After less than a day, when he came to Shangde Hall again, Xuan Shaoning felt very different: yesterday was in the evening, when he first came to the academy, he was worried; It's the time of the hour, and it's the time to read.

When the thirteen people stepped into the door, they saw one person standing on the stage with his hands behind his back, with a straight posture, which was the senior brother of the academy today-Chu Jing. After hearing the sound, Chu Guan turned around and said with a little seriousness: "All sit down, there is Senior Brother Lao Ye."

"How dare you, Senior Brother is polite, I'll go first, you should learn from Senior Brother Chu!" Ye Kai still grimaced with a smile, and then disappeared suddenly.

"In today's first lesson, I want you to understand the general trend of the day!" Chu Guo said and stood to the side, revealing the cyan stone wall map behind him.

"The blade-shaped one in the middle is our girder, and the position near the petiole is the national capital Xuancheng. To the north of us, up to the edge of the map, is Xiliang, a people rising on horseback, bent on galloping the Central Plains, and our greatest enemy to the north; The land of Xiliang is a thousand miles of Gobi, there are few grasslands, and the Donghu bordering it occupies the grassland with abundant water and grass, and the crescent-shaped Donghu border separates Daliang and Xiliang, becoming the gentle area of the two countries; The area where the sea and land intersect in the south is the Lower Tang Dynasty, which has just forcibly occupied Yinzhou, and its territory is not only these lands, but also includes the hundred islands on the sea, and its capital is on the island: this small small country sandwiched between our Daliang and the Lower Tang Dynasty is the Xue State, and the whole country is only seven cities; There are three small countries in the easternmost part, namely Belle, Modu, and Chen, although they are nominally independent countries, but Chen and Belle are both vassals to our Great Liang and pay tribute every year, which is actually a vassal state, and Modu is a vassal state of the Lower Tang Dynasty; Finally, this thousand miles to the west is Nanzhao, it is said that there is a miasma of smoke for a hundred miles, we know very little about this country, there was only one battle a hundred years ago, after the defeat of Nanzhao, there is little news to hear, it seems very mysterious. ”

Chu Guo's explanation made everyone understand: now the general trend is for the five countries of Xiliang, Xia Tang, Nanzhao, Donghu and Daliang, and the powerful ones are Xiliang, Xia Tang and Daliang, which can be described as a three-legged stand, Donghu occupies a favorable geographical position, and Nanzhao is far away. The land area of Xiliang is the most vast, followed by the Xia Tang Dynasty, which has a small land area but a vast sea area, and the second is the main beam.

"Our dynasty is in the land of four wars, surrounded by several large countries, and in the past hundred years since the founding of the country, the conquest has continued" Speaking of this, Chu is not worried.

"Judging from the current situation, we are at a disadvantage, the Xiliang cavalry is fast, the Xia Tang is good at water warfare, and our Daliang is at a disadvantage in both aspects" Shi Gong Zhengyuan stared at the map tightly and spoke first, his voice low but magnetic.

"Zhengyuan's analysis is right!" Chu immediately gave affirmation.

"Since you have found a weakness, why don't you work on these two aspects?" Xiao Moyan was once again unwilling to be left behind.

"It's easy to say, but it's hard to do, you'll definitely know in the future" Chu poured a basin of cold water instead, which made Xiao Moyan very discouraged.

"Now, let's get down to business, open the Subset in front of you, and we'll start learning the first chapter," Chu picked up the book and began the teenagers' first lesson.

The sunlight shining through the screen window to the ground quietly shifted its position, and in the blink of an eye, the day reached midday, and the hour-long morning class came to an end. On the way to the festival dining hall, Xuan Shaoning looked like he was worried.

"Are you still savoring the contents of the morning class?"

When he turned around and saw Qi Wantong's face, Xuan Shaoning was also stunned, but he didn't expect this girl to take the initiative to talk to him.

"Yes and no, hehe, I can't tell" I don't even know why I can't even speak clearly.

"Then don't think about it too much, Fat Kui's food is still waiting for us, let's go" said and pulled Xuan Shaoning with his hand, seeing that Qi Wantong actually took the initiative to talk to Xuan Shaoning, and held hands, Xiao Moyan was surprised, "My father said that men and women can't kiss, how could Wantong be so casual!" ”

"Men and women don't kiss, that's for you, for a beautiful boy like Shaoning, but it's a different matter, haha!" Ke Ran still didn't forget to be sarcastic all the time.

"You think you can look better than me!"

"Okay, the appearance is predetermined, why bother with it" Su Qian originally wanted to persuade him, but he didn't expect it to backfire.

"You mean I'm born ugly?!"

"That's not what I meant!" Su Qian looked very innocent.

"A good man makes a contribution, and he doesn't rely on his looks" Duan Lang, as a good brother, finally comforted Xiao Moyan.

A few people came to the festival house noisily.

In the southwest corner of the academy, there is a school martial arts field, covering an area of ten acres, the outermost circular track is the hippodrome, the interior is divided into two, one is the shooting range, the other is the martial arts field.

The martial arts classes that start before they start are located in the central martial arts field.

"There are many paths to martial arts, and the martial arts of Castle Peak Academy are different from person to person, and each person's understanding and mastery of martial arts is different. However, basic exercises are indispensable, and I will find and guide you to master the appropriate path from your learning process", Shen Ming was still expressionless, and finished the opening words of the first lesson in a flat tone.

"The basic homework is balance, strength, endurance, speed, accuracy, and agility, and you come with me."

In the middle of the martial arts field, there are many wooden screens, the top of the screens are tied with copper bells, the screens are wound with extremely fine wires, the screen arrangement is also irregular, some three are connected together, some are four connected together, from the outside to the inside of the city surrounded by four circles, each circle has a gap, but all the gaps are all disorderly arrangement, the surface of the screen seems to be painted with human shapes.

The teenagers were very curious when they saw such a strange thing for the first time, and they all gathered around, staring at it, wondering what it was for. When they got closer, they realized that the screen was much taller than them, and even if they jumped, it was difficult to touch the bell.

"There seems to be a copper mirror embedded in the middle of this screen" Huo Qing touched it with his hand, feeling the unique coldness and hardness of metal, looking closely at the copper mirror but couldn't see his face clearly, "There are some blurry copper mirrors."

"There seems to be a gray figure on this bronze mirror in front of me," Ling Scarlet Yan was also taken by Huo Qing to call the screen a bronze mirror.

"But there's nothing on this side in front of me" Du Shaoyin patted Gong Zhengyuan's shoulder next door and asked, "What do you see?" The result can be imagined, people completely ignored him and touched his nose.

At this time, there was also a figure on the screen in front of Xuan Shaoning, but it was not gray, but cyan, he was very curious why everyone saw it differently, was it deliberately arranged?

"This is a array, its name is the empty bell array" Shen Ming only spoke at this time, "from the inside to the outside there are nine, eighteen, twenty-seven, thirty-six screens, the screens are divided into three categories, gray figures, cyan figures, empty, the screens are connected with black iron wire, tough, smooth, wear-resistant, every two, three, four sides of the screen to form a group, a group and a group of vacancies just enough to accommodate one person through, the lower end of the screen according to the length of each group of digging a narrow groove, in the middle of the groove there is a section of iron sheet of similar length, a hook across the bottom of each set of screens so that all screens can slide".

After listening to Shen Ming's clear explanation, everyone was even more confused, what is such a complex device used for?

"The screen of the empty surface will reflect the shadow of the opposite person, the gray figure is the enemy, the cyan figure is his own person, when the screen rotates, the copper bell at the upper end will make a sound, then each group of screens will move in the forward and reverse directions, and the screen of each group will also rotate in a circle in the original position, people from the gap at one end into the gap at the other end, when you are in the center of the array, what you have to do is to use the ink pen in your hand to point the figure that appears, only the gray figure is your enemy, If you click on the other things, you will hurt your own people on the battlefield. The test of the empty bell array is your reflexes, flexibility, and ability to deal with complex situations" Shen Ming finished introducing the intention of the empty bell array in one breath, and for the time being, he didn't care whether the young people understood it or not.

"Who wants to be the first to try?" Shen Ming walked to the side of a screen and asked a question in front of the array, as if he was not asking the people present, but asking about the empty bell array.

"I'm coming!" In the incredible eyes of everyone, Shi Gong Zhengyuan walked out, and this usually silent and indifferent young man surprised everyone again at this time.

"Good!" Shen Ming, who was also indifferent, shook the screen closest to him with his hand, and all the screens began to rotate for a while, some moved in the opposite direction, some moved in the same direction, and the amplitude of each screen was different. At the same time, the copper bell began to ring, and the sound of "...... beef" became pervasive, and Xuan Shaoning's ears were gradually pierced by the sound of the bell, and he felt that he had never hated the wind chimes as much as he did now.

Shi Gong Zhengyuan also frowned, but he still took a step and entered the gap hesitantly. As soon as he entered the empty bell array, he felt dizzy, only to see that the screen in front of him kept changing, the empty surface, gray figures, and cyan figures were constantly changing in front of him irregularly, and a tight copper bell sound was really difficult to concentrate. He only felt that the ink pen in his hand was getting heavier and heavier, and it was difficult to find a target to start.

"What to do, I can't see the opponent clearly at all, no, you have to concentrate...... Ah, damn ringtones, I can't do it at all! Although Shi Gong Zhengyuan kept talking to himself, it was useless.

"No matter" Shi Gong Zhengyuan made a move, the ink pen was a little, and even he didn't see what he was pointing, and the screen had already turned over. At this time, Shi Gong Zhengyuan couldn't do anything, he could only point indiscriminately, the continuous flashing of light and shadow and the ringing that stimulated his ears all the time made the young man in it feel like the world was spinning, and the only thought left was to escape as soon as possible. Shi Gong Zhengyuan entered when he saw the gap appearing, and after even he didn't know how many gaps he had passed, he finally stumbled out of the formation.

Seeing his companion come out, Xuan Shaoning hurriedly stepped forward to support Shi Gong Zhengyuan, who was already unstable, and others also gathered around to ask with concern.

At this moment, the bell suddenly stopped, and the screen also stopped moving, and Shen Ming came over to report the results: "Zhengyuan has been in the formation for less than half a quarter of an hour, and has made a total of twelve shots, one against the enemy, five times to the empty surface, and six times to the friendly side."

After listening to the results, everyone really began to appreciate the power of the empty bell array, Xuan Shaoning did not forget to look at Shi Gong Zhengyuan at this time, only to see him gasping for breath, his face was pale, and there was unwillingness in his eyes.

"If we can get all the points right in the formation, then we can say that we are masters, right?" Xiao Moyan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally couldn't help it, and his words trembled a little, clearly full of fear of the empty bell array.

"All right? Since the formation of this array, no one has been able to do it, except for ...... He...... If you can point to sixty percent," Shen Ming looked at with deep eyes, "Then, most of the opponents you will encounter in the future will be fine."

He? Which he? Who is he? Why did Shen Ming's expression be so strange when he mentioned him, including regret, hatred, and confusion..... Xuan Shaoning couldn't read the emotion in Shen Ming's eyes, what he could think of was that if he entered the formation by himself, he was afraid that he would not even be as good as Shi Gong Zhengyuan.

"It's getting late, so let's stop for today. This first lesson is to hope that you will understand that the complicated situations that you need to face in this world, whether on the battlefield or in the court, are only as complicated as this empty bell array.......

Shen Ming's words were naturally not understood by the teenagers, they looked up at the sky, and sure enough, it was already full of red clouds, and because of the tense situation just now, everyone didn't notice the passage of time at all.

"Why? Why, exactly! Any array must have a way to crack it, where is the doorway of the empty bell array? Shi Gong Zhengyuan sat alone on the stone steps in front of the court, still entangled.

After watching from a distance for a while, Qi Wantong cheered herself up several times, and finally made up her mind to walk towards Shi Gong Zhengyuan.

"I didn't see you go to the festival dining hall at night, this is the brocade perch made by the fat chef, the taste is very delicious, everyone is rushing to eat it at night, I specially brought some back...... You...... Taste it", Qi Wantong also slowly sat down on the stone steps at this time, took out a small plate of perch in his hand from the food box, and slowly handed it to Shi Gong Zhengyuan.

"I'm not hungry, thank you" After a faint sentence, Shi Gong Zhengyuan got up and returned to the house, leaving Qi Wantong to sit alone with a saucer.

This scene happened to be bumped into by Xuan Shaoning and Yan Keran, who were walking side by side.

"This Shi Gong Zhengyuan is such a big shelf, and the girl's heart is so disappointed, if it is Xiao Moyan, I can't sleep with joy!" Yan Keran said very regretfully, after all, Qi Wantong's beauty is seen by everyone.

Xuan Shaoning looked at Qi Wantong who was depressed, and then cast his eyes on the back that had already disappeared into the darkness, and faintly felt that Shi Gong Zhengyuan's behavior was inappropriate.