Zhang Ling kicked Tie Hanhan who was lying unconscious next to him, put away the delicate lace vial, and said with a smile: "My family is a medicine merchant, and I happen to have learned some medical skills, so it's not too much to carry a little drug with me, right? After all, I, Zhang Ling, am an upright gentleman."
Wu Zhi, who was standing far away, was stunned and cursed in a low voice: "Shameless villain."
He turned around and left quickly, for fear of causing harm to the fish pond. After all, what kind of people know what kind of people best, and villains like them hold grudges the most.
Mo Li, whose heart was tense, immediately let out a sigh of relief, and naturally put down his hands on his waist. He walked to Zhang Ling's side. He was originally angry, but at this moment he suddenly stopped talking and gave a thumbs up with a smile.
Looking at Song Linjie's side, the two were almost evenly matched and could not decide the winner. Liu Yuancheng stood up with his spear, and Song Linjie immediately stopped. The former said: "It seems that I can't have all the fun today."
He walked over and picked up Tie Hanhan on the ground, nodded and said: "Song Linjie, when we get to the academy, we will decide who is better."
Song Linjie smiled and raised his hand. It was rare that he didn't force him to stay. You must know that when he went to exchange martial arts with Qingke from the famous family, he would not look back until he hit the south wall. He didn't want to fight at all, so he made an excuse to go to the latrine, but Song Linjie squatted at the entrance of the latrine for more than an hour. In the end, the guard's intestines were about to come out, so he was forced to receive two punches. Only Song Linjie was willing to give up. In Song Linjie's opinion, he and Liu Yuancheng were basically improving at the same time in the martial arts of using swords and spears. If they really wanted to tell the difference, they would have to fight until dark. It would be better to say goodbye today. , see who gets to the next level first.
When Liu Yuancheng, who was carrying the spear and the man, walked away, the sky and the surrounding area were shattered like mirror images. Looking back, he saw that a group of people were still outside the city. Many disciples from all sides who were unable to do anything were walking back to the city one after another. Some people feel that they have lost their ambition and have already begun to return home and leave the sad place.
Zhang Ling found the two people who were separated and looked at Mo Li who had an erratic expression.
Mo Li said with emotion: "Return to heaven and earth, return to the Yuan realm. I used to think that I would be free once I reach this realm. As long as I don't deliberately try to get into trouble, I can really travel alone in the world and establish a family to protect the sect."
Zhang Ling looked at his helpless expression and asked, "Why did you come to the academy?"
Mo Li nodded and said: "Many people only know that the Mo family is a powerful sect that has been established for hundreds of years. In fact, there was a split within the Mo family a hundred years ago. It was precisely because of that split that the Mo family's vitality was severely damaged. The family had fallen into obscurity after the separation more than ten years ago, and the same situation has happened to the master's family where I am now. The Mohist family is the best in the world in organ skills, so naturally the emperor sent envoys to recover it, including Chen Guo. Emperor, so the Mohist family is now at the cusp of the storm. Some people insist on neutrality, because if the Mohist machine skills are used in the army, it will only bring unnecessary disasters to the world, so it may also lead to the disaster of annihilation. Some people want to Defend the Mohist family and choose to rely on a country. In the final analysis, it is because the Mohist family today has no one who can intimidate the world, so I am forced to make a choice. And I chose the former, became a giant, and swore to everyone in the Mohist family that in three years Within this period, if you cannot control the machine-made artifact forged by the ancestors of the Mohist family, you will die as an apology."
Zhang Ling didn't ask any more questions. He just waited for him to say how much it was, and when others walked into the city, Mo Li continued: "After the branch family was disbanded, there was still a senior of my Mo family who stayed in the academy. I came here to It is to learn from him the part of the mechanism technique that was taken away from the family, and to fully integrate the two, it is possible to master the mechanism creation created by the ancestors."
Zhang Ling didn't ask what kind of divine object that machine creation was, because he didn't think that the other party was trusting him. He had already entered the academy, and he would know sooner or later. After all, he was a giant, not a fool.
Jinyu City returned to its usual bustle. Passers-by were discussing who had passed the test. Zhang Ling saw the people who walked out of the Xieyuan Forest Valley with them on the road. They met from a distance and just nodded to each other. There were also people from aristocratic families. He began to win over those talented disciples who could turn dragons into dragons. Some people were arrogant and looked down on those petty officials and wanted to sell them for a price, waiting for the prime minister and general to come to greet him. However, there were also a few who were self-aware and knew that they could His success was mostly due to his borrowing, and he would definitely not be able to get into the academy, so he volunteered himself and went to the residence of a relatively moderate official, pretending to be very self-sufficient, and doing it out of love rather than profit. As a clean guest, this can be considered as each seeking a future, and both are good for both. After all, in a place like the capital where every inch of land is at a premium, even Yu Chang's modest pond mansion costs tens of thousands of gold, and it is also his father's inheritance. How could he buy it with just the salary of a captain? The cost of the trip is not small. Whether it is for the academy or for the imperial examination, no one wants to leave empty-handed.
Ye Yumi and Tang Yong left midway. Zhang Ling remembered that he used to eat a bowl of noodles after every exam. He took Song Linjie and Mo Li to search for a long time. Fortunately, there was still a little noodle paralysis who was not allowed to work. He asked for three A bowl of miscellaneous noodles, sitting at an old wooden table under the dawn, sucking the noodles. The taste is much worse than before, but there are two more people, so it feels good. Zhang Ling lowered his head to eat and asked softly Said: "Will you be tired?"
Mo Li, whose clothes were still torn, lowered his head and said solemnly, "It's a bit, but I do it willingly."
Song Linjie slammed the table heavily. Fortunately, he had enough control, otherwise he wouldn't be able to eat. He put his arm on the shoulders of the two of them and said with a smile: "Why do you two look so bitter and resentful?" Why are you doing so much? If you don’t eat the noodles, they will get cold.”
He took his hand away, and sure enough, it was still cracked. Zhang Ling put his hand there, and a large bowl was placed on the table with four fried eggs in it. The shopkeeper was a simple and honest old seller, with a sweat towel on his shoulders and smiled. Said: "There are just four left today, so I'll give them to you."
The three looked at the fried eggs in the bowl and thought, why are there four?
Sure enough, after each picked one, the big bowl filled with fried eggs was slapped into the air. Mo Li and Song Linjie fought hard, but the big bowl stayed in the air. Zhang Ling pressed his hand on the wooden table, how could he dare to move?
In the end, it was only half an egg for each of us. I paid for all the noodles. After Zhang Ling and the others finished eating, there were forty-three copper coins placed on the table. The shopkeeper shouted that he could not get so much! Zhang Ling walked away and returned the table money and bowl money.
As soon as the noodle seller lowered his head, the old wooden table cracked in the middle, and the bowl that was still good was shattered into pieces. He bent down to clean it up and muttered: "Today's young people really need to clean up like this copper plate."
Early on the next morning, several imperial soldiers wearing shawls and armor stood in front of the Yu Mansion. Zhang Ling was still wondering where he should compete today. When I came back yesterday and asked Yu Chang, he just smiled and said nothing. Only today did I understand that this was the palace I was going to!
Zhang Ling was also quite shocked. Although Emperor Chen of the State of Chen valued the Academy, the Academy was still a political power and did not show complete dependence on the court. However, most of the disciples who came out of the Academy chose to enter official careers. Over time, as long as both parties did not express their attitudes, this would As usual, things continued. Zhang Ling and Song Linjie got into the carriage sent by the army, and Yu Chang followed them and went together.
Before marching to the palace, several carriages with the same red and purple horns drove into the palace gate unimpeded. After getting off the carriages, many officials also rushed in, following the same direction as their disciples who had passed the trial yesterday.
The white jade bricks under his feet were completely gone after Zhang Ling saw the scene in front of him. A martial arts arena with weapons hanging horizontally and surrounded by racks was set up in the palace. Hundreds of officials stood outside the railings, all looking towards it. A dozen young people outside the martial arts arena.
When several officials saw their young people, they all raised their noses in a subtle way and introduced to their friends. The young people who can stand here today, even if they cannot enter the back door of the academy, a reliable temple, as long as they are favored by a certain general, You can also find a good future, come from poverty and return to your hometown with prosperity. This is not only a privilege for those who are educated.
Zhang Ling's heart was inexplicably agitated. Was he still feeling unexplained nervousness? He couldn't help but smile, and turned his head, just in time to see a handsome scholar approaching, followed by a young man with a sword.
The scholar walked up to Zhang Ling and seemed to be naturally high-spirited. Zhang Ling smiled and said, "Is this really true?"
Naturally, the scholar Ren Pingsheng pointed to the person behind him and said calmly: "Li Jingqiu from Chengdao Academy, a disciple of the Sword King."
All the young people present were shocked. This kind of person who was like a god to ordinary people really met him at the first sight. Zhang Ling also looked at him. Li Jingqiu nodded in greeting, then turned to look at Song Linjie. Zhang Ling asked: "This Why did this person come with you?"
The scholar cleared his throat and said calmly with a falsely proud attitude: "Of course it is to protect my personal safety. What Dean Song said is also what His Majesty meant."
The previous sentence could only say that the academy valued him, but the sentence the following year was astonishing, showing that the emperor valued civility over military affairs, but Zhang Ling just said it simply, giving him no chance to be pretentious. , the two looked at each other, waiting for someone to preside over the competition.
Song Linjie stared closely at the disciple of the Sword King who came down from the mountain, feeling an inexplicable sense of closeness. Song Linjie asked confused: "Academician Li, do we know each other?"
The handsome Li Jingqiu shook his head and said with a smile: "I know your grandfather, who is also my master. In fact, the domineering sword technique practiced by your Song family was created by your master, so you should call me senior brother."
