Awaken Chapter 31

Inside the guest room.

Xu Qingnian put her luggage down, and then lay down directly on the bed.

Living in a carriage for several days in a row was naturally uncomfortable, and he had to sleep with his feet hunched over, so there was no way he could sleep as soundly as on a bed.

After resting for a while, Xu Qingnian got up and started practising his kung fu.

For five days in a row, Xu Qingnian had not practised.

Now that she was easily alone, Xu Qingnian naturally would not be lazy.

After twenty days had pa*sed before and after, there were only two months left until she entered the ninth grade in three months.

Urgent, Xu Qingnian was not particularly anxious.

Relying on the Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique, stepping into the ninth grade in the remaining two months could be considered more than enough.

Inside the room.

A faint golden light once again appeared on Xu Qingnian’s flesh.

Qi and blood boiled and surged, a Golden Crow Qi and blood coalesced out, and there were hundreds of Golden Crow Qi and blood in his body before and after.

Right now there were two ways to go.

Gather Golden Crow Qi and blood to nourish the flesh.

With the Golden Crow Qi and Blood, open up the tendons and veins to complete the condensation of the veins.

Xu Qingnian chose the first one for the time being, he planned to wait until some days later to break through, later was better.

There was no need to rush.

An hour later, Xu Qingnian collected his energy.

As he cultivated during this period of time, Xu Qingnian also felt the metamorphosis of his physique more and more.

It could be said that there were different changes every day, both in terms of physique and reflexes, an all-round improvement.

Just how strong it was, Xu Qingnian didn’t know, but for example, if he met the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu.

Xu Qingnian felt that he could defeat the two of them with just one hand.

The two of them were also tenth grade martial artists, but Xu Qingnian had the confidence to defeat them with one hand.

“Brother Pao said that there is something inside the government office called the vibrating drum, which can test a martial artist’s strength.”

“If I have the chance, I can go and test it.”

Xu Qingnian pondered in his mind, he was also confused about the martial artist system, and when all was said and done it was still a lack of knowledge.

“To go and read books, there is a study hall in South Yufu with a collection of millions of books.”

“Forget the House test, it’s a vain thing, read more, when the House test is over leave South Yufu and go to another House incognito.”

“It’s also troublesome if Cheng Lidong is dead, there’s no guarantee that the top won’t guess blindly.”

“It would be even more troublesome if he didn’t die, this guy probably has a problem with me.”

One thing after another surfaced in Xu Qingnian’s mind as he planned for the future.

South Yufu was just a landing place.

The main purpose of coming here was not for the House exams, but mainly to get rid of suspicion and give Wu Yan a chance to make a move.

The second thing was to come and read books. His own biggest problem was that he had too little information and had to read more to make up for his blind spot of knowledge.

To read books.

Read more books.

Xu Qingnian was already a little impatient.

“Oh no, there’s a feast to go to.”

Xu Qingnian, who was almost ready to leave straight away, suddenly thought of another banquet in the evening.

Thinking about it, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but sigh, but there was nothing to say.

Lacking in entertainment, the greatest hobby in ancient times was to set up banquets to gather friends, the literati had their own way of playing, the coarse had their own way of playing, and even children and old people had their own way of playing.

After all, in the evening, apart from going to the flower house, you can’t find any other form of entertainment, and it’s just a game of cards until you die.

For the evening banquet, Xu Qingnian had a very clear idea.

The way to expand your social network is also very simple, praise people when you see them, if you are good at literature, praise your literature, if you are good at danqing, praise your danqing, if you are average at literature, praise your good looks.

Just ask, who would think that they are not handsome?

This kind of social tactics, Xu Qingnian simply should not be too skilled, the previous life accompanied the leader on business trips, relying on good eloquence.

So, another half an hour pa*sed unnoticed.

As a knock sounded on the door, it made Xu Qingnian put down the books in her hands.

“Coming.”

After answering, Xu Qingnian stood up, opened the door and saw Wang Ru and a woman dressed as a maid appear.

“Greetings, Brother Wang Ru.”

Xu Qingnian was very polite, while there was a slight look of confusion in his eyes.

“Qingnian, your senior brother said that he would go to the banquet later and asked me to take you there first, this set of clothes was specially prepared by your senior brother, so you should change first.”

Wang Ru was very polite to Xu Qingnian.

“Change your clothes?”

Xu Qingnian took a look at her plain clothes, they were quite clean, but indeed they did not have the feel of a literati.

“Good, I’m sorry to bother brother Wang Ru.”

Xu Qingnian took the tray from the maid.

“Qingnian Xiandi, you dress first, I will wait for you downstairs.”

Wang Ru said, and then helped Xu Qingnian close the door to his room.

After the door to the room was closed.

Xu Qingnian began to change his clothes.

The robe Chen Xinghe had prepared for himself was a satin brocade dress, white overall, with a spotless top and a bit of green lace at the corners of the bottom garment, the overall look was simple and elegant.

After changing into his clothes, Xu Qingnian used a hairpin to tie up his hair casually.

In ancient times, there were no mirrors, and even ordinary bra*s mirrors were not cheap, but the best rooms had bra*s mirrors.

I couldn’t see the full picture, so I could only take a small look at my appearance.

Not bad, quite handsome.

After a simple tidy-up, Xu Qingnian pushed open the door of his room and walked towards the stairs.

When he came to the ground floor, Wang Ru was drinking tea and waiting for himself.

“Brother Wang Ru.”

Xu Qingnian called out.

The latter instantly turned his head back, and upon seeing Xu Qingnian, Wang Ru couldn’t help but show his surprise.

“Magnanimous Brother Qingnian?”

Wang Ru was a little stunned.

The feeling Xu Qingnian had given him before was only slightly innocent.

But after putting on these clothes, he looked elegant and his clean-cut appearance had a heavenly change.

He is straightforward and handsome.

The literati actually cared a lot about face value, after all, wouldn’t a person with a face full of flesh and a mouthful of sage words look out of place?

After Xu Qingnian changed his clothes, he did change a lot, not just in terms of appearance, but mainly in terms of temperament.

As the saying goes, people rely on their clothes and Buddha relies on his golden clothes, and there is indeed truth in that.

After Xu Qingnian changed this outfit, he was full of a refined aura, resulting in a handsome looking face.

“What’s wrong?”

Xu Qingnian was somewhat confused, while the latter waved his hand and said with a somewhat sarcastic smile.

“It’s nothing, it’s just that after Xiandi changed his clothes, it’s like a new person, much more handsome.”

“But come to think of it, to be able to come in company with Brother Chen, Xiandi Qingnian is naturally not bad.”

“Xiandi, it’s getting late, shall we go together?”

Wang Ru said several times in quick succession, glancing at the sky and showing slight anxiety.

“Good, I beg your brother to lead the way.”

Xu Qingnian nodded, and then followed Wang Ru along.

The place where the banquet was set up was not far from the tavern.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the place where the banquet was set up.

[Ming Xin Zhai]

It is a large mansion, with white jade statues of ancient beasts outside the door, one on each side.

The entrance to the mansion was very grand and was guarded by dozens of martial artists, all of whom were ranked martial artists.

A ranked martial artist could be a constable in Ping’an County, but in Nan Yu Province he could only show the door to people, this was a big city.

“Greetings, Sir Wang, dare I ask who this is?”

The servant who greeted the guests at the mansion door came and looked at Wang Ru with a smile on his face.

“This is my good friend, Chen Xinghe’s senior brother, called Xu Qingnian.”

Wang Ru spoke up, informing the other party of Xu Qingnian’s identity.

“Understood, the two gentlemen please come inside.”

“Wang Ru Wang Gongzi has arrived.”

“Xu Qingnian Xu Gongzi has arrived.”

The latter was just making a routine enquiry, and when he was sure there was no doubt, he shouted out to inform them of it.

Soon, a maid came out of the mansion and led Wang Ru and Xu Qingnian inside.

“Yinnian brother Qingnian, this must be your first time attending such a banquet.”

“My brother reminds you of a few things, if you have any insights later on when you are chatting freely, you’d better think about it before you say anything.”

“It’s your first time here, so make as many friends as you can, the people who can come here are all dignified people in South Yufu.”

“If you make good connections, you will have smooth sailing in South Yufu in the future, even if you go to Changping County, you will have some connections.”

Wang Ru and Xu Qingnian walked side by side, pressing his voice to tell Xu Qingnian some precautions.

“Understood, thanks for the reminder brother, my humble brother keeps it in mind.”

Xu Qingnian nodded his head.

The mansion was very large, beyond the front hall, false hills towered, and there were small bridges and flowing water, completely exploding the so-called big villas of the previous world, a real garden.

Also just after crossing a small bridge, several figures appeared in front of them.

“Brother Zhiyuan, is it Brother Zhiyuan?”

Wang Ru revealed a joyful look and spoke in a loud voice.

The few people who were moving forward stopped at once, and then turned back to see that it was Wang Ru, and instantly revealed a smile as well.

“Brother Wang Ru, it’s been a while.”

The man was full of smiles as he saluted Wang Ru, who quickly returned the salute.

“Yes, it’s been a long time since we last parted from Cloud Ridge, I’ve missed it.”

“Oh yes, brother Zhiyuan, this is Xu Qingxian, Chen Xinghe’s fellow disciple.”

“Qingnian Xiandi, this is Zhao Zhiyuan, a student of the Park House Academy, Xu Fuzi’s favoured disciple.”

Wang Ru introduced the two.

Xu Qingnian instantly saluted.

“Greetings Brother Zhiyuan, I’ve always heard Senior Brother mention Brother Zhiyuan, but I never thought that meeting him would be better than meeting him.”

Xu Qingnian’s social skills could be considered to be at full level.

As soon as the words were spoken, they caused Wang Ru to be startled, while Zhao Zhiyuan was even more stunned, followed by pleasant.

And there was nothing blunt about the compliment, it was both literate and didn’t seem direct.

This was a good man.

“Brother Qingnian is kind, you’re welcome, it’s all a false name, it’s all a false name.”

Zhao Zhiyuan couldn’t hide the smile on his face and could only respond with a mouthful of false names, but his goodwill towards Xu Qingnian multiplied.

“Oh yes, these two are also my good friends, this is Lin Ning from Jin Yun County and this is Wang Zhao from Yong Ling County.”

Zhao Zhiyuan spoke up and introduced these two to Wang Ru and Chen Xinghe.

“So you are Lin Ning and Wang Zhaoge, I have heard your name mentioned by my master from time to time these days.”

“He said that they are very talented and have a wealth of knowledge, and that I should make good friends with them when I meet them in the future.

After Xu Qingnian returned the salute, he showed his excitement and said this towards the two of them.

When he said this, the two men were stunned.

They were considered to be talented in other parts of the world, but when they came to South Yufu, they were just average, but Xu Qingnian’s words were too sincere to be fake.

In an instant, the two of them were inexplicably joyful.

“Brother Qingnian has spoken highly of you, the two of us have only studied for a few more years, we are rich in learning and talented, we dare not take it for granted.”

The two of them were modest and polite, but when they said they didn’t dare to, the smiles on their faces were incomparable, so they didn’t look like they didn’t dare to.

“Qingnian Xiandi, you are really modest and courteous, we must have a few good drinks later.”

Zhao Zhiyuan smiled.

With just a simple meeting, several people’s goodwill towards Xu Qingnian multiplied, causing Wang Ru, who was on the side, to say a few words of surprise.

However, the group did not delay and walked together in a group.

As they walked along, Wang Ru was a little curious and asked in a suppressed voice.

“Sage Brother Qingnian, let me ask you something?”

“Your teacher ……. Or your senior brother ……. Uh ……”

“Has he ever complimented me?”

Wang Ru spoke, looking slightly uncomfortable.

Xu Qingnian: ????