Fighter of the Destiny

The next moment, Chen Changsheng wondered whether he had seen it wrong, because the wolf boy obviously did not look back and was walking alone at the front of the crowd. He did not turn around, so how could he look at Luo Luo? No one noticed his emotional changes, not even Tang Sanliu and Xuanyuan Po who were around him. Everyone's attention was entirely on this perfect world. Only Luoluo noticed something strange about him and asked a few words in a low voice.

"I always feel that there are some problems today. You should be more careful in the battle later." Chen Changsheng did not talk about the scene he saw earlier, nor did he hide his uneasiness. He said: "If there is danger, leave immediately , or follow my arrangements."

Luoluo had to take part in the imperial examination regardless of her grades. Gou Hanshi and others had vaguely guessed her purpose, but the person involved, Chen Changsheng, had not thought of that. At this time, listening to Chen Changsheng's cautious reminder, Luoluo would certainly not object and said, "It all depends on Mr.'s arrangement."

The candidates followed the priest away from the palace, passed through a forest, and came to a circular building. This circular building covers an area of ​​about several hundred feet and is about ten feet high. It is extremely majestic. The building is made of stone. The doors and windows above the stone steps are closed. You can't see the scene inside the building. You can only see the black line above. eaves.

Suddenly a cloud floated in the blue sky. The cloud came to the circular building and dropped a clear rain. The raindrops were pattering. It was not very heavy, but in a short period of time, it accumulated on the eaves. All the dust was washed away, and the black eaves became clearer, shining like jade.

"The Washing Building is the venue for this year's imperial examination."

The priest from the palace turned around and said to the candidates, and then began to explain the rules of the battle.

Just like crossing the forest sea and crossing the Qingjiang River, the rules of the final and most important battle in the Great Examination are also quite simple and clear, making it easy to understand.

There are a total of 113 candidates who have passed the martial arts test and are qualified to participate in the battle. The top 15 candidates who passed Qujiang first will get a bye in the first round. The remaining 98 people will compete in pairs. The winner will be The top fifteen candidates will advance to the next round, and then enter into a pair-to-pair battle again until the end. (Note)

As for how to determine the outcome, it is even simpler. Two candidates compete, and whoever is still standing in the end is the winner.

The loser will naturally be eliminated, so when it comes to the battle, every round is important, and there is no possibility of remediation. However, because the goal of most candidates is to enter the top three and obtain the qualifications to enter Tianshu Tomb, the first round of battle is the most important. , as long as they can pass the first round, the concept of entering the top three in the imperial examination is more than half.

As for how to choose which candidate to compete with, it is extremely simple. It even gives people the feeling that as the organizers of the imperial examination, the imperial court and the state religion of the Great Zhou Dynasty are quite irresponsible, because according to the rules, they actually This right of choice is given to the candidates themselves - except for the top fifteen candidates who received a bye in the first round, the top forty-nine candidates can choose their opponents from the bottom forty-nine candidates at will, and the selected candidates are not allowed to refuse. Otherwise, it will be regarded as abandoning the test, and the opponent will advance to the next round on his own.

The candidates who have not been eliminated so far are naturally not stupid. Just after listening to the battle rules introduced by the Priest Riggong, they completely understood the meaning. There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, but no candidate had time to express objections or raise questions. A clear bell sounded from the Washing Building.

The Great Trial Battle has officially begun.

The bell rang, and the candidate ranked sixteenth in the crowd suddenly became the focus of all eyes. He was a student from Star Reaching Academy. He was tall, with a solemn expression, and his breath was restrained, giving people a low-key but not cowardly feeling, very military-like.

If it were other candidates, they might be a little uncomfortable with this situation, or at least it would feel a little sudden, but the most important thing for soldiers is to follow orders and prohibitions, and to pay gold for their lives, so the young candidate did not hesitate to walk out of the crowd, towards the second half of the Those candidates looked at it.

His eyes moved slowly and calmly among the candidates.

Facing his eyes, the second half of the candidates waiting to be selected had different expressions and reactions. Some looked calm, as if they were unaware, some deliberately sneered silently as a provocation, and some candidates lowered their heads. Or they turned slightly to avoid looking at him. Some candidates put on forced smiles, which was a bit sad to see.

No one expected that the opponent chosen by this young candidate from the Star Reaching Academy would actually be the Ziqi Ya disciple who had questioned the candidate on the other side of the Qujiang River. The candidates could not restrain their complicated emotions and started talking among themselves. You know Zi Qi Ya is a member of the Changsheng Sect. This person is definitely not the weakest among the candidates present, but he was actually chosen first. Why is this?

The Ziqi Cliff disciple was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had been chosen. He walked out of the crowd calmly, without any feeling of humiliation - logically speaking, the one chosen first must be the weakest. , but he believes that the strength of spiritual consciousness and the amount of true energy are just cold numbers or levels. There are more things to test in a battle, and he is confident of defeating his opponent.

This is also true. At this time, except for the top fifteen candidates who received a bye in the first round, their level of strength is indeed slightly higher than that of everyone else. The strength level of the remaining nearly one hundred candidates is quite close. This is definitely not to say that the candidates with the highest serial numbers are not. You will definitely be able to defeat the candidates ranked behind you.

The candidates for the first round of battle have been determined. The Riggong Priest did not give both sides any time to adjust their breaths and prepare. He led the two of them towards the Washing Building. They saw a wooden door under the circular building slowly opening, and it was still dark behind the door. There was a scene that was as heart-stopping as an abyss. The priest motioned for the two of them to go in, and then immediately closed the door.

Looking at the closed wooden door, the candidates were very surprised. Are they not allowed to watch the competition in this year's imperial examination?

The priest from the palace looked at everyone and said expressionlessly: "Due to some special circumstances, this year's competition will be a closed trial."

Hearing this, the candidates talked a lot. Some people looked directly at several people from the National Education Academy, especially Chen Changsheng. They were probably suspecting that the arrangement by the Academic Affairs Office might have something to do with him. If it is a closed-door trial, there is no way to know the details of the battle. Regardless of what tricks were used, at least if Chen Changsheng loses, the face of the teaching center will look better.

Of course, Chen Changsheng knew that it had nothing to do with him. He looked at the wolf boy standing alone in the distance, and silently thought that the closed door ceremony might be this person's request.

The wooden door of the Xichen Building was closed tightly, and the remaining rain was falling on the edge of the black eaves, tick-tick-tock.

I can't see the scene inside the building. I don't know what happened in the first battle. I can't even hear the sound. The atmosphere outside the building has become a bit depressing. Maybe it's because I can't see or hear. I can only imagine. , so the candidates became more and more nervous. Some candidates simply sat cross-legged on the ground, closed their eyes and meditated, and stopped paying attention.

Not long after, the door of Xichen Building opened.

The candidates looked over at the same time. Those sitting cross-legged on the ground, as if nothing could disturb them, also opened their eyes instantly.

The person who walked out was the candidate from the Star Reaching Academy. His face was slightly pale, and there was a big tear in the front of his uniform. Blood stains could still be seen faintly, but his expression remained calm and calm.

The female examiner from the Thirteenth Department of Qingzhen stepped forward and began to treat the candidate. A clear light appeared on the stone steps, and an aura that made everyone feel calm and comfortable enveloped the entire place.

If they were able to see the healing light as exquisite as this female teacher in normal times, the candidates would definitely be amazed, but at this time, their minds were focused on the outcome of this battle.

The Ziqi Cliff disciple has not come out yet.

Qi Jian walked up to the priest who left the palace and asked, "Teacher, where is our junior brother?"

The cliffs of the Changsheng Sect were all in the same breath and belonged to the same sect. Qijian, as a disciple of the Lishan Sword Sect, asked about the disciples of the Ziqi Cliff on their behalf. This was considered a matter of course by many people. Only Chen Changsheng watched this scene. , I was a little confused, and I didn’t understand why it was Qi Jian who was quite young and obviously not good at worldly affairs and not Gou Hanshi who came forward.

None of the senior brothers spoke, so why did Lishan's junior brother speak up first?

Chen Changsheng noticed that Gou Hanshi looked calm as usual, and Guan Feibai and Liang Banhu didn't react at all. They seemed to think it was normal for Qi Jian to come forward.

The Riggong priest said: "The loser cannot stay in the arena. The person you asked about has been sent out of the academy. He should be receiving treatment in the Yinghua Palace at this time. There is no need to worry."

Qi Jian turned around and glanced at Gou Hanshi. Seeing that his senior brother had no expression, he stepped back.

The Ligong Priest glanced at the roster in his hand, then looked at the candidates and said, "Where is Huo Guang, candidate No. 17?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a young scholar slowly walked out of the crowd.

This scholar was wearing an ocher-colored gown, with a layer of frost between his brows and eyes, and his expression was indifferent and extremely proud.

He is proud enough.

Seeing this person appear, the expressions of the candidates in the second half of the queue changed slightly, and they were even more nervous than when the student from Star Reaching Academy was selected.

Because this young scholar comes from Huaiyuan.

This scholar from Huaiyuan was the one who had previously argued with Tang Thirty-Six in the cooking forest.

The atmosphere in the room became more tense. Few candidates dared to look directly into his eyes. More candidates silently prayed in their hearts not to be picked by him.

According to the arrangement of the Riggong priest, the candidates in the second half of the session stood on the west side of the stone scale in front of the washing building.

The scholar from Huaiyuan glanced across the field, looking in a certain direction.

It was by the forest. There were dense green forests that could block the sun. It was just a little far away from the Xichen Building, so there were no candidates standing there.

Luoluo doesn't like to bask in the sun, even the fake sun in Lord Pope Qingye's world.

So Chen Changsheng stood there with everyone.

Several people from the National Education Academy were standing by the forest.

The gaze of the scholar from Huaiyuan also fell on the edge of the forest and on several people from the Chinese Academy of Education.

Chen Changsheng looked calm.

Xuanyuan Po didn't respond, looking at an ant at his feet in a daze.

Luoluo was fanning Chen Changsheng with a handkerchief.

Only Tang Thirty-Six responded.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, then raised his head and looked at the scholar from Huaiyuan, looking indescribably proud, as if to say, come and choose me, come and choose me.

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(Note: One hundred and thirteen candidates, how to compete, how to make up the numbers successfully, I have calculated this many times, it took at least half an hour, my mother... ahem, my primary school mathematics is really not good The physical education teacher taught it was taught by my mother, who is a primary school mathematics teacher. Also, I am writing slowly today, so I will try to publish the next chapter before 1:30.)