by Zhi Bai
An Zheng said: "This subject did not think that much."
Mu Changyan laughed: "Your temper is simple and straightforward, this is a good thing. This means that even though you've entered this vat, you haven't been contaminated yet. All the things you did in the capital, which one of them weren't reckless and impulsive enough? "And what I value most is precisely your simplicity and directness."
Mu Changyan raised his head and looked towards the sky. "Every man has their own ambitions, right? When I was young, I chatted with my big brother. He asked me what my biggest dream was, and I said I was a person without any worries. He smiled and said that he hoped that you could become what you wanted to be. "
"Then I asked him, What is your biggest dream? He said... Everyone in the world wanted Da Xi to do what she did. Aside from Da Xi, the other kings of the other countries only dared to call themselves alone, and they could only call Da Xi as their subject. His wish is that one day, the great swallow will dominate the north. He will face the south and call me by my name. "
An Zheng's heart thumped, thinking that Mu Changyan's elder brother, the former crown prince of great swallow, was so brazen, that he did not know how to cover it up, and that was why the empress dowager could not wait to get rid of him. If the former crown prince had known how to endure, he might have been able to completely remove the empress dowager from the throne.
And Mu Changyan was the one who had witnessed all of this, which was why he was so patient in front of the empress dowager. He had chosen a path that was different from his elder brother's, because his elder brother had left behind enough experience and lessons for him.
Mu Changyan's plan was to develop his skills silently, and to grasp the power to fight against the empress dowager while holding back. But now it seemed that the Empress Dowager had gradually lost interest in him.
"Both of you have the surnames of An..."
Mu Changyan said with a bitter tone: "I was just thinking, that this might be heaven's will. If I send you two people with the surname 'An' to Gu, everything will be safer. Now that he thought about it, being alone was just a type of trust within a lack of confidence. In the future, the only thing that I can do alone is to let people like you who trust me live a better life. "
He looked at An Zheng, "When you initially chose the Martial Arts Academy, it was probably not because you truly wanted to enter it yourself? Even so, you still chose to fight for the reputation of the Martial Arts Academy. This proves that you are a loyal person. According to what the martial arts world said, it could also be said to be a sense of righteousness. Right now, there are too few people like you. "
"Go."
Mu Changyan pointed to the bottom of the city gate tower: "Today is your world."
An Zheng cupped his fists: "This subject will take his leave."
Mu Changyan said: "An Chengli, go down and inform the people of the Rites Division that An Zheng is no longer a match for the Tasselman Battle. Gu Te allowed him to participate in the battle for the top spot … Nie Qing is too lonely. "
When An Zheng walked down from the city gate tower, he felt that every step was incredibly heavy. In the beginning, his impression of Mu Changyan was not good. He had always felt that Mu Changyan was too cowardly. Now it seemed that the thing that Mu Changyan was carrying on his back was truly too heavy, which was why he walked with so much caution and caution.
Initially, going up to the city gate was more difficult than going down, but when An Zheng got down, he felt that his steps were even heavier than when he went up.
Just now, Mu Changyan had used a completely resolute attitude to proclaim his dignity as a Swallow King. But wasn't this the most lamentable thing when a king needed to use such a method to proclaim his dignity?
When An Zheng arrived at the Golden Hall Plaza and found Nie Qing, he was still sitting upright on the chair without moving. Contrary to An Zheng, Nie Qing had not been called onto the stage even now.
An Zheng suddenly had a bad premonition.
The Gao Clan dared to directly interfere in the battle of Chu Xiong, making him accept challenges time and time again. And this kind of thing was so obvious, it was obvious that a family like the Gao Family did not take the great swallow laws seriously anymore. It was more enough to say that those loyal to Mu Changyan had basically been wiped clean by the empress dowager's men.
The Gao family member was just a pawn, a pawn the empress dowager was still probing. The empress dowager wanted to use the Gao Family to challenge the State of Yan's national law, to challenge Mu Changyan's final line.
As for Nie Qing, he was afraid that he had suffered from injustice. An Zheng had been intentionally arranged by someone as a revolving battle for him, and until now, Nie Qing did not take part in it. They could say that An Zheng's name appearing three times was due to the mistake of a Ministry of Rites' official, and of course, they could also say that Nie Qing's name was not in the box at all.
In the end, even if he did not call out Nie Qing's name, he could only carelessly push this matter of negligence to a small official of the Ministry of Rites. As for Nie Qing, he had lost everything.
"Still waiting?"
An Zheng asked.
Nie Qing looked at An Zheng, and nodded: "We can only wait."
An Zheng was silent for a moment, then sat beside Nie Qing: "Is this country still the country that you love?"
Nie Qing was silent for a long time, then looked at An Zheng and said solemnly, "Four years ago, when Principal Yan personally taught us a lesson for the first time, he said there was a famous war general who said that. If every soldier was an iron army, they would be invincible. If everyone is an iron man, then the world will be filled with righteous energy. "
He looked around and said, "Perhaps everyone here has heard of this saying, but no one cares. I can't make every soldier into an iron army, every single person into an iron man, I can only make myself into this kind of person. Joining the army was like joining the iron army; they were invincible. As an iron man, that's only because there's a sense of justice in your heart. "
An Zheng sighed: "But sometimes, people like you always seem very lonely."
Nie Qing laughed, and looked at An Zheng with a profound look: "Aren't you the same?"
An Zheng laughed as he shook his head, "I'm not you, I know how to change."
Nie Qing's smile became even more relaxed, "I almost believed it."
An Zheng laughed loudly, "I almost believed it myself."
Nie Qing laughed for a while before saying: "If no one calls out my name in the end and we represent the dojo, and we do not even have the chance to fight, then after it is over, I will challenge Ba Kui to battle."
An Zheng nodded, "Alright."
Nie Qing said: "But you and I are both clear that even if the two of us have the chance to fight in the battle for the position of chief, even if we win, we can still be judged and defeated by the examiners for various reasons."
An Zheng subconsciously looked towards the Minister of Rites who was standing by the side with a box on his chest, and started to feel more and more disgust towards the already rotten official of great swallow.
However, at this time, the thirty year old chubby and somewhat foolish Ministry official took out a piece of paper from the box. "Next battle, Nie Qing from the Martial Arts Academy."
Then, he once again reached his hand into the chest, took out the slip of paper and looked at it: "His opponent is, Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao, Feng Xiuyang."
The entire scene exclaimed!
No one had thought that the highlight would come so quickly and fiercely. This year's rules were changed on a temporary basis. In the past, the participants of the champion's battle had gone through the primary selection and had to fight one by one in order. This year, Empress Dowager Su wanted to make the decision in everything, and when her brain got hot, she switched it to drawing.
But because of this, there was a lot of uncertainty during the competition. No on
e knew if their opponent was someone from the same sect.
Nie Qing was slightly stunned for a moment, then he took a deep breath and stood up. He tidied his clothes, lowered his head, and looked at An Zheng.
An Zheng gave a thumbs up, "We have to win."
Nie Qing acknowledged his presence before striding onto the arena in large strides.
On the side of the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao, everyone had a strange expression on their faces. One of the Taoists in charge of the leader was especially annoyed. He glared fiercely at the official in charge of drawing the paper, as if there was a knife in his eyes. However, that official just sat there, looking up at the bright moon. The sun was high in the sky, and the flowers were smiling at no one.
The Daoist turned around and said to Feng Xiuyang, whose eyes were starting to shine: "Something's wrong here, that official from the Department of Rites has taken our advantage, he shouldn't have split you up with Nie Qing. According to the arrangements, Nie Qing would duel with Su Feilun of the Great Cauldron Academy. It would be better if both of them were to suffer from heavy injuries, and only then will you be able to safely obtain first place. "
When Feng Xiuyang saw Nie Qing walking up the stage in large strides, the light in his eyes burned brighter and brighter: "Who cares about the first?"
The black-robed cultivator was startled and wanted to say something more, but Feng Xiuyang had already rushed up the stage.
Feng Xiuyang wore a dark blue daoist robe, he was tall and slender, with no blemishes on his face, making him the dream lover of many of the girls in Fanggu. Moreover, the Dao Sect of State of Yan could not help but get married, so it was unknown how many people there were who were crazy enough to want to marry him.
However, this handsome, friendless number one of Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao's young generation had never spread any rumors or even went to a brothel before. Some said he was tall, some said it was because no woman was worthy of him. Unlike that Su Feilun whose reputation had spread across the entire Fanggu, the rumors regarding Feng Xiuyang were all about that heaven warping genius defeating a certain challenger with ease.
Feng Xiuyang carried a wooden sword on his back and a black short rod on his back.
No matter how you looked at it, the two of them were the two most handsome types on the stage. Feng Xiuyang was handsome, relaxed and graceful, like an elegant young noble. Nie Qing was majestic and broad, his entire body was filled with the masculinity of a man.
"In the end, I didn't come here for nothing."
Feng Xiuyang cupped his fists towards Nie Qing and greeted, "Senior Brother Nie, hello."
Nie Qing cupped his fists and replied: "Senior Brother Feng, you too."
Feng Xiuyang smiled and said, "Since four years ago, I have always wanted to fight with you. But you also know that the rules of the sect are too overbearing, they are worried that if I lose, the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao's reputation will suffer. But this has gradually become a demon in my heart. If I don't fight with you, I won't even be able to sleep soundly. "
Nie Qing laughed: "Then let's fight more carefree."
Feng Xiuyang looked around: "This place, is not safe."
Nie Qing asked: "Then where do you want to fight?"
Feng Xiuyang sighed: "We have to let them watch the fight again, or else where should we go?"
He pointed.
Nie Qing looked at it, he was pointing to the main hall of the Tiantong Palace.
Chapter 203 - Sword Light and Fine Steel Feather And Strange Fatty
Feng Xiuyang raised his hand and pointed at the Tiantong Palace behind the Golden Hall, then went past the southern city wall to the Extreme Heaven Palace.
Feng Xiuyang said that he had waited for this battle for four years, and only under the eyes of everyone present would he have the chance to obtain it. But even if it's in full view, I want ten thousand people to respect me. People like you and me need to be looked up to.
If it was in the past, before such a change occurred in the Martial Academy, perhaps Nie Qing would not agree to it.
But this time, Nie Qing did not refuse.
The Martial Arts Academy was dead in name. On his shoulders, he carried the glory and pride of the Martial Arts Academy.
"Alright!"
Nie Qing only nodded, as he lightly replied with a single word.
Feng Xiuyang said: "Then follow me."
His body floated out of the competition grounds, and rushed towards the south gate with Nie Qing following closely behind. The two of them left one after the other, causing the surrounding people to immediately cry out in alarm. When the imperial guards saw them coming towards the south gate, they also became nervous.
Mu Changyan sat up, his eyes twinkling: "Don't stop them!"
The Imperial Guard and imperial guards on the city wall could only wait and wait, but they did not make a move. The two of them climbed over the high wall and entered the Tiantong Palace.
An Zheng frowned, what was Feng Xiuyang trying to do? He would never act impulsively towards someone who had already reached such a high level. He probably knew that Nie Qing would definitely go with him, so what was his goal? However, the two of them were too fast, it was already too late for An Zheng to stop them.
Just then, the officer in charge of selecting the contestants rubbed his eyes and said, "You flew really high, but you left the venue without permission. This is against the rules of the battle with Ah Kui … Do you think I should follow the rules and declare both of them removed from the list at the same time? "
Hearing his words, everyone shouted, "No!"
The fat official who looked to be in his thirties stood up and said, "Will I change my attitude because of your attitude?"
The crowd began to boil with excitement, "Give them a chance!"
"We want to see the result!"
"You can't disqualify them!"
That official snorted coldly: "Rules are rules. I declare that both of them have been removed from the ranks of the Grand Autumn Ceremony's champion battle."
The black-robed man leading the group from the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao strode forward, "You can't just casually announce it! You are not qualified! "
The official sneered, "What a joke, don't tell me you have no qualifications for me? Is it because your Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao is big or because the rules of the imperial government are big? "
The black robed cultivator paused for a moment before glaring at the official. "Just you wait!"
That official said, "I'm afraid of you."
An Zheng thought to himself that this guy was also interesting, this was a real strength fight.
The official from the Ministry of Rites walked back to the box, "Arrange the next match. If anyone dares to leave the stage without permission, remove their name from the list. Today I'm taking the master exam, I have the right to do so. The next person to go on stage is … Great Cauldron Academy, Su Feilun! "
When the people who were initially shouting heard that the next person to appear was Su Feilun of the Great Cauldron Academy, they all quietened down. After all, Su Feilun and Nie Qing were people of the same level, it was also important to stay and watch Su Feilun's match.
In an instant, the place became silent, it was only Su Feilun who possessed such fame and strength, if it was anyone else, they would probably not quieten down watching this scene.
The fat Ministry of Rites official fumbled around in the box with his hand and fished out a ball of paper. "His opponent is... The An Zheng of the Martial Academy! "
An uproar broke out.
Nie Qing against Feng Xiuyang, An Zheng against Su Feilun.
What could be more exciting than this? Everyone felt their heartbeats quicken. This was simply ignoring the continuous orgasm of their bodies. Who knew what kind of fight the two people who jumped into the Tiantong Palace were fighting, but it was impossible for these spectators to enter the Tiantong Palace.
Now t
hat Su Feilun and An Zheng were going to fight, they had all temporarily forgotten about Nie Qing and Feng Xiuyang.
On the other side of the Great Cauldron Academy, the expression of the leader, Su Jian, changed. He pressed his hands together to indicate for Su Feilun to not move first, and then strode towards the officials of the Ministry of Rites and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"
That Ministry of Rites official raised his head, narrowed his eyes and asked, "What about me? What happened to me?"
Su Ju said in an even lower voice, "Didn't we agree to it before? Su Feilun will only be going up on stage at the end this time. If you let him go on stage now, if he consumes too much energy, how will you deal with the others later? "
The official chuckled and said, "You mean to say, you want me to compromise? What a joke. This official has always been impartial and strict. That's why I was chosen as the champion of the test. If I really do as you say, then what qualifications do I have to take the test? "Hurry up and get down, otherwise, I will arrest you for disturbing the meeting place."
Su Ju said angrily, "That was not what you said before when you took all of our benefits!"
The official continued: "Who saw me taking money from you? Damn it, the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao said that I have received money, and I will still remove Feng Xiuyang from the list! "
Su Ju said, "Just you wait!"
The official snorted, "You are the second person to make me wait. I'll have to trouble you to line up. "I'll do everything according to the rules. I'm not afraid of the shadow slanting in the right direction. I'll just wait for your revenge."
Su Ju snorted angrily and walked away.
The officer of the Ministry of Rites looked at An Zheng. "What, are you waiting for me to carry you?"
An Zheng was startled, he felt that the official's gaze was a little strange.
On the Great Cauldron Academy's side, Su Feilun saw that Su Ju had left in a hurry, obviously looking for the Principal of the Great Cauldron Academy, Su Pei. He wasn't in the mood to continue waiting, so he stood up, stretched his body, and then slowly walked to the arena. As for An Zheng, he had already walked over.
