Guan Fei Bai could have never expected that his senior brother would suggest a melee, what good was this type of strategy that even he could think of?
Gou Han Shi didn’t pay him any attention, looked at Liang Ban Hu and said: “It doesn’t matter whether if he uses real moves or feints; in order for us to eliminate the need to counter all his manoeuvres, you should directly exchange move for move against him.”
Guan Fei Bai was learned on the way of the sword and clearly understood that exchanging move for move would only result in exchanging wound for wound.
He thought to himself: “Junior brother Liang is clearly stronger than that Tang Thirty-Six; why would junior brother Liang have to use this kind of method where both sides will suffer?”
Gou Han Shi looked at Liang Ban Hu who had his head down in silence, he knew that his junior brothers were somewhat baffled and thus, calmly explained: “Tang Tang is not as strong as you, as such, Chen Chang Sheng wants to help him with an unconventional means of victory. Since you’re stronger than Tang Tang, you cannot choose an irregular path; you should use the simplest or maybe even the stupidest method to win a most ordinary victory.”
He stood up and accepted the handkerchief Qi Jian handed him, using it to wipe his face clean.
He looked towards the woodlands, at Tang Thirty-Six, whose blade-like eyebrows looked like they were about to fly off, and said: “Why do you need a simple melee? That’s because when that fellow is determined, he will take it too far; you will definitely suffer in exchanging move for move, but it should be one of the least damaging methods for achieving victory over him.”
Liang Ban Hu thought for a moment, then said: “I understand, Senior.”
The door to the Tower of Purging Dust slowly opened, the young scholar from Cassia Mansion, Zhong Hui, had easily won against his opponent, walking out of the tower. What made him feel somewhat displeased was that the gazes of the examinees were still focused on those two locations and not himself; the gazes were perhaps even more intense than before, as at this moment, Liang Ban Hu and Tang Thirty-Six had already stood up.
Without further ado, Liang Ban Hu and Tang Thirty-Six did a formal gesture towards the Li Palace clergyman, before entering the tower, one in front and one behind.
Staring at the tightly closed wooden door, the examinees had exceptionally focused expressions upon their faces; the match grounds were quiet.
Over ten matches had already been held in this second round of the duelling phase; apart from the match between the wolf-tribe youth, Zhe Xiu and Su Mo Yu, this match was the one with the strongest participants.
This match was probably even more focused upon than the one between Zhe Xiu and Su Mo Yu, that’s because everyone understood it wasn’t just a contest between Liang Ban Hu and Tang Thirty-Six, but that there were also two other participants.
The other two won’t be entering the stage, but their impact wouldn’t be any weaker than entering the stage themselves, just as it was for the last night of the Ivy League gathering.
There are some people in the world who can, through their learning and reasoning ability, use guidance to directly change the outcome of a battle, these types of people would be military advisers in the frontlines against the demon race, they would be eminent instructors or elders at most schools. Only Li Shan Sword Sect and Orthodox Academy had two students taking on this role.
Today, at the Grand Examination, the teachers of the various sects and cloisters were not allowed entrance to the examination grounds, a lot of people were incredibly envious of the students from Li Shan Sword Sect and Orthodox Academy.
This was because they had Gou Han Shi and Chen Chang Sheng, who could provide guidance at the scene; these two were highly competent, able to solve many problems and change many events where they were present.
Time slowly passed by, the tower remained silent.
Chen Chang Sheng’s expression didn’t change, but his hands clenched ever tighter and he felt more and more troubled; it was far too quiet.
Suddenly, in the blue skies above, there appeared a swathe of flame red hue, this colour came from within the Tower of Purging Dust and was the projection of a sword’s splendour; it seemed very warm, yet, behind that warmth, there existed a fiery danger.
Crimson clouds enveloped the skies; immensurate beauty.
The Three Forms of Wen Shui, Night Clouds End.
Outside the tower, cries of exclamation erupted, Tang Thirty-Six’s sword momentum had actually exceeded the limits of the Education Palace, appearing in the sky above the Tower of Purging Dust and entering everyone’s sights.
Gou Han Shi lifted his head and looked at the sunset clouds, remaining silent; he had found that Tang Thirty-Six’s improvement at Orthodox Academy was even greater than what people had expected.