What are you looking at? I’m not lazy; it’s just my first day here after transmigrating. No one has taught me how to tie my hair or wear my clothes, so it’s normal for my hair to be messy and my clothes disheveled, right? Suddenly, my father said during the meal, “Oh, there’s a martial arts competition at the palace this afternoon! I heard the selected martial arts champion can become the emperor’s personal guard, with a very high salary!”
I almost choked – this was my biggest dream! And with a high salary to boot~ I suddenly jumped up: “Dad, I want to go to the palace; I want to sign up for the martial arts competition!” My father was stunned, took a bite of his bun, swallowed, and said to me, “If Han’er wants to go, Yanling, help the young miss get changed, and then go to the palace together!”
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[Volume One: Encounter – Chapter Four: The Personal Guard is Too Idle.]
With Yanling’s help, I freshened up and dressed, learning earnestly. Under her meticulous guidance, I can now barely take care of myself – in the future, I won’t need to hire anyone to serve me! The thought of this made me very happy! And thinking about the generous salary I could ask from the emperor made me even more excited! Haha!
This was my first time riding in a carriage, and it felt good, although I thought if I had to pay for it, walking would be better. My father dropped me off at the palace gate and then went home.
Though he seemed reluctant to leave, I didn’t want him to stay. I looked at the palace gate, wondering when I would leave.
I had just entered the arena when I heard someone call: “Next! Ling Han!” My external pseudonym is Ling Han, as I find it too troublesome to come up with another name.
I swiftly entered, using elegant lightness kung fu to fly onto the stage, grabbed a long sword, and began fighting. Trusting my body’s martial arts, I playfully eliminated contestants. I casually glanced at the emperor—so handsome! I managed to keep my composure while admiring him. However, someone actually tried to slash me with a knife while I was distracted.
