I Indeed Want to Learn Techniques

Aside from the Ye Xun Si, recruitment notices for the Wen Hua and Long Wu Academies had been posted all over Xi Yu.
In the Mo Clan of Jiangcheng, Mo Jun, who couldn't find an excuse to sneak away, was overjoyed by this news and swiftly ran to find his father.
"Father, I want to take the Long Wu Academy entrance exam. This Long Wu Academy was personally established by the Crown Prince, without gender restrictions, with the goal of selecting future pillars of the nation for Xi Yu. Father, you finally have no reason to stop me, right? If you don't let me go, hmph hmph!"
"If I don't let you go, what will you do?"
"If you don't let me go, you will be violating the family rules. I will go to the ancestral hall and complain to our ancestors."
"......"
After the news was released, young people from all over rushed to Zhao Yang. The Royal City, already bustling, became even more crowded with carriages and horses.
Mu Xiang Li had also received his Ye Xun Si token these past few days. It was a palm-sized, ink-black token with the character "Ye" in the center. His only assessment of it was "ugly."
In addition, Mu Xiang Li also met his superior, or rather, his handler, a man with a somewhat effeminate appearance. This man's effeminate feeling mainly stemmed from his long, narrow, upturned eyes.
The man's surname was Gongsun, and his given name was Zhi. This person was a bit cold and aloof; some people were easy to talk to at first glance, while others were not. Gongsun Zhi, in Mu Xiang Li's eyes, was the latter.
After their meeting, everyone went about their business. Of course, being an agent in the Ye Xun Si didn't affect daily activities, so he still wanted to participate in the Long Wu Academy's examination. Firstly, entering such a top academy would allow him to obtain more learning resources. Secondly, it could also expand his network, which had many benefits.
Recently, the Royal City was full of excitement, with martial arts competitions and talent contests, where every young, spirited individual thought they were the best in the world.
Mu Xiang Li, aside from practicing martial arts, spent his remaining time joining in any lively event. Recently, he heard that a vast and beautiful sea of flowers had been discovered outside the Royal City, like a fairyland painting, captivating people.
This news spread throughout the Royal City, and countless people made plans to go admire the flowers. How could he miss such excitement? He also followed them out of the city.
The sea of flowers was rumored to be west of the Royal City. After walking for a while, Mu Xiang Li arrived at a field. He didn't see the sea of flowers, but instead heard cries: "Please have mercy, everyone, don't trample!"
Mu Xiang Li saw many people gathered ahead. He approached, found a bystander, and asked: "Elder brother, what's happening up ahead?" "Alas, these people came to see the flowers, but they found it too far to go around the fields, so they just rode their horses through them. Do you think with horses' hooves trampling back and forth, these crops can still be good?"
Mu Xiang Li looked up at the fields, which indeed had a large path trampled through them.
"With so many people coming and going, didn't anyone throw a few coins?" Mu Xiang Li asked curiously.
Those who could ride horses were mostly young masters from noble families in the city; if they casually threw a few coins, these farmers would probably let them trample. But in fact, no one did.
Those who went first, others followed. The law does not punish the masses; when everyone does something wrong together, they feel quite at ease.
Seeing the farmer pleading only to be pushed aside, told not to block the way, Mu Xiang Li was also helpless. He had no money, no power; how could he manage this? Or should he use Zhou Yi's authority to intimidate them?
However, this idea was quickly dismissed. Even if he wasn't so clear about court affairs, he guessed that the newly established Ye Xun Si must be under everyone's scrutiny. A yamen responsible for catching spies meddling in this matter would clearly be asking for trouble. At that time, as the instigator, he would definitely face disaster.
"Can't manage it, can't manage it." Mu Xiang Li gave up.
As soon as he dropped the thought, he suddenly felt a carriage stop beside him. Someone in the carriage spoke, and a subordinate immediately ran to the carriage door to await instructions.
Mu Xiang Li glanced over, realizing that the person had followed him, and immediately asked: "What's happening here?"
He had just been inquiring about it himself, and in the blink of an eye, someone was inquiring of him. So he recounted the information he had heard, from beginning to end.
The subordinate listened, then immediately returned to report. Mu Xiang Li also stood curiously to the side, wondering who was in the carriage and what they intended to do.
Not long after, the people beside the carriage received orders and rushed to the trampled fields, shouting loudly: "No passage here! If you want to go to the sea of flowers, take the detour!"
One of them even pulled out some silver and went to the pleading farmer, giving it to them.
They blocked the way, and those who hadn't passed yet were anxious.
"Who are you to meddle in other people's business?"
"That's right, everyone else passed, why can't we?"
"Why didn't you stop the people who went before?"
"Indeed, who exactly are you? Get out of the way!"
Among these people, there were quite a few young masters from noble families. However, these people weren't completely foolish; seeing the luxurious carriage, they began to murmur to themselves. No one shouted "I am Young Master So-and-so" to reveal their identity and threaten.
Surrounded by so many people, the subordinate blocking the way showed no fear, his hand resting on the hilt of the saber at his waist: "This is my master's command."
"Who is your master?"
"Her Royal Highness, the Third Princess."
The crowd was a bit stunned. Third Princess? Princess Han Yue?
Hearing this, the crowd immediately became alarmed, turning their heads to look at the carriage. The young masters who had held back from shouting earlier all felt a sense of having narrowly escaped death and a shudder of fear.
The scene, which had been noisy just a moment ago, immediately quieted down. Mu Xiang Li looked at their expressions, knowing that some of them were surely considering whether to go and kneel to beg for forgiveness.
Before they could make a decision, a pleasant voice like a nightingale from inside the carriage said: "Let's go, take the detour."
The coachman heard this and immediately drove the carriage around.
As soon as the carriage left, the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect the Third Princess to also come to see the flowers."
"I heard this Third Princess loves to join in the fun."
"She scared me to death just now. Now that she's gone, surely she won't pursue our crimes?"
"Probably not. So many people went through before, she can't just punish us, can she?"
"If she really wants to punish you, you can only endure it."
"So what do we do now?"
"Take the detour."
The guilt-ridden crowd glanced at the Third Princess's subordinates still guarding the fields and obediently took the detour.
Although the fields were a bit large, the detour wasn't too far. Yet, some people were simply unwilling to walk an extra half-step.
Mu Xiang Li followed the crowd on the detour. From afar, he indeed saw a sea of pink-purple flowers like mist on the mountaintop.
Before they could get close, they heard someone exclaim: "What are you doing?"
Mu Xiang Li saw someone from afar taking out a fire starter. Were they preparing to set fire?
He quickly stepped forward, only to see a woman in a floral crown and elegant robes standing with her hands on her hips beside the sea of flowers: "Today, I indeed want to burn this sea of flowers. Let me see who dares to stop me.
Admiring flowers, originally an elegant affair. But today, when I came here, I only saw ugliness, disgust, making me nauseous. Since that is the case, burning this sea of flowers is fine. If you have the ability, report it to my elder brother."
Someone advised: "Your Highness, no matter what, human evil has nothing to do with the flowers. Even without this sea of flowers, some people still wouldn't be pure."
The Third Princess, however, looked up: "But I am simply unhappy, I indeed want to burn it."
Mu Xiang Li was silent. Are you truly righteous, or just capricious?