"Whatever!" the girls said indifferently. Xiaoyao's usefulness wasn't really about his identity, but about him as a person. No matter what identity he had, he would be the same.
"I also want to disguise as a scholar, oh, a scholar-ess..." The Young Miss who walked over from behind said excitedly.
"You'll never become a lady, even pretending won't make you look like one!" Xiaoyao immediately retorted.
"What!? How can I not become a lady? Let me tell you, when I want to become a lady, I'm more ladylike than any lady," The Young Miss replied directly, putting on a defiant look, wanting to prove she could do it.
"Unless the definition of 'lady' changes, otherwise, you'll forever have nothing to do with that word!" Xiaoyao ignored The Young Miss's defiance.
"You..."
"Little servant, where have you been during this time?" Nangong Suxin pulled The Young Miss aside, not wanting to let her continue pestering, because The Young Miss could pester for an entire day, she was capable of being that bored, and at the same time, that kid Xiaoyao would accompany The Young Miss in her boredom.
As Xiaoyao would say, as a servant, accompanying The Young Miss in her boredom is also part of my duties. Even if she wants to go crazy, I have to go crazy with her.
"I went to help someone with work and earned some pills as wages!" Xiaoyao said casually. He didn't want people to know about being captured by the Fourth Prince. That matter was troublesome for him, and there was no benefit in telling others.
...
"Pills? Oh right, can you give me some of those pills you gave to Mo Yu and the others? I can buy them with silver." Upon hearing the word "pills," Nangong Suxin immediately took the opportunity to ask.
"Oh, no problem, I happen to have some..." Xiaoyao searched through the bundle on his thin horse and found a porcelain bottle to give to Nangong Suxin. "No need for silver, I don't lack silver right now. Besides, this stuff was paid for by someone else anyway.”
"Then I won't be polite,” Nangong Suxin replied directly. With Xiaoyao, she felt there was no need to be polite, because Xiaoyao didn't like politeness much. She could repay him when she had the chance later.
Soon, Nangong Suxin spoke again: "Wait, that's not right. I don't want these."
"What I gave to The Young Miss was the same stuff. You originally had some too."
"Damn! Don't play dumb with me. What you gave to Moyu might be the same pills, but they were high-grade ones. What you gave me are only mid-grade," Nangong Suxin was angry and protested the discriminatory treatment.
"Giving you mid-grade is already taking care of you. I've given others low-grade ones before. I've never given you low-grade ones - there were even some high-grade ones mixed in," Xiaoyao frowned. He didn't really want to give Nangong Suxin high-grade pills, since she was from the Nangong family, not the Mo family.
"I'm not saying you're not good to me. I just want you to give me high-grade ones. I can pay silver for them. Otherwise, I can't keep up with Moyu. You don't know how annoying she is - after she could beat me, she deliberately stopped practicing..." Nangong Suxin said somewhat resentfully, making the people beside her feel heartbroken and want to hold her for comfort.
"Hey hey, I'm not not practicing. I'm just relaxing a bit. As long as it's enough!" The Young Miss objected to Nangong Suxin's statement.
"Nangong Suxin, this is for you. You just need to beat up The Young Miss once every day," Xiaoyao immediately said, switching the pills to high-grade ones and giving several more bottles, enough for Nangong Suxin to reach King level.
"Damn, bastard! What do you mean, helping outsiders bully me,” The Young Miss was furious.
"If you don't want to be bullied, then improve your own strength. This is for you. No problem for the next two years. Same thing I said before. I have plenty of this stuff now, don't save it!" Xiaoyao handed several bottles of pills to The Young Miss with an attitude as if giving something very ordinary. Who could believe these contained high-level pills that many people would fight desperately for, and high-grade ones at that.
"What is this?" The Young Miss was somewhat puzzled and wanted to open one to look.
"Don't open it here. Keep it safe yourself, and don't treasure it too much. I have plenty. If someone discovers it and wants to rob you, give up if they're stronger than you, make them give up if they're weaker than you!" Xiaoyao stopped The Young Miss's action. Although he didn't care, this kind of thing would attract some people with ulterior motives.
Open attacks are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are hard to defend against. The fewer people who knew, the better!!
"Mm, I understand!" The Young Miss nodded. She felt a warm feeling in her heart. Although she didn't know what was inside, it was obviously something very precious.
And Xiaoyao telling her to give up when encountering danger, not to hesitate, this was caring for her. Having someone care about her felt really nice.
"Boss, in a few years, you should be able to reach Emperor level." Xiaoyao also gave pills to Guxing, obviously more than the others, and at the same time, he said this sentence.
"..."
After hearing Xiaoyao's words, the girls all fell silent. Reaching Emperor level in a few years, what did he think Emperor level was? Was it that easy to achieve?
Right now, Guxing could barely enter King level. Although there was only one level difference between King level and Emperor level, crossing this level had taken some people their entire lives without success.
Otherwise, the current Heaven Rankings wouldn't have fewer than two hundred people.
On this continent, some geniuses entered King level in their twenties, but died without ever reaching Emperor level. Emperor level was a barrier, no, it should be called a chasm. Not many people could cross it.
Of course, it wasn't that there were no obstacles between General level and King level. There was also a barrier, and it wasn't easy either, just relatively simpler.
Each level division was actually where martial arts bottlenecks lay, watersheds. Some people would get stuck, while others smoothly advanced.
At Guxing's current age, not even twenty yet, her barely advancing to King level was already an unprecedented achievement. Becoming Emperor level in a few years was truly unimaginable, no, it should be said to be absolutely unbelievable.
"Um, Xiaoyao, although Guxing has high talent, reaching Emperor level in a few years seems very difficult! Emperor level isn't easy - some people can't reach it in their entire lives!" Third Miss spoke at this time. She was the most suitable person to ask this question since she wasn't a martial artist.
"Emperor level isn't that difficult. I met a woman in her thirties who was Emperor level before. She became Emperor level a few years ago too. My boss has better talent than her, so advancing a few years earlier is normal," Xiaoyao said nonchalantly.
"A few years earlier? This is more like ten-plus years earlier. Are you talking about Yue Qingling? How did you meet her?" Third Miss asked again. She seemed very knowledgeable about martial world affairs and could immediately guess who Xiaoyao was talking about.
"She's Princess Ke Xin's master." Xiaoyao answered.
"Ah, really!? Princess Ke Xin's master is Yue Qingling? Then she's very lucky. Such opportunities are rare - having an Emperor-level master!"
The girls were very surprised. They knew Princess Ke Xin had been chosen by someone and that it was a master from some sect, but they never imagined it would be an Emperor-level expert.
This was undoubtedly very fortunate and enviable. Even those currently participating in the Dragon Gate Competition might not have such an opportunity. Lucky people weren't too numerous.
"An Emperor-level master is impressive, but if I were to teach, I'd definitely do better! However, Gentle Breeze Sect’s Cloud Body Technique is indeed quite good. If Princess Ke Xin is suitable for it, her future achievements will be limitless!" Xiaoyao said casually.
"..."
Nangong Suxin suddenly fell silent. She realized she seemed to have never really thought about this point. She'd heard Guxing say that all her martial techniques and internal energy cultivation were taught by Xiaoyao. At that time, she didn't believe it - Xiaoyao hadn't even broken through basic skills, so how could he teach Guxing to be so strong?
But later Guxing said that those who can teach don't necessarily have to know how, and certainly don't have to be stronger. Masters lead you through the door, but learning depends on the individual.
Thinking about it, she felt this explanation made sense. Wasn't there also a saying - among three people walking together, there must be one who can be my teacher? You don't necessarily need to find someone stronger than yourself to learn from. Even people weaker than you will have things worth learning.
At this moment, Nangong Suxin decided to have Xiaoyao teach her too: "Little servant, how about you teach me too?"
"Teach you what?" Xiaoyao asked puzzledly.
"Teach me martial techniques, like with Guxing."
"I won't teach!" Xiaoyao replied directly.
"Why?"
"We're not familiar!"
"..."
"By the way, how's your battle situation? Has anyone been eliminated?" When Xiaoyao spoke, he was looking at The Young Miss.
Seeing Xiaoyao like this, The Young Miss immediately kicked at him angrily: "What are you looking at me like that for, you brat? Do you think I would be eliminated?"
"Mm, you're the most likely to be eliminated. If you haven't been, then it means Boss and Miss Nangong Suxin also haven't been eliminated!" Xiaoyao nodded and answered seriously, making The Young Miss so angry she wanted to pounce on him and bite him a few times.
"Haha, that's right. None of us were eliminated, and we all made it to the top thirty-two. However, Zhang Caiyi and the others didn't make it in, but they were all noticed by people! Zhang Caiyi was chosen by General Gate Academy - that's the continent's top military academy, very suitable for her. But the most interesting is still Ling Lan. She was chosen by Fuxi Sect because she can scheme. In one previous match, she calculated her opponent into surrendering..." Nangong Suxin went on to talk about several people from Heavenly Wind Kingdom.
"Fuxi Sect's strongest ability is deductive divination. It's indeed very suitable for Princess Ling Lan!" Xiaoyao nodded. "What about Third Young Master and Zhan Bai?"
"They also made it to the top thirty-two. Mo family's Third Young Master seems very lucky - he picked up a big bargain when the strongest person in his group had internal conflicts, letting him profit as the third party! Zhan Bai was quite surprising though, he advanced with absolute advantage. He seems to have already been chosen by several sects and academies. No matter what the result, his future path is very smooth!" Nangong Suxin continued explaining.
(End of Chapter)