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Chapter 880 Where there are women, there are rivers and lakes
"It was just a dream. Why are you still recalling it? Don't scare yourself. Come on, Sister Song, Brother Liu, Brother Sha, Master Lu, let's eat something."

Miss Yu smiled and tried to smooth things over, breaking the silent atmosphere among the five people.

She was an optimist. She took out a snack bag and distributed snacks to everyone:
"Well, luckily I brought some extra food today. I didn't expect the third level test to be so time-consuming. After the second level was over, it was almost noon. I thought I could go back and rest early today."

Miss Song's face was a little dazed, not just because of the nightmare.

She vaguely remembered that in the second half of the dream, a slender figure appeared, grabbed her wrist from the quagmire, and pulled her out of the struggling dilemma with some impertinence, and walked forward, seemingly taking quite a few steps...

It looked like a man, with broad and somewhat rough hands.

Song Zhian had forgotten what this person looked like. She seemed to be surprised when she saw him in her dream, but now she had forgotten everything after waking up and could not recall it at all.

The only thing she remembered now, and the thing that impressed her most, was that his palms were very warm.

It's not the kind of damp warmth that makes you sweat, but it feels like lying on a beach under the sun, solid and warm, making people feel surprisingly at ease...

Song Zhian was born with a keen sense of subtlety. She searched her memory but could not find a similar feeling of having her wrist held. However, she remembered the feeling in her heart. If it happened again, she would recognize it...

Coming back to her senses, Song Zhian nodded gently:

"That's right. Mr. Lu, in my family, dreams are the opposite of what they actually are. Nightmares are not a bad thing."

Sha Ergou also nodded quickly:

"That's right, it must be the other way around. It was the same in my dream. Nightmares are not to be believed."

Ouyang Rong raised his head and regained some of his thoughts.

Just then, there was movement coming from the entrance of the corridor not far behind them.

Senior Sister Yuan returned with ten young men. Some of the young men were staggering, as if they were in a daze and had not yet fully awakened from the nightmare.

This is the last batch of examinees.

He was also a young man who took part in the Takedo exam, and the dark-skinned boy named Hiro was also among them.

Ten people were either holding or hanging a wooden sign with their scores.

Ouyang Rong and the other five looked at him sideways.

Not only did they who were nearby notice it, but the noise from the chatting of the girls gathered in the hall of the Dripping Cave also became a few decibels lower.

They all paid attention to the return of the last batch of examinees.

Senior Sister Yuan left the ten young men behind, walked past Ouyang Rong and the others with a cold face, went to the bottom of the high platform, and talked with her Yue female companions. It was unknown what they were discussing. One of the Yue girls turned around and walked into a corridor, and it was unknown what she was going to do.

The rest of the Yue women, including Senior Sister Yuan, continued to stand quietly where they were, waiting for something unknown, and they did not silence the boys and girls in the cave.

At this time, Song Zhian withdrew her gaze and spoke softly:
"The list of those who have passed the assessment should be announced soon."

Except for Ouyang Rong, Lu, Yu and Sha suddenly became nervous.

Even Miss Yu quietly put away her bag of snacks.

At this moment, the five people have emerged from the gloomy atmosphere of talking about nightmares not long ago.

They waited with bated breath for the return of the Yue girls.

Ouyang Rong silently took off the bamboo tube from his waist and handed it to the nervous crowd:
"Drink of water."

Sha Ergou swallowed his saliva, immediately took the slightly heavy bamboo tube, tilted his head back and took a sip.

"Don't lip sync."

Ouyang Rong gave a warning.

He noticed that Song and Yu also looked at the bamboo tube.

Lu Jinghong waved his hand and didn't drink, looking a little absent-minded.

Miss Yu was the first to take the bamboo tube. She happily took a sip, breathed a sigh of relief, and passed it to Song Zhian.

"Thank you, Brother Liu."

Song Zhian took a sip politely and looked at the bamboo tube again.

She changed the subject to ease the atmosphere:

"Brother Liu still carries this with him?"

"Of course. When we went fishing in the past, we always brought food and clean water with us, just in case we got lost. It's better to be prepared..."

Sha Ergou answered first, took out a small bag, took out some dry food from it and distributed it to everyone.

Now is the time for dinner.

At the same time, inside the Dripping Cave, the voices of the crowd gradually became louder. The departed Yue girl had not returned yet, and some lively young girls who could not wait any longer had already started whispering to each other.

However, the light in the cave was colorful and dim, and everyone felt like they were on a school playground after dark, unable to see specific faces.

While Song, Yu and others were eating, Ouyang Rong began to look around at the girls around him.

It seemed as if he was looking for a slender figure.

The newcomers who have completed the third level of assessment are all here. They usually live on two islands, and now is a rare opportunity for them to get together.

Logically, Ah Qing should be there too.

But Ah Qing is a quiet person, and I don’t know where he is hiding, or whether he is with his new friends.

At this time, Ouyang Rong noticed a group of young girls approaching them.

The young lady in the lead was very tall, about the same height as Song Zhian, but not as slim as her. She had some baby fat on her face, which made her look more youthful and energetic. She had two ponytails that fell on her left and right shoulders, looking pure and lovely.

However, the environment inside the Dripping Cave was dim, and the group of young girls stopped in front of the five people, so their specific expressions could not be seen clearly.

The girl with twin ponytails was leading the group, followed by a dozen other girls, surrounding her like the moon surrounded by stars.

"Yu Mili, why do you only know how to eat every day?"

The girl with twin ponytails seemed to speak to them.

"Sister Chen."

Miss Yu called out and politely handed over the cakes:

"Are you hungry too?"

The girl called "Sister Chen" ignored her, turned her head and looked in the direction of Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned, and then he realized that she should be looking at Song Zhian behind him, but they happened to be looking in the same direction.

The girl with twin ponytails was not polite and asked directly:

"Song Zhian, how many steps did you take in the third level?"

Her voice is as clear as a yellow oriole.

Song Zhian looked at her face and answered softly:
"Ninety-two steps, I guess I'm not as good as Sister Chen."

The girl with twin ponytails did not speak. The round-faced girl following beside her nodded directly and said crisply:
"It's true that we are not as good as our sister Chen. Sister Chen walked 101 steps in the Yangxin Palace, which is probably the best among our group." The round-faced girl said with envy and pride:

"Not to mention the first level, which is to get out of Peach Valley and achieve a top-notch result within a hundred breaths, just the third level, which is to be able to walk more than a hundred steps in the Yangxin Palace and enter the inner palace, is enough to become a disciple of the female monarch."

Song Zhian's face was calm, and she nodded in agreement: "Sister Chen is really amazing."

Miss Yu interrupted and asked:
"Where is the tattooed girl? How many steps did she take? How do you know that Sister Chen is the first in the third level?"

Next to the girl named Chen, another girl curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly:
"Why do you care so much about others?"

Young Lady Yu sneered back, "Aren't you also asking around and meddling in other people's business?"

"you……"

Just when they were about to start arguing, a short girl hurried back. She seemed to be one of the girls in this small group. The short girl leaned close to the ear of the girl with twin ponytails and seemed to whisper something in a hurry.

"Sister Chen", who had been tilting her head in a relaxed and calm manner, changed her expression slightly. She turned to look at her friend and asked in a serious tone:

"you sure?"

The short girl nodded quickly:
"Yeah, some of the people from the same group came back together and saw her wooden sign. It was over a hundred... The number was too long, and some of the wooden signs couldn't fit on it..."

"Okay, stop talking."

The girl with twin ponytails glanced in a certain direction in the hall and suddenly waved her hand to interrupt.

The atmosphere became a little quieter.

Song and Yu looked at each other, and the two girls didn't know what they were thinking.

The girl with twin ponytails turned around and found that the two girls' eyes were gradually smiling.

Suddenly, the girl with the twin ponytails pointed at Ouyang Rong, Lu Jinghong, and Sha Ergou, her face stern:

"What are you laughing at? You two are playing with these boys from Zhutang. How dare you laugh?"

She glanced at the bamboo tube wrapped in burlap in Song Zhian's hand, then glanced at Ouyang Rong who was wearing a felt hat next to her, and shook her head to herself.

Miss Yu couldn't help but retort:
"Why can't we play together? We are all from Taoyuan Town, we are acquaintances, what's wrong with eating and drinking together? When we go out to make friends, do we have to divide them into different levels? Sister Chen is going to be a disciple of the Queen, so she starts to dislike us?"

The girl with twin ponytails seemed to chuckle. She also had a bad temper:
"Yu Mili, why can't even rice stop your mouth?"

The follower girl at the side interrupted again:

"Song Zhian, although you are from outside, you have stayed in Hongchen Inn after all. We are both women from the same town. If we are not from a well-known family in the town, or if we are not from a family making a living in the town...

"You know what's going on here. We should help each other, but you two have been too isolated these past two days. You didn't even show up when I asked you to, and you even talked back to Sister Chen in public... During the daytime assessment, you two stood far away, pretending to be aloof. This has happened more than once or twice. Who are you trying to annoy?"

Song Zhian shook her head and said seriously:

"It's because the threshold to be Sister Chen's friend is too high. I am not considered a native of Taoyuan Town. I am an outsider just like Brother Liu and Brother Sha."

Miss Yu's face was serious, and even her words became clear:

"We will annoy those who are annoying. We will stay away from those who are unreasonable."

The follower girl gave him a glance with her almond-shaped eyes: "You..."

The girl with twin ponytails suddenly chuckled and said:
"Yu Mili, if you had half the emotional intelligence of your mother, she wouldn't have gone around town trying to beg for favors and sell her face to every household, working so hard to pave the way for you, only to end up doing the same thing when you came in, eating and drinking."

She looked straight at Song Zhian again and curled her lips slightly:

"Okay, you guys continue. I'm not here to correct you. I just think you're a little shameless and don't want to make progress. Well, Yu Mili is fine. When she was in town, she just ate every day. It's normal for her to be kidnapped by a wild man one day... But you, Song Zhian, I misjudged you.

"Do you really think Jianze is the receptionist of Hongchen Inn? And you flirt with these wild men every day? Do you like being surrounded and flattered by them? Do you like to hook up with men every day?"

"Girl, be careful with your words!"

At this moment, Lu Jinghong suddenly spoke, took a step forward, and stood beside Song Zhian with an imposing manner.

The eyes of Ouyang Rong and others as well as the girls were all attracted.

Feeling that everyone's attention was drawn to him, the young man in brocade clothes held his head high and puffed out his chest.

He held the sword in his arms, raised his chin slightly, and spoke in a polite and graceful manner:
"My lady, you are Chen Jiaxin, right? The daughter of the Chen family, a famous family in Taoyuan Town? One of the two people who entered the first level of 100 breaths? Well, let me introduce you to you today. My surname is Lu, my name is Jinghong, and I come from the Lu family of Fanyang..."

However, the next moment, Lu Jinghong, who was halfway through his words, felt a gust of wind passing in front of him. His words suddenly stopped and his eyes widened.

Chen Jiaxin turned around and left before he could finish his words.

The other sisters followed immediately.

No one looked at this inexplicable "outsider" straight in the eye.

Lu Jinghong's face turned dark.

Ouyang Rong, Song Zhian and the other three all looked silently at Master Lu, whose face turned red after he failed in his attempt to show off.

"What the hell, why are you so arrogant? A hundred steps and a hundred breaths is amazing, aren't you the same as me? You only have the second level of top-grade qualifications. If you have the ability, you can also get a divine fetal bottle. The tattooed girl is not arrogant, so why are you so arrogant..."

Lu Jinghong, who was well-educated, rarely broke down.

Song Zhian spoke softly:
"They are all women from the nine surnames in the town. They like to stick together on weekdays, with Sister Chen as the leader. They are more exclusive to outsiders and even regard Yunmeng Jianze as their own home. However...

"This town's Jiuxing is indeed closely related to Yunmeng Jianze. There are many Yue female senior sisters in Jianze, all from Jiuxing. There have even been female rulers in recent generations...

"Among the nine girls from this generation of the town, it seems that the one who is most likely to pursue the position of the next female monarch is Chen Jiaxin."

Lu Jinghong, who had originally made harsh remarks, glanced sideways slightly.

A hint of worry appeared in his eyes, and he stopped talking and snorted heavily.

Miss Yu also snorted:
"Whether she can become a queen or not is none of our business. What we hate most is them bullying other girls."

She explained to Ouyang Rong and others:
"Brother Liu, you don't know what happened before. Sister Chen should have admired Sister Song very much. At the beginning, their relationship was pretty good. However, a few days ago, when they bullied a young girl from another place, Sister Song couldn't stand it and stepped forward to administer justice, and then she was rejected by them..."

Lu Jinghong immediately said:

"Miss Song did the right thing by not pampering them."

Ouyang Rong nodded:

"Miss Song and Miss Yu are righteous."

Sha Ergou looked around and asked confusedly:
"Miss Song, Miss Yu, what does wild man mean?"

Everyone:...

At this moment, the noise in the dripping cave suddenly disappeared.

After the five people noticed it, they all fell silent. They turned around and saw a Yue girl returning and whispering something to Senior Sister Yuan under the platform.

"quiet!"

Senior Sister Yuan walked towards the platform with a cold face, and her cold voice echoed throughout the cave:

"Those whose names are called, please stand up."

(End of this chapter)