"So, putting money aside for now, everyone who wants to sign up, come back up one more time. This is your last chance, and you have to seize it yourself."

As soon as Tang Yue finished speaking, someone came up to sign up. It was Zhang Sanfeng again. She looked at the nervous person in front of her and said, "Fengzi, it's just signing up, don't be nervous."

“Yes, Tang Yue, I’m signing up for the competition,” Zhang Sanfeng said firmly, raising his head slightly.

"Okay, I've registered. You can go now."

"Ah."

After Zhang Sanfeng left, a bunch of people came up. Tang Yue registered them one by one and found that, apart from the three of them, only one of the remaining thirty-two people had not registered.

Tang Yue looked at the little girl named Li Muzi. Tang Yue knew her; she had always been a good student, but her family seemed to be struggling financially.

She was never familiar with girls because she didn't study music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and therefore had nothing in common with them.

She looked at the girl who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and didn't speak. This girl must be quite introverted. She'd ask her alone later.

"Alright, you can go now. I'll go and give the list to the teacher in a bit."

Everyone scattered and went to find places to eat, leaving only the three of them in the room.

"Ah Mo, Ah Yun, are you two going?"

They didn't answer, but instead asked Tang Yue, "Yue, are you going?"

"Me? I think you two know that the women's competition tests music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. You know me, I learn riding, archery, and martial arts with you every day. How could I know any of those things?" All she knew was embroidery, which her mother taught her by pinching her ear, but she wasn't very good at it.

"Actually, it would be good to broaden your horizons. The key is that you two are top students. Do you think the teacher would stop you from going?"

"Go if you want to. If you two are worried about being targeted, I'll dress you up," Tang Yue was subtly telling Jun Lingmo that there was nothing wrong with going. She could just do his makeup and he would get away with it.

Jun Lingmo understood the hidden meaning in Tang Yue's words. In fact, he had guessed last time that Tang Yue might know about his background. Otherwise, she wouldn't have remained silent during these two encounters with assassins.

Tang Yue's words were also a test for Jun Lingmo, because she realized that Jun Lingmo might have guessed something, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to remain calm and composed when encountering an assassin like she was.

She was able to remain calm only because she had God's perspective. He, a character in a book, could only guess. As for the idea that Ling Yi told Jun Lingmo, she never even considered it, since Ling Yi was still very afraid that Jun Lingmo would be discovered.

"Ah Yue, I'll go," Shen Zhiyun said after thinking for a while, since if she didn't go this time, the next time would be four years later.

Jun Lingmo twirled his fingers and said softly, "I'll go too. Yue, write down all our names."

A knowing glint flashed in Tang Yue's eyes as she said, "Alright, I'll ask Li Muzi later. If she's going too, then we can have a big class team-building event."

Tang Yue wrote down the names of the three of them, and the three of them went to eat. Only then did Tang Yue separate from Jun Lingmo and go to find Li Muzi alone.

There is a rest room for girls. At noon, girls who don't go home stay in the rest room for a nap.

Tang Yue usually doesn't go to the lounge; she goes directly to the mala tang restaurant to rest.

She came to the lounge today for the first time, and found that quite a few people went home for lunch. However, none of that mattered; she was there to find Li Muzi.

Tang Yue walked up to Li Muzi and sat down next to her.

"Mu Zi, you should know why I'm looking for you, right?"

Li Muzi gave a small "hmm".

"Do you want to go?" she asked again.

"I want to go, but I'm worried about my grandma being home alone."

Tang Yue hadn't expected this reason, and she asked again, "What about your parents?"

“My mother is away recently, and my father is working away from home and won’t be back until the Chinese New Year.”

"Oh, I see. So, now that your grandma has a place to stay, you can go there too?"

"Ah."

"Alright, then leave this matter to me. I'll write your name down first and give it to the teacher later. As for your grandmother, wait for me for two days, and I'll make arrangements for her."

"Oh? This, this is too much trouble for you," Li Muzi shook her head and refused.

"It's no trouble at all. We've been classmates, it's nothing. Okay, you should get some rest. I'm leaving now," Tang Yue waved to Li Muzi and left.

She took the list and turned to find Wen Changqing, but as soon as she reached the door, she heard arguing inside.

"Wen Changqing, didn't I already say that our academy doesn't have extra funds to help them? Why are you even covering their travel expenses? Giving you three free spots to the competition is already more than enough, what more do you want?"

"As the dean, all I want is for the students to go out and see more of the world."

"What good will it do to go out and see more things? In the end, it will all be for nothing. Besides, what use is the little bit of travel money you're spending? Your own children are barely able to eat, why are you still worrying about these things?"

“I… sigh, Dean, perhaps you are right,” Wen Changqing could not refute and could only sigh.

Tang Yue was surprised that the travel expenses were actually paid by Master Wen. Tsk, it seems that apart from being a bit old-fashioned and having a boring lecture, he is a good teacher.

She stroked her chin, went inside, and handed the list to Wen Changqing: "Master, the list is complete, but we need you to help with the accommodation and meal expenses."

“I saw it, we’re all going.”

Wen Changqing: ...Where did he get so much money for so many people?

Seeing Wen Changqing's frustrated and troubled expression, the dean stroked his long beard and said with schadenfreude, "Master, can you solve these problems?"

Ignoring the sarcastic dean, Wen Changqing said to Tang Yue, "Tang Yue, we can't send that many people, we don't... that much money."

After listening to Wen Changqing's words, Tang Yue confidently said to Wen Changqing and the dean, "You can go, Master. I have a way to get the money, but you have to listen to me."

The academy's headmaster asked with great interest, "You have a way? What way?"

"We'll discuss the solution later; let's agree on three rules first."

Wen Changqing: "You speak."

"First: I will lead the entire process of this method; you will execute it."

"Secondly, I want Master Wen Changqing and Instructor Lin Hai to be the academy representatives for this competition." She knows these two well, so they'll be easier to manage later.

"Third: Give me a position as a counselor."

Wen Changqing wanted to ask what the meaning of "counselor" was, but the dean beat him to it, "Counselor? What is a counselor?"

The author says: I'm so happy that today's update request surpassed 20 chapters, so I'm posting three chapters to reward my little readers! I also hope I can write even better!

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