-tongued, I really don’t have any talents worthy of being shown on stage, so please stop making things difficult for me.”

“You wish to defy an imperial order?”

“…”

Using imperial authority to bully people again. Damn his ancestors for eighteen generations—emperors really were never good people.

Fine, she would go then. At worst, she would simply go through the motions. If she failed to win, they could hardly blame her for it.

The emperor immediately sent someone to collect a flower token, then ordered Jin Luoluo to go dress up beautifully for the competition.

Jin Luoluo sat inside the flower pavilion while people applied her makeup, feeling utterly depressed.

“Luoluo, this is for you. I just sent someone racing back to the residence to fetch it.”

Xiao Luo rolled his wheelchair into the room. In his hands was a gold-inlaid jade box, exquisitely crafted at first glance, clearly containing something extremely precious.

A treasure!

Jin Luoluo’s eyes lit up at once. She hurriedly opened it. The moment the jade lid was lifted, a pearl the size of a pigeon’s egg was revealed inside.

A soft glow, delicate as gauze, immediately drifted out like mist, bathing the entire room in a faint, gentle radiance. It was remarkably magical.

“This… this is a luminous sea pearl! It’s so beautiful. Its glow is even clearer and brighter than any sea pearl I’ve ever seen, just like a shining star. Xiao Luo, you actually possess such a treasure!”

Jin Luoluo admired the pearl excitedly in her hands.

Xiao Luo curved his lips into a smile. “This is also one of the Ten Great Treasures of Chuyun—the Shunhua Luminous Sea Pearl. Compared to ordinary night pearls, its radiance is broader and more beautiful. Although there are lights on the lake tonight, they flicker and fade unpredictably. Most of the competition will feel like admiring flowers through mist; people won’t be able to see the beauties clearly. But if you carry this luminous pearl, no matter where you go, your whole body will seem to glow, like a fairy descending upon the lake. That alone will be enough to attract attention, and your chances of winning will greatly increase.”

Jin Luoluo had not expected him to come up with such a brilliant attention-grabbing strategy so quickly. With this, she would overwhelm all the others the moment she appeared.

Still, she remained worried. The biggest problem was her actual talent.

“It’s definitely an unexpectedly clever way to win attention. But being eye-catching alone isn’t enough—I still need a winning talent. I can’t exactly go up there and rely on my sharp tongue, can I? Xiao Luo, are you planning to support me? You’re investing so heavily in this. Be careful you don’t lose everything~~”