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Chapter 882 A brother who loves prostitution?

Lu Jinghong held the sword and chuckled:
"It's hard to say. It's about Chen Jiaxin. Maybe Miss Liu Qing can't stand it anymore and wants to report her for forming cliques and bullying her fellow disciples."

“That’s unlikely.”

Song Zhian shook her head slightly, and her words attracted the attention of the four people:
"Although Sister Chen is domineering, she and her sisters have kept their distance from Miss Liu Qing these days. It is probably because they don't know her background. After all, it is rumored that Miss Liu Qing was brought back by the eldest lady herself. Who knows how strong her backing is, and how talented she is...

"Sister Chen may be proud, but she's not stupid."

Sha Ergou, who had been following behind Ouyang Rong silently and seemed to be comforting him, turned his head and whispered:

"By the way, is it possible that there is something difficult at home and you want to ask the ladies for help?"

Song, Yu and Lu couldn't help but look sideways.

"It's a difficult thing at home."

"Uh-huh."

Sha Ergou scratched his head and said:

"I saw that her clothes were patched, she was thin and quiet, but she looked kind and simple, and polite to others. She seemed to be from a poor family. After all, children from poor families have to grow up early. It's possible that her family was in great difficulty..."

As he spoke, he seemed to empathize with the man, his tone became much lower, and his face looked a little embarrassed:
"Actually, after Senior Sister Yuan said that, I also wanted to go up to her and talk about my sister, but after thinking about it, I didn't dare to go up. I was the last one in line, so I'd better not show up. I'm not like Miss Liu Qing, who is the champion of this session and is favored by the Grand Lady... She must have enough face."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look up at them.

The other three nodded thoughtfully.

"That makes sense..."

Miss Yu raised her index finger and tapped her chin, analyzing seriously:

"What do you think? Could it be that Miss Liu Qing has... a disabled father, a sick mother, a brother who lacks milk, and a brother who loves whoring?"

Ouyang Rong:?

……

Half of the Qingyan Late Peach still hadn’t been given away.

After waiting for a while in the corridor outside the Dripping Cave, as Ah Qing still didn't return, Ouyang Rong left with everyone else.

This time, the return trip was no longer a single raft, but two large ships were prepared to pick up and drop off the girls and boys living on the two islands.

It was already late at night when we arrived at the small island in the bamboo forest.

After the five people got on the boat, they found a corner to stand in, away from the deck where Chen Jiaxin was surrounded by nine young ladies.

Speechless all the way.

Mainly because Ouyang Rong was around, the atmosphere among the five of them was a bit strange.

They were not as active as the other girls on the ship, immersed in the joy of being selected.

Sha Ergou stood beside Ouyang Rong, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Song Zhian remained silent and looked at the lake.

Even Miss Yu didn't eat much snacks. She looked at the other girls and then at Brother Liu.

Lu Jinghong was somewhat concerned about Chen Jiaxin.

Ouyang Rong understood this atmosphere.

Before, he always interacted with everyone as "Big Brother Liu". Now that he lost the election, everyone was reluctant to comfort him, for fear of hurting his self-esteem.

Not to mention celebrating passing the assessment, some of my joy and happiness were subconsciously restrained.

Even Lu Jinghong, who was born with a pretentious body, showed a little "high EQ" and did not overemphasize the fact that he was selected into Zhutang as the first male.

The big ship anchored in front of the beach of the small island. Everyone got off the deck, took small boats ashore, and returned to their respective bamboo courtyards.

However, there were also some girls who were selected who were so excited that they couldn’t sleep and made plans with their friends and classmates to visit the island.

Senior Sister Yuan and the others did not restrict these, but only reminded everyone who passed the test today to gather and board the ship on time tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is also very important. The Queen and the uncles will come and make detailed arrangements for this group of new Yue women and Zhutang boys...

In addition, the boys and girls who were not selected will also gather tomorrow morning. A boat will come to take them away from the island, and the follow-up arrangements will also be discussed on the boat.

In the crowd, some young girls and boys began to sob.

They are just a group of children, their emotions come and go quickly.

Ouyang Rong was certainly not among them, and he really couldn't pretend to be one.

Under the peripheral vision of Song, Yu and the other three, Pingjing turned around and led the way towards the bamboo forest.

Sha Ergou hurriedly followed Brother Liu.

Song Zhian and Yu Mili also followed quietly.

Lu Jinghong also followed with a sword in his arms. He and Madam Li lived next door to Ouyang Rong, so it was convenient for them.

However, compared to the tacit understanding and silence of Song, Yu and Sha, the young man in brocade clothes kept his eyes wandering on Ah Hong and other young men from the Bamboo Hall who were selected in the same batch. No one knew what he was thinking.

When passing by the bamboo courtyard of Song and Yu.

Ouyang Rong spoke without turning his head, breaking the silence among the five people:
"Miss Song, Miss Yu, go back and rest early. By the way, we can gather together tomorrow morning. I'll see you off."

Everyone was silent, knowing what he meant.

Ouyang Rong said this, and continued walking along the path ahead with Sha and Lu.

In front of the bamboo courtyard, Song Zhian slowly stopped, looked at his back, said nothing, lowered her eyes slightly, took out the key, and walked towards the bamboo courtyard.

She is not a pretentious person.

In fact, this was also the reason why Ouyang Rong had admired her among the four.

"Brother Liu."

Yu Mili suddenly shouted.

"what happened?"

Ouyang Rong paused and looked back in doubt.

Yu Mili opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat as if she had swallowed a fishbone.

The dull man waited for a while, and suddenly, a rare smile appeared on his face. Everyone saw him, and he waved his hand and said:

"Okay. You guys do your best. I'm going down the mountain for now. The road ahead is long. Who knows, maybe we'll see each other again soon? Why are you crying, Miss Yu?"

He added:
"When I get down the mountain tomorrow, I will go find Madam Yu first and settle the wages for the previous few days. By the way, I will tell Madam Yu about your situation. Madam Yu will definitely be pleased."

Yu Mili was stunned for a moment, then nodded awkwardly.

……

After bidding farewell to Song and Yu, Ouyang Rong and the other two returned to the yard.

A plump lady with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders was leaning against the bamboo door, holding a lantern in her hand, yawning and waiting, seemingly looking anxious.

It’s Li Wan.

"Jinghong is back!" Li Wan greeted her with surprise.

"Mom, why are you waiting outside?"

Having friends around and being treated like a child made Lu Jinghong a little unhappy, and asked with a stern face.

In the cold wind, the woman with her shoulders wrapped around her shoulders had her hair flying, and she still had some charm as she trotted forward to greet her eldest son.

This made Sha Ergou look at him sideways.

However, the short-haired young man has a simple mind and likes to take a look at anything beautiful and attractive.

Ouyang Rong also took a closer look.

But there is some scrutiny.

Speaking of which, this Mrs. Li does look a bit middle-aged.

In the eyes of people who like it, it is considered to be top quality...well, for example, Wang Caozhi.

Thinking of his cheap brother-in-law who lived far away in the capital, Ouyang Rong smiled silently in his heart.

"Why are you so late today? Are you hungry?"

Li Wan asked about the child's health and touched the child's slightly cold shoulder.

Lu Jinghong was a little embarrassed and said impatiently:

"The child is fine. Today has been smooth sailing. Come inside and talk..."

"All right."

Li Wan turned around and asked Ouyang Rong with a smile:
"Aliang, Ergou, would you like to come in and sit down? I have made some soup for you and Jinghong. Let's have a bowl each to warm up our bodies."

Before Ouyang Rong and Sha Ergou could decline, Lu Jinghong answered:

"No need, Brother Liu and the others need to rest early, as they will be busy tomorrow."

After saying that, Lu Jinghong turned around and clasped his fists towards the two of them, but his eyes were mainly on Ouyang Rong's face.

The two looked at each other, Lu Jinghong looked straight ahead and said solemnly:
"Take care, Brother Liu. Like you said, the road ahead is long. I hope to see you again someday."

"Well, thank you Mr. Lu for taking care of me these days."

Ouyang Rong nodded politely and walked back to the yard, while Sha Ergou followed with his head down.

Lu Jinghong turned around, passed by Li Wan, and went straight into the room where the aroma of soup was filling the air.

Li Wan was perceptive and noticed that something was amiss in the atmosphere. She followed her son and asked in a low voice:
"What happened? Was there a problem with the assessment?"

"The kid is fine."

Li Wan smiled and asked:
"Who is that? Liu Aliang or Sha Ergou?"

Lu Jinghong hesitated for a moment and told what happened today.

Li Wan listened with great interest.

In fact, as Lu Jinghong expected, between Liu Aliang and Sha Ergou, he was more optimistic about the former.

Lu Jinghong has been unhappy for a long time because Sha Ergou, the country bumpkin, offends him from time to time.

According to his prior prediction, Sha Ergou should be eliminated, but as for Liu Aliang, it should not be a problem for him to be selected into Zhutang.

The scene of this dull man winning second place in the first level of the Taogu swordsmanship assessment is still fresh in his memory.

Although Lu Jinghong felt that he was unlucky in the first level and his third place result did not reflect his true strength, he still admired Liu Aliang, who was down-to-earth and quiet.

As for Sha Ergou, together with Miss Yu, they simply have no tact at all.

Can't these two learn from Brother Liu and just sit there quietly as a background while he pretends to be cool in front of Miss Song? Why are there so many low EQ nonsense...

Lu Jinghong had a blank expression on his face and shook his head.

Unexpectedly, Brother Liu was not selected. Instead, it was Sha Ergou who came in at the last place on the list.

This is really a piece of shit luck. However, Lu Jinghong thinks that this kid should thank Miss Song for the butterfly leaf. If it weren't for this leaf, if the result of the third level was a little worse, he might not even be able to hang on the rear end of the car...

However, when he thought that he had used that leaf "reluctantly" and his final result in the third level was a few steps less than Sha Ergou and Liu Aliang, Lu Jinghong frowned.

That dream was so weird.

He had been brought up in a strict family since he was young, had done nothing wrong, and had a smooth journey. Why did he encounter such a terrifying and weird dream...

At this moment, Li Wan listened and looked thoughtful, muttering:

"It turns out that Aliang was the one who lost. I thought it was that stupid Sha brother."

Lu Jinghong walked back into the house, picked up the hot soup and took a sip to suppress his slightly uncomfortable mood.

He muttered:

"Okay, mother, don't rub salt into other people's wounds. Don't show it when we meet tomorrow morning..."

Li Wan laughed and said indifferently:
"Mother knows. Why do you need to teach me? Mother should teach you how to treat others... However, these are just small matters. The most important thing is you, Jinghong."

She couldn't hide her smile and took the initiative to serve Lu Jinghong another bowl of soup:

"So, my Jinghong is still the best. In this Zhutang assessment, Jinghong has the best overall score, the best in the whole field... If the eldest lady knew about it, she would also look up to you. The opportunity was not given to you in vain, and this time, we are not embarrassing your aunt and the Fanyang Lu family..."

Lu Jinghong waved his hand to interrupt:
"I'm not the best in the whole competition, I just have the best performance among the same group of men. Mother, among this group of new Yue women, there are some geniuses who are better than me. There is also a demon girl who won the first place in all three levels. She is a true fairy seedling of a female monarch... Today I asked around and had the honor of seeing her. Her name is Liu Qing... There is another girl who is second only to her, named Chen Jiaxin..."

Li Wan's eyes widened slightly when she heard this. After listening for a while, she opened her mouth and said:
"Is there someone so powerful? This Yunmeng Jianze is indeed a hidden sect, full of talented people."

After a pause, she moved closer and taught the child:

"If you have the chance, you can take the initiative to make friends with these powerful Yue women. They are also rare connections. Anyway, you have an aunt who is a female monarch and her surname is Lu. If you can stand out in Zhutang, it is not a bad level for these Tianjiao Yue women, and it is not called flattery. It can be considered mutual help..."

Lu Jinghong stacked his armor once every day, and his tone seemed casual:

"Yeah, so I don't have much to be proud of. It's just that it's meaningless to compare myself with people like Sha Ergou in Zhutang. It's easy to be a frog in the well."

"That's true. My family has great ambitions, so we certainly can't just focus on them..."

Li Wan smiled:

"I remember that knife seller said that Jinghong, you have extraordinary physique, and your ancestors have a lot of luck. This trip to the south to worship your ancestors will not only allow you to see the peak scenery of the sword path, but also help our Lu family to revive after you come back... Now it seems that it has come true in Yunmeng Jianze. Now entering the Bamboo Hall is just the beginning..."

Lu Jinghong was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked:
"What is a Lu's medicine bottle? Has mother ever heard of it, or has she heard father and aunt mention this term?"

Li Wan looked confused:
"Lu's medicine bottle? What is this?"

Lu Jinghong was silent for a moment, without further explanation, and then asked:
"Mother, I look a lot like father and aunt?"

"Of course, the direct descendants of your Fanyang Lu family all look similar, with small facial features, high nose bridge, pointed chin, and especially those two thin eyebrows and eyes, typical foxy eyes, although they look a bit feminine on men, anyway, they are all handsome men and beautiful women...

"I can only say that the bloodline of your Fanyang Lu family is really powerful. Jinghong, if you have time to go to the old temple at home, you can take a look at the portraits of your ancestors. You will find that they are almost the same..."

The woman was in a mood to talk and started to talk with great interest. Lu Jinghong stood aside with a sword in his arms, not saying a word, and remained silent throughout the whole process.

But at some point, he murmured in an imperceptible voice:

"Do they look similar... Could it be that they are both Lu's medicine bottles?"

(End of this chapter)