Young Genius Chapter 18: The Challenge of Playing with Death
As the twilight rose, Master Beidou took the stage to speak again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today's exam is the largest in the hundred years of my Spirit Mirror Country. There are a total of 40 students in the beginner class who have officially obtained the rank. The 40 teenagers will enter the formal classes of the academy for training from tomorrow. I hope that all of you will continue to work hard and become the pillars of the country as soon as possible. β
The audience once again burst into thunderous applause, and Jiang Yanhong and the princes and nobles gradually withdrew.
However, no one expected that at this time, Jiang Yunye suddenly shouted in the direction of his father.
"Father, wait a minuteβI have something to ask for. β
In an instant, everyone present fell silent, and everyone looked at him silently.
Jiang Yanhong was puzzled, and motioned to the eunuch Fu next to him to ask.
"The king asked you, did you request as candidate number one hundred and eighty-nine, or as the second prince?"
"Does it make a difference?"
Fu Lai said again: "The king said, if you are requesting as the second prince, then go back to the palace." β
Jiang Yunye shook his head decisively, took a big step forward, and said bravely: "Then I will ask as candidate number one hundred and eighty-nine." β
Jiang Yanhong laughed, so he simply asked himself: "Candidate One hundred and eighty-nine, what do you want? Are you so confident that this king will definitely agree to your request?"
Jiang Yunye knelt down and bowed his hand, and said respectfully and confidently: "I believe that you are a king who loves talents, so I have the courage to make a request to you." I'm the first boy in a hundred years to get the Spirit Leap by three levels in a row, shouldn't the king give me a reward?"
"Hahaha, it turned out that I was asking for a reward. Whatever you want, the king grants your request. β
Everyone around the temple laughed along with the king, but Jiang Yulong was the only one who felt a little nervous in his heart.
Yun Ye turned his head to look at him, and this glance intensified the feeling in Jiang Yulong's heart.
Yun Ye looked up at the king and said, "King, there is a teenager who missed the registration today, but he really wants to enter the Jade Void Capital Academy to study and serve the country in the future." I beg you to give him this opportunity. Moreover, you just granted my request. β
"Hahaha, it turned out that I was going to introduce a talent, you brought him over. β
Jiang Yanhong didn't think about what would happen next, but Yueqin beside him felt more and more uneasy.
Yun Ye stood up, turned to look at Jade Dragon confidently, and then stretched out his hand domineeringly to him.
Everyone looked over with Jiang Yunye's hand-
"Who is it?"
The people in the square didn't know why, but Jiang Yanhong's face had gradually darkened.
The joy he had just expressed in his heart had turned sour at the moment, and his face was full of bitterness and embarrassment.
"Come here, brother. Yun Ye has been encouraging him.
The jade dragon's footsteps stuck to the spot finally slowly walked to the center, and then bowed his head and bowed to his father.
Yun Ye shouted towards the Great King again, "Great King, you have just promised to give him a chance. β
Although Jiang Yanhong fell into contradictions and embarrassment, how could Chrysostom, as the king of a country, break his word.
After he was silent for a long time, the entire Aragami Hall suddenly became very silent, and Jiang Yanhong suddenly shouted angrily.
"Shangguan Cloud Chainββ"
General Shangguan hurriedly ran to his side. "The end will be here, what does the king command?"
"General Shangguan, you can give him this opportunity, whether you can grasp it or not depends on his creation. β
"The last general commandsβ"
Shangguan Yunlian is the father of Shangguan Yuan, who had a conflict with Jiang Yulong before.
There was smugness and gloom in his eyes, and he took a step forward and stared at Jiang Yulong.
The corners of Shangguan Yunlian's mouth smirked, snorted, clapped his hands, and then the two deputies brought a giant bow and arrow.
"This is, Kaishan's bowβ"
The people and teenagers present were shocked, this mountain opening bow was the heirloom of the Shangguan family.
"Does General Shangguan want to use the Kaishan Bow?" the civilians in the square whispered.
Shangguan Yunlian lifted the Kaishan Bow with one hand, aimed at the top of the clock tower on the south side of the square, and fired.
The giant iron arrow flew past the top of the plaza with a single whizz, and then slammed into the spire of the tower.
"Is this going to be?"
Except for Jiang Yanhong, everyone's faces were worried, and everyone raised their heads to look at the top of the clock tower, but the shadow of the arrow in the vast night did not appear.
This bell tower is the commanding height of the entire capital, and the bells here can even be heard in every corner of the Yuxu capital. The guards from above can have an unobstructed view of the city's water.
The spire was several feet higher than the guard post. There is little to climb on the exterior of the entire clock tower. The guards stood guard only with the help of hundreds of ladders in the tower.
Shangguan Yunlian raised his bow and arrows, and shouted wildly: "The king is willing to give the candidates a chance, and take off the arrows from the spire of the tower in a moment of incense to let you enter the academy." β
After saying this, he returned to the king's side, deliberately looked very helpless, bent down and hung his head, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, is this really good?"
Jiang Yanhong didn't care if he had a scheming at the moment, he just stared at Jiang Yulong and snorted unhappily.
"Very good, doesn't he want to enter the academy, then let's see if he has the ability. β
Yueqin's eyes were in tears, she pulled the sleeve of the king's coat, and complained: "Your Majesty, he is Ah Long." β
Jiang Yanhong angrily shook off Yueqin and asked Fulai to take her down, and then shouted at Jiang Yulong.
"If you want to enter the Jade Void Capital Academy, this is your only chance. β
But everyone knew that this opportunity was as difficult as climbing to heaven for a teenager.
However, what he never expected was that Jiang Yulong did not compromise and retreated, and actually agreed to this hard-won opportunity.
He bowed to his father again, still with some fear in his eyes, and then resignedly, "I'll give it a try." β
Jiang Yulong slowly moved a few steps, breathing out a few times, closing his eyes and paying attention, not thinking about everything in the outside world.
But the partners all rushed over and worriedly persuaded them, "Don't." β
Yun Ye even angrily turned his head and looked up at his father, and roared in confusion: "Father, you can see clearly, he is a jade dragon." β
The onlookers suddenly realized, and they were all whispering and talking.
"It turned out to be the third prince. β
"Do you remember that prophecy that was sealed thirteen years ago?"
"What a prophecy, isn't it just the rumor of the assassin's death? β
"No, no, no, I heard from the people in the palace that it was because of the Marquis of Cangyun and the concubine. β
Jiang Yulong ignored everyone's persuasion, still closed his eyes and concentrated, condensing the spiritual power of his whole body.
He waved his arms and immediately jumped forward, his light skills as light as a swallow were comparable to those of many Lingyue-level assassins.
His move immediately stunned everyone present except Gu Xuanwu and Jiang Yunye.
Although Gu Xuanwu agreed with him not to show his martial arts, but at this time, the situation was special, he was not angry because of Yulong's move, but had been praying for him.
Momiji and the others glanced at each other, feeling dazed by each other, and couldn't help but sigh, "When did Brother Aaron practice a good martial art? His leaping technique is much more sophisticated than that of me, an assassin in the Wood Realm." β
But Yun Ye's heart seemed a little conflicted, he not only prayed that his younger brother would pass the assessment safely and soundly, but at the same time, he was very angry at his younger brother's long-term concealment, and he was also a little jealous of him being so outstanding.
Yun Ye turned his head and replied to Momiji's words, "Maybe there are more things in Ah Long that we didn't expect." β
However, when Jiang Yanhong saw this scene, there was only anger on his face, and he immediately turned his head to look at Yueqin on the side, and then asked angrily, "What the hell is going on?"
Yueqin was also in the dark and at a loss, and couldn't answer at all, but fortunately, at this time, the Beidou National Master relieved the siege in time and said: "Your Majesty, don't blame for the time being, you forgot the star fortune that the poor Dao measured for the third prince back then? The third prince is destined not to be a mortal." β
Yueqin plucked up her courage and begged, "Your Majesty, please take back your life, this challenge is difficult for even a martial artist in the Spirit Martial Realm to complete." β
When Jiang Yulong leaped over everyone's heads, the girl Lan Mingyue also appeared in the crowd.
Lan Mingyue snatched two spears from the guards, then ran a few steps after him, looked at him and shouted, "Next." β
The jade dragon quickly took the two spears and gave them a look to show gratitude. In an instant, he was at the bottom of the tower, and then shot two spears in one fell swoop.
His current cultivation was simply not able to climb with his bare hands, so he used the spear to climb and leap to the first effect, and it didn't take long for him to reach a height of ten zhang. But when I looked up, I only climbed less than a third.
Although Jiang Yulong's current climb does not seem to have encountered any obstacles, connoisseurs can see the crux of the problem at a glance.
Momiji's expression was sad and uncomfortable, and he was anxiously communicating with everyone, "If Brother Aaron continues like this, he will soon run out of physical strength, and once his hand strength is insufficient, it is very likely that he will fall." β
Jiang Yunye shook his head helplessly, and glanced back at his father, he didn't know why his father wanted to ignore his brother's safety like this, but still embarrassed him.
"I have no choice but to pray that the Jade Dragon will be amazingly created. β