The streets are empty.
Many shops have closed, and the few vendors manning their stalls look lazy, with their heads down and drowsy.
Almost all the people in the entire Mo City flocked to the square in the north of the city.
When Song Ruyue and his group arrived at the north of the city, before they even got close, the streets and alleys ahead were already blocked.
The crowd was bustling and shoulder to shoulder, all looking up at the arena in the square.
Those standing nearby are all strong warriors.
Ordinary people can only stand at the outermost edge and watch. Even if they want to squeeze in closer, they can't squeeze past others.
The distance was too far and I couldn't see the competition on the arena at all.
Many people just join in the fun.
Of course, there are some people who want to take advantage of the crowds, fish in troubled waters, steal things, take advantage of some young lady, and so on.
As soon as Song Ruyue approached with the women of the Qin family, they attracted the attention of several thugs.
When they saw that all the women were as pretty as flowers, fair and delicate, their eyes sparkled and they began to salivate. They also saw that there were no guards or men around these women, only a weak scholar wearing a loose Confucian robe. They immediately looked at each other and pretended to be ordinary people watching the fun, crowding over to try to touch them and take advantage of them.
These women were obviously from wealthy families, so they naturally didn't dare to think of anything more outrageous.
Song Ruyue's eyes were anxiously looking at the arena in the front. She ordered the maids and nannies to clear the way in front and prepare to squeeze in.
This gave those ruffians more opportunities.
The men dispersed, two approached her, and three approached Miss Qin, who was as beautiful as a fairy in a white dress.
Bai Ling, who was standing next to Miss Qin, looked at the arena in the front with excitement on her face. She seemed to glance at the three people, and a cold light flashed between her slender jade fingers in her sleeves.
Xia Chan's cold eyes were staring directly at the three people who were gradually crowding over.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Luo Qingzhou walked directly towards the three men, and without saying anything, he punched them on the back of the head several times.
The three men were pretending to look at the arena in front of them and slowly moving closer. Before they could react, they were attacked from behind their heads. Their vision went black and they fell to the ground one after another.
By the time the people around him reacted, Luo Qingzhou had already left and walked to the side of the mother-in-law.
Song Ruyue was craning her neck to look ahead, looking anxious.
Just as the other two were about to get closer, Luo Qingzhou kicked them one by one in the crotch.
The two men screamed and fell to the ground, covering their lower bodies and wailing.
Song Ruyue was startled and looked at them, then turned her head and looked at the scholar who had been standing next to her without her knowing when, with a confused look on her face.
At this time, an old maid standing next to her whispered, "Madam, those two people just wanted to come over and take advantage of you, but they got kicked in the balls by my son-in-law."
Song Ruyue: “…”
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the hidden old lady and explained, "It wasn't broken."
Song Ruyue: “…”
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said respectfully: "Mother-in-law, there are too many people inside, the weather is hot, and the game is almost over. I think we should not squeeze in."
Upon hearing this, Song Ruyue looked up at the dense crowd in front of her, and then saw that many men were deliberately taking advantage of those women, and some even had the audacity to deliberately linger behind them. Her face immediately turned ugly.
Just now she just wanted to squeeze in to watch the competition, and forgot that there were women behind her. Only then did she react and said quickly: "Qingzhou is right."
Then he said to the maidservants and nannies in front, "Don't push anymore. Move back and wait for the master and the others to come out."
The group retreated a distance and left the dense crowd.
Luo Qingzhou felt several gazes coming from behind him, and turned around to look. Bailing and Xia Chan both turned their heads away and looked away.
Miss Qin's eyes were looking at him, meeting his gaze, still cold and indifferent.
Luo Qingzhou withdrew his gaze and looked up at the arena in the distance.
At this moment, I happened to see a warrior being knocked out by a punch. He fell on the edge of the ring, struggled on the ground for a while, and could no longer stand up.
The warrior who knocked him away was dressed in black, with a tall and straight figure and an imposing manner. He was Luo Yu, the second son of Chengguo Mansion.
He stood on the stage, bowed to the defeated warrior, and seemed to say something, with a humble expression on his face.
There was a sudden burst of applause from the audience.
Luo Qingzhou looked intently at the closest area below the arena, and sure enough, he saw the familiar figures from Cheng Guo Mansion.
In addition to the guards, Luo Yannian, Wang Shi, Wang Cheng, and the maids were all there.
At this time, the maids were all cheering and jumping for joy, their faces full of excitement.
Luo Qingzhou couldn't see the expression on the eldest lady's face, but he could imagine the kind and proud smile on her face at that moment.
"My Yu'er is indeed the best."
I guess she was thinking this at this moment.
As for Luo Yannian, he should have the same idea.
"when-"
The gong sounded and the game ended.
There were more than twenty warriors participating in the competition today, but only five remained.
The chief examiner of the Dragon and Tiger Academy met with the five victorious warriors one by one in the back, gave them some instructions, and then announced the end of today's exam.
The crowd who came to watch the excitement dispersed reluctantly.
The crowd was surging and the noise was deafening.
Seeing this, Song Ruyue hurried over, took Miss Qin, and led the female relatives to the wall nearby, avoiding the chaotic crowd.
It was not until the sun was about to set that the crowd gathered here almost dispersed.
At this time, Qin Chuanfang, surrounded by everyone from the Qin family, walked over with a smile on his face and in high spirits.
The second and fourth masters of the Qin family also spoke to him with smiles on their faces, as if they were praising him.
Seeing this, Song Ruyue immediately went up to him with a look of joy on her face and asked hurriedly, "Chuan'er, did you win?"
When Qin Chuan saw her, his smile immediately faded and he said with a bitter face: "I lost..."
When Song Ruyue heard this, the smile on her face froze for a moment, and then she realized something was wrong, everyone was laughing, and she immediately glared at him and said, "How dare you lie to your mother? Are you itching for trouble again?"
Qin Chuan said with a face full of grievance: "Mother, you are too partial. A few days ago, when Qingzhou went to take the exam, you were more active than anyone else. Today, I came to take the exam, but you didn't come. Who is your biological son?"
Song Ruyue immediately hit him and said angrily, "Nonsense again! It is precisely because you are my own son that I believe you. That kid... Weimo is not here, I have to help Weimo look after him."
Qin Chuan glanced behind her and was immediately surprised: "Hey, why is Jianjia out too?"
Song Ruyue was about to speak when Qin Wenzheng glanced behind her and said, "Let's go to the restaurant to eat first and sit down before we talk."
"Tavern?"
Song Ruyue's face was full of confusion.
Master Qin said with a smile on his face: "Today, Chuan'er passed the writing test and won the martial arts test. We should go to the restaurant to celebrate."
The female family members behind also laughed and said, "Yes, sister-in-law, we do need to go to the restaurant to celebrate. You can't be stingy."
When Song Ruyue heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go to the most expensive restaurant and have a good meal!"
At this time, Luo Qingzhou also came up and bowed, saying, "Second brother, congratulations."
Qin Chuan smiled and patted his shoulder, then sighed and said, "It's just good luck. There will be a competition tomorrow, and one of the five warriors will be selected. To be honest, Second Brother really doesn't have the confidence."
"You're just saying depressing things!"
Fourth Master Qin immediately said, "Chuan'er, you must have confidence in yourself. Your performance today was very good, no worse than the other four."
The other members of the Qin family immediately echoed this.
Qin Chuan smiled and didn't dare to say anything more.
The group left the street and walked towards Jiuxianlou, the largest restaurant in Mo City.
Song Ruyue went over and pulled Miss Qin.
Qin Wenzheng was talking to the Second Master Qin and the Fourth Master Qin.
The other female members of the family were also chatting happily.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly asked: "Second brother, who are the other four victorious warriors?"
Qin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Yan from the Jiang family, Qian Yiming from the Huwei Escort Agency, He Hong from the Nanshan Boxing Gym in the city, and the last one..."
He paused, looked at him and said, "Luo Yu from Chengguo Mansion."
Luo Qingzhou looked calm and said, "They should all be mid-level martial artists, right?"
Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Yes, in addition to He Hongluoyu and I using fists, Jiang Yan uses a sword and Qian Yiming uses a knife. Their strength should not be underestimated."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Second brother will definitely win."
Qin Chuan smiled and said, "I'll borrow your good words."
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, Qingzhou, the results should be out the day after tomorrow afternoon. We will leave for Kyoto the day after tomorrow. Do you have anything unresolved in Mocheng? You can tell my second brother and he will help you."
Luo Qingzhou smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, second brother. I'm fine now. My mother's grave has been moved, and I've passed the imperial examination. I don't have anything to worry about here anymore."
Qin Chuan patted his shoulder and said, "When we get to Kyoto, we will hold a wedding for you and Wei Mo."
Then she leaned closer to him and whispered, "Qingzhou, you are free now. Mother and father are very worried that you will run away."
Luo Qingzhou was about to speak, but he blinked again and whispered, "Second brother is not worried. Weimo is so gentle and considerate, and so smart and beautiful. Can you let her go? Qingzhou, actually you and Jianjia... Second brother thinks there is no need to divorce, you..."
“Bang!”
Before he could finish his words, a slap suddenly came from behind and hit him loudly on the back of the head.
Qin Chuan looked back and immediately shrank his neck, not daring to say another word.
Luo Qingzhou also looked back, then immediately looked forward again, and also did not dare to say anything.
Song Ruyue looked at the two of them arm in arm coldly, her face gloomy and anger leaping in her eyes.
Qin Wen Zheng turned a blind eye and led the way.
Not long.
A group of people came to Jiuxianlou.
Because it was a last-minute decision and no reservations were made in advance, the owner of the restaurant saw so many people coming and quickly ordered the waiter to clean up the table. Then he said with a big smile on his face, "Dear guests, the upstairs hall has been reserved today, so we can only ask you to stay in the downstairs hall. Is this okay with you?"
Qin Wen Zheng didn't care and turned to ask Mr. Qin Er and Mr. Qin Si.
Several people nodded and said, "Sure, we can eat anywhere."
So the decision was made.
The waiter quickly moved the table and stools, and took the Qin family to sit down at separate tables.
Qin Wenzhen, Qin Chuan, Luo Qingzhou, the second and fourth masters of the Qin family, and the males in the two masters' houses sat at the same table.
Song Ruyue, Miss Qin, and the women from the second and fourth masters' families sat at the same table.
The other maids and nannies sat at their respective tables.
The servants and guards also sat at two tables.
The waiter took the menu, and Qin Wenzheng waved his hand and said, "There are many people tonight, so you can serve the dishes yourselves. Bring us all the good food and wine in the restaurant. Just make sure it's enough for everyone."
The waiter agreed and was about to leave with the menu when a large group of people suddenly walked in.
When the shop owner saw them, he immediately bowed and greeted them with a big smile on his face: "Lord Luo, Mr. Luo, please go upstairs. The seats have been made for you."
Everyone in the Qin family and the group of people who had just come in from the door looked at each other, all of them were stunned, and then their faces changed.
The whole hall suddenly became quiet.