Chapter 56 Departure 1

  "What's wrong, young lady? Are you afraid?" Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

  "I'm scared, I'm scared of what? Anyway, just fight my way through, can take down a few then that's it!! I'm not really going to participate, just showing off for SuSu... Hmm, SuSu, I'm so stupid, why am I so stupid?!" The big sister only now remembered her purpose, seemingly forgetting something very important.

  "What's wrong?" asked Xiao Yao curiously.

  "I had totally forgotten, I was supposed to attend the performance competition, SuSu could have seen my elegant and refreshing appearance, but that day I ended up drinking here, what a total failure!! XiaoYao, why didn't you remind me!!" The young lady's face was full of regret, and she grabbed XiaoYao to vent her suddenly rising emotions.

  "......" Xiao Yao fell silent for a moment, "Can I be blamed for this? This matter is obvious, do I need to remind you? Besides, at that time I wasn't there either, how would I know you'd be so stupid!!"

  "Who are you calling stupid? Are you itching for a fight!!" The young lady glared at Xiao Yao with great displeasure.

  "Don't worry, there's still a chance. Miss Su won't be able to escape your grasp," said Xiao Yao, although he himself didn't quite believe what he was saying.

  "That's it! But there's still a slim chance, she won't go to Tianfeng City with us, she's a scholar and doesn't participate in our martial artists' activities." The young lady shook her head, seemingly thinking of another mistake, that participating in the Dragon Gate Competition would only make herself further away from Third Miss.

  "Believe me, Miss Su will definitely follow Miss Su Xin together, not only because of their deep sisterly love, but also because she has to go." Xiao Yao said with a smile.

  "What does it mean?" The young lady was puzzled.

  "When the time comes, you'll know that the Nan Gong family is not as simple as you think!" Xiangyang smiled mysteriously.

  "What?!" The young lady had nothing but question marks in her mind.

  ……

  After ten days, Xiao Yao had finished forging the sword for Da Xiaojie and also refined his own sword. From this, it could be seen that the quality of Gu Xing's sword was much higher than theirs.

  However, the young lady was very satisfied with the sword given to her by Xiao Yao, because she thought it was enough, much better than her previous sword, and the shape was more domineering.

  The eldest miss did not show off with this sword in Qingyun City, not because she didn't want to, but because the day after the sword was completed, they set out fully equipped.

  On this day, all the dignitaries of Qingyun City, and even the entire Qingyun Province, had arrived. The masters of various aristocratic families also appeared, including the Nan Gong family and the Mo family.

  And what they are doing is one thing, that is, sending all participants of the Dragon Gate competition to battle, of course, mainly in order to boost morale for their own family.

  Cheering and encouragement are very important, they can bring people confidence, and confidence is an essential component of strength!!

  And this farewell place is the east gate of Qingyun City, now there are people standing all around and on top of the city wall!

  Big sister came here and in this crowded crowd, she was looking for someone...

  "What are you looking for?" Nangong Suxin appeared beside the eldest miss at this time, and among these people, she felt that the eldest miss was slightly more familiar.

  But she had already clashed with the eldest miss before, and unexpectedly, at the noble family's preliminary selection, they bumped into each other for the first time and staged a stunning showdown.

  As a result, Big Sister was defeated, and there is still a significant gap between her and Nangong Suzi!!

  After this confrontation, Nangong Suzi's feelings towards the eldest sister improved a bit, not as hostile as before, of course, only relatively better.

  "Nangong Suzi, where's your sister?" The young lady asked casually.

  "My sister is over there, with those talented young people, having a lively conversation!" Nangong Suzhen replied.

  "What are these bookworms going to do? Are they also coming with us?" The young lady continued to look for people and asked.

  "They are going to the capital for the imperial examination, and every year during the Dragon Gate competition, which is also the time of the imperial examination!" said Nangong Suzhen.

  "It's really interesting, why put them together? It makes it so busy!" The young lady replied in confusion.

  "It's not a bother, the imperial examination is for civil officials, while the Dragon Gate competition is for military officials. Although we're going to the capital this time, it's just to pay our respects to the Emperor, and after that, who knows where we'll go to take the test? But one thing's for sure, it won't be in the capital!!" Nangong Suxin felt a bit helpless, this young mistress of the Mo family was indeed a young mistress, and she didn't even bother to ask about these things.

  "Oh, I see!" The young lady seemed to understand.

  Nangong Suzi continued: "Also, these bookworms are relatively weak and gentle, so it's better to have them together for their own protection! Scholars are very important, every place needs them, they're actually more important than us!!"

  That's right, ordinary people prefer to see the governance of civil officials rather than the tyranny of military officers, unless it's a chaotic world!!

  The strong are worthy of admiration, but that's too far away, life is what matters most!!

  "What's the point of telling me this? I'm a tyrant. Even if a scholar encounters a soldier, he can't reason with him!" The big sister said domineeringly.

  “……”

  "Hey, where's that kid? Didn't we say we'd go together?" The big sister continued searching, and it was only now that Nangong Suxin realized the person she was looking for wasn't her third sister, but someone else.

  That little guy? Could it be...

  "Are you referring to Xiao Jiading? Is he going with us?" said Nangong Suxin.

  "Hmm! When you gave me the sword yesterday, you said... wait, why should I tell you...?" The young lady said, continuing to look around at the people on the scene. At this time, almost everyone had arrived, except for Gu Xing who hadn't shown up yet.

  "Could it be that they overslept? Impossible, even if that kid overslept, Seventh Sister wouldn't have overslept. What are they up to?" The eldest miss frowned, full of suspicion.

  Won't there be some problem?

  "Lord Han, shall we begin? The timing is almost right!!"

  Under the reminder of the officials nearby, Han Zhizhou stepped forward and quieted down the crowd that was originally a bit noisy!

  "First of all, thank you to Wang Shang for giving me the opportunity to stand in front of everyone and manage this beautiful and rich land. And also, thank you to each of you..."

  A very long and commonly used opening speech, this is an official consistent opening, of course, it can also be said to be a piece of nonsense, but it must be said, because these are all polite phrases, which need to be said in this occasion.

  Below, everyone is used to listening, even if they have listened many times, they must listen!!

  "Today, I am delighted because I see the future of our Qingyun Prefecture, the future of Tianfeng Nation, those who participate in the Dragon Gate Competition, and those who participate in the Imperial Examination. You are our future, the future of Qingyun Prefecture, Tianfeng Nation, and even the entire continent!!"

  "Let go of your hands, don't be bound by anything, play out your strength and potential, strive for the best results!! This is the beginning of your life!!"

  "Roar......"

  "Strive! Struggle!!"

  "Roar......"

  Everyone present was in high spirits, and it's unclear whether they really saw their own future or simply because Han Zhizhou's words were over and everyone could be freed, bidding farewell to family and friends.

  After the farewell, everyone got on the car. Those who had the qualifications for the Dragon Gate Competition and those who were going to participate in the Imperial Examination all had a place, which was arranged by the Qingyun State government. All expenses were borne by the official.

  It's not just a horse-drawn carriage, but also food, clothing, and accommodation afterwards, all of which are taken care of by the officials!!

  "They've already set off, why hasn't that kid shown up yet?" The young lady was puzzled and thought to herself, "Could it be that the kid and Seventh Sister have left on their own?"

  No, Xiao Yao never planned to travel alone. Why not take a ride with the wind when it's available? At the same time, Xiao Yao had actually arrived long ago, he was just in a place where Big Sister didn't notice him.

  Soon, the big sister discovered that Xiao Yao was actually here!!

  A carriage came in front of the young lady and stopped, and when she was about to drive it away, a voice suddenly sounded.

  "Big sister, get on the bus!!"

  Isn't the charioteer on the carriage free and easy?

  The young lady immediately jumped onto the horse carriage, sat beside Xiao Yao and asked: "How did you become a coachman?"

  "They said there were fewer carters, and since I didn't have a position, I just took over and got paid for it too!" Xīao smiled and said.

  "This is also true, but there should be many horse-drawn carriages, and many people have their own carriages with attendants. If we weren't all martial artists and Grandfather wanted to train us, I'm sure our Mo family would also have horse-drawn carriages!"

  "That's right, fewer drivers! Not everyone is willing to go that far..." said Xiao Yao.

  "......, seems so too!"

  "Miss, you go inside!" Xiangyang raised an eyebrow and winked, clearly indicating that there was something going on inside.

  The big sister didn't notice, she had been looking ahead all along, and casually replied: "This is pretty good, I've never sat here before!"

  "Second Miss and Third Miss are also inside!!" Xiao Yao said calmly.

  "Ah, I'm going in!"

  “……”

  The big sister flashed into the carriage with agile movements, and sure enough, she didn't deceive her. The third miss of Nangong was inside, but now the big sister couldn't get close to her because Nangong Suxin was already sitting beside the third miss.

  This position was originally supposed to be prepared for the eldest miss, but Xiao Yao had just gone to pick up the third miss and was preparing to create an opportunity for the eldest miss. Unexpectedly, the eldest miss spoke to herself first, and even more unexpectedly, Nan Gong Su Xin was with the eldest miss together.

  It's not my fault, I've done my best!!

  "Hmmph!"

  The big sister let out a very unpleasant cold hum, then turned to another person in the car, who was Gu Xing, and asked: "Qī Mèi, have you been in the car since early morning?"