Chapter 10 Examination of National Scholar (Part 1)
It was raining continuously, and the rain lines filled the sky and the earth, making it hazy to the eyes.
This rain brings the breath of winter and the chill of winter.
Panlong Palace is one of the palaces of the royal family. It is rarely used in normal times. Now, there are many people standing in the palace. A trace of strong breath is filling the air, either soft, strong or fiery. Different breaths collide and burst out unconsciously.
It emits even more terrifying power, causing waves to rise.
Each of them looks young, around 20 years old, no more than 24 years old. They are dressed in different styles, but the robes and decorations on their bodies all look so exquisite.
"Brother Yan, are you sure?"
"We don't even know the content of the assessment, so we have no confidence. We can only try our best."
"Speaking of assessment, I wonder what this year's assessment will be like?"
There were discussions everywhere and it seemed noisy.
Chen Zong was standing among the crowd.
It has been half a month since the second prince entertained guests at the Baifeng Tower. During this period, news about Chen Zong was naturally spread, and became known to other members of the Qunlong Pavilion. The eldest prince and the third prince also contacted Chen Zong one after another.
Their purpose is naturally to win over Chen Zong for their use.
However, Chen Zong didn't agree to them, and he adopted the procrastination strategy, procrastinating as long as he could.
It is worth mentioning that the food and wine at Baifenglou are indeed very delicious, which really makes Chen Zong feel like he never wants to leave. Fortunately, Chen Zong is determined and can restrain himself.
In the past half month of training, my cultivation level is still in the middle stage of the ninth level of training, but it is getting closer and closer to the later stage. Perhaps it is also because of the invisible pressure caused by seeing many geniuses in Qunlong Pavilion, and my swordsmanship has improved.
, I have become a little more diligent, which is better than the usual one or two months of hard training.
Today is also the day for the National Scholars Assessment. As Marquis Zhengyuan said, there will be three places, two more than in previous years. However, the content of the assessment is not yet clear, which has triggered countless speculations.
Guan Yunxiao was also standing in the crowd, his face not very good, because recently someone knew that he recommended Chen Zong, and seemed to know that his relationship with Chen Zong was not very good. He was laughed at by many people for a while, especially his
Opponent.
In life, there are not many people who don’t like you, and there are not many people who don’t like you.
"Junior Brother Chen." The voice was somewhat cold and familiar.
"Senior Sister." Chen Zong looked back and was surprised to see Shi Huanyue's delicate yet heroic face.
Shi Huanyue's delicate face was filled with a smile, and for a moment, it was like seeing the moon through the clouds, making people lose their mind.
Before Shi returned to the moon, she left Linshanyuan. No one knew where she was going. Unexpectedly, she came to the royal capital and had to take the national scholar examination.
But seeing his master returning the moon made Chen Zong feel happy.
"Junior brother has been very famous recently." Shi Huanyue walked up to Chen Zong. A fresh smell with a slightly unique aroma drifted into Chen Zong's nose. It smelled very good and seemed to refresh his mind.
"Senior sister is also a cabinet member of Qunlong Pavilion?" Chen Zong asked after being slightly startled.
"Human-level cabinet member." Shi Huanyue smiled slightly, and the temperament like the bright moon on his body became more and more obvious, giving Chen Zong a feeling that at this moment, Shi Huanyue's combat power has improved again compared with before.
But I don’t know if it’s the mid-4-star stage or the late stage.
Seeing Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue talking and laughing, many people were jealous.
After all, Shi Huanyue is quite good in appearance, talent and background, so naturally there are many people who admire her.
"Huan Yue, is this your friend?" An outstanding young man strode over with a smile on his lips. When his eyes glanced at Shi Huan Yue, there was a hint of affection, and when he looked at Chen Zong, he glanced at Chen Zong.
A hint of coldness.
"I call Shi Huanyue." Shi Huanyue's response seemed cold, and he did not respond to the other party's questions.
"Haha, Huanyue, don't be so cold, you know, we are childhood sweethearts." A trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the handsome young man, and he immediately smiled.
Shi Huanyue did not respond and directly ignored the other party, which made the other party very helpless.
"Junior brother, I'm leaving first." Shi Huanyue said to Chen Zong. In order to avoid causing trouble to Chen Zong as much as possible, he turned and left.
"Your name is Chen Zong, the newly promoted prefecture-level cabinet member of Qunlong Pavilion. You do have great potential, but I advise you to stay away from Huanyue." The handsome young man approached Chen Zong and warned in a low voice: "Otherwise, you will be angry.
I, no one can protect you."
After saying that, the young man turned and left.
"Chen Zong, you actually provoke Prince Yu Wenran. Do you know that this will bring trouble to my uncle?" Guan Yunxiao seemed to have seized an opportunity and came over to scold Chen Zong.
After glancing at Guan Yunxiao, Chen Zong ignored him.
Crown Prince, these two words directly reveal the identity of that young man, the son of a certain prince.
In a dynasty, the emperor's son is called the prince, and the prince's son is called the crown prince.
King Yunlong has five princes, three of whom each guard the three states, just like King Chongshan of Chongshan Prefecture. However, King Chongshan’s surname is Ye, and his surname is Wang. However, the prince Yuwenran mentioned by Guan Yunxiao has his father’s surname Wang.
, and have a brotherly relationship with the current emperor.
In other words, Yu Wenran and the three princes may be cousins. Such an identity is indeed very scary.
As for the name Yu Wenran, Chen Zong also knew that he was one of the prefecture-level cabinet members of the Qunlong Pavilion. He had a late five-star combat power and was very strong. He ranked twenty-sixth on the Dynasty Dragon List.
Regardless of status or strength, it is not a wise choice to be an enemy of Yu Wenran. However, who could have expected that it would be like this. It can only be said that Chen Zong's luck is not good, and it can only be said that Yu Wenran's mind is not very broad.
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Such consequences were something that neither Chen Zong nor Shi Huanyue could have expected.
Chen Zong was curious about Shi Huanyue's identity.
There was a commotion in the crowd, and a middle-aged man who looked about forty years old and with a majestic face strode forward. This middle-aged man wore a dragon crown on his head and a gold and silver dragon robe, with the dragon on it being purple.
It is majestic and has a touch of luxury.
"You young talents, it is your honor to participate in the national scholar assessment." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Chen Zong recognized the identity of the other party, the Purple Dragon King, one of the two kings of the capital.
The other king is the Black Dragon King.
The two kings of the royal capital and the current emperor are brothers.
"This dynasty will grant three national scholar quotas. Only those who pass the assessment can obtain the corresponding qualifications." The Purple Dragon King continued, his majestic gaze swept past, bringing invisible pressure to everyone. This kind of pressure cannot be used.
The words describe it clearly.
If I remember correctly, the five kings of the dynasty are all truly powerful men in the extraordinary realm.
Chen Zong tried his best to open his eyes wide, trying to see clearly what the difference was between the powerful in the extraordinary realm and those below the extraordinary realm, but he couldn't see it. If you don't reach that level, you can't appreciate the mystery of that level at all. He just felt that
The mountains looked up to the sea, which was as deep and vast as an abyss and a prison. Standing in front of him, he felt infinitely small.
"As for the content of the assessment, it is a task-by-task basis."
After the Purple Dragon King finished speaking, someone came over carrying a piece of jade. There were countless dragon patterns engraved on the jade. At the same time, there were also hanging white jade plaques that were as big as a baby's hand and were carved with dragons.
The total number of carved dragon white jade tablets is one hundred.
There are as many as ninety-eight geniuses present to participate in the National Scholar Assessment. Each one of them can be called a genius. Some of them have five-star combat power, some have four-star combat power, and some have only three-star combat power.
Three stars.
However, those with three-star combat power are all not yet at the peak of the ninth level of the Jinjin Realm. If they are raised to the extreme, there is a good chance that their combat power will be raised to four-star level. The potential is amazing.
Fortunately, the title of national scholar is not based on who has higher cultivation and stronger combat power. Otherwise, it would be enough to directly confer the title to those with the strongest combat power.
"Everyone, come and choose a jade plaque. That will be your assessment task." The Purple Dragon King said.
Everyone came forward in an orderly manner and selected the carved dragon white jade plaque.
Each dragon-carved white jade card looks the same from the outside. Which assessment task you will choose depends on your luck. Maybe the task you choose is easier to complete, or the task you choose is more difficult to complete.
Chen Zong stepped forward and reached out to grab a piece of white jade carved with a dragon. It felt warm to the touch.
"Clean out the Baishui Village and take the head of the Baishui Village owner and hand it over." Someone read out the contents of his assessment task.
"I also want to ask about the assessment tasks of Baishui Village."
"What, the assessment tasks are the same."
Everyone was very smart, and their expressions changed drastically as soon as their minds changed.
Originally they thought that the assessment tasks on each carved dragon white jade plaque were different, but now it seems that is not the case.
There are three national knight titles this time, which means that 95 of the 98 people participating in the assessment will be eliminated. This is already quite cruel. When the tasks are the same, competition will intensify. After all, the person who completes the task
There is only one.
After thinking about this clearly, everyone's hearts were even more shocked.
Chen Zong turned over the carved dragon white jade plaque to see the content of his assessment tasks.
"Chased the evil horse Qianli and captured the head."
"Huaxie Ma Qianli..." Chen Zong frowned slightly. There was very little information. Huaxie should be a nickname, and Ma Qianli is a name. There is no more description, which invisibly increases the difficulty of the assessment task.
There are many people with the same name and surname in the world. Fortunately, having the nickname Huaxie adds some convenience.
"Who is Hua Xima Qianli?" someone asked aloud, but no one answered him.
Chen Zong immediately knew that this person's assessment task was the same as his own, but he didn't know how many people had obtained this task.
The more people there are, the greater the competition and the greater the difficulty.
"Remember, no matter what the task is, the assessment time is one month, starting from tomorrow. If you return and turn in the task within one month, you will pass the assessment and be eligible to compete for the title of National Scholar." said the Purple Dragon King.
In other words, this assessment task is just a means of elimination.
"Okay, you can take action." As soon as the Purple Dragon King finished speaking, everyone bowed and quickly turned and left.
"Who is Hua Xima Qianli?" The thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Zong was sure that he had never heard of this nickname or name.
"Perhaps, we need to use the power of Qunlong Pavilion."
It's just that Chen Zong doesn't know if ten dragon teeth can allow the cabinet members to investigate the identity of Hua Xima Qianli as soon as possible, so he can only give it a try.