After meeting up with the Salt Academy, it took them three days to reach Pingdu.
The Salt Academy had fewer people than the Xiaojiang Academy with only 10 people.
After all, they weren't the main characters this time. The strength of the students from the Salt Academy wasn't comparable to that of the five academies, and sending too many students would lower the average level of the students.
Along the way, Ma Hualong observed the people from the Salt Academy, especially Yan Ruosui. He wanted to find out what was hidden behind his smile.
But to his disappointment, Cao Gui didn't give himself away at all. Not only him, but even the students of the Salt Road Academy admired Cao Gui quite a bit.
Even the other students from the Xiaojiang Academy received a lot of benefits from this admiration.
If it was only one person, it could be explained, but if all 10 of them were like this? Ma Hualong didn't believe it in any case.
However, there was still a long way to go to Lan City. Once there, he would be able to find out what the other party was thinking.
The other party could pretend for a while, but sooner or later, he would reveal himself.
…
Pingdu wasn't considered an important city on the map of the Yun Nation.
It wasn't a strategic location, nor was it a place where trade routes converged, nor was it a flourishing place.
However, after the Yun Nation was destroyed, Pingdu became one of the most important cities.
The Protectorate of the Northeast, which was now renamed the Protectorate of the Yun Nation.
The Yun Nation was actually the name of the country, not the region. Surprisingly, after the Yun Nation was destroyed, Dayao actually named this place the Yun Nation. This was beyond many people's expectations.
Just like when the Qin Empire destroyed the six states, if the regions were divided into Zhao, Qi, and Chu regions, it would constantly remind everyone that they were a group of people who had lost their countries.
And I'm the winner!
In fact, only a few people knew that he wanted to change the name of this place.
However, when this idea was brought to the empress, she simply said, "The Yun Nation sounds good to me.
"The name Yun Yun sounds familiar, so let's just call it Yun Yun.
As for what they think … When the Yun Nation was still around, they couldn't do anything to my army.
Now that the Yun Nation has fallen, what can they do? I want to remind them that under the edge of my blade, they must know their place and behave themselves! If they can't do it, I will make them do it. "
He had been distressed about this for a long time.
The empress always liked to decide many things according to her own preferences.
For example, beheading the envoy of another country …
The empress had done this more than once.
Being an envoy in Dayao meant risking one's life.
Up until now, it seemed that no one had been able to end well.
The envoy of Great Xia, who had lived the longest, was beheaded after he refused to surrender.
This explained why the Yun Nation was still called the Yun Nation.
Pingdu had not been important in the past, but it was now the hub of the Yun Nation.
It was also the end of the road from Lan City to the Yun Nation.
…
"How about a bet? Guess which academy we'll meet first here. "Cao Gui nudged the red-lipped, white-toothed young man with his shoulder.
"I never gamble, and I won't gamble with you," the young man said with a cold face.
"How boring would that be? It's good to have a little excitement in life, "Cao Gui said with a smile.
"Not interested!" The young man quickened his pace and ignored him.
The young man was one of the three most outstanding disciples of the Xiaojiang Academy, Xue Yuanpei.
Xue Yuanpei, Ma Hualong, and Cao Gui each had their own characteristics. Ma Hualong was ugly, Cao Gui was a gambler, and Xue Yuanpei was old-fashioned, stubborn, had no hobbies, didn't like women, didn't like men, didn't amass wealth, and wasn't greedy for power. He was a boring person that no one could find any flaws in. However, he was also the academy's most handsome student.
"Hualong … Forget it. You still owe me a banquet at House Yunyan!" Cao Gui looked at Ma Hualong and shook his head.
"We still don't know who will win!" Ma Hualong said.
Cao Gui flashed to the back of the group, put his arm around Yan Ruosui's shoulder, and asked, "Do you want to make a bet?"
Yan Ruosui laughed and said, "Brother, you still like to bet with people!"
He still remembered that when he faced those villains, he felt that he was going to die this time.
However, the trembling girl behind him made him grit his teeth and stand in front of her.
"Do you want to make a bet?" He hadn't reacted when that voice sounded.
"Let's bet what poison you were poisoned with just now. Look at the three bottles in my hand. One of them is the antidote, and the other two are poisons that will take effect immediately … Do you want to bet? "
"I sprinkled the poison into the wind just now. Didn't you smell the cloying fragrance of the girls in Drunken Fragrance? This poison isn't that powerful. At most, it will make your intestines rot and you'll have to dig out your own eyes … You probably still have, hmm, let me calculate, about five minutes left. "
"Of course, you can also bet that I'm lying to you … Which one do you want to bet on?"
Cao Gui sat on the eaves, fanning himself with one hand and holding a jar of wine in the other. There was a red lipstick mark left by some girl on his face, and he laughed wantonly at the crowd below.
Yan Ruosui smiled and said, "Since Brother is in the mood, I am naturally willing to accompany you. What do you want to bet on? "
"You're smart!" Cao Gui patted him and praised. "Let's bet on which academy we'll meet next. I'm sure that it won't be just our two academies that have come to Ping City."
The people who were listening with interest immediately felt that it was very difficult when they heard the content of the bet.
After all, it wasn't just the five academies this time. They didn't even know which academy would be participating. How were they supposed to guess?
"Let's talk about the bet first. The loser will treat everyone here to a drink. How about that?"
Hearing Cao Gui's words, the crowd had a good impression of him.
It didn't matter even if they lost this kind of bet. Moreover, the content of the bet was also very interesting. Although there was a certain element of luck involved, it also depended on the individual's analytical ability.
"Alright, Brother, you can guess first!" Yan Ruosui immediately said.
"Since you call me Brother, of course you have to go first. If anyone else wants to bet, you can also say the name you like. If any of you are wrong, then you can treat everyone together. "Cao Gui called out to the others around him.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I guess it's the Drunken Scripture Hall!" Yan Ruosui said.
"I also guess it's the Drunken Scripture Hall!" Another person said with a smile.
"I guess it's the Zhitai Academy!" A pretty girl said.
"I guess it's the Leitang Academy …"
Everyone started guessing, but they could only come up with three names.
The Drunken Scripture Hall was near here, so the students were most familiar with Pingdu.
Many academies would ask their students to wait in the inn when they came here to avoid trouble. The students from the Drunken Scripture Hall were certainly not like this.
The Zhitai Academy was the only academy in the Yun Nation that had more women. Women always liked to wander around when they came to a new place.
As for the Leitang Academy, the people from the academy liked to investigate the local prices everywhere they went.
The Leitang Academy was the academy that had the closest relationship with many chambers of commerce.
"Brother, what are you guessing? You can't be the banker. If we don't guess correctly, we won't guess correctly, right? "Yan Ruosui said with a smile.
"Why would I do that?" Cao Gui coughed softly. "I guess it's Wangjing Academy!"
"Eh?" Everyone was surprised.
Even Ma Hualong, who was listening to the discussion behind them, found it strange.
How could it be Wangjing Academy?
"Cao Gui, it's really you. I saw you upstairs just now and thought I got the wrong person. What do you want to do about you and my sister? "A man's angry voice suddenly came from the back of the group.
Everyone turned around and saw that the person was actually wearing the uniform of Wangjing Academy.
They immediately understood that Cao Gui must have seen the other party upstairs and knew that the other party would definitely look for him. That was why he made such a bet.
However, everyone pricked up their ears. What exactly did Cao Gui do to make the old-fashioned students from Wangjing Academy who studied the classics every day disregard his sister's reputation and say such things in public?
"Haha, it's indeed Brother Zhu. I thought you looked like you at first glance." Cao Gui didn't feel like he was caught doing something bad at all. He put his arm around the other party's shoulder and whispered a few words into the other party's ear.
"Really?" The person's angry face seemed to relax a little.
"The truth can't be faked, and the fake can't be real. Don't worry! "Cao Gui laughed.
"Xiao Huan …"
"Don't worry! When we return from Lan City … "
"If you say anything false …"
"I'm bound to lose every bet!"
"Humph, I hope you can do what you say!"
"Brother Zhu, don't worry!"
Cao Gui pulled the other party to the side. No one knew what he said. Only a few scattered words drifted over, causing everyone's heart to itch even more.
After a few words, the other party's expression softened. He nodded at him and turned to leave without paying attention to the others.
"Everyone, I heard that the best restaurant in Lan City is called Shanhuai Restaurant!" Cao Gui turned his head and winked at everyone.
"Brother, we can't miss a drink!" Everyone from the Salt Academy laughed.
Although they had lost, they didn't mind. Instead, they felt that Cao Gui was very interesting.
Moreover, everyone had heard of Cao Gui's reputation. He was one of the most talented disciples of the Xiaojiang Academy. At this moment, he didn't put on any airs, and everyone liked to make friends with him.
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