The capital was more open-minded than average to begin with. The girls tended to dress in somewhat more revealing outfits, so their nice, thick thighs could be seen from time to time.
However, no one had seen legs as beautiful as these. The worst part was that they were even covered in black stockings! Those stockings had a shine to them that drew the attention of onlookers, and their lace borders had a pulse-pounding allure.
âHoly shit, holy shit! Iâd better not see any girls with stockings like these in the government brothel, or I wonât even last a stick of incenseâs worth of time!â Piao Duandiao gulped.
Jiao Sigun looked at him in disdain and ruthlessly saw straight through him, remarking, âWhen have you ever lasted longer than a stick of incense?â
Piao Duandiao was furious. âWhat the hell, man? Iâm really going to stop hanging out with you! Do you believe I wonât?!â
âI donât believe you,â Jiao Sigun replied.
ââ¦â Piao Duandiao fell silent before changing the topic. âWhich great sirâs woman do you think this one is?â
âCould it be big bro Zu?â Jiao Sigun asked quietly.
Piao Duandiao scoffed. âDo you think heâs a freaking deity or something? Chu First Miss is already ridiculously beautiful. The fact that she can tolerate the Murong clanâs young miss is already the limit. How could she tolerate such a beautiful⦠womanâ¦â
Before he even finished speaking, that stunning woman wearing those seductive black stockings walked over. Her gait carried a special rhythm, full of elegance and style, unlike the girls of the government brothels. The sounds her high heels made whenever they touched the ground seemed to pierce through to the guardsâ hearts.
âHey, do you think that womanâs coming over because she likes me?â Piao Duandiao asked as he subconsciously stuck out his chest.
âNonsense, sheâs clearly walking in my direction,â Jiao Sigun immediately retorted.
However, both of them soon froze. The mature and gorgeous beauty had stopped right in front of Zu An.
âLong time no see,â the beauty in the black stockings said as she looked at Zu An. There was a faint smile on her face.
âItâs been so long that Iâm already all worn out, and yet big sis principal still looks so amazing.â Zu An sighed in praise. If this woman had lived in his past world, every man would immediately imagine her as a sexy office lady, secretary, or teacher, among other such fetishesâ¦
Jiang Luofu crossed her arms, which only further emphasized her outstanding figure. âYou donât seem to have changed all that much in my opinion. Youâre still so slick-tongued.â
Chu Chuyan was surprised and happy as she asked, âPrincipal Jiang, why did you come to the capital?â
Jiang Luofu couldnât help but smile warmly when she looked at Chu Chuyan, the academyâs most talented student. She explained, âI was a bit bored in Brightmoon City. Since some of the academyâs students were chosen by the Royal Academy anyway, I decided to accompany them here and visit home.â
With Chu Chuyanâs background, she obviously knew about Jiang Luofuâs relationship to Jiang Boyang. She was curious about something else and asked, âI wonder which students were fortunate enough to be chosen by the Royal Academy?â
After all, the Royal Academy was the highest-ranked educational establishment in the entire empire. The heaven class of Brightmoon Academy was already full of geniuses, but compared to the brightest geniuses of the entire empire, they couldnât help but seem ordinary.
The number of students who were accepted into the Royal Academy never exceeded five people. If they were unlucky, then it was entirely possible for not even a single person to make it.
âIt really is quite the upsetting topic,â Jiang Luofu said. âYou guys were students that I was extremely optimistic about, students who might even have had a chance at shattering the academyâs records. Unfortunately, you disappeared at the most crucial time, and then who knows where Pei Mianman went. Something ended up happening to Zheng Dan too. Without our best students here, we almost ended up with no good candidates this time.â
Chu Chuyan said apologetically, âItâs my fault. I ended up disturbing the academyâs affairs because of my own situation.â
Jiang Luofu sighed. âYou donât need to blame yourself too much. I know itâs not your fault. Thankfully, three people passed. You guys are familiar with two of them, and they even followed me here to visit you.â
âWho are they?â Chu Chuyan asked curiously. After all, in the capital, they couldnât help but feel like outsiders. Brightmoon City was their real home.
âYou guys should come out.â Jiang Luofu waved toward the carriage.
âPrincipal, youâre really no fun. I was waiting to see if brother Zu could guess who we were,â came a voice. The doors opened, and an attractive man and woman walked out.
Murong Qingheâs eyes widened in shock. She looked at the man, and then looked at Chu Youzhao next to her. Thereâs actually another man as handsome and pretty as my big brother Chu? Hmph! I think my big brother Chu is still a bit more handsome!
Piao Duandiao and the other imperial guards sneered internally. A pretty boy whoâs worthless otherwise!
However, their eyes were drawn to the girl at his side. Her demeanor was different from Chu Chuyanâs quiet and exquisite style, as well as from Jiang Luofuâs glamorous bearing. This woman had an educated and distinguished aura that made one unable to help but feel closer to her.
They thought to themselves that even though the government brothelâs girls were all proficient in various skills, they all seemed to lack the qualities of a truly talented girl. They also lacked the sort of softness that lay between this girlâs brows.
The young lady first nodded in greeting to Chu Chuyan. âChu First Miss.â Then, when she looked at Zu An, she smiled faintly. âYoung master Zu.â
All of the guardsâ expressions grew strange. Does this woman have something to do with our big bro Zu too?! Heavens, big bro, we know youâre amazing, but thereâs no need to take all of these incredible beauties, right? Can you leave something behind for the rest of us?
Of course, the thought passed by in a flash. They knew fully well that these girls would never have anything to do with them. It was still those government brothel girls who were more realistic goals. Those were girls they could see and touch.
The guards could no longer endure these mental blows. They bid their farewells one after another and headed toward the government brothel with lowered heads.
Zu An chuckled. âBrother Xie, Lady Xie, it really is touching for people of the same hometown to meet. Come, letâs all come together for a group hug!â he exclaimed, walking over with his arms spread.
Xie Daoyun scoffed, looking away to hide her blush. For the sake of protecting his sister, Xie Xiu could only brace himself and walk forward to hug Zu An. âBrother Zu is still as enthusiastic as before, haha.â
At the same time, Xie Xiu was conflicted inside. This guy isnât gay, right? He was quite the attractive man. Heâd had a few run-ins of that sort over the years, making him hate physical contact with other men.
Zu An hadnât really been aiming for him, however. Both of them felt a bit awkward and tacitly agreed to separate. He commented, âI have a whole new level of respect for brother Xie. You actually managed to get into the Royal Academy!â
Even though Xie Xiu wasnât bad, his specialty had never been cultivation. He wasnât a top student in Brightmoon Academy. Meanwhile, even though Xie Daoyun wasnât good at cultivation, she was excellent in other areas. Wasnât Xie Xiuâs forte just chasing after girls? There was no way that was the Royal Academyâs basis for recruiting him, right?
âBig sister got in on her own. I only made it here through my fatherâs connections, haha,â Xie Xiu explained without holding back anything.
âYour familyâs strength is also part of your own; thereâs no need for brother Xie to be like this.â Zu An gave the quiet young lady to the side a surprised look. âSo Lady Xie was actually hiding your strength all this time?â
Xie Daoyun blushed. âI merely applied as a Rune Master. I didnât enter through traditional means of cultivation.â
Zu An praised her, âBut a Rune Master is extremely formidable! Regardless of whether itâs weapons, building defenses, or army formations, they can be far more useful than a single cultivator. If thereâs a chance in the future, Iâll need to learn well from Miss Xie.â
Xie Daoyun subconsciously glanced at Chu Chuyan and said quietly, âI wouldnât dare take that position. It would be best if we could all learn from each other.â
Jiang Luofu finally couldnât take it anymore. She stood between the two of them. âWhat do you mean âlearn from herâ? Even Iâm a bit embarrassed exposing you. Also, Xie Xiu, why are you always like this? That girl is the Murong clanâs young miss, okay? Thatâs not someone you should be messing around with.â
It turned out that by this time, Xie Xiu had already rushed over to Murong Qingheâs side to start something, while Chu Youzhao angrily protected her friend.
Zu An chuckled. His little sister-in-law was also a girl, and yet she was this controlling towards Murong Qinghe? Donât tell me you really developed some feelings? Tsk tsk. Even though I donât mind some girl on girl action, isnât that taboo in this world?