Volume 1, Five Elements, Chapter 28, The Critical Strike of Five Liang of Silver
Mr. Er was awarded first grade to Jade Qingdai in the last competition. As soon as he left, he was chased back by the invigilator. However, what he saw was brotherhood, not blood spilled in the arena.
"The next interview is the interview. It will be the last big test. Whether you go or stay depends on your performance."
After Mr. Er finished speaking, Cui Qi's heart was relieved. A gentleman can't do this if he sees virtue, but rogues can easily do it.
The fifteen winners of the fourth game lined up in front of the main hall.
Yi Zhanghong was ranked No. 1. From the moment he entered the hall to the time he walked out of the hall, it took him just one stick of incense. He was emotionless and could not tell whether he had passed the exam or not, which made the candidates behind him anxious.
The second one, the beauty in white from Sword Forging City, was no more or less than a stick of incense when she entered. When she came out, she was just like Yi Zhanghong, with a cold face and a look of not being near strangers.
At this time, the third person saw this and hurriedly came forward to greet him. He said with a playful smile: "Fairy, I wonder if you can tell me a little bit about the content of the interview..."
The fairy snorted coldly without saying a word.
The third person frowned, but didn't dare to say anything. After all, the people in Sword Forging City were not very good at talking. The one who couldn't speak well had to speak with his sword.
When all the candidates saw that the third person had gone in for less than a cup of tea, they walked out with their heads held high. No need to ask, his smile almost made his molars visible, so he must have passed the exam smoothly.
Strange to say, except for one red and one white who spent one stick of incense, all the other candidates had less time than one cup of tea. And all of them were smiling and in a good mood...
Cui Qi made the final appearance in the group, and the fifth major test was also the last one.
I saw him, straightened his clothes, turned around and nodded to Xuanyuan Ziyi and others, and then walked towards the main hall with his head held high. He looked confident.
Entering the palace, the door is closed.
Cui Qi was like a deflated sheepskin raft. His shoulders were slumped, his back was arched and his head was crooked. He shook his head and tail as he walked. He looked very much like an idle street scoundrel.
The oil lamp was dim, illuminating flowers and colorful flags on both sides of the red carpet. Cui Qi Daner stepped onto the red carpet with a clang, turned his head and glanced at the signs on both sides, picked his nose and read.
"Observe the way of heaven and carry out the actions of heaven. There are five elements in heaven, and those who see them will prosper. The five elements are in the heart, and they are implemented in heaven. The five elements are in the hand, and all transformations are born..."
In the middle of reading, Cui Qi suddenly squatted down and straightened the inconspicuous guidance sign with the words in his palm. He was still muttering...
"The dean is so open-minded. He lets the candidates know what the Great Way of Heaven and Earth is before they are admitted to the academy..."
The one-foot-wide red carpet went around the main hall and toward the apse.
Cui Qi came to the back of the hall and looked at the red carpet extending, with the true meaning of the avenue standing on both sides. However, he frowned and turned into a long and narrow corridor with no flowers, colorful flags, and no avenue guidance.
There is only one lantern every ten feet in the corridor, and the dim light sways with the evening breeze...
Cui Qi twisted his mouth and smiled evilly: "It's so petty and gloomy, and the atmosphere is like this. Among all the colleges in the world, Scorpion Baba is the only one."
After walking through the corridor and crossing the rockery, there are two paths in front of you.
There is a wind lantern looming on a stone road.
The other one, with nine twists and turns, leads to the woods.
In the middle of the two paths, there is still an inconspicuous sign as big as a palm...
Cui Qi smiled, put his feet up on the path, and walked towards the woods.
When Cui Qi stepped into the grove, the trees covered with white snow disappeared in front of him. Instead, there was a fenced yard full of flowers.
There is a thatched house in the yard, and the candles in the house are still burning.
Cui Qi stopped in front of the yard, picked off a flower, held it to his nose and smelled it. Then he looked up at the starry sky and the bright moon hanging high in the sky.
It feels real and tastes real, but why is there only one bright moon above my head? I'm used to Cui Qi having two moons above his head, but it still feels a bit unreal.
Cui Qi looked left and right, horizontally and vertically, and saw that this place didn't look like a place for an interview. It was quite possible. When he opened the door, he saw a woman in white sitting in front of the dressing table, combing her hair with her head in her hands.
"Has the examiner slept? If not, Li Rui will push the door open and come in."
Cui Qi stood in front of the hut door, stretched his neck and shouted. Seeing that there was no movement inside, he simply pushed the door open and entered.
Regardless of whether she is a headless woman in white or an old academic from the college, she has come here and she has to meet her no matter what.
In the room, next to the case, there was an old man sitting. He had a needle and thread in his hand and a thousand-layer bottom.
Cui Qi was not polite and sat down across from him, tilting his head and looking at the old man with a gray beard.
"Hey! Isn't the examiner's skill good? Even the old lady in Baihu City must be inferior."
The old man raised his head and smiled, with wrinkles all over his face.
"Don't be afraid of taking the wrong path and finding the wrong person."
Cui Qi put down his crossed legs, rested his elbows on the case, and looked at the old man with his chin in his hands.
"Go through the front hall and turn right after a hundred steps. There will be a wind lantern to guide you."
"The road is at your feet."
"Both signs point to this place. If you really went the wrong way and found the wrong person, you can't blame me." Cui Qi spread his hands and said with a smile.
The old man smiled and said: "The first sign contains the true meaning of the great road. How do you keep your mind calm and observe the details."
Cui Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "The examiner misunderstood. At that time, my heart almost jumped out of my throat. Why was my heart still? It's just that I am timid. When I go to a strange place, I always like to take a few more glances. That's when I met
The first guidance sign."
The old man nodded and said with a smile: "Then how do you explain the second piece? Why don't you follow the guidance of the wind lantern?"
Cui Qi said with a smile: "The second sign appears at the fork in the road. No matter what it says, you should not follow the guidance of the wind lantern. Otherwise, if there are multiple signs, it will be like taking off your pants and farting, which is unnecessary."
"Examiner, let's get to the point. Don't waste time on these trivial matters." Cui Qi said impatiently.
The old man smiled and said, "Why do you want to take the exam at Yunzhong Academy?"
Cui Qi said with a smile: "It's very simple, because the dean is a heavenly being. If you follow the dean, wherever you go in the future, I will be the only one bullying others, and no one will dare to bully me."
The old man was slightly stunned, but then shook his head and sighed: "You are the third candidate to come here. The first beautiful girl in red clothes said that the killing was too heavy and wanted to hug the dean's thigh to avoid the limelight. The second one in red clothes said
The beautiful girl in white said that the master asked her to do something she didn't want to do, so she had to find a place to hide."
"We've been making trouble for a long time. You three are not here to study, but to find support."
One red and one white, they were two beautiful girls. Needless to say, Cui Qi knew that they must be Yi Zhanghong and Yu Baizhi. But what he didn't expect, and what was very embarrassing, was that these two girls also came up with such a trick.
I can't help but shake my head and smile bitterly...
"Go out and wait for the results." The old man said lukewarmly.
Cui Qi hurriedly got up and came to the old man's side. He took out five taels of silver from his pocket and said with a smile on his face: "A little thought..."
The old man frowned and said coldly: "You want to bribe me, and you only need five taels of silver... You, get out of here."
Cui Qi closed the door with his tail between his legs, but grinned. This last critical attack was a stroke of genius.
Cui Qi appeared in the grove, looked at the two bright moons above his head, and couldn't help but look back at the invisible flower-scented fence yard.
One world, two worlds, Yunzhong Academy is indeed not simple. The dean may be more capable than the master, so maybe he should stay at Yunzhong Academy...
Cui Qi walked out of the hall with a sad face, came to the three donkeys, shook his head and sighed.
The three donkeys smiled bitterly and said: "There are times in your life that you must have, but there are no times in your life. Don't force it. It's better to be open-minded..."
Tieshan remained silent and the princess smiled lightly, but the other princess looked very unhappy and scolded her coldly.
"Do you know why the academy is a dream place for practitioners in the world? Do you know what you missed?"
"Dawn, the sky can be round, and the earth can be square. Dawn, above heaven and man, below the sky. Dawn, how many rounds of the moon in ancient times, today the moon is shining..."
"You don't know, you don't know. If you knew, you wouldn't be unable to pass the fifth game..."
Cui Qi looked at Zi Yi's cold face and became more and more angry as he spoke. He had the intention of turning him upside down with a loud shout, and hurriedly wanted to explain a few words.
But at this moment, the hall door opened, and Mr. Er, dressed in white, strode out and looked around at the waiting candidates...
In the fifth major exam, only three people passed. Yi Zhanghong, Yu Baizhi, and Li Rui.
When Mr. Er announced the results, the candidates exploded.
This result was not only beyond the examinee's expectations, but also beyond Cui Qi's expectations.
You know, the last five taels of silver he had made the old man very angry. He even cursed regardless of his image.
If he could pass the exam, Yunzhong Academy would probably be in troubled waters. Otherwise, how could it open the door to convenience for the two princesses?
Candidates are not fools. Cui Qi can figure out cause and effect, and so can they, and they can think more than Cui Qi...
Xuanyuan, the purple-robed demon clan princess, the silly future head of the Nangong family, and that beautiful woman who knows all five elements, her identity is certainly not simple.
The vixens in white clothes are the disciples of the Sword Master of Sword City, and there are three disciples of the Sword Master. And the one named Cui Hao has extraordinary equipment and purple energy, so he may be a relative of the emperor.
The man in red is one of the top ten people on the wanted list. Since he dares to come to the academy, he probably has some skills.
With all the monsters and monsters here, ordinary candidates have become running companions.
After figuring out the key, some brave candidates won't be polite...
"Why are there three of them? The final interview was unfair and opaque..."
"That's right, that's right. During my interview, the interviewer was very satisfied with me."
"I said that this year's admissions, why are there groups of five? It turns out that it is tailor-made for noble people."
"I'm not convinced."
"I'm not convinced either."
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The candidates said something to each other, which made Cui Qi, who was pretending to be happy, smile even brighter.
Let's make a fuss. The bigger the fuss, the better. It's best to find out about me bribing the examiner.
In front of the main hall, the second gentleman looked a little ugly. He was devoted to the candidates, but in the end, things went against his wishes and he became a big scandal in the eyes of the candidates.
The people's anger was so high that Mr. Er had to say a few words.
"The interview has already started when you enter the hall. Since you are not convinced, I want to know if anyone noticed the guide board next to the red carpet. As long as any of you can tell what is written on it, I will let you pass the exam.
