Chapter 953
Chapter 954: Slave MarketTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"He is indeed good looking," said one of the other girls to Mo Xiaoya. She thought about Lu Shu’s appearance and felt that he was hard to forget. "But don’t think about developing feelings for him. Ordinary people all admire stories where a rich young lady and a poor young man fall in love. But it is foolish for a rich young lady to admire these kinds of stories. There have been many such instances of this in the palace. Have you forgotten what happened last year? A scholar who had studied the poems of the king for only two or three days tricked the lady from the Lin family. What happened in the end? The scholar was drowned in Long Yin River, and the lady was forced to marry an aristocrat from the East Region. That aristocrat is very old. Several of his wives have already pa.s.sed away!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mo Xiaoya rolled her eyes. "I’m only speaking the truth. What does being good looking have anything to do with our family background."
Mo Xiaoya had not thought much about it. The concept of cla.s.ses in the history of the Luniverse was like the blood that flowed through their body. It had become part of them.
Furthermore, they and Lu Shu were people from two different worlds. They would no longer interact with one another after they were done with this journey. Although Sun Zhongyang had said that they should not engage in moral kidnapping, when Mo Xiaoya thought about how this young man was betraying people for money, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
This had to do with morals. Looks had no part in this.
Lu Shu and Lu Xiaoyu went in and discussed softly. Lu Shu said, "At least we are stable for now. If they find Nangeng City, they might ruin our business. Liu Yizhao and Li Heitan would not be able to defeat these aristocrats."
"It might not be impossible to defeat them," said Lu Xiaoyu softly. "There are four Rank Ones, but no matter how they work together, they still do not have as much combat experience as we do. We can ambush them while they are not paying attention and the rest will be easy to handle. Of course, I don’t think that they are a huge threat. On one hand, they are still students. They don’t seem sinister. On the other hand, they don’t seem very bright. They were so easily tricked by you."
Lu Shu was astonished. So Lu Xiaoyu had already thought about how to deal with them. But he thought about it. Although they had evil intentions, and Lu Shu would suffer if he fell into their hands, he felt that it was awkward to kill them just like that.
"We can’t kill them. We are going to the palace. If we kill them, we will have
"And then?" Lu Xiaoyu asked expressionlessly.
"I trick people using my talents. What gives you the right to say that they are not bright?’ Lu Shu asked.
"Heh heh." Lu Xiaoyu laughed coldly.
"I’m not sure whether we will be able to receive any rewards if they point us out in the palace…" Lu Shu sighed. "How did some Rank One enemies appear out of nowhere? How bad will it be in the palace?"
Lu Shu imagined what would happen. Countless gamblers would surround him and demand for compensation. Furthermore, they would all be Rank One experts who could fly…
But Lu Shu felt that it would not be so exaggerated. After all, Zhang Weiyu had mentioned the total number of Rank One experts in the Luniverse. Thus, these aristocrats should be the outstanding warriors among the young people in the palace.
"We must make good use of our time and train," said Lu Shu. "When the time comes, we will have the strength to ask them for a reward."
Lu Shu started to train and nurture his sword energy without hesitation. Lu Xiaoyu rolled her eyes. Others might think that Lu Shu was joking. After all, he still wanted a reward after tricking others. Was this possible?
But Lu Xiaoyu was very clear that Lu Shu insisted on getting his reward…
But even after these aristocrats joined the trade caravan, they did not interact with anyone else. The leader prepared a small mess for them during meals. When there was nothing to do, they would gather and chat. They did not care about the people around them. Occasionally, they would train as well.
Cla.s.ses naturally existed in the Luniverse. It was impossible for different groups to integrate with one another.
Lu Shu sighed with emotion. These geniuses, who were born with a silver spoon, were still very hardworking. But it was best that everyone lived in peace together. He was worried that they would talk to him during the journey. His character was often not stable. The more he talked, the more it would give away…
But there were times when Lu Shu would eavesdrop on their conversations. This helped him to understand this world better. For example, Sun Zhongyang said that the commander of the Wei Wu Army was rather amazing…
For example, Mo Xiaoya said that the young man in the carriage behind was very good looking…
Lu Shu felt that they were right.
Of course, there was more important information. For example, some partic.i.p.ants who were taking part in the Sword Hut selections had arrived in the palace three months ago. They hoped to be able to begin earlier.
They were elite soldiers who had come from ordinary family backgrounds. Since they did not have a good family background, they could only work hard.
Some sons of aristocrats in the palace planned to return through the Sword Hut selections. These sons had opportunities to join armies and train there. They had also done so in order to be nominated for the Sword Hut selections.
As he listened, Lu Shu had a rough understanding of the selections. 47 people would partic.i.p.ate in the selection. There were typically seven or eight Rank Ones among them. They were often extraordinary soldiers from the army.
Thus, Lu Shu only had seven real opponents. Lu Shu heaves a sigh of relief. He did not know whether he would be able to defeat seven to eight people in one go after advancing to Rank One…
Others thought about how to eliminate even more people, but Lu Shu was better. The uncertainty of the second round made him think about how to eliminate all the other partic.i.p.ants…
At that moment, Sun Zhongyang suddenly looked at the carriage where Lu Shu and the rest were in. He looked doubtful. "This pair of siblings is rather strange. Have you realized that other than during meal times, the young man is rarely seen? Do you think that he is training?"
"Training?" Someone laughed. "So what? There are no techniques in Nangeng City that can advance to Rank One. There’s no use even if they train hard."
Sun Zhongyang smiled and shook his head. He felt that he had thought too much about it. To be honest, before training, everyone would feel that they would be able to maintain solitude and train. But this determination wilted and weakened after they had experienced training…
The trade caravan made various stops along the way. Originally. they stopped at every city and waited for one to two days to trade their food. But with Sun Zhongyang around, the leader headed towards the north at full speed. They only stopped once before they reached the North Capital.