Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Two days before school started, the weather was fine, so they taught archery. Beside the Yanshui Lake in the Imperial Academy, the noble sons and the royal princes stood in a row and were asked by the archery master to shoot the fish swimming around in the pond and the birds flying in the sky.
Lu Huan had previously made a splash on Qiuyan Mountain. After entering the Imperial Academy, as the fifth prince’s companion, he avoided the spotlight and tried his best to keep the number of hits lower than that of the other princes.
However, although he was less powerful than the other princes, he was far more powerful than those other noble sons.
The Fifth Prince was a man of aggressive and ambitious character and was very satisfied with Lu Huan. He felt that Lu Huan was much better than his previous companion who was weak and talked nonsense all day long, so he rewarded Lu Huan with some things.
Lu Huan accepted the reward nonchalantly.
After the princes and sons of the royal family came home from school, he picked up the arrows scattered on the ground, took two steps forward casually, and threw the arrow accurately into the quiver in the pavilion in the Yanshui Lake.
The Crown Prince was already past the age to attend the Imperial Academy, and he had a special Imperial Tutor to teach him, so the Imperial Academy only had a few other princes and some legitimate sons of royal and marquisate families.
The princes and their companions all tried to curry favor with the prince, but undercurrents arose among them.
The division of power in the capital was rather complicated. Although these students were still teenagers, they already had some ideas.
Previously, although the brothers Lu Yu’an and Lu Wenxiu from Ning Wang’s Mansion were also qualified to enter the Imperial Academy, they could only attend classes at the back of the school. They could not serve as companions and could not compete with other princes, so they had no chance to make friends with the noble sons.
Now, one of them had a lame leg, and the other was recuperating from a cold. Neither of them could go to school. They were lying in Ning Wang’s mansion, gritting their teeth in hatred towards Lu Huan.
Originally, Lu Wenxiu hated going to Imperial Academy the most and would take sick leave for as long as possible. But now that he saw that Lu Huan was able to enter Imperial Academy, he was so angry that he pounded the bed.
Of course, these two brothers were no longer something Lu Huan needed to care about.
He packed up his cloth bag and walked towards the Imperial Academy gate when he suddenly heard several sounds of beatings coming from the bell tower in the corner.
He looked over alertly.
Su Xi, who was outside the screen, was doing homework at the table with her mobile phone on. When she heard the noise, she also looked up.
She saw that a few princes, led by several guards, were beating a boy who was about fifteen or sixteen years old.
The boy looked pale and fat on the screen, his clothes about to burst, but he actually looked extremely pathetic, with disheveled hair, a bruised face and nose, crying for mercy, while being surrounded by several villains who were much thinner than him and were being beaten and stepped on by them.
What’s going on? Bullying at the academy?
The character introduction quickly popped up on Su Xi’s interface.
It turned out that the person being beaten was the Taiwei[1]‘s youngest son, named Yun Xiupang.
Yun Xiupang: The Grand Marshal’s youngest son. Role: None. Intelligence: None. Military power: None. Background and authority: None.
In the State of Yan, the Grand Marshal was a civil servant in charge of the Privy Council, a high-ranking official. However, three months ago, Grand Marshal Yun committed a serious offense and was demoted by the Emperor to become the Governor of Liuzhou, leaving the position temporarily vacant. Grand Marshal Yun’s family remained in the capital, leaving his two sons vulnerable and vulnerable to bullying.
[Yun Xiupang can develop into a friend of the protagonist. If you go forward to rescue him, a side quest will be initiated. Would you like to accept this optional side quest?]
Wait, this Fatty Xiaoyun has nothing. His strength and intelligence are both zero. What good will saving him do other than getting into trouble with those princes?! Is he just asking for trouble?!
But this little fat boy suddenly had a name instead of Friend A, which made Su Xi wonder if he might be a key figure in the future.
Or should we rescue him quietly?
Thinking of this, she pushed the cub’s hand.
Lu Huan knew that the ghost was beside him and should have seen this scene, so he lowered his voice and asked, “Do you want me to save him?”
Su Xi touched his left hand.
Lu Huan didn’t refuse, but walked quickly to the gate of Imperial Academy, picked up a few stones on the ground, and threw them with his backhand.
All that was heard was the two prince’s guards in the bell tower screaming and cursing in pain. After a moment, they rushed out with their heads covered.
But Lu Huan had already disappeared in a flash.
After rescuing the boy, Lu Huan walked to the street.
He certainly felt sorry for the boy and wanted to help him before the ghost even spoke. But the ghost beside him spoke first, which made him feel a little depressed…
He also realized that he was extremely selfish – if she helped him, she could help anyone. She was so kind and it was only right for her to do this.
But the possessiveness that grew in his heart made him act like he was being unreasonable. He didn’t want her to look at others, and he didn’t want her to give any of her gaze and emotions to others, even sympathy.
Lu Huan also felt that these thoughts were ugly. He was afraid of making her hate him, so he didn’t dare to show any of them.
But she came out with him and stayed by his side, which relieved the possessiveness in his heart a little.
So he continued walking towards Ning Wang’s Mansion.
Because Lu Huan came back late today, it was already dark and the restaurants on the street were now open.
Two noble sons who had just returned from the Imperial Academy were walking arm in arm towards the brothel. Recognizing him, they immediately greeted him with a grin, “Lu Huan, aren’t you the Fifth Prince’s companion? Would you like to join us?”
Lu Huan also met some people in the Imperial Academy. Although they could not be called friends, he became familiar with all the princes, dignitaries and nobles in the capital.
He was about to refuse, but he felt the ghost beside him excitedly grabbing his sleeve!
Lu Huan: …
Su Xi outside the screen has put down her pen, her eyes shining brightly, staring at the sign of “Fireworks in March” on the brothel. My God, even through the screen, one could imagine how many beauties are inside. If she could go in, she could spend a few minutes to see the original paintings. It must be a visual feast!
But why was the cub standing there stubbornly and not going in?
She tugged at the cub’s sleeve, nearly pulling it off, but the cub still didn’t move.
At the age of fifteen, you should be able to enter a brothel in ancient times. Even if you don’t do anything, can’t you go there to broaden your horizons?
Su Xi couldn’t help but continue pulling him.
The cub lowered his head slightly, staring at his sleeves, his face calm, and asked in a low voice: “Do you want to go in and take a look?”
Su Xi frantically pulled his left little hand and said, “Hurry, take mom in to broaden her horizons!”
But the cub just smiled, very considerately, and whispered softly, “It’s inconvenient for me to go in. If you want to go, just float in. I’ll wait for you outside. You can come out in an incense stick of time.”
When this dialog box popped up, Su Xi decided to loosen his sleeves and cut into the screen herself to see which beauties were inside.
But at this moment, large white bubbles popped up on the screen as quickly as the screen was refreshed, directly submerging the screen.
——”You dare.”
——”You dare.”
——”You dare!”
Su Xi: “…”
The two huge words on the screen made Su Xi’s hands tremble, and her desire to enter the brothel was instantly frightened.
The author has something to say:
Su Xi (throwing a tantrum): I want to choose a concubine!
The cub: There are three cubs here, the gold cub, the silver cub, and the bronze cub. Which one do you want to choose?
Su Xi: …
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[1] “Taiwei” was a powerful military title held by high-ranking military commanders in China for centuries, including during the Shang, Zhou, Han, and Ming dynasties. Also known as Grand Marshal.