The man on the platform looked somewhat familiar. It was none other than Da Xiaowu, the disciple of Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Since the elder brother was here, and the two had always been inseparable, the younger brother must have come as well.
Sure enough, he soon spotted Little Wu below the platform, cheering him on.
"Why did they come here to compete for marriage?" Song Qingshu truly could not understand. Guo Jing and Huang Rong were in the midst of so much trouble these days, yet their disciples had come to join a marriage contest?
Hearing his question, Xue Baochai explained, "They came to Xingqing Prefecture on Madam Guo's orders."
"Huang Rong?" Song Qingshu was still utterly confused.
As she watched the situation on the platform, Xue Baochai answered, "Great Hero Guo vanished during the Northern Expedition. Madam Guo has been searching for him ever since. A few days ago, she learned that Great Hero Guo seemed to have appeared on the northern grasslands. Hong Qigong and others from the Beggar's Clan have already gone looking for him, but Madam Guo feared the information might be inaccurate, so she sent her two disciples to Xingqing Prefecture to try their luck. Now that the Western Xia Princess is choosing a husband, envoys from every nation will be coming. There is nowhere more well-informed than Xingqing Prefecture at present. The Wu brothers came this time to see whether they could learn of their master's whereabouts from people from those northern states."
Song Qingshu could not help marveling at Huang Rong's Seven-aperture Exquisite Heart. She had not dared place all her bets on one path, instead pursuing two courses at once. Who knew whether she had made other arrangements as well?
It was only because she had just given birth and