Chapter 74: The Bustling State City

  (Today's third update, and there will be another one at 0:00 midnight. Please get ready with your recommendation tickets and fire away at me, haha.)

  This loud shout was fierce and overbearing. Qin Wusuo hadn't even turned his head back when he heard that these riders didn't intend to slow down at all.

  He was also unwilling to provoke more disputes, so he urged his horse to move aside.

  The main street of the county town was very spacious, with various stalls on both sides of the street, and each stall was crowded with people. Upon hearing the sound of horse hooves approaching, they all gave way in a flurry.

  This way, you push me, I push you, and suddenly many stalls were scattered. Some impatient young people also started muttering curses under their breath.

  "What's going on? Horses running in the streets, what a big show-off!" someone grumbled.

  They were all young riders, waving their whips and laughing wildly, as if they thoroughly enjoyed the chaotic scene.

  Hearing someone muttering, a whip was swung, its shadow heavy, directly lashing towards the head of the person who had been whispering earlier.

  Bang!

  A solid whip, lashed across the man's face. Instantly, it seemed like a dagger had slashed past, leaving behind a long trail of blood, skin torn and flesh burst open, so painful that the man covered his face and cried out in agony as he squatted down.

  This whip was quite effective, and the crowd that had been jeering in a low voice suddenly fell silent, as if they were frightened into stillness, and even their angry expressions were carefully repressed.

  Running into such a villain, just by looking at their dress and demeanor, you can tell they're not easy to mess with.

  That whip-wielding young man, with a pair of triangular eyes, had an extremely cold demeanor. After whipping the person, he merely snorted coldly: "You blind thing, just because others can't ride horses in Nan Yun state city doesn't mean we can't!"

  "Alright, alright, Hong Shao, don't bother with these commoners."

  "Yes, this time the harvest is not small, haha, seeing Xing Shao is rare, but I have something to brag about. Let's go, don't let Xing Shao wait impatiently."

  That triangular-eyed young martial artist, upon hearing the two words "Star Young Master", finally showed a few more points of respect on his face, turned his horse's head and galloped away.

  This little episode was witnessed by Qin Wushuang all the way through, but his mood remained calm and unruffled.

  The evil young master deceived people, and it was the same in both his past and present lives. That triangular-eyed evil young master from just now, although he had no virtue and was ferocious, but in Qin Wushuang's eyes, he was nothing more than that.

  Compared with the rich second generation and official second generation in the previous life, it's simply a piece of cake.

  Reincarnation of a villain speeding, hit and kill someone without even stopping the car. One sentence "My dad is XX", that domineering aura, can't compare to this guy's prestige.

  Qin Wushuang and Da Xiyang did not speak, but Yun Qingyan was unhappy, muttering: "Running horses on the main street is wrong in the first place, and beating people so fiercely, really detestable."

  After muttering to themselves, they saw Qin Wushuang and Da Xiyang both smiling, as if they were oblivious to everything in front of them. Yun Qingyan couldn't help but complain: "You two, don't you have any feelings at all?"

  "This kind of thing happens countless times every day under the sky, if you get emotional about each one, then you won't have time to do anything else, just getting emotional will take up all your time."

  "Then can't you see it?" Yun Qianyan suddenly became serious.

  "Cloud Little Sister, what do you think should be done?" Da Xiyang asked back.

  "I..." Yun Qingyan was originally confident and outspoken, but after a moment's thought, she found herself speechless.

  Seeing injustice on the road? It's obvious that those few rascals from earlier, dressed up and pretending to be something they're not, probably don't have a single one of them with a status lower than hers, the noble Cloud family. In terms of strength, that person's whip was clearly much stronger than hers.

  Can't beat the opponent, can I just scold them to vent my anger? To be honest, those few fierce and evil-looking men earlier, if I were to scold them, who knows, maybe one of them would lash out at Yun Qingyan's head.

  Can't win, don't dare scold, can only stare with dry eyes.

  But the more she thought about it, the more suffocated she felt. She usually had a bit of a spoiled princess temperament, but that was only when others provoked her and made her lash out; to have her take the initiative to bully someone, or even humiliate them like those few rascals did, wasn't her style.

  After all, she still thinks that a martial artist should not bully ordinary people with their skills, it's too much!

  "Stop being so idle, let's go!" Qin Wushuang had not spoken a word until now, seeing that the two of them had finished expressing their opinions, he came out to mediate.

  According to regulations, all the martial arts children from the eight major counties of Nanyun Prefecture must go to the prefectural government office to fill out registration forms and then collectively rush to the Redwood King City with a unified quota.

  Da Xiyang apparently wasn't here in Nanyun Prefecture City for the first time, familiar with the roads, and soon arrived at the prefectural government office.

  The registration process is very simple, after filling out a form, it is considered as successful registration.

  The person in charge of registration, who was also the messenger of the Zhenwu Sacred Place, took a glance at the registration form handed over by Qin Wushuang and raised his head in surprise: "You are Qin Wushuang from Luojiang County?"

  "It's me."

  "Oh, not bad, not bad. The young man is quite good." The true martial saint's messenger stacked the registration forms together, "You Luojiang County, one of the eight major counties in Nanyun Province, have the least number of seven-grade martial children. However, with Qin Wushuang among you, Luojiang County's achievements won't be too bad."

  Qin Wushuang politely responded: "Your Excellency's praise is misplaced, I am ashamed."

  "Heh heh, young people are not arrogant or impatient, it's a good thing." The messenger seemed to remember something, "You can leave from the government office and head southwest, turning three streets, you can reach the central square of Nanyun State. The martial arts children from Nanyun State will all gather there. This martial arts test is also related to local reputation. Therefore, each state and county are very concerned about it. Nanyun State is one of the top two states among the eight major states under the Redwood King's rule. This time, the Nanyun State side attaches great importance to it, you can go listen to the rumors too."

  Out of the government office, Da Xuanming went to the square gathering place to take a look and meet with various masters from Nan Yunzhou. Yun Qingyan was also quite enthusiastic.

  Qin Wushuang saw that they all wanted to go, so he agreed.

  Three people arrived at the gathering place in the square. The martial arts boys from the eight major counties of Nanyun Prefecture had already gathered there in groups of three or five.

  These martial arts schools are divided into different factions, each with their own style from various counties, and can be easily distinguished.

  Indeed, judging from the number of people alone, Lujiang County is indeed the one with the least seven-segment martial arts among all counties. Other counties have at least four or five, and as many as seven or eight.

  The largest batch had as many as thirty or forty.

  Including the previous triangular-eyed young master, he was also among that group of people.

  Da Xiyang said in a low voice, "Indeed, this group should be people from the state city. No wonder they dared to gallop wildly in the state city, they all have backing."

  The scale of a city in Nanyun State is equivalent to that of seven or eight county towns. There are dozens of martial arts practitioners at the seventh level, which is not unusual.

  These martial arts boys are mostly dressed up as sons of aristocratic families. A few who dress up as sons of wealthy families all play the role of flattering and running errands.

  Qin Wushuang and the other two approached on horseback, that triangular-eyed martial youth also seemed to have noticed them, a slight cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he was very disdainful of the three.

  Yun Qingyan saw this and curled up the corner of his mouth, muttering: "Got what he deserved."

  Qin Wushuang didn't have time to bother with these dull and uninteresting aura, instead he used his eyes to observe every move of each martial disciple who signed up.

  After all, the stage is no longer just Luojiang County, but Nanyun Province. Known as the number one and two provinces under the Redwood King, there are definitely many talents.

  After a moment of observation, it was discovered that although there were some talented people in each county town, they were limited after all. The real highlight was among the group of people in the provincial capital.

  According to his speculation, the martial arts schools in this state city should not have arrived yet.

  Just as he was concentrating, a faint sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from beside his ear. Immediately, Yun Qing let out an "ah" and lost her footing in front of the horse. The horse's hoof softened, and her entire body fell off the horseback.

  Fortunately, Yun Qingyan stretched out his hand just in time and managed to prop himself up with one hand before landing. He sprang back up and stood aside, still looking quite disheveled.

  The group of martial arts boys in the county town burst into laughter, especially the triangular-eyed boy who was most pleased and even whistled with schadenfreude.

  Yun Qingyan had never suffered such a loss in his life, and with one kick on the horse's back, he cursed: "Damn beast, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?"

  Qin Wushuang saw this and calmly said: "Miss Yun, why are you getting angry with a beast?"

  "It almost made me trip. Who else would I scold?"

  Qin Wushuang smiled leisurely and said: "The one that made you fall wasn't this horse, but another one. Take a look at the joint of your mount's front hoof."

  Yun Qingyan was taken aback, and as he went closer to take a look, his face changed color. The front leg had been struck by something at the joint, splitting open with a loud crack, and it was half-kneeling on the ground, constantly oozing blood.

  Yun's face turned red with rage, and she thought of the group of people who had just laughed at her. Her temper flared up, and she scolded: "Which despicable lowlife dared to secretly plot against me? What kind of skill is that?"

  The group of martial arts students in the provincial capital saw the beauty and burst into a fit of laughter, pushing and shoving each other, and turning their eyes to the triangular-eyed martial arts student.

  That triangular-eyed young man sneered and rode forward, "Girl, watch your mouth. Your horse was injured by me, this is a warning to you, speak less in the future."

  "You're really a despicable person, I knew it. You were showing off and now you've got what's coming to you!"

  Sanjiao Yan hadn't spoken yet, but Da Xiyang came out to mediate: "Everyone, we are all from Nan Yun State, this trip is tied to the honor and shame of Nan Yun State, should be united in spirit, share joys and sorrows together, how can we let a small matter damage our harmony?"

  Daxi Yang didn't show up, that's fine. It was just Yun Qingyan, a young girl, and no matter how excessive the other party was, there were limits. But once Daxi Yang showed up, the situation changed.

  It is difficult for men to persuade each other, but it is easy to start a dispute.

  Qin Wushuang saw Da Xiyang open his mouth and knew the situation was going to be bad. He looked at that triangular eye with a clear face, looking for trouble, and Da Xiyang came up, what good could come of it?

  As expected, the triangular-eyed man sneered and rudely sized up Da Xiyang: "What are you, what qualifications do you have to pretend to be an elder in this matter?"

  Da Xiyang furrowed his brow, thinking to himself that this person was probably over-energized and had nowhere to vent. Why did he have a look of being fed up with official business on their first meeting?