Chapter 90 (1/2)

The County Test was only five days away from now. Lin Xun kept cultivating as usual, practicing martial arts in the daytime, and tempering the spiritual power, soul and skills of spiritual tattoos at night.

He did not change and adjust his pace of life because of the coming County Test. He seemed quite unhurried and calm.

However, since Shia Zhi woke up from serious injuries, she slept during the day as usual, and left alone at night. Lin Xun knew that every time the girl went out at night, a gang in this Civilian Area was bound to suffer.

All in all, Courtyard 49 did not seem very different from what it had been in the past, but there had been a number of great events happening in Donglin Town in the last few days, which had caused a sensation throughout the town.

First of all, Yao Tuohai, a big bug with high reputation, was now in Donglin Town, and he was about to take on the position of chief examiner, presiding over the upcoming County Test.

Because of the arrival of Yao Tuohai, the number of practitioners who signed up to participate in this County Test suddenly skyrocketed. The test had not started and the number of registered examinees had exceeded 8,000!

Only about half of them were the local practitioners in Donglin Town, while the other half came from other cities. All of them came here for admiring Yao Tuohai.

Because of this matter, Donglin Town suddenly became more bustling than before. At the moment in every street and lane, people were discussing about what Yao Tuohai came here for.

Meanwhile, the news that a mysterious young man arrived at Donglin Town, accompanied by members of Blood Army which had been stationing on the western border of the empire, again caused a great disturbance in Donglin Town where rumors had been everywhere.

The Blood Army!

It was an elite army whose name was well-known in the empire, and it belonged to Ning Bugui, the “Blood King” of the military department in the empire!

Ning Bugui was a legendary overmatch in the empire, and the Blood Army was a legendary army in the empire, but now some members of Blood Army formed a group to escort a young man to Donglin Town. It could be imagined what a great sensation it might cause.

Why did the members of the Blood Army come here?

Why did they escort the young man to come?

Everybody was guessing and talking, but nobody could give an exact answer.

Even the well-informed large forces in Donglin Town were confused and somewhat at a stand.

Yao Tuohai came to preside over the County Test of Donglin Town in person, but everyone knew the real purpose of Yao Tuohai was certainly not so simple.

A Blood Guard came, escorting a young man. It was even harder to know what they were up to.

All of these made the situation of Donglin Town more complicated and confusing, and the atmosphere in Donglin Town became uncanny therefore.

……

In the Keystone Business.

Mu Wansu was in a daze with a thoughtful look, and a pair of eyebrows had been knitted in a frown.

In her hand was an urgent message sent several hours ago from the headquarters of Keystone Business that was located in the imperial capital, the Forbidden City. There was, on it, however, only some obscure words,

“There will be a big shot arriving in Donglin Town these days. Be careful!”

Just because of these words, Mu Wansu became uneasy. Who was this big shot? Why even the Keystone Business headquarters was disturbed and sent out such an urgent information?

But in this information, the name of the big shot was not mentioned?

Her intuition told Mu Wansu that it was not simple!

She thought of Yao Tuohai who suddenly showed up in Donglin Town to personally preside over the County Test, as well as the young man arriving at Donglin Town escorted by a Blood Guard.

Did it mean that…they all came here for the “big shot”?

Realizing this, Mu Wansu could not help but take a deep breath. Yao Tuohai’s identity had been so formidable, and in southwestern province of the entire empire, only Governor Liu Wujun could be on a par with him.

And the identity of the youngster escorted here by the Blood Guard would not be usual. After all, the Blood Guard was a tiger-and-wolf-like division under the control of Ning Bugui! As this youngster could be escorted by the blood guard, could his status be ordinary?

If they all came for the “big shot,” then it could be inferred how terrifying the identity of the “big shot” would be.

And why would such a big shot come to Donglin Town?

The more Mu Wansu thought about it, the more restless she became. For the first time, she felt that she could not understand the situation in Donglin Town.

……

In the morning four days later.

After having breakfast, Lin Xun did not start his cultivation. He felt that his physical cultivation had hit a bottleneck again. He planned to go to Donglin Martial Practice Hall to test what degree his physical strength had achieved.

After leaving the Civilian Area and entering the busy street, Lin Xun clearly felt that, compared with the past, Donglin Town became more bustling. Practitioners could be seen everywhere, and people were talking about the County Test.

Because tomorrow morning, the County Test would kick off in Donglin School!