The Spring Martial Arts Examination starts on the eighth day of February, and the eighth day of the first month is the entrance examination, which is just the registration and lottery preparation, and the ninth day of the first month is the day when the martial arts test officially begins.

The martial arts test is divided into three rounds, the first round is the measure of strength, a total of five days, the first day is the assessment of internal force, all the internal force level is lower than the day after tomorrow small consummation of people will be removed, this is to prevent people with too low merit from mixing into the test room, and eventually cause ugly results.

The next four days are round-robin, where the remaining people from the first day face off against each other, and the final sixteen are selected to enter the second round after making sure that everyone has competed with the others.

However, because Gu Yuean was appointed by the emperor and recommended by the Gu family in Chang'an, he didn't need to participate in the first round of assessment, he just needed to wait for the arrival of the second round at home.

In the past few days, he has not said that he has made any special preparations, and the nervousness is even more non-existent, compared to the situation when he first came to this world to participate in the Chen family's martial arts competition, he has been holding the knife for so long, and his heart has stopped.

During the day, he drank in his house and drew his knife, anyway, Xie Yuliu lived in his house, Wang Lin also stayed completely after the incident in the prince's mansion and became the housekeeper of the ancient mansion, and he did not worry about drinking without a companion.

In the evening, he focused on cultivating "Heaven and Earth Intersection Yin and Yang Great Compassion Fu", washing acupoints, since that time Ding Peng put forward the fulcrum theory, he began to stimulate a part of the acupoints first, to take the lead in stimulating the internal qi to penetrate the body and walk on this road, after a few days of cultivation attempts, the effect is also very significant.

In this way, five days passed in a hurry, and the sixth day came, but it was not the beginning of the second round.

The second round of Chunfu is not a round battle, because everyone's strength has reached a level, so the specific matchup situation needs to be decided by lot.

This sixth day is the day of the draw.

The lottery was arranged in Chunfeng Building, and it was entrusted to Bai Xiaosheng by the Ministry of Officials, because in any case, these people who participated in the martial arts test were all from the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes were all from the rivers and lakes, which can be regarded as a feature.

This morning, the sky was a little gloomy, not as warm as the spring breeze of the previous days, and the continuous spring rain was finally coming.

Early in the morning, the invitation card from Chunfeng Building had been sent to Gu Yue'an's house, two of them, one for Gu Yue'an and one for Xie Yu.

Xie Yuliu is stubborn and did not accept the recommendation of the Gu family, he has fought in the round battle in the past few days, but in fact, it didn't take too much effort, he basically showed his sword, and the other party fell, so he only went for two days, and there was no opponent behind him, and he won without a fight.

At the third moment of the first day of the first month, Wang Lin prepared a carriage and waited outside the door, Gu Yuean and Xie Yu stayed in the carriage and went towards Chunfeng Tower.

When I arrived at Chunfeng Tower, there were already all kinds of luxurious carriages parked outside, compared to Gu Yue'an's carriage with a few arrow holes, it seemed a bit off, but Gu Yue'an just liked this car, and the scars were also medals.

Walked into the Chunfeng Building, took out the invitation, and came to the position prepared in advance under the guidance of the little guy, there were already many people in the building, upstairs and downstairs, all whispering something.

Gu Yuean was not interested in listening to what they had to say, and next to him was Xie Yuliu, who cherished words like gold, so he simply closed his eyes and recuperated.

At the very moment of the hour, the people in the building have almost arrived, on the platform in the center of the building, a lewd figure with a short body and a monkey face slowly ascended to the center of the platform, but it is not the little ape Zeng Jingheng, who is coming.

As soon as Zeng Jingheng took the stage, the laughter around him couldn't be stopped.

Without it, his appearance alone is enough to make people laugh, and coupled with his obscene aura, it is not enough to make people laugh.

But here, in addition to the newcomers to the martial arts department from outside the capital, there are also many people from the capital, who have seen the heroic appearance of the last time he made the spring list, so they know that he is indeed very level, and there is not so much ridicule.

Those who came from outside didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

"Ahem, everybody. The little ape still made a gesture in all directions as usual, and said, "Zeng Jingheng, who is under Bai Xiaosheng, will preside over this lottery for you today, and I would like to ask you for more advice." ”

Looking at the little ape on the stage, as soon as he said business, he had a completely different atmosphere, one board and one eye, it was already very good, Gu Yuean also nodded slightly on the stage, this can be regarded as a kind of good fate, when they met in Pengcheng, I am afraid no one thought that there would be today's situation.

Gu Yue'an thought about it, and after a while, she invited the little ape to have a meal, which could be regarded as a foreign acquaintance.

The specific process of drawing lots is that the officials of the Ministry of Officials put the names of the newcomers to the martial arts who participated in the second round of the martial arts test into a box, and then Zeng Jingheng drew them out in pairs on the stage, and the officials of the Ministry of Officials were responsible for recording them offstage.

I saw a few small servants in Chunfeng Building carrying a huge box covered with a black cloth and putting it on the stage, Zeng Jingheng smoked the black cloth on the side, and there was a faint exclamation in the building.

Because the box is actually made of a solid colored glass, it is completely transparent, and the situation in the box can be clearly seen from the outside, which limits the possibility of dark box operation to the greatest extent.

Look at the texture of the box, the glass is an extremely valuable material, and only an organization like Bai Xiaosheng is so wealthy that it can come up with this kind of thing.

"I believe you have also seen that in order to ensure the absolute fairness of the lottery, this year's lottery uses this solid-color glass box. Zeng Jingheng introduced the box very calmly, and then announced that the lottery had officially begun.

At the beginning, Gu Yue'an didn't know a few people who were drawn, but after the draw, he remembered them all, because the people who were drawn had to go to the stage first to confirm their arrival, and then meet with the opponent in advance.

Xie Yuliu was drawn before Gu Yue'an, and his opponent Gu Yue'an was no stranger, he was an acquaintance, it was Yu Chaosheng of Biyou Palace who fought with Tuoba Yanzhi outside the restaurant in Gusu City, watching him come to the stage, he still looked like a beautiful son.

Gu Yue'an felt that time passed so quickly.

When Xie Yu stayed on the stage, Zeng Jingheng smoked again, and finally it was Gu Yue'an.

When Zeng Jingheng read the three words Gu Yue'an in front of everyone, Gu Yue'an could clearly feel that the audience was silent for a while.

That's right, he changed his name back, he didn't want to be called Gu Xiao'an anymore, he wanted to tell everyone that his name was, Gu Yue'an.

In fact, the use of pseudonyms is a manifestation of lack of confidence, and it is a subconscious evasion behavior made by the fear that something too strong will attack and cannot resist.

However, Gu Yue'an doesn't need those things now, he can tell everyone in a dignified manner, what his name is.

"Gu Yue'an, isn't it Gu Xiao'an?"

"This Gu Yue'an, could it be Gu Xiao'an's cousin?"

......

When Gu Yuean left his seat and walked step by step to the high platform, he could clearly hear such a whisper.

And when he came to the stage, this kind of voice was gone, because they already knew that Gu Yuean was Gu Xiaoan, and Gu Xiaoan was Gu Yuean.

Changing the name seems to be just an inconsequential performance, but in fact, it is a kind of declaration, declaring that Gu Yue'an can really stand in front of everyone without fear, and tell them, I am who I am, I will not go anywhere, I will no longer dodge, and I will no longer die in the world, I am here, you want to find me, come.

Standing calmly on the stage to meet everyone's gaze, Gu Yue'an invisibly exuded an inexplicable aura, making the building very quiet.

It also made everyone suddenly realize that this young man on the stage is no longer the little person who was chased all the way from Jiangnan to Chang'an, like a lost dog, he has grown up, matured, and has become an existence that cannot be ignored.

His name is Gu Yue'an.

Zeng Jingheng, as if he was a little heartless, didn't notice the change in the atmosphere in the building at all, his somewhat short hands struggled to take out the paper with his name written in the glass box, and it took a long time to take out a piece of paper that was already more than halfway through, take it out and unfold it, he read out loud: "Wang Shifang!"

Wang Shifang.

As soon as this name came out, Chunfeng Lou, which had gradually begun to whisper, fell silent again.

"Wang Shifang. After a while, Zeng Jingheng saw that no one came up, so he read it again.

However, no one came up.

"Is Wang Shifang here?" Zeng Jingheng looked around.

The silence in the Spring Breeze Building was terrible.

"Wang ......" When Zeng Jingheng read the name for the fourth time, outside the Spring Breeze Building, the spring rain finally fell, hitting the eaves tiles continuously, making a ticking sound.

And it was in this ticking sound that in the distance, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves roared.

Moreover, listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, and the sound of the ground trembling slightly, there were many people who came.

So the Chunfeng Building has been silent, listening to the sound of horses' hooves came to the outside of the building, and then stopped abruptly, abruptly like a song that stopped abruptly.

Only the neighing of a horse was long and uninterrupted outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, I heard a sharp footstep, and with a bang, the door of Chunfeng Tower was pushed open, and a young man who was covered in rain and wearing an iron armor suddenly broke into this silent room.

The young man looked at Chunfeng Tower with cold eyes, and the rain on his body slid down from the iron armor and hit the ground with a muffled crackling sound.

After a long time, he said, "Who is Gu Xiao'an?"

One breath.

Gu Yuean nodded at him and said, "I am, but my name is Gu Yue'an." ”

"I don't care what your name is. The young man looked at Gu Yue'an and said word by word, "I just want to tell you that my name is Wang Shifang, and I will kill you, so prepare a coffin for yourself as soon as possible." ”

Gu Yuean laughed and said, "It's useless to talk about it, see you in the ring." He pointed to the note with Wang Shifang's name written on it that was open in the air in Zeng Jingheng's hand, strode off the stage, and walked towards the door.

Wrong past the young man, Gu Yuean didn't look at him.

The young man had a cruel smile on his face, or disdain, as if he didn't think Gu Yue'an could go, he turned around and looked at Gu Yue'an, who had already walked out of the door.

At the same time, many people in the building who leaned against the window also opened a gap in the window and looked outside.

Outside the building, in the spring rain, a group of ironclad cavalry with a number of about fifty people stood quietly on the street, faintly surrounding the Chunfeng Tower, and if you want to leave from the Spring Breeze Tower, you must pass through them.

But looking at Gu Yue'an, who had already gone out, those heavily armored knights who were well-equipped and covered with iron armor covered their whole bodies, and they couldn't even wait to cover their teeth, but they didn't mean to let go at all.

Gu Yue'an walked down the steps step by step, the spring rain wet his clothes, but it couldn't stop his steps, he was still moving forward, and after two more steps, he was about to reach those knights.

But the knights did not move, and the young man on the steps did not speak, but folded his arms, and his eyes showed a look like a cat and a mouse.

One step, those knights are already close at hand, and one more step, the situation will be irreparable, either Gu Yue'an will make a move, or he will turn his head and let the young man speak, but either way, Gu Yue'an will fall into an absolute disadvantage.

However, Gu Yue'an still took that step without the slightest hesitation.

The next moment.

A surprising scene happened, as Gu Yue'an stepped out, the knight in front of him, the horse under his seat that had been trained in many ways, even if the open fire shook in front of him, it would not move without the master's order, suddenly, his legs were weak, he let out a low cry, and collapsed to the ground, and even the knight on the horse was caught off guard and was taken down.

As soon as the horse fell to the ground, it was nothing, these cavalry were all battle-hardened, and there would not be the slightest panic at all.

But as Gu Yue'an moved forward step by step, the horses of those cavalry fell to the ground one by one, retreating, Gu Yue'an passed through the cavalry formation as if entering a no-man's land, and those knights who fell to the ground knelt on the ground in worship as if they had seen some unstoppable king.

The silence in the Chunfeng Building was almost audible, and on the steps, the young man with his arms crossed looked at Gu Yue'an's distant back, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence between his teeth: "Useless things." ”

Gu Yue'an walked away, Wang Lin's carriage rushed over, he got into the car, and finally put down the curtain, as if there was some sense, he suddenly turned around, and in a trance, he seemed to see a pair of eyes like autumn water, which flashed by, like a shock.

At the same time.

In the Spring Breeze Building.

In a private room with the window closed, a man took a long test in front of a game of chess, and after a long time, he smiled and said, "You said that you wanted to come and see the excitement today, but now you have seen the excitement, what do you think?"

"Not very good. "The girl on the other side has another son.