"There are two things to say today..."

  The grandmother stood on the high platform in the square, loudly proclaiming, below the stage were the heads of various houses with their disciples, quietly waiting to listen.

  "Firstly, through the preliminary selection, fifty excellent disciples have been selected. Tomorrow's final round of selection will determine the thirty disciples who will ultimately participate in the trial."

  In the square, those fifty disciples who had obtained the qualification to participate in the selection process all showed excitement and pride, with eyes full of expectation and a spirited demeanor.

  "The second thing is a great joy."

  "Grandma glanced at Tang Xiao below the stage and said loudly: 'The wedding date of Xiao Er and Fei Yan has been set, they will get married next spring.'"

  As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked and immediately surrounded Tang Xiao and Tang Feiyan to congratulate them.

  Tang Xiao forced a smile, but it was extremely stiff and awkward, barely floating on his face. Tang Fei Yan, who was standing one step away from him, was overjoyed and thanked people repeatedly, stealing glances at Tang Xiao several times, with suppressed love in her eyes.

  However, unlike the crowd's cheers and applause, Huā Róu, Mù Jūn Wú, Táng Xiāo, and Táng Jì stood still in a row, their expressions complex.

  "Weren't they still quarreling half a month ago?" Tang Liu's face was full of puzzlement: "How did they suddenly decide to get married?"

  Hua Rou's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she heard this, her eyes looking at Tang Xiao with a mixture of puzzlement and heartache.

  Admiring you, I glanced at Hua Rou with a tilted head, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  "Brother Jing, what's going on?" Tang Liu turned to ask Tang Jing, who replied expressionlessly: "I don't know."

  "Admire you, do you know?" Tang Liu went to harass Admired You again.

  The old lady on the high platform this morning looked at you and said, "If you want something, you must give up something."

  "What's wrong? What's going on?" Tang Liu rubbed his head: "How come I don't understand?"

  Mo Jun didn't respond to Tang Liu'er. Instead, he reached out and grabbed Hua Rou's wrist, pulling her away from the crowd and the commotion.

  "Big Brother Jing, what did Mu Jun say just now?" Tang Liu'er was perplexed, while Tang Jing shook his head and remained silent as usual.

  In the crowd, Tang Xiao, who was troubled by responding to his younger brother's congratulations, inadvertently swept his eyes away and saw the back of Mu Junwu pulling Huajou away. The stiff smile on his face gradually disappeared, leaving only bitterness.

  At this time, Tang Feiyan, who had been paying attention to his deep feelings, naturally caught the change. She followed his line of sight and saw the distant figures in the distance. The smile on her face froze instantly.

  The disciples were all gathered in the square, and there were few people walking around in the courtyard.

  Admiring you, I walked with Hua Rou in silence, Hua Rou followed behind him, looking at his back, hesitating again and again before finally speaking up.

  "Brother Mo, would you marry someone you don't like?"

  "Mu Jun, I stopped in my tracks and turned back to Hua Rou with some surprise: 'Why ask this?'"

  Hua Rou pursed her lips: "Tang Xiao Shixiong seems unhappy."

  After frowning slightly, I stared at Hua Rou and said, "You're really concerned about him, aren't you?"

  Hua Rou was immersed in her own worries and didn't notice the emotions mixed in Mu Junwu's words. She lowered her head and poured out her thoughts to herself:

  "Tang Xiao Shixiong has helped me many times, I hope he is happy and joyful, rather than"

  She couldn't continue, her tongue tied and shaking her head in a sigh, with an expression of incomprehension yet concern for the other person, which made Mu Junwu displeased: "Between gain and loss, he has already made his choice, you don't need to worry about him."

  "It's obviously an unhappy thing, why force yourself to do it?" Hua Rou looked up at Mu Junwu: "I don't understand."

  "Because sometimes saying 'no' is hard."

  Hua Rou blinked in confusion: "Is it difficult?"

  You smiled lightly and said, "When you have enough ability, it's easy. Otherwise, it's hard to escape control, and it's naturally very difficult."

  Hua Ruo heard this and lowered her head in contemplation. Mu Jun looked at her and softly added, "In this world, there are too many things that cannot be helped."

  On the square, Dahe's disciples dispersed in all directions, and everywhere there were whispers of discussion.

  "Unexpectedly, Tang Feiyan is really going to become the mistress of the door!"

  "It's really laughable, obviously Tang Xiao didn't take her seriously at all."

  "That's right, that's right! I've seen Tang Xiao Shixiong ignore her many times, she kept trying to get close to him, and as soon as he turned his head, she would brag to us about how much her 'Xiao Ge' doted on her"

  "If it weren't for her parents' influence, who would give her face and accompany her in acting?"

  "In any case? They still ended up together."

  "Hmph, I wonder how many of Tang Xiao's fans will be hiding in their blankets crying tonight!"

  "Hey, you guys think Tang Xiao will really like her? Otherwise, how could he have agreed?"

  "It's impossible! Eldest Brother Tang Xiao is such a decent person, he wouldn't fall for someone like Tang Fei Yan!"

  "Right, right, right, I agree!"

  Everyone was talking and laughing, with whispers of inquiry mixed in. Tang Xiao clearly heard it all, but pretended not to, just keeping his head down and walking forward. As for Tang Fei Yan, he didn't even have the mood to pay attention to her at this moment.

  He walked forward with his head hung low in disappointment, but a figure blocked his way.

  "How did you end up getting engaged to Tang Feiyan?"

  Tang Xiao gritted his teeth and stared at Tang Liu'er standing in front of him, speechless.

  "Your eyesight can't be that bad, right?"

  "Just drop it." He spat out three words, bitter and overflowing in his chest.

  "How can I not say it, you are the person I care about most besides Jie Ge."

  "What about Mu Jun?"

  Tang Liu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly patted his leg and exclaimed: "Ah! Look at my memory! I take it back: you are Ji Ge, Mu Junwu, right? And apart from Hua Rou, you're the person I care about most."

  A thousand arrows piercing the heart.

  He had unknowingly fallen behind several people in line.

  "Let's have a fight!"

  "What?" Tang Liu was taken aback, but Tang Xiao didn't give him a chance to react, grabbing him and rushing towards the bamboo forest.

  Tang Liu fell flat on his back with a thud, and before he could even curse, Tang Xiao was already beckoning him to come again.

  "Come on!" Tang Liu quickly got up and rushed towards Tang Xiao, but after a few moves, he was thrown to the ground again.

  "Come again!"

  Tang Liutiao struggled to get up, continuing to exchange blows with Tang Xiao. However, after three moves, he was countered and pinned to the ground by Tang Xiao. As Tang Xiao raised his fist to strike, Tang Liutiao let out a cry of "bad luck" and closed his eyes, waiting for the pain.

  However, he heard a "bang" sound, but did not feel any pain.

  Tang Liu suddenly opened one eye and saw Tang Xiao's fist fiercely pounding the ground beside his head!

  One punch followed another, each one landing with extra force, as if trying to kill him.

  Tang Liu's eyes widened in shock, his mouth agape - this fist was going to smash into his head, and he feared it would be smashed into tofu dregs.

  Tang Xiao was venting his anger, every punch proclaiming the suppressed fire in his heart.

  After a dozen or so punches, he finally stopped punching the ground and let go of Tang Liu'er. He collapsed to the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

  At this moment, his fists were bleeding with broken skin, but there was no pain on his face, only despair.

  "Pfft!" Tang Liu spat out the dust that had splashed onto his mouth, took a deep breath and sat up staring at Tang Xiao: "What's wrong with you? You're so angry!"

  Tang Xiao looked at Tang Liu'er and said in a melancholic tone: "Do you know? I'm really envious of you."