Chapter 10 The National Scholar Examination (1)

The rain was cloudy, and the rain lines filled the sky and the earth, and the eyes were hazy.

This rain brings the breath of winter and the chill of winter.

The Panlong Palace is one of the palaces of the royal family. It is rarely used at ordinary times. Now, there are many people standing in the palace, and a trace of strong aura pervades, soft or strong or fiery. Different auras collide unconsciously, bursting out. A more terrifying might, fluctuating layer by layer.

Each one of them looks young, around twenty years old, no more than twenty-four years old, and they are dressed differently, but the robes and decorations on their bodies are so delicate.

"Brother Yan, are you sure?"

"I don't even know the content of the assessment, so I can only do my best."

"Speaking of the assessment, I wonder what the assessment will be like this year?"

There were discussions everywhere, and it seemed noisy.

Chen Zong stood in the crowd.

It has been half a month since the second prince invited guests at Baifeng Tower. During this period, news about Chen Zong was naturally spread, and other members of the Qunlong Pavilion knew that the first prince and the third prince also contacted Chen Zong one after another. Their purpose was naturally to win over Chen Zong for their use.

However, Chen Zong did not agree to them, using the procrastination tactics, procrastinating as long as he can.

It is worth mentioning that the food and wine in Baifenglou is indeed very delicious, and it really makes Chen Zong feel like he will linger. Fortunately, Chen Zong is determined and restrained.

In the past half-month of cultivation, the cultivation base is still in the middle stage of Rank Nine, but it is getting closer and closer to the later stage. Perhaps because of the relationship between the many geniuses in the Dragon Pavilion, the pressure brought by the invisible promotes the swordsmanship together. , and a few points of diligence, better than the usual one or two months of penance.

Today is also the day of the National Scholar Assessment. As Zheng Yuanhou said, there will be three places, two more than in previous years. It's just that the content of the assessment is still unclear, causing countless speculations.

Guan Yunxiao also stood in the crowd, and his face was not very good, because recently someone knew that he recommended Chen Zong, and he seemed to know that his relationship with Chen Zong was not very good. He was ridiculed by many people for a while, especially his Opposite.

In life, there are not many people who don't like the eye, and there are not many people who don't like themselves.

"Junior Brother Chen." With a somewhat cold voice, it was somewhat familiar.

"Senior Sister.

"Chen Zong looked back and was surprised to see Shi Huanyue's delicate yet heroic face.

There was a smile on Shi Huanyue's delicate face, and in an instant, it was like seeing the moon through the clouds, making people absent-minded.

Shi Huanyue left the Linshan Academy before, and no one knew where she was going. Unexpectedly, she came to the Royal Capital and had to take the National Scholar Exam.

However, seeing the teacher returning to the moon made Chen Zong feel happy.

"Junior brother is very famous recently." Shi Huanyue walked to Chen Zong's side, and a fresh smell with a unique fragrance drifted into Chen Zong's nose. It smelled very good, and it seemed to refresh the mind.

"Senior sister is also a cabinet member of Qunlong Pavilion?" Chen Zong asked after a slight start.

"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 compared to before. But I don't know if it is the middle or late stage of the four-star.

Seeing that Chen Zong and Shi Huanyue were talking and laughing, many people were jealous.

After all, Shi Huanyue is quite good in appearance, talent and background, and there are naturally many people who adore her.

"Huanyue, is this your friend?" An extraordinary young man strode forward with a smile on the corner of his mouth. When his eyes passed Shi Huanyue, there was a hint of affection, and when he looked at Chen Zong, he passed A hint of coldness.

"My name is Shi Huanyue." Shi Huanyue's response seemed indifferent and did not respond to the other party's question.

"Hehe, Huan Yue, 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'll go first." Shi Huanyue said to Chen Zong, in order not to cause trouble to Chen Zong as much as possible, he turned and left.

"Your name is Chen Zong, the newly promoted Qunlong Pavilion prefecture-level cabinet member has great potential, but I advise you to stay away from the moon." The handsome young man approached Chen Zong and warned in a low voice: "Otherwise, you will be provoked. I, no one can save you."

After speaking, the young man turned and left.

"Chen Zong, you are actually provoking Prince Yuwen Ran, do you know that this will bring trouble to my uncle." Guan Yunxiao came over and scolded Chen Zong as if he had seized an opportunity.

Glancing at Guan Yunxiao, Chen Zong ignored it.

Prince, these two words directly reveal the identity of the young man, the son of a certain prince.

In a dynasty, the son of the emperor is the prince, and the son of the prince is called the prince.

Yunlong King has five princes, three of whom guard the three states, like the Chongshan King in Chongshan Prefecture, but the Chongshan King is surnamed Ye and belongs to the foreign surname. , and the current emperor are brothers.

In other words, Yu Wenran and the three princes may be cousins. Such an identity is indeed scary.

As for the name Yu Wenran, Chen Zong also knew that one of the prefecture-level cabinet members of the Qunlong Pavilion had five-star late-stage combat power and was very strong, ranking twenty-sixth on the Dynasty Flood Dragon List.

It is not a wise choice to be an enemy of Yu Wenran, no matter from the status or from the strength. However, who could have expected such a situation, it can only be said that Chen Zong's luck is not very good, and it can only be said that Yu Wenran is not very broad-minded .

Such a consequence was something that neither Chen Zong nor Shi Huanyue could have expected.

Chen Zong was curious about the identity of Master Huanyue.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and I saw a middle-aged man who looked about forty years old with a majestic face striding forward. This middle-aged man was wearing a dragon crown, a gold and silver dragon robe, and the dragon on it was purple. Majestic, with a touch of luxury.

"You young talents, it is your honor to be able to participate in the National Scholar Assessment." The middle-aged man said with a slight 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 capital and the current emperor are brothers.

"This dynasty will grant three places for national scholars. Only by passing the assessment can we obtain the corresponding qualifications." The Purple Dragon King continued, his majestic eyes swept away, bringing invisible pressure to everyone. This kind of pressure can't be used. Words describe it clearly.

If I remember correctly, the five kings of the dynasty are all real supernatural powerhouses.

Chen Zong tried his best to widen his eyes, wanting to see clearly the difference between the supernatural powerhouse and the lower supernatural realm, but he couldn't see it. The mountains and the sea are boundless, as deep and vast as the abyss, standing in front of him, feeling infinitely small.

"As for the content of the assessment, it is a task."

After the Purple Dragon King's voice fell, someone came over carrying a jade bi, which was engraved with countless dragon patterns, and also hung a carved white jade plaque the size of a baby's palm.

The total number of carved dragon white jade plaques is one hundred.

There are as many as ninety-eight geniuses who are going to participate in the National Ranking Exam, and each of them is called a genius. Some of them have five-star combat power, some have four-star combat power, and some have only Three Star.

However, those three-star combat powers are all because their cultivation base has not yet reached the pinnacle of rank nine of the power realm. If they are improved to the extreme, it is possible to increase their combat power to four-star power. The potential is amazing.

Fortunately, the title of national scholar is not obtained by looking at who has the highest cultivation base and who has the strongest combat power.

"Everyone chooses a jade card, that will be your assessment task," said the Purple Dragon King.

Everyone stepped forward in an orderly manner and selected the carved dragon white jade plaque.

From the outside, each piece of carved dragon white jade plaque looks the same. What assessment tasks will be selected depends on personal luck. Maybe the selected tasks are easier to complete, or the selected tasks may be difficult to complete.

Chen Zong stepped forward, reached out and grabbed a carved dragon white jade plaque, which was warm to the touch.

"Clean up Baishui Village, take the head of Baishui Village's owner and turn it over." Someone read out the content of his assessment task.

"I also asked for Baishuizhai's assessment task."

"What, the assessment tasks are the same."

Everyone is very smart, and when their minds turn, their faces change greatly.

Originally, they thought that the assessment tasks on each carved dragon white jade card were different, but now it seems that it is not.

This time, there are three titles of Guoshi, which means that among the ninety-eight people participating in the assessment, ninety-five will be eliminated. This is already quite cruel. If the tasks are the same, the competition will intensify. After all, the completer of one task only one.

Thinking about this, everyone's hearts are even more stunned.

Chen Zong turned over the carved dragon white jade plaque to see the content of his assessment task.

"Chase and kill Huaxima Qianli and get the head."

"Hua Xie Ma Qianli..." Chen Zong frowned slightly. There was very little information. Hua Xie should be the nickname, Ma Qianli was the name, and there was no further description. Invisibly, the difficulty of the assessment task was aggravated.

There are many people with the same name and surname in the world. Fortunately, there is a nickname of Huaxie, which adds some convenience.

"Who is Huayima Qianli?" Someone asked out loud, 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 got this task.

The more people, the greater the competition and the greater the difficulty.

"Remember, no matter what the task is, the assessment time is one month. It will be calculated from tomorrow. If you return to the task within one month, you will pass the assessment and be eligible to compete for the title of Guoshi," said the Purple Dragon King.

In other words, this assessment task is just a means of elimination.

"Okay, you can act now." As soon as the words of the Purple Dragon King fell, everyone saluted and quickly turned to leave.

"Who is Hua Xima Qianli?" The thought flashed by, Chen Zong was sure that he had never heard of this nickname and this name.

"Perhaps, with the help of the power of the Dragon Pavilion."

It's just that Chen Zong didn't know whether the ten dragon teeth could allow the cabinet members to investigate the identity of Huaxima Qianli as soon as possible.