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Chapter 885 Ah Qing is not here (ask for guaranteed monthly ticket! You can win a prize!)
Ouyang Rong found himself the focus of the deck.

One glance after another was cast at me, some obvious and some hidden.

He frowned secretly.

Since sneaking into Yunmeng Jianze, Ouyang Rong prefers to keep a low profile. He came here to steal... bah, to retrieve the embroiderer.

It doesn't feel good to be the one being noticed by everyone.

Compared to Lu Jinghong, who loves to show off and feels uncomfortable without pretending to be cool.

These days, Ouyang Rong wishes that all the girls in Jianze would treat him as a dull country bumpkin with cut hair and tattoos.

At this moment, the big ship was sailing on the lake.

Ouyang Rong, Song, and Lu were standing in an inconspicuous place at the stern. Although he had just been named by the female senior sister Yue, and it involved the female monarch, he was very conspicuous...

Song Zhian, Yu Mili and Lu Jinghong beside him were also looking at him with different expressions.

Ouyang Rong didn't look at them. He kept a dull expression, concentrated his mind, and observed the route of the big ship.

Soon we discovered that the ship seemed to be heading to the same dripping cave as yesterday.

At this moment, Yu Mili's muttering came from the side:

"Brother Liu, are you hiding something from us?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at Yu Mili, who was as curious as a cat.

There are so many things I have hidden from you. Do you think I should tell you that I beat up the eldest lady twice?

After complaining in his heart, a dull man showed a confused expression:
"what?"

Lu Jinghong had been holding it in for a long time and couldn't help asking:

"Brother Liu, are you really a relative of a certain lady? Are you hiding some relationship from us?"

Relatives? Does Yue Chuzi's legitimate husband count? He should be close enough, right? Ouyang Rong looked dull and shook his head.

He said calmly:

"I don't know. I didn't expect to be left behind."

Ouyang Rong raised his hand slightly and pointed to the food box at them.

The four of them also realized that Brother Liu should have been prepared to say goodbye in the morning. It seemed that this was something he had never expected.

While Lu Jinghong was thinking and talking, he never forgot to maintain a cool posture of holding the sword, especially when many girls on the deck were glancing at the five of them out of the corner of their eyes.

He looked thoughtful and lowered his voice:

"Brother Liu, could it really be the eldest lady, or some other lady? Just like me... Well, I won't hide it from you, the third lady is my aunt, and the eldest lady gave me the opportunity to stay and take the Zhutang assessment... Of course, the eldest lady is impartial and selfless, and she also said that there is no backdoor, you have to rely on your strength to stay, and your grades have to speak for themselves... I deeply agree with this point, having a lady aunt is nothing great, really."

Having accidentally revealed this relationship, Lu Jinghong continued to frown and question without changing his pace:

"So, the last time Brother Liu followed me and my mother into Jianze, I was suspicious. After all, your bone age is a bit old, and you should not be qualified to be selected for the assessment... Sorry, I was a bit blunt, and I didn't mean to look down on you, but that's what I meant. Brother Liu's talent is not bad, it's just that his bone age is bad, what a pity...

"If Brother Liu himself doesn't know, then he is probably a distant relative, but he is still taken care of. It seems that it is a blessing left by his family or relatives that allows Brother Liu to be protected by a certain female monarch."

On the side, Song Zhian, who had been observing Ouyang Rong for a long time, suddenly spoke up, interrupting Lu Jinghong's endless analysis:
"That's not necessarily the case. Perhaps it's just as Brother Sha guessed. Brother Liu was omitted from the list, and it was the Lady Lord who was in charge of the review who found the omission and filled it in time. Now we just fill it in."

Lu Jinghong hesitated to speak: "Just make up for it? But Jianze is not so careless..."

Song Zhian pointed out:
"Master Lu also said that the eldest lady is impartial and selfless, and the other lady ladies are also upright. The assessment of newcomers is a major event in Jianze, which is related to the subsequent survival. There is no possibility of falling behind.

"Besides, Master Lu has an aunt named Nujun, but he couldn't get into Jianze directly through the back door. It's conceivable that no matter how close the relationship is, it won't work. But now, Brother Liu has been admitted again. If it's really a back door as Master Lu guessed, could it be that Brother Liu has a closer relationship than Master Lu's aunt? How close would they have to be to get in? How deep would their background have to be?"

This pretty girl analyzed calmly:

"From this point of view, it is more likely that the list has been filled." Lu Jinghong wanted to argue, but after hearing the latter reason, he immediately shut up and nodded slowly:
"Miss Song's words make sense. They are not closer than my relationship. From this perspective, the most reasonable possibility is to fill the gap."

Seeing that Brother Liu could stay again, Sha Ergou grinned:
"In fact, it's not as complicated as Mr. Lu thought before. I guess it's because the Lady Monarch is wise. When reviewing the shortlist, she eliminated the factor of bone age. Brother Liu's results are much better than mine. If I can get in, then Brother Liu can get in, too."

Yu Mili nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "That makes sense. That's right, that's right."

I don't know what she thought of, she added with a smile:
"Besides, the Bamboo Hall assessment is not that difficult. Master Lu lost to me by a small margin, but he still managed to get first place among the newcomers in the Bamboo Hall. Brother Liu would definitely have won it if there were no outdated bone age rules standing in the way."

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at them twice more.

He didn't say anything, and the four of them didn't give him a chance to speak, so they just explained it to him one by one.

Sometimes Ouyang Rong had to admire the power of his imagination.

But their analysis does make sense.

Ouyang Rong had only some vague guesses about the reason for the sudden arrival of the pretty Yue girl.

At that time, he thought of Ah Qing who had not been waiting outside the Dripping Cave yesterday.

She had won first place in the assessment at that time, and she didn't know why she was looking for Senior Sister Yuan, nor did she know where she was being taken.

On the deck at the bow, a group of young girls including Chen Jiaxin were also paying attention to Ouyang Rong.

But they were all the girls around Chen Jiaxin, and she herself did not look at them.

It seemed that he had no interest in the movements and affairs of Ouyang Rong and the other five people.

What does it matter if there is one more or one less dull young man on the boat or in the bamboo hall?

In Yunmeng Jianze, Zhutang is just a foil, and the Yue women are the backbone group.

Chen Jiaxin held the railing at the bow and stared at the white waves on the water below that were broken by the boat.

I don’t know what I’m thinking about.

From time to time, her eyes drifted towards another ship traveling with her not far away...

Soon, the ship arrived at an island and entered a cave.

Ouyang Rong took a look and saw that it was still the same route as yesterday. It seemed that they would gather at the Dripping Cave Hall this time.

"Brother Liu, that's great, we can be together again."

The voice of Miss Yu came from behind.

And the sound of her swallowing.

Ouyang Rong had no choice but to hide the food box in his hand slightly behind him.

He knew where her eyes were looking without even turning his head.

When both ships reached the shore, Ouyang Rong, carrying a food box, got off the ship a little earlier than the main group.

Song, Lu and the other three were a little surprised, but they still followed.

The people on the two boats gathered on the shore and entered the cave together.

On the familiar road to the Dripping Cave, Ouyang Rong looked around and gradually frowned.

Ah Qing is not here.

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(PS: I bow my head in humiliation. This chapter is a bit short. It took me a day to write it, but I have to post it. There will be another chapter in the evening.)
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