The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

Lin'an City.

The passageway beneath the city gate was exceptionally crowded, with many people weary from their journey, hoping to return home before the gates closed.

Some people were visiting relatives and friends, but the journey was too long, and they only arrived at the vicinity of Lin'an City at this time.

"Sigh, the weather's getting drier these past few days. I'm afraid those few acres of barren land that my second son's family cultivates are going to suffer..."

"Who says otherwise? Today I went into the dense forest and walked a long way but didn't see many animals. If this continues, I'm afraid we'll be starving in a few days."

"Sigh, these are tough times. Recently, even rice prices have dropped a bit."

Li Qingshan and Xiao Ruoxue moved slowly forward among the crowd.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to show his token, but rather that he wasn't sure if the Pure World Sect had any spies here.

What if... some grandmaster is just waiting for you to walk right into their trap?!

If he hadn't had no other way out, Li Qingshan would never have come here to fight so desperately.

Two burly men in armor, their faces contorted with malice, glared at the chaotic queue and shouted at them:

"Don't rush, everyone has to pay the entry fee!"

"I'm talking to you! Are you deaf? Get to the back of the line!"

"Two large coins per person, not a single coin less!"

at last.

Li Qingshan and Xiao Ruoxue followed the crowd into Lin'an City.

The burly man in armor still wanted to make things difficult for Xiao Ruoxue and take advantage of her.

However, upon seeing the cloud pattern tattooed on Xiao Ruoxue's sleeve and her fair, porcelain-like skin, he trembled slightly and quickly allowed Li Qingshan and Xiao Ruoxue to enter the city.

"What should we do next? Should we eat something first? I'm so hungry!"

Xiao Ruoxue, pale-faced, asked as she rushed forward.

She had no real strength to support her along the way, and after a long journey, she was already starving.

"No, the longer we stay here, the more dangerous it becomes. We must hurry to Tiantong Academy."

Once inside, with my status, you can eat whatever you want. If we stay here, we might both be poisoned in the next moment.

Li Qingshan interrupted him directly.

With his keen observation skills, Li Qingshan had already noticed that there were menacing eyes on him from both his left and right sides.

As for the others hiding in the shadows, no one knows for sure how many there are.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You've become my only support now!"

A hint of helplessness appeared on Xiao Ruoxue's pale face, but she still nodded in agreement.

Although she was the eldest daughter of a marquis's family, she was by no means a fool and naturally understood just how dangerous her current situation was.

The two sped down the street and disappeared into an alley in the blink of an eye.

Not long after.

Two or three burly men emerged from the street the two had just passed through.

The burly man leading the group cursed and spat on the ground before saying:

"That's strange. I clearly saw them pass by here, so where are they now?"

"They must have taken a detour. Hurry and chase after them! We must tell the Grand Elder their whereabouts!"

"Hehe, five taels of silver per person is enough for me to enjoy myself at the Chunhua Brothel for several days!"

"Stop thinking about your dirty business in your pants and hurry up and catch up. Don't lose that kid and that woman."

……

Such scenes continued to unfold, but thanks to their own powerful spiritual energy and Qianqian's constant guidance of their location in the sky, they were able to survive.

Li Qingshan narrowly avoided his pursuers, leading Xiao Ruoxue towards Tiantong Academy.

"Li Qingshan...why don't we stop? With my status as the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family, they might not do anything to us!"

Xiao Ruoxue's face was pale, and she spoke with faltering steps.

When has she ever suffered such torment?

The young lady was swaying precariously, and even her prized robes had several tears, revealing glimpses of her fair skin.

"Foolish! If it were that easy to solve, why would they be chasing us?"

If I'm not mistaken, they want to drive us to a place where powerful beings are waiting for us.

"After killing us both, there are plenty of ways to prevent us from becoming Li Qingshan and Xiao Ruoxue."

After turning a corner, Li Qingshan casually reprimanded him.

In his past life, he had seen far too many examples, which is why he moved quickly toward the optimal solution.

Of course, if Xiao Ruoxue really couldn't hold on any longer and insisted on returning to the Marquis's mansion, Li Qingshan would let her go appropriately.

He would look for an opportunity to rescue Xiao Ruoxue. If there was no way to rescue her or she was already dead, then he would have to find an opportunity to avenge her.

"good!"

Xiao Ruoxue bit her dry lips and continued to follow Li Qingshan toward Tiantong Academy.

……

Tiantong Academy.

On the upper floor of the Seven Steps Pavilion, Song Shuying, who was flipping through the poetry anthology in front of her, suddenly looked up at her maid Zhiruo, who was hurrying towards her.

"Miss, an informant has reported that our scheduled tutor, Li Qingshan, is being hunted down."

The other side seemed to understand that Li Qingshan wanted to ask us for help, so they kept driving him out of the city... even moving him towards the Marquis's residence.

Zhiruo spoke hurriedly, afraid that if she spoke too slowly, Li Qingshan would die outside.

"Who else knows?"

Song Shuying casually flipped through a page and asked unhurriedly:

"Currently, only the Marquis's Mansion and the Pure World Sect have taken action, and there are also many teachers who want to bring Li Qingshan back."

Should we agree?

Song Shuying looked up at the maid who looked somewhat flustered and asked a question:

"Three days from now will be the time for Li Qingshan to become a teacher at my Tiantong Academy. However, if he can enter the academy today, it will be considered that he has joined the faculty."

But he can't get in. Why should the academy need to intervene, and why should you all pay so much attention to an outsider?

Upon hearing this, Zhiruo was struck dumb, and immediately lowered her head and knelt down on the ground:

"Please forgive me, Miss. I was just flustered and lost my composure. I had absolutely no ulterior motives."

Song Shuying picked up the steaming tea beside her, took a sip, and then slowly said:

"You've been fined three months' salary. Go and collect your punishment yourself."

Zhiruo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated, not daring to utter another word.

After a long while, the dean's daughter looked at the night outside the library and slowly said:

"Li Qingshan, Li Qingshan, can you finally become a member of my Tiantong Academy?"

If that doesn't work, one day I will definitely light incense on your grave.

……

"Turn left, then right!"

Li Qingshan's feet moved as if he were possessed by plum blossoms, each step he took carrying Xiao Ruoxue towards the encircled area.

Although he occasionally looked back, he was heading towards Tiantong Academy at an extremely fast speed.

Each time, they narrowly avoided people from various gangs and the Purification Cult.

"My lord, this way... there's hope here!"