#54 - Because you are the favorite of the current emperor
“Good news! Good news! The 300,000 Dragon-Leopard Iron Cavalry of Monster Suppression City have breached the border city of the Myriad Manifestations Demon Kingdom!”
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“Three hundred thousand Dragon-Leopard Iron Cavalry, killing two hundred thousand enemies! The main city of the Myriad Manifestations Kingdom is more than half slaughtered!”
“Xu Xuenuo of our Wu Kingdom, her natal flying sword, Qingming, has been sharpened, entered the Sea Gazing realm, and is ranked eighth on the Azure Cloud List!”
“Zhou Shu! Zhou Shu! The imperial examination system has been revised! Any children! Can participate in the imperial examinations!”
“Regardless of the Three Religions and Nine Schools, regardless of whether they are嫡(dí, from the wife) or 庶(shù, from concubines), all can participate in the imperial examinations! Only talent is valued!”
On the streets of Wudu, “newsboys” selling Zhou Shu were running around non-stop, their faces filled with proud smiles.
Whether in teahouses, hotels, or even brothels, everyone was slamming tables and cheering!
The Myriad Manifestations Demon Kingdom dared to assassinate in Wudu, so our Wudu will naturally retaliate directly with thunderous means!
The Wu Kingdom does not hold grudges overnight!
Otherwise, are the men of our Wu Kingdom spineless?
In addition to the good news from Monster Suppression City, Xu Xuenuo's achievement made the people of Wu Kingdom feel honored.
Qin Qingwan is ranked ninth on the Azure Cloud List, and Xu Xuenuo is ranked eighth on the Azure Cloud List!
The Azure Cloud List of the world includes both the Human and Demon races!
In the vast world, our Wu Kingdom occupies two places in the top ten, how could people not be happy?!
In addition to the great victory in Monster Suppression City, and Xu Xuenuo's eighth place on the Azure Cloud List, such things that make people want to drink a pot of wine.
What is being discussed even more, and is most closely related to oneself, is the reform of the imperial examination system.
The reform of the imperial examination system is definitely the greatest joy for those who have lofty ambitions but are not qualified to take the exam.
But for those who already have the qualifications to take the exam, they are a little melancholy.
They can already foresee how many people will participate in the children's examination next year.
How much competitive pressure will they face!
In the future, it will be even more difficult to be named on the Golden List in the imperial examinations.
The reformist officials in the Wu Kingdom court are happy to drink non-stop.
What does it matter if the competition is fierce!
If you can't outcompete others, do you have a reason?
The literary path of the Wu Kingdom will surely prosper in the future!
Besides, it's your business if you can't outcompete, what does it have to do with us? We've already landed ashore~
“Those reformist guys are gathering in the brothel, but the leader of your reformist faction is here drinking alone?”
On the top floor of Drunken Flower Pavilion, a man named Su Zihong walked over with a pot of wine.
By the railing, Xiao Mo Chi, dressed in an ordinary Confucian blue shirt, holding a pot of wine in his hand, leaned on the railing, watching the bustling Wudu.
“I'm not used to going to brothels.” Xiao Mo Chi shook his head.
Su Zihong leaned against the railing, arms spread out, turned his head to look at Xiao Mo Chi: “What's not used to going to brothels, you've never been to a brothel in your life!”
Xiao Mo Chi just smiled and did not refute.
“You ah.” Su Zihong sighed, “I heard she's engaged.”
“...” Xiao Mo Chi's hand holding the wine pot paused slightly, his breathing stopped for a moment.
Finally, Xiao Mo Chi still just smiled, raised the wine pot and took a sip: “That's good.”
“Good my ass!” Su Zihong snatched Xiao Mo Chi's wine pot, “Back then in White Deer Academy, wasn't she proactive enough towards you? She even invited you to Qi Kingdom, what about you?!”
“Zihong.” Xiao Mo Chi raised his head and said with a smile, “This is my country.”
“Alright, alright! This is your country!” Su Zihong said angrily, “Then she wanted to come to Wu Kingdom with you? Why did you refuse?”
“She shouldn't give up everything for me.” Xiao Mo Chi stroked the vermilion carved dragon on the railing, “Moreover, this thing I'm doing is too difficult to end well.”
Xiao Mo Chi turned his head, the corner of his mouth raised: “And Zihong, do you know why those old stubborn people in the court are so afraid of me?”
Su Zihong glared at Xiao Mo Chi: “Because you are a gentleman from White Deer Academy, because you are the current Holy Emperor's favorite.”
“That's not entirely it.” Xiao Mo Chi shook his head.
Xiao Mo Chi continued: “My sister is the current Empress, my father trấn (zhèn, guard) the Northern Wilderness, my mother has passed away long ago.
I am independent and alone, I have no wife, I have no children, I have no weaknesses, so they are afraid of me!
Because they know!
I can have no scruples.
I can gnaw them to pieces!”
“You sigh...” Su Zihong pointed at Xiao Mo Chi, his trembling index finger finally drooped, not knowing what else to say.
“Forget it, forget it! I won't talk about you anymore! Ever since childhood, you've simply been stubbornly unreasonable! Damn it!”
Su Zihong cursed and spat towards the downstairs.
The spittle landed on the head of a passerby who had just passed by. The passerby touched the top of his head and angrily raised his head, but when he saw the jade belt worn by Su Zihong, he could only walk away dejectedly.
“Then don't talk about it.” Xiao Mo Chi smiled and snatched back his wine pot, and also bumped it against Su Zihong's wine pot, “Today is a day of great joy, all are good things.”
Su Zihong turned around and leaned on the railing like Xiao Mo Chi: “A few days ago, there was some progress on the matter of the dead dog Huò Dòu刺 杀 (cì shā, assassinate) Zhu Cici.”
Xiao Mo Chi nodded: “How so?”
Su Zihong: “The Myriad Manifestations Demon Kingdom, White Fox Demon Kingdom, Heavenly Bird Demon Kingdom, and Myriad Serpent Kingdom seem to be summoning something. This thing needs five kinds of sacred bodies. Zhu Cici's innate literary courage is one of them.”
Xiao Mo Chi frowned: “What kind of thing is it that can make the Myriad Manifestations Demon Kingdom risk being retaliated against by the Wu and Qi Kingdoms together...”
Su Zihong shook his head: “I don't know, I'm still investigating.”
Xiao Mo Chi thought for a moment: “You said five kinds of sacred bodies, what are the other four?”
Su Zihong: “The sword bone of the innate sword bone, the heart of the innate sacred body, the eyes of the myriad path dual pupils, the spiritual root of the eternal spiritual root. The myriad path dual pupils are in the Northern Wilderness, and the innate sword bone and the innate sacred body are both in our Wu Kingdom.”
Xiao Mo Chi calmly looked downstairs, his eyes condensing: “Write a letter to the Myriad Sword Sect and the Heavenly Mystery Gate.”
Su Zihong was speechless: “Xu Xuenuo is Jiang Luoyu's personal disciple, Qin Qingwan is Wang Xuan's personal disciple, who dares to touch them?”
Xiao Mo Chi exhaled: “It's better to be safe than sorry, by the way, where is the eternal spiritual root?”
Su Zihong spread his hands: “The eternal spiritual root hasn't appeared for ten thousand years, but summoning this kind of thing, since it's the other party's sacrifice, it must already exist. It can't be created out of nothing, it's just that the eternal spiritual root hasn't been discovered yet.”
“Mm.” Xiao Mo Chi nodded.
“There's one more thing.” Su Zihong said.
“Can't you just say everything at once?” Xiao Mo Chi said speechlessly.
“This matter will be finished after I say it.”
Su Zihong approached Xiao Mo Chi, looking at the streets of Wudu together, his tone lowered.
“The Heavenly Mystery City has news that one hundred and fifty years ago, two of the Fifth Prince Shan Wang's descendants are alive, in the Wu Kingdom.”
