Chapter 56: The challenge begins
The husband scratched his head, he really couldn't figure out what test she had passed in the past three days?
After thinking about it, in the past two days, she has been recuperating wholeheartedly, eating, relieving her hands, sleeping, taking medicine, and comfortably raising her fat in the inn for three days, and she has not even gone out of the door of the inn, so what is the test?
"That's because you're so careless, if I hadn't secretly helped you get rid of the killer who was secretly waiting to assassinate you, you wouldn't be able to stand here so easily. ”
Master Rabbit squeezed out of the burden behind her, rubbed the ground on her shoulder, bit her ear and said.
Just now he was crumpled into a ball by the husband and stuffed into the baggage. As a result, he gnawed the carrot too quickly, and a piece of carrot was stuck in the trachea, which made him feel uncomfortable, and he had just recovered his breath.
"Don't underestimate me. In the past five years, I haven't only practiced dancing. If I do fight them, I won't necessarily lose. ”
"Zhilu Dao, Zhilu Dao, hey," Master Rabbit's anger was not smoothed out, and he hiccuped as he spoke, and continued, "But you haven't recovered from your serious injuries yet, don't waste your strength in this unnecessary place." ”
The husband nodded, scratching the ear of the rabbit who was lying on her shoulder, and the rabbit closed his eyes as if he was enjoying it. She raised her eyes to look at His Royal Highness Qinglin who was sitting on the stage, and her eyes were no longer confused, but ignited the fighting spirit of victory. She promised her people that she would bring them victory. Whether he's a potato or not, she's going to win.
According to her grandmother who sold pancakes from the Imperial City Gate, the first round of each challenge should be a martial arts competition. Now, although the injury to the back of her head has not healed, she still has to sacrifice her life to fight.
Because of the challenge, there is only one chance. Challenge the loser, and don't challenge again.
However, she couldn't wait. In just two days, the daughter of the demon clan will enter Beijing. Wait any longer, and the demon clan's concubine will become the crown princess. When the power of the demon clan rose to a fixed point, it was the time when the witch clan was brutally murdered.
“...... Anyone who challenges can participate in the challenge, regardless of their background. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, it was decided not to disclose the identity of the challenger before the final result came out, and the challenge number was commensurate with the ......"
This rule is very reasonable, the husband thought to himself, and at the same time secretly rejoiced, not to mention the life story she arranged yesterday. Squinted and looked at the two big brothers on the left and right, the people who can stand here and challenge are afraid that their life experience is not simple, and they can't be taken lightly.
“...... The competition is divided into two rounds, the civil and military examinations, and the two rounds are divided into the preliminary examination, the second examination, and the final assessment; the preliminary examination of the literary examination is held today, and the re-examination of the literary examination will be held tomorrow; the martial arts examination will be held the day after tomorrow, and the martial arts competition will be conducted in a random two-by-two duel, and the challengers can use their own weapons to compete. The highest score becomes the next heir to the throne, and those with excellent grades can be assigned different official positions according to their talents......"
Huh, it's strange, why was the first round changed to a literary exam?
The husband looked at the eunuch who had announced the decree suspiciously, suspecting that he had been dazzled and misunderstood. The pancake seller described the prince as extremely powerful, saying that he had almost cleaned up the challengers in the first round, and was carried out of the palace without participating in the second round of the literary exam. In that case, why did he bother to change this order and ask for trouble for himself? She was really puzzled, and later found that she was not the only one who was puzzled, not to mention the other two challengers around her, and the ministers in the court were also puzzled and whispered.
Wu Lao silently stood among the ministers as a national teacher and watched the three challengers who arrived this time, his eyes locked on the husband, and he couldn't take it away. After so many years, she is no longer a child, and the appearance of a woman dressed as a man is exactly the same as that of Ryuka before, and he can see it at a glance. Although he had expected this, he was still taken aback when he saw her enter the hall today. After waiting for five years, she still came, I don't know how much she has learned in the past five years. knew in her heart that she would never win against Qi Xuan, who he had cultivated to become a talent, but she still couldn't help but look forward to their showdown.
“...... Next, the first round of the first round of the literary examination has officially begun!"
Come on!
If it was a martial arts competition, she still had scruples and was worried about her physical condition. However, there is nothing to be afraid of in the literary exam, God really helps her!
The husband clasped his hands at his side and raised his head to stare at the shiny position on the high platform. Finally waited for this moment, she wanted to win, this is not just the wish of the witch concubine, or the expectation of the clan, but for herself. Growing up, there has always been a thought in her heart that she wants to prove that she is not a waste. At this moment, she can finally use her strength to prove that she is an existence that is enough to shake the regime, not just a puppet with a halo!
......
"Wow!! husband! Your response to the essay test just now was so wonderful! You should have told me earlier, so I sweated for you...... Why haven't you seen each other for five years, and you have even memorized the emperors' years and birthdays, and the feats of governing the country? When did you learn to recite poems again? It turns out that you can't even read all the words in Xinglintang...... Isn't there a way to tell people how to cultivate immortals and eliminate demons on Taihang Mountain? Besides, didn't your master fall under the Infant Transformation Spell, could it be that you taught yourself all this? It's really amazing!"
"You didn't see the appearance of those Wenchen, it's really funny, I guess they can't recite it themselves, and their mouths are so wide that their jaws are about to fall! Roar, I'm so excited, although you have learned a lot, but I didn't expect you to not only practice the witch dance for nine days in the past five years, but also become so rich and rich! Tell me about ...... you still learned."
"There should be no problem with tomorrow's literary exam, but can you handle the martial arts exam? I can feel that the other two are also very powerful. Although today's performance is very wonderful and detailed except for you and His Royal Highness the Prince's answers, but the man wearing the golden hairpin also responds fluently, the big man is really worse, but it can also be seen that his strength is in the martial arts test, you are still seriously injured and have just recovered, and the martial arts test the day after tomorrow ......"
"Hey, husband, are you listening to me......?
After participating in the preliminary examination, they were arranged to rest in their respective dormitories, one room per person, and special personnel were served for meals and washing. In order to prevent being detected, the rabbit still maintains the rabbit body. Since they returned to the dormitory, Master Rabbit has been lying on the head of the husband and praising for a long time, with a happy expression on his face as if his child had won the top prize. After being happy for a long time, she found that the husband was sitting motionless at the table with his cheeks on his cheeks, so he jumped up again and jumped high on her head.
"What did you say?" the husband came back to his senses when he noticed a movement on the top of his head. There is no way, when he was in Taihang Mountain, the gods were always gushing in their ears. So much so that now she has developed the ability to be able to stay calm no matter how noisy the surroundings are. She also recalled the performance of each of them when she was competing just now, and Master Rabbit's words were all taken as wind in her ears.
"Well, really. Judging from your performance today, tomorrow's re-examination should not be a problem. If you take the martial arts test, I can also help you! What else is there to worry about!"
The husband sighed and hugged the rabbit who was jumping up and down above his head.
"Master Rabbit, don't interfere with the martial arts. ”
"Why are you seriously injured like this, and you are still a girl's family, no matter how you look at it, you will suffer. The notice didn't say that there could be no rabbits to help, so I wasn't cheating......"
"This is a competition, Master Rabbit, injured, gender or something is an excuse to show weakness. On this battlefield, I want to defeat him openly. Don't worry, I know it. ”
"Do you care so much about that potato kid?" Master Rabbit felt sour in his heart, as if his daughter had a sweetheart.
"Master Rabbit, do you think he is His Royal Highness Qinglin's prayer fang, right? Although his voice and appearance have changed a lot, I always feel the shadow of potatoes on his body. ”
"Husband, I'm not sure. He hadn't been back since he left Xinglintang five years ago. Today, I also paid special attention to that child, that His Royal Highness Qinglin does have a similar taste to potatoes. But ......"
"But?"
"He smelled of blood. ”
The husband's hand holding the rabbit master trembled.
"It's not just him," Master Rabbit paused, "and the two people around you have it too." I'm afraid I got it when I was assassinated on the road. According to the time calculation, the two of them leveled the killer on the road and did not have time to go back to change clothes. In other words, they eliminated the killer without a trace of blood on their bodies. ”
The husband thought of being caught between these two powerful people this morning, and he stepped on the big brother behind him, so he trembled again.
"That potato, no, there should be no possibility of assassination of the crown prince in the palace, how could he be stained with blood?"
Master Rabbit was silent for a moment, did not speak, and seemed to be contemplative.
Master Rabbit's face twitched and twitched. The rabbit is not like a human, his expression is obvious, and the rabbit paw he was holding by the husband could not hold his forehead in contemplation, so in the husband's opinion, the rabbit's face was cramped.
The husband put the rabbit master on his knees, pinched and rubbed the rabbit face on both sides of him.
"Ah...... Yikes...... You left...... Shrimp ......"
"Aren't you cramping, I'll massage you!"
Master Rabbit is speechless, and it is really convenient to become a human.
"Now, Master Rabbit, you haven't said that the potatoes smell of blood!"
Master Rabbit's face twitched again, and at the same time he was afraid that the husband would pinch him again, so he hurriedly covered his face with rabbit paws, revealing only two big round eyes and looking at her pitifully. The husband couldn't stand the cute appearance of the rabbit master, so he held him in his arms. The rabbit's head carried her shoulder socket, and she was silent for a long time before speaking.
"Husband, I'm afraid the smell of blood on his body is not just today, but the ...... that has been infected for many years."
It was already early summer, and there was a warm current in the air, but she felt the temperature cool down. She opened her eyes wide for a moment, and then hugged the rabbit tightly again, and never said a word again.
The sun sets, and the blood is crimson.
Xiao Gong'e, who passed the meal, put down the plate, and when she saw that the husband had no other instructions, she obediently withdrew from the restaurant. She looked at the steaming food on the table, unable to whet her appetite. But for tomorrow's retest, I still have to eat some. I scooped a spoonful of green vegetable porridge, blew the hot air, and put it in my mouth.
"Don't eat it!"
was screamed by the rabbit in his ear, and the husband was so frightened that he let go, and the porridge bowl and spoon were thrown to pieces.
"Master Rabbit, why are you so shocked, you scared me to death. You see, the porridge that was so good is also ruined. If you want to eat it, you can come down and eat, and I won't rob you. ”
As she spoke, she placed Master Rabbit on the dining table, intending to pick up the pieces that had fallen on the ground. Master Rabbit sniffed and sniffed in the meal one by one.
"Don't touch it, husband!
The husband was shocked.
She knows how to break the intestines. Kong Cui once told her that the broken intestine grass is highly poisonous and has no cure. At that time, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, and a hundred poisons did not invade, but he died under the broken intestine grass after the worst.
Who ordered it, and why did you poison me...... Speculation flashed through her head, and what she was finally able to determine was that this was not supposed to be one of the challenge, but it was poisoned by someone who was closely involved in the challenge. The challenge had begun, but she couldn't agree with it.
She grabbed Master Rabbit's ears and rushed out the door.