On the way home, Zhao Yu's pace was quite relaxed. It's just that some questions are still swirling in his mind, and it has been difficult to dissipate.

"Ah Zai, what do you say is the Sauron Empire, when will it really come to invade our country?" Zhao Yu finally couldn't help but tell the question.

After hearing this, Zha Hongliang beside him first stared at Zhao Yu for some reason, and then showed a relieved expression.

"Oh! Zhao Yu! Why are you asking for trouble again? Didn't I make it clear to you at noon that there would be no aggression. ”

"Really?" Zhao Yu directed his gaze into the distance.

They had just passed the bustling bazaar and were walking towards their home. This has always been how they have been together.

With a package on one shoulder and the weight of a sword on the other, Zhao Yu felt a little powerless. Zha Hongliang next to him is fine, but it may also be because he is stronger.

The sword was really a very heavy thing for Zhao Yu, not to mention the slashing of the rushing people, it was difficult for him to even maintain the long lifting action of holding the hilt of the sword. Therefore, he became more and more worried about the upcoming junior swordsman assessment.

"Why? Don't you believe me?"

Zha Hongliang's question made Zhao Yu come back to his senses. He hurriedly shook his head: "Oh, no. I'm just a little worried! If I really get invaded, how can I protect my mother and myself?"

"I think you should think about something more realistic than thinking about that. ”

"What is the real problem?"

"Tomorrow's suburban test! Think about how to deal with it!" Zha Hongliang didn't know why, but he actually showed a smile on his face.

"Suburban test!" Zhao Yu pursed his lips and immediately thought for a while. In fact, he also understands that the so-called suburban test is just to pass the time. Coach Li Yuan won't demonstrate any model for cutting beasts at all, everything is just a formality.

But soon, Zhao Yu seemed to notice something, and he cast a disdainful glance at Zha Hongliang.

"Hey, Ahh

The suburban test is carried out by two classes together, and it needs to be combined to practice outside the town.

Zha Hongliang waved his hand as if he had been pierced by his thoughts, "Oh! What nonsense are you talking about!" he suddenly quickened his pace and rushed forward.

Because of the shackles of the sword and the package, Zhao Yu couldn't keep up at all. He had to watch Zha Hongliang distance himself from him.

"Hey, Zhao Yu, hurry up!"

When he walked to the bend of the road ahead, Zha Hongliang realized that he had left Zhao Yu far behind. He quickly turned around and waved his hand at him.

"Got it. I said you go slower! I can't keep up. Zhao Yu tried to trot up. But every time he took a quick step, the strap around his sword tossed around his shoulder. He felt a thousand pounds of force on his right shoulder. The sword that was fixed behind him also had to crash down his back from time to time.

Helpless, Zhao Yu had to resume walking again. A sword made of iron was a real burden for him.

"You're so grinding!" After Zhao Yu caught up, Zha Hongliang was dissatisfied with him.

"Please, I've got such a heavy sword on my back. Why do you tell me to run fast!" Zhao Yu shook his right shoulder violently, and the sword behind him also smashed in the direction of Zha Hongliang.

"Oops! You're so weak. ”

"Why are you talking like that!" Zhao Yu regained his walking posture.

The two of them set foot together on the road home again. Zha Hongliang's home is two streets away from Zhao Yu's residence, so on the way back, they have almost eighty percent of the time they spend together. Their respective homes and testing grounds are also about an hour away.

How many streets should be passed and how many houses he should pass, Zhao Yu could not remember. But with instinct, he can still know how far away from home he can walk to where he meets on the road.

After walking through a long street, Zhao Yu knew that he was almost home. It was a lively place, with teahouses, inns and other buildings on both sides. It's almost evening, and the flow of people is naturally very high.

As the two of them passed by the small restaurant, they suddenly heard something unusual in the distance.

'Crackling, crackling'.

Zhao Yu looked over the probe and found that the sound response should come from another street that needed to be turned. He wanted to propose to Zha Hongliang to go there together, but he didn't expect Zha Hongliang to open his mouth first.

"Hey! Zhao Yu. Is there something going on there? Let's go there and see!"

Zhao Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and nodded. Zha Hongliang has always been a person who loves to watch the excitement, which is almost unmatched.

The two walked towards the road on the left, which was opposite to their home.

Walking to an intersection, Zhao Yu turned his head and saw a large group of people huddled in front of a certain residence. At first glance, the residence looks like a wealthy family, not only the layout is trendy, but the area is also very wide. In fact, when Zhao Yu first stepped into this place, he concluded from the distance between the houses that there must not be poor people who could live here.

Zhao Yu and Zha Hongliang walked towards the crowd. They soon discovered that in the direction the crowd was heading, there was a cloud of white smoke. White smoke spread around the crowd like an illusory cloud.

It turned out to be setting off firecrackers! No wonder the sound I heard before was crackling. Zhao Yu tilted his head and continued to move forward.

Arriving at the edge of the crowd, Zhao Yu stretched his neck long. However, because the crowd was so dense, he could not see anything. And, probably from the psychology of seriousness, those who passed by the residential area, also joined the wait-and-see queue one after another.

Zha Hongliang is okay, he is relatively tall. He tried to get to the outer edge of the crowd, and with his tiptoe movements, he finally saw the scene inside.

"Huh, isn't that the town councilor?"

Hearing Zha Hongliang expose the name of the protagonist, Zhao Yu thought that the residents here were really not ordinary people. The government office of Vortex Town is a structure with one mayor as the main body, supplemented by four councillors. Among them, the mayor also occupies a seat for councillors. Since Vortex Town is led by them, their financial resources should not be underestimated.

"Town Councilor?" Zhao Yu craned his neck and kept looking in. Finally, through the gap between people's necks, he saw the protagonist standing in front of the door.

Zhao Yu didn't remember the name of the town councilor, but he had heard his speech on the theme of 'selfless dedication'.

It may be due to the distance, coupled with the very loud noise in the crowd, Zhao Yu can't hear what is being said very clearly, and can only see a face with a moving mouth.

At this time, Zha Hongliang proposed to completely drill into the crowd and get closer to watch. So, he rushed into the back of the crowd.

But due to Zhao Yu's frailty, when he just integrated into the crowd, he was squeezed to the ground. He was subjected to man-made impacts, and felt that he was about to be swallowed up by the sea of people.

Helpless, he screamed for help.

"Hey, Azha, wait. I can't crash in. ”

Zha Hongliang, who was about to enter the core of the crowd, knocked his teeth violently when he saw his friend fall into the sea of crowds.

Why is this kid so weak! Zha Hongliang hurriedly helped him. He used his bull-like body to crash through a path, and when he approached Zhao Yu, he quickly grabbed his body.

"Alas, why are you a little manly like a girl?" Zha Hongliang opened the way for Zhao Yu with his other hand.

finally squeezed into the front of the crowd, and Zhao Yu was able to catch his breath. He looked towards the door of the house, and finally he could clearly hear what the group was saying.

Of course, the sound of firecrackers also stopped abruptly at this time, which can be regarded as a boost to his hearing.

"Alas, don't say that. The reason why the little girl can achieve today's achievements is also part of luck. "The town councillor flicked his arms 'modestly'.

"What kind of luck is that! People's achievements obviously come from their own hard work. A white-bearded old man standing next to the town councilor flattered.

Zhao Yu always felt that this sentence was a little strange, and when he took a look, he quickly recognized that the one who spoke was not the little rich man Zheng Xu Grandpa in Vortex Town?

This white-bearded old man's family is in the deforestation business, and his family has been engaged in timber trading for three generations. Basically, if the town receives executives or businessmen from other places, this old man will be in the middle of it. He is considered a dignitary in Vortex Town.

And just when Zhao Yu was surprised that the officials and businessmen gathered, he found that the few people standing in front of the door were all from a lot of backgrounds. Either the chief of the transportation industry, or the big owner of the hotel. One of their distinctive features was that they all spoke flattering words to the town councillor with the white-bearded old man.

"Your daughter is just fighting for energy, maybe she can become the pride of our Vortex Town in the future!"

"The moment I saw her, I knew that this girl was going to be a great thing. ”

A good father naturally has a good daughter. ”

These people are really not stingy with praise! Zhao Yu looked at the group of people who spoke in surprise. For some reason, Zhao Yu always held up a mask on the faces of these people, and even the smile seemed to be carved.

"Alas, don't exaggerate, my daughter will be embarrassed. ”

"What's so embarrassing. Good people deserve the praise of others. ”

From the conversations of these people, Zhao Yu guessed what the town councilor's daughter must have achieved so much, so that so many powerful people could come and praise it.

So what exactly is the achievement? Zhao Yu rolled his eyes, thinking about the achievement of a young man in Saillos, which was almost the level of occupation that he had passed the assessment.

But is this really the case? Zhao Yu continued to observe the subsequent developments.

The town councillor chatted with a few more wealthy businessmen. It wasn't until dozens of words were exchanged that the town councilor finally turned his smirk face at the civilians gathered around.

"Oh yes, everybody's so enthusiastic!" the town councilor said to the civilians with a fist salute. This movement lasted very long, and the arms moved mechanically from side to side and vice versa, like a farmer wielding a shovel.

There was an instant commotion in the crowd. Many people began to raise their hands above their heads and heckle them.

Zhao Yu suddenly heard such a huge shout on both sides, and he couldn't help but plug his ears with his hands.

"Okay, seeing everybody's so happy. Then I'll be kind today!" As he spoke, the town councilor turned back and beckoned to a fat man with a round face standing behind him.

From the position of this fat man, as well as the Vino appearance he showed, Zhao Yu deduced that he should be the subordinate of the councilor.

Sure enough, after a few soft whispers in the ear of the town councilor, the round-faced fat man quickly turned around and walked towards the house. The crowd roared louder, as if it were about to pierce the sky.

"What kind of tricks are you going to do?" Although Zha Hongliang beside him didn't follow suit, he showed an abnormal look of anticipation.

When the round-faced fat man came out again, he was followed by several plainly dressed subordinates. Each of them carried a basin the size of a body in his hand. Inside the basin is a considerable amount of steamed buns.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers became even more excited. And in the next moment, the subordinates began to throw steamed buns into the crowd. The steamed bun is like a ball thrown into the air, and after passing a parabolic trajectory, it falls into the crowd. In line with this, the crowd almost all stretched out their hands to grab the food that was given to them by the rich.

"Wow, there is such a reward!" Zha Hongliang raised his head and his eyes flashed.

He soon joined the crowd of people who grabbed the steamed buns. Although he is bloated, he is also relatively agile. got up and jumped, and he received a steamed bun. The steamed bun was still exuding heat, and it was 'beating' vividly in his hands.

"Wow, it's a good thing!" Zha Hongliang swallowed at it.

Zhao Yu was extremely surprised by this. You know, he has never seen Zha Hongliang so excited.

may not be idle enough, Zha Hongliang once again entered the mode of grabbing steamed buns. I saw that he pushed back against the crowd behind him, and used his body to forcibly restrict their movements. When a steamed bun flew in, he accurately reached out and received it.

Another steamed bun was in the bag, and Zha Hongliang's face was full of smiles. Without even thinking about it, he threw the newly grabbed steamed bun into Zhao Yu's hands.

Zhao Yu didn't even react, and he was surprised when he still had some hot steamed buns.

"How's it going, I'm not bad!" Zha Hongliang bragged about himself.

Zhao Yu was trying to persuade a few words, but which words just came to his lips. The town councillor ordered the fat man with a round face to go away.

"Steward Li, don't give alms at the door. Let's go to the intersection over there! It's more spacious. ”

When the round-faced fat man heard this, he also beckoned a few subordinates to walk into the distance. When the civilians saw their target gone, they immediately followed suit. They huddled together like waves on the edge of the beach.

"Damn, I'm going somewhere else. Zha Hongliang's eyes moved with the basin full of steamed buns. In an instant, he took off the sword and package on Bangzi's body and threw it at Zhao Yu.

Because Zhao Yu was not ready, after withstanding the impact of the lower sword, he hurriedly stretched out his two hands to take it. The sword was barely lifted, but the package fell to the ground. But even so, because the sword was too heavy, Zhao Yu couldn't help but squat down to reduce the gravity exerted on his hands.

Oops! I only felt that my hands were about to go numb, and Zhao Yu was now bearing the weight of two swords. For him, this is even more extreme than the limit.

"Come, Zhao Yu. You take a good look at my things, Lao Tzu will go and grab a few steamed buns from him. With that, Zha Hongliang pulled up his sleeves and ran towards the intersection over there.

"Hey......! Zha Hongliang. ”

No matter how Zhao Yu shouted, Zha Hongliang just didn't look back. Soon, the crowd was moved en masse to the intersection, and the cacophony of shouts departed.

And a few rich people here also turned around and walked into the parliamentarian's home. The place that was very lively just now seemed a little deserted in an instant. Zhao Yu looked at the scene in front of him and took a deep breath. There was also a place of firecracker crumbs in front of the wide house, and a faint smell of smoke.

What is this! Zhao Yu lowered his shoulders. At the moment, he needs to take good care of Zha Hongliang's things. After gently placing Zha Hongliang's sword on the ground, Zhao Yu pulled down the belt that was bound to his body. His own sword had to be put down as well, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bear the weight.

The two swords were placed next to each other, and Zhao Yu packed up the other two packages.

At this moment, he heard the sound of a chat next to him. There were still a few civilians like Zhao Yu who did not participate in the ranks of grabbing steamed buns.

"Alas, Councilor Li's daughter is really promising!" said an old man with wrinkles on his forehead, shaking his head at the spacious house where the town councilor lived.

"Yes, I just turned twenty-five years old, and I got the title of intermediate doctor. My troublemaker probably will never get there.

Zhao Yu whispered an 'oh' on the side. It turned out that as he had guessed, the daughter of the town councilor had obtained a professional qualification above the junior level. However, when he realized that the girl was only 'twenty-five years old', he couldn't help but feel a little admiration for her.

"However, although it is indeed the so-called hard work, I heard that Councilor Li has relatives who are officials in Seise Castle. So he put his daughter in the training and trial center there very early. ”

As soon as he heard the words 'Qingse City', Zhao Yu pricked up his ears even higher. Kiyose Castle was the capital of their Saran Kingdom, and the king and many powerful officials who could control the country's politics naturally settled there.

"So, being able to be trained there is a way to acquire knowledge that others can't grasp in advance. An aunt with a red birthmark on her face replied, "And that cub in my family is not so lucky." He had to choose a general profession in this town and receive the worst teacher training. ”

"Well, that's the difference between the rich and the poor!"

Listening to these conversations, Zhao Yu only felt that his heart was pierced. It seems that it is not only their students who have the idea of 'class solidification', but even more so the parents of the students. Zhao Yu didn't know if his mother would have had the same chat history with her neighbors.

"By the way, there are so many powerful people here today, so why didn't our mayor show up?"

"Because the mayor's daughter is in her thirties and has just passed the intermediate doctor's qualification! Do you think Mayor Mare's coming to congratulate him?" said the wrinkled old man gently, "he feels very shameless now!"

"Haha! Interesting, interesting. The mayor of the town will also have a dull face. Hahaha, just let him continue to be gloomy!" the aunt laughed exaggeratedly, and a few missing front teeth in her mouth were revealed.

Zhao Yu shrunk his neck and swallowed saliva under his throat. It turns out that rich people also have the troubles of rich people, he pouted and thought.