Overcast and rainy, the rain line fills the sky and the earth, and the eyes are hazy.
This rain brings the breath of winter and the chill of winter.
The Panlong Hall is one of the palaces of the royal family. It is rarely used at ordinary times. Now, there are many people standing in the hall. A trace of strong aura spreads out, whether it is soft or strong or fiery. Different auras collide unconsciously, bursting out Unleashed even more terrifying power, fluctuating layer by layer.
Each of them looked young, about twenty years old, no more than twenty-four years old, dressed in different ways, but the robes and decorations on their bodies were so exquisite.
"Brother Yan, are you sure?"
"I don't even know the content of the assessment. What can I be sure of? I can only do my best."
"Speaking of assessment, I wonder what this year's assessment will look like?"
There were voices of discussion everywhere, which seemed noisy.
Chen Zong was standing among the crowd.
It has been half a month since the Second Prince had a treat at the Baifeng Tower. During this period, the news about Chen Zong was naturally spread out. It was known to other members of the Qunlong Pavilion. The First Prince and the Third Prince also contacted Chen Zong one after another. Their purpose is naturally to win over Chen Zong for their use.
However, Chen Zong didn't agree to them, and used the "dragging" formula to delay as long as he could.
It is worth mentioning that the food and wine in Baifenglou are really delicious, which really makes Chen Zong feel like lingering. Fortunately, Chen Zong has a firm will and can restrain himself.
In the past half a month of training, the cultivation base is still in the middle stage of the ninth rank of Jinjing, but the later stage is getting closer and closer, perhaps because of the relationship between the many geniuses in the Dragon Pavilion, the invisible pressure has been promoted, and the swordsmanship has improved together. , and improved a little bit, which is better than the usual one or two months of penance.
Today is also the day of the National Scholars Examination, as Zheng Yuanhou said, there will be three places, two more than in previous years, but the content of the examination is still unclear, causing countless speculations.
Guan Yunxiao was also standing in the crowd, his face was not very good, because recently someone found out that he recommended Chen Zong, and seemed to know that his relationship with Chen Zong was not very good, so he was ridiculed by many people for a while, especially his opposite.
In life, there are few people who don't like people, and there are few people who don't like themselves.
"Junior Brother Chen." The voice was cold and familiar.
"Senior sister." Chen Zong looked back and was surprised to see Shi Huanyue's delicate yet heroic face.
On Shi Huanyue's exquisite face, there was a hint of a smile, and in an instant, it was like seeing the moon through the clouds, which made people lose their minds.
Shi Huanyue left Linshan Academy before, and no one knew where she was going, but unexpectedly, she came to the capital to participate in the National Scholars Examination.
But seeing the teacher returning to the moon made Chen Zong feel happy.
"Junior brother has a very high reputation recently." Shi Huanyue walked to Chen Zong's side, and a burst of fresh and unique aroma wafted into Chen Zong's nose. It smelled very good, as if it could refresh his mind.
"Senior sister is also a cabinet member of Qunlong Pavilion?" Chen Zong asked after being slightly startled.
"Human-level cabinet member." Shi Huanyue smiled slightly, and the moon-like temperament on his body became more and more obvious, giving Chen Zong a feeling that at this moment, Shi Huanyue's combat power has improved compared to before. But I don't know if it is the four-star mid-term or late-stage.
Seeing Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue chatting and laughing, many people were jealous.
After all, Shi Huanyue is quite good in terms of appearance, talent and background, so there are naturally many people who admire her.
"Huanyue, is this your friend?" An extraordinary young man strode forward with a smile on his lips, his eyes flicked past Master Huanyue, implying a hint of affection, and when he looked at Chen Zong, he glanced at Chen Zong. A trace of coldness.
"My name is Shi Huanyue." Shi Huanyue's response seemed indifferent, and he did not respond to the other party's question.
"Hehe, Huanyue, don't be so indifferent, you know, we are childhood sweethearts." A trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the handsome young man, and he smiled immediately.
Shi Huanyue didn't respond, and ignored the other party directly, which made the other party very helpless.
"Junior brother, I'm leaving first." Shi Huanyue said to Chen Zong, in order not to bring trouble to Chen Zong as much as possible, she turned and left.
"Your name is Chen Zong. The newly promoted member of the prefectural-level cabinet of Qunlong Pavilion has great potential, but I advise you to stay away from returning to the moon." The handsome young man approached Chen Zong and warned in a low voice: "Otherwise, you will be angry." Me, no one can save you."
After speaking, the young man turned and left.
"Chen Zong, you actually provoke Prince Yu Wenran, do you know that this will bring trouble to my uncle?" Guan Yunxiao seemed to have seized some opportunity, and came over to scold Chen Zong.
After glancing at Guan Yunxiao, Chen Zong ignored him.
Prince, these two words directly reveal the identity of the young man, the son of a certain prince.
In a dynasty, the son of the emperor is called the prince, and the son of the prince is called the prince.
King Yunlong has five princes, three of whom guard the three prefectures, just like Chongshan King in Chongshan Prefecture, but Chongshan King's surname is Ye, which belongs to the outer surname king, and the son of Yuwenran mentioned in Guan Yunxiao's mouth, his father is the inner surname Wang , and the current emperor is a brotherhood.
That is to say, Yu Wenran and the three princes may be cousins. Such identities are indeed scary.
As for the name Yu Wenran, Chen Zong also knew that one of the district-level cabinet members of the Qunlong Pavilion had a five-star late-stage combat power and was very strong, ranking twenty-sixth on the Chaolong list.
No matter in terms of status or strength, it is not a wise choice to be an enemy of Yu Wenran, but, who would have expected this to happen, it can only be said that Chen Zong's luck is not very good, and it can only be said that Yu Wenran's heart is not very broad .
Such consequences were beyond the expectation of Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue.
Chen Zong was curious about Shi Huanyue's identity.
There was a commotion among the crowd, and a majestic middle-aged man who looked about forty years old came striding forward. This middle-aged man was wearing a dragon crown and a gold and silver double-colored dragon robe. The dragon on it was purple. Majestic and majestic, with a touch of luxury.
"You young talents, it is your honor to be able to participate in the examination of national scholars." The middle-aged man smiled slightly.
Chen Zong recognized the other party's identity, Zilong King, one of the two kings of the capital.
The other king is the Black Dragon King.
The two kings of the capital and the current emperor are brothers.
"This dynasty will award three national scholars. Only by passing the assessment can we obtain the corresponding qualifications." Zilong King continued, sweeping his majestic eyes, bringing invisible pressure to everyone. This kind of pressure cannot be used. Words describe clearly.
If memory serves me correctly, the five kings of the dynasty are all truly Transcendent Realm powerhouses.
Chen Zong tried his best to widen his eyes, trying to see clearly the difference between the super-mortal realm powerhouse and those below the super-mortal realm, but he couldn't tell. If you don't reach that level, you can't appreciate the mystery of that level at all. The mountains look up to the sea, which is as deep and vast as an abyss like a prison. Standing in front of him, I feel infinitely small.
"As for the content of the assessment, it is a task one by one."
After the Purple Dragon King finished speaking, someone walked over carrying a jade biscuit, which was engraved with countless dragon patterns, and at the same time, there was a white dragon-carved jade plaque the size of a baby's palm.
The total number of carved dragon white jade plaques is one hundred.
There were as many as ninety-eight geniuses present who were going to participate in the National Scholars Examination, and each of them could be called a genius. Some of them had five-star combat power, some had four-star combat power, and some had only Three Star.
However, those three-star fighters are all less than the peak of the Ninth Rank of Training Jinjing. If they are raised to the extreme, there is no small possibility that their combat power will be raised to four stars. The potential is amazing.
Fortunately, the title of National Scholar is not something that can be obtained based on who has the highest cultivation base and who has the strongest combat power. Otherwise, it is enough to directly confer the title to those with the strongest combat power.
"Everyone chooses a jade tablet, that will be your assessment task." Zilongwang said.
Everyone stepped forward in an orderly manner and selected the Dragon Diaoyu White Jade Plaque.
Every piece of carved dragon white jade card list looks the same from the outside, what assessment task will be selected depends on one's luck, maybe the selected task is easier to complete, or the selected task is more difficult to complete.
Chen Zong stepped forward and reached out to grab a piece of white jade tablet carved with dragons, which felt warm to the touch.
"Clear Baishui village, and take the head of the owner of Baishui village and hand it over." Someone read out the content of his assessment task.
"I'm also asking about the assessment task of Baishui Village."
"What, the assessment tasks are the same."
Everyone was very smart, and their faces changed drastically when they turned their heads.
Originally they thought that the assessment tasks on each white jade tablet with carved dragons were different, but now it seems that they are not.
There are three national titles this time, which means that among the 98 people participating in the assessment, 95 will be eliminated. This is already quite cruel. Under the same circumstances, the competition will intensify. only one.
Thinking about this clearly, everyone's hearts trembled.
Chen Zong turned over the white jade tablet of Diaolong Diao to see the content of his assessment task.
"Chasing and killing Huaxie for thousands of miles, and beheaded."
"Hua Xie Ma Qianli..." Chen Zong frowned slightly. There was very little information. Hua Xie should be a nickname, and Ma Qianli was his name. Without more descriptions, the difficulty of the assessment task was invisibly aggravated.
In the world, there are quite a few people with the same name and surname. Fortunately, there is a nickname of Huaxie, which adds some convenience.
"Who is Hua Xima Qianli?" Someone asked, but no one answered him.
Chen Zong immediately knew that this person's assessment task was the same as his own, but he didn't know how many people got this task.
The more people, the greater the competition and the greater the difficulty.
"Remember, no matter what the task is, the assessment time is one month. It will be counted from tomorrow. If you return to the task within one month, you will pass the assessment and be eligible to compete for the title of national scholar." Zilong King said.
In other words, this assessment task is just a means of elimination.
"Okay, you can act now." As soon as the Purple Dragon King finished speaking, everyone saluted and quickly turned to leave.
"Who the hell is Hua Xie Ma Qianli?" The thought flashed across Chen Zong's mind, and he was sure that he had never heard of this nickname and name.
"Perhaps, we need to rely on the power of Qunlong Pavilion."
It's just that Chen Zong doesn't know whether the ten dragon teeth can allow the cabinet members to investigate Hua Xima Qianli's identity as soon as possible, he can only try.
(end of this chapter)