As Yi Yun was in deep thought, someone caught his glance.
Ever since breaking into the Meridians realm, his five senses were extremely keen. He spotted Jiang Xiaorou who was looking around while tip-toeing among the tumultuous masses.
"Sis Xiaorou!" Yi Yun let out a cry.
"Yun-er!" Having seen Yi Yun, Jiang Xiaorou was pleased. "Oh, Yun-er you…"
She felt a difference in Yi Yun today, but she couldn't quite put her thumb on it.
If one were to describe the Yi Yun of the past, it would be a submissive harmless child. The present Yi Yun was that of a smart-looking handsome young lad. Even his rag-like clothes could not suppress Yi Yun's aura of elegance.
A diamond in the rough…
Jiang Xiaorou suddenly recalled this phrase. Every good sword was hidden within a sheath, waiting for the day it would be unsheathed.
The present Yi Yun gave Jiang Xiaorou such a feeling.
However, only Jiang Xiaorou could feel that difference because she was extremely familiar with Yi Yun from their constant interaction. For people not familiar with Yi Yun, they would only find something different about him before brushing it off. After all, Yi Yun was an ill kid who was good for nothing.
"Sis Xiaorou, I'm fine," Yi Yun laughed. He knew that his aura had changed after breaking through into the Meridians realm. "Let's see what's going on."
He grabbed Jiang Xiaorou's hand naturally and pushed through the crowd. Having reached the Meridians realm, an invisible force would push the people apart with a stretch of his hand, allowing him easy passage. People who came round to figuring out what happened would only see a kid passing through.
By the time they had a response, they would think that Yi Yun's body was small, allowing him to squeeze through the masses.
…
At the center of the square, the Lian tribal clan's upper echelon were still carefully giving the sword bearer a proper reception.
"Chengyu, give the order. Kill the cows and set up a feast!" The Patriarch waved his hand, although his heart ached.
The tribe reared a few cattle, which comprised the entire fortune of the Lian tribal clan. Although the cattle looked similar to the cattle on Earth, their strength was much greater.
In the wilderness, rocks littered the ground. Some of the rocks were black ironstone. Opening up a piece of land for agriculture was extremely difficult. Without the cattle, the Lian tribal clan would not be able to produce any food. And when that happened, the Lian tribal clan would totally rely on the Tao tribal clan for food.
Hence, in the Lian tribal clan, each cow's value was worth more than ten lives. It sounded pathetic, but that was reality.
With the Dragon Vanguard arriving in the Lian tribal clan, the tribe had to entertain the guests. However, the tribe had been tightening the belt for the refinement of the desolate bone, so there was no food left. They could only resort to killing the cattle.
The sword bearer naturally knew that the small tribes in the wilderness led tough lives. He said coolly, "You don't have to kill the cattle. I met several fierce beasts, who attacked me on the way here. I killed them and stored the meat on the near-horned beast as rations. You just need to get people to take it down and cook it."
The man may have said it without any flair, but the people of the Lian tribal clan were shocked.
In the Cloud Wilderness, there were three types of beasts that would attack humans. They were the wild beasts, fierce beasts and the desolate beasts!
Wild beasts were the most common kind of beasts. They were similar to tigers and leopards on Earth. An experienced hunter, even if they lacked martial arts would be able to capture one using traps.
As for fierce beasts, they were a power unto itself. They were comparable in strength to a Purple Blood warrior!
There were many fierce beasts in the Cloud Wilderness. In fact, the greatest threat hunters of the tribe who went out to hunt, were these fierce beasts.
Although desolate beasts were strong, they would lay dormant in areas known as "Desolate Lands" that had dense Power of Desolates. As long as one avoided the "Desolate Lands", they would be safe.
However the proliferation of fierce beasts was too wide, it was unavoidable!
A Purple Blood realm warrior had the ability to hunt, not only because they had the ability to kill many fierce beasts, but because if they couldn't defeat one, they had no trouble escaping.
This sword bearer had crossed the wilderness and easily killed numerous fierce beasts. Such strength was very enviable!
Lian Chengyu took a deep breath and clenched his fists. The large bulging bag on the near-horned beast was clearly the meat hunted from the fierce beasts.
"One day, I would eventually have that strength, and would even far exceed that!" Lian Chengyu decided.
Hearing that they did not need to kill the cattle, the Patriarch was delighted. Still he politely said, "How can that do? We can't let a guest prepare the food. Our Lian tribal clan may be poor but…"
"Enough, you don't have to carry on. My trip here is on official business," said the sword bearer with an authoritative voice. He was not interested in the fake niceties the Lian tribal clan displayed.
"High Ambassador, please speak! Although my Lian tribal clan is nothing, it has a thousand people. If the High Ambassador has any requests that would need us, please speak your mind!" The Patriarch spoke humbly without any vexation from having his words cut off. He knew that a member of the Dragon Vanguard would not come to such a worthless place like the Lian tribal clan.
The man said, "Recently, the Cloud Wilderness had a huge event. And the location of the Lian tribal clan happens to be within the area of the event! The Dragon Vanguard is here for that reason."
As the man's voice tapered off, the Patriarch's expression changed. Something happened in the Cloud Wilderness?
Furthermore, from the tone of his words, he was just one of the many Dragon Vanguard members who had come.
An event that could be considered great by the Dragon Vanguard was something the Lian tribal clan could not even fathom. He did not know if it was a blessing or curse for the Lian tribal clan to be within the event's area of influence.
If they got engulfed by such a big matter, the ant-like existence of the Lian tribal clan would be extinguished without a sound.
Seeing the Patriarch's expression, the man said coolly, "This matter shouldn't involve you. However, there will be plenty of people passing the vicinity of your tribe. There may be many big shots among them. It's best not to offend them."
"Yes, I will keep what the High Ambassador said in mind," said the Patriarch with a nod.
The man carried on, "My visit to the Lian tribal clan was a matter of convenience. My superiors have ordered me to give you some pointers in preparation for the soon-to-be Kingdom's selection!"
Having said that, the man turned towards the tribe. His voice was loud and clear even five kilometers away.
Momentarily, the rambunctious crowd was silenced.
"My name is Zhang Yuxian. Remember well. My visit here to the Lian tribal clan is to choose thirty youngsters below the age of twenty-eight as my temporary disciples. I will give pointers on your stances and techniques!"
"I will only be here for about three to five days. You will need to work hard. If you understand the content I teach, you will definitely pass the Kingdom's selection!"
The Lian tribal clan held their breath the moment Zhang Yuxian said those words.
The Kingdom's selection!
It was tied to their future. The entire tribe had burnt their bridges to ensure that Lian Chengyu passed the warrior selection!
The members of the warrior preparation camp were especially excited. They were so excited that they had trouble breathing.
An expert from the Dragon Vanguard actually came to their Lian tribal clan to give them pointers on their skills and techniques. This was such a good opportunity!
They did not harbor any hope at passing the Kingdom's selection, but if they received Zhang Yuxian's pointers, and learned an advanced skill from the Dragon Vanguard, it would aid them in their future growth!
When Lian Chengyu eventually passed the Kingdom's selection and entered the city, those who were stronger could win themselves riches!
"The thirty people will be chosen by me. The participants of the Kingdom's selection will also be chosen from those thirty! In other words, those not chosen by me will not be qualified to participate in the Kingdom's selection!" After hearing Zhang Yuxian's words, Yi Yun suddenly understood. This Zhang Yuxian was the kingdom selection's first examiner.
The Kingdom's selection was rarely held in the Cloud Wilderness. There was a lack of resources in the Cloud Wilderness, so the warriors' average strength was low. Since the population distribution was sparse, it was difficult to hold an examination. To ensure that all the tribes could participate in an examination would involve large amounts of manpower and resources.
So having an experienced elite Dragon Vanguard member like Zhang Yuxian do a preliminary selection would save a lot of time!
"Now, all those who wish to become a temporary disciple of mine by participating in a three day training period, and wish to participate in the Kingdom's selection, step forward. I will choose thirty!" A commotion arose the moment Zhang Yuxian finished his sentence.
The members of the warrior preparation camp were the first to lunge forward with all their might.
Those who knew how to read the attitudes like Zhao Tiezhu first looked at Lian Chengyu for approval before they squeezed forward to be before Zhang Yuxian.
In a short moment, the entire warrior preparation camp's members had stood forward.
There were about sixty people in the warrior preparation camp, and those who matched the age requirement numbered about forty.
Zhang Yuxian was only going to choose thirty, which meant there would be about a dozen people who would be eliminated!
The weaker members of the warrior preparation camp became nervous, afraid they would be brushed off by Zhang Yuxian.
"Everyone is here, Lord Zhang. Please take your pick. Of course, I will want to participate in the Kingdom's selection. If possible, I wish to be a subordinate of the Lord, receiving the Lord's teachings," said Lian Chengyu respectfully.
Zhang Yuxian took a glance at Lian Chengyu and measured him up.
"Oh? What is your cultivation level?"
A Mortal Blood warrior was after all in the beginning stages of cultivation, all they practiced were skills that involved their bodies. The five levels in Mortal Blood were classified by a person's physical phenomena. Hence, it was hard to tell with a look that a person had opened up their meridians, or if their bones and tendons could make sounds.
Only a person who had reached a cultivation level at the spiritual level could sense a person's level of accomplishment. This was called "Opening Heaven's Eyes". Only then could they judge a Mortal Blood warrior's cultivation level.
Evidently, Zhang Yuxian had not reached such a level.
"My Lord, I have reached the peak of Mortal Blood level five, Qi Gatherer. I'm one step short of the Purple Blood realm!"
"Oh?" Zhang Yuxian furrowed his brows. "To be able to reach such a level while growing up in a small tribe that lacks resources. You must either have exceptional talent or have had an fortuitous event. Either way, it's all very good!"
Zhang Yuxian nodded saying, "Stay behind then!"
"Thank you Lord for your appraisal!" Lian Chengyu said respectfully. He was not overjoyed because he had taken for granted that he would pass Zhang Yuxian's assessment!
His goal was the Kingdom's selection. If he could not even pass the preliminaries, there was no point talking about his high ambitions.
After choosing Lian Chengyu, Zhang Yuxian turned his head and looked towards the members of the warrior preparation camp. He stared at them for five minutes before feeling a sense of disappointment.
Besides Lian Chengyu, no one else in the entire Lian tribal clan caught his eye.
He could only choose a general from among the dwarves. He reluctantly began choosing some.
Although he was ordered by his superiors to choose thirty, Zhang Yuxian had his own principles. He could not be bothered to teach those who seriously lacked talent.
"Is there no one else in the Lian tribal clan who wants to participate in the Kingdom's selection?" Zhang Yuxian's eyes swept through the commoners of the Lian tribal clan.
Coming into contact with Zhang Yuxian's glance, the people were a prudent lot. They too wanted to be given pointers from a legendary person like Zhang Yuxian. But they could not even make ends meet, so they knew no martial arts. Even if they stood forward, they would be brushed off by Zhang Yuxian.
It would only be humiliating to step forward; the entire tribe will mock his feeble attempts.
The commoners' reaction was within Lian Chengyu's expectations, he laughed saying, "Sorry for the joke displayed before the Lord, the ones who practice martial arts in the tribe are all here. As for the rest, they are commoners who are good-for-nothings. They are only good for agriculture and picking herbs, unsuitable for martial arts. May the Lord not pay attention to these people, may the Lord please…"
Before Lian Chengyu finished, a voice rang from the crowd, "Please let me through…"
In a moment, a growing boy holding on to a young lass had squeezed out of the crowd.
Yi Yun was originally late, so he was at the periphery of the crowd. He did not enjoy the good positions afforded to the warrior preparation camp members.
"Yun-er, you…" Jiang Xiaorou had been pulled forward before she could grasp the situation. Only when she went through the last layer of the crowd did she realize where she and Yi Yun were.
Jiang Xiaorou was dazed. This was the center of the square!
Seeing Zhang Yuxian surrounded by the Lian tribal clan's upper echelon standing in front of her, Jiang Xiaorou was momentarily lost.
And at that moment, Jiang Xiaorou felt Yi Yun release her hand, and saw him walking forward. He stopped walking only when he reached the group of warrior preparation camp members.
Jiang Xiaorou's mouth gaped, but nothing came out of her mouth.
As for Lian Chengyu, his smile froze. All the members of the warrior preparation camp were also stunned!
Zhang Yuxian looked surprisingly at Yi Yun asking, "You want to participate?"
"Yes, milord!" said Yi Yun in a short but powerful voice.
Those words stunned the crowd into silence. Everyone looked at Yi Yun in a flabbergasted manner.
Yi Yun must be mad?
He didn't know his place. He was like a little chick and probably didn't even weigh eighty pounds. All the strongmen in the crowd who were ineligible were stronger than him by a hundred times!
Besides, Yi Yun had never practiced martial arts. He had almost died picking herbs. He couldn't even chop the firewood for the desolate bones well, and he wanted to sign up?
The men who wanted but did not dare sign up looked furiously at the young child, Yi Yun.
"This kid is creating trouble at such an occasion, does he not want to live?"
When a person sees another with courage do something he lacks the courage to do, it is often he would feel a sense of envy. Many of the commoners in the Lian tribal clan were precisely in that situation.
"Yi Yun, you little slave. How dare you show no respect for your elders. Today's situation is not one you can mess with! Get the f**k down!" Lian Chengyu did not expect a retard like Yi Yun to take such actions on such an important occasion.
Yi Yun was just a child, and he was the weakest among the children. To dare sign up for the selection, it was clearly him using Zhang Yuxian to pass time!
It was so humiliating. It could even damage his reputation in front of Zhang Yuxian. Zhang Yuxian would think that he had disciplinary troubles or that he could not even control a child.
Yi Yun took a glance at Lian Chengyu and responded to his atrocities calmly and sharply, "In the wilderness, the weak are enslaved as slaves. To put it bluntly, the weak are slaves. If my strength is weak, then it is only right to call me a slave. I will not retort that. But if one day, Young Master Lian meets a person stronger than himself, he too will become a slave. What does Young Master Lian think of that?"
Lian Chengyu's expression changed. He was furious. What was this? A little slave in the tribe dared to talk to him like that!?
If not for Zhang Yuxian, Lian Chengyu would have killed Yi Yun with a slap.
"The weak are enslaved as slaves?" Zhang Yuxian smirked. He did an unexpected glance at Yi Yun, "Interesting. To have such insight despite being born in a small tribe. You said it right. The weak are enslaved as slaves, and that is applicable to everyone. If I were to one day be subjected to someone more powerful than I, I too would become a slave."
Hearing Zhang Yuxian's words, Yi Yun was surprised. He never expected that Zhang Yuxian would openly admit that he could submit to another. This frankness may not be rare among important people, but it was seldom displayed from an important person to someone of lower stature since it was disdainful.
Zhang Yuxian's approachability surprised Yi Yun.
Lian Chengyu had to pull back his rage with Zhang Yuxian's words. An elite Dragon Vanguard had already admitted so, he no longer dared say anything!
However, it did not mean that Lian Chengyu could tolerate Yi Yun causing a mess at such an occasion. He said to Zhang Yuxian, "High Ambassador, this child is named Yi Yun. He is a lowly medicine boy in our Lian tribal clan. He has no martial arts background. He's here only to use you to pass his time. I will throw him out. Please do not fault my inability to discipline my tribe and to incur ridicule on myself."
Lian Chengyu was so furious not because Yi Yun had questioned his authority, but because he had humiliated him in front of Zhang Yuxian.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuxian did not mind. He casually pointed to a spot saying to Yi Yun, "As a child, you are surely interesting. Stand here. I will check your suitability for practicing martial arts later."
Zhang Yuxian may have appreciated Yi Yun but he was not overly concerned. From his point of view, few people in the wilderness were suited for martial arts. Since Yi Yun dared to stand forward, he would help examine him. With Zhang Yuxian making clear his position, other than shooting a resentful glance at Yi Yun, Lian Chengyu could only remain silent.
"Thank you, milord." Yi Yun thanked him in a decent manner and stood beside the warrior preparation camp troops. Incidentally, he was standing beside Zhao Tiezhu.
This was because Zhao Tiezhu was close with Lian Chengyu, so he had become the unspoken leader of the warrior preparation camp. As such, he stood first in line among the troops. With Yi Yun coming over, he naturally ended up standing beside Zhao Tiezhu.
As a result, Yi Yun was now standing at the first position.
As for this, Zhao Tiezhu was a bit irritated. What a joke, he was of great stature and great strength, how could he be compared to this little retard?
He was planning on entering the city with a high position as part of the family of a Kingdom Knight in the future. What was there to nitpick with a retard?
"Little slave, you are here as a joke, right?" Zhao Tiezhu mocked. He was waiting to see Yi Yun make a fool out of himself.
Yi Yun could not be bothered with him, and stood there silently.
At that moment, Zhang Yuxian began his selection. No one knew what Zhang Yuxian's selection criteria was. They had all gathered their strength awaiting it.
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