Daily life in the academy

Bai Zhi raised her index finger and shook it, "The secret cannot be revealed. Go change out of this worn-out armor first, and get familiar with it so you can regain your former heroic demeanor."

"Yeah, my sister is still the best. She finally admits that I have an extraordinary temperament." Mu Bailian's mouth was grinning to the back of his head. He wanted to brag a few more times, but was pushed into the house by Bai Zhi.

"Stop talking nonsense and go in to wash up and change clothes. I'll go back and clean up too."

When Bai Zhi and Mu Bailian left the general's residence, Yan Qingchen and General Bai were still in the conference room discussing with the generals.

"Where can we go to have fun?" Mu Bailian lifted the car curtain and looked out. There were only a few scattered people on the road. Everyone was as calm as the living dead. They didn't look like they were having fun at all. "This Jiumen City is even more desolate than Yishui City. Where can we have fun?"

Bai Zhi leaned against the carriage wall with a relaxed expression, "We haven't arrived yet. I heard an interesting story yesterday, and since you're here today, let's go take a look."

Mu Bailian became interested. He sat up straight and looked at Bai Zhi, asking curiously, "What's interesting? Tell me about it."

"Have you improved in your skills?" Bai Zhi asked instead of answering.

"You should question my extraordinary bearing but not my skills. I've been on the battlefield and led younger brothers before." Mu Bailian suddenly became furious, and his previous feigned calmness was immediately broken. "Azhi, I'll give you one more chance. Choose your words carefully."

Bai Zhi felt three black lines streaking across her head. She felt that Mu Bailian had become more determined, not more stable. Instead, he was becoming more stubborn. Meeting his critical eyes, she compromised, "I made a slip of the tongue. Brother, you must have become even more skilled on the battlefield. If we accidentally get into a conflict with others later, we'll definitely be able to break through, right?"

Mu Bailian showed a satisfied look, puffed out his chest and said proudly: "Of course, most of the people in the city are just show-offs. Even if the other side has dozens of people, I can still take you away safely."

Fortunately, this happened in the carriage. If he was in front of outsiders, Bai Zhi would not be able to bear to watch his arrogant look. She could only force a smile and say no more, so as not to touch upon any inexplicable keywords.

This upgraded version of Mu Bailian still needs further development.

The market of Jiumen City is in the east of the city, and the City Lord's Mansion is in the west of the city. The carriage finally arrived after traveling for about half an hour, and the coachman stopped the carriage at the entrance of the market.

Bai Zhi specifically called the attendant who had accompanied her to the teahouse yesterday. After getting off the carriage, she called him over and said, "Where is Liu's tailor shop? Take my brother and me to take a look around there."

The servant looked at Bai Zhi in surprise, and was distracted for a moment. After realizing the young lady's intention, he immediately said, "Young lady, young master, please follow me."

Mu Bailian didn't understand the twists and turns and tugged at Bai Zhi's sleeve. "This Liu's Clothing Store is just a shop that sells clothes. What fun can there be?"

"I heard there's a very dashing young master named Li in Jiumen City. He's been courting Liu Ying'er from the Liu's Garment Shop for over a year now, and he's been persistent every day. It's become a popular topic of conversation among the people in the city, with some even betting on how long Li Ming can stay at the shop." Bai Zhi finished speaking, turning to look at Mu Bailian and continuing, "I just want to know what kind of beauty Liu Ying'er has that Li Ming is so persistent. I also want to know how dashing Li Ming is that he's attracted the admiration of all the wealthy young men in the city, and they're all following suit and proposing to Liu Ying'er."

Mu Bai frowned slightly, "Azhi, I haven't seen you for nearly three months. I can't understand you anymore."

"What do you mean?" Bai Zhi was puzzled.

"If this happened in Sheng'an City, wouldn't you have instigated me and Brother Yan to beat up Li Ming?" Mu Bailian looked Bai Zhi up and down, his eyes seemed to say, are you really the genuine 'Bai Zhi' from before?

Bai Zhi finally understood. Mu Bailian was still the same Mu Bailian, but he had learned to act smart. She couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "Master Mu, since you know my personality, can't you tell that I'm being sarcastic?"

Mu Bailian stiffened his neck and argued cunningly, "With that serious look on your face just now, even Brother Yan wouldn't have noticed. It's normal that I couldn't hear it either."

"Humans, the most important virtue is honesty. Lying will bring bad luck."

"Who lied? It was you who deliberately said something unclear to make me misunderstand... And Ah Zhi, please pay attention to your attitude now. I am your brother, you should be more respectful to me."

"After I see my parents, I'll ask them to let me be the older sister. After all, our birth times should be pretty close. Maybe the midwife made a mistake and I'm the older sister."

"Okay, then we'll go to our parents and confront each other to see who's older."

The attendant had never seen such a scene before. He had thought that the young lady and the young master were close, and they had just met for a short while before they started arguing. Seeing that the two were getting closer and closer, even about to start a fight, he coughed lightly and said, "Well... Young Master, Young Lady, the Liu's clothing store is not far ahead. I just saw Young Master Li's carriage drive past. You..."

Before she could finish her words, Bai Zhi pushed Mu Bailian's face away with a palm and said, "Where is it? Take us there quickly. I'm angry now and I want to find a place to vent my anger."

"Humph, I'm still angry. Hey, you take me over there quickly. I want to see which blind bastard dares to bully the good people under the rule of the General's Mansion."

At this time, a daily farce had already begun outside Liu's clothing store, and the people who loved to watch the fun had already occupied the best seats to watch the show.

"Hey, do you think any of these young masters and scholars who came here today can be chosen by Miss Liu?"

"I think it's uncertain. Besides, if Liu Ying'er suddenly changes her personality and gets married, we'll have something interesting to watch. Oh, enough, enough, the real show is about to begin."

"Miss Liu, I am Fan Zhengyuan, a scholar of the tenth year of Shengwu. I have studied diligently for eight years and will surely pass the imperial examination next spring. I admire your beauty and my family is in need of a good man to look after you, so I have come to ask for your hand in marriage."

As soon as the words fell, a cold rejection echoed from the Liu's clothing store, "Mr. Fan, you are too kind, but I don't want to get married yet. Please leave immediately."

"Miss Liu, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not following anyone's instructions. I sincerely want to marry you."

"Mr. Fan, please don't misunderstand me. I really don't want to get married."

Fan Zhengyuan was about to continue his argument when he was pushed away. "Get out of the way! Don't get in the way here! When will Miss Liu be offered the hand of a poor scholar like you?"