The preliminary round of the martial arts examination had not even reached the last day, but Yang Ji and Shen Tong, the two favorites in the No. 10 division, decided the winner in advance. This was beyond many people's expectations.
The exciting competition between the two quickly caused a great sensation in the "Martial Palace".
For a time, many people inquired about Yang Ji's origins, but compared to Shen Tong and others, there was too little information about Yang Ji. Except for a name, the rest was almost blank.
Originally, although Yang Ji had never been to Pingchuan City before, it didn't necessarily mean that no one knew him. At least, Li Chen knew the origin of Yang Ji.
It's a pity that most people in the "Dilong Restaurant" that day only noticed the unparalleled "Mr. Li" and didn't pay much attention to Yang Ji. Moreover, there was no trace of the fight between the two that day, even those who were close by. Only Han Bin didn't notice it, let alone others.
Although Li Chen knew the details of Yang Ji, the Li family and the Yang family had always been at odds. With his status, how could he lower himself to help others promote it.
On the sixth day of the martial arts examination, Yang Ji won the first place in the No. 10 competition area with his undisputed strength. Together with another martial arts student, he entered the second round of the martial arts examination.
At the same time, the 24 unit competition areas also selected their respective promotion candidates. There were 2 people from each competition area, and a total of 48 candidates participated in the second round of competition to compete for the final spot in the finals.
The next day, the examiner of the martial arts examination who had disappeared for a long time appeared in the martial arts hall:
"On the seventh day, take a day off! Candidates entering the re-examination, prepare well!"
"Okay, it's just time to prepare."
Yang Ji thought in his heart.
During the martial arts examination, there are a total of two "rest days". There is a one-day rest between the first round and the second round, and between the second round and the third round.
This is done to allow all qualified candidates to have a psychological and physical adaptation period to prepare for the next round of more intense competition.
Yang Ji returned to the inn with a list. This list was issued by the imperial court, and every candidate who qualified had a copy.
However, unlike the published list, the list in Yang Ji's hand only has 24 names.
"The second round of re-examination is divided into two major districts, north and south, with 24 people in each district. In the end, only 7 people can qualify, and they will compete with the qualifying list from another district for the seven places in the martial arts examination!"
Yang Ji thought of the news he had learned from the "Martial Palace" this time.
Different from the 24 competition areas in the first round, the second round of re-examination only has two and a half competition areas in the north and south, each composed of promotion candidates from 12 competition areas.
In each half of the competition, only the strongest 7 people will be able to qualify, and all the others will be eliminated!
Yang Ji looked at the 24 detailed names on the list. Some of them were familiar to Yang Ji, but most of the others were unfamiliar.
These 24 names cover 12 competition regions and involve three to four thousand candidates. Although Yang Ji had help from Han Bin and had been watching the games in various venues in the past few days, it was impossible to remember everyone.
"Li Chen and Gao Shengming are not here. It seems they are in another competition area. If there are no accidents, the opponents in the next round of competition should be these people."
Yang Ji thought to himself and fell into deep thought.
Bang bang bang!
About an hour later, a crisp knock on the door suddenly sounded:
"Is Young Master Yang Ji here? I have been ordered by the historian to come and deliver something to the Young Master."
"ah!"
Yang Ji was overjoyed, his eyes lit up, and he stood up happily: "It's finally here!"
Only one person knew where Yang Ji ended up in Pingchuan City, and that was the historian. Before the martial arts examination, the historian promised to send the reward for the liberal arts examination to Yang Ji as soon as possible, but there has been no movement, and now it is finally here.
"Please come in!"
Yang Ji took three steps at a time and opened the door. As expected, two civil servants in soap clothes were standing outside.
"Master Yang."
Two tall and thin civil servants cupped their hands and walked in with respect.
Among the government offices, Yang Ji's article was full of literary energy and could not be blown by the wind. It had already alarmed all the civil servants in Pingchuan City. Now it is even more valued by historians, and it has long been extremely valuable in the literary lineage.
This kind of respect is not envy for Yang Ji's upcoming rise to prominence, but respect for Yang Ji's literary and moral cultivation. If there are no accidents, the leader of literary and moral education in Pingchuan City in the future will probably be the young man in front of him.
"Young Master Yang, the historian has ordered us to send over the rewards for this liberal arts examination."
Two civil servants said.
"Ah, I'm sorry to bother you two."
Yang Ji said with joy on his face, his heart full of expectations.
The martial arts examination competition has entered the second round. Every opponent Yang Ji faces is strong and difficult. The reward for the liberal arts examination comes at the right time.
"However,...the rewards for the liberal arts examination are not with us."
The two looked at each other, a little confused.
"!!!"
Yang Ji was startled, glanced at the two of them, suddenly became a little more awake, and had an unpleasant feeling in his heart: "What do you two mean by this?"
The two of them clearly said that they were here to deliver the rewards for the liberal arts examination under the order of the historian. Why did they say that the rewards were not here? What did this mean? Could there be something wrong again?
"It's very simple, your reward is with me! -"
A sassy voice suddenly came from outside the door. The door of the inn opened with a creak, and the bright sunshine outside the door filtered in. A girl with bright yellow clothes and a dashing appearance appeared at the door.
Seeing this girl, Yang Ji was stunned.
"Lu Ling!——"
Yang Ji's body shook violently, he blurted out a low cry, and stood up suddenly, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. The person who appeared in front of him was Lu Ling, whom he had rescued in the mountains years ago.
Yang Ji embarked on the journey of martial arts. Speaking more carefully, he had to thank Lu Ling for teaching him the "Dragon Marrow Refining Pile Method" and "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound".
However, Lu Ling's identity is mysterious, and since he taught Yang Ji, he has disappeared, as if he has evaporated.
Yang Ji didn't expect that he would see her at this time!
"Haha, you didn't expect that!"
Lu Ling, with her ponytail tied up and cheerful as usual, swaggering into Yang Ji's room with her hands behind her back, as if entering her own home.
Behind her, two heavily armed soldiers with strong auras walked in.
"Tsk tsk, that's right, that's right! I taught you the Shenlong Marrow Stake Method and the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound. I didn't expect you to reach this level in just six months."
As soon as Lu Ling came in, he looked at Yang Ji up and down like a master looking at his apprentice, and sighed:
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe it, this Yang Ji is you!"
Although Lu Ling did not accept Yang Ji as his apprentice, most of Yang Ji's initial martial arts were taught and given by her.
Seeing that Yang Ji was so "promising", Lu Ling, as the "master", also felt a little proud, and felt so happy that all the 84,000 pores in his body relaxed.
"Lu Ling, why are you here?"
Yang Ji greeted him, feeling a sense of intimacy in his heart.
Two civil servants came to distribute the rewards of the "Literature Examination", but it was Lu Ling who appeared, and he was accompanied by soldiers from the imperial court. Seeing this, Yang Ji actually had some vague guesses about Lu Ling's identity, but he still
She needs to say it herself.
"Hey, my father is the city lord. If I don't appear here, where else can I appear?"
Lu Ling smiled half-heartedly, as if he had an insight into everything.
There was no need not to tell Yang Ji at first. Now that Yang Ji has proven himself with his own efforts, Lu Ling has no need to hide it.
"As expected..."
Yang Ji looked stunned, but was filled with emotion in his heart. No wonder he couldn't find out Lu Ling's identity. In fact, he should have thought of it long ago.
With such high martial arts, he could easily pass it on to the "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" that none of the Yang family had, and his surname was Lu. The most prominent person in Pingchuan City was City Lord Lu.
In Pingchuan City, in addition to the generals guarding the frontiers of the imperial court, Pingchuan City had overwhelming control over the city. He was a well-deserved local hero, who kept his word and followed the law.
Unfortunately, there had never been any news about Lord Lu's family before, so Yang Ji didn't think about it in particular.
Yang Ji also didn't expect that the girl he had accidentally saved would have such a prominent status. After not seeing him for more than half a year, Lu Ling's cultivation seemed to be even more advanced, and the strong blood on his body was like a lead drop.
Even Yang Ji felt a deep oppression.
"By the way, Lu Ling, how did you find yourself here?"
Yang Ji asked. Although he knew that the other party had a prominent status, Yang Ji was not at all cautious, that is, he was not timid or fawning.
"The sea is open to all rivers, tolerance is great, standing on the wall is strong, and having no desires is strong." Yang Ji didn't mean to flatter the other party, and naturally he didn't feel inferior to others.
"Haha, if the historian hadn't sent someone to the city lord's palace to ask for the reward for the liberal arts examination, I wouldn't have noticed you..."
Lu Ling said and told what happened.
It turns out that the rewards for the civil and military examinations must be withdrawn from the treasury of the city lord's palace. As the daughter of the city lord, Lu Ling naturally has many opportunities to encounter such things.
The "liberal arts examination" had nothing to do with her, and Lu Ling had no interest in liberal arts. It was those two talkative civil servants who kept talking about things in the liberal arts examination while waiting at the place where Lu Ling practiced.
And he holds a candidate in high esteem.
Lu Ling asked casually that the leader of the liberal arts examination this time was actually called "Yang Ji". This was incredible, and Lu Ling suddenly became interested.
When Yang Ji used what he learned from books to help Lu Ling treat drugs, she left a deep impression on her. Although she felt a little surprised, Lu Ling would not be surprised at all if Yang Ji won the first place in the liberal arts examination.
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It's just that there are so many people with the same name in the world that Lu Ling didn't dare to confirm it for a while, and Yang Ji's whereabouts were erratic, so he didn't come to him until now.
"Yang Ji, you are really impressive. Although I know that you are good at studying, I am not that good at it. You actually won the first place in the liberal arts examination!"
Lu Ling patted Yang Ji's shoulder grandly with a "good job" expression.