The Shendu prison carriage carrying Ding Ning and Shen Yi slowly drove back to Wutongluo.
In the alleys decorated with lights, there were already people waiting for him.
Ding Ning saw that Nangong Caishu, Xie Changsheng and Xu Heshan were sitting beside Xue Wangxu with utmost respect, talking to Xue Wangxu.
Seeing Ding Ning get off the car, Xie Changsheng was the first to stand up immediately, and said excitedly, "Brother-in-law, are you back?"
Seeing Shen Yi who followed Ding Ning out of the car, Xie Changsheng was taken aback, "Why are you here?"
Shen Yi looked at Xie Changsheng with a bitter look on his face.
"Don't call me that kind of name anymore, you know I don't like it." Ding Ning glanced at Xie Changsheng calmly, and said, "Shen Yi is the newest disciple accepted by Baiyang Cave, and now he is my junior brother."
Now it was Xie Changsheng who made a bitter face, and said, "How can this be, he has evil intentions towards my sister."
Ding Ning frowned and said, "Then I can just make a difference."
Shen Yi's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Ding Ning in great surprise: "Senior Brother Ding Ning, really?"
Xie Changsheng said angrily: "Why are you so happy, it's not like you don't know my sister's temper."
Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, his eyes darkened suddenly, and he felt a little tight in his chest.
"You know how to mess around, and you're still so childish in front of Cave Master Xue."
Nangong Caishu scolded Xie Changsheng, then looked at the Shendu Prison's carriage leaving, and asked Ding Ning, "Why did such a big thing happen, and even came back in the Shendu Prison's carriage?"
Hearing Nangong Caishu's words, Ding Ning knew that Xue Wangxu must have told them what happened in the fish market, so he nodded and said, "That's Mo Qinggong's care for me. When I come back, I will tell others that the Shendu Supervisor has intervened, and those who want to deal with me should restrain themselves. As for those who assassinated me, the Shendu Supervisor is also investigating, so it must not be that simple."
"Maybe it's a dispute between temples that got you involved, so try to be careful next time." Xu Heshan lowered his voice and said solemnly.
He and Nangong Caishu are both from famous families, so their vision is naturally deeper than that of ordinary people.
Sensing his kindness, Ding Ning nodded.
"But you are really not simple. Two five-level practitioners and one four-level practitioner...others would have been killed." Xie Changsheng has admired Ding Ning since the sword sacrifice trial, and now he is looking at Ding Ning He admired him even more, "When the news spread, your position in the list of talents in the Sword Club is not only seventy-two, but it must be greatly improved."
"Why do you all come here today?" Ding Ning frowned slightly and said, "What is the list of talents in the Sword Club?"
"Of course we have to visit friends during the New Year. Even if it's not my brother-in-law now, don't be so unkind."
Xie Changsheng casually took out a thin booklet, handed it to Ding Ning, and said, "In a month or two, the manuscripts of this thing may be everywhere and worthless, but this is the first batch. It took me a lot of strength."
Nangong Caishu smiled slightly, and explained softly: "This swordsmanship talent book is the evaluation made by Hongyang Academy based on all the places of practice that are qualified to participate in the Minshan Swordsmanship, as well as all young talents who have been recommended. "
"Then this is equivalent to the strength ranking booklet, there is such a thing?" Shen Yi was taken aback, and asked in disbelief: "Then Xie Changsheng said seventy-two earlier, so is it true that Hongyang Academy is listed in this booklet?" , only rank Ding Ning seventy-two, is this accurate?"
Nangong Caishu explained: "Hongyang Academy is not a place of practice, but an affiliated courtyard of the Department of Economics and Accounting. Some statistical matters, especially the registration and compilation of Daqin practitioners, are all done by them, even if some Practitioners in the place of practice, they will try their best to investigate the latest situation and record information. Now the scope is narrowed down to young talents who may participate in the Minshan Sword Association. This booklet compiled by them should be the most authoritative. Of course, this is just a comprehensive The evaluation of cultivation and swordsmanship does not take into account the issue of performance and mutual restraint in battle."
Shen Yi's face suddenly turned pale.
At this moment, he already considered himself far inferior to Ding Ning, even if this was just a basic comprehensive assessment... So there are so many strong people in Changling
At this moment, Zhang Yi just came out with hot tea, heard Nangong Caishu answering Shen Yi's words, and saw Shen Yi's pale face, so he couldn't help but comforted him: "Little brother, Changling is very big, especially There are so many people, many times more than in Guanzhong.”
Shen Yi didn't make a sound, he was just thinking at this moment, even Ding Ning was only ranked seventy-two at the moment, so who is the young talent who is ranked first by those in Hongyang Academy
Zhang Yi was also very curious. He first poured Xue Wangxu a cup of hot tea to warm his hands, then looked at the thin booklet in Ding Ning's hand, and asked, "Who is the first one? It's Dugu Bai from Duguhou's Mansion." Is it?"
Dugu Liangsheng of Duguhou Mansion uses the vitality of heaven and earth and battle spirit as medicine, and the son Dugu Bai, who was raised naturally by the way of heaven, is indeed very famous in Changling.
Almost all the places where Changling practiced have heard that he came back from Mobei years ago and was going to participate in the Minshan Sword Festival this time.
"I thought it was Dugu Bai, but when I opened it, I found it wasn't." Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Xie Changsheng blinked his eyes and said with some complacency.
"Who is that?"
Even Xue Wangxu was slightly taken aback, looking at the thin booklet in Ding Ning's hand.
Even in his opinion, the child in the Dugu Hou Mansion who must have stepped into the fourth realm should be ranked first.
Ding Ning sat down beside Xue Wangxu, and turned to the first page with a dignified expression.
Now that he has decided to win the championship at the Minshan Sword Festival and give Xue Wangxu the greatest glory, then everyone in this booklet is his opponent.
He has also heard many things about Dugu Bai, even with all his hidden strength, Dugu Bai should be a very threatening opponent with his current cultivation.
Now that Dugu Bai is not number one, it means that this Minshan Sword Festival is not without changes for him, and it is not something he can get just by thinking about it.
"First place: Lie Yinghong"
But the moment he saw the name clearly, Ding Ning was slightly taken aback. This is definitely an extremely rare surname.
Zhang Yi couldn't help but widen her eyes, even he had never heard of this name.
He couldn't help looking down quickly.
"Estimated repair: Four Realm Mid-Rank"
"Practice: Overseas Islands"
In fact, this thin book of talents did not reveal much information, only these three items were recorded about a practitioner.
The overseas islands refer to some of the affiliated island countries that produced elixir that the Qin Dynasty often traded with.
The products of these island countries are poor. After hundreds of years of commerce and trade, the lifeline has been firmly controlled by the Qin Dynasty. Although there are practitioners, very few practitioners will come to Changling.
It is probably the first time to participate in the Minshan Sword Club like this, and it was able to get the great attention of Hongyang Academy, ranking first.
Ding Ning frowned slightly, looked up at Xie Changsheng, Nangong Caishu and the others and asked, "Who recommended this person?"
Hearing these words, Zhang Yi also recovered from her astonishment.
He immediately felt that Ding Ning's question had caught the crux of the matter. If practitioners from such overseas vassal countries of the Great Qin Dynasty were able to participate in the Minshan Sword Club, they must have a huge backing behind them.
Hearing Ding Ning's question, Xie Changsheng was a little proud, and said softly, "I've already inquired about it, so I'm not sure, but it's very likely that he's from Jiaodong County."
Ding Ning's face suddenly darkened.
Zhang Yi's expression also changed, "A member of Her Royal Highness's family?"
Jiaodong County is a large coastal county of the Great Qin Dynasty. Everyone in the Great Qin Dynasty knows that although Queen Zheng Xiu is from Zheng, the reason why she can finally become Queen is because of her cultivation, beauty and wisdom, and the other is the most important. The key reason is that her mother's family, the Zheng family, has amazing power in Jiaodong County.
In fact, before Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne, although the entire Jiaodong County area was nominally the territory of the Great Qin Dynasty, it was actually almost equivalent to an independent dynasty governed by the Zheng clan.
Before Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne, the Zheng clan even had some shady alliances with the Daqi Dynasty.
Emperor Yuanwu's ascension to the throne was largely due to the support of the Zheng clan.
The earliest armored fleets of the Great Qin Dynasty belonged to the Zheng clan.
At that time, the Zheng clan already had the ability to dominate the sea.
"Hongyang College is full of old scholars who accept death, they probably won't give the Queen any special face." Xie Changsheng looked at Ding Ning, and said seriously: "So this Lie Yinghong should have real strength, and he may have amazing achievements overseas. You must be careful."
Ding Ning nodded and turned to the second page.
What appeared on the second page was still not Dugu Bai's name.
"Second place, Ye Haoran. Estimated cultivation level: middle-grade of the four realms. Practice place: Liling Monarch's Mansion."
The origin of this young talent is already clear at a glance.
Thinking of the Xuepu sword encountered in the sword sacrifice trial, Ding Ning's eyes were slightly cold, and his tone was slightly sarcastic: "Mr. Liling really cares about everything, and there are people who can handle it at any time. It's just that the dignitaries in Changling now You have a big heart, and you actually let everyone in the Liling Lord's Mansion participate in the Minshan Sword Festival."
Nangong Caishu looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Mr. Liling may still return to the Great Chu Dynasty to take over the throne... So it is possible that some dignitaries in Changling exchanged terms with him. A tiny fraction of the deal."
Zhang Yi frowned slightly.
The trade-off between the pros and cons of those really big figures in the temple is too complicated, and it is impossible for those who have not reached those high positions to understand, so he has no interest in those, and only wants to know whether the next third person is Dugu Bai or not.
However, when Ding Ning opened the third page, what appeared in his sight was still not Dugu Bai, but a name that he, Ding Ning, and Xue Wangxu never expected.