Gao Wu: My martial arts training relies solely on hard work

Chapter 25
On the eve of the Spring Festival, Luo Jin came to Zhao Xuan frequently and kept talking about Hu Mingkui and the investigation.

In order to be clean, Zhao Xuan simply left the martial arts academy and stayed in an inn on the pretext of returning to his hometown to visit relatives.

What case to investigate?Check himself?

During this period, he rented a horse from the horse market for a rent of one tael of silver, and practiced equestrian skills from dawn to dusk every day.

The county examination was coming sooner than he thought.

The Spring Festival has just passed and the Lantern Festival has not yet arrived.

The county government sent people to post notices throughout the city: Registration for the county examination will begin on the seventh day of the first lunar month and will end on Lantern Festival.

The exam starts on the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

The reason for such urgency is said to be that the new county official felt too bored and wanted to pass the time by taking the county test.

Even the three subjects of strength testing, archery and riding that were invigilated by the county magistrate, county lieutenant and chief clerk in previous years were all invigilated by the county magistrate himself.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the county government set up a registration office at the side door, and countless people flocked to it and formed a long queue.

When Zhao Xuan was practicing equestrian, he would pass by and take a look every day.

Wait until there are fewer people before signing up.

After spending two taels of silver in the registration fee, Zhao Xuan got a "Ji 62" number plate.

The number plates start from A, and there are 100 people in each level, and they go down in order.

Ji 62 means that including him, 560 warriors have signed up.

The warriors currently registered basically live near the county seat.

When the news spreads to various towns and villages, the number of people will only increase.

The seventeenth day of the first lunar month is coming soon.

Zhao Xuan followed the instructions and went to the examination room, showed his number plate, and was let in by the officers and soldiers who maintained order.

The examination room is equipped with a high platform measuring one foot and three feet, and a pavilion is built on it, which is the exclusive place for the county magistrate to invigilate the examination.

There are Taishi chairs on both sides of the pavilion for the county magistrate, county captain, lord Bo and others to sit.

When Zhao Xuan entered, except for the high platform, all three sides were full of people.

These people are the families of the candidates who bought tickets and various forces in Gucheng County.

Needless to say the former, the latter is to see if there are any candidates who have failed but are worth recruiting.

At three quarters of a hour, a bell rang, and the officers and soldiers began to seal the examination room, unable to enter or leave.

As a young official in green robe entered the hall and sat in the pavilion, a clerk rang the bell and shouted three times, "The county examination has begun."

The first force test.

There are thirty stone pillars on the field.

The weight ranges from [-] kilograms to [-] kilograms.

Nearly [-] candidates were divided into four groups and took the test in order.

Everyone has three chances to take the one with the highest score.

Every time the force is measured, the person responsible for recording the results will shout out loudly.

If not, candidates can appeal.

When it was Zhao Xuan's turn, it was already half an hour later.

He had just observed carefully. The one with the best score in front was a thousand catties.

If you want to get a good grade of A, you will definitely not be able to hide yourself too much.

He thought for a while, walked to the fifteen hundred kilogram stone pier, and lifted it up.

With the power of nine oxen, plus the superposition of basic archery skills and his own strength, he has at least eight thousand kilograms of strength.

Only using [-]% ​​of the force shouldn't be too much, right?

The clerk immediately shouted: "Ji 62 Zhao Xuan, one thousand five hundred catties."

As soon as these words came out, countless eyes gathered.

Even the careless young county magistrate on the stage also paid attention.

When the county captain next to him saw this, he immediately said: "My lord, the county magistrate, has taught me well, so that our Gucheng County has a lot of talents, and we are able to produce candidates with arm strength up to [-] kilograms."

The young county magistrate said calmly: "What does one thousand five hundred catties mean? Among the high-ranking disciples at his age, which one does not have an arm strength of more than two thousand pounds?"

Just as everyone was flattering the county magistrate, the young magistrate continued: "Go and get this person's information."

Everyone then realized that the county magistrate was just arrogant and not ignorant of talents.

Can a remote place like Gucheng County compare with high-level disciples?
One thousand five hundred pounds is extremely rare, and it is a good seedling.

Zhao Xuan didn't know what happened on the stage. He was keenly aware of a strange gaze, and when he looked along, he saw a small round face full of complexity.

After all, I couldn’t pretend anymore.

Zhao Xuan looked away calmly and started the second round of assessment.

Because he was in the back and had good hearing and vision, he once again achieved the results of others.

The best one, 150 meters, hit the bullseye nine times out of ten.Zhao Xuan tried it before the county test, and he hit the target within 500 meters with perfect accuracy.

To be on the safe side, he didn't hide much. He hit the bull's-eye ten times from 200 meters away.

Luo Jin, who had been observing him, looked even more complicated.

Until now, how could he not guess who was responsible for the death of the Hu family guard.

In vain, he thought that Zhao Xuan was just a somewhat clever newcomer who could be used to take over his class at Yingjie Club.

I didn't expect that Zhao Xuan was so hidden and his strength was far superior to him.

……

On the stage.

The young county magistrate held a thin piece of paper with an expressionless face.

"There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Gucheng County. A 16-year-old mountain village boy has only been registered as a martial artist for four months, but he has the strength to be the leader of the county examination."

"My colleagues here, you have worked really hard."

The county officials, big and small, looked at each other.

With their many years of experience in officialdom, they couldn't tell that the county magistrate was mocking them.

It's rare for a talent to appear, but no one pays attention to it, so there are only a few messages.

In the end, the old chief catcher reluctantly handed over his scalp and said, "I will send someone to investigate immediately. We must get to the bottom of this guy."

The young county magistrate smiled and was noncommittal.

Zhao Xuan, who didn't know that he was being targeted by the county government, began a riding test.

After practicing riding for 20 days, he tried his best to pass the test without hiding his strength.

By the time the three rounds were over, it was already dark.

The clerk announced that that was the end of the day. Next, they would sort out the results of the three subjects and give scores and rankings to each candidate.

And use this to determine the order of the fourth subject.

When leaving the examination room, Zhao Xuan was blocked by Luo Jin as expected.

The little fat man suppressed his anger and asked: "You have been lying to me. You killed the Hu family guard and then framed the blame on me, right?"

A person who he thought was inferior to him suddenly one day caught up with him or even surpassed him, which made him feel uncomfortable in his heart.

He went astray and paranoidly believed that all his sufferings came from Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan categorically denied: "No."

First of all, he didn't lie to Luo Jin.

If it was to hide his strength, he never asked him.

Secondly, it was the Hu family who identified Luo Jin as the murderer, and it was not him who said it, so how can we talk about putting the blame on him?

According to the law of Jin Dynasty, whoever kills will die.

You can do things like murder, but you must never admit it.

In particular, Luo Jin was extremely emotional at the moment, let alone saying so.

Zhao Xuan said with a sincere face: "If you regard me as a friend, shouldn't you be happy to see that my strength has greatly increased?"

"When you and I win the lottery, we can work together to deal with the Hu family. When we go to Fucheng, we can also take care of each other."

This is his truth.

The affairs of the Hu family started because of the little fat man, but he was also the one who took the blame.

Furthermore, although the little fat man had bad intentions, he actually gave him a few words.

A gentleman doesn't care about his deeds.

Besides, his feud with the Hu family will have to be settled sooner or later.

Although he has no feelings for Low Mountain Village, it is the place where he was born and raised after all.

Even if it is to repay the cause and effect, the entire Hu family must be wiped out.

But after all, it was just wishful thinking on his part.

Luo Jin sneered: "I can't reach that high, Zhao Xuan, you and I will never have any friendship from now on."

After speaking, he shook his sleeves and left.

Zhao Xuan didn't stop him, thinking: When he gets a child, the little fat man might wake up.

After all, besides hiding his strength, he has been helping the little fat man.

……

As night fell, the moonlight dimmed.

In the Hu Family Villa, a fat figure knocked on the door.

In the alley, Zhao Xuan, hidden in the darkness, stretched out his hand to pinch a wisp of snowflakes.

This damn winter is so cold!
(End of this chapter)