"Roll call, call number"

Cui Shilang announced loudly, his voice was solemn and full of confidence, which fully showed the solid basic skills of a Ministry of Rites official.

When one of the officials opened the registration book and began to chant the names in order, the person who called the name held up the note in his hand and said the numbers aloud, and another officer held a brush and recorded the numbers reported.

"Chang Dezhi, No. 5", "Kong Lixin, No. 7", "Bai Xile, No. 3", "Liu Zhengfeng, No. 9".

Hearing someone report the ninth, Tan Xiaotian turned his head to look, it was his opponent in this round, and it was the name he had heard just now, it was a representative sent by the Liu family, according to Liu Bensheng, that was the best disciple of the Liu family's generation.

Looking at the age of about eleven or twelve years old, not tall, not fat or thin, wearing a blue cloth shirt, fair complexion, beautiful eyebrows, looking like the kind of good child who is excellent in character and learning, and does not let the elders and teachers worry about it.

Feeling Tan Xiaotian's gaze looking at him, Liu Zhengfeng instinctively looked back, glanced at Tan Xiaotian and then turned his head back, his expression was solemn, obviously worried about whether he would run into the two people of the Dong family and the Jiang family. As for Tan Xiaotian, it is estimated that Liu Bensheng talked to him briefly just now, so he didn't take it very seriously.

"Dong Yuyan, No. 1", "Jiang Yibei, No. 4", "Tan Xiaotian, No. 9"

The roll-call process continued, and soon the names of the disciples of the three great families were sung by the officials, and the numbers they chose were also known to everyone.

A sigh and a relieved smile rang out as things became clearer, not loud, but enough to be felt by many people.

Most of the participants in this competition are teenagers, although because of the perennial practice of Go, the mind is much more stable than most of their peers, but after all, they are not old adults, and they are not so comfortable with emotional control - the first round of encountering the disciples sent by the three major families is almost equivalent to being out. And if you don't run into it, there is at least a fifty percent chance, isn't this the best start for people who want to get ahead and become famous early? As for those who met the disciples of the three great families, they couldn't help but be disheartened, although they were the best representatives of their respective families, they were not confident compared to the people of the three major families.

looked at Liu Zhengfeng again, but found that Liu Zhengfeng was also looking at himself, the eyes of the two people met in the air, and after a short pause, Tan Xiaotian nodded subconsciously and handed over a kind smile. Liu Zhengfeng's expression froze, and he quickly twisted his head away again.

It was a little embarrassing not to get a response, but fortunately, the distance between the two people was relatively far, and no one noticed this short eye contact except for the two parties, Tan Xiaotian grinned self-deprecatingly, and stopped looking at Liu Zhengfeng - anyway, it is the opponent of the game, who knows if there will be a chance to see each other again after today, since people are unwilling to take care of themselves, why should they have a hot face and stick to other people's cold butts.

learned that his own child had a disciple of the Zheng family. Liu Bensheng smiled bitterly and gave his hand to Zheng Xing, Zheng Xing also smiled knowingly - the first round of meeting the Liu family was not bad for such a start, it was better than meeting the Dong family and the Jiang family, this competition is to take the top four and then select one of the three judges to be the princess lecturer. You don't need to win to the end, so it's of course better not to run into strong opponents, and for the Maison, it's important to have the final result. As for the process in between, it is best to be wonderful, but as long as the purpose is achieved. It's not unacceptable to be ugly at all.

Lowering his head, seeing Liu Zhengfeng's grim expression, Liu Bensheng knew that the child was under pressure in his heart, so he gently patted him on the shoulder and put his mouth close to the child's ear, "Don't be afraid, that child is only eight years old, and he officially became a disciple of the Zheng family half a month ago, his talent may indeed be good, but his strength is definitely limited, and he must be the weakest one among the disciples of the three major families, this is also an excellent opportunity for you, if you can win him, your fame will definitely jump up." ”

"yes, I see." After getting Liu Bensheng's suggestion, Liu Zhengfeng's fighting spirit was rekindled - what about the disciples who came out of the Zheng family, he is still the strongest inner disciple of the Liu family's generation, only eight years old, even if he has only been able to speak for a few years since he started learning chess, he doesn't believe that he can't clean up.

"The opponent has been decided, and the players are seated according to the number in their hands." The little official in charge of the record wrote the situation and presented it to the three examiners for review, and after confirming that it was correct, Cui Shilang got up again and announced loudly.

The chess table in the hall has a number plate with numbers written on the table, black on a white background, very eye-catching, according to the number on the note, it is easy to find their respective seats, table nine, on the far right of the hall, next to it is a wide window, the window is open, you can see the flowers and plants in the courtyard from the window, the light is sufficient, the air is smooth, Tan Xiaotian is very satisfied.

But after a while, Liu Zhengfeng also came to the table, glanced at Tan Xiaotian, and sat down on the chair opposite, with his hands on his shoulders, his eyes slightly closed, and he didn't say a word, as if he was regulating his breath and stabilizing his mind.

Since the other party didn't mean to say hello, Tan Xiaotian naturally didn't need to take the initiative to show goodwill, he was also a very proud person in the depths of his character, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to have a hard encounter with Tao Xinyu as soon as he entered Zhengmen.

The participating chess players are seated, and the people who accompany them must leave the court according to the regulations, so as not to affect the progress of the game, of course, the Hanlin Academy will not let such a large group of people stand in the courtyard, and the room has already been arranged to prepare tea and snacks, there are food and drink, and some are kung fu to chat slowly.

"Brother Zheng, I didn't expect us to be really fateful. Looks like you're going to have a drink tonight. Seeing Zheng Xing, Liu Bensheng said with a wry smile.

"Hehe, Brother Liu, why be so polite, although I really want to be Dong tonight, I may not be able to make my wish come true. Could it be that you have already told your child to let him secretly release water? Zheng Xing asked with a smile.

"Hehe, Brother Zheng, don't dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing, the princess lecturer is selected, and I don't dare to deceive if I borrow Liu's guts. The problem is that when he meets Tan Xiaotian, a genius boy, it is really difficult for Zhengfeng to pass the test. Liu Bensheng said with a smile - of course he wants his disciple to win, but it is equally important to maintain a good relationship with the Zheng family, first lower his stature, so that Liu Zhengfeng won't embarrass Zheng Xing too much. (To be continued.) )