Chapter 22 Freshman Exchange Meeting
As summer approached, what was happening in the court was still a bit far away for the students of Xiling Academy, even if they would be part of the official court many years later, but now they could only wait for the emperor's order to arrive.
What really makes students and tutors pay attention is today's freshman exchange meeting.
In the past, the entrance test focused on the scoring of the root bone and understanding, but the practice is by no means so simple, and many powerful practitioners today may not be so good in terms of root and understanding, and they rely on various adventures and perseverance day after day to reach the top.
Every year, some new faces emerge at the freshman exchange meeting, and students with mediocre qualifications are likely to re-enter the field of vision of their instructors, and they will naturally get more cultivation resources if they are valued by the college.
Therefore, every student attaches great importance to today's exchange meeting, all outstanding cultivators are precious talents of the Shu Kingdom, and once they perform well today, they may also be appreciated by some powerful officials.
In other words, the results of today's performance will have a direct impact on the future of each student.
In addition to the nearly ten students enrolled in Tiandu City, there are places recommended in various places, so that the number of new students this year has reached 32.
The so-called freshman exchange meeting is very simple, Xiling Academy is a cultivator's academy, and the competition is naturally everyone's cultivation and actual combat ability.
In addition to the new students, there are many senior brothers and sisters in the audience, and it is not even ruled out that there are spies from major families hiding in the corner.
A young man in a green shirt jumped onto the stage, and there was a burst of screams around him. "Come on! Wang Lei. ”
On the periphery of the clearing were two high attics, one of which housed three old men, all dressed in brown robes with long swords embroidered on their chests.
These three old men are the three elders in the Xiling Courtyard, and if you look closely, you can find that each long sword on their chests is slightly different, and each has its own meaning.
One of the elders spoke: "This person was elected by Guhe County, although he is older, he has good roots. ”
Wang Lei held a cyan long sword, and arched his hand to the stage and said: "Under Wang Lei, a native of Guhe County, a middle-level person in the realm of a product, please give advice." ”
At this moment, a beautiful shadow jumped on the stage, "In the lower Gu Qianqian, the middle level of the realm of a product, I have come to ask for advice." ”
Many people sweated in the audience, but they didn't expect that this seemingly weak girl also had a mid-level grade, but some classmates who had slackened their cultivation also secretly began to make up their minds that they couldn't lag behind others too much.
The elder on the stage nodded and said, "This kid seems to be the Gu family. ”
"The Gu family of the Criminal Department Shangshu?" the other elder frowned slightly.
Standing on the competition platform, the two looked at each other, and Gu Qianqian escaped from a scimitar from her waist in the surprised eyes of everyone.
I don't know who was shocked in the audience, "Gu family scimitar?"
Wang Lei was born in a civilian family, because he was smart since he was a child and was extremely interested in cultivation, and he was fortunate to be appreciated by local officials to enter Xiling Academy, but he had not heard of the so-called Gu family scimitar.
But listening to the tone of the audience and the expressions of the spectators around him, Wang Lei had to re-examine his opponent, even if the opponent was a woman, but he should not be underestimated.
Wang Lei took a step forward, and the cyan long sword stabbed towards Gu Qianqian's left shoulder mercilessly.
Gu Qianqian calmly turned sideways and struck the long sword with a scimitar, but her movements were faster than Wang Lei's, and the scimitar slammed towards Wang Lei against the long sword.
Wang Lei was also shocked, because he found that his long sword seemed to be stuck with something, and he couldn't pull it back at all, so he could only watch the scimitar get closer and closer to him, and he could only abandon the sword and dodge in a hurry.
Suddenly there was an uproar in the audience.
Unexpectedly, the two fought each other, but the victory and defeat were split in an instant.
Gu Qianqian looked at her opponent with a thick smile, she knew that most people in the academy approached her, and what they valued was their own identity, and what they valued was the Gu family of the Criminal Department.
Now she finally used her strength to tell everyone that she was able to enter Xiling Courtyard, and she relied on real materials.
Wang Lei gritted his teeth and asked a little unwillingly: "What is the Gu family's scimitar?"
Gu Qianqian looked at the other party with some surprise, and then remembered that the other party was from a poor background, and he didn't know that it was understandable.
Waiting until Wang Lei retreated to the stage, his friend spoke: "The Gu family's scimitar is extremely famous in Tiandu City, this knife technique has sticky characteristics, and the battle with it must attach spiritual power to the surface of the weapon, although it will waste spiritual power, but you have no choice." ”
With the previous scene, Gu Qianqian stood on the stage, which scared many people, unless she was confident enough, no one wanted to lose face to a girl on stage.
Mo Shen, who was hiding in the shade of the tree, moved to the bench to watch the play, he had heard of the Gu family's scimitar for a long time, and now he saw that it was worthy of his reputation. Mo Shen glanced at the new students in the audience with his residual vision, I am afraid that unless he reaches the peak of the first-grade realm, it is difficult to guarantee that he will be able to win.
As if noticing Mo Shen's eyes, Liu Qingqing, who was in the crowd, winked at him.
Mo Shen smiled and motioned with his eyes why she didn't go on stage to give it a try?
In fact, Liu Qingqing was already hesitant to go on stage just now, because for her, today's performance is not important at all, and because of family reasons, she must try to keep a low profile.
Just when Liu Qingqing hesitated, another girl jumped up and walked smoothly. Mo Shen's eyes lit up, and he could see that her footwork was somewhat unique.
Mo Shen smiled slightly, and thought silently in his heart, "It's not bad." ”
The person who jumped on the competition platform was Lin Mengying, who Mo Shen had excerpted the Ruoshui recipe for him.
The two had known each other for a long time, so Lin Mengying didn't introduce herself, and the two walked towards the corner of the ring and distanced themselves from each other.
Although the two knew each other, they did not become friends due to their different concepts, but were somewhat hostile to each other.
The elder on the far right in the attic said with a smile: "This battle is somewhat interesting, it can be seen that the girl of the Gu family is wary of her, and the two should be old acquaintances." ”
Another elder stroked his white beard, "I'm afraid she cultivates the best as water." ”
Even from the perspective of the elders of their generation, it is an extremely rare exercise, and the reason why it is rare is not the problem of the exercise itself, but that if you want to cultivate to the depths, the practitioner must have a very high degree of physique that is compatible with the mantra of the heart.
The two on the stage had some tacit understanding in the battle, and almost at the same time took a step forward, only to see Lin Mengying's silk robe shaking, and the two blue ribbons were covered by a light blue spiritual power, slowly fluttering in the void.
Lin Mengying's movements are very graceful, like a dancing girl dancing on the stage, the two blue ribbons are her weapons, and the seemingly weak ribbons are firmly resisting all Gu Qianqian's attacks.
Guanlin Mengying's battle became a visual treat at this time, and Mo Shen had to admit that her movements were beautiful and powerful, and every blow was just right.
For a while, the two were inseparable, and Gu Qianqian was also fighting each other for the first time, she didn't expect Lin Mengying to be so difficult, no matter which angle she wanted to attack from, those two ribbons would make her unable to exert her strength.
Mo Shen's eyes were half-narrowed when he was sitting on a small stool, when he was young, he was beaten by other children while playing by the Wei River, and after returning home with a gray nose, he glared at Yu Wen and asked Yu Wen to teach him to fight.
Yu Wen asked him rhetorically, "Can't you run away if you can't beat him?"
Mo Shen blushed and said that he didn't want to escape, which made Yu Wen laugh.
"Then don't let your fists hit you. ”
"But I can't get away from it. ”
"Why hide? You just have to stop the other person from attacking. ”
Although the young Mo Shen was smart, he never understood, and it was only when Yu Wen continued to explain that he suddenly became enlightened.
Yu Wen said while sipping tea: "If the other party wants to kick you, he naturally has to raise his foot first, and then kick out." If he lifts his foot and you press him down, won't he have a chance to kick you at all?"
It's not difficult to know how to do it, but it's very difficult to actually do it, and many powerful practitioners can't do it in their lifetime.
But since that incident, Mo Shen has rarely been beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and a year later, those bear children ran away when they saw Mo Shen.
Now Lin Mengying's every attack seems to be on defense, only Mo Shen understands that it is essentially different from defense, defense is just to resist the opponent's attack. However, Lin Mengying really did the other party raise his foot and pressed the other party down, and Gu Qianqian's attack was suppressed without any unleashing.
The two seem to be evenly matched, only those with a vicious enough vision can find that Lin Mengying has always been in an advantage, as for Gu Qianqian, she has just been doing useless work.
The final result was that Gu Qianqian was forced to surrender after exhausting her last trace of spiritual power.
There was a burst of cheers in the audience, and people who didn't know Lin Mengying began to inquire about her.
At this time, a person in the corner clasped his hands in front of his chest, and his mouth couldn't help but show a sneer of disdain.
That person was Wei Yongzhi.