#39 - How can you do this?

Chapter 39: How Could You Do This?

After Xu Xiaopang passed the children's examination with top honors, the Xu and Qin families were overjoyed these past few days, filled with festive cheer.

Before the Xu and Qin families could recover from this joyous event, another happy occasion arrived.

Xu Xiaopang was selected as one of the diplomatic members of the Wu Kingdom to receive the Qi Kingdom's envoy delegation.

The other person was the son of the Minister of Rites, a fourteen-year-old young man, also a genius, who became a Juren at the age of thirteen, and was famous throughout the capital at the time.

Recently, the Qi Kingdom's delegation visiting the Wu Kingdom was a major event, and Xu Xiaopang being selected to be responsible for entertaining the Qi Kingdom's delegation, this kind of reputation spreading out, will have a huge impact on Xu Xiaopang's future career.

Most importantly, His Majesty will definitely review the list, and the name "Xu Pangda" will appear in His Majesty's sight.

And it was on this day that Xiao Mo Chi personally came to the Xu residence.

Regarding the man with the highest topic degree in the current court.

In fact, the Xu and Qin families' feelings were very complicated.

Being able to befriend Xiao Mo Chi, the most favored person by the Holy Emperor, was naturally an excellent thing.

However, the storm stirred up by Xiao Mo Chi was too great, and the Xu and Qin families worried that they would be considered "reformists" and then arouse the dissatisfaction of the conservatives.

Actually, the Xu and Qin families themselves were conservatives.

They were very opposed to Xiao Mo Chi's reform.

Fortunately, Xiao Mo Chi came in the name of "visiting Xu Pangda".

Xu Pangda, as the top scorer in the children's examination in the capital, and also as a small envoy of the diplomatic corps, it was excusable for Xiao Mo Chi to come to visit and understand the situation.

However, the Xu and Qin families did not publicize it, nor did they dare to hold a banquet, and they even didn't want others to know that Xiao Mo Chi had come to the Xu residence.

But they couldn't drive the other party away, right?

So Xiao Mo Chi came and they pretended not to see it.

They even didn't care that Xiao Mo Chi entered the backyard of the Xu residence.

Xiao Mo Chi was a well-known gentleman, and everyone was absolutely assured of Xiao Mo Chi's character.

Anyway, the Xu residence had one attitude, you came in the name of "visiting Pangda", you can wander around the Xu residence as you please, we don't know.

However, Xiao Mo Chi did not go to Madam Wang's courtyard, but went to Xiaochun Courtyard.

"Excuse me, Miss Goose, to report, this student is Xiao Mo Chi, and I am here to visit, I have something to discuss with my young friend Xu Ming."

At the tightly closed courtyard gate of Xiaochun Courtyard, Tian Xuan Goose was practicing squats, and Xiao Mo Chi bowed to Tian Xuan Goose.

As an outsider, Xiao Mo Chi was certainly not good at directly entering the courtyard.

"Goose ~ (That kid Xu Ming is in, Madam Chen is not here, you can go in yourself.)" Tian Xuan Goose called out twice.

"Then I'll disturb you."

Xiao Mo Chi pushed the door and walked into the courtyard.

The first thing he saw was Xu Ming practicing boxing in the courtyard.

This boxing technique, Xiao Mo Chi vaguely felt somewhat familiar.

It seemed to be the Wang Censor's "Opening Heaven Fist".

Xu Ming's mastery was very high, and even a strong martial artist's true energy was reverberating in the courtyard.

Even judging from the martial artist's true energy emitted by Xu Ming.

Xu Ming's martial arts realm was about to break through to the Wood Embryo Realm.

Because Xu Ming was practicing so intently, he didn't notice anyone entering the courtyard.

After Xu Ming finished practicing once, took a deep breath, and suppressed his martial artist's true energy, applause sounded from the direction of the courtyard gate.

Xu Ming turned his head to look, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Mr. Xiao?"

"Young friend Xu Ming, it's been two years since we last met." Xiao Mo Chi bowed.

Xu Ming also hurriedly bowed in return: "Student greets Mr."

"Mr. please sit down, I'll pour you some tea." Xu Ming stood up and was about to entertain him.

Xiao Mo Chi shook his head and got straight to the point: "Young friend doesn't need to be so polite, I have some things I want to discuss with you today."

"Mr. discuss with me?" Xu Ming didn't understand.

What could Mr. Xiao discuss with him?

"Yes."

Mr. Xiao nodded and walked forward.

"Soon, the Qi Kingdom's delegation will come to our Wu Kingdom, there are two child prodigies on the Qi Kingdom's side, one of whom is born with a literary spirit, and when the time comes, if those envoys from the Qi Kingdom let the younger generation compete in literary talent, I'm worried that Pangda and the others will lose too miserably.

Mr. Zhang of your Clear Water Academy said that if all the children in the world participated in the examination together, you would definitely get the top spot.

So, I hope you can enter this Wu Kingdom's diplomatic corps."

Xu Ming blinked: "Mr., I am a庶子(shùzǐ, son of a concubine).".

In the Wu Kingdom, sons of concubines cannot be brought to the table.

"That's right, so I'm sorry to say that I can only let you participate as an attendant, like a bookboy, and when Pangda and the others are in trouble, I hope you can help.

Xu Ming, you should be practicing martial arts, right?

If you can agree, I have a Blood Spirit Fruit here, which will help you temper your body."

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Xu Ming was not unaware of the Blood Spirit Fruit.

Previously, Xu Ming had asked Madam Wang about some things regarding martial artists tempering their bodies.

Martial artists need to temper their bodies when they are in the Quicksilver Realm.

Every top martial arts sect has its own method of tempering the body.

However, they all have one thing in common, that is, they use the Blood Spirit Fruit as the main ingredient.

The Blood Spirit Fruit is not to say that it is a priceless treasure, but it is also considered relatively expensive.

Anyway, the Xu residence would have to pay a lot of price to get the Blood Spirit Fruit, and even if it could be taken out, it would not be given to Xu Ming.

"Thank you for your recognition, Mr., then this student will temporarily give it a try." Xu Ming agreed.

"Thank you." Xiao Mo Chi bowed deeply.

Seeing Mr. Xiao bending over ninety degrees and performing such a great gift, Xu Ming was startled, and also bent over ninety degrees, bowing in return: "Mr. is too polite."

Xiao Mo Chi stood up straight, looked at Xu Ming with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I'll trouble you, Xu Ming, five days later, you and Pangda together, need to go to the Hanlin Academy to learn our Wu Kingdom's etiquette for receiving guests, and when the time comes, I will pick you up."

"Trouble you, Mr." Xu Ming nodded, without any objection.

Xiao Mo Chi took a deep look at Xu Ming, but didn't say anything more, exchanged a few words with Xu Ming, and then turned and left.

Looking at Xiao Mo Chi's gradually receding back, and thinking of the way Xiao Mo Chi bent over just now, it always felt like he was faintly guilty towards him?

"Perhaps it's my illusion."

Xu Ming shook his head, retracted his gaze, and continued to practice his boxing.

No matter what, the Quicksilver Realm's tempering materials can be considered settled, as for some other auxiliary medicines, although they are not cheap, they are not unaffordable, if it really doesn't work, I'll borrow some from Madam Wang, and pay it back later.

Leaving the Xu residence.

Xiao Mo Chi stood at the gate of the Xu residence, looking in the direction of Xiaochun Courtyard.

Looking and looking, Xiao Mo Chi sighed heavily, shaking his head non-stop, his eyes full of guilt and self-blame:

"Xiao Mo Chi ah, Xiao Mo Chi,

How could you bring a child into the game?"