Chen Changsheng didn't notice the gazes that fell on him. After Luoluo came to Li Palace, he hadn't enjoyed this kind of treatment for a long time, but once he returned to those days in the past, he quickly adapted and got used to it, and he was thinking about certain things, and his mind was a little distracted.
He is confident that he will at least rank in the top three in the essay test. The problem is that Gou Hanshi should also be in the top three, and even Tianhai Shengxue's score in the essay test is not too bad. For the first place in the leaderboard, at least one must enter the final round of the battle, and then one needs to win five rounds in a row. Of course, if Gou Hanshi, Tianhai Shengxue, and the four Huaiyuan scholars who handed in the paper test were eliminated soon, then the pressure he would face would be much less. The problem is, no matter how you look at it, this is impossible matter.
Zhuang Feibai, Liang Banhu, and Qijian were also potential powerful enemies, as well as Zhuang Huanyu, who seemed particularly silent today. What made Chen Changsheng most uneasy or wary was the single-clothed boy who stood alone.
This wolf boy has no essay test results, so no matter what the results of the battle, it is impossible to get the first place, and there will be no direct competition with him, but what if he meets this in the previous rounds of battles? What should I do, young man? No one wanted to meet this boy ahead of time, and I believe Gou Hanshi and Tianhai Shengxue thought the same way.
The short rest soon ended. Li Nvshi took the maid to pack the food box and left the arena. The second round of the Great Court Exam was about to begin. The outside of the Xichen building gradually became quiet, which was the same as the atmosphere before the first round. It is more tense and depressing than that, because the top fifteen candidates will also join the ranks of the battle.
The fifteen candidates who passed Qujiang first in the martial arts test were all very strong, including four from Lishan Sword Sect, two from Zhaixing Academy, a senior sister from Shengnvfeng, and Tianhai Shengxue standing in the front with an indifferent expression. Zhuang Huanyu stood calmly with a classmate. The wolf boy named Zhexiu was still standing alone on the periphery, except for one person whom he didn't know.
Compared with the first round, the second round of the Dachao Examination has the same basic rules, with only two major differences. First, the two sides are no longer designated by the one with the higher serial number, and it has nothing to do with the examiner. Instead, the method of drawing lots is adopted. , and for the next few rounds of battles, there will be another draw for each round. What kind of opponent the candidates will encounter is completely left to fate.
Secondly, starting from the second round, the losers of the duel will not be sent out of the academy directly, but will stay in the arena, because they have already reached the top sixty-four. Scoring cannot guarantee absolute fairness, and the loser will most likely need to play an extra match.
Before the battle begins, draw lots first. In a sense, the draw is even more important than the battle itself. If you can draw a relatively weak opponent, it means passing a round ahead of time, but what if you are unlucky and draw an opponent like Gou Hanshi
Dozens of eyes followed the hand of the Li Palace priest who presided over the lottery ceremony to leave the lottery box, and landed on the note with the candidate's name written on it.
"National Education Academy, Xuanyuan Po." The Li Palace priest then took out the second note, glanced at it and said: "Fight against Lishan Sword Sect, Gou Hanshi."
There was silence or dead silence in front of the dust-cleaning building. It took a long time for the candidates to react and let out countless exclamations.
From everyone's point of view, since Qiu Shanjun unexpectedly did not come to participate in the Great Court Examination, the strongest person in this year's Great Court Examination is undoubtedly Gou Hanshi, so it is natural to think that his name will not appear until very late Who would have thought that in the first round of lottery, the examiner would pull out a note with Gou Hanshi's name on it.
The emotions in those exclamations were complex. Apart from shock, there was also a lot of joy. In a few exclamations, one could hear gloating emotions.
Just like no one wants to face that wolf boy, let alone Gou Hanshi.
Now people don't need to worry, because the one facing Gou Hanshi is Xuanyuan Po, Xuanyuan Po from Orthodox Academy.
Lin Pan was very quiet, Chen Changsheng and Tang Sanshiliu looked at Xuanyuan Po, there was no sympathy in their eyes, only inquiry.
At times like this, sympathy means nothing.
Xuanyuan Po asked blankly, "What should I do?"
Tang Thirty-Six said: "Didn't you see that we are all waiting for you to make a decision?"
Xuanyuan Po looked at Luo Luo and said, "Sir, I'll listen to you."
Luo Luo looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "Sir, what do you think?"
Chen Changsheng looked at Tang Thirty-Six and said, "Why don't you make up an idea?"
Without even thinking about it, Tang Thirty-Six raised his hand and shouted at the Li Palace priest who was in charge of drawing lots: "We abstain!"
There was an uproar in the venue, and no one thought that the Orthodox Academy would directly choose to abstain from the lottery right after the draw was drawn. This was too straightforward, or a bit brazen, right? There was a sound of ridicule from the crowd, Xuanyuan Po lowered his head, looking a little depressed.
Chen Changsheng comforted him and said, "Keep some strength, and we can take advantage of the additional competition later."
Tang Thirty-Six was in charge of the external affairs, looked at the candidates who kept laughing, and said, "To abstain is to surrender? If you are really capable, we will give you this lottery, and you go fight with Gou Hanshi?"
It is naturally impossible for such a thing to happen, but his words reminded many candidates present that if the goal is to enter the top three in the Dachao Examination, then in the second round, if they encounter an invincible strong like Gou Hanshi, they will have to abstain or be the only one. It was the best choice, thinking that he might abstain later, the candidates naturally became quiet.
The drawing of lots continued, and the peaceful scene was broken again after the Li Gong priest drew out the names of Tang Sanshiliu and Liang Banhu.
The examinees looked at Lin Pan, no one laughed at the Orthodox Academy, but began to sympathize with the Orthodox Academy.
Tang Sanshiliu's expression was calm as usual, but his mood was extremely bad. He said in a voice that only those around him could hear: "What kind of luck is your mother?"
When Xuanyuan Po met Gou Hanshi, his luck was extremely bad, and his luck was not much better when he faced Liang Banhu. Not long after the lottery was held, the two people from the Orthodox Academy met the two people from the Seven Laws of the Kingdom of God, which is recognized as the strongest. No matter how you look at it, the Orthodox Academy is obviously memorizing words today.
The bad luck of the Orthodox Academy did not end there.
The note with Chen Changsheng's name on it was pulled out by the priest of Li Palace, and immediately after, the priest pulled out his opponent.
Huaiyuan Huo Guang.
There was an uproar in the room, and even the candidates who had the worst perception of the Orthodox Academy were in no mood to gloat at this time.
The most shocking thing happened at the end.
Luoluo's opponent is... Tianhai Shengxue.
There was silence in front of the Xichen Building, and the sound of the priest drawing the lottery was so clear.
People watched Linpan Orthodox Academy counting people, shocked and speechless.
The Orthodox Academy counted people, and they themselves were shocked and speechless.
At this point, people can be sure that such a lottery result has absolutely nothing to do with luck, but a deliberate suppression of the Orthodox Academy, because the probability of this is too small.
When Xuanyuan Po met Gou Hanshi, he had no choice but to give up and admit defeat. Tang Thirty-Six was well-known outside, known as a young genius, but his strength was still far behind Liang Banhu, so there should be no possibility of victory. As for the third match... Although the Huaiyuan scholar named Huo Guang did not enter the Qingyun list, according to his performance in the martial arts test, he should be the second strongest among the four students in Huaiyuan, stronger than the two students who have already entered the Qingyun list. Under Qingyun Ninth's Zhong Hui, even if Chen Changsheng had another adventure, it was impossible for him to defeat him.
The most obvious evidence is Luoluo's lottery result. She is second on the Qingyun Ranking. The only thing she fears in this year's Grand Examination is Gou Hanshi and Tianhai Shengxue who have already passed through the seclusion. She just won Tianhai Shengxue. And more importantly, among all the candidates present, only Tianhai Shengxue's family background was similar to hers, at least he could display his strength relatively freely in the battle.
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Just like in front of Xichen Tower, Zhaowen Hall was also completely silent.
The Bishop finally opened his eyes slowly, his cloudy eyes fell on the lottery that appeared on the light mirror, and gradually became colder.
Mo Yu's eyes drooped slightly, she didn't know what she was thinking.
King Chen Liu raised his eyebrows slightly, with anger on his face.
Xue Xingchuan was a little surprised, and turned to look at Xu Shiji.
Xu Shiji remained expressionless and silent.
The rest of the dignitaries in the hall also remained silent.
There are no fools among the big shots in Zhaowen Hall, how could they fail to see that this lottery is a man-made result? Obviously, the preference of the Episcopal Office for the Orthodox Academy eventually aroused the dissatisfaction of the new sect of the Orthodox Church. After forbearance for a long time, they finally started to fight back in the final battle of the Great Court Examination, but I don’t know if this matter has been won by the Holy Queen. The personal instruction of the empress or the Pope.
"Using southerners to fight the Orthodox Academy, this looks really ugly."
Mao Qiuyu, the dean of Tiandao Academy, sighed, got up and walked outside Zhaowen Hall.
Hearing these words, some people in the hall, such as the Dean of the Palace Affiliated Courtyard and the two bishops of the Orthodox Church, became a little embarrassed.
Mao Qiuyu's identity is detached, he said and left as he said, but he couldn't change the result of the lottery.
The Great Court Examination must continue, and the lottery is also going on. Of course, the four games that attract the most attention are those related to the Orthodox Academy. Guan Feibai, Zhuang Huanyu and other well-known young masters, the opponents drawn are relatively weak, only Su Mo Yu's luck seemed to be even worse than that of Chen Changsheng and others, because his opponent was... that boy named Zhexiu.
Listening to the call of the priest from the Li Palace, the examinees present knew the full name of the wolf boy for the first time.
The young man is called Wufu Zhexiu.
The surname Wufu is extremely rare, and it is not from the Central Plains at first glance, it should be a small tribe outside the Great Wall.
Tang Thirty-Six patted Su Moyu on the shoulder and said, "Admit defeat, who made you stand with us just now, bad luck is contagious."
Is it really luck? Of course not, everyone in front of Xichen Lou knows this, but just like the first round, if you can't find evidence of being manipulated, you have no way to object.
You can only throw in the towel, or try to get an incredible victory.
Tang Thirty-Six advised Su Moyu to choose the former, but he himself was going to choose the latter.
Luoluo and Chen Changsheng also thought so.
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