Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 177

[Chapter 177 The two women met for the first time]

Lin Xiu is a little confident in himself, but confidence is not arrogance.

Give him a year, he can narrow the gap with Zhao Lingjun, but he will definitely not catch up, after all, she is so talented and has practiced for more than ten years earlier than him.

But when three years later, when the next Tianjiao list is updated, he will not be afraid of Zhao Lingjun.

I’d better make a bet with Lingyin next time.

The two were walking on the street, and a group of people came towards them. Although those people had faces very similar to those of the Daxia people and their clothes were very similar, they spoke in a gibberish. When they walked past Lin Xiu and Lingyin, they looked at them twice.

As a language genius, Lin Xiu understood that they were praising them for their good looks.

Zhao Lingyin looked back and said, “Strange, why are these people here so early?”

Lin Xiu asked, “Who are they?”

Zhao Lingyin said, “It sounds like the language of Wuji Country and Fusang Country, I don’t know which one it is. Not everyone can participate in the national competition. You have to participate in the small competition first to qualify for the big competition, but now it’s not time for the small competition…”

Lin Xiu understood that only if you get enough ranking in the lower-level competition can you qualify for the big competition.

This rule is reasonable. It can’t be that everyone can participate in the big competition, that would be a complete mess.

Among the countries on the mainland, only the five dynasties can organize small competitions. The small countries around them have to go to the five dynasties half a year before the big competition to obtain the qualification to participate in the big competition.

The national competition is held every three years and is held in turn by the five dynasties. The last big competition was held in Daxia. According to convention, the next year’s big competition will be held in the Daluo Dynasty.

There are many small countries around Daxia, including the Western Regions, Nanyue, Nanzhao, Beimang, and Bora. Fusang and Wuji are two island countries on the sea. Among them, there are obedient countries like the Western Regions, Nanyue, and Nanzhao, and there are also Wuji and Fusang, which are obedient on the surface but have ulterior motives and make small moves from time to time.

To a certain extent, the countries around the five dynasties are all their vassals, and any of the five dynasties has the strength to unify the surrounding countries.

It is nothing more than that for thousands of years, the countries have fought for interests and resources, and found that fighting like this is not a solution. They decided to sit down and discuss when they encounter problems in the future, and no longer start wars easily, thus forming the current pattern of the continent.

In other words, the original war existed in the form of a big competition.

The result of the big competition will affect the allocation of resources on the mainland in the next few years, so even the five dynasties attach great importance to the big competition.

Zhao Lingyin turned to Lin Xiu and said, “So, don’t think about the competition next year. The most important thing now is to stand out in the small competition in a few months and get the qualification to participate in the competition.”

Lin Xiu asked Lingyin, “Will you participate in this competition?”

Zhao Lingyin said, “Although I will definitely not be able to enter the Tianjiao list, I can also gain knowledge and accumulate experience.”

Lingyin’s talent may not be worse than the geniuses of other countries, but she is too young. She is only 18 years old now. She can still participate in three competitions, while most people on the Tianjiao list have only one chance to be on the list.

The second time, they will not be able to participate because of their age limit.

There are not many people like Zhao Lingjun who won the top spot on the Tianjiao list at the age of 17.

Lin Xiu must seize the time to practice and strive to advance to the Earth Rank before the competition. In this way, he will be in the top ten of the Tianjiao list. When he

and Lingyin returned home, Qin Wan had already prepared the meal. Before Lin Xiu had eaten a few bites, he saw Zhu Jin walking in from outside.

Lin Xiu was surprised and asked, “How do you know I’m here?”

Zhu Jin smiled and said, “There’s nothing I don’t know. His Majesty asked you to come to the palace. Eat quickly and come back to the palace with me after you finish eating.”

He actually had time to eat. It didn’t seem to be an important matter, but the dog emperor was really something. What should he say? He had to let him come to the palace again. After

quickly finishing a bowl of rice, Lin Xiu followed Zhu Jin into the palace and came to a palace in the central palace.

This seemed to be the place where the dog emperor took a rest when he was tired of handling government affairs. At this moment, in addition to the dog emperor, there was also a pretty widow in the palace

. The pretty widow looked prettier than before.

Her skin was well maintained. She was in her early thirties, but her skin was as delicate as a twenty-year-old woman. Her eyes were watery and her face was slightly flushed.

Lin Xiu was an experienced person, so of course he knew what this flush was.

He complained in his heart that he had just fought hard in the Xue family, but the dog emperor was enjoying himself in the palace. It was really unfair.

Emperor Xia looked at Lin Xiu and said, “I want to expand my harem. You know what kind of women I like, so I plan to appoint you as the selection envoy. Do you have any objection?” The

dog emperor’s harem already has more than 20 concubines, and he is going to expand it. It’s really enviable.

He only has one wife, and they are just a couple. If he wants to marry a woman who truly loves each other, he will encounter many obstacles. Thinking of this, Lin Xiu felt a little unbalanced.

However, he still nodded and said, “I have no objection.”

The emperor wants to choose a concubine, and the process is much more complicated than his concubine. Moreover, he can’t marry anyone he wants. The Ministry of Rites often draws up a list of selected women, and then the court conducts a preliminary selection. After a round of screening, the selected people are sent to the palace, and the queen or the imperial concubine selects the final candidate. During the whole process, he has no power to decide.

Therefore, it is best to select the type he likes during the preliminary selection. The selection envoy is responsible for the preliminary selection of women.

Over 30 years old, with big breasts and hips, and mature looks are the types that the dog emperor likes.

Emperor Xia looked at the pretty widow, and said to Lin Xiu, “You will take the queen out of the palace later. I have already arranged things outside the palace. You just need to select her in the preliminary selection, and you don’t have to worry about the rest.”

Lin Xiu said, “I understand.”

He felt like a pimp. The emperor’s selection had to be done in secret. If it got out, the dog emperor would have no face to be the emperor. So this matter must not only be done, but the fewer people who know about it, the better. From this point of view, the position of the selection envoy really belongs to him.

Lin Xiu suddenly thought that this time it was the dog emperor who asked him for help, so he could strike while the iron is hot and ask him to do a small favor.

The obstacle for him to marry Caiyi now is not Zhao Lingjun, but his parents.

They will not listen to Lin Xiu, but they will listen to the dog emperor.

If the dog emperor grants him a marriage, won’t the matter be resolved satisfactorily?

Lin Xiu took the opportunity to say, “I also have a small matter and want to ask your majesty.”

Emperor Xia said without hesitation, “There is no silver,

and there is no house.” Lin Xiu hurriedly said, “Your Majesty has misunderstood. This time, I don’t want silver or a house. I just want your majesty’s imperial edict, an imperial edict granting marriage.”

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment and asked, “Granting marriage, who are you going to marry again? The one from the Xue family is impossible.”

Lin Xiu explained, “It’s not Ning’er, it’s Caiyi…”

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, “That won’t work either. It’s only been a few months since I granted you and Zhao Lingjun a marriage. I’m granting you another marriage. Am I the emperor or the matchmaker? There’s no need to mention this matter…”

When leading the pretty widow out of the palace, Lin Xiu complained in his heart that the dog emperor was not particular at all. He asked him to do things one after another, never politely, and never even said a word of thanks.

I begged him for a few words, but he refused without even considering it.

He’d better pray that he won’t be asked for help next time.

After leaving the palace, Lin Xiu led the pretty widow back to her residence.

Along the way, the people saw them and couldn’t help but talk about them.

“This woman is beautiful, no wonder the third young master of the Zhang family likes her.”

“Those adults came out a long time ago, why did she leave the palace now?”

“Your Majesty must have kept her here to understand the case.”

“Your Majesty is really a benevolent king. He is busy every day, but he still attaches so much importance to the affairs of ordinary people…”

…

Lin Xiu sent the pretty widow home and found that there were many suspicious figures around her house. He even saw the old beggar in the corner and the peddler on the street. It seems that he doesn’t need to worry about her safety anymore.

It was late at night, and Lin Xiu returned to the house.

The next morning, Zhu Jin came here and took Lin Xiu to the Ministry of Rites. He had been named the selection envoy, and the Ministry of Rites had to cooperate with him to complete the selection and preliminary screening of the girls as soon as possible.

Lin Xiu had something to do this morning, and Zhao Lingyin did not go to the Academy of Strange Arts. After breakfast, she came to find Zhao Lingjun.

She had heard about what happened yesterday. She took Zhao Lingjun’s hand and walked on the street, asking, “Sister, when did you awaken for the sixth time?”

Zhao Lingjun smiled and said, “Not long ago.”

Zhao Lingyin sighed, “It’s only been five years since your last awakening. So, in ten years, wouldn’t it be possible for sister to be promoted to the Heavenly Rank?”

Zhao Lingjun shook her head and said, “It’s not that easy. Cultivation depends on opportunity. The bottleneck of the Heavenly Rank is not easy to break through. There are many people who have been trapped in the bottleneck for decades.” Zhao Lingyin said,

“I believe sister can do it.” Zhao Lingjun

looked at her and said, “Let’s not talk about me. What about you? Do you have the confidence to be promoted to the Earth Rank before the next competition?” Zhao Lingyin

stuck out her tongue and said, “It’s difficult. If the competition is postponed for another year, there is still a possibility.”

With her original talent, she still needs to practice for four to five years before she can have the hope of being promoted to the Earth Rank. Although her practice speed has doubled these days because of the dual cultivation of ice and fire, it is still unlikely to be promoted to the Earth Rank within a year.

Zhao Lingjun thought for a moment and said, “In winter, you and I should go to Daluo. It’s best to be promoted to the Earth Rank before the big competition. In this way, you can enter the Tianjiao List, which will be of great benefit to your future practice.”

The geniuses of each country who enter the Tianjiao List will be able to obtain extremely huge cultivation resources in the next three years, and the gap between them and ordinary geniuses will be further widened.

The two sisters walked on the street for a while. Zhao Lingjun seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked, “Lingyin, do you know where Lihuayuan is?”

Zhao Lingyin was stunned for a moment, secretly glanced at her sister, and asked, “You, what are you going to Lihuayuan for?”

Zhao Lingjun smiled slightly and said, “There is nothing else to do now. I want to listen to the music.”

Lihuayuan.

Today’s Lihuayuan is still full of guests.

Caiyi was singing on the stage, and suddenly she felt something and looked at the door.

Two extremely beautiful women walked in hand in hand. One of them was known to Caiyi. They had met once in Lihua Garden. She had even mistaken her for Lin Xiu’s wife. The other one…

When she saw that woman, Caiyi felt panic for no reason, and even her voice trembled.

At this time, the woman’s eyes also looked at Caiyi on the stage.

The moment their eyes met in the air, they both guessed each other’s identity.

(End of this chapter)