Seeing that Prince Yunwu did not punish Zhang Ruochen, but instead punished Concubine Xiao, Concubine Lin breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately pulled Zhang Ruochen aside.
Concubine Lin still couldn't believe what just happened, and said: "Chen'er, have you really become a true warrior?"
"Yes!" Zhang Ruochen nodded and no longer concealed anything.
"You have just become a warrior and you are going to take the year-end assessment. What if you encounter danger?" Concubine Lin was a little worried.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Even if you don't do anything, won't you be in danger? Mother, don't worry, I will do my best and do what I can."
Only young warriors under the age of twenty can participate in the year-end assessment.
Prince Yunwu had a total of nine sons and thirteen daughters.
The fifth prince, sixth prince, seventh prince, eighth prince, and ninth prince are all under the age of twenty. Except for the seventh prince who is not in the royal city, the other four princes will all participate in the assessment.
In addition to the direct princes and princesses, the families of the princes and relatives will also select three of the best young warriors to participate in the year-end assessment. For example, the Lin family.
The royal relatives have arrived one after another and gathered on the outside of the royal family's military field to form camps.
In the royal city, some important figures, such as martial arts masters in the extreme realm of the earth, heads of sects, and heads of large families, also received invitations and came to the royal family's martial arts field to watch the ceremony.
"Mrs. Boss, invitations from the royal family were sent to Qingxuan Pavilion in previous years, but you have never been there. Why do you plan to attend the ceremony this year?" Mo Hanlin followed Qin Ya and asked with some confusion.
Although it was cold winter, Qin Ya was wearing a crimson dress, revealing her two snow-white jade arms and sexy collarbones, as if she didn't feel the cold at all.
Qin Ya had a charming smile in her eyes, and her lips were red and translucent, and she said: "When you meet someone you are interested in, you naturally want to know more about him."
"The boss lady is talking about the Ninth Prince?" Mo Hanlin said.
"Haha! Besides him, is there anyone else?" Qin Ya said with a smile.
Two months ago, after Zhang Ruochen visited Qingxuan Pavilion, Qin Ya sent someone to check on him.
What surprised Qin Ya was that that determined young man had not opened the mark of Shenwu in the past sixteen years, and was just an ordinary person. Moreover, he was also frail and sick, and had been bedridden all year round.
She even found out about Zhang Ruochen's miserable situation in the palace, the grudges between Concubine Lin and the Lin family, etc.
However, such a young man actually spent 100,000 silver coins to buy a large number of elixirs and two true martial arts treasures from Qingxuan Pavilion.
Where did he get the huge amount of silver coins?
What secrets does he have?
In Qin Ya's opinion, the Ninth Prince, who was looked down upon by everyone, was so full of mystery that she couldn't figure it out.
Driven by curiosity, she planned to go to the end-of-year assessment in person to see how many secrets Zhang Ruochen had hidden in him?
"Madam boss, you actually came to the royal martial arts field? It's really unexpected." Lin Fengxian saw Qin Ya in a crimson dress from a distance and took the initiative to say hello to her.
In Lin Fengxian's eyes, Qin Ya is also a very mysterious woman.
He had only seen Qin Ya once from a distance, and was not familiar with her. However, he knew that the other party had huge financial resources, enough to affect the economic operation of the entire royal city. She was definitely not a simple woman.
It is said that in Wu City, five out of ten shopkeepers are helping her.
However, the landlady has always been shy, and even the head of a big family has a hard time meeting her.
If we can make friends with her, it will only be good for the Lin family, and there will be no harm.
Qin Ya glanced at Lin Fengxian, raised her eyes slightly, and said, "Who is your Excellency?"
Mo Hanlin whispered: "Madam boss, he is the head of the Lin family, Lin Fengxian."
"Lin family? Oh! It's interesting!" Qin Ya's eyes lit up and she immediately showed an elegant smile and said: "It turns out to be the head of the Lin family. Sorry, rude!"
Lin Fengxian didn't expect Qin Ya to be such an easy-to-talk woman, and said with a smile: "Two years ago, when Lin went to Qingxuan Pavilion to buy a batch of elixirs, he asked to see the proprietress. Unfortunately, the proprietress had to go out in an emergency at that time, and Lin
I just glanced at the landlady from a distance. Two years have passed and the landlady has become even more beautiful!"
"Two years ago..."
Qin Ya had no impression at all, but there was still a smile on her face.
She looked towards the warriors of the Lin family behind Lin Fengxian, her eyes fixed on Lin Ningshan, and said: "This must be the second young lady of the Lin family, right? She is such a little beauty, making even the slave family feel ashamed."
Lin Nishan stood behind Lin Fengxian, wearing a snow-like white dress, with swaying black hair, a slender figure, and a beautiful and delicate face. She was simply a standard little beauty.
But to say that the beauty of the landlady is not as good as hers is not necessarily true.
All I can say is that each has his or her own temperament.
"The boss lady, you actually know my daughter?" Lin Fengxian said in surprise.
Naturally, Qin Ya didn't know Lin Nishan, but she had investigated Zhang Ruochen. Among them, one of the people who had the greatest influence on Zhang Ruochen was the beauty Lin.
So, she took the opportunity to write down the name Lin Nianshan.
Qin Ya smiled and said: "One of the four beauties in Yunwu County, the Nu family has naturally heard about it. It is said that even the noble Ninth Prince has been pursuing Miss Lin. It is really enviable!"
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old young martial artist from the Lin family sneered, "The ninth prince is just being sentimental. With his qualifications, even if he practices for a hundred years, he will never be worthy of Sister Shan'er."
Another young warrior from the Lin family who was slightly older said with a smile: "After the year-end assessment, sister Shan'er will be engaged to His Highness the Seventh Prince. The Ninth Prince is a toad who wants to eat swan meat. He is not only stupid, but also ridiculous."
These two young warriors from the Lin family are named Lin Chengwu and Lin Tianwu respectively.
Lin Ningshan, Lin Chengwu, and Lin Tianwu are the three best young geniuses selected by the Lin family. They represent the Lin family and participate in the year-end assessment.
Qin Ya touched her snow-white chin, as if she had discovered some great secret, and said: "Miss Lin is actually getting engaged to His Highness the Seventh Prince. It is really a matter worthy of congratulations. If the news spreads, I am afraid that the entire royal city will be affected."
All the women will be envious and jealous because of this!"
Lin Ningshan pursed her lips slightly, and her eyes showed a bit of joy. After all, being able to marry the seventh prince is definitely the dream of countless women in Yunwu County.
She is very close to her dream now!
The year-end assessment is divided into a literary test and a martial arts test.
Literary examinations are not taken seriously.
Even if you get first place in the literary test, you will only receive a few words of praise at most. Only if you perform well in the martial arts test can you get generous rewards from the royal family.
The martial arts exam has begun!
The first round of the martial arts exam: a test of strength.
In the martial arts field, there are black stone plates of different sizes, divided into ten weight classes in total.
The smallest stone plate is only half a meter in diameter and weighs a hundred pounds!
The largest stone plate has a diameter of three meters and weighs one thousand kilograms!
In order of age, from small to large, test your own strength.
Xiaojun Zhang Yulin was the first to enter the martial arts field. This year, she was only six years old. She was one meter tall, pretty, well-behaved and cute.
"Wow!"
The little princess walked to the black stone plate with a diameter of only half a meter, stopped, and the zhenqi in her body began to circulate in her meridians. She held the edge of the stone plate with both hands, and it seemed a little difficult.
Lift the stone plate.
"Bang!"
She threw the stone plate away with all her strength, and it fell to the ground one meter away.
The little princess looked a little disappointed and stared at the second stone plate.
The second stone plate weighed two hundred kilograms. The little princess tried her best to lift the stone plate, so she finally gave up and retreated.
"The little princess opened the Divine Martial Seal when she was four years old, and now she can actually lift a stone plate weighing one hundred kilograms. It's really amazing. She will definitely be another great proud girl in the future."
Prince Yunwu, who was sitting above him, also nodded slightly. He was naturally very happy that one of his children had a genius.
Later, Princess Ten and Princess Eleven also tested their strength. They were fourteen and ten years old respectively.
The ten princesses' cultivation reached the middle stage of Huangji Realm. She lifted a stone plate weighing two hundred kilograms and hit it seven meters away. Unfortunately, she was unable to lift the stone plate weighing three hundred kilograms and had to give up in the end.
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The ten princesses also reached the middle stage of Huangji Realm, and they also lifted the stone plate weighing two hundred kilograms and hit it six meters away.
However, considering that the Eleventh Princess is four years younger than the Tenth Princess, overall, the performance of the Eleventh Princess is even better.
The first three princesses are all under the age of fourteen, and they are all women. They are weaker than men in terms of strength, so they can only lift a stone plate weighing two hundred kilograms at most.
Next, is the competition between real geniuses.
Lin Ningshan is fifteen years old this year. She is the youngest among the warriors except the three princesses. Therefore, she becomes the next young genius to enter the martial arts field.
She directly skipped the nine stone plates in front and walked to the tenth stone plate.
The tenth stone plate is three meters in diameter and weighs one thousand kilograms.
"rise!"
Lin Nishan circulated the surging energy in her body and used only one hand to hold the stone plate that was larger than her body, and easily lifted the stone plate weighing a thousand kilograms above her head.
Ordinary people simply cannot imagine that such a slender body can bear such a terrible weight.
She is only fifteen years old!
Lin Ningshan twisted her fingers, and the thousand-jin stone plate immediately flew out of her palm and fell to the ground fifteen meters away, creating a huge pit in the ground.
"Oh my god! That's amazing! Another great genius has been born in the Lin family."
"She is just a woman. Her physical body cannot be compared with that of a man, but she can lift a stone plate weighing a thousand kilograms with one hand. How powerful is her cultivation?"
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Prince Yunwu, who was sitting above him, also showed a look of amazement and said, "Whose genius girl is this? Such a talent, even compared with that of the Ninth Princess, I'm afraid it's about the same!"
The queen was very satisfied with Lin Ningshan's performance and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, she is the daughter of the head of the Lin family, named Lin Ningshan. My concubine also thinks she is very outstanding, and intends to get her engaged to the seventh prince.
Lien Li."
"It turns out to be that little girl. I have some impressions of her. With her talent and family background, she is still worthy of Qi'er."
Prince Yunwu frowned slightly, looked at Zhang Ruochen who was standing on the edge of the martial arts field, and said: "However, I remember that she and Jiu'er were good playmates when she was a child. They are cousins and can be considered childhood sweethearts.
.At the beginning, I had discussed with the old man of the Lin family and planned to arrange an engagement for them. Unfortunately, the incident happened three years ago, and the engagement was abandoned."
The queen smiled and said: "The king is confused! With Lin Cershan's current talent, how can she possibly like the Ninth Prince? The two of them are no longer from the same world, and the gap will only get wider in the future."
"With her talent, even if she becomes a concubine for the seventh prince, I believe she will be quite willing. The Lin family will never let go of this opportunity to please the seventh prince."
Prince Yunwu also nodded slightly, having to admit that the Ninth Prince's talent was indeed far inferior to that of Lin Ningshan. There was nothing that could be done about it!
In the martial arts world, the combination of strong men and weak women is very common.
But if the gap between a strong woman and a weak man is too great, it will never be a good thing for either the man or the woman!