After answering the questions, he was not allowed to stay in the examination room. He Qizhou took the big yellow horse and walked back from the east gate of the Armed Forces Hall. The door was completely dark. There should be teachers, friends, relatives and friends from all over the country who had accompanied the examinee, as well as people watching the excitement.
He Qizhou turned in his paper very early, and led the yellow horse out alone, which aroused a burst of ridicule. They all speculated that his horse was trying to smash the pot, so he gave up on the literary test. He Qizhou was in a good mood and ignored the ridicule of everyone. He was about to be punished by heaven.
When I saw two people blocking the way at the entrance of the courtyard, they were actually Wei Jinxian and Wang Dingbian!
He Qizhou was shocked and didn't know what happened. Wei Jinxian chuckled and said: "He Qizhou, I heard that your arrow penetrated the target in the riding and shooting competition, and even His Highness King Cheng praised it. Isn't it amazing?"
He Qizhou asked impatiently: "Master Wei, Master Wang, what's the matter? It's okay. I have to go back and prepare for tomorrow's test."
Wang Dingbian was noncommittal, but still blocked the road. Wei Jinxian said: "Don't worry, I just have two things to tell you. Maybe you can help us solve the case!"
"Then do I need to go to the Wucha Division with you?" He Qizhou asked.
"I'm afraid I can't invite you. It won't take much of your time. Just listen." Wei Jinxian continued: "Three months ago, Wang Ling, the head of Jiangling Prefecture, was shot by an arrow while handling a case in Qimen Mountain.
Throat piercing, the case has not been solved so far.”
"Wasn't Wang Ling demoted to watch the city gate?" He Qizhou was also in the prefect's Yamen at that time.
"This is not the point. A month ago, someone smelled the stench at Jianglingfu Pier, and then found a rotting corpse in the corner. Judging from the armor and soft sword, someone recognized this person as the guardian of Taohua Pavilion.
Chen Yang has now become an unsolved case, because both cases are suspected to be committed by Jianghu people, so they both fell on our Wu Cha Division."
He Qizhou had already expected this. He Qizhou looked sideways at Wei Jinxian and said, "That's it? Does it have anything to do with me?"
Wei Jinxian continued: "Let me tell you, Chen Yang is also a disciple of Mr. Chi Yuan, and he is almost at the upper level of the Five Meridians. The day after he was last seen, someone discovered that you had withdrawn the deposit at the dock.
Items, and the dock is right next to the warehouse where Chen Yang was found. Oh, this horse is really unforgettable. Also, there seems to be a bow among the items stored. Do you think it is a coincidence? By the way, you
They are all ranked 25th in the top 100 martial arts exams. It seems that it is not difficult to defeat an ordinary Wumai, right? Well, there is another point that I can't figure out. Why didn't you go to Jinling to take the provincial examination? It was in Qi
Delayed in the mountains?"
He Qizhou thought to himself that this Wu Cha Si was indeed not a free man, but he had nothing to fear. At least the other party could not provide any evidence. He chuckled and said, "Master Wei seems to be overthinking. I will leave if it's okay."
Wei Jinxian made way for him to go out and said to He Qizhou's back: "Boy, just take care of yourself. Remember, you have been targeted by the Wu Cha Si!"
He Qizhou ignored him. Anyway, there is no difference between one thing and two things. Just keep an eye on him if you want!
"Are you sure it's him?" Wang Dingbian asked.
"Nine times out of ten, they almost got into a fight with the two young masters of the Chen family in Jiangling. Judging from their behavior in the Wuchang Prison, they were very courageous and it is not surprising that they killed people. It's just that there is no evidence, so
I don’t know what the motive is.”
"Then just keep watching. Didn't he know Zhang Luyao's daughter? As long as Zhang Luyao is convicted, it is not difficult to label him as a member of the Zhang family." Although Wang Dingbian
He is still under suspension, but the ban has been lifted. How can he be reconciled to being teased by a yellow-haired boy who is a dignified member of the fourth rank of Jinyiwei?
Early on the next morning, three hundred tribute students gathered at the Arms Hall and were taken to the outer city wall. The outer city wall is the most important barrier for the defense of the capital. It is six feet high, seven feet thick at the bottom, five feet wide at the top, and five feet wide at the top.
Ten horses can run abreast, and the outer wall is slightly slanted, almost vertical. The group of people walked along the top of the outer wall from the south gate to the east gate. When the time came, the examiner announced the topic of today's martial arts test: "Start from the wall and descend to the ice of the moat.
After crossing the river and reaching the shore, return to the wall along the same route. The winner is the one who takes the shortest time."
A total of six hourglass timers were set up on a 60-foot section of the east wall, just like yesterday's horse riding and shooting. The candidates were divided into six groups to do it at the same time. He Qizhou couldn't help but get dizzy when he heard the test questions. This was mainly a test of internal strength and lightness kung fu.
, I have just gained a connection, and these two are my absolute weaknesses. Moreover, it is not cold this year, and the thickness of the ice surface is estimated to be less than half an inch. I really don’t know if I can safely pass the twenty-foot-wide river. Fortunately,
The sign number is still in front. The later you leave, the more ice will be broken, and it will be more difficult to handle when the time comes.
Following the command, the candidates descended along the wall one by one. Those with high Qinggong skills only need to tap twice on the wall to fall to the ice, and then move forward while the ice is broken before it sinks completely.
Floating. If the lightness skill is poor, the gecko will swim on the wall and gently fall to the river. The other bank is one foot high from the river, and the river bank is made of rammed earth. Most people will light the ice and jump up, so after a few rounds, the ice on both banks will
The surface was more seriously damaged.
Forty or fifty people in front were able to finish the race smoothly. The fastest person, He Qizhou, had sharp eyesight and recognized that it was the Shanxi Jieyuan named Jiang Can. From the start to the return, there was no sloppiness at all. Most of the others would get their shoes wet.
Or the hem of clothes.
Soon it was He Qizhou's turn to set off. His stunning performance in the riding and shooting competition yesterday had already made him the target of everyone's attention. All the people from all teams were focused on He Qizhou, preparing to see him create another miracle.
He Qizhou carefully took off his school uniform, which contained only his white training clothes. With the order given by the commander, He Qizhou turned over and climbed down the wall. If there was only flat ground under the wall, He Qizhou might have jumped down without hesitation and rolled on the spot.
can resolve the falling momentum, but now that there is thin ice below, it is impossible to do so. I can only dig at the gaps between the wall bricks and crawl down little by little, because no one like him has only one channel, and even the most basic
He couldn't even use his wall-walking skills. Fortunately, his speed was not much slower than that of wall-walking. He picked a piece of ice that had not been broken and stepped on it. Fortunately, he could still bear his weight!
He Qizhou slowly walked towards the center of the river. After walking only a few steps, candidates on both sides whirred past each other. The ice surface shook slightly. The ice surface under He Qizhou's feet could no longer bear his weight, and cracks began to crack.
The soles of the feet spread.
He Qizhou was startled and did not sit still. He ran quickly on the ice, leaving ice holes on the river behind him. When he was approaching the other side, he ran out of breath and saw that he was about to sink into the water. He Qizhou used his left hand to move forward suddenly.
He inserted his fingers deeply into the hard rammed soil on the other side. Fortunately, it was not very cold this winter and the soil was not frozen well. However, Luck still felt a sharp pain in his left hand! His right leg was also wet to the knee.
He Qizhou didn't care so much. He quickly dug into the mud wall with his right hand and climbed to the shore. Halfway down, he was not much slower than others. He didn't care about the blood oozing from the fingernails of his left hand. After taking a deep breath, he got off the shore again.
Based on my experience when I came here, I repeated my old tricks on the way back. I picked a neat piece of ice and ran all the way. When I saw that I was approaching the city wall, I was about to look at a crack in the wall and use my hands to climb up. I didn’t expect that so many people were climbing up from the wall.
After jumping down, the ice along the wall was no longer frozen with the base of the wall. The water under the ice was rippling, and the ice at the base of the wall was swinging even more violently. It happened that someone on the right side of He Qizhou jumped heavily, and the ice under his feet could no longer support him.
His strong body, with a click, broke into a piece six feet away from the base of the wall.
He Qizhou was running with all his strength, but he had no energy left to rush forward. Even if he rushed up, he could not insert his fingers into the brick wall. His whole body sank into the water with a "pop". There was a burst of exclamation on the wall, and then the whole room burst into laughter! Normally, as long as he passed
If you tap the four meridians, even if it doesn't work, you won't sink if you tap lightly on the ice. At most, it will be too slow. Looking at He Qizhou, this light skill has no foundation at all!
He Qizhou screamed something bad as he sank into the water. There was no point in being anxious now. He simply let his whole body sink to the bottom of the river, then quickly surfaced, took a deep breath and began to climb the wall. He didn't care about the river water.
It's very cold. The ice pool at the foot of Bailian Mountain is much colder than this one. But my hands and feet are slippery, making the originally simple climb extremely difficult. There are also thin ice in some places on the slippery wall, plus it's soaked.
The clothes he wore made his whole body much heavier, and he almost slipped into the river several times.
The slight injury on his left hand just now began to gradually increase in size, but he could not let go easily, so he could only grit his teeth and climb up. I don’t know how long it took, but he finally touched the arrow stack on the wall and climbed over. The laughter gradually became sparse.
More people cast admiring glances. He Qizhou took off his shirt and put on his school uniform. Falling into the water was one of the consequences he expected. When he left, he did not forget to see Lin Chuan, Xu Mu and others from other teams.
We agreed to watch the ranking results together in the evening!
After getting off the city wall and going out of the east gate, He Qizhou did not leave immediately, but looked at the crowd watching the competition on the other side for a while. Lin Chuan was quite satisfactory, Zhang Qingrou's Qinggong was already good, and Liu Junzhi's Qinggong was really outstanding.
What everyone was amazed by was Xu Mu. When he fell down the city wall, he only clicked in the middle of the city wall, and his body landed lightly in the middle of the river. Then he flew up to the other side with a few steps and returned with the same swiftness and grace. When he climbed up the wall, there was almost no movement.
With your hands, tap the wall two or three times and it will float up. The ladder clouds appear in full bloom.
The crowd gave deafening cheers. Someone recognized Xu Mu, and the cheers were mixed with the screams of a girl. "Oh, there's still no competition. Go back and change your pants early!" He Qizhou muttered to himself.
, turned and left.
There was already a quarrel in the courtyard where the Privy Council evaluates the martial arts exam papers. After a day and night of evaluation, except for one answer paper that caused strong controversy, all the answer papers were rated. More than a dozen academicians of the Tianshu Council were divided into two groups.
The debate continued, and a professor from the Military Academy asked with a sad face: "Sir, please come to a conclusion quickly, otherwise the list will not be released!"