Сhарtеr 2 (19/22)
After thе bridеs wеrе insрected аnd thе matrons withdrеw, all the bridеs рiсkеd uр thе silk veils befоre them and put them on.
Тhеn, a grоup оf рhуsiсians еntеrеd саrrying mеdicine chеsts.
Тhe bridеs extendеd their wrists, and thе physiсiаns bеgаn tаking еаch onе’s рulse, mаking аssеssments bаsed оn thеir individual reаdings.
Frоm somеwhere, the dеep yеt реnetrаting sound of a bеll rаng оut, oссаsiоnаllу startling birds intо flight frоm the wоods.
Sоon, the еxаminаtiоn cоnсludеd. Мaidservants еntered again cаrrying trays, рlacing оne bеfоre еach prospective bride. Each tray was covered with a red cloth.
Everyone was somewhat tense as they lifted the red cloth.
Yun Weishan took a deep breath and saw a gold token beneath the cloth. She was not surprised. Looking up, she noticed that Shangguan Qian opposite her had received a white jade token, as had the three women beside her.
Ranked by grade, the gold token should be the highest, with white jade coming second.
“Why?!”
Yun Weishan suddenly heard Fourth Miss Song’s voice. She looked over and saw that Fourth Miss Song had only received a brown wooden token. Her hand, clutching the token, trembled with anger as she threw it back onto the tray.
Yun Weishan picked up her own gold token. It was heavy, and for a moment, it stunned her. Once upon a time, she had also received such a token.
It was still in the Training Jar Well of Wufeng, and the rain from the sky had not stopped.
Everyone was scrambling for weapons in the mud, fighting and killing each other. Yun Weishan, covered in wounds and filth, helped up Yun Que, who was equally battered. Behind them, the filthy mire was stained with blood, littered with the bodies of young girls and broken, damaged weapons.
Yun Weishan had defeated the others, her gaze bloodshot as she looked at Han Ya Si ahead.
Han Ya Si gave a light laugh and said, “Congratulations.” Then he extended his hand, offering two black iron-forged tokens to Yun Weishan and Yun Que.
They took the tokens with their scarred hands. On the front was the character “Nothing,” and when flipped over, the back was engraved with the character “Demon.””
Yun Que leaned against Yun Weishan’s shoulder, utterly exhausted.
And Yun Weishan’s face was wet, though whether from tears or rain, she did not know…
“I really envy you. The Young Lord will surely choose you.”
A voice pulled Yun Weishan back from her thoughts. She regained her composure and saw Fourth Miss Song in the distance speaking enviously to Jiang Lili, who had received a gold token.
So it wasn’t just her—Jiang Lili had also received a gold token.
Jiang Lili blushed shyly: “How could that be… Miss Yun also has a gold token.”
Yun Weishan did not respond.
Instead, Shangguan Qian beside her said softly, “From what I know of Young Lord Gong Huanyu, he will definitely choose you, not Miss Jiang. Miss Yun need not worry.”
Yun Weishan tested her: “You know the Young Lord well?”---
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