The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 161: A Fight of Will
Wang Dongdong seemed to be very familiar with this operation. Without even turning his head, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a name word by word: "Jiang! Cai! Bin!"

Her head tilted back with the force, and she kicked backwards from above. This kick contained spiritual energy and was extremely powerful. Liu Sheng estimated that if this kick hit the person, the person would probably suffer intracranial hemorrhage.

The man behind was obviously not as good as Wang Dongdong in terms of cultivation and combat skills. He was startled and quickly let go and dodged away.

"Wang Dongdong, we haven't seen each other for so long, do you want me to die?" the man said hatefully.

Liu Sheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a thin, fair-skinned young man who looked as if he would fall down at the slightest gust of wind. He was wearing royal blue brocade clothes, which were a little too big and loose compared to his figure, making him look lazy.

Wang Dongdong tilted his body in the air, turned towards him and punched him.

"Hey, hey, hey, that's enough!" When the man named Jiang Caibin saw that Wang Dongdong was serious, he stepped back another foot.

"Who told you to be so annoying! You've always loved pulling my braids since we were little!" Wang Dongdong was mixed with new and old grudges, and he seemed to be determined to take revenge today. Seeing him retreat, he took another step forward.

"Second brother!" Jiang Caibin quickly flew backwards, looked up and shouted loudly to the upstairs, calling for help.

"Humph, you always just call your brother over."

When Wang Dongdong saw this familiar summoning technique, he became even more furious and wanted to chase after him, but it was too late.

"Dongdong?" A steady male voice came from upstairs.

Before he could react, a tall figure flew down from the building and protected Jiang Caibin behind him.

"Dongdong, for my brother's sake, don't bully Xiaobin. His cultivation is not as good as yours."

The person who came was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a handsome face, a solemn look between his brows, and deep and bright eyes. From his hair crown to his dark grey brocade robe, everything was neat and meticulous. Every indentation on the belt was symmetrical. It was obvious that he was a person who was usually very strict with himself. His behavior was calm and decent, in sharp contrast to his brother.

In particular, Jiang Caibin poked his head out from behind the young man and smiled at Wang Dongdong with his eyes slanted and his head tilted. He looked so frivolous and asked for a beating.

"Brother Caizhi." Wang Dongdong suppressed the anger rising in his heart, clenched his fists behind his back, and called out obediently.

Liu Sheng was surprised to find that Wang Dongdong, who had always been bold and aggressive, could also be so well-behaved, like a docile sheep.

However, this is limited to the presence of this young man.

Jiang Caizhi nodded, seemingly unaware of Jiang Caibin's trickery behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and go up, everyone is waiting for you."

"Why are you so late?" It sounded like there was some blame in his words.

"I was busy practicing, so I was late." Wang Dongdong naturally would not say that it was because of Liu Sheng, so he made up an excuse.

"It's time to work hard. The imperial examination will be held in a few days." Jiang Caizhi remembered that Wang Dongdong came to the capital just for the imperial examination, and said in a condescending manner.

Wang Dongdong has good talent, but he doesn't work hard enough.

"Remember to drink three cups as punishment later." He said, without waiting for Wang Dongdong's consent, and strode straight towards Taibai Tower.

Jiang Caibin hurriedly walked a few steps faster and followed behind him to avoid being with Wang Dongdong.

Wang Dongdong rolled his eyes, took the hand of Liu Sheng, who was already regretting and thinking about finding an excuse to slip away, and followed.

[Alas, it turns out that I shouldn't just casually attend a drinking party with strangers. ]

[It’s too late. Who told us to fall into the trap of roast duck and mutton offal soup? ]

[It turned out to be like this. If I had known this, my sister would not have come. ]

[Where does this accent come from? ]

[Since the elder sister doesn't understand, why should the younger sister explain. 】

[Who is your sister...]

Liu Sheng was following silently when he suddenly heard the man casually ask Wang Dongdong: "Who is this?" He seemed to have just noticed that there was a strange girl following behind him.

"My good friend, Liu Sheng, is also a candidate this year," Wang Dongdong introduced. "I thought we could get to know each other."

Wang Dongdong's last sentence seemed to contain some kind of power, causing the Jiang brothers to look at Liu Sheng seriously.

It seems that there is nothing special about her except her cute appearance, and judging from her clothes, she doesn't look like she is from a wealthy family. For children of the imperial family like them, it is natural to look at people's clothes first.

The two exchanged glances secretly.

"Welcome, Miss Liu." Jiang Caizhi said, and then said nothing more.

Jiang Caibin laughed softly and said, "Sister Dongdong, you haven't been to Beijing for two years, right? Everyone has changed a lot. You probably don't know how many candidates want to have dinner with your second brother. If you weren't childhood friends, you wouldn't come out to eat at this time."

Jiang Caizhi said nothing, agreeing with this statement.

Liu Sheng understood that Jiang Caizhi should be from the Ministry of Rites.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were presided over by the Ministry of Rites.

"In that case, then I..." Liu Sheng was about to slip away. Why did he continue to ask for a free meal when the other party didn't even welcome him?

Unexpectedly, Wang Dongdong grabbed him and said, "Shengsheng and I have a life-long friendship, so I want to introduce her to you all with great care."

Seeing Wang Dongdong's stubborn expression, Jiang Caizhi felt helpless and said to Jiang Caibin, "Caibin, don't be unreasonable. I'm off duty now and I'm just an ordinary person. I'm just having a meal with my childhood friends. Don't talk about that. Everyone who comes is a guest, so it's okay."

It also provides a way out.

Wang Dongdong's expression then relaxed, and he pulled Liu Sheng past them and walked quickly in front.

The Jiang brothers looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

Now that they were stopping her from bringing her friends to the party, it was already a loss of face for her and she was naturally unhappy about it.

Who in this circle doesn’t have a bit of arrogance?

This is especially true of Wang Dongdong from the Xichuan Wang family. She is a little stubborn, but also very arrogant. They were all a little afraid of her when they were young.

Although she would listen to Jiang Caizhi most of the time, that was only because she respected him as the big brother in their circle.

If Jiang Caizhi was really wrong in something, she would not consider her eldest brother's face at all.

……

As soon as you step into Taibai Tower, you will hear the sounds of noise, string music, and chatting and laughing.

The hollow space in the building leads to the top of the tower, and the light from the palace lanterns hanging high above shines down, making the building brightly lit as if it were daytime.

Under the palace lanterns, on the stage, the musicians played music that Liu Sheng had never heard before. The flutes and pipes sounded melodiously, the pipa sounded, and the drum beats joined in little by little, getting louder and louder, and the heartbeats of those who heard it vibrated and roared.

To the music, a group of dancers danced gracefully. They were wearing red gauze dance skirts with bell pendants. As they danced lightly, the golden bells rang and the corners of their skirts fluttered, attracting waves of applause and cheers.

The source of these cheers came from the guests who were leaning on the railings to watch. Except for the lobby on the first floor which was open to the public, all the rooms on the second floor and above were private rooms, forming a circle. One side of each room could overlook the beautiful dance floor, and the other side could overlook the night view of Chang'an outside Taibai Tower.

All the tables in the lobby were occupied, including many young people dressed in scholar's clothes. They were obviously students from all over the country who were going to Beijing to take the imperial examinations and had come to Taibai Tower specifically to see the world.

There was laughter and conversation everywhere, and the aroma of wine and meat mixed together.

The busy waiters had trays full of food and wine in their hands, and they moved nimbly among the bustling guests. Roast duck, roast lamb, mutton offal soup, and squirrel mandarin fish were delivered to each guest's table like water.

Liu Sheng and Ling Xiaoshu's eyes couldn't help but wander to the dishes. The aroma and color were so tempting that they couldn't help themselves.

"We are in the Guixiang Room on the second floor." Wang Dongdong took Liu Sheng up the stairs, leaving the Jiang brothers behind.

Seeing that she still looked unhappy, Liu Sheng said, "Actually, I can eat by myself, and there's no need to argue with them like this."

Wang Dongdong's eyes widened immediately. "Do you know how hard it is to reserve a table at Taibai Tower? You have to grab one half a month in advance! Especially now, when students from all over the country gather in the capital, you may not be able to get a table even if you stay in Chang'an for a month."

Liu Sheng was silent for a moment.

"Besides, I just brought my friends to have a meal, how can that be wrong? Jiang Caibin brings new girls to play with us every few days, and they are all different girls. Did I say anything?" Wang Dongdong became more and more angry as he spoke.

(End of this chapter)