Chapter 52: Retainers

Thanks to Uesugi Yue's strong protection, the following inauguration ceremony went smoothly and there were no more troubles.

Uesugi Yue once again became the head of the Snake Eight Clan, and Mu Qingzhi herself... became possibly the youngest underworld princess in history.

Because of her identity and outstanding appearance, many people came to chat with her or send invitations to the party, but although there were many people, Mu Qingzhi could not remember many of them.

The only one who was still somewhat memorable was a guy named Saeki Ryuji, who was not a member of the main family of the Snake Eight Clan, but was born in a small family that was affiliated with the Snake Eight Clan.

In the Snake Eight Clan, there are many small families like the Saeki family. The mixed-bloods from these families, if they have the conditions, generally choose to become retainers of an important person in the main family of the Snake Eight Clan.

The reason why Uesugi Yue brought her to participate in this inauguration ceremony was also to let her choose her own retainers. After all, the younger the existence of retainers, the better the training effect.

The reason why Mu Qingzhi noticed him was not because of anything else, but mainly because she was bored and wandering around the shrine, and happened to see him being surrounded and beaten by several older boys in a corner.

To be honest, Saeki Ryuji was not handsome. His face was cold and pale, and he was wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses. At the same time, he was quite thin, and the first impression he gave people could be said to be very bad.

When she saw this scene, Saeki Ryuji was hiding in the corner with his hands holding his head. He took off his glasses and held them in his hands. He lowered his eyes and silently endured the punches and kicks from the people around him. It seemed that he had already gotten used to it.

Mu Qingzhi always hated this kind of bullying, so she taught those bullies a lesson. It happened that there were still some stocks made to avoid the gangs, so she simply used them all on those bullies.

Watching those guys running away with their bald heads, to be honest, this scene looks quite satisfying.

Originally, Mu Qingzhi just taught those bullies a lesson, but what she didn't expect was that the guy she saved thanked her very seriously.

——The only name she remembered at the inauguration ceremony was the one the other party told her.

"Do you have to choose a retainer?"

In the car back to the city after the ceremony, listening to Uesugi Yue's question from the front seat, Mu Qingzhi asked curiously.

"Of course, as the future head of the Uesugi family, a capable retainer can save you a lot of effort."

While driving the car himself, Uesugi Yue responded with a smile.

"Tomorrow, I will give you the list of candidates for this generation. You can take your time to choose. Don't rush. After being selected by you, they will undergo rigorous training to deal with various complex situations. Those who can come out of it are the elite among the elite."

"Hmm...how many do you want to pick?"

"Generally speaking, three, but there are occasional exceptions. You can do it according to your own ideas."

-Facing the inquiry of his "daughter", Uesugi Yue was very patient.

"When you make your choice, you will have a simple meeting. After all, this choice is two-way. There is no meaning in forcing retainers... But generally speaking, no one will refuse this opportunity to rise to the top in one step."

"...Okay."

After thinking for a while, Mu Qingzhi nodded.

If she remembered correctly, Yuan Zhisheng seemed to have three retainers, and they were called Crow and Yasha...By the way, what was the name of the other one?

After frowning and thinking hard for a while without any results, Mu Qingzhi called the system in her heart.

[...Sakura, Yabuki Sakura. 】

For some reason, the system's response this time seemed a bit weak.

[Also, a friendly reminder, the child that the host saved before, Ryuji Saeki, is the later Crow. 】

"Crow... By the way, what's wrong with you, system?"

After nodding thoughtfully, Mu Qingzhi asked curiously.

"Your voice sounds a bit wrong, are you out of energy again?"

[...I'm carsick, don't talk to me, I'm going to lie down first. 】

Mu Qingzhi: "???"

After repeatedly calling the system to confirm that the other party was really carsick and went back to lie down, Mu Qingzhi turned his head and looked at the traffic outside, and was silent for a while.

Although she had overestimated the lower limit of this system as much as possible, it now seems that the lower limit of this system seems to be much lower than she imagined...

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Because Uesugi Yue returned suddenly, there is currently no suitable place to live. For example, Yuan Zhisheng and others are now temporarily living in Inuyama He and being taken care of by professional nannies.

Although Uesugi Yue asked whether to stay somewhere else temporarily, considering that Khorkina and others were still living in the hotel, Mu Qingzhi finally rejected this proposal.

The next day, Uesugi Yue sent someone to deliver the list.

Because the training of retainers must start from childhood, the children on the list are very young, basically limited to the age range of five to ten years old.

Originally, Mu Qingzhi was just flipping through the pages casually, but after flipping through a few pages, she suddenly found a name on the list that looked familiar.

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[Jiude Family: Jiude Mai/Jiude Aki twin sisters. ]

[Age: six years old]

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"Jiude Mai... By the way, do I count as someone who has intercepted Zero's men in advance?"

I didn't expect to see a familiar name on the list. Sitting up from the bed, Mu Qingzhi looked weird.

In the three-person team under Lu Mingze in the future, Jiude Mai is one of them... commonly known as long legs.

[It's not the first time anyway. ]

At the right time, after yesterday's motion sickness, the system's voice sounded again in her heart.

[The first time is new, the second time is familiar. Anyway, the plot has been destroyed and the host is bold. ]

"What, you are not motion sick anymore?"

Mu Qingzhi stopped what he was doing and complained.

"To be honest, I've never seen a system that can make people feel carsick."

[Well, now you've seen it, are you surprised? ]

"Surprise, you big head..."

Rolling his eyes, he stopped looking at the list behind him and simply wrote down the three names he had chosen in the notebook.

——Sakutoku Mai, Sakutoku Aki, Saeki Ryuji.

PS: Good morning (づ●─●)づ