The moonlight was surging, and the wind was swaying in the high treetops, making a slow rustle......

Xin'er stood beside the young man, her eyes were gentle, and she looked at the three of them with a slightly shy look, with an apologetic look on her face: "I'm sorry, I originally wanted to come over earlier, because I have been pestered by other students, and it took me a lot of effort to get rid of them." ”

Yang Ming understood that after all, Xin'er was the county lord, and there must be many people, especially the male students of the Shangcai Academy, who wanted to be on the same team as Xin'er. If they knew that Xin'er finally chose to team up with Yang Ming, those students from the Shangcai Academy would be eager to kill the boy. Thinking that Xin'er had to be on a team with him so hard, Yang Ming couldn't help but feel moved, no matter how long he waited, it was worth it.

"Xin'er, it's okay, no matter how long it takes, I'll wait. ”

After listening to Yang Ming's words, the girl showed a shy expression, and a trace of blush appeared on her cheeks, fortunately, there was night to cover it.

"Ahem, cough, cough......" Lin Dong coughed unnaturally, which interrupted the conversation between the two people, "We still have one person left, who are we looking for?"

"I know a few students from our Academy, let's go ask first. Wang Shi proposed.

So Wang Shi took a few people to the other tents and asked the students of the Xia Cai Academy he knew one by one, but they had already formed a team early, and they had already reported to the past, and they could not be changed.

After some searching, the students of the entire Xiacai Academy have already asked once, but they have not found a single one.

Four are missing one, and often the last "one" is always difficult to find.

"Hey. Glancing at the time, Yang Ming sighed, "What can I do?" Time is running out, where can I find the fifth person?"

At this time, Xin'er suddenly proposed: "Yang Ming, why don't we go to Shangcai Courtyard and ask." ”

Hearing this, the young man's face was shocked, "You mean to find a team of students from the Talent Academy with us?"

Xin'er nodded, looking at the boy with a pleading look in her eyes.

Looking at the girl's sincere gaze, Yang Ming thought that maybe he could give it a try, after all, there was really no other way, so he nodded.

"Yang Ming, do you really plan to go to the camp of the Shangcai Academy and find those noble students to team up with us, right?" Seeing Yang Ming's statement, Lin Dong said with some disgust. "How could those noble cadets be on the same team as us. ”

Wang Shi also nodded in agreement, "Yang Ming, Lin Dong is right, those Shangcai Academy students will not team up with us. Maybe it will take the opportunity to humiliate us, and I don't want to ask for it. ”

Seeing Lin Dong and Wang Shi so resolutely resisting Shangcai Academy, Xin'er looked a little sad. As the lord of the county, she sincerely hopes that the two courts can turn hostility into jade silk and jointly resist Rongguo, but now it seems that the two houses are still like fire and water, however, the girl does not want to give up, maybe this team will be an opportunity, so she persuaded: "Brother Lin Dong, Brother Wang Shi, not everyone in the Shangcai Academy looks down on civilians, I believe that there will always be someone willing to team up with us." I beg you to give the Academy a chance. ”

Seeing Xin'er, who was the county lord, pleading like this, Lin Dong and Wang Shi didn't say anything anymore, so they had to agree.

"There's no way, since Xin'er has spoken, then let's go to the Shangcai Courtyard to ask about it. ”

Xin'er smiled with relief, so she took Yang Ming and the others to the camp of Shangcai Academy.

As soon as they entered the camp, Yang Ming and the others instantly attracted the attention of a group of students of the Shangcai Academy, just like three wild horses accidentally broke into the horse team, and the rest of the horses were wearing gorgeous saddles, only the three of them were dressed plainly, even if there was a cover of night, they looked very dazzling, and the people around them all cast surprised eyes, if it weren't for the Xin'er County Lord to lead the way, someone would have been unable to help but come over and drive them out.

Because they were afraid of the county lord, the students just whispered, or tilted their heads to the side, pretending not to see.

"Isn't that Yang Ming from the Xia Cai Academy?

"Ah, it turns out that the county lord refused to join us for the sake of this commoner from the Lower Academy. ”

......

Enduring the dazzling gaze, although Yang Ming's expression was calm, he had already begun to regret it in his heart.

"Are these people really willing to team up with us?"

But since I came, I had to bite the bullet and ask.

Walked one tent after another, but no one was willing, and everyone's answer was almost the same, as if they had been discussed in advance, "I'm sorry, county lord, I've already formed a team." ”

Of course, there are a few people who are more direct, even in the face of the county lord, they are unceremoniously refused: "County lord, I don't want to be on a team with civilians." ”

It's almost midnight, but Yang Ming and they still haven't found the fifth person, and if they fail to report the team list before the sub-hour, they will be disqualified from the exam.

Xin'er's right hand slapped heavily on a nearby tree, startling a leaf on the ground. The girl was very disappointed and sad, she didn't expect that the students of the Shangcai Academy would be so indifferent, why couldn't they accept the Xiacai Academy? Now that the enemy is present, the two academies are still so hostile and hostile, and they don't have the slightest sense of the overall situation, thinking of this, Xin'er's face became angry, and she even scolded,

"These bastards...... I really want to hang you up one by one and beat you up so that I can wake you up......"

Xin'er's pretty little face is shrouded in a layer of turbulent anger at the moment.

Yang Ming saw the girl so angry for the first time, so he comforted: "Don't be discouraged, haven't we finished asking yet? ”

Looking at Yang Ming's face with a warm smile, Xin'er felt a warm current in her heart, "I'm sorry, Yang Ming." However, I really hope that I can take this opportunity to let the students of the two academies get to know each other, and the nobles and commoners can become friends. ”

Lin Dong pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly and said, "I'm afraid that Lang is affectionate, and my sister has no intention." ”

Hearing Lin Dong's playful words, Yang Ming couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Shut up, don't say cool words." ”

At this time, perhaps the voices of Yang Ming and several people were too noisy, and they made noise to the people in the tent next to them.

"Damn, who's not going to let people sleep. ”

A very rude voice came from the tent, and then a chubby teenager "rolled" out of it, because his body was so fat, and he was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, and because his stomach was so big, the buttons that supported his clothes were almost inflated, revealing a white belly. He squeezed out the curtain and "rolled" out of the tent like a ball of meat.

He opened a pair of sleepy little eyes, because he had just been woken up from his sleep, and now he was very angry.

"Who are you who dare to quarrel with Lao Tzu's dream......"

The fat boy scolded angrily, but when he saw clearly that it was the county lord of Xin'er in front of him with a pair of small eyes, he immediately swallowed back the remaining swear words, and then his attitude turned one hundred and eighty degrees, as if changing his face, he quickly put on a grinning face, and asked: "Ouch, it turned out to be the county lord, the county lord is so late, is he here to find me?"

The little eyes blinked, and when he looked at the pretty face of the county lord, he suddenly burst into brilliance.

Xin'er frowned slightly, and said with some disgust: "It's nothing, I'm just passing by." ”

Maybe it's the idea of trying it, and although I dislike it, it's better than nothing, although the fly is small, it's also meat, after all, time is running out.

So, Xin'er asked, "Ye Zhanfei, have you formed a team?"

"Uh, what's this?" Hearing Xin'er's question, the fat boy named Ye Zhanfei touched his belly, his little eyes rolled, and then glanced at the three people behind Xin'er.

"Ye Zhanfei?" Hearing the fat boy's name, Lin Dong couldn't help laughing, "How can such a fat piece of meat fly?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Ye Zhanfei's face suddenly sank, and said, "What kind of green onion are you, dare to point fingers at Lao Tzu's name, look at your stupid appearance, your name shouldn't be a big fool, right?"

"You're stupid, my name is Lin Dong. Lin Dong clenched his fists and shouted loudly.

"Hmph, look at your bitter face, you look like the kind of person who drags his feet. Ye Zhanfei snorted disdainfully.

"Well, we're not here to fight. Xin'er stood between the two, and then stopped the two of them scolding, and then said a little angrily, "Ye Zhanfei, you haven't answered me yet, have you formed a team?"

"Ugh. The little eyes rolled again, and after a little thought, Ye Zhanfei said, "I'm sorry, county lord, I've formed a team." ”

Hearing this, Xin'er didn't stop there, the girl took a step forward, her face was cold, and she asked, "Then who are you teaming up with?"

"I'm in a group with Yan Zhendong and them. Ye Zhanfei opened his mouth and said,

But the girl smiled at the corner of her mouth and said coldly: "Nonsense, I asked Yan Zhendong just now, and there is no name of you in their group at all." ”

"Hey, no, that's probably my mistake, that's ......" I didn't expect Xin'er to make such a move, Ye Zhanfei instantly panicked.

"Okay, don't pretend, I didn't ask Yan Zhendong at all, I just tried you. Xin'er crossed her hands on her hips and asked angrily, "You haven't formed a team yet, have you?"

Seeing that the lie was exposed, Ye Fei had no choice but to say truthfully: "If I guessed correctly, the county lord wants to pull me to form a team with you, right?"

Xin'er nodded.

"Well, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I don't want to team up with you, because of this exam, I'm going to abstain. ”

"Abstaining? why?"

"I don't want to take this exam because I think there's something wrong with it?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Ye Zhanfei helplessly spread out his double search, and had to explain to the county lord, "County lord, think about it, Rongguo has the support of Liang Guo this time, and Rongguo must be determined to win the border mountain." However, the strength of Rongguo's students is actually about the same as Jiang Guo's, even if the students from the two countries participate in the merit selection exam together, Rongguo is not 100% sure that he will win. In this case, why did Rong Guo go to great lengths to pass the examination with Jiang Guo to decide the ownership of the border mountain? Moreover, the examination venue was still in Jiang Guo, wouldn't this be very unfavorable to Rong Guo. ”

This shows that Rongguo must be sure of victory. So I think there is something wrong with this exam, maybe it's a conspiracy, it's definitely dangerous, I don't want to take it, and if I don't do it, I'll lose my life. Ye Zhanfei shook his head and said.

Listening to Ye Zhanfei's words, Xin'er was greatly annoyed, "You are obviously an excuse, you are afraid of death." ”

"That's right, I'm just afraid of death," Ye Zhanfei puffed up his stomach, and if he was timid and afraid of death, he said it very justifiably, making people speechless.

But Yang Ming felt that Ye Zhanfei's words had some truth, and the young man was actually deeply suspicious of this exam, and when he heard the news that Rong Guo was going to jointly hold the merit selection exam with Jiang Guo, he felt faintly uneasy in his heart.

Looking at Ye Zhanfei, Wang Shi suddenly asked, "County Lord, he is a fat worm of the nobles, right?"

"Fat worm?" Hearing this word, Yang Ming was stunned.

"Well, the fat worm refers to some students among the nobles who eat, drink and have fun all day long, and don't think about cultivating, and spend their days in the academy, only waiting for graduation to go back to the family to inherit the ancestral business. Wang Shi explained, his tone obviously angry.

This is the privilege of the children of the nobility, who are born to enjoy the blessings of their ancestors and are supported by the state. This grace includes the titles and official positions of the ancestors, land, and even at the end of each year, the state has to give gold, silver and grain to the children of the nobles, and this is also in exchange for the loyalty of the nobles to fight bravely and defend the country to the death. At the beginning of the country, the ancestors of these nobles opened up the territory for the country, and made great contributions, according to the feudal system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the ancestors of the Zhou Dynasty were divided according to their merits, and the princes and kings were also rewarded according to the merits of the heroes who followed them, and they were canonized as nobles, knights, land, and hereditary replacement. But in the later period, the country was peaceful, there were many wars, and the comfortable life made the descendants of these nobles gradually slack, lived extravagantly, and gradually degenerated.

This is a simple truth, eat and drink well every day, grow up to be able to have officials, land, and money, who will work hard to cultivate, every day to find flowers and willows, night lights are red and green, isn't it extremely happy, this is almost a portrayal of the life of most aristocratic children, they are like parasites of the country, each of them is raised by the state to fatten, worthy of the name of "fat worm".

Listening to Wang Shi's explanation, Ye Zhanfei didn't care, and said chicly: "You have the ability, you also have a noble father." Reincarnation is also a science, Lao Tzu voted well back then, and his natural life was good. ”

Hearing this, Wang Shi's face instantly sank, Yang Ming didn't speak, he had already heard too much about this kind of "unfair" thing.

However, Xin'er suddenly covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "It's a pity, Ye Zhanfei, your good days are coming to an end." ”

Listening to Xin'er's words, Ye Zhanfei frowned slightly, and couldn't help but ask, "County Lord, what do you mean by this?"

"Haven't you heard your father mention it because your father is still a minister of the royal palace? In the near future, my father will introduce a new policy to rectify the aristocratic atmosphere, and the noble disciples who cannot be rated as excellent scholars of the academy before the age of twenty will have their inheritance rights revoked and their land stripped of them. ”

"What. Xin'er's words, like a thunderclap, sounded in Ye Zhanfei's ears, and his whole person stiffened in place, "County Lord, you won't be scaring me, right?" ”

"What do you think? As the county lord of Jiang Country, do you still need to be suspicious of my words?" Xin'er's little face was extremely serious, not like a joke. "Ye Zhanfei, think about it, you are eighteen years old this year, and you don't have many opportunities to take the Excellence exam. Yang Ming in our team, you should know him, he is the Nine Forces Xingyao, and it is definitely advantageous to team up with us. If I were you, I'd hug this thigh tightly. ”

After speaking, the corners of Xin'er's mouth lifted lightly, and she turned around and grabbed Yang Mingde's arm and was about to leave. "By the way, Yang Ming, let's ask the others, I think there must be a lot of people who want to team up with us. ”

Xin'er wanted to indulge in such a situation, the effect was very obvious, Ye Zhanfei was really panicked, he didn't care about getting dressed, wearing a white short coat, carrying loose pants, and chased out.

"County Lord, County Lord, wait for me, I'll team up with you......"

Looking at this round fat man, Yang Ming and Xin'er glanced at each other, and had to accept him for the time being.

"Yang Ming, we don't have much time, just him, although the fly is small, it is also meat. ”

Hearing Xin'er's words, Yang Ming smiled bitterly, "I've never seen a fly as fat as him." ”

In this way, Yang Ming's five-member team was gathered, and finally submitted the list before the time of the child.