Chapter 107: The Poor Scholar (6th update, the final moment of madness...)

  "Hey, you dare to come in here? This is an inn, not a street. If you want to stay, there's a broken temple outside the city!"

  "Get out, this is a high-end tea house!"

  "If you're not buying, don't touch!"

  “……”

  It's indeed true that people rely on their clothes and horses rely on their saddles. As soon as you put on some decent clothes, they immediately fawn all over you, but if you're a bit shabby, they immediately give you the cold shoulder. Although Xīao Yáo's current outfit is a bit worn out, it's not like he's become a beggar or anything.

  But what Xiao Yao didn't expect was that when he passed by the brothel, the red-dusted woman at the door didn't show any disgust and even kindly gave him some money.

  "Hey little beggar, take this if you're hungry, there's some food inside!"

  This was truly unexpected for Xiao Yao, perhaps it was because he had passed by the place and coincidentally met a kind-hearted woman from the mortal world, or perhaps it was just that the woman's mood was good, or perhaps...

  No matter what, Xiao Yao has a good impression of the women in the brothel because of this. He thinks that although they are in this muddy world, they can still be unsullied and have kindness that others do not have!

  All the way, Xiao Yao was living in disguise, making it even harder for people to track his whereabouts. Even if someone wanted to follow him, they couldn't catch up with him, let alone now when no one was around.

  Even if someone wants to investigate afterwards, it's impossible to find any leads because of the carefree and unpredictable nature of the changes, making it impossible to track down. To the point where when someone tries to investigate how Xiao Yao arrived in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, they can't find any clues, as if Xiao Yao suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

  "Seventh sister, does that person in front look like Xiao Yaozi?"

  At this moment, the eldest miss is pulling Lone Star to stroll around, accompanied by Nangong Su Xin and Nangong Su. The third miss also appears in the Great Tang Empire, but the eldest miss doesn't ask why, she's just very happy to stick close to the third miss, making her quite troubled.

  She did it again, using the name of Gu Xing to deceive Third Miss and even shamelessly pulled her hand. Letting Third Miss not know whether to refuse or let her continue.

  Forget it, anyway the other party is also a girl, holding hands doesn't count as anything!! Third young lady can only think this way, because she tried to break free. But with her strength, how could she be a match for big sister?

  At this moment, the young lady saw a familiar figure in the distance. The figure was dressed in worn-out scholar's attire and had a book bag on his back, while leading a thin horse by the reins.

  "Scholar? How is that possible, when did that little Ding become a scholar? However... the silhouette gives people a feeling of being somewhat similar!" Nangong Suzhen followed the gaze of the eldest sister, slightly puzzled.

  "It's not like him, he just is!" said Third Miss.

  "Why are you so sure? Are you familiar with him?" asked both Big Sister and Nangong Suhui at the same time.

  "Because Miss Gu Xing is already talking to him..." Third Miss pointed ahead.

  "What?!"

  The two sisters, Dàjiě and Nángōng Sùxīn, were shocked to see that Gu Xing was actually talking to the poor scholar who looked like a carefree wanderer. At this time, they also glanced at their own side, only to find that the position where Gu Xing originally stood was now empty.

  How is this possible? How did she do it? She was just here a moment ago, and the next thing I know, she's over there! This speed is just too fast!!

  I didn't feel anything at all, it seems that Lonesome Star's strength boundary has already started to leave me far behind!!

  At this time, Nangong Suzi felt a sense of powerlessness. The Lone Star seemed to be beyond her reach. When they first left Qingyun City, the gap between them was not that big, and Nangong Suzi thought it would be easy to make up for it.

  And while she was striving to catch up, she found that the distance was getting bigger and bigger, because when she was striving to catch up, others were also making efforts to move forward, and Lonesome Star's efforts were not weaker than hers, but even stronger.

  That's why she thinks that the realm of Lonely Star is not obtained in vain, and she doesn't have any jealousy or resentment about it. She just feels that her own efforts are still not enough, and she needs to continue working hard. She believes that if Lonely Star can do something, then she can also do it.

  Although sometimes it will also appear powerless like now, but this is only temporary. She still strives for the goal of Lonely Star and one day she thinks she can catch up with Lonely Star!

  Don't give up, even if it's something you know is impossible, you still have to do it, that's what cultivation is all about!!

  Whether or not she can surpass Lonely Star, Nangong Suxin has already surpassed herself, constantly refreshing her progress in the way of martial arts. Compared to before, the progress she made during this period is a world apart. Unbeknownst to her, she has far exceeded her previous self by a huge margin.

  If she turns around at this time, she will find that she can no longer see where she was before!!

  If she were to see her current self back in Qingyun State, the sense of distance would also make her past self feel powerless!

  As for these, Nan Gong Su Xin did not notice, she just continued walking forward, she no longer had the time to turn around and look at the road behind her!!

  As for the big sister who was with Nangong Suxin, she didn't think that much. Her thoughts were very simple. She just wanted to have the ability to deceive men and bully women. To be the overlord of Qingyun State, at least she had to deal with Nangong Suxin, so she had to be stronger than Nangong Suxin!

  Perhaps it was because of Big Sister's undivided attention, perhaps her perceptiveness was indeed a bit high, her strength realm improved extremely quickly, especially her swordsmanship, if not for her being too lazy, she could almost catch up to Lonely Star.

  And she was once chasing after Nangong Suzi, she immediately relaxed and let Nangong Suzi feel both angry and amused. However, it was also because of the stimulation from the eldest miss that Nangong Suzi walked even faster.

  Later, Nangong Suzhen also discovered the reason why some of the young ladies and Gu Xing were progressing so quickly. It was because they were taking high-grade elixirs every day, never having taken a single mid-grade or low-grade one before. This situation shocked her greatly.

  After recognizing for a few days and observing for a few days, Nangong Suzi asked the eldest sister how she had top-grade elixirs. Even if these were just primary ones, it was rare to have all of them be top-grade.

  "Is it rare? I don't know, these were all given to me by Xiao Yao, he said eat as much as you want and don't save any for him, he said he has plenty more, the extra ones are for eating too, like sugar beans!"

  "...At that time, Nangong Suzi was stunned, and there were many more, the excess was given to Xiaochi as sugar beans, what is this? Something that others would go crazy for but couldn't get, he actually had so much of it, and even gave it to his little demon beast to eat as sugar beans."

  This is also too much!!!

  At that time, Nangong Suzi decided to ask Xiangyang to get some for herself. She didn't think she could get it for free, but just asked Xiangyang to buy it at a cheaper price. This was something she had done before, letting Xiangyang help her make a dress and only charging the cost price.

  And this set of clothes was also one of Nangong Suzi's favorite sets, not because it was made by Xiao Yao, but because the clothes themselves were excellent. The style was unique and could bring out her temperament, highlighting her beauty. When she wore these clothes, she could become the center of attention for everyone.

  So in these days, Nangong Suzhi's concern for Xiao Yao was not one bit less than that of Gu Xing and the Eldest Miss, although what she was concerned about was somewhat different, but the degree was roughly the same.

  Now, Xiao Yao has appeared, she is naturally very excited. After discovering Gu Xing's past, she also flashed away, leaving Da Jie and San Xiaojie behind.

  At this time, the eldest sister also wanted to slip away, but thinking about it, now there's only herself and the third sister left. Such an opportunity can't be missed! That rascal Xīao Yóu isn't someone she hasn't seen before, missing him for a little while won't make a difference!!

  "Carefree, why are you dressed like that?"

  When Nan Gong Su Xing arrived beside the poor bookworm, she heard Gu Xing's question. It seemed that Gu Xing was also very curious about this, and if even Gu Xing was curious, then who wouldn't be?

  No, Nangong Suzi was also very curious, and the third lady who came running over later was also very curious. Of course, the third lady didn't come running over because she wanted to see Xiao Yao earlier, but because she wanted to shake off the grasp of the big miss.

  When Nangong Suzhen saw that poor scholar's appearance, she could be 100% sure that this person was indeed carefree. Previously, she could only confirm it to 90%.

  The poor scholar looked at the lonely star for a while, then replied blankly: "I was just messing around on the road, wanting to try out different identities and see how others treat me! I had just entered the city not long ago and was about to look for you guys when you suddenly appeared!"

  "Is this fun?" Lone Star looked at Xiangyang with some confusion.

  He nodded and said, "It's still quite interesting. I can see people's faces when they talk to me. When I dress well, they treat me nicely, calling me 'young master' this and that. But when I dress poorly, they chase me away with a broom, saying I'm only fit to live in a broken temple!"

  “……”

  Nangong Suzhen could hear that the reason why Xiao Yao was treated so differently was because he himself wore clothes with such a huge difference, some people are just superficial like this, which is also one of human's weaknesses!

  But this is also human nature, and it can't be said who is right or wrong!!

  "Who made you pretend to be this and that if everything is the same, then the treatment should also be the same!" Nangong Suzi said a very philosophical sentence.

  "Yes, the same nature is treated equally, but if I don't try it out, how would I know what others are like? This requires a lot of research. I plan to use this poor student identity first, and none of you should expose me!" Xiangyao said, as if he had already become somewhat addicted to pretending.

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  Two chapters released in a row. This chapter is a consolation for everyone and will not be counted towards the monthly vote rewards. You've all worked hard, there are less than four hours left, let's make one final push!!