Chapter70:StepForwardHand-in-Hand

Inthebrightsunshine,HuaHuowasrunning.Shewasrunningtogetherwithherbelovedboyonthefamiliarstreet.

Theworldwassobeautiful.

Thesunlightwasshiningsobrightly.

ToHuaHuo,thiswasnodoubtoneofthemostmemorabledaysinherlife.

"HuaHuo,areyougoingtogototheSwordPalace?"

"Yes,uncle.I’mreadytogo!"HuaHuowavedherhandwithasmile.Shesaidgoodbyetoeveryonelivinginthetown,expressingherthankstothem.

Theworldtookonabrandnewappearanceinhereyes.

Accordingtoherfamily’sschedule,sheacceptedtheSwordPalace’sinvitation.ShewasgoingtojointheSwordPalace,stayingtheretillshereachedtheherorank.Atfirst,shewasplanningtowaitfortwoyears.ShewantedtoreturntotownaftershehadbecomemorebeautifulandpowerfulandthenshecouldtakeYunXiaway.Butnow,shedidn’tneedtowaitanylongerbecauseherchildhoodsweetheartwasstayingwithher.Theywouldundoubtedlywalksidebysideontheroadcalled"life".

"Everyone,IpromisethatIwillbacksomeday!"HuaHuosaidgoodbyetothetownspeople.AlthoughYunXilookedembarrassedandreluctant,butshestillheldhishandtightly.

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"LittleHuaHuo,youcancomebackatanytime!"

"Wewon’tforgetyou!"

Theseunclesandtheauntshadallseenhergrowup.Theysoftlysmiled,seeingthebestgeniusofthetownoff.

"Whooooh,HuaHuo!"

"HuaHuo,Iloveyou!Pleasemarryme!"

"HuaHuo,HuaHuo,HuaHuo!"

Theywerethetown闁炽儲鐛▂oungboyswhoallsecretlylovedHuaHuo.However,theyhadnoconfidencethattheywouldpasstheSwordPalace’sentrancetest,sotheyhadtosadlysaygoodbyetothegirltheyloved.

"Sorry,butmywholeheartbelongstoLittleXi!Goodbye,everyone!Pleasegiveusyourblessing!"HuaHuoheldYunXi’shand,runningonthefamiliarstreet.Shewasusingthismethodtocommemorateheryouththatwasfadingaway.

"That’sstrange.Who’sthatgirl?"

"Ihaveneverseenthatgirlbefore.IssheHuaHuo’srelative?"

"Isthatamaid’suniform?Butshelookslikeaprincess!"

"HuaHuowasfromtheWesternGod’sDomain.Shemustbeoneofherfriends."

LookingatHuaHuoandYunXi,thetownspeopletalkedabouttheunknowngirlwitheachother.However,noneofthemrealizedthatthebeautifulgirlwearingthegorgeousblackmaid’suniformwasthebakershop’syoungboy,YunXi.

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Outsidethetownbytheriverbank,therewerenearlyathousandpeoplewhohadcomefromallthedistrictsinWhiteLotusSwordDomain.

"Everyone,shoutwithme!"Therewereaboutthreehundredpeopleallshoutingsloganstogether.

"ChildeYunHe!"

"ChidleSiNian!"

"ChildeSanQuan!"

"Wininstantsuccess!"

"Overcomeallopponents!"

"Realizethedream!"

ItwentwithoutsayingthattheywerethethreeChildes’servants,belongingtothenoblefamilies’camp.

"ChildSnakeBones,you’rethebest!"

"ChildTianCheng,doyourbestinthetest!"

Otherseveralfamiliesalsohiredpeopletoencouragetheirfamilies’participants.

Comparedtothesenoblefamilies,thecivilianpeople’scampwasalittlebitquietandfewinnumber.Theywereallcommonpeople,strugglingtotrainthemselvessothattheycouldtakepartinthetest.

Infact,ifonlytalentwasinvolved,thecivilianpeople’scampwasn’tinferiorthanthenoblefamilies’camp.

However,theylackedarmour,weapons,andeducation.Mostofthecivilianpeoplewerealreadyeighteenyearsold,becausetheyhadtodigoutalltheirpotentialitiessothattheycouldcompetewiththenoblefamilies’children.

Itwasalmostanimpossiblegoaltoachievethe3rdrankbeforeeighteenyearsoldforcivilianpeople.

"They’rejustasusual.Stillsonoisy,"A2ndrankedswordsmanwhowaswearingclotharmorandhadthreescarsonhisface,saidashelookedatthenoblefamilies’campinenvy.

"Wedon’tcompetewiththem.Wecompetewitheachother,"Another2ndrankedswordmanshruggedhisshoulders.Aspeoplewhodidn’thavetoomanyresourcesbutstillreachedthe2ndrankedbeforeeighteenyearsold,onlytheyknewwhatahighpricetheyhadpaidforthis.

"Humph.Thesenoblekidsaretoomollycoddled.Iftheywereonthebattlefield,theywoulddiebeforetheyrealizedit!"Several1strankedswordsmenlookedatthesenoblefamilies’peoplewithjealousy.Theyallworethesameclothesandhadsimilarbehaviors.Obviously,theywerethecivilianpeoplewhohadoncejoinedthearmy.

Noblesandcivilianshadanaturalopposition,becausetheSwordPalaceonlyrecruitedacertainnumberofnewdisciples.Buteverytime,mostofthequotawasoccupiedbythenoblefamilies’children.

AlthoughtheSwordPalacedidn’tchooseitsdisciplesbyidentity,raceorclass,butthenoblefamiliesnaturallyoccupiedthevantagepointoncultivatingtheirchildren.Itwasnoteasyforcivilianpeopletowinagainstthem.

"Sigh.Stopit.MycousinisinthePalaceofHeaven’sRoad.IfIcan’tpassthroughtheSwordPalace’stest,Iwillgototheretotaketheirtest."

Afterhearinghiswords,manycivilianpeoplesighed.

OnlythechildrenbetweensixteentoeighteenyearsoldcouldtakepartintheSwordPalace’sentrancetest.Ifyouwerebeyondtheagelimit,youwouldn’thaveanychance.

Mostofthecivilianpeoplewerealreadyeighteenyearsold.Therefore,theymayhavetotakepartinothersects’testsifthesenoblechildrenoccupiedtheirlastchance.

TheswordwasthemostholyandimportantthinginthewholeSkySwordGod’sDomain.AllyoungpeoplewantedtobeadmittedintotheSwordPalace.

OnlytheswordsmanwhohadenteredtheSwordPalacehadconfidencetofeelproudforthemselves.Eventheirparentswouldrushabouttellingthegoodnewstoeveryonetheymet.

YoucouldevensaythatonlyafteryouenteredtheSwordPalace,couldyoufinallybegintopracticetrueswordskillsandwalkontheroadleadingtothezenith.

Thistime,whatevertheiridentitywas,beitanoblefamily’skidoracivilianswordsman,theywerehereforonlyonegoal:JointheSwordPalace!

ThiswaswhatYunXisawafterhearrivedattheexaminationarea.

"LittleXi,IhavereceivedtheSwordPalace’sinvitation,soIdon’tneedtotakepartinthetest.Iwillwatchyourfightontheplatform!"HuaHuosmiledandshookYunXi’shands,thenrantowardstheSwordPalace’scamp.

"Sigh!"YunXiwasstillinadaze.Helookedaroundforawhile,thenwalkedtothecivilianpeople’scamp.

Hefoundthatwhetherthenoblefamilies’camporthecivilianpeople’scamp,whentheysawhismovement,theywerealldumbfounded.

Especiallyafterhewalkedtothecivilianpeople’scamp,thenoblefamilies’peoplegazedathimwithconfusionandsurprise.

Thecivilianswordmenalsolookedsurprised.Themysteriousgirlwearingagorgeousmaid’suniformwasnoticeablynotaSkySwordGod’sDomain’slocalresident.Afterthegirlwalkedtowardsthem,theywereallflabbergasted.