Nangong Zhengnan's attitude towards Zhou Yuan was unprecedentedly good.
Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, I am going to enter Seven Star Academy this time."
Nangong Zhengnan laughed, "There is still some time before the three-year recruitment of Seven Star Academy. During this period, you will stay in my Nangong family. If you don't mind, I want to hire you as a disciple of my Nangong family. Can you
willing?"
"Keeper?" Zhou Yuan's eyes immediately flashed with shock.
If you become a guest and stay at Nangong's house, you can receive remuneration.
"I do."
He immediately agreed without hesitation.
A wealthy family like this would hire some casual warriors as retainers to increase the family's heritage.
Although Zhou Yuan's cultivation level is not very high, only the first level of Foundation Establishment, he is still young and it is hard to say how high he can reach in the future. Nangong Zhengnan took a fancy to this and made such a suggestion.
Yu invested in Zhou Yuan in advance.
Zhou Yuan was also happy with his position, he had a place to stay in the imperial capital, and he could also receive remuneration.
That night, Nangong Zhengnan arranged a place for Zhou Yuan to live, and Nangong He personally brought people to clean it for him.
For Nangong He, Zhou Yuan was kind to her.
In the next few days, Zhou Yuan no longer needs to stay in an inn and saves a lot of spiritual stones.
There are hundreds of disciples of the Nangong family, all of them are strong casual cultivators who are good at fighting. They range from the first level of foundation building to the ninth level of foundation building. Every once in a while, they will go out to perform tasks for the Nangong family.
However, Zhou Yuan's cultivation level was at the bottom, and Nangong Zhengnan did not assign him dangerous and complicated tasks.
As for his only mission, it was to be Nangong He's personal guard. Wherever Nangong He went, he would go with him, always keeping an eye on the dangers around Nangong He.
Today is different from the past. Nangong He has activated the martial arts seal, and it is inevitable that he will be targeted by the enemies of the Nangong family.
However, the security of the imperial capital is not as chaotic as expected. As long as there is bloodshed or death, soldiers will soon come and take away the troublemakers.
Despite this, Nangong Shao still hated Zhou Yuan in his heart and wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge.
On this day, Zheng Heng, who had teased Nangong He before, came to Nangong's house to apologize as promised. He also brought dozens of people with him, all carrying heavy gift boxes, which obviously contained valuable treasures.
"Assuming you are self-aware, let's forget what happened before. If I see you bullying men and women again, don't blame me for being rude." Nangong He accepted the gift and threatened Zheng Heng.
Let him leave.
Zheng Heng kept his head down from the beginning to the end, not even daring to say no.
But when he walked out of Nangong's mansion, he was stopped by Nangong Shao. After learning about the situation, Nangong Shao took action.
He patted Zheng Heng on the shoulder, took him to a deserted corner, and told Zheng Heng the plan.
The content of the plan is naturally to let Zheng Heng find an opportunity to punish Zhou Yuan.
Zheng Heng didn't dare to offend Nangong Shao at all, so he agreed obediently. However, he was just a playboy from the Xu family and was very weak, so he was no match for Zhou Yuan.
But Zheng Heng quickly thought of someone who could subdue Zhou Yuan.
…
A few days later, Zhou Yuan, who had been following Nangong He around, gradually discovered that there were a large number of unfamiliar faces in the imperial city.
These faces are all young warriors in their teens to early twenties.
Apparently they were all preparing to come to the imperial capital to take the Seven Star Academy assessment.
The entire Tianyun Kingdom has a total of 108 cities, large and small, with a population of nearly billions. Every five years, a new prince is born.
Guozi is just an identity, which means that he enjoys unimpeded rights in Tianyun's country and has no actual benefits.
If you want to become a royal minister or a local city lord in the future, you must have enough strength to survive into the future.
But Seven Stars Academy is different. It is an institution that many young warriors aspire to. Everyone is eager to join. Becoming a disciple of Seven Stars Academy can change your own destiny and even the destiny of your hometown.
Therefore, the three-year assessment has attracted much attention.
At the same time, this also gave Zhou Yuan a sense of urgency in his heart.
Seven Star Academy recruits only a few disciples every year, but there are many who take the exam. If you want to join, you must strive for it based on your true ability.
That night, Zhou Yuan still accompanied Nangong He for a walk, saying he was going to enjoy the lanterns.
When he walked to an area, Zhou Yuan was shocked when he saw the bright lights in front of him and the crowds of people walking shoulder to shoulder.
Since he came to the imperial capital, he has never seen such a lively scene. The colorful lanterns, the acrobatics and fire-breathing artists, the loud vendors, and the various snacks... formed a prosperous scene.
picture scroll.
Ever since I was a child, Tianluo City has never been so lively.
Nangong He was dressed in pink and skipping ahead of Zhou Yuan, feeling the scent of the lanterns and feeling particularly happy.
"Why is it so lively all of a sudden?"
Zhou Yuan's face was full of confusion. Yesterday he saw that this place was still deserted.
Nangong He smiled playfully and said: "This is the Lantern Festival, it happens every month."
Zhou Yuan was even more puzzled. Since it is a festival, why is it held so frequently, even every month?
"You don't know this, right? The purpose of me bringing you out is not just to enjoy the lanterns. The lanterns are just a facade, but there is a big secret inside."
Zhou Yuan was stunned and asked: "What secret?"
Nangong He said: "Behind this Lantern Festival, there is also a hero meeting. The hero meeting is held from time to time. I only got the news today, so I brought you to gain knowledge."
Zhou Yuan blinked a few times, wondering what this hero would do.
However, this Lantern Festival really made him gain knowledge. This was the first time in his life that he saw the most beautiful and lively lanterns.
Nangong He glanced at Zhou Yuan as if he were a country bumpkin, and continued: "Don't you know that there is an open secret in this imperial city, that is, if young people want to get ahead, they must find ways to catch up with those few
A prince."
"Clinging to the prince?" As soon as he heard these words, Zhou Yuan immediately understood.
He knew this secret. When Xiao Yang took away his Martial Arts Seal, he wanted to cling to a direct disciple of Seven Star Academy, and that direct disciple was probably a certain prince.
"But, what does this have to do with heroes?" Zhou Yuan asked.
Nangong He explained: "In the past few nights, those princes will be present, and young talents from all over the country will also gather here in the past few days. They will fully demonstrate themselves at the hero meeting and try their best to attract those few
The prince’s attention.”
"If there is a prince who likes him, he will take him under his command and grant him various privileges."
After listening to Nangong He's explanation, Zhou Yuan's pupils suddenly shrank when he understood.
It seems that this hero's meeting is of great significance. No wonder Nangong He brought him to this place.
When Zhou Yuan came to the imperial capital, he heard about the royal family. On that day, the emperor of Yun Kingdom had many heirs. In order to develop their own power and compete for the position of prince, these heirs used all their means.
Especially those princes, the elites they recruited were almost armed to the teeth.
