Total Suppression

Su Li's words were harsh, and many students of Phoenix Academy showed fear on their faces.

Thanks to Su Li's educational reforms, Phoenix Academy students have achieved today's results. It's fair to say that their presence in the Imperial Garden of the palace is half due to Su Li's efforts.

They have benefited from Professor Su, and now, to turn against her, most students still have integrity and can't bring themselves to do it.

Su Li snorted coldly and looked at Louis Lee. "Louis Lee, your family is of modest means. Thanks to the Scholarship Program I established, you were able to study at Phoenix Academy. Without me, who knows in which field you'd be digging for food? I am both your teacher and your benefactor. Is it only because I am a woman that all my kindness to you becomes worthless?"

Louis Lee broke out in a cold sweat, feeling guilty under Su Li's questioning, and tried to argue, "Well, kindness is one thing, but you being a woman is another..."

"Hmph, what's wrong with being a woman? In this world, winners take all—the capable should lead! Back then at Phoenix Academy, I single-handedly challenged the entire mathematics faculty and won a sweeping victory. Tell me, Louis Lee, could you have done that?" Su Li's aura was overwhelming, shining like the bright moon in the sky.

Louis Lee shrank back at the question, and after a long pause, he muttered, "No... I couldn't... but you're a woman, it's against the rules..."

Su Li snorted again and turned to the civil officials present, raising her voice: "Back then, when the genius faculty teams from the Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of Jin faced off, it looked like Jin would be utterly defeated and humiliated by Chu. It was I who fought back, using mathematics to shock the world and win Chu's respect, saving Jin's honor. Many of you were present at that tournament. Tell me, if it weren't for me—a woman—turning the tide, which of you men could have preserved Jin's honor?"

Su Li's pointed question made the civil officials lower their heads in shame.

The scene from that tournament between the two kingdoms was still vivid in everyone's memory. It was Professor Su's first shining victory—a perfect comeback that made everyone in Jin proud.

Without Lily Evans, the people of Jin would surely have been looked down upon by the faculty team from the Kingdom of Chu, and the entire country would have lost face!

Lily Evans looked at the crowd, who wore expressions of shame, and declared loudly: "I, a woman, was able to restore the honor of an entire nation, while you men could not! The fact is, I am stronger than you! In just a few short years, I became famous across the land, founded my own school, pioneered the subject of mathematics, and became the dean of the two most prestigious academies in the world. Which of you still has the face to question my gender?"

The entire room fell silent; no one spoke, and Louis Lee, after being questioned repeatedly by Lily Evans, could not utter another word.

In the face of overwhelming strength, any argument is weak and powerless.

Before a once-in-a-generation genius like Lily Evans, when it comes to mathematics, she is the founding master; when it comes to ability, the two academies she leads have become the highest institutions in the country.

And that's not all—even if you compare beauty, youth, influence, background, or wealth?

Lily Evans is only eighteen, stunningly beautiful, wife to the powerful Prince of Qin, the personal mentor of Empress Susan Bell, daughter of the legendary physician Rowan Lin, and the richest woman in Jin...

Such an outstanding woman—how could these men even compare?

They can't even compare to Lily Evans in looks!

Lily Evans completely and utterly suppressed them in every way—what's the point of competing?