beneath his foot.
He slowly crossed the River Qu, ice forming beneath his feet, akin to snow lotuses slowly blossoming as he passed; extremely picturesque, yet, this gave observers a sense of apprehension as it was literally stepping on thin ice – at this point, no one dared to open their mouths, they all stilled their breath as they nervously observed, afraid that they might disturb this examinee’s crossing.
It didn’t take long for the examinee to reach a distance of over 100 metres, but at that moment, an infuriating wind descended from above, causing the examinee’s body to start swaying, he struggled for a moment to maintain control, but upon realising he wouldn’t be able to endure any further, he gave out a loud cry, gathered his energy and bounded for the opposite shore, creating ripples on the river surface that produced scattered sheets of thin ice.
Sadly, the examinee’s remaining True Essence was insufficient for supporting him and he sank into the waters of the River Qu with only a distance of 20 odd metres (~22 yards) left to the Southern shore.
Examinees that were observing this scene felt pity for his failure; it also once again greatly reduced the confidence they had for passing the Martial Trial.
An examinee from Star Seizer Academy started his attempt shortly after, directly mounting his sword and flying across the river. This did little to restore confidence to the other examinees. Flying on a sword might look rather gallant, but the requirements on True Essence and skill was proportionately high, amongst those who had successfully crossed the river, only the four disciples of Li Mountain and Zhuang Huan Yu had used this method.
On the Southern shore of the River Qu, a student from Star Seizer Academy and several other examinees from the Capital who were familiar with the examinee that had just crossed were waiting, they went up to congratulate them on their crossing.
With the passing of time, examinees continuously exited from the forest, but upon hearing the examiner’s explanation for the rules to crossing the river, the joy they had felt at getting through the forest immediately dissipated.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly parted and the examinees all began movements of a formal greeting.
Luo Luo had arrived.
Luo Luo moved towards where Chen Chang Sheng was and said: “Sir?”
The look on her face indicated that she had a question.
Chen Chang Sheng answered: “Let’s wait for Xuan Yuan Po and Tang Thirty-Six first.”
Not long after, Tang Thirty-Six came out of the sea of trees; his green robes swaying, without a stray leaf in sight; feathered fan gently waving; a picture of refinement and solitary pride, but Chen Chang Sheng noticed the faint signs of annoyance upon his face, it was clear he had encountered some sort of incident inside the forest.
That was probably correct, Tang Thirty-Six was part of the second wave of examinees to leave the Hall of Zhao Wen, logically, he should have left the forest long ago.
“What’s wrong?” asked Chen Chang Sheng.
Tang Thirty-Six replied: “I met one of the scholars from Scholartree Manor in the forest.”
Chen Chang Sheng was slightly taken aback, the Dallying Forest was immensely large and had countless different routes, for two examinees to step upon the same path was extremely unlikely, he himself hadn’t met anyone else whilst inside of the forest.
“What happened after? Don’t tell me you ended up fighting after a squabble?”
Tang Thirty-Six replied with an expressionless face: “We obviously didn’t fight; firstly, there were examiners observing, secondly, I can’t necessarily see myself winning against that person; but for someone to dare to contend with this young master over a path, there naturally had to be a contest of words. Don’t worry, when it comes to arguing, I’ll never lose.”
Thinking back upon the Ivy League gathering where he and Luo Luo had humiliated Xiao Song Gong, Chen Chang Sheng didn’t doubt his ability to win an argument, conversely, he felt a little sympathetic towards the scholar from Scholartree Manor. But for Tang Thirty-Six to admit he couldn’t defeat that scholar from Scholartree Manor, this caused him to feel a little cautious.
At that moment, a scholar from Scholartree Manor came out from the sea of trees.
Shortly following this, the other scholars from Scholartree Manor also exited the forest.
The four of them gathered together and began discussing something in hushed tones before looking towards Orthodox Academy; one of the scholars had an angry expression on their face.
This scholar was evidently the one that got into an argument with Tang Thirty-Six, and had been punished by him through words.
beneath his foot.He slowly crossed the River Qu, ice forming beneath his feet, akin to snow lotuses slowly blossoming as he passed; extremely picturesque, yet, this gave observers a sense of apprehension as it was literally stepping on thin ice – at this point, no one dared to open their mouths, they all stilled their breath as they nervously observed, afraid that they might disturb this examinee’s crossing.It didn’t take long for the examinee to reach a distance of over 100 metres, but at that moment, an infuriating wind descended from above, causing the examinee’s body to start swaying, he struggled for a moment to maintain control, but upon realising he wouldn’t be able to endure any further, he gave out a loud cry, gathered his energy and bounded for the opposite shore, creating ripples on the river surface that produced scattered sheets of thin ice.Sadly, the examinee’s remaining True Essence was insufficient for supporting him and he sank into the waters of the River Qu with only a distance of 20 odd metres (~22 yards) left to the Southern shore.Examinees that were observing this scene felt pity for his failure; it also once again greatly reduced the confidence they had for passing the Martial Trial.An examinee from Star Seizer Academy started his attempt shortly after, directly mounting his sword and flying across the river. This did little to restore confidence to the other examinees. Flying on a sword might look rather gallant, but the requirements on True Essence and skill was proportionately high, amongst those who had successfully crossed the river, only the four disciples of Li Mountain and Zhuang Huan Yu had used this method.On the Southern shore of the River Qu, a student from Star Seizer Academy and several other examinees from the Capital who were familiar with the examinee that had just crossed were waiting, they went up to congratulate them on their crossing.With the passing of time, examinees continuously exited from the forest, but upon hearing the examiner’s explanation for the rules to crossing the river, the joy they had felt at getting through the forest immediately dissipated.At this moment, the crowd suddenly parted and the examinees all began movements of a formal greeting.Luo Luo had arrived.Luo Luo moved towards where Chen Chang Sheng was and said: “Sir?”The look on her face indicated that she had a question.Chen Chang Sheng answered: “Let’s wait for Xuan Yuan Po and Tang Thirty-Six first.”Not long after, Tang Thirty-Six came out of the sea of trees; his green robes swaying, without a stray leaf in sight; feathered fan gently waving; a picture of refinement and solitary pride, but Chen Chang Sheng noticed the faint signs of annoyance upon his face, it was clear he had encountered some sort of incident inside the forest.That was probably correct, Tang Thirty-Six was part of the second wave of examinees to leave the Hall of Zhao Wen, logically, he should have left the forest long ago.“What’s wrong?” asked Chen Chang Sheng.Tang Thirty-Six replied: “I met one of the scholars from Scholartree Manor in the forest.”Chen Chang Sheng was slightly taken aback, the Dallying Forest was immensely large and had countless different routes, for two examinees to step upon the same path was extremely unlikely, he himself hadn’t met anyone else whilst inside of the forest.“What happened after? Don’t tell me you ended up fighting after a squabble?”Tang Thirty-Six replied with an expressionless face: “We obviously didn’t fight; firstly, there were examiners observing, secondly, I can’t necessarily see myself winning against that person; but for someone to dare to contend with this young master over a path, there naturally had to be a contest of words. Don’t worry, when it comes to arguing, I’ll never lose.”Thinking back upon the Ivy League gathering where he and Luo Luo had humiliated Xiao Song Gong, Chen Chang Sheng didn’t doubt his ability to win an argument, conversely, he felt a little sympathetic towards the scholar from Scholartree Manor. But for Tang Thirty-Six to admit he couldn’t defeat that scholar from Scholartree Manor, this caused him to feel a little cautious.At that moment, a scholar from Scholartree Manor came out from the sea of trees.Shortly following this, the other scholars from Scholartree Manor also exited the forest.The four of them gathered together and began discussing something in hushed tones before looking towards Orthodox Academy; one of the scholars had an angry expression on their face.This scholar was evidently the one that got into an argument with Tang Thirty-Six, and had been punished by him through words.
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