In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Chapter 105 The Prefectural City, Conflicts

Although Lu Yuan didn't ask too many questions, he had already made a guess in his heart.

If he wasn't mistaken, someone from some government organization should have started contacting Jiang Ying, and might even have offered her conditions that would entice her.

Moreover, he should have already come into the organization's sights, and they will contact him directly after the martial arts examination ends to invite him to join.

Whether that's true or not, he only needs to wait quietly for the martial arts examination to end.

Although Lu Yuan still doesn't have a clear choice, he has already made a plan in his mind.

If the conditions are right, he might consider it.

Let's go!

Led by the old man and several gentlemen including Jiao Lü, the group quickly left the martial arts academy and headed directly towards the prefectural city.

One after another, specially made carriages sped across the vast plains.

"Such speed! Is this the Crimson Dragon Horse?"

Inside the carriage, Chen Xiu looked at the large red horse pulling the carriage at breakneck speed, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"I've heard that this Crimson Dragon Horse is not only a true mythical beast, but also more intelligent than ordinary mythical beasts, extremely docile, and easy to tame."

"The Crimson Dragon Horse is not only extremely fast, but also has great endurance. Even if it runs a thousand miles, it will only take two or three hours at most."

The others inside the carriage were also discussing animatedly with intense gazes.

Outside, a red dragon horse is worth at least ten thousand gold pieces, the gold of gold.

Most importantly, the Red Dragon Horse is extremely picky about food and delicate. If it is not fed properly, it will get sick or even die.

Not only do they require expensive professional care, but the monthly cost of a single Red Dragon Steed is at least several thousand taels.

Ordinary wealthy families simply cannot afford to buy or raise this red dragon horse.

However, these two hundred-plus people were now traveling in more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages.

Even if each carriage only needs one red dragon horse, there are still more than a dozen of them, which are worth tens of thousands of gold coins. If you add the cost of feeding them, the accumulated cost is terrifying.

"I wonder if there will be flying mounts similar to the Crimson Dragon Horse!"

Lu Yuan was secretly pondering this in his heart.

A mythical beast like the Crimson Dragon Horse is naturally much stronger than an ordinary horse in terms of both speed and endurance.

Although with his current wealth, he could easily afford to keep a horse, he wasn't particularly interested in it.

Because if he really needed to hurry, he could achieve even greater speed with just his whirlwind kick.

As long as the internal energy is not exhausted, it can continue to sustain itself.

If there were flying beast mounts, he might seriously consider it.

After all, even top-tier experts of the third rank, or so-called martial arts masters, cannot truly fly even when they exert all their strength in their movement techniques and lightness skills.

Perhaps a Martial Saint above the Martial Arts Grandmaster level could do it, but even at his cultivation progress, it would take at least a few more years.

"Lu Yuan, Jiang Ying, if you want the Crimson Dragon Horse, our Alliance can give each of you one."

At this moment, Bai Xiaotang spoke heartily to Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying.

As she finished speaking, almost everyone looked at Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying with envy.

This is a priceless red dragon horse, and you just give it away like that?

They didn't know whether to envy the He Yi Alliance's wealth and power, or to envy the two's good fortune in having the opportunity to be friends with Bai Xiaotang, the young lady of the He Yi Alliance.

In fact, only Bai Xiaotang herself knew the immense benefits that Lu Yuan and Jiang Ying would bring to the Bai family after helping them win the Alliance Flag competition.

"I don't need it right now!"

Lu Yuan simply smiled and politely declined.

In the last battle for the alliance flag, he only made a slight move, which not only repaid Bai Xiaotang's favor but also earned him a reward of 100,000 taels from the Unity Alliance. How could he possibly acquire another red dragon horse worth 10,000 taels of gold?

Even if he really wanted it, he could have bought it himself; there was no need for him to owe anyone a favor.

"I don't need it!"

Jiang Ying also smiled and waved her hand.

"They actually refused!"

"If you don't want it, you can give it to me!"

Everyone stared at the two with strange self-image, thinking that even if they didn't need them, they could still sell them for a fortune.

The Red Dragon Horse was indeed very fast, and it never stopped. Although the county town was more than a thousand miles away from the prefectural city, it still arrived smoothly in just three hours.

Along the way, the group did not encounter any foolish bandits who tried to rob them.

Although we haven't entered the city yet, we can already sense that the prosperity of the prefectural city is far superior to that of the county city.

The vast and majestic city, like a colossal ancient beast, lay there, inspiring awe in all who behold it.

Upon entering the city, everyone was filled with even more amazement.

Especially the geniuses from the counties under the county seat couldn't help but feel like country bumpkins entering the city again.

There wasn't much time for reflection. Led by the old man and several gentlemen including Jiao Lu, the group quickly arrived at an extremely spacious training ground.

At this moment, the training ground had already gathered many young men and women, who were obviously all geniuses like them, who were going to participate in this year's martial arts examination and would also be their next competitors.

As time went by, more and more people gathered.

Finally, two distinct teams arrived simultaneously.

"These are officials and people from the Ziyang Sect!"

A low murmur arose from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look, and saw one of the teams, all dressed in standard armor, exuding a murderous aura; they must be military officers.

The other team consisted entirely of people dressed in blue robes with the Ziyang emblem on their chests. Unsurprisingly, they all came from the Ziyang Sect, which had dominated the entire Tianshui Prefecture for many years.

"Wow—isn't this Lord Yang Di, the adjutant of our Annan Army in Tianshui Prefecture? I never expected that such an important figure as you would personally grace us with your presence for this year's military examination. It's truly a rare opportunity."

The leader of the Ziyang Sect's group was a round-faced man who spoke to the group of martial arts officers with a half-smile.

"Wu Dong, even you, a dignified inner sect elder of the Ziyang Sect, have come in person. I am but a minor military officer of the Annam Army, what am I?"

Yang Di glanced at the round-faced man indifferently, and then spoke directly.

"Yang Di, the rules for this year's martial arts examination have changed. No matter how many people pass the examination today, my Ziyang Sect will have priority in selecting them. Moreover, my Ziyang Sect will take all ten of the top ten spots. You should have no objections, right?"

Although Wu Dong still wore a faint smile, his words were filled with an undeniable authority.

"Absolutely not. The rules cannot be broken. It's fine for you to choose first, but you can only take away a maximum of half of the top ten seats!"

Yang Di's expression immediately changed, and he quickly said.

"That's not up to you!"

Wu Dong was too lazy to waste words, so he simply snorted and ignored Yang Di.

"What a formidable sect, Ziyang Sect!"

Yang Di's expression also became quite unpleasant.

Those who witnessed this scene couldn't help but show strange expressions.

Unexpectedly, the conflict between the government and the Ziyang Sect has reached such a point.