"The martial arts college entrance examinations over the years have basically consisted of three items: physical fitness, willpower, and actual combat."
"There is nothing to say about physical fitness. The most important data to be assessed is explosive strength and instantaneous speed. As for other things such as the toughness of meridians and the strength of bones, although they will be tested together, those data only set a minimum standard line. Basically everyone It can be achieved.”
"The questions on will and actual combat are different every year. They are directly asked by the Martial Arts Department. No one will know the questions until the exam is about to take place..."
The armored vehicle bumped slightly and shuttled through the restricted area where the weather was extremely chaotic at a neither fast nor slow speed.
Shen Qian started to observe the outside environment through the car window with great interest. After a while, he lost interest when he realized that he could not see anything except hail, wind and sand.
At this moment, Ouyang Fei was sharing what he knew about the martial arts college entrance examination to Shen Qian.
"Last year's will test was to visualize a picture scroll, and the assessment criteria were based on how long you persisted. The actual combat assessment was conducted on a simulator, and was scored based on the degree of completion of martial arts."
At this time, a girl with short hair and sharp eyebrows suddenly spoke and joined the chat between the two.
"The girl from No. 1 Middle School is in charge, Gu Zifang." Ouyang Fei took the initiative to introduce Shen Qian.
"Hello." Shen Qian said hello and did not pretend to announce his name.
"Did you really defeat Wang Shuo?" Gu Zifang stared at Shen Qian.
"He was injured at the time and couldn't use his full strength. I guess I was lucky." Seeing that everyone in the armored car pricked up their ears, Shen Qian simply raised his voice a little to avoid being asked again later.
"You are quite honest. If you said that you defeated Wang Shuo head-on, I would definitely not believe it... When we get to the provincial capital, shall we have a fight?" Gu Zifang's eyes were burning.
Shen Qian clearly saw that several others also had expressions of eagerness to try.
"talk later."
Shen Qian was not interested, but the others were not malicious, so he could only speak vaguely.
"As a grown man, if you can do it, you can do it. If you can't, you can't do it. What do you say?" Gu Zifang raised an eyebrow.
"Sister A is right. If you want to fight, just fight. Don't wait and see. We are all lining up!" Another boy wearing the uniform of No. 1 Middle School also laughed.
"Sister A?" Shen Qian was a little confused by Gu Zifang's nickname.
"Ahem." Ouyang Fei winked at Shen Qian crazily.
"Stop winking, isn't that the nickname you gave me?"
Gu Zifang shrugged. Seeing Shen Qian's face full of confusion, she pointed to her chest expressionlessly, "Look here...do you understand?"
Shen Qian lowered his head and looked...cough, cough, okay.
He withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened.
"Shen Qian, I think everyone in this carriage has this kind of mentality, so I will speak out for them."
Gu Zifang didn't care about Shen Qian's gaze, and leaned forward a little, and said seriously: "We didn't know you before, and you suddenly appeared like this, and you seemed to have stepped on us directly. At least I don't think so." Convinced, so are they.”
"Since you didn't defeat Wang Shuo in a fair and just way, then you can have a fight with us. You are now the 'Light of Jingcheng'. At least you can illuminate us first, right?"
"What are your strengths?" Shen Qian saw that the other party was straightforward, so he asked directly.
"If you don't talk about the level purely in terms of combat power, I am a novice warrior. Ouyang Fei is a little behind me, but not much. The other seven people here are basically between the fourth and eighth levels of novice warriors..."
Gu Zifang didn't hide anything and directly told Shen Qian about the strength of the nine people, and also introduced their names by the way.
Shen Qian was a little surprised when he heard this.
He didn't expect that after two rounds of admissions, there would be so many talented people left in Jingcheng. Whoever these people go out would be chosen at the discretion of the four major schools.
Judging from Gu Zifangguang's talent, he has even surpassed the previous Ding Yi.
"Of course we all have our own reasons for not leaving early. Some of us want to compete for the top spot, some are because of the school's efforts to retain us, and some are waiting for other opportunities..."
Seemingly seeing what Shen Qian was thinking, Ouyang Fei took the initiative to explain.
Shen Qian nodded and stopped worrying... Didn't he leave too?
"How's it going? Can you give me a fight and say something nice?" Gu Zifang asked.
Shen Qian glanced at the nine people who were all looking over and made calculations in his mind.
"Why, you still need to think about who to fight first?" Ouyang Fei saw Shen Qian thinking and couldn't help but smile, "Since we want to fight you, you decide the order."
"That's right, it doesn't matter who you fight first, even if we don't let us watch." Another boy named Chen Peng also said with a confident smile.
"Oh, it's okay. I'll wait until I get to the provincial capital to satisfy you."
Shen Qian came back to his senses and smiled without making any excuses.
"Okay, no matter what the outcome is, I am determined to be your friend!" Gu Zifang said boldly, "If you have time in the provincial capital, I will invite you to have a meal at Jiutian Pavilion, and you can order whatever you want."
"Sister A is awesome!" Ouyang Fei and others gave a thumbs up.
"Jiutian Pavilion?" Shen Qian asked.
"You've never been to the provincial capital?" Ouyang Fei was startled at first, then remembered Shen Qian's background, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."
"It's okay. I am indeed a bit naive and have little knowledge. There is nothing to hide." Shen Qian said nonchalantly.
He had already seen from their clothes and conversation that these nine people were from wealthy families, and even their accents had a hint of Beicheng flavor.
With his current mentality, he would look at this kind of thing without any trouble.
The achievements he has made and will make in martial arts are enough to give him all the confidence.
"Jiutian Pavilion is a hotel under the Jiutian Group. It can only be seen in first-tier cities. Oh, by the way, you know the Jiuzhou Martial Arts Hall. That is also their industry..."
"In short, the cooking at Jiutian Pavilion is really outstanding. It is one of the few hotels that has obtained the qualification certificate for cooking exotic ingredients."
"Exotic ingredients?" Shen Qian asked after hearing a new term and not understanding it.
"For example, monsters, or some elixirs, there seem to be others, but if the hotel doesn't explain some of the ingredients, no one will know what they are, but in short they are rare varieties and taste very good. I have only been there two or three times in my life. , endless aftertaste!”
Ouyang Fei said with emotion, "It's just that it's a long journey, and it costs a lot of money. A meal starts at 100,000 yuan, so I really can't eat it easily."
Shen Qian, who hadn't eaten normally for a long time, also became interested, "Okay, let's try it together if we have a chance."
They were all young people. After the initial barriers and some unavoidable hostility were eliminated, the atmosphere in the armored vehicle soon became happy... Phew, it became lively.
As we chatted, the topic inevitably turned to the martial arts college entrance examination.
"You think this year's top prize in the first province of southwest China, does our Jingcheng have any hope?"
They are all top talents in Jingcheng, so the focus immediately falls on the "number one".
"A bit suspense..."
Ouyang Fei glanced at Shen Qian who was a little distracted and explained, "Brother, I'm not looking down on you. Since the city lord pushed you out so grandly, you must not be a weakling. But there must be peerless people in Mingcheng, Tongcheng and Xicheng." Geniuses will participate.”
"Indeed, even if Wang Shuo is here, it may not be safe. At least I know that there is someone who is definitely not weaker than Wang Shuo."
"It's a pity that there is no detailed information. It's just hearsay. It's impossible to accurately know the opponent's strength."
"I almost forgot. I have a copy here. If you want to see it, take it and see it." Shen Qian, who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted.
While everyone was stunned, Shen Qian had already taken out a document from his bag and handed it over.
"The city lord gave it to me at the end of the previous ceremony. It contained information about some geniuses from other cities, but the city lord said it could only be used as a reference and may not be accurate."
Shen Qian explained.
"Have you seen it?" Gu Zifang asked curiously, "How is it?"
"I flipped through it when I got it," Shen Qian recalled. "It seemed that one named Geng Qianqiu was pretty good, but others didn't pay much attention."
"Yes, I was just talking about Geng Qianqiu. His status in Tongcheng is similar to that of Wang Shuo in Jingcheng. Moreover, I also heard rumors that he worshiped a certain prince as his disciple..." Chen Peng said immediately.
"No need for gossip, it's clearly written on it, I worship Uncle Kunhu as my disciple."
Ouyang Fei pointed at Geng Qianqiu's information and said.
"Hiss, he actually tore apart a colorful clouded leopard alive. That was a monster beast comparable to the early stage of a middle martial artist!"
"Let me see, it's true. Someone took pictures of it, so it must be real."
"So strong. Looking at it this way, it's hard to say who is stronger, him or Wang Shuo."
While everyone was talking about Geng Qianqiu, Gu Zifang frowned while holding another page of information.
"Li Jiaqi from Xicheng is not a good person either."
"Do you know him?" Everyone turned their heads.
"After dealing with her, she seems to be from the lineage of pioneer warriors..."
"Pioneer warrior?"
Everyone's expressions changed slightly.
As the pioneers of spiritual martial arts, any Xianwu family that has been passed down to this day is extremely powerful and has a profound foundation.
"The information only says that she is suspected to be at the peak of a beginning martial artist, and there are no more details." Gu Zifang shook his head, "My understanding of her is limited... In short, she should not be underestimated."
"Hey, hey, stop talking. Look at the people behind you. Why do I feel that none of them are simple? According to the data recorded above, the weakest ones are also the eighth-dan warriors, except for the ten cities in Jingcheng. Altogether, there are more than twenty people here..."
Ouyang Fei smiled bitterly.
After everyone was startled, they quickly looked through the information at the back. Sure enough, as Ouyang Fei said, their faces suddenly became solemn.
Among them, Gu Zifang's brows were furrowed the most.
Before Shen Qian showed up, she once thought that she was going to take up the banner of Jingcheng students taking the martial arts exam this time, and Principal Xu He had also given her such a hint before.
In the original plan, the reason why she stayed to take the college entrance examination was to serve as Wang Shuo's companion and provide him with some assistance when necessary.
Later, Wang Shuo was gone. As the strongest person in Jingcheng No. 1 Middle School, she should stand up.
I just didn't expect that before leaving, Chai Haotian pushed out another Shen Qian.
To be honest, at least ten minutes ago, Gu Zifang still had strong confidence, but at this moment, she suddenly lost her confidence...
Suddenly, Gu Zifang thought of Shen Qian's existence, and she cheered up a little. When she was about to discuss countermeasures with Shen Qian, she turned around and was startled.
Where is Mr. Shen?
She moved her eyes forward and finally found Shen Qian's figure.
It turned out that Shen Qian had separated from the discussion at some point and ran to the area where Sergeant Che was on the other side, chatting with the captain wearing the Centurion military emblem.
Judging from their status, the two of them seemed to be chatting happily.
Gu Zifang almost yelled Shen Qian's name, but when she thought that the two of them were not familiar with each other yet, she held back, but it was inevitable that she would feel unhappy.
They were studying the opponent's strength here, but the opponent was better off just sneaking around.
Doesn’t this take the college entrance examination too seriously?
Does he know what his current status means?
I don't know how long it took, but when Gu Zifang became more and more anxious and could hardly bear to look for Shen Qian, the other party finally came back calmly.
"Hey, Shen Qian, where were you just now?"
Only then did Ouyang Fei and others notice that Shen Qian had left.
"I went to have a chat with Captain Song. I thought he looked familiar before, but I didn't expect that we actually have a relationship."
Shen Qian was in a good mood and smiled after hearing this.
The captain of the elite team riding with them was called Song Ben. Shen Qian had noticed that he looked familiar before, but he was sure that he had never seen him before, so he had some doubts.
Gu Zifang and the others were chatting animatedly just now, but Shen Qian, who had nothing to say, saw this and simply ran over to find out.
Only after chatting did we find out that the other person turned out to be Song Ye's biological brother.
Song Ye had helped Shen Qian many times and had always gotten along well. With this relationship, the two naturally became familiar with each other quickly.
Shen Qian learned a lot about military warriors from the other party, which satisfied a certain degree of curiosity.
"Have you noticed that our route is not a straight line? According to Second Lieutenant Song, there are some places in the restricted area that must be detoured."
"It's not entirely because of the monsters, because Second Lieutenant Song said that the monster armies around the provincial capital are regularly cleaned up, making it difficult to create a climate."
"I just observed it, and I think it has something to do with the strange spots of light that are everywhere in the restricted area. Unfortunately, the other party said it was confidential and refused to tell me what those spots were..."
Shen Qian shared some of the things Song Ben revealed with everyone, and wanted to hear if anyone knew anything.
But then, Shen Qian found strangely that no one answered the call, and then he realized that something was not right about the atmosphere.
Gu Zifang finally couldn't help it anymore, "Shen Qian, have you always been so big-hearted?"
"Huh?" Shen Qian was startled, "What do you mean?"
"We are here to share intelligence and analyze the strength of our opponents. It's a good thing that you don't want to participate at all."
Gu Zifang remembered what Shen Qian had said before and asked with some anger, "Don't you think that only one Geng Qianqiu deserves attention in this martial arts college entrance examination?"
"of course not."
Shen Qian thought about it and vaguely understood something from their perspective. It seemed that his behavior was a bit inappropriate, so Shen Qian changed his words and said, "How is your research going?"
Gu Zifang snorted coldly, crossed her arms and leaned back, ignoring Shen Qian.
"Ahem, brother, no matter what, we now represent the honor of Jingcheng. There must be many people waiting to see our performance, so we should still pay attention to our opponents."
Ouyang Fei coughed and smoothed things over by saying, "Come on, Shen Qian, sit down quickly and let's discuss it together."
