Zhao Rong didn't find much he wanted to buy on the several busy streets outside Linlu Academy.

Qingjun and Qian'er like to eat green plums, grapes and other fruits that are not in season at this time.

Well, Zhao Rong also likes to eat them, especially the latter. When he was a child, he would let them peel the skin and feed him...

At a busy street intersection, Zhao Rong smiled and felt in his sleeve, pulling out a small brass bell.

When he was tidying up things in the morning, he deliberately found it among the sundries in the Sumeru.

Well, it has been idle for a long time and I don’t know if it is still useful.

Or, after not seeing it for a few months, has Chen's Horse and Carriage Company run away? Is the building empty or something?

Ahem, he did apply for a card.

Zhao Rong gently shook the hand holding the brass bell.

Ding bells——!

I think of that short-haired girl with a sunny smile and hardworking character.

Zhao Rong smiled.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

A familiar-looking carriage pulled by blood-red horses gradually appeared in Zhao Rong's sight.

As the sound of horse hooves grew louder, a loud gong sounded.

The carriage stopped on the road in front of Zhao Rong.

"You are...Zhao, Mr. Zhao?"

A clear and gentle voice came with a tentative tone.

Zhao Rong glanced at Lu Wan, who was sitting upright in the carriage, holding the reins.

After not seeing her for a few months, she still seemed to have short hair, rough wheat-colored skin, and clear eyes, with little change.

However, in Lu Wan's eyes, Zhao Rong had indeed changed a lot.

She couldn't help but glance at him a few times.

Although he has become a little whiter and no longer has the tiredness he had when he first came to Duyou City from afar, he also seems to be less bookish, more elegant, and full of spirit.

Well, Mr. Zhao's eyes are still very bright, and people can't help but look at them when talking to him.

And... he actually entered Linlu Academy? Almost all the people who could study there were nobles...

"It's me. I didn't expect Miss Lu still remembered me." Zhao Rong handed over the glass crystal card, rolled up his clothes, and got on the carriage.

"You are a generous and kind-hearted nobleman, how could I forget you? My memory is not that bad." Lu Wan wiped the sweat off her face with the towel around her neck and smiled brightly.

Zhao Rong blinked.

Why do I feel like the generosity you talk about is actually a big dog owner...

Lu Wan pulled the reins and turned the carriage around, but while doing so, she couldn't help but glance at the student Qing Jin on Zhao Rong's body, and then glanced at the ancient academy building not far away.

Zhao Rong tilted his head to look at the scenery outside the window, and said without turning his head: "I am studying at the Mochi Academy."

Lu Wan nodded calmly.

"Where are you going, young master?" she said with a smile.

"Let's go to Duyou West City first. I have some things to buy. If you have nothing else, you can wait for me and then send me to Taiqing Mansion."

"Okay."

Lu Wan operated the Liuli, deducted the fare, turned around, and handed it back to Zhao Rong with both hands.

Zhao Rong thanked him and took it with both hands.

Just as the carriage was on the road, Zhao Rong suddenly said, "Miss Lu, Xiaoxiao... um, has that Miss Su contacted you?"

Lu Wan was stunned, thought about it and shook her head.

"Well, since Miss Su came to tell me last time that she had found her grandmother and told me not to worry, and asked me to bring a letter to you, there has been no news.

"Don't worry, sir. I still remember what you and your Miss Su agreed to do. If she has any other urgent matters to ask me, I will come to the academy to inform you as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Zhao Rong pondered for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief.

But what he had said to Xiaoxiao was that after he became a scholar in the academy, he went to find her and meet her great-grandmother with dignity.

However, I didn't know the specific situation of the academy at that time. Now it seems that Zhao Rong will have to study in Mochi Academy for more than half a year.

He couldn't wait any longer... well, he was too anxious to remember, because the Lantern Festival as he had thought of hadn't arrived yet, and if he had anything else to do, he had better wait until the Dali assessment was over.

Zhao Rong thought for a moment and gave another reminder.

"Miss Lu, I will need to go down the mountain in a few days. If you need help and I am not here, you can ask the concierge to send a message to the Dongli Cottage of Nanxuan Academy. I will arrange for someone to pick you up, and then..."

Lu Wan repeated Zhao Rong's words several times in her mind and nodded slowly, "Okay, sir."

After Zhao Rong stopped, he couldn't help but repeat it again.

Lu Wan turned around and looked at him seriously, smiled secretly, nodded, and said nothing.

Zhao Rong grumbled several times before he stopped in disappointment.

He clenched his fist to cover his mouth, coughed lightly, and glanced at the glass crystal card in his hand that he had forgotten to put away.

Zhao Rong looked nonchalant and said casually:

"Miss Lu, does your company, Chen's Horse and Carriage Company, have any other card services? By the way, you should get a commission for getting people to apply for cards, right? Are there any other cards you can apply for? I want to upgrade... ahem, I want to pay some more spirit stones to get a better card."

Lu Wan was stunned, nodded and shook her head.

"We do have a commission. But we don't have any other cards. We only have this one, which can be used all the time. In Duyou City, this is the first of its kind in Chen's business. Other horse and carriage businesses are learning from it, and I heard that some shops are following suit."

Her tone was a little proud. She whipped the bloody BMW and then said seriously:

"Don't worry, sir. I won't cheat you. When we do business, we are honest and trustworthy."

Zhao Rong glanced at the river water gradually coming into view outside the window, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Oh, I thought your Chen's Carriage and Horse Travel Service had a very advanced route, but I didn't expect it to be so narrow.

Zhao Rong is very familiar with cutting leeks.

Let’s talk about applying for a card.

How can a simple card application package satisfy the needs of the majority of leeks?

If Zhao Rong was the owner of Chen's Coach and Horse Company, he would have provided a lot of services to "save money" for customers.

The first thing is to set a time limit for the Glazed Crystal Card in your hand. How can it be indefinite like it is now?

At least you have to follow a gradient, like monthly light luxury silver card, annual luxury gold card, lifetime supreme crystal card, etc., with the service items increasing at the same time...

Then, during festivals, we offer big promotions for card signing up with big discounts. Even if there are no festivals, we can create one for them. Otherwise, how can we justify everyone’s enthusiasm for consumption?

Then, they let their staff and drivers emphasize to customers that this is the lowest price of the year, and cultivate in them the advanced consumerist concept of "not buying during a discount is a huge loss"...

Forget it, I won’t think about them anymore.

Inside Chen Ji's carriage, Zhao Rong, who was worrying about the owner of the carriage company, smiled gently.

In response to Lu Wan's words, he didn't explain much and taught her how to do business.

After all, Lu Wan was just a coachman who did hard labor.

Besides, Zhao Rong has no interest in teaching people how to do business. However, if he is short of money in the future, he can try to do it himself...

Zhao Rong suddenly said, "Reliable? Well, Miss Lu, I feel relieved now that she said that."

He smiled and said, "Then please trouble Miss Lu to help me apply for ten more cards."

Lu Wan frowned and stopped moving her hands.

She suspected that she had heard wrongly, "Ten... ten? Why did Mr. Zhao open so many? It's... such a waste of money."

Zhao Rong glanced at her expression.

If I give you money directly as a reward, you will most likely not accept it.

He complained in his mind.

But he said:

"This is not for me alone. Several close friends from the academy asked me to handle it. Miss Lu's service is very good. I mentioned it to them before. When they heard it, they slapped their thighs on the spot and said that such a high-quality carriage and horse company and groom must be taken care of."

Zhao Rong sighed softly, "It's obvious that they were cheated by other horse and carriage companies in the city in the past. They have suffered from this shady business for a long time. Now that they know there are honest drivers like Miss Lu, they ask me to help them apply for the cards."

Hearing this, Lu Wan blushed slightly, and said with some doubt in her tone: "Really?"

Zhao Rong nodded seriously.

Lu Wan hesitated, "It's just that these ten are too many..."

Zhao Rong took out ten low-grade spirit stones and handed them over, interrupting, "Miss Lu, please fulfill the wishes of my close friends. Well, let's register. The first close friend's name is Lin Wenruo."

He spoke without thinking.

"The second one is Gu Yiwu."

"The third one is Fan Yushu."

"Oh, all right, sir, go slower."

Afterwards, Zhao Rong casually reported the names of several friends, and found that there were still a few vacancies.

So the names of Zhu Yourong, Yu Huaijin, Li Xueyu and others were also reported.

As for Qingjun and Qianer...

Ahem, Zhao Rong is not so stupid as to let them meet Lu Wan.

Well, it’s only ten low-grade spirit stones anyway, not expensive.

At least in the fairy market on the mountain where Zhao Rong had visited before, this amount of money was not much. Even a boat ticket to Duyou City cost him twenty-one low-grade spirit stones.

A low-grade spirit stone is just a basic unit in transactions among mountain practitioners.

However, Zhao Rong looked at Lu Wan's expression and felt that, for a mortal, it was probably too much.

In fact, Zhao Rong’s idea was not bad.

At this moment, although Lu Wan was busy with the card activation procedure, she couldn't help but grin.

People like Lu Wan, the lower-class mortals who make a living in Duyou City, have seen more of the world than the common people living down the mountain and also spend more.

However, one spirit stone is already a huge sum of money.

On weekdays, the commission from a card is enough for her and her family to live comfortably for a long time.

Lu Wan said in a somewhat anxious tone: "Sir, how about I give you some concessions..."

Zhao Rong waved his hand and said, "No, don't do that. Those guys are all rich people. Don't save money for them. You should take as much as you should. Otherwise, you will look down on them."

Lu Wan: “…”

She swallowed her words, then handed ten glass crystal cards and ten copper bells to Zhao Rong with a smile.

The latter took it and prepared to give it to someone else another day.

Lu Wan carefully put away the ten low-grade spirit stones and started the carriage again.

She couldn't help but say, "Mr. Zhao, you are obviously a rare talent, and you have so many close friends."

Zhao Rong wanted to nod in agreement, but he held back and said modestly, "It's OK. It's all thanks to everyone for giving me face."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked out the window again.

A large carriage with a sign bearing the word "Chen" was driving steadily along the road along the river.

Looking from the car window where Zhao Rong was.

The sky is high and the river is vast.

On both sides of the river outside Duyou City, there were a lot of boats and people, and the floating ferries in the air were densely packed.

Zhao Rong's eyes turned and he looked into the distance.

His eyes subconsciously fell on the secluded mountain in the distant Youxiong City, which changed its color every day and put on new clothes every day.

The outline of the majestic platform on the top of Youshan Mountain can be seen faintly.

Today, Youshan is covered with green.

It contrasts with the thousands of miles of autumn yellow leaf forest outside the city.

It’s like being in the spring breeze of March with fireworks.

There was a hint of reminiscence in Zhao Rong's eyes.

When I came all the way to Duyou City, I met Qingjun in Youshan.

That day, the mountains were covered with red, and the sun was also shining brightly on the beach. He held her hand and walked ahead with his head down, and she followed him blankly...

Lu Wan was in a very good mood and couldn't help but look back at Zhao Rong, who had "a lot of friends".

Find out where his gaze is directed.

Lu Wan took the initiative to say: "Sir, that on Youshan Mountain is the famous Wangque Terrace. I heard from the older generation that the name of Wangque Continent was derived from the name of the ancient terrace."

Zhao Rong nodded slightly.

But Lu Wan suddenly asked, "Sir, do you know how this Wangquetai got its name?"

Zhao Rong's mind moved slightly, and he casually asked, "What's the point?"

As a native of Duyou City, Lu Wan is familiar with these nursery rhymes and stories from the streets.

This is also what she often tells her customers as a driver to entertain them.

"Legend has it that a long, long time ago, Wangque Continent was still a barren land, and our human race's ancestors had just reached the top of Xuanhuang Realm and established the human race in Zhongzhou."

"So Zhongzhou sent a king named You to the then wild ancient Wangquezhou. Well, it probably wasn't called this before. The legend doesn't say what it was called."

"Sir, the stories circulating in Duyou City say that this ancient King You is the nominal master of the entire Wangque Continent. The land we are standing on is all his fiefdom."

Lu Wan paused, glanced at Zhao Rong who frowned slightly, and continued:

"And Duyou City is the place where King You landed when he crossed the sea to Guwangquezhou."

Zhao Rong suddenly asked, "So, the Duyou City under our feet was built by the ancient King You? It is also the first gathering place for humans in Wangquezhou?"

Lu Wan nodded and said proudly:

"I think it's correct. The name of the city, Duyou, can explain everything. Moreover, until now, our Duyou City is also the number one city on and below the Wangquezhou Mountain."

Seeing that Zhao Rong had fallen silent for some reason, she continued:

"I heard that when King You first came to this undeveloped wild land at the end of the world, he often climbed the highest mountain by the sea, which is the Youshan Mountain you see before your eyes."

"This ancient King You liked to stand on the top of You Mountain, facing the North Sea, and gaze at Zhongzhou from a distance that was almost the farthest in Xuanhuang. According to rumors, King You missed the palace in his hometown Zhongzhou, so he built a high platform called Wangque on the top of You Mountain, and at the same time, changed the name of this continent to Wangque."

"This is the origin of the names of Youshan Wangque Terrace and Wangque Island."

Zhao Rong was quiet for a while, then narrowed his eyes and said, "So, Wangquezhou now also has a nominal You King? Is the ancient family that inherited the You King still in Duyou City?"

"Who dares to claim to be the master of Wangquezhou nowadays?"

Lu Wan shook her head.

"Besides, this is just a legend. Although he is widely recognized as the founder of Duyou City, he may have really existed in history, but he should have disappeared in the long river of time. Just like the mortal dynasties under the mountain, after a period of prosperity, they will gradually decline and even perish."

"And now in Duyou City, those powerful and domineering aristocratic clans have never heard of anyone who claims to be the descendant of King You. Moreover, no matter how powerful they are, they all have to be under the city's management in name only."

Zhao Rong became quiet again.

King You? Duyou City? Wangque Tower?

Four words suddenly appeared in his mind at this moment. They belonged to something he had mentioned a long time ago when he just woke up from his dream...

Only You Ji clan.