The first scene ends, and the second scene begins at the speed of light.
A group of five people enters the hunting forest and is required to survive in the forest for three days. They can bring whatever they want. After three days, the group with more than one member will be deemed to have passed the test. If one person is missing or injured, they will be eliminated.
After drawing lots, sixty teams were formed, but before departure, they were told that only the top thirty would be selected. This meant that half of the sixty teams were to be selected. This was only the second game. There were five more games to come. As for what else could happen, who could
Not sure either.
People in the stands are not allowed to leave. They all need to live in the rooms arranged by the royal garden. Every two people have a dormitory. They can find their own companions, or the eunuchs can assign them at will.
Cheng Xue didn't know about this link. If she had known about it, she wouldn't have come to join in the fun. Now she is very passive and can't leave even if she wants to.
Just when she was scolding Li Hui in her heart, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned her head to see the person clearly, and her eyes suddenly widened.
"Why is it you?"
Xiao Feng's daughter-in-law Wang smiled and nodded, saying:
"Liaodong Prefecture sent my husband to escort the candidates, so I came back to stay for a while."
Hearing this, Cheng Xue came closer and lowered her voice and asked:
"Are you looking for a husband for your daughter-in-law?"
Wang shrugged, acquiescing.
"Let's live together so that you don't become unfamiliar with others."
"Okay, okay. You're really sleepy and I'm giving you a pillow. I'm worried about who to live with."
After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she took her arm affectionately and went to find the head eunuch who assigned the sleeping quarters.
The process was quite smooth. It was required that each person could only bring one maid in, and there were many other people waiting here. Seeing this, Tianma and Chengxi had no choice but to drive away and come back to pick them up in the morning three days later.
The steward sent a young eunuch to lead them there, and the two of them followed behind, chatting as they walked.
"...That means you still want to go back after this exam?"
"That's normal, but before I leave, I have to help Qinglin get a wife. His father is stationed and can't come back, so his mother has to stay there, so we can only rely on us."
Listening to Wang's words, Cheng Xue had reason to suspect that this was the result of a discussion between Xiao Song and Xiao Feng.
Xiao's mother has always wanted to find a daughter from a wealthy family. Now that she has chosen a girl from a low-income family as the clan's wife, she feels quite unbalanced in her heart.
"In that case, if you need anything then just come to me. Anyway, I'll be fine at home."
"Okay, I won't be polite to you."
After walking some distance, the young eunuch led them into the "Jichang Heart Garden". Since both of them were married and their husbands were officials of the third rank of the imperial court, they moved directly into the main hall.
"Madams, the two side halls in the east and west may have young ladies who have not left the cabinet, and you will need to take care of them then."
When Cheng Xue heard this, she hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands.
"No, it's hard for me to take care of myself. I'd better let the aunt here take care of me."
When Wang heard what she said, she excused herself and said:
"I have a sore throat from traveling all the way. I would like to trouble my father-in-law to choose someone else."
Seeing this, the little eunuch made no further demands. He only said "I'm presumptuous" and turned around to leave.
Soon, the aunt in charge came and saluted respectfully——
"My maid, Lanqiu, would like to send my regards to the two ladies."
Wang: "Get up."
Lan Qiu thanked him, stood up, and said:
"Just now, I heard that Mrs. Xiao is not feeling well. Could you please hire a doctor?"
"No need, Mrs. Li knows medical skills, just show it to me. Can you just go into the main hall and rest?"
"Back to Mrs. Xiao, the main hall is divided into east and west sides. You two can choose on your own. Everything has been tidied up."
"Good work."
As soon as she finished speaking, her personal maid and Bai Wei walked up to Lan Qiu in tacit agreement and stuffed their purses over her.
After entering the main hall, the two looked at the two sleeping halls on the left and right, and each chose the direction where they should stand. The inner hall is not small, and there is also a warm pavilion, which is clean and tidy. The bed is also made of golden nanmu, which exudes a faint fragrance.
It is indeed a royal garden, and the dormitory is really big.
Bai Wei then came in with her things, bowed her knees and asked:
"Madam, should we cook the food we eat these days in the small kitchen ourselves, or let them deliver it to us?"
"Send them all together."
"yes."
Bai Wei turned around and went out again. Cheng Xue touched the quilt on the bed and once again sighed at the wealth of the royal family. It was so soft when she lay down, and her nose was filled with a faint fragrance. She turned over and closed her eyes. She happened to wake up a little early in the morning, and now
Catching up on some sleep is no problem at all.
She caught up on her sleep in the dormitory, while Li Heng and his companions found a mountain col to hide in the hunting forest.
"What should I do? What should I do? I saw it just now. It was a real bow and arrow. The candidate must be dead."
"I saw it too. Didn't you say that there is no danger in the martial arts exam? Why do you want to kill people?"
When Li Heng heard this, he turned around and saw a dark-skinned man about his age, and asked:
"Liaodong people?"
"Yes. Liaodong Mengshao, that's what I heard you say just now."
Li Heng nodded, listened carefully to his surroundings, and whispered:
"Li Heng, Pingyang County, Liaodong, came to the capital with my father. Xu Chang, among us, you are the most familiar with this place. Where are we going?"
I don’t know whether it was intentional or God’s arrangement, but he and Xu Enyang’s son Xu Chang were assigned to the same group. The two fathers worked together, and because they were going to take the martial arts exam together, they met and ate in advance under the arrangement of their father.
meal.
Xu Chang is completely different from his father. He has great ideas and doesn't show off, so Li Heng likes to get along with him.
Looking around, Xu Chang pointed to the southwest and said:
"There is one at the back of the hunting forest over there. We will go there to recuperate for two days, and we will set off again the next night."
Li Heng felt that this suggestion was reliable. Looking at the three more people, they all had the same goal as him. The five of them ran towards the southwest.
Along the way, I saw a group being chased, a scene of two groups fighting, and a group that borrowed a knife to kill someone...
The five of them are like marginalized people, always wandering on the periphery, never entering, let alone participating.
At the top of the mountain, the wolf lowered its head to peep into the yong, nodding and saying:
"Your apprentice is pretty good. He knows how to avoid sharp edges and knows how to make good use of people."
I looked in the direction of heading towards the back of the hunting forest. I didn't miss the chance that they would receive a big gift after they got there. I just wanted to see if I could catch it.
Seeing how comfortable he was, Wen Tian frowned and reminded:
"Let me tell you, they have assembled most of the patrol battalion. Are you sure you don't want to report to the palace?"
"I didn't tell you to go! Hurry up."
"I won't go, Heng'er is here, I have to watch." Wen Tian refused without thinking.
Looking at his hopeless look, the wolf leader took a deep breath and said:
"Are you sure you don't want such a good opportunity? Let me tell you..."
"Stop talking, I won't listen." Wen Tian interrupted directly without thinking...