Chapter 84: Crazy Reward

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  The banquet of Simen Dafang was an eye-opener for these martial arts students.

  Really felt what is called a big shot, what is called high-quality aristocracy.

  Although many of these martial youths were from prominent families in various counties, when compared to the aristocratic families and powerful clans, the difference was obvious.

  This made the young warriors envious, and at the same time, they secretly vowed in their hearts. They must perform outstandingly in this trial of young warriors, striving to make their families one day reach the status of the Ximen aristocracy!

  On the way back, Da Xiyang remained silent and preoccupied. The grandeur of the Ximen family made him feel the fatal gap between his own family and a powerful one like theirs.

  Leaving aside Ximen Yu, the elders and protectors of the Ximen family had four True Martial Realm eighth stage experts and nearly ten seventh stage experts.

  He is from a family of Daxi, and there is only one true Wu Jing Qi in seven segments.

  And among the young men, apart from the children of the Western Gate's main family, there are also many outstanding talents. Any one of them would be a dragon among men in Lujiang County.

  This gap can indeed make people feel powerless.

  "I must perform perfectly in the Wudong trial!" Da Xiyang made a secret decision, thinking to himself, "If I can obtain the spiritual connection, the prospects of my Da Xiyang family will suddenly rise with the tide! The future prospects will be boundless!"

  Yun Qingyan was indeed muddle-headed, in her opinion, the Ximen family as the number one family of Nan Yun state, being luxurious and extravagant, with talents gathered around them, all these were a matter of course.

  She didn't think that the Yun family, a wealthy and influential clan, was comparable to the Ximen aristocracy. Therefore, she was in the best of spirits, carefree and unrestrained, chatting and laughing all along the way.

  "Qin Wushuang, I think Ximen Xing is trying to get close to you on purpose!" Yun Qingyan was usually careless, but as a girl, she was naturally sensitive and had an extremely keen intuition.

  "Is that so?" Qin Wushuang naturally felt Ximen Xing's intention to make friends, and he also understood that this must have been arranged by Ximen Yu beforehand.

  Qin Wushuang is not that kind of person who only values being noble and aloof. On the contrary, he knows how to adapt to circumstances. Being friends with Ximen Dafang is at least much better than being their enemy.

  So he was neither enthusiastic nor rejecting of the olive branch thrown by Simon Ximena, but rather went along with it naturally, giving people an unremarkable feeling.

  Of course, as long as both parties understand each other, that's all that matters. If an outsider were to ask, he wouldn't bother explaining anything either.

  The cloud was light and misty, but he insisted: "Absolutely no mistake, I have observed it repeatedly."

  "Haha, Yun Xiaojie is so meticulous in observing Ximen Xing, could it be that she has the ambition to marry into a wealthy family?"

  "Cut it out, don't think of people as so vulgar." Yun Qingyan snorted softly and then added seriously, "What's wrong with being a young master? I don't like him, I won't marry him anyway."

  As they spoke, they had already returned to the inn.

  That night, everyone rested early. Because the next day will set off and head to Akagi Castle. It was a bigger stage, most of the martial arts children had never been to Akagi Castle before, and they were full of expectations.

  Qin Wushuang has never been there either, but his mindset is very open-minded.

  Having lived two lifetimes as a human, his mindset was naturally different from those of the young people. To him, Akakawa Oujo was just an unappeared landscape.

  Just like in my previous life, from county town to city, then from city to provincial capital, and below the provincial capital is still Kyoto...

  It's the same principle.

  In the morning, Qin Wushuang had not yet opened his eyes when he heard Yun Qingyan calling out in the corridor: "You two lazy guys haven't gotten up yet? Get ready to set off!"

  Get up, finish washing. Gather at the central square, count the number of people, a total of 86 participating martial arts children, gather and set off in groups.

  The team left Nan Yun State City in a grand manner. Along the way, Xi Men Xing took on the role of leader without hesitation, but at the same time, he would often kindly ask for Qin Wu's opinion.

  The martial youths of Nanyun State naturally looked up to Ximen Star as their leader. As for the martial youths from outside the prefecture, after being treated to a feast by the Ximen Clan's patriarch, they felt the charm of the Ximen Clan's master and no longer had such strong objections to Ximen Star playing the role of leader.

  Those martial arts students from the provincial capital had been severely warned by Ximen Xing beforehand. During the trip, no one was allowed to cause trouble or create divisions. This trip represented the image of Nanyun Province, and whoever caused trouble would be tarnishing the reputation of Nanyun Province.

  This hat was taken out, and no one dared to be presumptuous. The other two suitable-aged martial youths of the Ximen clan were also severely warned by the patriarch to assist Ximen Xing in controlling the situation. During the procession, they also made an effort to adjust the atmosphere, avoiding conflicts between the state city and foreign county martial youths, playing a good lubricating role.

  Since there are descendants of the Western Gate who set an example, the martial arts children in the state city have learned from them. The atmosphere on the way is surprisingly good, not only has there been no outbreak of conflicts and contradictions, but even the estrangement between the two groups of martial arts children has gradually disappeared, and they can still talk and laugh with each other.

  After all, they are all young people's hearts. After getting along for a long time, they will naturally become familiar with each other. Once familiar, there will be fewer misunderstandings and conflicts.

  Before long, they arrived at the outer reaches of Sekiro's castle.

  Outside the Akagi Castle, many villages were built, and each village was distributed in a very regular manner. From a macro perspective, it is obvious that it plays the role of a buffer zone. These villages are obviously heavily guarded. Interlocking, they guard the Akagi Castle on the periphery.

  After passing through the inspection, they finally passed smoothly. Arriving on the main road leading to the Redwood King's Castle, looking far away, although separated by more than ten miles, they could clearly see the Redwood King's Castle towering in the distance.

  Majestic and awe-inspiring, with an air of grandeur.

  Qin Wusuo's first impression of Akakawa Castle was that it was "a castle that would be abandoned in a few years".

  Nanyun State is located south of the Redwood Kingdom, so this group of martial children from Nanyun State prepared to enter from the southern gate. As they gradually approached, before long, they arrived at the southern gate.

  The guards at the city gate set up layers of checkpoints, verifying the documents issued by Nanyun Prefecture, and then checking their identities one by one. After all this was done, the captain of the guard said: "Once you enter the city gate, take good care of your mounts, do not let them run wildly, otherwise, if they are caught by the city guards, no matter who you are, you will be punished!"

  Ximen Xing smiled and said: "Understood, these are just basic etiquette for nobles."

  "Go ahead. There are bulletin boards everywhere inside, pay attention to them. All the information about the martial arts trial will be posted on the bulletin boards."

  After entering the city, the martial arts children obviously restrained themselves a lot. Even those who loved to talk and laugh, with outgoing personalities, also noticeably reduced their speech.

  "This is the Akagi Royal City, the entire Hyakuyoku country, except for the imperial capital, it's one of the four major royal cities. A city of this level makes these martial arts children who haven't seen much of the world feel somewhat constrained."

  Ximen Xing has been to the Redwood King Castle a few times, and it's actually much better than other martial arts schools. He smiled and said: "Everyone doesn't have to be too formal, as long as you're polite and courteous, chatting and laughing is fine. Everyone take note of the bulletin boards everywhere. The information about the martial arts trial..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a large crowd of people was seen gathering in the distance on the street, crowded around a bulletin board, extremely lively.

  "It must be news about Wu Tong's trial, let's go take a look!"

  Ximen Qing gave a wink to two of his clansmen, and the three of them tacitly understood each other, pushing their way through the crowd.

  They squeezed in, and the people in front became unhappy, turning their heads back in anger. However, they saw three big, extravagantly dressed martial arts boys squeeze in, and the curses that had reached the tip of their tongues were swallowed back down.

  Swallowing his anger and avoiding him, no way, can't afford to mess with a big shot's son.

  Qin Wushuang didn't want to squeeze in, after Ximen Xing finished watching, he would definitely share the information. It's said that there is a big brother who opens the road, and it seems to be quite useful wherever you go.

  In an instant, amidst the crowd's murmurs of discontent, Ximen Xing squeezed out with an excited face, his expression revealing the shock he felt after reading the notice.

  "This is too perverted, now everyone has even more motivation!" Ximen Xing's tone was somewhat excited.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Xīng shǎo, nǐ kuài bié mài guān zi le."

  Translation: "Xing Shao, stop pretending already."

  "Hey, Unparalleled Brother, why don't you go in and take a look?" Ximen Xing asked with a smile.

  "I'm waiting for you to finish reading and share it. The capable ones work harder, if I squeeze in, those people won't scold me to death." Qin Wushuang sighed with a bitter smile.

  Ximen Xing smiled, not taking it seriously, seeing everyone's expectant gaze on him, waiting for him to speak. He felt a sense of accomplishment and didn't keep them in suspense, saying: "The Emperor's edict states that among the four kingdoms of our country, whichever kingdom comes first in the competition will have all participating martial arts families receive 1,000 mu of land. Those who contribute value in the top ten will receive 3,000 mu of land; those who contribute value in the top three will receive 5,000 mu of land and 10,000 taels of gold! Hehe..."

  This "heh heh" implies that there is more to come.

  "What's the first contribution value?" asked Wutong cleverly.

  "Yes, first of all, can't be without special recognition?" The voices echoed in agreement.

  Ximen Xing smiled mysteriously: "The one who ranks first in contribution, will be granted 10,000 mu of land, 30,000 taels of gold, and the family's rank will be unconditionally upgraded by one level. The title of Crown Prince will also be bestowed!"

  As soon as this was said, a burst of exclamations erupted, and all the martial arts students were stunned. This reward is indeed generous.

  Land and gold are nothing. The family's ranking is unconditionally upgraded by one level, which makes those aristocratic sons even more excited, including Da Xiyang who calculates in his heart: "Ranking upgrade by one level, if I can contribute to the first place, wouldn't it be possible for my family to rise to a higher rank?"

  Moreover, being enfeoffed as a young man is an opportunity that can be encountered only once in a hundred years in the state of Baiyue!

  Ximen Xing seemed to be enjoying everyone's intense reaction, and said leisurely: "Note that this is only an award for the group's achievement, which is based on the competition between the four major kingdoms. This time, the Martial Arts Test also has awards for individual performances!"

  "Do individuals also have it?" The Wu Tong excitedly asked in unison.

  "Personal rewards, even more generous than group rewards!" Ximen Xing's emotions were also ignited, and he exclaimed, "Regardless of background or status, whoever can win the individual championship in this Martial Arts Tournament will have their family promoted to royalty without any obligations! And personally, they will receive treatment as a royal of a different surname! All rewards will be doubled compared to the team's contribution value!"

  Enthronement?

  Wu Tong's blood suddenly boiled!

  Although it is just a different surname king, the fief and the four major kings' territory may only be one-third. But the king is still the king!

  In the history of Baiyue Kingdom, it is rare for a king with a different surname to appear even after hundreds of years!

  And this time, the Wu Tong test actually had a reward for sealing the king!

  This reward is enough to drive all the participating martial artists crazy. Even Qin Wubai couldn't help but be amazed at how generous the imperial family was this time!

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