On the street, Liu Qianyu stood in front of Cai Yin, his right fist with flames, and he caught Dahan's rock-like fist, and the flames collided with the rocks, and the flames burst into flames.

"Bang" fists collided in mid-air, slightly silent.

Squinting slightly and feeling the other party's strong power, Liu Qianyu's sword eyebrows furrowed slightly, and at his feet, cracks broke in the rocky ground in an instant. Wu Yao in the young man's body was circulating rapidly, and his strength suddenly rose to a new level.

"Ah......" With a shout, Liu Qianyu suddenly pushed forward with his bare fists, and rushed out of the flames, forcing the man who was more than two meters tall to retreat.

Under this strong flame, the big man's face changed, his body retreated sharply, and he retreated about a dozen steps before he stopped in embarrassment.

"What a powerful fist, it can knock me back. After the big man stabilized his figure, his face was slightly surprised, and he said, "It seems that I met my opponent today." ”

Liu Qianyu exhaled slowly, put his right hand behind his back, calmed the breath in his chest, and said coldly: "Hmph, what, does this little power surprise you?"

Cai Yin stood behind the young man, but saw that Liu Qianyu's right hand behind him was trembling uncontrollably, and the back of the hand was swollen and purple, obviously the big man's fist also made Liu Qianyu feel huge pressure, and the young man was just holding on.

After seeing that Cai Yin and Lin Dong were fine, Yang Ming was relieved, but his condition was not very good, Yang Ming and the young man were still in a stalemate, his sword blade could not advance a bit, and the young man stood firmly behind him with a shield.

The young man raised his head, smiled, and a large number of Wu Yao condensed on the shield, and suddenly pushed forward, and a fierce force pushed Yang Ming out.

Yang Ming hurriedly retreated, and his body crossed an arc in mid-air before he landed on the ground, and where he landed, the rock cracked.

Yang Ming raised his sword in front of his chest again, his body was like a bow, and he aimed at the other party: "Instant ......"

"Stop. ”

When Yang Ming was about to attack again, a group of soldiers in full armor rushed from the side of the street and surrounded several people.

"Who is so bold as to dare to fight openly in the national capital?" The leader was a man wearing a high hat and Jiang Guo's official uniform, who rode a red horse from the crowd and asked in a loud voice.

"Uncle Wang. Xin'er recognized that the horseman was Jiang Zi'an, who guarded the capital and was responsible for the security of the national capital, and he was also Xin'er's uncle Wang, the younger brother of King Jiang today.

Seeing that it was Xin'er, Jiang Zi'an's attitude also became much softer, "Lord Xin'er, why are you on the street?"

"Uncle Wang, you came just in time, these two bullied me and insulted Jiang Guo. Xin'er pointed to the two opposite and said to Jiang Zi'an.

Jiang Zi'an looked at the two people, waved his palm, and the soldiers under him immediately raised their spears to surround the two people. But Jiang Zi'an didn't give the order to do it, he rode a red horse, walked up to the two of them, and asked, "Looking at your appearance, it shouldn't be Jiang Guo's people, you are Rongguo's students?"

The young man on the other side glanced at Jiang Zi'an with some jealousy, and then nodded reluctantly. Looking at the heavily armed soldiers, the young man didn't want to make the situation bigger, so he took the initiative to apologize:

"This lord, I'm sorry, I had some misunderstanding with the county lord just now, our brothers just want to have a discussion with the students of your country, and there is no malice. ”

"If you want to compete, wait until the time of the merit selection exam, and although you are from Rongguo, but now you are in the land of Jiang Guo, you must abide by the laws of Jiang Guo, and you will not be allowed to come nonsense. This time, I will let you go, and if there is a next time, I will not spare you. Jiang Zi'an shouted.

Forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, the young man had no choice but to nod, waved his palm, and turned away with the big man.

"Oh, yes. Suddenly, the young man seemed to think of something, turned his head, looked at Yang Ming, and asked aggressively, "I'm very interested in you, what's your name?"

"Yang Ming" Yang Ming took a step forward, and the wind blew his hair, revealing cold eyes.

"Yang Ming, I remember. What about you?" the young man nodded slightly, and then looked at Liu Qianyu behind Yang Ming, and asked again.

"Liu Qianyu. Liu Qianyu folded his arms, looked condescending, and said arrogantly, "What about you?"

"My name is Gao Li. The young man named Gao Li replied, and then pointed to the big man behind him, "He's my younger brother, Gao He." ”

That big man turned out to be a younger brother?

Not only Yang Ming and others, but also the crowd of onlookers on both sides of the street were also curious to discuss, whether it was body shape or appearance, the two were too different, and what was even more incomprehensible was that this big man with a height of more than two meters was still a younger brother.

"Isn't it, such a tall person is actually a younger brother?"

"They're not like each other, aren't they? ”

"That's a lie. ”

Hearing the questioning voices of the crowd, the "man" named Gao He suddenly shouted angrily, but his tone was a kind of youthful immaturity, "What are you laughing at? Lao Tzu is only thirteen years old this year." ”

"Huh......" The crowd erupted in disbelief.

"He said he was thirteen?"

"Fake, I think he looks like he's thirty. ”

Hearing this, Gao He clenched his fists and wanted to say more, but at this time, Gao Li stopped him and said: "There is no need to fight with Jiang Guo's people, there is a ability, we will divide the high and low on the battlefield." ”

Staring at Gao Li's provocative gaze, Yang Ming raised his head and said awe-inspiringly: "Okay, then we will compete in the meritocracy selection exam." We, Jiang Guo, will definitely not lose. ”

Gao Li smiled, and immediately took his younger brother Gao He to push away the crowd and leave with his head held high.

"I really didn't expect that this little Jiang Guo would have such a character, then Yang Ming should be twelve years old, but his strength is very strong, I'm afraid it is at least above the Five Forces Xingyao. On the way back to the post house, Gao Li said analytically.

"Hey, at the age of twelve, he has the strength of the Five Forces Xingyao, and when my brother was twelve years old last year, he only reached the Four Forces Xingyao. Gao He said in surprise.

"Well, that Yang Ming's talent is indeed above me, and don't forget, he is a remote Jiang country cultivator, Jiang country is not as good as Liang country, and it is far away from the center of the continent, too bright and thin, and the cultivation conditions are naturally not as good as our Liang country. This Yang Ming is indeed a ruthless character, and he must be eliminated before he grows up. Gao Li said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Well, there's also that guy named Liu Qianyu, who is also tricky. Gao He nodded and added.

The two brothers Gao Li and Gao He, in fact, are students of Liang Guo, last year Liang Guo and their two brothers failed, for this reason, the two brothers practiced hard for a year, and their strength increased greatly, they wanted to show their skills this year, but they didn't want to be arranged by Liang Guo to Rongguo, so they let the two brothers pretend to be Rongguo students to participate in the Rongguo and Jiang Guo's merit selection examination, the purpose is naturally to help Rongguo win this competition.

So when Jiang Zi'an asked if they were from Rongguo, Gao Licai nodded very reluctantly. It was simply overkill to be arranged to participate in the merit selection examination in Jiang Guo, a mere inferior country, and for Gao Li, this was an insult, like driving the tiger on the mountain into the field to fight with wild dogs.

But meeting Yang Ming today, Gao Li changed his opinion somewhat, but he still felt that he was sure to win this competition, and he was determined to win.

"If even the little Jiang country, our brothers can't conquer it, then in the future, how can we still gain a foothold in the Liang country. I stand tall and want to be the first in Liang country. ”

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After looking at the two brothers Gao Li and Gao He leaving, Jiang Zi'an turned his horse's head and came to the county lord's side, and said in a somewhat reproachful tone: "Xin'er, you are the county lord of Jiang Country, how can you do it with others at will in public." It's a loss of royal status. ”

Hearing Uncle Wang's reproach, she pursed her lips and said, "Uncle Wang, they insulted Jiang Guo first, we can't treat it as if we didn't hear it, and don't you often say that the dignity of the country is supreme, more important than life, and cannot be trampled on." ”

Jiang Zi'an shook his head helplessly, for this county lord, he often felt a headache, "You, you are always reasonable." However, I will tell your father the truth about this matter, you are not young, why don't you look like a girl at all, it is time for your father to discipline you well, it is best to let you be grounded for half a month, and learn the etiquette norms of the county lord. ”

Xin'er Xin'er stuck out her tongue, looking very cute, and said in her heart: Say, anyway, my father loves me, so he won't punish me.

After that, Jiang Zi'an looked at Yang Ming and the others again, and said: "Today's incident, although there is a reason for it, but the street fight is really wrong. However, you are also thinking about it to protect Jiang Guo's face, and the merits and demerits are offset. In a few days, the merit selection exam is coming, and you are all excellent students in the college, can you be confident?"

Yang Ming and others arched their hands and said: "Students should go all out and live up to their mission. ”

The sound is loud and audible.

"Well, with ambition, this is a good man in Jiang Guo. Jiang Zi'an nodded with satisfaction and showed a satisfied smile.

At this time, Jiang Zi'an glanced at the half-destroyed Qionghua Restaurant, and then called the shopkeeper and said with concern: "Shopkeeper, I have made you suffer." You sort out the loss of the restaurant, report it, and the palace will pay for it to help you repair the restaurant. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper knelt down gratefully and thanked him, "Thank you, Dazai-sama." ”

"Uncle Wang, we didn't smash the Qionghua Restaurant, it was those two Rongguo people who did it. Xin'er said angrily, "Why do you let us pay for it ourselves." ”

Jiang Zi'an smiled bitterly and said, "County Lord, do you think that if we go and ask Rongguo for money, they will give it to us happily?"

"Hmph, the people of Rongguo still want to rob our land now, how can they give us money. Xin'er said angrily.

"Yes, but I'll still ask them for compensation through diplomatic channels, but we can't make the shopkeeper wait, so the palace will pay this part of the money first. Rongguo owes us Jiang Guo too much, it's not just a restaurant, these accounts, sooner or later, we have to settle these accounts with them. ”

Hearing Jiang Zi'an's words, Xin'er understood: "It's still Uncle Wang who is thoughtful." ”

"Dazai-sama, you're wise. ”

"Dazai-sama, you really love the people like a son. ”

Hearing Jiang Zi'an's words, the surrounding people shouted one after another, all praising Jiang Zi'an's benevolence.

Jiang Zi'an, appointed as the palace dazai, was in charge of 10,000 city guards in the national capital, won the trust and respect of King Jiang, and he has always loved the people like a son, handled things fairly, and had a high prestige among the people and ministers.

After dealing with the matter, Jiang Zi'an rode a red horse and led the soldiers away.

Looking at the cheering people in the middle of the road, Yang Ming couldn't help but praise: "Xin'er, your uncle Wang is really loved by the people." ”

Xin'er nodded knowingly and said, "Of course, Uncle Wang is the person my father relies on the most." ”

At this time, Xin'er suddenly approached the young man's ear, lowered his voice, and whispered: "Let me tell you one thing, in fact, it should be Uncle Wang who inherited the throne of Jiang at the beginning, not my father, Uncle Wang is the eldest son of the first king, and my father is only the second son." But it's a pity that when Uncle Wang was born, he had a disability in his feet and was born lame. The first king took into account the face of the royal family, revised the birth record, and appointed his father, who was born a month later, as the eldest son, and later, the first king died, and my father inherited the throne naturally. For this matter, my father has always felt guilty and felt sorry for Uncle Wang. But Uncle Wang has never complained, he has always done his best for Jiang Guo, and he is the person I admire the most. ”

Hearing this, Yang Ming couldn't help but admire in his heart, and then looked at the distant figure, Yang Ming's gaze also became fierce, "Dazai-sama, it's really amazing." ”

Zu Ze floated in mid-air, noncommittal to the young man's words, and then slipped back into Yang Ming's body. Thinking that there are still a few days before the selection exam, I urgently need to recharge my energy and wait for the exam to come.

"It seems that this exam may not be so easy. ”

Hearing Zu Ze's words, Yang Ming nodded in his heart, his brows furrowed slightly, "Yes, that young man named Gao Li, his shield is really hard, and it can't be pierced at all." ”

At this time, Cai Yin finished checking Lin Dong's injury, but fortunately it was not serious, and Xin'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Ming walked up to Liu Qianyu and said sincerely: "Thank you for saving Caiyin just now." Also, our previous bet will be invalidated, please come back to the Martial Arts Academy. Xin'er is right, now that the enemy is present, we should work together and unite with the outside world. ”

Staring at Yang Ming's sincere black eyes, Liu Qianyu nodded.

"Great. Seeing the two teenagers turn their rivalry into jade silk, Xin'er walked between the two and said happily, "In order to show friendship, let's shake each other's hands." ”

When Xin'er said this, the girl immediately regretted it. I saw that after Yang Ming and Liu Qianyu heard Xin'er's proposal, the two of them were almost at the same time, their noses snorted lightly, their eyebrows furrowed, and they put their hands behind their backs in disgust with each other.

The movements are consistent, just like two brothers who are full of tacit understanding.

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There are foreign envoys to visit, naturally it is inevitable to hold a state banquet, although the visitor is not good, but the etiquette of the country still has to be followed, especially the visiting envoys in addition to Rong Guo, as well as the envoys of the Liang State, can not be neglected easily.

In addition to entertaining the envoys of the two countries, the state banquet was arranged on a large scale, and the students of the two countries who participated in the merit selection examination were all invited to attend.

For more than 900 years, the cultivation system of the mainland has been nationalized, led by the Great Zhou Dynasty, which ordered various countries to open martial arts academies, so although the cultivation academies of various countries are different in size and scale, the system is almost the same, and they all follow the assessment rules formulated by the Great Zhou Dynasty. In previous years, the results of the annual selection of merit students in various colleges should also be reported to the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that the dynasty can grasp the strength of various countries at any time, however, in recent years, few countries have done so.

A total of 125 students participated in Jiang Guo's meritocracy selection examination this time, including 23 students who passed the promotion assessment this year, plus 122 students who had already passed the promotion assessment before, but failed to pass the meritocracy selection examination, and were rated as second-class students. On the Rongguo side, there are 135 students.