In a spacious training room, Wuxu sat quietly in a corner, flipping through a volume of "Anecdotes from the East China Sea" with gusto, and occasionally raised his head to look at the person in the field who was beating a set of flying dragon fists loudly.
Long Zhen.
That day, Grandma Long, who was in charge of the wealthy family, saw that Wuxu was about the same age as her grandson Long Zhen, looked like a little novice monk, and had a calm tone in his speech and behavior. She made up her mind on the spot and left Wuxu in her house.
, acted as a book boy for his grandson Long Zhen.
He is said to be a bookboy, but in fact he is just a playmate. This sea tribe does not like writing, and Long Zhen is no exception. He spends the whole day either wandering around or practicing the ancestral Feilong Fist in the training room.
This Flying Dragon Fist is said to be a family tradition. Wuxu has been looking at it for a few days, but it is actually very common. I heard the servants and maids say that it should be the reward that Grandma Long received when she served the Princess of the Dragon Palace. Along with the surname Long
, seems to be rewarded as well.
On weekdays, when Long Zhen practices martial arts, Wuxu does not need to accompany him. There is also a friend named Baoshan who is specially used as a sparring partner. Today, it was because Baoshan was hit by a flying dragon when he was practicing martial arts with Long Zhen a few days ago.
He injured his internal organs and was lying in bed to recuperate. In addition, Long Zhen had to go out again after practicing kung fu, so Wuxu came over in advance and waited to accompany him out later.
After a while, Long Zhen performed Feilong Fist three times. Under the service of two maids, after washing and changing clothes, he walked out and said to Wuxu, "Xiao Zhang, I heard that you were originally a monk, so you must be literate.
.You have been here for a few days, and I have never read a book with you. I wonder if you are good at poetry and prose?"
Wuxu, whose pseudonym is Zhang Sheng, laughed from behind, "The young monk only knows a few words, memorizes a few scriptures, poems and songs, but he doesn't understand."
Long Zhen was not annoyed, and said carelessly, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You humans have many evil ideas. We will go to Longpan Island later, and you have to help me." As he said that, he put his head next to Wuxu's mouth and chewed something.
command.
In the Dragon Palace, the sea race makes up the vast majority, and humans are only a very small part. Survival of the fittest, most of the humans living in the Dragon Palace enchantment, are either chefs or tailors, and some are lucky enough to be shopkeepers.
What a master, very few made some offerings in the Dragon Palace, that's really very few. For example, Hu Zhou, who I met when he first arrived at the Dragon Palace boundary, was the second shopkeeper in a Haidilao restaurant, and he was very good at it.
Everywhere he goes, he is also a book boy in a wealthy family.
Wuxu hummed in response, and when Long Zhen got into the hood of a sea carriage, he stood behind the coachman at the head of the carriage. As the carriage started slowly, he began to observe the people and things on the street.
After all, this underwater world is different from the mainland and the human world. Most of them are from the sea tribe, and they also have a common language, but it only appears occasionally in some public places. Each tribe in the sea has its own language, not only among the tribes
Generally speaking, communication is done in the clan language. As for the inheritance within the clan, it is marked by the blood of the clan and passed down by spiritual thoughts. From the most noble dragon clan to the lower clans, the hierarchy is strict and there is almost no exchange and communication.
Therefore, although Wuxu quickly learned the common language of the Sea Tribe and could read popular books such as "Anecdotes of the East China Sea", he still knew very little about the barrier of the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. There was no way, as it is said that a hundred hearings is better than a sighting. Wuxu
Now I have to adopt this stupid method and seize every opportunity to see more and understand more.
Looking back, compared to the past, in the human world and the Dragon Palace under the sea, Wuxu discovered that no matter which world, there are differences in gender and wealth. The difference between men and women means love and hatred; the amount of wealth means high and low.
For example, this Long Zhen, although he seems to be born in a wealthy family, has a dedicated scholar to accompany him to study, and a dedicated martial arts partner, but in this Dragon Palace Barrier, he is only at an average or even lower level. He is going to Longpan today.
The party that Shan Shan attended was requested by his grandmother Long Po Po with a stiff face. His instructions to Wuxu just now was to ask Wuxu to find ways to attract the attention of the little Princess Longgong who was hosting the party, so that he could be selected as a bodyguard.
Or a companion. The so-called companion is probably just a higher-level scholar or martial arts companion.
Wuxu was just gazing at the flowers, as the carriage passed by in the busy city, he couldn't help but think of the book "Anecdotes from the East China Sea" he had just looked at. The author of this book was a Jinshi in this world, and he was no longer worthy of any dynasty or generation.
After taking the exam, I accidentally entered the Dragon Palace Barrier and made a living by calligraphy and painting. Over time, I picked some legends and anecdotes from the Dragon Palace Barrier and wrote "Anecdotes from the East China Sea". However, because it was written from a human perspective and writing style, it was
Also quite popular.
When the carriage slowly stopped, Wuxu got out of the car with Long Zhen and walked slowly towards Longpan Mountain. He saw an endless stream of fancy cars, BMWs, handsome shrimps and clams. Long Zhen took out a jade talisman and handed it over.
Together with the guards at the foot of the mountain, they led Wuxu to a height of several thousand meters in Longpan Mountain. They saw an open space of about a hundred acres in radius, crowded with flower sheds and wooden platforms. Long Zhen and Wuxu found a
There was a big yellow flag with the word "LAN" on it. I found two stools outside and sat down.
Wuxu, when he looked at this position, then at the small signs erected in front of other people's seats, at the various fruit plates and cakes placed on them, and then at the dark figure in front of him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: You are not a kind person when you meet someone.
It seems that this big family of Long Granny is nothing more than this. When I arrived at the Dragon Palace boundary, my starting point was too low. I didn’t know when I would be able to reach a high-level person like the Black Dragon Envoy. I remember when I first came here, the chubby Long Zhen told me to attract attention.
Attention Princess Dragon Palace, in this huge sea of people and all the heroes gathered together, maybe I have to be the background/background.
At an auspicious time at the bottom of the sea, an old turtle appeared and announced the official start of the 33rd Civil and Military Competition of the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
When Wuxu came, he didn't hear Long Zhen mention the specific situation of this gathering. Now that he saw the formation, this leader hurriedly asked around. It attracted a lot of fishy eyes, and he finally changed from a half-man, half-whale
The mixed-race child learned that what was being held today was a once-in-ten-year civil and military conference. Speaking of which, this cultural relic conference was a clever idea thought up by humans. It made everyone laugh at first, but later it gradually gained attention. It was led by the Prince and Princess of Dragon Palace.
Hosted by Mr. Su as the judge, it has become a grand event for the dignitaries of the Dragon Palace to compete for the limelight and for the Dragon Palace to attract talents.
Wuxu looked at Long Zhen beside him, who only knew how to do the Seven-Style Flying Dragon Fist, and expressed his condolences silently.
Don't say that you only know the Seven-Style Flying Dragon Fist, but it doesn't matter if you are an invincible opponent in the Dragon Palace. When people randomly ask a cultural question and make things difficult for you, won't you just end up with the name of a reckless man? Let's go to the home care hospital.
Bar..
When Long Zhen arrived here and looked at the formation, he was quite self-aware and said to Wuxu anxiously, "Xiao Zhang, there are more people today." Wuxu smiled and nodded.
Suddenly, a young and beautiful woman flew over the field from nowhere and said in the common language of the sea, "In this conference, the top ten who have both civil and military skills can enter the Dragon Palace. The Dragon King will award various awards based on their qualifications."
Official position; the last ten will be selected as black dragon guards."
As soon as the words fell, there were bursts of screams and shouts inside and outside the stadium!
Wuxu, who was quite sensitive to the word black dragon, pulled the dancing Long Zhen and asked him carefully. Long Zhen replied impatiently, "The black dragon bodyguard is just a bodyguard for the black dragon envoy."
Serving as a bodyguard for the black dragon envoy? This is interesting, Wuxu thought in his mind. However, he still doesn’t know how this civil and military competition in the conference will compare. Wuxu looked at Long Zhen, who looked crazy, as if he was in later generations.
Audiences who had already entered the state of mind during the China Voice program held back their questions and watched quietly from the sidelines.
In fact, it is very simple. Two small transparent barriers have been set up in the field. Anyone who wants to participate in the competition can choose any barrier to enter. These two small barriers are one for civil and one for martial arts. The martial one is very straightforward and simple.
, that is, ten arenas. Whoever stands on the arena must accept the challenge of the challenger. If he loses, he will be eliminated. The text is simpler. There are ten desks, with one person standing on each desk, and he can choose his desk at will.
If you can answer a question correctly, you will be considered to have passed the test. If you can pass ten tests, you will be considered successful.
Finally, the ten players remaining in the ring need to pass the ten levels of Wen; if they have passed the ten levels of Wen previously, they must also occupy a ring.
Regardless of whether it is a literary test or martial arts competition, people outside the barrier can clearly see who was knocked off the stage by whom, and who has passed the ten levels of the literary test.
Wuxu looked at it for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the barrier of the Dragon Palace under the sea was actually a place for martial arts. Although the ten essay test levels were randomly selected by a dedicated person and placed on the desk, after a few rounds of reading,
After coming down, it seems that those who take the test can pass the test 10% of the time. It seems that this article is not a foil. On the contrary, it is a martial arts competition, where you have to fight each other with real swords and guns.
Therefore, the ten arenas of the martial arts barrier receive the most attention. Most of the eyeballs are concentrated there.
On the first stage, there stood a man with the head of a dragon. He was wearing a yellow cloak and holding a full-moon scimitar. He stood there, looking down at the audience, as if he was a member of the Dragon Palace. From the beginning to the end, Wuxu
I haven't seen anyone coming to challenge it now. Because there is a barrier, Wuxu can't take a closer look at it, and he doesn't know what his cultivation level is.
The best thing to watch is the No. 10 ring. From time to time, people challenge people, and from time to time, people are forced out of the ring. One person who had just been forced out of the No. 9 ring flew directly to the No. 10 ring, spitting venom and holding a black sword.
, a violent storm of poison attack and sword dance pushed out the unlucky guy who originally occupied the No. 10 ring, and then he roared to the sky, attracting bursts of cheers from the field.
Wuxu looked at Long Zhen's number plate and asked, "Are you going to play soon?"
Long Zhen cried sadly, "The poisonous scorpion swordfish in Arena No. 10 is too ferocious, I'm afraid I can't beat it."
Wuxu looked around and saw that there were many people like Long Zhen near his seat. He received a number plate and counted it up. He held it in his hand but did not dare to leave the bench and enter the barrier to enter the ring.
Wuxu thought carefully and then said to Long Zhen, "There are so many people in this civil and military conference. The tricks you told the young monk earlier may not be effective if you want to attract the attention of the little princess of the Dragon Palace. Mo Ruo..."
He leaned into Long Zhen's ear and whispered.
Long Zhen opened his eyes wide, "Is this okay? If anyone knows that you participated in the competition on my behalf, you will be disqualified from participating in the future."
Wuxu, who transformed into a young novice monk, said with a smile, "Master Long, you were watching the competition, but your number plate fell on the ground and I picked it up. You don't have to know about it at all. You are a victim. Besides, if I were
If you are discovered, you will inevitably die as a human being. If you are not sure, how can I dare to do it?"
Long Zhen thought for a while, "Then you act more realistically and work harder. If you can really enter the top thirty, maybe my grandma can find a way to get me into the Dragon Palace. Then, I will call my grandma.
I’ll give you a big house and two human maids.”
Wuxu smiled softly, separated from the crowd, went to a remote place, changed his clothes, put on a disguise, and walked towards the Wenxian barrier with Long Zhen's number plate in hand.
In this essay test barrier, Wuxu first came to desk No. 1. A middle-aged examiner standing next to him glanced at Wuxu and said, "Are you going to choose the topic yourself, or will this examiner help you choose?"
Xu bowed slightly and said, "I'll do it myself." After saying that, he picked up a turtle shell from the table. When he looked at the title, he asked Wuxu to tell him the title of the current Dragon King and his major skills. This was obvious.
There was a suspicion of flattery, but Wuxu couldn't care so much. He read out the title of Ichijo Chuan, the title of Tianlong, who was the true destiny of "respecting heaven and loving the people", and then told the Dragon King's main skill, "Nine Transformations of the Golden Body of the Dragon"**
If you pass it once, you have passed the test.
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When we got to the seventh desk, the questions started to become more difficult. What Wuxu got was actually an essay question, "Discuss the necessity and historical significance of the Dragon Palace Barrier?". Wuxu never expected that he would be reincarnated for so many years.
, I can still encounter this kind of topic that discusses the necessity and historical significance. I racked my brains and followed the ideas and methods used to answer ideological and political discussion questions in my previous life. I searched my brains, pieced together the number of words, and shook my head in a long speech. Finally, I saw that the examiner had a smile on his face.
Smiling, nodding repeatedly, and then looking at himself with a strange expression, he knew that he should give up when he was good, and if he went too far, he would stop hastily. It was considered a pass.
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When he reached the last desk, the examiner stood there, eyes slightly closed, and looked at Wuxu, "Little kid, you can talk pretty well. But for this level, this examiner, if you don't have real talent,
, I'd better give up the exam as soon as possible to avoid making people laugh." It seemed that he couldn't stand some of Wuxu's previous performances.
Wuxu nodded in understanding, but saw that there was only a piece of silk cloth on the desk. He looked at the examiner, who seemed to have the demeanor of a human scholar, and after a moment of inquiring eyes, he reached out to take the silk cloth into his hand and unfolded it gently.
On the silk cloth is a light ink scene painting. On the left is a human scholar in his thirties or forties, wearing a big red robe with a big red flower on his chest, riding a horse, surrounded by a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, heading towards
Go to a majestic palace; on the right, there is an attic hidden in the clouds. In the attic, a plump woman covered with a red scarf is leaning in front of the window. Next to her are two mermaids who look like maids, looking towards the window.
The human scholar pointed. However, the woman had scales on her hands and feet, so she was obviously from the Sea Clan.
When Wuxu took a look, he understood that this was not the life Liu Yi recorded in "Anecdotes from the East China Sea", who fell in love with the dragon girl of Dongting Lake in the East China Sea, but because of the different ways of being a human being, he was not tolerated by the world, and even more so by the dragon girl.
After her brother blocked her, the dragon girl was betrothed to the second son of the Dragon King of Jingyang and was mistreated. After many twists and turns, the two returned to the Dragon Palace under the East China Sea and finally got married.
When I looked at the question again, I saw that I was asked to write a poem based on this painting. Then I understood why the examiner just said not to make people laugh. If the poem is not done well or is controversial, it will be used to make a joke or to start a war of words. There is nothing else.
, poetry is the easiest to spread and the easiest to be commented on. Like in the previous life, after a big earthquake, someone did Jiang Chengzi and said "you can be happy even if you are a ghost", but he was criticized, ridiculed and ridiculed by everyone, and he probably died.
It should also be included in his epitaph. Another example is that a certain great man in the past life acted arbitrarily, risked the disapproval of the world, and used farts in his poems, which caused constant disputes for many years.
Nowadays, it is a bit difficult to write a poem based on this scene. Wuxu didn't know how those people who had passed the test just now responded.
Frowning, he took the silk cloth in his hand and looked at it again and again, but for a moment he didn't have any inspiration.
After a moment of stalemate, the examiner said calmly, "If you can't do it, just go down. Go back and read the books of sages for a few more years, and then come back."
When Wuxu heard what the examiner said, he found something wrong with the question. He pondered for a moment and said slowly:
There are different paths for human beings and monsters,
If you don’t think about it, you will never forget it.
Thousands of miles of mist, nowhere to say desolation.
Even if we meet before we are married,
Brother is like father, body is like a python.
Sheep were once herded in Jingyang wilderness,
Dongting Lake, Tou Shulang.
They looked at each other without words, only a thousand lines of tears.
If the sky has feelings, the sky will also grow old.
Looking back again, it is hidden in the East China Sea.
Wuxu recited this sentence imitating Su Shi's "Jiang Cheng Zi". In the essay examination barrier, the chief examiner, who was sitting far behind, closed his eyes and rested, opened his eyes, stood up as an exception, and stood up.
He waved his hand, and the words Wuxu had just spoken suddenly appeared in the sky above the barrier.
Then, from a distance, he looked at Wuxu and flew towards the seat at the head of Dongfang.
As the saying goes
It's only human beings' stupid idea that there is a civil and military competition.
There is no such thing as perfect beauty in the world, and we will finally get married.