The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 128 - 125 Who is Number 166?

Chapter 128: Chapter 125 Who is Number 166?

Today, a total of two hundred and forty students signed up for the entrance examination at Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy, Each student received a number when they registered, and Ruo Zhou’s number was one hundred sixty-six. Thinking his number was in the middle, which would mean a long wait, he decided to relieve himself first.

Approaching the latrine, he encountered Madam Zhou, who was taking her son Zhang Ting to find the latrine.

Madam Zhou was cautioning her son, "Be careful not to dirty your clothes, Your new outfit cost your mother more than one hundred silver pieces."

"I know!" Zhang Ting replied impatiently and headed towards the latrine.

Unable to follow her son into the latrine, Madam Zhou turned around and saw Ruo Zhou approaching; She had a servant accompany Zhang Ting inside, then she intercepted Ruo Zhou’s path.

Before entering, Zhang Ting looked back at Ruo Zhou with a cold glance.

Madam Zhou assumed Ruo Zhou was there to watch the competition; She said, "Why did you not wait for me the other day? Did I not tell you I’d have someone write you a recommendation letter? I sent someone later to pass you a message, but my servant said you were not there."

Ruo Zhou looked at her, his tone extremely indifferent, "Oh, has that recommendation letter for Dengfeng Academy been written? It’s not too late to give it to me now."

Madam Zhou’s face showed embarrassment, her eyes flickering, "There’s no recommendation letter for Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy, but I did get you one for Huashan Martial Arts Academy."

She had indeed wanted to secure a Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy recommendation letter for Ruo Zhou, but every time she mentioned it, Zhang Feng gave her a scowl, went straight to his cousin’s room, and even the next day, his mother began arranging to promote her to his father’s principal wife.

Ruo Zhou asked dispassionately, "Does Huashan Martial Arts Academy still need recommendation letters? Can’t one enter with silver? If I go to Huashan Martial Arts Academy, will you pay the tuition?"

Madam Zhou replied hastily, "How could that be possible? Huashan Martial Arts Academy’s tuition is five hundred a year, I can only give you twenty silver pieces each year. The rest should be covered by the Ruo Family. Where would I find so much silver?"

"Then there’s no need for false sentiments!" Ruo Zhou walked past her and kept going.

Not far ahead was the latrine, and since it was inappropriate for Madam Zhou to follow, she stamped her foot in frustration: He really doesn’t know what’s good for him!

Forget about him!

The times have changed; the loyal and brave General’s residence is no more, and Zhang Feng has now become the General. Without her former support, she, a woman who remarried, is no longer looked upon favorably by the Zhang Family who no longer cared to regard her at all.

Her own life was not easy either; If he did not understand, so be it, but to expect her to provide five hundred pieces of silver for tuition was absurd—where would she get so much silver? Even if she had it, now as a General’s wife, she needed to maintain her facade, and it was necessary to frequently acquire new clothing and jewelry to avoid losing face.

Besides, she didn’t have Ruo Zhou as her only child; she couldn’t give all her silver to him, could she?

As Ruo Zhou entered one of the latrines, Zhang Ting just happened to be coming out of another.

He caught a glimpse of Ruo Zhou’s fleeting figure, his eyes filled with malicious intent.

He despised the constant entanglements between his mother and her son from her previous marriage.

Wasn’t she afraid of being discovered, didn’t she feel ashamed?

Having a mother who remarried, he felt embarrassed in front of other young masters.

Ruo Zhou, his half-brother from the same mother, was nothing but a disgrace to him!

How dare he come to the Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy to watch the competition?

Other military officers’ sons were participating in this competition; if someone were to see Ruo Zhou, this bumpkin, and discover he was his half-brother, it would be too humiliating for him.

Zhang Ting walked straight over, locked the door from the outside, and then left briskly.

The competition was about to start soon, and he reckoned no one would come this way; He felt very reassured.

After the competition finished and he was gone, Ruo Zhou could come out then!

Anyway, he was only here to watch the event, not to compete, so better not go out and embarrass himself.

~

When Uncle Yan Shan arrived at the room where the students were waiting to compete, led by Ruo Xuan and Xuanyuan Que, the butler in charge of the competition had already finished explaining the rules and was arranging opponents for the students.

"Is number 165 and 166 here?"

"Number 165 is here!" someone immediately raised their hand and answered.

Then everyone started looking for who number 166 was.

"Who is number 166?"

"Is number 166 here?"

"Number 166! If you are here, respond now, or I’ll cancel your qualification for the competition after calling three more times!"

Ruo Xuan and her companions hadn’t entered the room yet, but they heard the conversation inside. Ruo Xuan immediately said, "My big brother is number 166."

Xuanyuan Que said to Uncle Yan Shan, "Go inside and tell them to delay the match by half a quarter of an hour."

"Yes!" Yan Shan immediately ran inside.

The vice head of the Academy was present; Yan Shan went straight to him and relayed the message. The vice head nodded in a respectful manner and then whispered to the butler who was calling out numbers, "Number 166 is here; he’ll arrive shortly. Continue calling out the next pair of numbers, and after that, announce that the competition will be delayed by half a quarter of an hour."

The referee in charge of the competition and the head of the academy were both there; they witnessed the exchange between Yan Shan and the vice head.

The head had allowed number 166 to register without queuing up because of the Princely Heir Yan’s face. At such a critical moment in the competition, number 166 was late, which immediately made him disdain number 166.

If his martial skills were not impressive later, he had no intention of accepting him.

Even for the Princely Heir Yan’s sake, he would not make an exception!

After Yan Shan left, Xuanyuan Que said indifferently, "Let’s go and check the latrines."

The three of them hurried off towards the latrines.

Mrs. Zhou had just returned after sending Zhang Ting home not long ago. She hadn’t left, planning to go to the spectator stands when the competition started. She recognized Ruo Xuan and was surprised; what was that foolish child doing here?

Was she looking for Ruo Zhou?

Could it be that Ruo Zhou was here for the competition as well?

Ruo Xuan saw Mrs. Zhou and also spotted Zhang Ting inside, furrowing her brows.

She didn’t care whether they had done anything to Ruo Zhou or not; she sent both mother and son a malevolent Immortal Technique as a way to register them with heaven!

If they dared to do anything to her big brother, heaven would surely teach them a lesson.

When Ruo Xuan and Xuanyuan Que found the latrine, Ruo Zhou had already been shouting for half a quarter of an hour, and no one had come to open the door.

He was about to break through the door when he heard Ruo Xuan calling out, "Big brother, big brother..."

Yan Shan stepped forward to open the door, and Ruo Zhou came out, hastily bowing to Yan Shan, "Thank you, Uncle Yan Shan."

Then he asked anxiously, "Has the competition started?"

Yan Shan reassured him, "Not yet, there’s still time to make it back. Let’s hurry."

Ruo Zhou nodded to them and then rushed off hastily.

Ruo Xuan, wondering if it was Mrs. Zhou and her son who had locked her big brother in the latrine, was pulled away by Xuanyuan Que, who also pressed on a certain acupoint in her hand, blocking her sense of smell, and said silently, "Don’t smell it; it’s that mother and son."

How could she not be disgusted by that stench?

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