Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 224

[Chapter 224 Unlucky Minghe]

Ruidong Palace.

In the palace, Princess Minghe lay on the stone table, her shoulders rising and falling slightly, sobbing softly. No matter

how talented she is or how noble her status is, she is only a 17-year-old girl.

After several setbacks, her psychological defense finally collapsed.

Not only did she not break through, but she also owed others 300,000 taels of silver.

How can she pay back 300,000 taels?

Lin Xiu stood beside him with a helpless expression on her face. People who didn’t know might think he bullied her.

He still had two Yuan crystals in his hand, but Lin Xiu didn’t take them out. If these two Yuan crystals still couldn’t make her break through, it would be a bigger blow to her. In this situation, it’s better to stop the loss in time.

And according to his experience, her luck was too bad, and it would be useless to give her two more.

He could only pat her on the shoulder and comfort her in a low voice: “Don’t be sad, as long as you break through before the big competition, it’s not too late. Wait for me in the palace tomorrow, and I’ll go to draw lots with you…”

When Lin Xiu walked out of Ruidong Palace, he looked melancholy.

Three fifth-order Yuanjing can be sold for 400,000 taels of silver. A year ago, 40 taels of silver could make the entire Lin Mansion stretched to its limits. It was impossible for him not to feel distressed that 400,000 taels of silver had just gone down the drain.

As for Princess Minghe’s debt repayment, Lin Xiu actually didn’t take it to heart.

He could give it to her, so he didn’t expect her to pay it back.

Money is something outside of one’s body. He hasn’t touched the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver notes he got from the prince. He is not short of silver. Compared with silver, friendship is of course more important.

Not only can he not mention silver, but he also has to comfort her.

On the way out of the palace, Lin Xiu unexpectedly ran into Zhu Jin. Zhu Jin walked up quickly and asked, “Your Majesty just told me about you. How did you do with that matter?” Lin Xiu

was stunned for a moment and asked, “Which matter?”

Zhu Jin’s face darkened and said, “It seems that you didn’t take the task assigned to you by your Majesty to heart. When can you take down the girl from Fusang?”

Lin Xiu just remembered that there was such a thing.

He looked at Zhu Jin and asked, “Your Majesty, are you serious?”

Zhu Jin said, “Nonsense. The emperor never jokes. Would Your Majesty joke with you? If you marry her, it will be a good thing for you and the country, both privately and publicly.”

The dog emperor was actually serious, but Lin Xiu was not such a casual person. Apart from being attracted to Qin Wan at first sight, he also fell in love with her over time. How could he have had such an intention from the beginning?

He said to Zhu Jin perfunctorily: “I know, I know, I will try my best…”

After returning to the new house from the palace, Lin Xiu knocked on Qianye Lin’s door, then walked in and asked: “Miss Qianye, are you used to living here?”

Qianye Lin was wiping her long knife. Seeing Lin Xiu coming in, she put down the knife, smiled slightly, and said: “Miss Zhao and Miss Qin are very caring for me. I am sorry to trouble you…”

Lin Xiu said: “We are all friends, you are welcome.”

Then he asked: “Has the murderer who assassinated you last time been caught?”

Qianye Lin shook her head and said: “The Great Xia court is investigating, but there is no result.”

Lin Xiu said: “He failed in his action last time, and he should not act easily again, but you still have to be careful. If you find anything wrong, you must tell me as soon as possible…”

Qianye Lin nodded and said: “Thank you for your care, I will.”

Lin Xiu chatted with her for a few words and then walked out.

The two people were not very familiar with each other, and she was very polite, so the atmosphere was easy to become cold. Besides, Lin Xiu just came to say hello, not to pick up girls according to the emperor’s order.

Lingyin is not at home at the moment, and I don’t know what she is doing.

It’s a good opportunity.

Lin Xiu came to Qin Wan’s room. Qin Wan was reading a book. Her ability requires imagination the most, and she needs to read a lot of books, which is also the source of her rich theoretical experience.

After Lin Xiu came to her room, she stopped reading, but stood up, walked to the door and closed the door.

She walked forward slowly, pressed Lin Xiu against the wall, exhaled softly in his ear, and said, “I know you are not here at night, but now, you belong to me…”

Qin Wan was a little strange today. She hugged Lin Xiu very hard, as if she wanted to merge their bodies together.

Lin Xiu felt her abnormal emotions, held her face, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Wan did not answer, but just leaned her head on Lin Xiu’s chest and said, “Hold me tight.”

Lin Xiu hugged her tightly, without any extra movements, and the two could feel each other’s heartbeat.

In the room, the two hugged each other tightly, Lin Xiu hugged her soft body, and the atmosphere was quiet and harmonious.

This silence was broken after Lingyin came back. She stood outside the door and wondered, “Strange, why do you close the door in broad daylight?”

As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened, and Lin Xiu walked out of the room and said, “I’m going back to the wedding residence. Let’s go to the parade ground together the day after tomorrow…”

He left here immediately, regardless of Lingyin’s wide eyes.

Zhao Lingyin clenched her fists. She had just left for a while, and they must have done something bad behind closed doors again. He hadn’t had time to wipe off the lipstick on his mouth. How could he not resist Qin Wan’s temptation at all?

Zhao Lingyin glanced at Qin Wan, and didn’t know what method she used. Although she felt sour in her heart, she was still a little curious.

…

The next day, Lin Xiu and Caiyi got up very late. After breakfast, he went to Changchun Palace first to check on the condition of the pet. Seeing that it was sleepy, there was nothing unusual. He stayed in Changchun Palace for a while before saying goodbye to the imperial concubine.

When passing by Ruidong Palace, Lin Xiu stood on the palace road and waited for a while.

After a while, Princess Minghe came out of the palace and said to him, “Let’s go.”

She didn’t look very good, with some dark circles and swollen eyes. She might have cried in the quilt last night. This is normal. If it were Lin Xiu, his mentality might also collapse.

In terms of talent, Princess Minghe is no worse than Lingyin, Qin Wan and Ning’er, and even slightly better.

She is only seventeen years old, one year younger than Lingyin, so there is no doubt about her talent.

But her luck is really bad.

Three Yuanjing, not to mention the failure to break through, but also owed him 300,000 taels of silver.

Qin Wan only owed him 10,000 taels, and she had to pay it back in her lifetime. As a creditor, Lin Xiu didn’t know what Princess Minghe could use to pay it back.

Of course, he couldn’t take the initiative to mention the 300,000 taels of silver. The two walked silently all the way to the Yishu Division. Princess Minghe didn’t speak, and Lin Xiu didn’t speak either.

Among all the people around him, only he and Princess Minghe needed to draw lots.

Lingjun Lingyin, Qin Wanning’er and others are seeded players of the Earth Rank. The court will not let them meet in the first two rounds, so their lots have been arranged long ago and there is no need to draw again.

There will be 800 participants in each small competition.

Most of them are not strong, and they can’t even be called geniuses, but the significance of small and large competitions is not only about competition, but also about communication.

This is a rare event. Young people from all over the world exchange their skills and learn martial arts here, which contains a spirit of striving for progress.

On the contrary, the five dynasties used this to divide the interests, making the competition clichéd.

When Lin Xiu and Princess Minghe came to the Department of Strange Arts, there were already many people queuing here, but they were from the Great Xia Strange Arts Academy, and they were all from the Tianzi Academy, so naturally there was a special passage that didn’t need to queue.

After taking out the Tianzi Academy’s sign, someone took them to a wooden box covered with black cloth and said, “Please draw your lot numbers, both of you.”

Lin Xiu looked at Princess Minghe, and she gave Lin Xiu a look, indicating that he should draw first.

Lin Xiu didn’t care. As long as he didn’t meet Zhao Lingjun, he had nothing to worry about.

Of course, he didn’t want to meet Lingyin, Qin Wan, Ning’er and the others. It wasn’t that he couldn’t beat them, but no matter who won, he didn’t want to see it.

Lin Xiu prayed silently in his heart, reached into the box, and took out a wooden stick.

He took a look and saw a number written on the top of the wooden stick.

One hundred and nine.

Lin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately.

The eight hundred contestants will be divided into four hundred groups, and the numbers on the wooden sticks are also from one to four hundred. Each number corresponds to a pair of lots. The one who draws the same number lot will be the opponent of this round.

The lot numbers of those seeded players of the Earth Rank are arranged from one to the back. This was determined at the beginning, so they will not meet each other.

But others who draw these lots will be unlucky.

As far as Lin Xiu knew, Ling Jun was number one, Qianye Lin was number two, Qin Wan was number five, Ling Yin and Ning Er were number seven and eight respectively. Those who were unlucky enough to draw these lots would face their opponents in the first round of the competition.

Lin Xiu drew one hundred and nine lots, which would definitely not be earth-level.

After he finished drawing, it was Princess Minghe’s turn.

Princess Minghe took a deep breath, walked forward, and drew a lot from the wooden box.

She had figured it out. Just as Lin Xiu comforted her, it didn’t matter if she didn’t break through for a while. As long as she could get a place in the big competition, she was confident that she would successfully break through to the earth-level in the next six months.

She could only comfort herself in this way.

However, when she took a look at the number on the lot, her expression froze.

Seeing her expression was different, Lin Xiu thought to himself, no way, is her luck really that bad?

He leaned over to take a look, and then stayed where he was.

On her lot, there was a nine.

A single-digit lot.

Her opponent was an earth-level seed.

Lin Xiu didn’t know how to comfort her at this moment.

When it rains, it pours. When a ship is late, it encounters headwinds.

Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

Not only did he fail to break through to the Earth Rank, but he also drew an Earth Rank opponent. Even he felt that Ming He was too miserable.

Lin Xiu looked at the official from the Department of Extraordinary Arts and asked, “Can we draw lots again?”

The official shook his head helplessly and said, “I’m sorry, sir, you can only draw once. Whatever you draw is what it is. No one can change it. This is the rule…”

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