Chapter Seventy-One: A Treat
The next competition went on as usual, and there were also several battles during which the performances of both sides were remarkable, which attracted the attention of many spectators.
Unsurprisingly, Bai Shan, Xue Nisheng and the little princess and others all made the cut smoothly without much effort.
And Li Zongsheng also won the victory by luck after a battle of equal strength, from this point of view, he is not a second ancestor who eats and waits for death, he still has a certain strength.
In addition, the most "eye-catching" existence in the previous two assessments is the fat boy Xu Dahai!
His avant-garde outfit in a red shirt and a green hat is really at the forefront of the trend. It's a pity that "Heavenly Jealous Talent", after the fierce "greetings" of the Kui herd before, it is estimated that he will not dare to wear red clothes in his life.
Today, this benevolent brother is still wearing his iconic green hat, but the difference is that he is wearing a set of green armor, the color is really emerald green, and the sun reflects it when it shines.
It just so happened that his father's Shangshu Xu Nian of the Ministry of Rites was also here today, and as soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of the audience, and he also enjoyed this feeling of being in the limelight, and thought that he was very handsome and went around the stage for a half and a half, thinking: "Look at the master, I have a lot of wind!"
And the colleagues sitting next to Lord Shang Shu looked at Xu Dahai with strange eyes one by one, then looked at him, and then continued to look at Xu Dahai, the meaning was self-evident.
immediately squeezed out a sentence: "Ahem, Ling Lang, what a personality!"
At this time, Xu Nian's old face was flushed, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, thinking: What a shame! I think I'm a famous person in my life, how could I give birth to such a thing!
Because he knew that the prime minister was coming, Xu Nian thought about coming early, so the father and son left separately in the morning. If I had known that this bastard would be embarrassed to wear such a suit, I would have to discount his legs!
But at this time, Xu Dahai didn't know his father's thoughts, and he was still beautiful by himself! And although the suit of armor on his body does not look good, it is a rare treasure armor.
This armor is called "Xuan Tortoise Shell", which is made of extremely precious cold iron, and its defense power is amazing, and the strong people below the Tongmai Realm can hardly cause effective damage to it.
This kind of behavior with the help of foreign objects is very shameful, but the rules of the competition do not prohibit this kind of behavior, so it is not a violation.
This caused the candidate who was playing against him to be unlucky!
This candidate is the son of a down-and-out aristocracy, majoring in boxing, and he is extremely unhappy when he sees this pretentious and extremely coquettish fat man.
As a down-and-out aristocrat, he is most annoyed by this kind of second ancestor, although his ancestor may also rely on the family's remnants.
His current goal is to reproduce the former glory of the family through his own efforts, and this fat man will become his stepping stone at the moment!
Thinking so, he rushed forward, and a pair of steel fists smashed on Xu Dahai's body like raindrops, to be precise, on the "Xuan Tortoise Shell".
But then, I saw that his face became ugly. Because he imagined that the scene of the dead fat man being defeated and begging for mercy did not appear, but the other party was still very comfortable, with a pair of small eyes squinting slightly, yawning in his mouth, and he was about to fall asleep.
Disgrace! What a shame!
Then the young man increased the strength of his hand, and his fists kept pounding on Xu Dahai's armor. However, even if his hands had been shaken to the core, the other party still didn't have much damage.
"Done? Now it's my turn! Xu Dahai suddenly opened his small mung bean-like eyes, smiled, and then reached out and hugged the young man's body tightly, and walked towards the edge of the stone platform.
The restrained young man kept waving his arms and beating Xu Dahai's body, but it still had no effect.
After a short time, Xu Dahai reached the edge of the stone platform, and then threw it violently, throwing the young man outside the field.
The young man was naturally unconvinced, and there was a boo in the audience outside the venue, but the rules are the rules, and the winner of this scene is Xu Dahai.
In fact, in terms of strength alone, Xu Dahai may not be able to defeat this down-and-out aristocrat who makes boxing, but he has no choice but to be blessed by external forces!
Is there any need to test this set of armor on the body? Except for those who have reached the Tongmai Realm, it is difficult for other people to win against him.
You can look down on him, but you can't judge him for that, because external objects are also a kind of strength.
But at this time, Lord Shangshu, who was in the audience, buried his head even lower, and didn't look at him at all, not for anything else, I was really afraid that I couldn't help but end up and teach this rebel a lesson on the spot!
This is the entrance test of the college, and it is the character and potential of the candidates that you look at.
Regardless of how Xu Dahai stepped off the stage, the subsequent competition would still be carried out normally.
In a short time, the list of the top 16 has been decided, and the next thing is the top eight.
This time, Lin Yan's opponent was also a young man with a knife, named Zhao Chen, and his strength had also reached the Great Perfection of the Forging Body Realm, which was on par with Lin Yan.
Moreover, this young man is a real commoner, relying on his own efforts to cultivate the sword technique step by step to the current level, which is not easy.
This time, Lin Yan can be regarded as meeting an opponent, this Zhao Chen is from the border army, and this time he came to Chang'an to participate in the admission test of the "Sage Academy" on the recommendation of the military department.
His sword technique is sharp and bloody, this is a sword technique that can only be used by people who have really experienced life and death fighting, if the ordinary Second Ancestor encounters it, this bloody breath alone is enough for them to bear.
However, Lin Yan is not a fancy person who practices knives at home behind closed doors, since the "Heavenly Absolute Mountain Range", he has killed mountain bandits, beheaded cults, and entered the underground palace along the way, which time is not a life and death situation? Just a wisp of blood wants to scare him, which is tantamount to an idiot's dream!
However, he is also a swordsman, and when he fights with him, Lin Yan also has some new insights under the confirmation of the two. However, it was enough, and Lin Yan shouted softly: "Thunderbolt!"
I saw the latter's figure passing through the field like a bolt of lightning, and then Zhao Chen fell to the ground in defeat, Lin Yan won!
The competition in the field continued, Li Zongsheng was unlucky, met Baishan, and finally could only stop at the top 16.
However, Xu Dahai relied on his turtle shell battle armor, no, it was the "Xuan Tortoise Shell" that once again defeated the opponent and won the victory, which is also a wonder!
So far, the top eight have been released, namely: Lin Yan, Bai Shan, Yu Yu, Chu Ziqing, Xue Nishang, Little Princess, Xu Dahai, and one is a barbarian.
This is very surprising, because this barbarian boy looks quite white, which is completely different from the rough appearance of those barbarian men that Lin Yan saw before, if it weren't for what the examiner said, he probably thought he was a Tang man.
And although the enrollment of the "Sage Academy" does not limit the background, nor does it restrict people from other countries to apply for the academy, but now that there is friction between the border between Nanban and Tang State, he came to Chang'an alone, and I have to say that this barbarian is very courageous!
However, the Tang people are also relatively open to this, regardless of whether they will become enemies in the future, but as long as it is not at this moment, then the Tang Kingdom welcomes your arrival!
Of course, the competition cannot be completed in one day, and the remaining eight-in-four are scheduled to be held in ten days. It is said that the Emperor of Tang may come to watch at that time, so the examiner of the academy also reminded the candidates to prepare well and strive to show their demeanor in front of His Majesty.
After today's competition, the candidates present were more or less recruited by the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in the audience, of course, Lin Yan was no exception, but he politely refused with various excuses, after all, he had just come to Chang'an not long ago, and he didn't want to wade into the troubled waters of the major families.
Li Zongsheng grabbed Lin Yan and told him that he was going to have a banquet in the Spring Festival Building tomorrow to celebrate his good results in the top 16, after all, for him, it can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, and he can be regarded as having an explanation with his father.
He asked Lin Yan to come, but the latter couldn't resist his kind invitation, so he agreed.
After returning to the inn, as soon as he entered the house, Mu Mu ran over and surrounded Lin Yan to be coquettish, and he really couldn't leave for a moment!
Lin Yan also touched Mu Mu's little head dotingly, and thought: Is the predecessor who made Mu Mu at that time really the legendary public loser? Such a miraculous skill is really a mountain to the people in this way!
Then, he clenched his little fists and secretly vowed in his heart: One day, I must compete in the machine and lose and surpass him!
The boy didn't know at the moment that a wish at that time had become a new legend of tricks in the future.
Of course, this is all for later, after a simple night's rest, Lin Yan was ready to go to the appointment the next day.
Although he thinks that at his age, he really shouldn't go to that kind of place, but people have invited him twice, and it would be too shameful not to go.
Lin Yan secretly warned himself in his heart, so he went to show his face, and then found an excuse to slip away.
He inquired with the shopkeeper of the inn about the approximate location of the Spring Building, and set off with a small cloth bag on his back.
After walking for a long time, Lin Yan finally came to the agreed place, and when he looked up, the gilded plaque read "Yingchun Building".
Looking at the crowd of people coming in and out of eating, Lin Yan couldn't help but murmur: "It turned out to be a restaurant!"
"Or what do you think?"
The sudden voice from behind him startled Lin Yan, and when he turned around, he was greeted by a beautiful cheek with a hint of heroism, which was Xue Nishang who had seen in the previous academy entrance examination!
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. By the way, how did you come here? Lin Yan came back to his senses and asked without a trace.
"Li Zongsheng's kid has a treat, so I naturally came." Xue Nishang glanced at Lin Yan and replied.
When Lin Yan heard this, he immediately understood that it was normal for these children of the family to know each other.
Just thinking about it, a familiar voice came, it was Li Zongsheng, he ran quickly to Lin Yan, and said happily: "Brother Lin Yan, you are finally here this time!"
Lin Yan smiled, and was about to speak, when Xue Nishang on the side "snorted" and said, "I saw Lin Yan, didn't you see this girl?"
Li Zongsheng laughed twice and said, "Which of us is with whom!"
Xue Nishang turned her head and said, "Come less, I'm not familiar with you!"
Lin Yan looked at them: "......"