Chapter 22: Riding on a White Horse

  "Qian Xue, Xiao Ya, are you two really leaving?"

  The next day, in the Wu family hall, the master of the Wu family looked at Wu Ya and his mother, and asked in surprise: "Now that the second guy has been dealt with by me, he can't stir up any waves, and no one dares to do anything to you, are you still going to leave?"

  "I'm already a married woman, I've troubled big brother before, and now Xiao Ya has grown up too. How can I still be staying in my maiden home?" Wu Qianxue said calmly, looking very different from the day before.

  Wu Jia's master naturally persuaded a few more sentences, but in the end he couldn't persuade Wu Qianxue. He sighed and said: "Since that's the case, I won't force you either. Old Jing, I remember when we investigated Lao Er yesterday, didn't we find out that he had bought a house in Beidou City?"

  "Yes, sir!"

  "Register this courtyard under Xiaoyan's name."

  "Yes!"

  "Big brother..."

  "It goes without saying, anyway this is also the second child's own doing. I'll borrow from Peter to pay Paul. Besides, Xiaoye will be attending Beidou Academy, with this courtyard, you as her aunt and cousin, she won't be too lonely either, right Xiaoye?"

  "Alright, Auntie, cousins, you just take it."

  Wu Xiaoye nodded, but calling him "brother" didn't sound very natural. She had also heard about what happened yesterday, and it was the original version. For this brother of hers, she unexpectedly felt a thread of admiration, oh my god, even she herself couldn't believe it.

  "In that case, we won't be polite anymore."

  Wu Qianxue looked at Wu Ya and Wu Xiaoye, finally nodded in agreement, but refused the gifts and whatnot. The three of them bid farewell to the Wu family members, got into their carriage, and headed back to Beidou City.

  As for the horse pulling the carriage, it was naturally the same white horse from the Beidou Riding Guard that was so elegant and refined two days ago. Wu Ya rode high on the white horse, looking majestic and powerful. With Wu Qianxue around, Wu Ya wouldn't dare to tease his adorable younger cousin at will.

  It wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon that the trio returned to Beidou City. The city guards were petrified as they watched Wu Yue and his brothers ride back on white horses, pulling a carriage with the Beidou Riders' emblem. They mechanically greeted him, momentarily forgetting what they wanted to say. After a brief pause, one of them called out: "Young Master Wu Yue, General Fang has ordered you to report to him immediately after your return. Oh, and you must ride the white horse!"

  The sky was dark, but the bustling Beidou City was still crowded with people flowing in and out. Wu Yue rode a white horse with a long sword on his back, trotting towards the Military Defense Department, just like the most elegant knight.

  Wu Qianxue had already made arrangements, and the house given by the Wu family was in an ordinary residential area in Beidou City. The Wu family also had properties in Beidou City, including several shops. According to the instructions of the Wu family master, someone would soon come to take them to see the house, and then they could move in. Unexpectedly, a maid was even assigned to them. Originally, Wu Qianxue did not want this, but the Wu family said it was the arrangement of the Wu family master, and they couldn't do anything about it. Wu Ya saw that his mother was lonely and didn't want her to do everything herself, so after thinking about it, he decided to keep the maid.

  "Niao's, when others travel they have several pairs of attendants, how can you not have any? Although there is only one, it's still considered having some, right?" Wu Cui said quietly, her eyes gleaming with a green light, which scared the attendant so much that she almost cried on the spot.

  This house seems to be where Wu Lao Er kept his mistress before, now the woman has been driven away.

  The environment is not bad, although it can't be considered luxurious, but in the expensive North Star City, it's already a big deal to have a house like this. If he had to rely on his meager salary, heaven knows when he'd be able to afford such a courtyard.

  Family matters will be left to Wu Qianxue and Wu Xiaoye for now.

  After visiting the yard, Wu Ya rushed to the Beidou Military Defense Department. Later, he still had to rely on the military defense bigwigs to cover him up, and couldn't afford to offend them.

  "What's going on with the Beidou Riding Squad?"

  As soon as he arrived at the Ministry of National Defense, someone stopped him and looked at him suspiciously. The Northern Dipper Knight Guard didn't get along with them, it wasn't a particularly necessary task, and they rarely had any dealings with each other. It was already pretty good if they didn't fight.

  "Uh, several big brothers, I am not from the Beidou Riding Guard, I am a city guard, it was the adults who sent me."

  Wu Ya quickly took out the token given to him by General Fang, as well as the soldier's proof, and handed them over to the guards. They took a look, and then their eyes slowly lit up, each of their gazes becoming as green as when he had looked at that little maid earlier.

  Wu Ya's heart felt hairy, and he asked: "Is there something wrong?"

  "Problem? No, of course not, didn't expect you're Wu Yue, haha, great, gave us a boost."

  "Yes, those people from Beidou are all so arrogant and self-righteous, thinking they're elegant and refined, only picking on easy targets. If we were the ones doing those things, we'd have a good reputation too."

  "Right, let them handle the dirty work and take credit for the good things. And they still dare to look down on us? Haha, Wu brother, you don't know how black the face of the Northern Dipper Riding Guard's commander was at that time. Especially when he was accused of being rude by a 'sow', this matter has become a laughing stock in the whole city. These two days, we have been holding our heads high and proud in front of the people from the Northern Dipper Riding Guard."

  Several guards were chattering away, almost forgetting about Wu Ya's matter. They were all enthusiastic, asking him to tell them what happened two days ago, wanting to hear the original story. Fortunately, Wu Ya said he had to see the superior, which finally calmed them down.

  One by one they asked him to buy them a drink before letting him pass.

  As expected, even though it was already late at night, Hei Fang still met with Wu Ya. Similarly, he also wanted to hear the original story, so Wu Ya carefully told him about what had happened that day, without revealing a single word or adding any embellishments.

  "Not bad, you've done a good job, as long as it's not our fault, then go ahead and screw them."

  The General of the Garrison was also a rough man who led troops, and when he heard the exciting part, he burst out with coarse language. The smile on his face grew thicker: "However, you little brat are quite ruthless, actually letting that female... letting that female citizen go grab the horse, haha! As for what happened earlier, it can only be said that the Northern Dipper Riders were at a disadvantage. But this time, they've lost face in a big way in the Northern Dipper Province! Now the Northern Dipper auction is about to begin, and this time's auction is somewhat different from usual. Many people have come from all over, including young descendants of the Jian Domain's Dugu Family and the Dao Domain's Guan Family... Heh heh, the more people there are, the more face they'll lose."

  Wu Ya looked at the furious General Fang and hastily flattered him with a few words.

  "Hmm, they've lost face big time but you're also in danger, someone will definitely come to bother you later, be more careful, if you can't handle it just find our people for help, as long as it's not your fault don't be afraid, they won't dare do anything to you."

  General Benfang brought up a relatively serious issue regarding Wu Yue at the moment: "Huh, your strength... when did you reach the level of a Master of Arms? If I recall correctly, weren't you just an intermediate Armsmaster before?"

  "Thanks to the help of a senior, I found a secret book and then broke through."

  "What's with the brick? Have you found a suitable recipe or something that allowed you to break through so quickly?"

  "It's like something from 'Mo Dian', it's this book!"