Jia Nan Academy Recruitment

Back in his little wooden cabin, Xiao Shuang changed clothes and lay down on the bed.

Tomorrow was Jia Nan Academy's recruitment, and he was quite looking forward to it.

He had long planned to lay everything out with Xun'er. Xiao Shuang did not know whether she would turn hostile, after all, Xun'er had provided so many Ice Attribute medicinal herbs. If they fell out, would all that not have gone to waste?

Still, he had to make it clear that he was unhappy about Xun'er's scheming against him. Otherwise, it might develop into this: Xun'er would think it was perfectly normal to scheme against him and grow accustomed to it.

Xun'er was a smart person. Once she learned that scheming would backfire, she would definitely change her strategy.

As for whether he would be in danger, Xiao Shuang was not worried at all. Xun'er probably did not have much usable strength at her disposal, and she would not abandon him as a partner.

However, the one thing Xiao Shuang could not understand was how Xun'er had come to like Xiao Yan. Logically speaking, the force behind her was so powerful that her appearance in the Xiao Family was rather strange...

Such matters really made no sense. After pondering for a while without finding any clues, Xiao Shuang gave up. He would just take it as Xiao Yan having good luck and great charm...

As for Yaoye, Xiao Shuang's thoughts were rather simple. He wanted to become the master of the Jia Ma Empire. Of course, he needed sufficient strength first.

Reaching the Dou Wang realm before the age of twenty could be considered a benchmark. At the very least, by then, he would be qualified to make the Royal Family take him seriously.

When he had the ability to defeat Jia Xingtian, the Jia Ma Empire might be his to command. Mm, Xiao Shuang was rather looking forward to that day.

Was Yaoye not thinking the same thing? If he truly possessed enough strength, he believed that woman would not be foolish. After all, Xiao Shuang had seen ambition in her eyes...

From a personal standpoint, Xiao Shuang had quite a favorable impression of Yaoye. She was a very decisive woman, and her future achievements would definitely not be low.

She was qualified to become the Empress. After all, daring to place her bets on him was enough to prove all of that...

Tsk, tsk. Thinking about it now, Yaoye was truly impressive. She was gambling her future on him. Should he say his talent was too astonishing, or that the woman was simply too bold?

Actually, Xiao Shuang also wanted to visit the Imperial Capital, if only to satisfy his curiosity. He was very interested in seeing just how powerful the Jia Ma Empire's Royal Family was.

Wait, something was wrong. He had thought so much about it, but what if he failed to reach the Dou Wang level by the age of twenty? Would that not be a problem?

Xiao Shuang could not help shaking his head, finding his worries somewhat laughable. He possessed the Extreme Cold Physique, a constitution that had appeared only a few times across the entire continent. What was there to worry about?

Rather, if he truly failed to reach the Dou Wang level before the age of twenty, then he would have truly let down his Extreme Cold Physique.

Early the next morning, Ping'er knocked on the door. After receiving Xiao Shuang's permission, she carried a basin of water into the room.

"Young Master, let me help you wash up." Ping'er set the basin in her hands on a wooden stand to the side and soaked a handkerchief in the warm water.

"What is it?" Xiao Shuang did not refuse. Instead, he closed his eyes and let Ping'er help him wash up.

"You're going to Jia Nan Academy soon. Ping'er won't have another chance to help you wash up, Young Master." She wiped Xiao Shuang's face with the handkerchief, then used a wooden comb to tidy his slightly messy hair.

"Hehe, it's not like I'm never coming back, silly girl." Xiao Shuang chuckled and patted Ping'er's head after he had finished washing up.

Once he was ready, there was another knock at Xiao Shuang's door, followed by Xiao Yan's energetic voice.

"A Shuang, Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team is almost here. Come out quickly! Or are you still not out of bed?"

Sure enough, when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Yan and Xun'er standing before it, as though they were the ones attending the recruitment.

Xiao Shuang first gave Xun'er a very friendly smile, then turned and put on a stern face as he said to Xiao Yan, "Why are you more excited than I am? Don't tell me you're joining the recruitment too?"

Xun'er answered with a gentle smile. The two of them were partners who trusted each other, and what she had done before had indeed been very inappropriate.

Fortunately, Xiao Shuang had pointed out the problem in time. Otherwise, a major conflict might have arisen between them, and Xiao Yan would have been caught in the middle.

Seeing Xiao Shuang treat Xun'er so warmly while greeting him with a stern face, Xiao Yan spoke in dissatisfaction. "Wasn't I worried you'd oversleep and miss the recruitment? You really don't appreciate kindness!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, didn't you say on the way here that you wanted to follow Brother Xiao Shuang and join in the excitement?" Xun'er covered her mouth and giggled, mercilessly exposing Xiao Yan.

"Xun'er! How could you betray me? You clearly wanted to see Jia Nan Academy's recruitment too." Xiao Yan put on a deeply aggrieved expression, his face full of indignation.

Xiao Shuang smiled as well. He did not dislike this feeling.

"All right, enough messing around. Let's head to the recruitment site."

Hearing Xiao Shuang's words, Xiao Yan and Xun'er both nodded. The three of them headed together toward the designated recruitment square.

The enormous square seemed crowded to the brim. Calling it a sea of people would not have been an exaggeration. Countless young people were squeezing toward the center of the square, and Xiao Yan was somewhat dumbfounded at the sight.

Looking at the packed crowd, Xiao Shuang sighed softly. It seemed getting inside would not be easy...

"Young Master Xiao Shuang, over here!"

Just then, a burly man with a scar across his face shoved his way over. The crowd instinctively parted, making way for the fierce-looking man.

They could squeeze against people their own age, but they could not afford to offend such a vicious-looking man. They did not want to invite trouble.

"Uncle Xiao Lei?" Xiao Shuang was also somewhat surprised. He had not expected Xiao Lei to come to Jia Nan Academy's recruitment square.

"Hehe, I guessed there would be this many people, so I came specially to clear the way for Young Master Xiao Shuang." Xiao Shuang waved his hand, and several more mercenaries came over, surrounding Xiao Shuang in the middle.

"Little Yanzi, you and Xun'er should head back first. There's nothing much to see in this excitement."

Xiao Yan nodded as well. With so many people, there was indeed no need to squeeze inside. So he and Xun'er left the recruitment square.

The Xiao Family mercenaries led by Xiao Lei all looked quite intimidating. Ordinary people could not possess that kind of killing intent. They shouted loudly and forcibly carved out a path.

"Hey, all of you, move aside! What are you shoving for?"

"I'm talking to you. Don't just stand in the way!"

Under such circumstances, Xiao Shuang was smoothly escorted to the center of the square by Xiao Lei and the others.

"Young Master, this is as far as we go. We'll head back first." Xiao Lei smiled honestly, cupped his hands, and led the other mercenaries back through the crowd toward the edge of the square.

"Hehe, thank you, Uncle Xiao Lei."

After thanking him, Xiao Shuang headed toward the testing area.