The imperial capital also ushered in a snowfall, but it was intermittent and lingering, not at all as hearty as in the north.

And because of the humid air in the south, it was so cold that people couldn't stand it, and Qin Qin, who said that she liked the south not long ago, had already taken out the mink fur that Mo Yan gave her at the beginning and wrapped her body.

Because there were no events during this time, all major institutions left Chaotianque to see this rare snow scene in the imperial capital.

After Yun Zhilan's proposal, Jian Jiu also felt that the mental state of the academy during this time was indeed a little nervous, so he called all the students and left Chaotianque.

Moderate relaxation, combining work and rest, is the attitude that should be done in everything, and practice is no exception.

Winter in the south is completely different from the north, in the south, when it snows, there will be a lot of children playing in the streets, building snowmen, having snowball fights, and even adults will come out of the house and look up at the snow.

And in the north, when it snows, you can't see a person on the street, because snow is only the norm in the north, and it won't be as novel as in the south.

Qin Qin looked at the people with joyful faces, and pouted, "Is this also snow?"

Jian Jiu said with a smile: "It has not snowed in the Chaotian Empire for ten years, and the Imperial Capital has not snowed for at least twenty years, which is indeed rare for these people. ”

Qin Qin shook his head, feeling that the gap was inevitably too big.

At this time, a little girl was kicked out of a restaurant, pushed and yelled, and when she pushed down the steps, she was almost pushed to the ground.

The little girl was not very old, twelve or thirteen years old, her hair was disheveled, her little face looked very dirty, and she had only a thin and tattered garment on her body, which could not withstand the cold north wind.

Jing frowned and said, "How come there are such people in the imperial capital?"

Yun Zhilan sighed: "Everywhere, there are poor people and women, even in the capital of the powerful Chaotian Empire, the powerful overlord of the Eastern Continent, there are beggars. ”

Jian Jiu nodded and said, "This is called 'Zhumen's wine and meat stinks and there are frozen bones on the road'." ”

Quietly took out some silver coins and was about to step forward to give alms, but was pulled by Yue Fangfei, and then Yue Fangfei walked up, blocked in front of the little girl who had turned around, and asked softly: "If you can eat with your hands, don't use tears, because no one will sympathize with you." ”

The little girl looked up at Yue Fangfei and frowned, "Do I know you?"

After saying that, he was about to leave.

Yue Fangfei frowned, then took out some scattered silver, and her body blocked the little girl again, showing the silver in front of her eyes.

The little girl reached out to grab it, but Yue Fangfei retracted her hand and said, "I can give you the money, and I can take you in for a good meal, provided that you have to do something for me." ”

The little girl frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Yue Fangfei thought for a while and said: "There is a pastry shop in Xicheng, it is very delicious, if you help me buy some back, the rest of the money is the reward, and I will let you in to eat, as you like." ”

The little girl stared at the broken silver in Yue Fangfei's hand, nodded and said, "Okay!"

Yue Fangfei didn't give her all the silver, but only gave enough money to buy pastries, and then said, "I'll wait for you inside, if we finish eating and you haven't come back, we'll leave." ”

The little girl took the money and ran.

Jian Jiu smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that she won't come back after taking the silver?"

Yue Fangfei watched the little girl's back disappear at the end of the street, and said leisurely: "Then the right should be a charity for her, but it's a pity that the money can only allow her to live a few more days, and it can't last the year at all." ”

Jian Jiu nodded, didn't speak, and walked into the restaurant first.

Of course he knew the meaning of Yue Fangfei's doing, if the little girl could really resist the temptation of those silver coins and really bring back the pastries, Yue Fangfei would definitely give her some more money and invite her to a good meal.

Of course, Yue Fangfei won't give too much, so she can't let the little girl survive this winter, but the little girl can understand a truth, if you want to live, you have to do it, as long as the little girl can understand this truth, she can naturally live.

Begging is just a habit, and if she abandons this habit, then she may have a hard time in the future, but at least she will no longer have to rely on others for charity.

Everyone had a good meal in the restaurant, but the little girl still didn't come back, Yue Fangfei waited for a while, but still didn't see the little girl, Yue Fangfei stood up and said with some loss: "Let's go." ”

At this time, there was a noise outside, and then the little girl broke through the block of the restaurant guys, rushed into the restaurant, looked left and right, and quickly ran to Yue Fangfei's side and put a box of pastries on the table.

Yue Fangfei sat down, there was no change in expression on her face, and she gently opened the pastry box, a box of pastries, neat, and not one less.

At this time, the guy chased after him, and just wanted to say something, Yue Fangfei raised her hand, and after saluting, she retreated.

Yue Fangfei looked at the little girl and asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

The little girl looked at the pastries, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and did not answer, but asked, "I bought you the pastries, can you count the words you say?"

Yue Fangfei nodded, "Naturally." ”

As he spoke, he took out the previous loose silver, then subtracted some of it, handed the rest to the little girl, and said, "You have made me wait for a long time, so I have to deduct some of it, of course, if you want it all, you have to tell the reason why you are so late." ”

The little girl thought about it, and was just about to say that it was because the pastry shop was too far away and she had never been to Xicheng, so she searched for a long time and delayed the time, but before she could speak, Yue Fangfei said: "If you lie, the meal I promised you will be gone." ”

The little girl frowned, thought about it and said truthfully: "After you give me the money, I will run away with the money, I think so, anyway, the money is in hand, why do I have to run errands for you?"

She quickly explained: "Anyway, I don't know if your words count, in case I buy you back pastries, and you are gone, and these pastries are not enough for me to eat, I might as well just take the money to eat a full meal." ”

Yue Fangfei asked again, "Then why didn't you do this?"

The little girl looked at Yue Fangfei, played a little clever, and said, "Seeing that you are also big people, it is impossible for words not to count, so I will gamble." ”

Yue Fangfei nodded and said, "Even if this is the case, it won't take so long, because it won't take you a quarter of an hour to make this decision." ”

The little girl frowned again, thinking to herself that the other party couldn't follow her, how could she know so clearly?

She then said truthfully: "After buying the pastry, I was so hungry, and the smell of the pastry kept tempting me, so I hesitated again, whether to eat a little first and then come back, or simply eat it all and not come back, and then I thought that I would buy it anyway, so I should bear with it again." ”

Yue Fangfei nodded, then called the guy in the restaurant, asked the little girl for a bowl of porridge, and then served the meal, and then just watched the little girl finish eating, and finally checked out and left, without saying anything.

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Winter solstice.

The martial arts arena in the imperial city was crowded with people, in addition to the top 50 who were promoted to the showdown, there were many people who came to watch the ceremony to witness these 50 teams.

Today, His Majesty the Emperor of the Chaotian Empire did not stand on the platform on the statue, but directly stood on the high platform, and he would personally award awards to these fifty teams.

Under the gaze of everyone, a gold-armored warrior slowly walked up to the high platform, first saluted the emperor, and then saluted everyone, and said loudly: "First of all, congratulations to the fifty institutions for entering the top fifty, these fifty institutions will all be awarded the purple gold seal of the alliance, and the personnel participating in the event will also receive the medal issued by the alliance. ”

As soon as he raised his hand, a team of armor soldiers appeared neatly, each of them held a box in their hands, twenty-five people on one side, exactly fifty people, with the order of the gold-armored warrior on the high platform, fifty armor soldiers walked to fifty institutions respectively, and then handed over the alliance seal to fifty people in charge, and took back the original seal.

The golden-armored warrior said in a few loud voices: "Now I shout my name, please come to the stage, His Majesty the Emperor will personally award you the Alliance Medal." ”

After speaking, as soon as he raised his hand, a pamphlet appeared in his hand, and then shouted out one by one, and then people walked out of the crowd one after another and walked onto the high platform.

This process alone took a whole morning, and after His Majesty the Emperor said some words of encouragement, all the personnel dispersed one after another, and tomorrow morning, the next round of duels would be held.

Unlike the previous two rounds, the third round is played with only one match per day, and it takes place in the afternoon, where one of the two sides is selected for two hours.

The so-called discussion means that both sides express their opinions on the practice, and then the other party raises questions, and then answers and explains, and after the end, the alliance announces who wins and who loses, and then contacts the afternoon showdown to determine the team that advances.

And after the third round, there is no repechage match at all, once it fails, it means that it is directly eliminated, and a team that is bypassed needs to face off against the first winning team in the end, which is also the survival of the fittest, and the final winning 21 teams enter the fourth round, and determine the top ten teams in accordance with the rules of the third round.

And tomorrow's first game is a duel between Boundless Academy and an institution called Shenyin Pavilion, and the Blue Academy drew the bye lot, that is to say, if the Boundless Academy wins, it will face off against the Blue Academy at the end of the third round to decide who can enter the fourth round and who will fail to exit......