If one had to choose between Fang Zhengyi and Yan Xiu to be ranked first in the imperial examination, then almost 80% of the civil and military officials would undoubtedly choose Yan Xiu without hesitation.
the reason is simple…
Yan Xiu was born into a noble family.
Then, it is natural that Yan Xiu will understand the specifications in the court, and will also better understand the interests of famous families.
Throughout the dynasties, there has always been a struggle between noble families and ordinary students in the court.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, this kind of battle was not too fierce, because people from aristocratic families firmly held an absolute advantage in the court.
After all, the Great Xia Dynasty has gone through so many years and been passed down for dozens of generations. The dynasty has long matured, and the trend of discarding the old and adopting the new at the beginning of the founding of the country has long been a thing of the past.
Now…
The courtiers think more about the preservation of interests, the eternal prosperity of the family, and the good fortune of future generations.
Then, they cannot tolerate a person from a civilian background entering the court and breaking these rules. At least, they must ensure that this civilian cannot go too high!
Fang Zhengzheng didn't know what the civil and military officials were thinking.
What he was more concerned about was what the two vortexes under Yan Xiu's feet were, and how Yan Xiu, who had no sword in his hand, could cut a blade crack in the ring.
Ask
Fang Zhengzheng knew that if he asked Yan Xiu now, Yan Xiu would definitely tell him. However, they were in the ring now, so if Yan Xiu didn't tell him, it would be impossible for him to ask.
Moreover, from Yan Xiu's expression, Fang Zhengzheng could see the pain.
This shows that it should be relatively difficult for Yan Xiu to maintain this state. Inferring from this, he should have learned some secret technique that can improve his strength in a short period of time.
A thought came to my mind.
Fang Zhengzheng knew that the best way for him now was to delay. Of course, in addition to delaying, he would also waste...
You cannot use the traceless sword. Then, the moves learned on the ice wall of Shenhou Mansion will not be used, but this does not affect it. It's the same with sword light.
As soon as he thought about this, Fang Zhengzheng moved.
Before Yan Xiu could take action, a green sword light shot directly.
"One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. Life and death are endless!"
Fang Zhengzheng had seen Chi Guyan block countless spears with this move. Although he didn't think he could reach the level of Chi Guyan with it, but...
Blocking a Yan Xiu shouldn't be a big problem, right
That's what Fang Zhengzheng thought. As for what the result would be, he didn't know yet.
Yan Xiu's eyes lit up slightly, the look of pain on his face seemed to be a little thicker, and the vortex under his feet seemed to sink a little.
However, Yan Xiu didn't seem to care at all.
He had seen Fang Zhengzheng's move under the ring, so. Naturally, there are not many surprises. It can be regarded as a Ten Thousand Swords Map that does not teach secret techniques by the Shenhou Mansion. Naturally, one can imagine its power.
And its biggest feature is that it has no flaws.
Known as the strongest defense.
Because no matter how fast you are, you can't be faster than the sword light. Then, when you try to bypass the sword light, the final result will only be swallowed by the exploding sword light.
But if you don't go around it, you will naturally have to force your way through.
And the Ten Thousand Swords Picture has the characteristics of endless life and death. An absolute intruder's nightmare.
Yan Xiu's choice was to break in forcefully, but it was a little different from the ordinary forceful breakout.
The moment Fang Zhengzheng took action with his sword, Yan Xiu also moved and quickly moved around behind Fang Zhengzheng. At the same time, his right hand also made a direct stroke.
A thin red light as thin as cicada wings appeared instantly.
It cut towards Fangzheng.
"boom!"
Without any surprise, the light red light collided with the emerald green sword light.
Immediately afterwards, the emerald green sword light exploded completely, turning into a criss-crossing emerald green sword net, and the sword light kept shuttling through the air.
"Blocked?" Fang Zhengzheng's eyes lit up. Just when he was about to say that this thing is good, he saw that Yan Xiu didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.
Instead, he continued to circle behind him.
Extremely fast.
At the same time, another thin red light appeared.
Fang Zhengzheng was slightly startled, and subconsciously condensed a sword light again and shot it. Although this Ten Thousand Sword Diagram has the characteristics of one life, two, two, three, and three, all things.
However, every time another sword light is produced, the size will be smaller.
and…
The most important thing is that it takes some time for these new sword lights to return to the size of the first sword light before exploding.
Fang Zhengzheng cannot be said to have a complete understanding of the principle of endless life, and his control of Wanjiantu is also a novice among novices.
Naturally, it is impossible to turn the sword light into a giant net like Chi Guyan did in an instant.
The position where Yan Xiu chose to attack happened to be a place that he could not cover with the sword net for the time being. So, the only way for him to block Yan Xiu's attack was to send out another sword light.
After the new sword light was released.
Just like the first sword light, after it collided with the thin red light, it immediately exploded again and turned into a sword net.
However, at this time.
Yan Xiu had already moved to another place, and similarly, another light red light appeared.
Fang Zhengzheng suddenly understood something.
Yan Xiu was taking advantage of his speed and kept attacking in circles around him. In this way, the only thing he could do was passive defense.
But…
Is that all
Fang Zhengzheng didn't know what Yan Xiu was thinking, but one thing he knew was that he didn't like this passive feeling of being beaten. He liked to be more proactive.
However, he seems to have no other choice now.
The third sword light struck again.
…
Under the ring, the civil and military officials looked at the light red light that kept appearing on the ring and the emerald green sword nets, with faint smiles on their faces.
"Using the advantage of speed to seize a favorable position, and then forcing Fang Zhengzheng to defend constantly. Unexpectedly, Yan Xiu is so young but has a calm mind."
"Well, the Yan family's tutors have always been known for their strictness. Yan Xiu, who grew up in that environment, is naturally not comparable to an ordinary child from aristocratic families."
"When I came out at sixteen, I burst out with such a bright light."
All the civil and military officials were talking and watching.
When Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping saw this, he also looked at Prince Lin Tianrong. He seemed to be asking something.
Prince Lin Tianrong squinted his eyes slightly and played with a piece of warm jade in his hand. When he saw Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's gaze, he nodded slightly. Then he looked at a young man behind him.
That was a young man wearing a fourth-grade court uniform. He was not very old, no more than thirty. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to stand behind Prince Lin Tianrong.
But. He just stood there.
Because his name is Su Qing, the new favorite son of Prince Lin Tianrong.
"I understand!" Su Qing saw the gaze of Prince Lin Tianrong and replied softly.
Prince Lin Tianrong nodded. Of course he knew the relationship between Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzheng, but as the prince of the East Palace, he did not need to think about this issue.
He just needs to tell Su Qing what he wants to do.
Next, what should Su Qing do? He doesn't care anymore, all he cares about is the result.
Su Qing also knew about the relationship between Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengyi, but when Prince Lin Tianrong entrusted him with the matter, the only thing he could do was nod and think of a solution.
This is what a counselor should do.
Duan Wang Lin Xinjue's eyes have always been on Yan Xiu, but he did not make any move because. He was now troubled by another problem.
Why hasn't Fang Zhengyi drawn his sword yet? !
No!
He will definitely draw his sword, but the time has not come yet.
Duan Wang Lin Xinjue confirmed in his heart, and subconsciously glanced at Pingyang not far away.
Pingyang seemed a little nervous now, with a pair of small hands holding her dress tightly. His eyes were as wide as small lanterns, and he stared at the two people fighting fiercely on the ring without blinking.
And in her mouth, she kept mumbling.
"Isn't this guy really in trouble? Hurry up and think of a way, use a strategy. Aren't you usually pretty smart? Why did he suddenly become stupid!"
…
As Yan Xiu continued to take action, Fang Zhengzheng continued to resist. The surrounding air seemed to become tense, because everyone knew that the time for the results was coming.
Fang Zhengzheng is actually not feeling well right now.
While constantly resisting Yan Xiu's attacks, he clearly felt a serious problem.
As he shot more and more sword radiances, the speed at which those sword radiances regenerated became significantly slower, and it became increasingly difficult to control them.
"So that's it!" Fang Zhengzheng finally understood why Yan Xiu used this attack method, but what he didn't understand was that Yan Xiu had been attacking for so long.
Why is there still no sign of changing back to the way it was before
Could it be that the move he used was not a secret technique to improve his strength in a short period of time? So, why is he in so much pain, and, most importantly, why does such a move exist in this world
This is not common sense!
If there were really moves that could improve your strength in the long term, wouldn't it be invincible? It should be impossible for the Great Xia Dynasty to allow such a move to exist without using it for their own use, right
The more Fang Zhengzheng thought about it, the more incredible he felt.
And at this moment...
A strong wind suddenly sounded in his ears.
"What's going on?" Fang Zheng turned his head and fell back. The strong wind almost brushed his face, and then left a blade-like crack under his feet.
Fortunately, my face was not hurt!
Fang Zhengzheng exhaled with lingering fear and subconsciously looked in the direction where the strong wind was coming.
It doesn't matter if you look at it.
Fang Zhengzheng immediately felt the urge to curse.
Damn it!
What a big hole!
I don't know if it was caused by random thoughts just now, or if it was really a cut. In short, there is indeed a big hole in the sword net on Fang Zhengzheng's left hand.
Just when he was about to put his mind away to make up for it, a strong wind immediately came from the right side.
"It's over!" Fang Zheng, of course, understood that his sword net was indeed broken, and it was broken in all directions.
What about improving your strength in a short period of time
It's been almost a quarter of an hour, why is it still as fierce as before
Fang Zhengzheng felt that he should change his strategy of procrastinating, but Yan Xiu didn't seem to give him much time to think about a new strategy.
After a strong wind.
Yan Xiu also came to Fang Zhengyi's side.
Judging from the distance, the two of them were less than one meter apart. Fang Zhengzheng could even clearly see the sweat dripping down Yan Xiu's forehead, as well as the two light red vortexes under Yan Xiu's feet.
A very strange feeling arose in my heart.
Fang Zhengzheng felt that the vortex under Yan Xiu's feet seemed to have a familiar aura, as if he had felt that aura somewhere before.
Where is it
Fang Zhengzheng couldn't remember for a while.
In fact, he didn't have time to think too much now, because Yan Xiu had already attacked, with his palm like a knife. This move was definitely fast and cruel in close combat.
"Chi!"
Fang Zhengzheng couldn't dodge, and a section of his clothes was cut off.
The clothes that were already almost a blouse are now almost a miniskirt.
For the first time, Fang Zhengzheng was in such a mess on the ring, and he was made so embarrassed by Yan Xiu. This really made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Look at the hidden weapon!"
In desperation, Fang Zhengzheng could only resort to his trump card.
In an instant, the entire arena burst into a ball of light like smallpox, and all kinds of weapons were thrown out as if they were free of charge.
but…
This doesn't seem to be of any use.
As if Yan Xiu had guessed that Fang Zhengzheng would do this, his body immediately lit up with a burst of light red light.
Those cheap hidden weapons naturally landed one after another, and there was no threat at all.
Fang Zhengyi's eyes suddenly condensed. Of course he knew that these hidden weapons could not pose any real threat to Yan Xiu, but they were just a way for him to delay time.
The purpose was to force Yan Xiu to take a step back and buy himself a little time.
However, Yan Xiu's method of resisting the hidden weapon made him feel as if he could not calm down.
Of course he had seen this technique before.
When he was in Shenhou's mansion, when Xinghou faced him, he used this method. It was so perfect that all the hidden weapons had no chance at all.
And now...
This kind of technique appeared in Yan Xiu's body.
How weird? !
For a moment, Fang Zhengzheng's mind flashed back to the scene of the battle between Xing Yuanguo and Baixing in the Canghai Realm. At that time, Xing Yuanguo's body had a rich purple light.
Bai Xing's body was shimmering with silver light.
"Could it be..." Fang Zhengzheng looked at the light red vortex under Yan Xiu's feet, and an almost impossible idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he felt that this possibility accounted for at least 50%.
No way
If that's the case, can we still have fun playing? (To be continued.)